Mushroom Man

After Wu Liang left...

Ao Miaoyin's eyelids trembled slightly before she cautiously opened her eyes.

Looking at her familiar boudoir, her expression was filled with unconcealed sorrow, and she covered her mouth, sobbing silently.

Just as Wu Liang suspected, Ao Miaoyin had indeed been pretending to be asleep.

The reason she did this was simply because she didn't know how to face her father or Young Master Wu.

At this moment, no one could understand how complicated Ao Miaoyin's feelings were.

She was not her father's biological daughter...

She wasn't a dragon-person, but a freak created through a dragon transformation technique...

For her sake, her father and Young Master Wu did not hesitate to harm the dragon people and refine dragon blood mushrooms...

Her father betrayed the Dragon Palace for her sake, willing to die...

Young Master Wu offended the Dragon Palace for her sake, yet he was willing to dedicate his entire life to taking care of her...

Each and every one of these incidents, taken individually, would be enough to break her down.

What merits does she possess that she deserves such sacrifices from her father and Prince Wu?

The reason she dared not open her eyes when faced with her father's dying entrustment was because she was afraid of saying something discouraging that she shouldn't say.

Even before she regained consciousness, Ao Miaoyin had already entertained the idea of ​​suicide.

Because in her view, as long as she died, her father and Prince Wu would not use innocent dragon people to refine mushrooms.

Father would not betray the Dragon Palace, and Young Master Wu would not have to wander with her.

But by the time she regained her mobility, it was too late; the die was cast.

If she had attempted suicide at that time, it would have rendered all the efforts of her father and Prince Wu futile.

Her father and Prince Wu will only pay the price with their lives for her willfulness.

In fact, the current situation is the best outcome, at least Young Master Wu's life has been saved.

When facing Young Master Wu, she dared not open her eyes and chose to continue pretending to be asleep, indicating that she did indeed have the idea of ​​escaping.

No matter what, Ao Miaoyin was, after all, just a naive young girl.

While she is certainly calm and mature, she can't possibly act like nothing happened after going through so much.

She didn't know how to face Young Master Wu.

In her view, it was entirely because of her that Young Master Wu had been implicated.

Without her, Young Master Wu would not have been trapped in the Dragon Palace and lost his freedom, nor would he have been hated by the dragon people, nor would he have been forced to act as an executioner and use dragon people to make mushrooms.

Ao Miaoyin considered herself and Young Master Wu to be kind-hearted people.

She could hardly imagine how painful it must have been for Young Master Wu to be forced to be the executioner and use the dragon people to refine mushrooms.

And all of this was her fault!
Of course, if that were all, she wouldn't be afraid to face Young Master Wu.

The real reason why Ao Miaoyin wanted to escape was that she didn't want to be a burden to Young Master Wu.

She pretended to be asleep as always, just wanting Young Master Wu to understand that she was already a useless person, so that he would give up on her as soon as possible.

Ao Miaoyin knew clearly that she was no longer a good match for Young Master Wu in her current state.

She was once a dragon princess, but now she is just a sinful waste.

Now, her life force is waning, her lifespan is short, she is old and faded, and she has lost her beauty. She can no longer repay Young Master Wu with her life.

Young Master Wu deserves a better partner than her.

In addition, she suffers from a chronic illness and has to take dragon blood mushrooms made by dragon people from time to time.

If they stay by Young Master Wu's side, they will only drag him down and cause him to follow in his father's footsteps.

Furthermore, it would taint Young Master Wu's hands with more and more blood, making him even more sinful. Under such circumstances, how could Ao Miaoyin possibly have the face to pretend nothing had happened and comfortably enjoy Young Master Wu's care?

"Young Master Wu, I'm sorry, I can't be a burden to you and keep holding you back..."

"Father, I'm sorry, your son is unfilial. I couldn't say a final word to you, nor could I fulfill your last wish..."

Ao Miaoyin's voice choked with sobs as she murmured to herself.

After she finished speaking, she seemed to have made up her mind, and then she forced herself to sit up from the bed.

Ao Miaoyin didn't know when Young Master Wu would return after this departure.

Therefore, she must hurry up and leave this place, the farther the better.

Only in this way can Young Master Wu be freed from her, so that he doesn't have to worry about her and suffer for nothing for the rest of his life.

Otherwise, once the loyal and affectionate Young Master Wu learns of her feelings, he probably will not give her up easily.

"thump……"

Ao Miaoyin's body was too weak.

She got out of bed and took only a couple of steps before collapsing to the ground.

Ao Miaoyin bit her lip, her face pale as she got up, her body swaying, and she walked out with difficulty.

She would fall down every two steps, leaving her body covered in bruises.

But she ignored the pain in her body and only wanted to leave, not wanting Young Master Wu to see her in such a disheveled state.

However, just as Ao Miaoyin was about to leave her boudoir...

The sawtooth centipede hiding under the bed seemed to have received some instruction, and its body moved instantly.

The next moment, the serrated golden centipede coiled up at the doorway, blocking Ao Miaoyin's path.

The serrated golden centipede buzzed, its meaning self-evident.

"Young Master Wu..."

Upon seeing this scene, Ao Miaoyin was momentarily dazed.

At this moment, she thought of the amusing things that happened when Young Master Wu woke up after she rescued him and took good care of him.

At that time, as soon as Young Master Wu woke up, he held the large centipede in his hand and placed it around her and Huang'er's necks.

Looking back now, it's quite interesting. That was the first and only time she saw that Young Master Wu had such a frightening and cold side.

Later, when Young Master Wu faced her again, he was polite, gentle, considerate, and humorous.

Therefore, Ao Miaoyin may not have seen this ferocious and terrifying giant centipede for a long time.

Now, just a few months later, when she saw the giant centipede again, she never expected it to be in such a state.

Ao Miaoyin pursed her lips and gave a bitter smile.

With the jagged golden centipede blocking her way, she immediately understood that this must be at the behest of Young Master Wu.

It seems that Young Master Wu had already seen through her thoughts, which is why he deliberately left behind this serrated golden centipede.

With the sawtooth centipede watching over her, it seems she can't just leave without saying goodbye.

Since that's the case, she can only wait for Young Master Wu to return so he can personally express his desire to leave.

But knowing Mr. Wu as she does, would he really let her go?
Ao Miaoyin already had the answer in her heart, but she was helpless about it.

She sighed, then pretended to be strong. Regardless of whether Young Master Wu could hear her, she immediately spoke softly and hoarsely to the serrated golden centipede.

"Young Master Wu, please be careful on this trip."

"Miaoyin won't go anywhere for now; she'll just wait here for you to come back..." (End of Chapter)