232: Chapter 232 "Actually, we're not that different..."

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman was stunned; feeling the fluffy texture under his hand, he didn't know what to do for a moment.

He was a Guard Beastman of the Merfolk Palace, and he had done his fair share of killing and forced confessions.

However, facing a little Cub, he just couldn't bring himself to be fierce.

Especially one like this, blinking her big eyes and rubbing the top of her head into his palm.

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman's heart felt as if it were melting.

He gave a light cough.

He reminded himself to stay rational.

Only then did he suppress the urge to pick her up and lift her high.

Who would have thought that as soon as he withdrew his hand,

Guo Guo would dive straight into his arms.

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman was completely won over.

He reached out and pulled her onto his lap.

"What do you want to eat? Uncle will get it for you?

Also, Uncle was only holding the knife to scare you today.

As long as your mother obediently gives blood, I will definitely not hurt you.

Don't be mad at Uncle, okay?"

"Oh, oh, oh..." The Jiao Clan Male Beastman sitting next to him curled his lip. "You were just reminding me earlier!

And now you're doing the same thing."

At the mention of the words "giving blood," Guo Guo lowered her head.

She knew exactly what that meant.

She had once been bled time and again by Aunt Jiao Yi. Every time, she had tried to see into her heart and do things to make her happy.

But the only thing she liked was for her blood to possess the Power of the Beast God.

However, there was none in Guo Guo's blood...

So, even though she could see into her heart, and even though she tried hard to be good and sensible, Princess Jiao Yi still didn't like her.

The uncle who delivered her food didn't truly like her either.

He liked her because she always helped him massage his shoulders and back.

Moreover, she appeared before him just as he was planning to flee the Jiao Clan and was thinking about how to survive.

She made him realize that a female Cub could also be traded for crystals.

Later, they went out.

The food-delivery uncle saw the statue of her mother on the mountain peak and thought of using her, pretending to be her mother's Beast Husband...

The auntie who took care of her in Sheep City didn't truly like her either...

No one truly liked her.

Until she met Mama.

Mama and Mama's Beast Husbands all truly liked her.

Mama looked so much like her that she even thought she was her biological child.

Unfortunately, she wasn't Mama's Cub.

Now Mama had been captured and brought back with her...

The more Guo Guo thought about it, the sadder she became, and tears began to fall with a "pitter-patter."

The beastman holding her panicked for a moment.

"You... why are you crying?

What do we do?"

He asked the other beastman.

"How about letting her see her through the window?"

"Are you crazy!" That Male Beastman suddenly snapped to his senses and hurriedly placed Guo Guo on the ground. "Her mother is locked up with that monster!"

The other Jiao Clan Male Beastman asked curiously, "But why make this Cub's mother give blood?

And that monster actually didn't kill her!"

Guo Guo, who was trying hard to squeeze out tears, suddenly stopped and pricked up her ears.

"Shoo, shoo! Go away!"

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman who had just been holding her shooed Guo Guo away.

Guo Guo obediently sat back on the bed but focused her mind, probing the thoughts of the two men.

"Have you heard about the collective death of the Jiao Clan royal family many years ago?"

"Of course I've heard! They accidentally ate poisonous Sea Anemones at the Merfolk Return Day banquet."

"You actually believe that?"

"Was it not?"

"I heard..."

The two Jiao Clan Male Beastmen's voices were very low, but their inner thoughts were incredibly clear, every word falling into Guo Guo's ears.

Her purple eyes grew wider and wider, as if she were witnessing that tragic mutual slaughter with her own eyes.

And the start of that massacre was all because of a casual sentence from 'him': 'Kill every member of the Jiao Clan around you, except for me.'

And 'he' and the Jiao Clan Prince once shared the same body; they both loved Mama.

So—

In Guo Guo's small head, she seemed to understand something incredible.

She finally knew why Jiao Yi made her call her Aunt instead of Auntie.

One Jiao Clan Male Beastman suddenly stood up from his stool.

He pointed at Guo Guo, "Then she is the child of that... that Female Beastman and the monster!"

As he spoke, he immediately backed away several steps.

The other Jiao Clan Male Beastman burst out laughing.

"Of course not!

If she were, would the two of us still be alive now?

She's the Cub of that useless prince."

After saying that, he looked at Guo Guo with a sneer on his lips.

It was as if he were mocking her for having no ability; she could have had a much more powerful father, but ended up choosing the most cowardly one.

"But who did you hear all this from?" The other Jiao Clan Male Beastman returned to his seat.

The things his companion said were too bizarre; he felt like he might be being played.

"A good buddy of mine has a Mistress from the Rat Tribe.

Back then, his Mistress's relative's friend's younger brother's neighbor was working in the Merfolk Palace.

He took advantage of the chaos, transformed into his Beast Form, and escaped."

The other Jiao Clan Male Beastman: ...

"I shouldn't have wasted my time listening to your nonsense!

It's your turn to watch!

I'm leaving!"

...

Late at night, snoring could be heard from the table not far away.

In the pitch black, Guo Guo kept her deep purple eyes open, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Her heart was filled with a mix of sorrow and joy.

Mama really was her mama.

But Papa wasn't necessarily her papa.

Both papas seemed to be able to see into a beastman's heart.

If the one who died was her papa, then she had no papa, *waaa*...

If the one who didn't die was her papa, then her papa was not only locked up but also had to have his blood taken; he was so pitiful, *waaa waaa waaa*...

She was too small; what could she possibly do!

Suddenly, an idea struck her, and her eyes lit up.

Guo Guo made up her mind.

Even if she were to die, she would die together with Papa and Mama!

---

Three days later.

Tang Ruan sat on the ground, staring at a Water Mirror about two meters in diameter on the ceiling.

Suddenly, the mirror vanished instantly.

In the blink of an eye, it appeared on the wall to Tang Ruan's left.

She immediately turned her head, following the mirror and looking to the left.

The Water Mirror reflected the shadows of her and Heng Zhou.

"You're saying Jiao Luo can see what we're doing through this Water Mirror?" Tang Ruan asked.

"Yes!

But she can't hear what we're saying," Heng Zhou's voice was full of confidence.

Tang Ruan suddenly stood up and leaned in close to Heng Zhou.

Seeing the white cloth covering his eyes, half of her hope immediately shattered.

This white cloth had also been placed under a Seal; as soon as she touched it, she would be repelled away.

And Heng Zhou could only use his Supernatural Ability better if he could see things.

"Do you have some kind of plan to escape?" she asked in a lazy tone.

She thought: *If he had a plan, he would have escaped long ago. Why would he still be here?*

From their time together these past few days, she had figured it out.

He just liked to tease—her!

Although she didn't remember the past, Tang Ruan could already imagine how he used to make her cry and then laugh when she was a little Cub.

Heng Zhou: "I do. Lean in, and I'll tell you."

Tang Ruan didn't fall for it.

After thinking about it, she still leaned in.

Suddenly, Heng Zhou gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Tang Ruan immediately jumped away. "If you do that again, I'm going to be angry!"

Heng Zhou: "Weren't you just imagining me as an uncle in your head?

What's wrong with being kissed by your uncle?"

Tang Ruan: "Stop peeking at my thoughts!"

Heng Zhou's voice suddenly became very low. "Actually, we don't have that much of an age gap..."

"What?"

"Nothing. I really do have a plan. Lean in."

Tang Ruan didn't move.

Heng Zhou pursed his lips. "Come here."

Immediately, it felt as if an invisible hand in the air grabbed Tang Ruan and pulled her over, making her bump straight into Heng Zhou.

Heng Zhou leaned down to her ear. "Listen, I need you to cooperate with me..."