Chapter 2693: Chapter 2694: Harm to Others, Harm to Oneself

"How can a young lady like you speak without thinking? Bai’s already at this age, eating only grows muscles but not a brain, right?" Fo Lanying couldn’t help but retort, if Master Jiang the wife-protecting maniac heard this, the Golden Wings Clan would have no good days ahead.

"Oh, I was just expressing my feelings, no outsiders around." Xuan You laughed heartily without a care.

Bai Ruozhu felt a bit of a headache, couldn’t help but say, "You’re pure at heart, which is generally good, but maybe it’s time for you to be a bit more wary when you go out with your brother, talk less and think more."

"Oh, I got it." Xuan You was very obedient now and accepted the education humbly.

"I just went to see Tian Ning." After a while, she suddenly said, "I provoked her a bit, and she revealed the origin of the child in her belly."

Bai Ruozhu was a bit incredulous, "You can provoke people?"

Xuan You laughed awkwardly, "I once saw my brother interrogating someone who made a mistake."

"Okay, go on." Bai Ruozhu said.

Xuan You began to speak excitedly, "You definitely won’t guess what happened, she actually has no lover! She found an opportunity to drug my brother with aphrodisiac poison, wanting to seal the deal. But that day my brother had urgent business to attend to, and she ended up having relations with someone who accidentally entered my brother’s room. Afterward, she was both angry and annoyed, and afraid of being found out, she drugged that person so they wouldn’t remember it."

Xuan You sighed again, "Unfortunately, she refuses to say who that person is, seemingly considering that man, but isn’t that man also a victim? Can we really punish him? She just wants the child to have a biological father to care for it."

"Do you really think she’s protecting that man?" Bai Ruozhu sneered, and Fo Lanying joined in laughing, "You’re just too pure-hearted."

"I, I..." Xuan You didn’t know what to say.

Bai Ruozhu spoke slowly, "Her refusal to say anything can only mean that she can’t acknowledge the man she had relations with, or saying it would leave her utterly disgraced. Otherwise, someone as selfish as her, would she really hide the matter to help the man involved?"

Xuan You slapped her head, "I get it, but have you guessed who it might be?"

"I don’t know all the people in your clan," Bai Ruozhu said with a smile, "But there is a way, she’s probably been pregnant for almost two months, so check who visited your brother’s room or her room two months ago, and you might find out quickly."

Xuan You’s eyes lit up, "I’ll go investigate right away!" This girl was impulsive, saying so and running off.

Fo Lanying supported her chin, saying, "I’m really curious who that man is, could he be an old man? That’s why she feels humiliated?"

At night, when it was quiet and late, Bai Ruozhu sent Xiao Mao out to find the "Poison Classic" in Tian Ning’s hands, but found no yields in Tian Ning’s room.

However, Xiao Mao isn’t an ordinary poisonous insect, it searched through most of the night and dug out a thin page of paper from the earth beneath Heluo’s tree house.

This Tian Ning really loves Heluo dearly, doesn’t she? To even hide this under Heluo’s place, but from another perspective, does she truly love Heluo this way?

If Heluo had been drugged with aphrodisiac poison and had relations with her, she could have said Heluo drugged her, then if anyone discovered the "Poison Classic" hidden under Heluo’s place, Heluo would have been at a loss for words.

That page of paper was thin and small, Xiao Mao fluttered its wings and brought it back. Bai Ruozhu glanced at it, it was part of the "Poison Classic" she didn’t have, but the content was really scant.

At least it was a gain, and she stored the page into the space, placing it among the "Poison Classic".

By the next morning, Xuan You came rushing over again.

"Ruozhu, I found out!"

She seemed to realize her voice was too loud and hurriedly lowered it, saying, "Two months ago, she had some matter and called my brother over, but my brother went halfway to visit a sick child. Unexpectedly, her uncle went over to visit her, and then..."

She sighed, "That’s simply ***; no wonder she refused to talk. My brother said her uncle was innocent, but this matter is too shameful and he won’t let me tell anyone, but I wanted to tell you, so it doesn’t matter."

"She has an uncle? Why didn’t he step in to help yesterday? Could it be he sensed something?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

Tian Ning shook her head, "Not really, it’s just her uncle is timid and cowardly; he wouldn’t dare speak up with everything that happened yesterday, and Tian Ning has always looked down on her uncle."

Fo Lanying burst into laughter, "This is just deserving punishment; even heaven punished her."

Xuan You pouted, "I felt a bit sympathetic for her initially, but if that day hadn’t turned out the way it did, my brother would’ve been ruined. Someone like her doesn’t deserve sympathy."

"If your clan won’t kill her, be careful, will you? With her cunning, who knows what she’ll do, especially keep an eye on her belongings, don’t forget she’s skilled with poisons." Bai Ruozhu reminded.

Xuan You nodded firmly, "I’ll definitely talk to the elders about this."

Soon, Heluo and several elders came to bid farewell, Xuan You also came out, secretly wiping tears, truly reluctant to see Bai Ruozhu leave.

This child is genuinely sincere.

Using the golden cable, Bai Ruozhu and four others were sent away, appearing in the sky near the ship.

Heluo flew over and placed the five on the deck, bowing in salute, "Farewell, everyone."

"Heluo Clan Leader, until we meet again!" Bai Ruozhu returned the gesture, Jiang Yichun hastened over upon seeing her, reaching out to hug her shoulder.

Heluo watched this man with a cold face, but his gaze towards Bai Ruozhu was soft as water; indeed, he possessed merfolk bloodline.

This man had an extraordinary demeanor, fitting to stand beside Bai Ruozhu. Heluo felt some sentiment, nodded to him, then flapped his wings and left.

Xuan You, however, cried out, "Ruozhu, I’ll visit you in Zhongyuan in the future. You mustn’t forget me!"

Heluo helplessly pulled her away, the siblings spread their wings and vanished into the horizon.

"Forget her?" Jiang Yichun’s words held a hint of menace, "Is she very familiar with you?"

Bai Ruozhu’s head was filled with black lines, "Aren’t you even jealous of girls?"

Jiang Yichun tightened his arm around her shoulder a bit more, "Didn’t you say girls could have Bai He too?"

"Uh, but my heart belongs only to you." Bai Ruozhu quickly pledged her loyalty, if this continues, it may become unclear.

"How was your gain?" He laughed, clearly in high spirits.

"Quite substantial, let’s gather everyone inside for a meeting." Bai Ruozhu said.

Fo Lanying covered her eyes beside them, "Ah, right after coming back, they’re feeding us dog food, it’s truly eye-burning!"

Gao Zhou rolled his eyes at her, "You’ve learned quite a few new terms, go find your Xiaoyuan!"

"Eh? Why didn’t Xiaoyuan come out to greet me?" Fo Lanying complained, "Has not seeing him for a few days made his skin itch?"