(A/N: this chapter is mostly exposition and my feelings on the matter of xiao wu and her life, it will end in the next chapter.
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"I'm not a rogue rabbit," Xiao Wu muttered, eyes downcast.
"Then what are you?" Hanrui snapped, sharp enough to make her look up.
"You've lived for more than ten thousand years, but you still act like a child," he went on.
Xiao Wu pouted, her grievance clear as her eyes filled with tears.
Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow, a half-smile playing across her lips. She sent a mental voice to Hanrui: 'Heh, look who's talking.'
Hanrui rolled his eyes. "Don't look at me like that," he said. "I'm not saying being childish is wrong. I do it too—sometimes because my body's still young, other times simply because it's fun."
He paused, voice firm. "But I would never share my bed with a minor of the opposite gender. Not for six straight years, pretending it's just 'familial affection.'"
"Yes — that's right, after spending a year in the academy with him, you return to his village and recognize him as your 'brother.' You start calling him 'third brother.'"
'why do i feel like that is something i would do and cant reject it' xiao wu thought as Hanrui continued.
He sighed. "I share my bed with Na'er because she's my fiancée and old enough. Although even with her age she may still be counted as a minor if I consider the time I spent in the void, but that's beside the point.
And parents don't count. It's a child's birthright to sleep beside their parents," Hanrui concluded, ignoring Gu Yuena's teasing smirk as a blush spread across her cheeks.
"You on the other hand slept beside a child who acted mature for his age. You didn't know he was a reincarnator from another world, an adult trapped in a child's body.
If you'd known, you might be able to justify it — but you didn't. It's true even a 10 year old can get pregnant in this world, but i came from a world where its unfinished and is considered pedophilia.
So even after Rebirth it's hard to accept for me." he sighed in exasperation.
"Maybe I should do something about that in the future." He thought aloud as Xiao Wu's face flushed in embarrassment while Gu Yuena grew curious at Hanrui's words about his age.
"Sorry, i released my long time frustrations about your actions and didn't consider your feelings. I'll make it up to you later.
I get it, you were lonely and needed an anchor to keep your emotions from overwhelming you,but you were led to choose the wrong one in the end." Hanrui calmed down and apologized for his rant.
Xiao Wu after hearing his apology, just about to relax when Hanrui continued with the story.
"So yes, you accepted him as your brother then followed him to Shrek academy after you two graduated.
Where you met a pervert trio, an abandoned cat, an entitled princess, who became your teammates." He continued with the story but paused.
Hearing the titles mentioned by hanrui Gu Yuena couldn't help but laugh as she associated the titles to the people in the story as she already saw it in the memories shared by hanrui.
Xiao Wu on the other hand made a confused rabbit face as she looked at him and thought. 'I understand the pervert trio but what are these abandoned cat and Entitled Princess?
wait master calls me lil rabbit, so there is a girl who has been abandoned and her martial soul has something to do with cat?'
Xiao Wu, deciding to clear her doubts, interrupted Hanrui and asked him. "master who are these pervert trio and entitled princess.
I understand the pervert trio means three perverted people and the abandoned cat must be someone who is abandoned and their martial soul has something to do with the cat but I can't figure out the rest."
Hanrui, hearing her doubts,looks at her bewildered and asks her while stuttering.
"Y-you,little rabbit, since when did you have a brain? You actually figured out that much?"
Xiao Wu feeling mocked but unable to argue back against her new master pouts and looks away and mutters.
'Bad Master'.
Hanrui and Gu Yuena look at each other and stifle a laugh to not make her more embarrassed and Hanrui answers her doubts.
"You are right Xiao Wu the 'pervert trio' refers to 3 perverted people,named Dai Mubai-prince of Star lou empire,Ma Hongjun-Desciple of Flender the dean of Shrek Academy, and Oscar-a food system Soul Master and most sneaky pervert of the trio. Because unlike the other two who are open about it he is sneaky.
The abandoned Cat is Zhu Zhuqing. Dai mubai is her fiancee but he abandons her and runs away on his own to heaven dou empire and eventually joins shrek academy.
As for entitled princess, well its Ning RongRong of the Seven tiled Glazed Pagoda Sect. On the top 3 sects with 2 Titled-Douluo and the richest force on the continent."
Xiao Wu who is pouting at the side had her face turned purple from fright at the mention of Titled-Douluo.
"You know, I felt very puzzled at the time. The Ning RongRong—has 2 Titled-Douluo who pampered her. If even one of them were to come to shrek for her, your identity would've been exposed and then it's game over for you.
So why did you stay? Especially since you didn't know about Tang hao protecting his son and will also protect you by extension if he can."
"It's only after Tang san tried to rescue you when you were kidnapped by Er Ming both you and tang san realized your feelings. So why did you not stay with Er Ming and Da Ming longer?
It's understandable if you want to stay with your new brother and need human contact for cultivation only if you didn't know about Ning RongRong's background."
Hanrui said as he patted Xiao wu whose face looked pale and calmed her down.
