"I am a woman born inheriting my father's genes." She wanted to be my father's wife, but I am truly just a mere speck, with a small body of star beasts that you have seen before, and my mental power is only F.
"She thought I was too useless, so she didn't want me and sold me to my father."
When discussing Xiao Yuanyi's disinterest in her, Ruan Shu's tone was not sad but rather relaxed.
Ruan Linzhan looked at her, tears falling uncontrollably, but she was still smiling. He couldn't express his feelings in words, but his actions became gentler.
Spraying medicine on her hands, she let out a soft hiss when the wound touched the medicine, and her hand involuntarily pulled back.
Her delicate face, full of a sense of brokenness, looked pitiful.
"Elder cousin."
Ruan Shu called out to him.
"Yes?"
"I was escorted by one of my elder brother's secretaries when I encountered a giant bug-like creature." Can you, please, find her?
Ruan Linzhan bandaged her wound and moved on to the other one.
The other incident was more severe, with glass shards even embedded in the palm of her hand.
"Sure, what does she look like?"
Ruan Linzhan looked at the child, who seemed unable to bear the pain of removing the glass, so he retrieved a bottle of anesthetic spray from the first aid kit.
"Dressed in her elder brother's company uniform, wearing a work badge, with golden hair, she transformed into her star beast form as a leopard."
After Ruan Shu finished speaking, she lowered her head to look at her hand and saw him using tweezers to remove a piece of glass from her palm.
In her beautiful eyes, there was a mix of confusion and surprise. "Doesn't it hurt?"
But the blood had dyed her palm red.
Ruan Linzhan said, "I sprayed an anesthetic on it." You will regain sensation in an hour.
After stopping the bleeding, he quickly bandaged her up.
He tapped something near his ear and then spoke softly.
"Be aware, the star beast form is that of a leopard, embodying a female employee of Fengxin Group." Please report back to me once you find her.
Ruan Shu looked at him with sparkling eyes.
"Thank you, brother!"
"Let me take a look at your feet."
Ruan Shu immediately obediently extended her feet.
"They are all scraped from falling on the ground."
Ruan Shu nodded, "And some were hit by big stones."
She raised her wrist and said, "It seems like this one emits light, and then the stone didn't hit me."
Ruan Linzhan looked at her bracelet, feeling a sense of familiarity. Could it be that there was an energy device installed on it?
"Where did you get this?"
Ruan Shu honestly replied, "Elmo gave it to me."
Ruan Linzhan realized why it looked familiar.
He had seen reports before, even news about the previous emperor wearing this bracelet after his hatching, although the one he wore didn't have that black gemstone.
After treating the injuries on Ruan Shu's body, her hands and feet were wrapped in bandages, and her face was covered with medicated patches, making her appear even more fragile.
"I'll take you to rest in the car."
He lifted Ruan Shu up.
"Brother, can you help me contact our elder brother and grandfather?"
"They will be fine."
Ruan Shu said weakly, "I'm afraid they won't be able to find me and will worry."
Ruan Linzhan replied, "Okay."
Ruan Shu obediently let him carry her and looked at him with hopeful eyes.
The elder cousin appeared to be very gentle.
Suddenly, she remembered the scene she had seen before, of this 'gentle' elder cousin wielding a cannon and bombarding bug beasts furiously.
Ruan Shu thought to herself, "He's actually quite fierce and wild!"
Ruan He's communication was clear, and the white giant Kirin Tiger appeared to be anxiously searching through the ruins. The location seemed familiar; wasn't it their elder brother's company?
"Roar!"
Not far away, there was also a black Kirin Tiger. Both tigers were furious and aggressive. As the video call connected, they saw the black Kirin Tiger crush the head of a dead bug beast, tear it apart, and bite it like a ball before throwing it away.
"Grandfather."
Upon hearing Ruan Shu's voice, the white Kirin Tiger's ears flicked. It quickly approached the virtual screen, its eyes wide open.
"Roar!"
"Xiaoxiao!"
The black Kirin Tiger heard the voice and immediately crawled over. It wanted to push the old man away but ended up receiving a few heavy blows.
"Elder brother."
Ruan Shu called out, and the black Kirin Tiger finally reacted, staring at her face without blinking.
Both of them transformed into human forms. The old man cried and laughed, his expression filled with excitement at surviving a disaster.
"Ah, Xiaoxiao, my dear granddaughter, you scared grandfather to death."
He regretted taking the little one out today.
"Where are you?"
Ruan Fengsi anxiously asked why they had rushed back as fast as they could after the outbreak of war, only to find out they were still too late.
Following Ruan Shu's terminal location, they only found a broken personal terminal, but no sign of her.
The two Kirin Tigers went on a killing spree, as if they had gone mad, trying to reassure themselves that Xiaoxiao was safe.
Ruan Shu, with teary eyes, choked out the story of how her sister, the secretary, helped her escape.
"The secretary's sister let me go, she fought the bug beast, and then the little vine saved me, followed by the elder cousin."
Only then did Ruan He shift his focus to Ruan Linzhan.
"So, it was you, grandson!"
"When did you come back, brother?"
Then, the two said in unison, "Good to be back!"
Ruan Linzhan thought to himself, "Why didn't they mention how fortunate it was to return?"
"We'll go find you."
He said to Ruan Shu.
Ruan Shu nodded obediently.
After the communication ended, Ruan Linzhan placed her in the war vehicle. "I have to leave for something."
Just as he turned around, Ruan Shu grabbed his clothes, looking uneasy. "Brother, can you give me that toy?" "I'm scared."
Only then did Ruan Linzhan remember the little toy he had picked up. He reached into his pocket and handed it to her.
Ruan Shu held the black Kirin Tiger felt doll with her bandaged hands.
"Thank you, brother."
Seeing how well-behaved she was, Ruan Linzhan raised his hand and awkwardly rubbed her head.
"They will come to find you soon."
This time, Ruan Linzhan truly left, leaving Ruan Shu alone in the car.
Curling up in the seat, she held the toy in her hands, feeling the little vine coiled around her wrist. It tapped her arm gently, as if comforting her and reminding her of its presence.
Ruan Shu looked at the small vine, her lips pursed in a tired smile.
She was in pain and tired but dared not fall asleep.
After about five minutes, the car door suddenly opened, and Ruan Shu looked up to see a pair of familiar, golden eyes.
With a pair of dragon wings still unfurled behind him, slightly out of breath, he approached the girl curled up in the seat as if she would shatter at any moment. He stretched out his arms to lift her up and carefully placed her in his arms.