Chapitre 35: Do You Like Me That Much, Ranran?
Éditeur: EndlessFantasy Translation
At that moment, Wen Ran did not understand whether he meant that it could not be stuck back on or whether it would no longer function even if he stuck it back on. In short, it was a very huge problem. She shouted fiercely at him, "SHEN WU!"
Shen Wu tilted his head slightly. "I'm here, Ranran." 'Why do you have to shout so loudly?'
"Do you know what this flower represents?!"
"What?"
"A stamen! Like… You know... The thing that only men like you have!"
Shen Wu very cleverly understood. "Ah, you mean leg hair."
"Leg hair, my foot! Women have leg hair too!"
He was skeptical. "I don't believe you. Show me."
Wen Ran's rising anger suddenly came to a peak and her forehead began to twitch when she realized that he was about to change the topic. She could not fathom how he was still trying to tease her at such a time. "Be serious!"
Shen Wu immediately cooperated with her and put on a serious expression. He blinked and looked behind Wen Ran, then said something surprising without so much as even a look of surprise. "The tree has turned into a human, Ranran."
Wen Ran's scalp went numb when she turned around and saw a girl in white.
The girl's figure was delicate, as if she could be blown away by a gust of wind at any time. Her flower-like face was already on the verge of tears.
Her red eyes were filled with endless grievances and sorrow. There were no words to describe that pity.
Even though Wen Ran was a woman, she could not help herself from feeling heartache for that pitiful young lady. For some reason, she instinctively looked at Shen Wu standing beside her.
There was no change in Shen Wu's dazed expression. His gaze fell on the white-clothed girl and he remained quiet.
Wen Ran understood why he was so stunned. In fact, she had also lost her ability to speak when she saw Young Master Bai's looks.
All of a sudden, a sword light flashed in her eyes.
Wen Ran stared in shock at the person who pulled out the sword.
On the young man's originally expressionless face was a little smile. It was a warm smile that instantly gave off the impression that he was a lot livelier.
There was some element of surprise in his tone. "A tree demon! I like it."
Wen Ran was flabbergasted. There was clearly something wrong with his concept of the word 'like'. After all, who would draw their sword when they saw a person they liked?
"You evil man! Give me back my stamen!" Bai the tree demon demanded anxiously and angrily.
Qiu Shui, who had been lying unconscious on the ground for a long time, finally began to move. She rubbed her forehead and got up slowly, whereupon she looked at the three people standing not far away in a daze.
Wen Ran nervously glanced at the sword in Shen Wu's hand. "Just return what you took from her, Eldest Senior Brother."
"Is something wrong?" Shen Wu turned around, pursed his lips slightly, and asked in dissatisfaction, "Do you think I can't beat her?"
"No. It's just that…this belongs to her. She wants it back, so just give it to her." Wen Ran carefully approached Shen Wu. "If you really like flowers, we can pick some more beautiful flowers another day!"
Shen Wu finally felt happy after being coaxed. He glanced at the little white flower in his hand and nodded after feeling that its plain color was nothing interesting. "Alright."
He threw the flower to the ground.
Bai hurriedly went to pick it up, but a snap was heard as soon as she reached for it. A young girl's embroidered shoes had stepped merciless on it.
Her figure froze.
There were really no words to describe the expression on Wen Ran's face.
"What are you guys doing?" Qiu Shui was still in a daze as she did not understand what was going on. She eventually lifted her foot off the ground when she finally noticed that the girl in white had bent over without moving.
She plucked the flower that was stuck to her sole and looked at it in her hand. It was already ruined beyond recognition, so she said embarrassedly, "You...like this flower?"
Bai stood up stiffly. She stretched out her trembling hand to reach for the miserable lump in Qiu Shui's hand, but was unable to do it.
Qiu Shui saw that Bai's hand was hesitating somewhat , so she kindly grabbed the latter's hand and stuffed the lump into it. "Don't worry. I'll use my money to buy you a garden once I return home!"
Bai held the lump with both hands and stared at it for a long time until it eventually cried out in grief and indignation. "My stamen!!!"
The bright sky turned gray all of a sudden. The trees in the forest moved despite the lack of wind and the leaves in the forest rustled. All those trees absorbed a large amount of spiritual power from God-knows-where and everything was gathered on Bai.
Bai's hair was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, resembling a black waterfall that was flowing down the green grass.
Her white clothes fluttered like butterflies, and the terrifying aura she had made Qiu Shui—who was standing closest to her—take a few steps back.
The excitement in Shen Wu's eyes grew, as that tree demon's spiritual energy had increased greatly and finally looked like it could take a good beating.
He could not hold back the impulse in his body and was about to rush forward with his sword, but a girl leapt forward and clung to him.
"Calm down! Don't be impulsive! He's very powerful, and you'll get hurt!"
Shen Wu's movements stopped. He lowered his head in a daze and looked at Wen Ran, who was clinging onto him with all her might like a sloth hanging on a tree. His expression turned blank for a moment.
It was as if his brain had short-circuited.
Qiu Shui covered her face and cried out, "You're hugging a man in public! How shameless!"
Even though she said that, Qiu Shui couldn't help but secretly look through the gaps between her fingers at what was going on. She was not a direct party to what was happening, but her heart was beating wildly as she watched on.
Wen Ran's sudden movement halted Bai's surging spiritual power.
Wen Ran was sacrificing every shred of her dignity. Other people might not know what kind of person Shen Wu was, but she was well aware of his character. She knew from what happened at the forbidden area that day that no one would be able to tell him to stop if he went crazy.
She knew in her heart that she lacked the courage to shield Bai from his sword if she had waited to act after they started fighting. Moreover, she did not have that much charm to stop Shen Wu from attacking once he had been overwhelmed by his bloodlust.
As a result, her only choice was to resort to such methods in a moment of desperation. There would not be any further issues so long as Shen Wu and Bai did not come to blows!
In order to prevent Shen Wu from throwing her off, Wen Ran clung even harder around his neck and waist.
She did not really mind if he had killed any other evil demon, but Bai was not a bad demon and had even saved her life. Even if she had no conscience, she could not sit by and watch Bai be killed by him.
Shen Wu slowly put down the hand that was holding the sword. The eyeballs in his pitch-black eyes rolled a few times, as if he had come to understand something. He then said in a strange tone, "Do you like me that much, Ranran?"
-- Cadeau
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