"You are lucky your identity didn't get exposed until later." He reprimanded her.
"Any way lets continue with your story,
Next you go to Star Dou forest to get a soul ring for one of your teammates-Oscar.
But this is when you get kidnapped by your brainless monkey brother-Er Ming and your precious little 'third brother' tries to come for you but then stops to get a soul ring."
Xiao Wu hearing Hanrui call Er Ming a Brainless monkey couldn't help herself from laughing lightly despite her inner big sis wanting to defend her brother,she couldn't muster any words as Er Ming does act really brainless sometimes.
Hanrui raised an eyebrow as he expected her to defend her brother but seeing her laugh instead he just continued.
"You know that's one of the funniest things ever in your story. Because you come back after talking to both of your siblings and creating your 3rd soul ring.
When you are back you notice he is busy absorbing the soul ring but you are still moved by his act of trying to save you. so you defend his soul ring absorption while your life is probably in danger.
Girl, are you for real? Does it make any difference whether he absorbed the soul ring or not in him trying to rescue you, who is taken away by a 100,000 year soul beast.
Time is of the essence and you could die and he has the time to stop and absorb a soul ring and even fight twice for that?
One where he fought with the soul beast and the other where he fought against the girl,your team stole the soul beast being hunted by the girl's party for oscar.
I'm speechless at the stupidity of everyone there who didn't realise this fact."
Xiao Wu smiled bitterly to herself as she started to realize her future self's ignorance and blind love.
'Master is right, his soul ring absorption doesn't make any difference. This Tang san is not a good person. He says he wants to save me but takes a pit stop when my life and death are unknown. I'll have to start away from him.' She thought.
Hanrui continued. " After that your teamwork with others improved and you and your team fought in the Spirit Arena and won multiple matches as a team.
Then you met the team from heaven dou Empire and barely won.but in that fight you get injured and Tang San goes Crazy and threatens the one who poisoned you and their healer to heal you.
The girl he threatened is the granddaughter of Dugu Bo, called Dugu Yan.
And the healer is the best friend of DuGu Yan, named Ye Ling Ling.
You met DuGu Bo earlier when we first met, he is the guy who came with us that day, a green streak across his hair.
He behaved normally in front of us but its mostly because of my presence.
If its anyone else he would be quite petty.especially if someone bullies one of his own let alone his grand daughter."
Hanrui stopped as he observed Xiao Wu's reaction.who turned pale after hearing about Dugu Bo.
"By the way this is the second time you were lucky. Because the heaven dou team is lead by a new teacher who was from Shrek.
That guy with the help of Yu Scamgong convinces Flender to move into heaven dou city and join the heaven dou imperial academy.
After your team is evaluated by their dean, Dugu Bo enters and chases your team away.
Oh right I forgot, Xue Beng the useless prince offends your team and dai mubai teaches him a lesson who brings dugu Bo to avenge himself,well he has his own agenda but lets not dwell on that.
You were really lucky Dugu Bo's focus is solely on Tang San. Or else you know the consequences."
Xiao Wu fingers tightened clutching her maid uniform. Playful as she was, she is starting to realize how stupid her future self's actions were.
"Let's fast forward to your next threat, due to Tang san finding an immortal herb that suits you, which can hide your soul beast aura.
You participated in the Continental Elite Young Soul Master Academy Tournament.
And your team which was initially ridiculed because of Flender's money grubbing ways, stood tall because of your team's back to back victories.
The final matches are held in spirit city, where literally The pope Bibi dying herself watches the matches. Not to mention other Titled-Douluo of spirit hall.
I really don't know whether I should call you brave or stupid.
Instead of consuming the immortal herb which not only improves your level, it will also hide your aura better,you place it on yourself. Where it can fall off.
Which it did, after the end of the tournament when the awards are being distributed.
Lucky for you, you survived 3rd time by being dragged away by Tang hao who brain washed you further by telling you his own story.
You know, if it's not for the fact I know Tang San is the chosen inheritor of Asura God,I would've doubted whether you are some love child of a God or the protagonist of the story is you and not Tang san."
Hanrui said as he shook his head and took the water glass beside him and chugged it down, feeling parched after talking for so long.
Xiao Wu let out a breath she didn't know she was holding after hearing that.
'I feel like I have extra lives and nothing happens to me until those lives are exhausted.' xiao wu thought as she retorted.
"Master, I'm not some God's love child, I'm the child of my mother Ah Rou. And what do you mean protagonist?" she defended herself then asked about the detail that puzzled her.
"Let's just say where I come from, the story of Tang san is a novel. He is the male lead and you are the female lead." He said with a smirk on his lips.
Xiao Wu, surprised, widened her eyes while Gu Yuena nodded indicating it's the truth.
"Before you over think, listen to the complete story, so you know whether you made the right choice coming with me or not." Hanrui said as he noticed xiao wu's head about to get overloaded with questions.
Xiao Wu jolted from her thoughts and nodded looking at Hanrui.