Chapter 274: Protect Her For Life
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Huanhuan only opened her eyes when the sound of the bell disappeared.
She looked up and was stunned to find everyone staring at her without blinking.
The system sounded relieved. “You danced very well just now!”
The skullcap drooped down and nuzzled her cheek affectionately. Little Green stretched out its vine and helped her up.
At the same time, the clouds in the sky began to move. A ray of sunlight seeped out of a gap in the clouds.
!!
When the beasts realized this, they looked pleasantly surprised.
“The sun is back!”
Their gazes on Huanhuan became extremely fervent, and their crazy admiration was obvious.
Someone knelt down and shouted excitedly, “It was the witch doctor who destroyed the demons and s.n.a.t.c.hed the sun back!”
With one person taking the lead, more beasts immediately knelt down and shouted in unison.
“Long live the witch doctor!”
Soon, a large group of them knelt down. As they kowtowed, they shouted for the witch doctor. They were like the most fanatical believers worshiping their G.o.d.
This was the first time Huanhuan had encountered such a situation. She froze on the spot, not knowing what to do.
Fortunately, Shuang Yun appeared in time to save her.
He gestured for everyone to calm down and said, “The sun is out, and Huanhuan is tired. She needs to go back and rest. That’s all for today’s ritual. Everyone, disperse.”
Under the fiery gazes of the beasts, Huanhuan braced herself and walked back to Bai Di.
Bai Di took her hand. Unsurprisingly, he felt wet sweat on her palm.
He wiped the moisture from her palms. “You did well,” he said gently.
After receiving his praise, the nervousness in Huanhuan’s heart dissipated a little.
She said, “Let’s go back.”
“Mmhm.”
Bai Di picked Huanhuan up and strode back. Xue Ling and Sang Ye followed. Shuang Yun stayed behind to wrap things up.
After returning home, Huanhuan slowly immersed herself in the familiar environment around her before she completely relaxed.
She said, “I’m thirsty.”
Sang Ye brought over warm water and handed it to her.
She drank the entire gla.s.s of water in one gulp.
Sang Ye took the empty cup. “Do you want more?”
Huanhuan shook her head. “No.”
Xue Ling paced slowly around her, his gaze roving over her as if exploring something.
Huanhuan was embarra.s.sed by his gaze. “Stop walking in circles and say what you want.”
“I really didn’t expect you to dance the long-lost Dance of the G.o.ds.”
Huanhuan was stunned. “What dance?”
It was Xue Ling’s turn to be surprised. He asked, “Don’t you know that the dance you just danced just now was the Dance of the G.o.ds?”
Huanhuan thought to herself that she had learned that dance from the video. She had never seen that kind of dance before. Who knew what it was called?
Seeing that she didn’t seem to be pretending, Xue Ling couldn’t help but chuckle. “It’s interesting that you can dance it in one piece without knowing that it’s the Dance of the G.o.ds.”
Huanhuan’s scalp went numb from his laughter. She muttered softly, “You were the ones who asked me to preside over the sacrifice. Now, you’re saying such strange words. If this happens again, don’t come looking for me.”
“I’m not being sarcastic. I’m just curious.” Xue Ling approached her, his fiery eyes locked on her. “Who are you?”
Huanhuan felt guilty and instinctively hid behind Bai Di.
Bai Di stroked her head rea.s.suringly. “Don’t be afraid. No matter who you are, we’ll always be with you.”
Huanhuan was very touched. She hugged his arm and said softly, “You’re the best to me.”
Xue Ling sneered. “Look at you. I just wanted to remind you of something.”
Huanhuan looked at him skeptically. “What is it?”
“The Dance of the G.o.ds has long been lost. No one can dance it now, but you danced it in front of so many people. If this matter spreads to the beast cities and those in charge find out, I’m afraid your future won’t be peaceful.”
Huanhuan did not expect that she would cause so much trouble just by dancing.
She tightened her grip on his arm.
“Then what will happen to me?”
Bai Di comforted her gently. “You don’t have to worry too much. Shuang Yun has already gone to deal with this. He’ll do his best to block the news and try not to let what just happened spread.”
Huanhuan heaved a sigh of relief. “Oh.”
Sang Ye, who had yet to speak, suddenly said, “Xuan Wei saw it too.”
His words came out of nowhere, but Bai Di and Xue Ling understood what he meant.
Xuan Wei was one of the 12 divine guards of the main city’s temple. His ident.i.ty meant that he was very close to the temple. Just now, he saw Huanhuan dancing the Dance of the G.o.ds, which meant that he might report this matter to the main city’s temple in the future.
At that time, the main city’s temple would definitely send someone to take Huanhuan away.
A female who could dance the Dance of the G.o.ds would be very useful to the temple.
They wouldn’t let her go easily.
Xue Ling clicked his tongue. “Xuan Wei is indeed troublesome. This guy is powerful. It’s almost impossible to force him. Besides, he has no desires. There’s no way to bribe him.”
Bai Di thought for a moment. “I’ll talk to him.”
“You can handle him?”
“I can try.”
Xue Ling made a noncommittal sound.
Huanhuan yawned.
She didn’t know if it was because of the dance just now, but she felt especially sleepy.
Bai Di asked, “You look tired. Do you want to go to your room and rest?”
“Mmhm.”
Bai Di carried her back to the bedroom.
She fell asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Bai Di covered her with a blanket and got up to leave. He went downstairs to the living room and saw that Sang Ye and Xue Ling were still there.
The three of them looked at each other in silence.
After a long silence, Xue Ling asked, “Aren’t you curious about her background at all?”
He didn’t say who he was talking about, but Bai Di and Sang Ye understood who he meant.
Sang Ye said indifferently, “No matter who she is, I won’t leave her.”
“Of course. None of us can bear to leave her.” Xue Ling paused, and a hint of worry flashed in his usually casual eyes. “But her ident.i.ty poses a danger. I’m worried that she’ll be in danger in the future.”
Bai Di said, “We can protect her.”
“But what if we can’t protect her one day?”
Bai Di and Sang Ye fell silent.
Xue Ling suddenly chuckled. “To be honest, I’d rather she be an ordinary female and live a carefree life.”
Bai Di said in a low voice, “There’s no point in saying these things. All we can do now is try to become stronger so that we can be strong enough to protect her forever.”
Sang Ye replied, “Yes.”