Chapter 1083 - 786: Peaceful Night

Chapter 1083: Chapter 786: Peaceful Night

The Little Scorpion remained motionless, and the little girl began to cry anxiously, sobbing as she said, "Little Stone, don’t die, it’s all my fault... I got you into trouble, you were only trying to help me, that’s why..."

Large scorching tears fell on the Little Scorpion’s body.

It seemed to move slightly, gently raising its heavy little pincers to touch the girl’s finger.

Its voice was also very childlike, probably that of a very young Insect Clan cub, "Meow meow... boo hoo... don’t... don’t cry... I’m fine..."

Its voice was weak and hoarse, like a gentle breeze passing by the ear, impossible to hear without careful listening.

It struggled to open its eyes, looking at the little girl in front of it with guilt. Clearly, it was she who saved him, without her, he wouldn’t have survived till now. How could he make Meow Meow sad for him?

It gently waved its little pincers, seemingly wanting to wipe away the tears on the girl’s face, but now it was too weak, and its body so small, it could do nothing.

In an instant.

Dazzling lights layered from behind.

Along with countless shouts.

"The number 2 experimental subject is over there, catch her quickly!"

"She absolutely can’t escape!"

Numerous pursuers with guns closed in.

Even in a dream, Shen Tang felt the little girl’s fear, her whole body trembled with fright, frantically running forward, an uncontrollable helplessness and fear coming from inside out.

Her heart turned sour and ached as if gripped tightly by a large hand, leaving only one thought — to escape.

Run fast!

Get out of here!

It seemed that once she left this place, she could take control of her destiny, embark on a new life.

...

Inside the room.

Shu saw the female furrow her thin brows, her exquisite, absolutely beautiful little face wrinkled, cold sweat seeming to seep from her forehead, muttering unconsciously, "Don’t... don’t come over... don’t catch me..."

She seemed to be muttering something else lightly, "Little Stone... hang in there, I will save you..."

Shu’s pupils contracted, fingers trembling slightly.

The detached and calm aura around him vanished, as if he couldn’t suppress his emotions anymore, getting up to move to the bedside, bending over trying to tenderly touch the female’s delicate face, his voice carrying a slight tremor, "Xiao Xi, don’t be afraid, the people from the Holy Temple haven’t come back, I’m here... you’re still safe, no one is hurting you..."

Had she been having a nightmare, could she have dreamt of things that happened before? ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Her memory, although erased, could still resurface in broken fragments if triggered by some stimulus.

Even though he didn’t want her to remember, as those memories must be extremely painful for her, he couldn’t stop hope from slightly rising in his heart... hoping she would remember him again.

When she left, their bond was already broken, he had prepared himself for the possibility that he might never meet her again in this life, but unexpectedly, fate gave him another chance.

Shu didn’t know whether it was a blessing or a curse, but he uncontrollably drew near once more, as humans can never suppress that selfish desire.

...

Shen Tang didn’t know what happened afterwards, because halfway through the dream, she was startled awake, drenched in cold sweat, the bedding behind her soaked through.

A man sat in front of the bed, moonlight from the window draping over him, his lake green eyes seeming to glimmer with a hint of silver.

At this moment, he actually reached out, as if wanting to touch her face.

"Ah—"

Shen Tang was startled, instinctively shrinking backwards, widening her beautiful black eyes, watching him warily, "You, why are you in my room?"

Shu’s fingers froze stiffly in midair, a trace of surprise flashing on his face, it seemed he hadn’t expected her to wake up so quickly.

Almost simultaneously, he quickly withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, reverting to that lazy and gentle appearance from the day, speaking unhurriedly, "I prepared dinner and was going to call you to eat. When I came over, I found you sleeping so soundly, I didn’t have the heart to disturb you, so I waited for you to wake up."

He curved his lips, "With that look, are you perhaps afraid I might do something to you?"

"..." Shen Tang instinctively looked down, finding her clothes properly worn, and with no sign of having been touched, she breathed a sigh of relief.

You can’t blame her for overthinking, a male sneaking into a female’s room at night, who knows what he’s planning to do!

Shen Tang glared at him, just waking up, her beautiful eyes still shimmering with watery waves, "What you did, if you were in my country, it would be called a criminal act! A thug! You’d be thrown in jail."

Shu glanced around, raised an eyebrow teasingly, "If I’m not mistaken, this is my residence."

"I’ll leave right now!" Shen Tang’s face turned black, immediately wanting to get out of bed and leave.

"Don’t, it was a joke, there are Holy Temple pursuers outside right now, heading out would be walking into a trap," Shu hastily softened, "I really wanted to invite you over for dinner, my cooking isn’t bad, probably not worse than your Beast Husband’s, would you like to try?"

Shen Tang turned back to look at Shu. Compared to his high and cold mysterious aura during the day, he now seemed a bit more approachable, unconsciously making her feel slightly less wary and resistant.

Moreover, for some reason, the way he looked at her now gave a peculiar sense of familiarity, unlike meeting a stranger for the first time.

The faint scent of food wafting in from the dining area made Shen Tang swallow, but she shook her head, "I’m not hungry, you go ahead and eat."

Shen Tang was now at the Peak of Primordial Beast Tier, ordinary food’s energy supply was far from enough to sustain her body, she generally consumed nutrient liquid specifically for supplementing energy and strength.

Although she enjoyed good food, it was mainly for the pleasure it brought and to feel full, honestly, she could go days without eating and be fine.

Of course, the most crucial factor was that she’s only known Shu for half a day, there was still a bit of distrust in her heart, and she dared not recklessly consume food he offered.

Shu seemed slightly disappointed, but didn’t press her, "Then have a good rest, I won’t disturb you."

He prepared a cup of warm water for her and left.

"System, check what’s in the water?"

[There’s a special addition of certain soothing and soul-calming precious spices and herbs, like Sleep Worry Grass, dried and ground into spices sold at the market for up to a hundred thousand points per pound, usually only affordable for upper-class nobility, hehe, all good stuff, host go ahead and drink it! This person is quite nice to you!]

Hearing the system’s words, Shen Tang relaxed, she was indeed thirsty, took a sip, the taste was like bitter floral tea, quickly turning sweet, very unique and delicious.

"System, what do you think Shu really wants? Is he trustworthy?" Shen Tang was still puzzled, feeling that his kindness seemed too inexplicable, it couldn’t be that he fancied her, right?

Shen Tang didn’t consider herself a universally loved heartthrob, otherwise, she’d use a Beauty Strategy to win over those ridiculous Holy Seats!

The system shook its head, [I can’t discern this person’s identity and intentions either, but one thing I can tell the host, I haven’t detected any malice from Shu, perhaps he truly is a good person, at least to the host, he’s a good person.]

"Malice can be hidden, I having a system isn’t a secret anymore, besides, he’s from the Holy Temple, might have tools to cloak system detection."

Shen Tang waited until late night before drifting into sleep.

Shu did not come to disturb her again.

The night passed peacefully.