Chapter 1883 - 1882: Not a Good Person

Earlier, he was one of the most proactive people in disaster relief. When he charged into the Demon Beast tide, the villages and towns were all reduced to rubble, and even the soil on the ground was diminished by a finger's thickness after the tide receded.

The earth losing a finger's thickness showed just how powerful the tide was.

Rao Linger's silhouette was easy to find. Seeing her again after some time, Tang Rao noticed that Rao Linger's figure had become much thinner.

The baby fat that used to be on her was gone entirely, and Tang Rao wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

"Ling Er, look at who that is."

Since Tang Rao hadn't deliberately concealed himself, Zhou Zhou quickly noticed him. Only after Zhou Zhou spoke did Rao Linger realize Tang Rao was there.

"Tang Rao?"

Rao Linger still had dirty soil on her hands, which she got while helping an old lady carry things. She hadn't had a chance to find water to wash up. She thought that she didn't leave a good impression on Tang Rao, as he always saw her at her worst.

"Yes, Tang Rao, who is always on your mind. For Tang Rao, you've endured so much hardship. Could you have forgotten?"

Shouldn't seeing Tang Rao make her happy? Zhou Zhou saw all the things Rao Linger had done, but she didn't understand why Rao Linger had such a despondent expression despite her efforts.

"Is he back so soon? If he's here to see us, he must be trying to drive us away."

Rao Linger was actually already prepared to leave, but the time they hoped to stay was much shorter than they imagined.

"Last time we didn't leave, and Tang Rao didn't get angry, which was quite good. But if we play this game again, he might really hate us now."

In Rao Linger's eyes, everything seemed to be heading in a bad direction.

"Hey, the person you've been waiting for is here. Why are you running somewhere? Slow down, be careful not to twist your ankle."

Zhou Zhou thought fear was Rao Linger's biggest reaction, but besides fear, she had more extreme responses—like seeing Tang Rao and just running away as if Tang Rao was chasing her.

"Hey, am I a big monster?"

Rao Linger ran fast, and Zhou Zhou was still at the original spot. When it was her turn to try to stop Rao Linger, Tang Rao was already blocking Zhou Zhou's path.

"Weren't you on the Central Island? How come you're here?"

Zhou Zhou had had disagreements with Tang Rao before. Seeing Tang Rao appear in the forest made her wonder if he saw Rao Linger's body. Her anger was hard to suppress, yet seeing Tang Rao's face calmed her anger completely.

The so-called anger couldn't stop her from liking Tang Rao.

"Why can't I be here? As for the two of you, thinking about it, it truly is strange."

Calling it strange was the most generous description of why they stayed here.

"You should ask Ling Er; she insisted on helping farmers rebuild their houses before leaving. We originally said we'd leave before you returned, but there were too many farmers, and houses can't be rebuilt in a day or two. We've been working until today, only mending two-thirds of them, hoping to finish before you came back, but who knew you'd be so quick?"

So is it all Tang Rao's fault?

"My coming back has anything to do with your escape plans?"

Tang Rao thought following Zhou Zhou's logic but couldn't understand why Rao Linger wanted to leave.

"Didn't you ask us to return to the Central Island last time? We both stayed secretly. Apart from coming to drive us away, what other purpose do you have?"

It couldn't be to keep them here for meals.

Tang Rao wasn't that kind-hearted.

"Do I look like an Evil person?"

Zhou Zhou portrayed Tang Rao as entirely worthless, still in an Evil state.

How did Tang Rao become seen as this worthless guy when he was a sunny, fresh boy?

"Of course, if you randomly ask a blind person to feel around, your look would make them think you weren't a good person. In the past, the impression you gave us wasn't great; seeing you like this, why wouldn't we run away instead of waiting for you to deal with us?"

Zhou Zhou spilled words that had been suppressed for a long time, and saying them gave a inexplicable sense of relief.

Saying things that make oneself feel relieved, while making Tang Rao feel unpleasant—who'd suffer the consequences at that time? Zhou Zhou understood better than anyone.

"A man like you, who seeks revenge, I know I've said many displeasing things, you'd surely retaliate. But before you do, I have one more thing to say."

Zhou Zhou prepared to defend herself, as soon as Tang Rao made a move, she'd immediately counterattack. Indeed, after speaking these offending words, whether or not Tang Rao retaliated, she wouldn't resist; after all, she spoke against Tang Rao and wouldn't have major grievances being punished.

"Ling Er sincerely wants the post-disaster people to live a good life, so she stayed to help them. If you think she's doing this to cling to you, you're wrong. If you don't want to see us, don't find Ling Er anymore. Just say so, and I'll persuade Ling Er to leave. She likes you so much, please don't hurt her."

Zhou Zhou deeply cherished her sisterhood with Rao Linger. As a sister, naturally, she didn't want Rao Linger to suffer under Tang Rao nor for the man she liked so much to treat her harshly or say hurtful words to provoke her.

If really to speak many hurtful words, let them be said to Zhou Zhou. Rao Linger is so kind and pure; if Tang Rao hurts her again, how could her heart withstand it?

"Is this all you've got to say to me?"

Tang Rao with a stalk of grass in his mouth, hands on his hips, waited for Zhou Zhou to say.

He thought Zhou Zhou could say many nice words but never expected everything to be pleading for Rao Linger.

"Ah? That's everything. I'm done talking. Whether you beat or scold, I can accept it!"

Zhou Zhou prepared to be beaten or scolded. However, until now, only the sound of wind moving the grass and trees was around; Tang Rao had no reaction.

She had one eye closed, and opened one eye to secretly peek at what Tang Rao was doing. Unexpectedly, the moment she opened her eye, Tang Rao caught her.

"Foolish, no wonder you can be good friends with Rao Linger!"

Tang Rao sincerely commented, and Zhou Zhou didn't know whether this evaluation was praising or mocking her.

"What do you mean? Are you complimenting or insulting me?"

Whether mocking or insulting, Tang Rao's words seemed a bit unfair to listen to.

"I'm praising you. Didn't you pick up on that?"

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