Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Under Huanhuanâs puzzled gaze, Xue Hui continued.
âDo you remember the white rock worms I told you about last time? A worm disaster is not a small matter. If I can take this matter to the prophet, he might agree to see me. Iâll mention you in passing.â
Huanhuanâs hope reignited.
She hesitated. âIâm not sure if this will work, but Iâll do my best. Stay here for a while and wait to hear from me.â
Huanhuan was very touched. âI understand. Thank you!â
She stroked her head. âSilly child. Youâre my junior. Itâs only right that I take care of you.â
Huanhuan felt a little guilty when she heard this.
She was not from the Divine Wood clan at all. If Xue Hui knew that she had been deceived, she would definitely be very angry and disappointed.
Seeing that Huanhuan was silent with her head lowered, Xue Hui thought that she was still feeling down and comforted her kindly.
Huanhuanâs mood gradually improved.
She asked, âCan you check on Little Lotus and Little Green for me? They were taken by the temple. Iâm worried about them now.â
âLittle Lotus and Little Green?â
âLittle Lotus is a skullcap lotus. Xue Ling gave it to me. Little Green is a creeper. They were captured to protect me. If theyâre killed because of this, Iâll never be able to forgive myself.â
The Divine Wood clan was born with a great affinity for plants, and they could communicate with plants through special methods.
As such, they were also known as messengers of nature.
Although Xue Hui was surprised to learn that Huanhuan had two plants, this was not special in the Divine Wood clan.
She nodded. âI understand. Iâll take a look at Little Lotus and Little Green for you when I can. If possible, Iâll try to get them out.â
Huanhuanâs eyes turned red as she hurriedly said, âThank you! Thank you!â
âSilly child, donât cry.â Xue Hui looked around and frowned at the dirty environment. âItâs so dirty. No one comes to clean it.â
Huanhuan smiled bitterly. âThis is a death cell. The prisoners who are imprisoned here must have committed serious crimes. In the end, theyâll all be executed. Who cares if the place where these dying people live is clean?â
âIâll get the jailer to come and clean this place up later.â
âIt doesnât matter. Youâve done enough for me.â
Xue Hui took out a hide bundle and handed it to her. âThereâs some food in here. Take it. Eat it when youâre hungry.â
Huanhuan took the heavy bundle. âYouâre so good to me. I donât know how to repay you.â
âI brought you to the 10,000 Beasts Temple. I should be partly responsible for what happened to you here. You donât have to feel burdened.â
As soon as she finished speaking, they heard the person in charge of the prison above them.
âLord Envoy, your time is up. You should leave.â
Xue Hui was unhappy. âGive me a little longer!â
The prison guard quickly said, âFirst Elder specially instructed me that you shouldnât spend longer than an hourglass. If I do, Iâll be punished. Please do me a favor and donât make things difficult for us.â
Xue Hui frowned and was about to reprimand him when Huanhuan stopped her.
Huanhuan said, âGo first. Donât offend First Elder over this small matter.â
âBut youâre here aloneâ¦â
âIâll be fine.â Huanhuan tried to smile. âDonât worry!â
âAlright, Iâll get going then. Iâll see you another day.â
âOkay, bye!â
Huanhuan watched as Xue Hui flew up, grabbed the ceiling, then folded her wings and crawled out.
The stone door was closed again.
Huanhuan was the only one left in the cell.
She opened the hide bundle in her hand and realized that it was filled with fresh fruits.
Before long, the person in charge of the prison entered the cell with two beast slaves. He cleaned the floor and left her a wrinkled old animal hide.
These were all arranged by Xue Hui. The person in charge had received a lot of benefits from her.
As the saying went, people would go where the money went. The prison guard was much more polite to Huanhuan. He said, âIâm right above. If you need anything, just call me.â
Huanhuan nodded to show that she understood.
The person in charge left with the servants.
Huanhuan took out a new hide from her space and laid it on the old hide.
She sat down and took out the stone slab from her space to write about her wrongful imprisonment.
She hoped that Bai Di and the others would react quickly when they found out about this so that they wouldnât be implicated by her.
After doing this, Huanhuan became bored again.
She casually picked up a fruit and scanned the surrounding walls. Suddenly, she remembered a song that suited the occasion. She couldnât help but sing, âHolding cornbread in my hand, thereâs not a single drop of oil in the vegetables, life in prison is so painful~â
The system couldnât take it anymore. âStop singing.â
Huanhuan wiped the tears from her eyes. âIâm already in such a miserable state. I want to sing a song to ease the atmosphere, but you wonât let me. Do you have any humanity left?â
âThis song is getting worse. Canât you sing something cheerful?â
Hence, Huanhuan sang âLittle Donkeyâ.
After singing it a dozen times, the system interrupted her in pain and begged, âYou should sing âSorrow, Worryâ.â
Huanhuan said, âThe tone and lyrics of âSorrow, Worryâ are terrible. âLittle Donkeyâ is more cheerful. After singing it, I feel much better.â
The system held it in for a long time before saying, âAs long as youâre happy.â
After Huanhuan finished singing âLittle Donkeyâ for the 18th time, she suddenly had an idea. She slapped her thigh and shouted, âI remember!â
The system trembled in fear. âPlease donât suddenly exclaim like that. Daddy is old and his heart isnât good. Heâll get sick from fright!â
Huanhuan said excitedly, âI remember where I saw the prophet!â
âHuh?â
âThe last time I was chased by white rock worms and almost drowned after jumping into the Black River, he was the one who saved me!â
The system: ââ¦â
Huanhuan thought for a moment and felt that something was wrong. She quickly waved her hand. âNo, no. The Black River is thousands of kilometers away from the City of 10,000 Beasts. The prophet canât have gone that far. Let me think. I remember that the person who saved me that time was⦠Little Brat, it was you, right?!â
Her tone rose several degrees at the last few words, and she looked extremely shocked.
The system: ââ¦â
Huanhuan asked, âI didnât remember it wrong, right? You saved me from the river back then! But why do you look exactly like the prophet? Are you twins?â
The system remained silent.
âSay something.â Huanhuan urged. âAt this point, donât try to bluff your way out.â