[2ha x genderfluid reader] The Husky And The White Cat Shizun With Their Baobei

Chapter 9

{sneak peek of upcoming chapters}

You watched from afar as Mo Ran shamelessly clasped Chu Wanning's wrist and quickly kissed him on the lips before he could react. Mo Ran's robes were completely drenched in the mysterious spring water. He looks almost attractive and tempting, but those thoughts were interrupted by the reminder of his past actions.

That thought alone has you furious, having the intention to roughly pull Mo Ran off and give him a slap to clear his mind and extinguish your own fury.

Chu Wanning was firmly pressed under Mo Ran's body, struggling to get him off. Just when things were to get further, your frustration reached its peak and roughly grabbed onto the back of Mo Ran's robes, yanking him backward. Landing him straight into the spring water.

"You shameless bastard!" For the first time ever,

Your emotions exploded. Stunning both Chu Wanning and Mo Ran. You glared furiously at him.

Mo Ran stood there shocked, staring at you, before realizing what he had done. The one that he kissed wasn't Shi Mei, but Chu Wanning. To make matters worse, you have seen his humiliating action.

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[current time line]

Absolute silence.

"..."Chu Wanning was speechless.

Xue Meng was stunned. "..."

"..." You were no different, shocked beyond words.

Before you even have time to react, Heaven's Inquisition, otherwise known as Tianwen, has returned to Chu Wanning's palm, turning into specks of golden lights before disappearing.

Something wasn't right. But you weren't sure what exactly the issue was. You cursed at your trouble with memorization; it was decent before, but ever since you died for the first time, all of your memories are getting mixed up.

In your second past life, it was the first timeline since Mo Ran became Taxian-Jun. This also means that Rong Jiu and Chang Da's plotting being successful was all part of the first timeline. Since it's maybe the second timeline, all of this might be different.

You know better than to jump to conclusions. Your second past life is a lesson.

"Tianwen is broken. I'll go fix it."

With that, Chu Wanning left. deciding whether you should follow him or stay behind to assist with Mo Ran's injuries.

"Shidi y/n, don't even bother with this dog thing. He needs some time alone to think of how stupid he is." Xue Meng looked at Mo Ran's pitiful state of guilt and embarrassment, huffed as if to say that Mo Ran deserved it, turning back toward you.

"He's your shidi. Your constant complaints about increasing your affection level to avoid some unfortunate circumstances. You might as well just stay behind and help him." Seeing your hesitation, Xian'ye' voice appeared in your mind. Even if Xian'ye (your holy fan) wasn't summoned, he's still fully aware of the outside situation; after all, he's counted as a holy weapon, at least according to himself.

Xian'ye suggestion wasn't wrong; if it's still the first timeline Mo Ran, this additional act of care might save your current crumbling relationship with him.

You reached out for the wound on Mo Ran's face inflicted by the willow vine, planning to use some of your spiritual power to increase the healing process. You were not specialized in healing, unlike Shi Mei; however, you can at least do this. Unexpectedly, Mo Ran slapped away your reaching hand. It was awkward silence between you both until he finally said, "Shixiong y/n, I don't want you to see me in such a pitiful state. Please leave."

It felt as if he was hiding something from you, but you respected his boundaries and didn't say anything more. You could only assume that he was still angry at you for denying his request for intimacy. It's already been a year; remind yourself that Mo Ran is still immature at this stage, so it wasn't weird. You left.

By the next day, Mo Ran was brought to the Good and Evil Platform according to the rules. All the disciples of Sisheng Peak were there, including the lady who served the food. Therefore, as a member of Sisheng Peak and one of Mo Ran's Shixiong, you also have to watch among the crowds of others. You watched as a group of disciples attempted to plead mercy for Mo Ran; one even went so far as to bring dual cultivation into this.

This scene was all events that happened in your second past life, so you didn't even bother. In this life, whenever it was punishment done privately, you would plead for Chu Wanning to lessen the punishment.

The first few times you did that, Chu Wanning denied it, and you ended up facing punishment for even considering it. But the good thing about your punishment is that, after your share of punishment, Chu Wanning would lessen the punishment for Mo Ran.

None of those punishments that Chu Wanning ever gave you involved whipping. If anything, the worst was having to copy the writing of an entire book 60 times with a deadline. Your hands would always become sore and tired, but it's better than getting your back whipped by Tianwen. You did develop some fast writing skills due to all of it.

But this time, it was different since it was public. If you were to plead mercy for Mo Ran, there is a chance it might fail, and you might get a punishment without doing any benefits. If Chu Wanning were to accept your plea, it would make Chu Wanning seem biased toward certain disciples, which would damage his reputation. And you couldn't allow that to happen.

This never happened in your second past life, since in your second past life, Mo Ran was supposed to be escorted back to his dorm room after Madam Wang dispersed his cultivation as a punishment for committing such vile acts. The reason you didn't do anything was because you didn't find the need to; after all, it's normal for the protagonists to suffer in order for them to get closer in the future. After Mo Ran from your second lifetime got his cultivation dispersed, it wasn't needed for him to punish again since his first punishment was already harsh enough. Especially since Mo Ran has to go through the entire process of cultivating again, he has his own spiritual core, so it wasn't that hard, but it still ended up taking awhile for him to regain his former spiritual energy.

The disciples that stood by Mo Ran's side were no match for Tianwen; it didn't take long for them to admit their lies. Getting their own share of punishments, with no benefit on Mo Ran's side.

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That night, you and Shi Mei treated Mo Ran's injuries. Mo Ran seemed hesitant and uncomfortable with the thought of you applying the ointment, so Shi Mei ended up doing that while you did the bandaging.

You left after denying Shi Mei's request of him going back to the kitchen to prepare another bowl of wantons.

Mo Ran didn't seem to enjoy your presence; therefore, it was best to leave for the time being.

[Extra:

You: "Is it normal for people to hold on to grudges that long?"

Xian'ye: "And who was the one who just stood there and watch as their shidi get numerous lashes for his punishments?"

You: "..."]