The End Times as a Song

Chapter 46 Junior 15

"Li Luo, Li Luo, what's wrong?"

Since Huang Yunlan left, Li Luo had been lost in thought, her expression blank. Tu Shanyan shook Li Luo anxiously, trying to wake her. During their conversation, Huang Yunlan had inadvertently revealed the connection between the nine-tailed fox and the one-tailed fox, and Li Luo had been pondering this matter ever since.

"Ah Yan, I'm fine, nothing's wrong."

Li Luo calmly shook her head, indicating that she was alright. Tu Shan Yan didn't believe her. He suddenly walked up to Li Luo, cupped her face in his hands, and looked her over from left to right, speaking gently as he did so.

"But you don't look like you're alright. Li Luo, what are you thinking?"

"Ayan!"

Li Luo suddenly looked up and called out to Tu Shan Yan, her eyes filled with confusion.

"What's wrong? Tell me!"

Tu Shanyan carefully examined Li Luo.

"fine!"

Li Luo hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

"No, my gut feeling tells me that something's wrong with you."

Tu Shanyan stared intently at Li Luo and pressed her for answers.

"It's okay."

Li Luo gave a perfunctory reply.

"Don't try to fool me, what's wrong? Tell me quickly!"

Tu Shanyan cupped Li Luo's face in his hands, and as their eyes met, Tu Shanyan spoke gently to Li Luo.

"Does a one-tailed fox really have a chance to become a nine-tailed fox?"

Li Luo thought for a moment, but still couldn't help asking. She wanted to know, and she desperately wanted to find someone to verify, how much of what Huang Yunlan had said was true or false.

"What nonsense are you thinking? I knew it! You must have believed Huang Yunlan's nonsense! Don't you know that Huang Yunlan is a member of the Rat Clan? You believe the nonsense of a member of the Rat Clan? Li Luo, you are the young master of the Fox Clan. You should know who you should believe and who you shouldn't!"

Upon hearing this, Tu Shanyan became displeased. He suddenly released his hands from holding Li Luo's face, feeling inexplicably angry, and launched into a furious tirade against Li Luo.

"But!"

Li Luo was puzzled; she just wanted to know if such a thing had really happened. Tu Shan Yan interrupted her, grabbing Li Luo's shoulders and shaking her, his emotions running high.

"But what? Don't think nonsense. What noble nine-tailed fox? Having eight more tails doesn't make you any more noble than a fox. Look at me, I'm a nine-tailed fox too. How noble am I now? I'm still just a fox! A fox is a fox. It has nothing to do with how many tails it has. Wake up. Besides, what's so good about being a nine-tailed fox? If I could change, I'd rather be a one-tailed fox."

"..."

After Tu Shan Yan's scolding, Li Luo became even more listless. The usually eloquent Li Luo was speechless. Seeing that Li Luo seemed troubled, Tu Shan Yan continued to patiently comfort her.

"What's wrong? Still can't get over it? Can you please stop acting like this? This Huang Yunlan just popped up out of nowhere, spouting nonsense and leaving you speechless? Now you can't even utter a single word. Do you know how worried I am about you!"

"You're worried about me...!"

When Li Luo heard Tu Shan Yan say those words, the gloom on her face dissipated, replaced by a hint of joy. A sweet smile curved her lips, as pure and radiant as a lotus emerging from water. She blinked her deep, captivating eyes and asked Tu Shan Yan a question in return.

"if not?"

"Li Luo, are you an idiot? If I'm not worried about you, who am I worried about? We've been brothers since we were kids. Although there have been some ups and downs along the way, they haven't affected our brotherhood. How long have you known that Huang Yunlan? You believe everything he says. You should believe what your brother says."

Tu Shanyan spoke eloquently, saying everything that should and shouldn't have been said. However, in Li Luo's mind, she only heard the sensitive word "brother," and instantly became furious.

"brother?"

"Yeah! Brother, true brother!"

"Brother, humph... Tu Shan Yan, put away your pathetic pity. Who needs your concern?"

Tu Shan Yan's words, "You're my good brother," shattered Li Luo's illusions. With those words, Li Luo was no longer trapped in the nine-tailed fox's mindset and was forcibly pulled back.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the feeling! This is the real Li Luo...!"

Tu Shanyan was overjoyed, like a child, as if he had found a priceless treasure, completely disregarding Li Luo's feelings.

"Tu Shanyan, you!"

Li Luo got angry, pushed away Tu Shan Yan's hands that were on her shoulders, and prepared to get violent.

"Thank goodness...you're finally alright...!"

Tu Shanyan opened his arms and embraced Li Luo, saying something affectionately.

"Fool, the affairs of the fox clan have nothing to do with us foxes. We should ignore them if we can. We should be foxes who live for ourselves. Li Luo, no matter what happens in the future, you just need to be yourself and don't worry about anything else."

“Ah Yan…”

Li Luo gently called out to Tu Shan Yan, and then wrapped her arms around his waist.

At this moment, she didn't care what Tu Shanyan thought. She just wanted to hug her Tu Shanyan. She felt Tu Shanyan's warmth, and she knew, she had always known, that she hadn't chosen the wrong person. Tu Shanyan had always been the one she could entrust her life to. It's just that Tu Shanyan had never realized that Li Luo loved him.

Tu Shan Yan had already entrusted his heart to Huan Ru Ge. Thinking of this, Li Luo couldn't help but shed pearly tears, which dripped onto Tu Shan Yan's shoulder. Tu Shan Yan vaguely sensed Li Luo crying.

He helped Li Luo up, looked her in the eye, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said to her.

"Alright! Alright! Silly girl, our Miss Li Luo is the young master of the One-Tailed Fox Clan, she's not that fragile."

Tu Shanyan and Li Luo exchanged a smile.

Huang Yunlan slipped away from the dense forest to a spot not far from the lake. He quickly made a hand seal with his right hand and cast a spell, then casually pointed at the grass by the lake. With a pop, smoke rose from the ground, and a man who looked exactly like Huang Yunlan appeared. Huang Yunlan glanced at the man, a satisfied expression on his face, and said to him.

"Walk towards the lake...!"

"Okay, master!"

The man's eyes were glazed over, his face expressionless. He nodded obediently in response to Huang Yunlan's words, then turned and left.

"You little brats, if I can't handle two elf brats, how can I live up to my identity as the young master of the Huang family?"

“The girl was just in the direction of the dense forest. If we can lure the two elves to the lake, Lin Yin will lose his right-hand man. Maybe then the girl and I will have a chance to escape from here…”

No sooner had Huang Yunlan finished speaking than the Snow Sprite and Fire Sprite rushed over in a flurry. Huang Yunlan saw the Snow Sprite approaching him from a distance and cautiously hid.

He crouched in the bushes by the lake, secretly observing the snow elves' movements, then glanced at the man's departing figure on the shore. After a moment's thought, an idea struck him, and he picked up a stone and threw it towards the man.