Traveling through the world of beasts, various big guys are chasing after your pets!

Chapter 348 Heartbroken

"what happened?"

Mo Ran stopped and didn't look back.

Xing Ci looked at Mo Ran's back and replied casually, "Nothing..."

"You call this nothing?"

Mo Ran turned around, grabbed Xing Ci's wrist, and tore open the animal skin that had been on his wrist since they met, revealing the black patterns inside.

"you......"

Xing Ci obviously didn't expect Mo Ran to suddenly attack, and when he wanted to stop him, it was too late.

"What exactly is going on?"

According to Mo Ran's understanding of himself, it is generally impossible for such lines to appear on the body, unless...

"you......"

Xing Ci smiled faintly, pulled the animal skin and wrapped it around his wrist again, "It's nothing, don't let Jiaojiao know!"

It is already difficult for orcs in the Beast World to practice, and it is even more difficult to break through. But this is nothing. The most frightening thing is that when you are about to break through, you will have distracting thoughts in your mind and develop inner demons.

Once a mental demon arises, strange dark lines like the ones on Xingci's wrists will appear on the body.

According to Xingci, he became like this because of Jiaojiao.

But logically speaking, orcs with inner demons would become bloodthirsty and manic, but if it weren't for the sudden incident today, even he would not have noticed that Xingci was abnormal.

"Ever since Jiaojiao has been by my side, I've gotten much better. I basically don't lose control anymore."

Perhaps worried that Mo Ran would stop her from approaching Jiaojiao, Xing Ci pleaded with him, "And you saw today, as long as Jiaojiao appears, I will immediately return to normal."

Thinking back to what happened in the forest before, it seemed to be true. Jiaojiao just called him, and the black air around him disappeared instantly.

"In that case, then from now on..."

"Don't worry, I will be more careful in the future." Xing Ci quickly replied.

Mo Ran sighed softly, "Let's go back, otherwise Jiaojiao will be worried later."

When the two returned to the cave, they found that Jiaojiao had woken up and was looking at the cave entrance with Ziyi. The moment she saw them appear, Jiaojiao finally felt relieved.

"What did you do?"

He Jiaojiao propped herself up and asked.

"Hurry and lie down!" Xing Ci hurried forward, supported He Jiaojiao and let her lie down again, then covered her with the animal skin blanket, "It's still a bit cold at night. You're not feeling well to begin with, so you need to be more careful."

He Jiaojiao sniffed as if she had caught a cold, and looked at Xing Ci aggrievedly, "Ah Ci, I'm not used to sleeping alone, can you accompany me?"

Xing Ci glanced at Mo Ran and saw that he had no objection, so he nodded, "Okay, lie down first, I'll go out and take a shower and be back."

He Jiaojiao nodded with satisfaction.

Xing Ci walked out of the cave quickly. He had noticed when he came here that there was a small river not far away, which was a good place for him to wash.

When he was alone before, he would not be so careful, but now it is different. He knows that Jiaojiao likes cleanliness, so he washes himself clean every night before going to bed.

After washing, they returned to the cave. Jiaojiao had already fallen asleep. Mo Ran and Zi Yi also turned into animals and lay down not far away to rest. Xing Ci walked lightly and tiptoed to lie down next to He Jiaojiao.

"Aci, what took you so long?"

Feeling Xing Ci's breath, He Jiaojiao turned over and placed her tender white hands directly on his slender waist.

Xing Ci took a deep breath and saw that He Jiaojiao still had her eyes closed. He tried to calm himself down, and only then did his tense body relax.

Perhaps Xing Ci was tired from the day's events, or perhaps lying next to He Jiaojiao made him feel extremely safe, and he fell asleep after a while.

Hearing the steady breathing coming from the side, He Jiaojiao suddenly opened her eyes.

In the dim cave, only a fire not far away was still lit, but it was enough for He Jiaojiao to see what she wanted to see.

When Mo Ran and Xing Ci left the cave, He Jiaojiao had overheard their conversation through the system. But what they said was so ambiguous that she couldn't guess what they meant. So she decided to take advantage of Xing Ci's sleep and see what was on his wrist.

To avoid being discovered, He Jiaojiao gently touched Xing Ci. Seeing that he did not respond, she was sure that he was indeed asleep. Then she hurriedly began to remove the animal skin from his wrist.

In fact, she had found it strange before. Even when he was with Xing Ci, he never took off the animal skin on his wrist. She thought it was strange at first, but she thought everyone has secrets, so she didn't pursue it further.

After hearing the conversation between Mo Ran and Xing Ci today, she felt that it was time to see what Xing Ci's secret was.

As the hide unraveled, dark, vine-like patterns appeared before He Jiaojiao's eyes. Although she didn't know what it meant, having watched fairy tales, she knew it couldn't be good.

[System, can you help Xingci get rid of this thing? ]

He Jiaojiao called the system in her heart and asked.

[Host, this is Xingci's inner demon, the system can't do anything about it!]

[However, they say that inner demons need to be treated with inner medicine. Only you can help Xingci with this matter!]

Only yourself?

He Jiaojiao suddenly thought of what Xing Ci had said to Mo Ran, asking him not to tell her. Did that mean Xing Ci's inner demons might be related to her?

Could it be...

Is it because I tried to kill him twice?

At this moment, He Jiaojiao felt extremely regretful. In fact, she didn't understand why she was so cruel and would use such a heavy hand on Xing Ci, who had never done any substantial harm to her.

Inadvertently, a tear fell, which scared He Jiaojiao. She tried to wipe it away in a panic, but another hand was faster than her.

"Why are you crying?"

Xing Ci wiped the tears from her face with eyes full of heartache.

"Aci, I'm sorry!"

He Jiaojiao threw herself into Xing Ci's arms. Although she tried her best to hold back her tears, they flowed out uncontrollably.

Not far away, Zi Yi slowly raised his head and looked in He Jiaojiao's direction in confusion. The animal ears on his head moved, confirming that he had indeed heard Jiaojiao's whimpering. He immediately prepared to stand up, but was stopped by Mo Ran.

Seeing Mo Ran shaking his head at him, Zi Yi didn't understand, but he went back to sleep.

Feeling the wetness on the crook of his neck, Xing Ci stroked He Jiaojiao's head helplessly, "Be good, stop crying, okay?"

It was a long time before He Jiaojiao raised her head again.

Seeing He Jiaojiao staring at the black lines on his wrist, Xing Ci instinctively wanted to hide, but He Jiaojiao held on tightly and showed no intention of letting go.

"Isn't this beautiful?" Xing Ci asked casually.

"You idiot!" He Jiaojiao said with a heavy nasal tone.