Chapter 517 - 514: Punish Us Together

Chapter 517: Chapter 514: Punish Us Together

She was silent for a moment before finally nodding. "Alright. Where is he now? You can let him in."

Seeing her relent, Xin Feng felt a little relieved but still said, "He’s not outside right now. After Zhu Xiu and the others stopped him, he disappeared somewhere. I’ll go tell Zhu Xiu and Jin Yi that when Hua Han comes again, they shouldn’t stop him and should bring him directly to you."

"Mm, okay," Bai Wanwan replied softly.

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Jiao Yin returned to his residence. He thought about how Hua Han had been exiled because of that night’s events, while he himself had gotten his wish...

He was overwhelmed by immense guilt, unable to sit or stand still.

He was just about to handle a few urgent matters before immediately heading out to search for Hua Han’s whereabouts.

Just then, Jiao Yue came looking for him, her expression timid and her small face filled with unease.

Jiao Yin was in a hurry to deal with things and didn’t want to see anyone.

He did his best to suppress his emotions and said, "Jiao Yue, I have something urgent to do and need to go out. Be good for the next few days, don’t run around, and don’t bother Sister Wanwan. She’s in a bad mood."

Hearing her brother mention that Bai Wanwan was in a bad mood, Jiao Yue’s face grew even paler, and her expression became more frantic.

"Brother... I... I heard... Sister Wanwan, did she... did she drive Hua Han away? And... injure him?"

Her voice trembled noticeably.

Jiao Yin gave a heavy "mm" and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "This whole thing is complicated. Just behave yourself for the next few days. If you have free time... don’t bother her either. Let her have some peace and quiet."

However, after hearing her brother’s affirmative answer, the guilt and fear on Jiao Yue’s face nearly spilled over.

The guilt and fear tormenting her heart made her hang her head extremely low, her fingers nervously twisting the corner of her clothes.

Jiao Yin finally noticed that something was extremely wrong with his sister. He stopped what he was doing and looked at her seriously. "Jiao Yue, what’s wrong? Did you come looking for me for a reason?"

Jiao Yue suddenly looked up, her eyes already brimming with tears that rolled down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string. "Brother... I... I think I did something wrong... something very wrong..."

She choked back a sob, her voice filled with panic and regret.

Jiao Yin’s heart skipped a beat. A sense of foreboding seized him. "What did you do? Speak clearly!"

Jiao Yue’s eyes grew even redder, and her tears flowed more fiercely. "I... I know you like Sister Wanwan, Brother. Ever since we got back from the Tiger Clan Tribe, you’ve often stared blankly in the direction of the land. After coming back from the deep sea this time, you went to patrol that area of the ocean every single day. The day Sister Wanwan came back was the first time in so long I’d seen you smile so happily... But... Sister Wanwan said she would only stay for a few days before leaving..."

She sobbed, confessing intermittently, "I... I went to find Hua Han... He just wanted to help you create an opportunity to talk things out with Sister Wanwan. It was me... I took matters into my own hands and secretly put... put thorn flower powder in the Monkey Wine..."

Her voice grew quieter and quieter, until it was nearly as faint as the buzz of a mosquito.

To Beastmen, the thorn flower was a common, relatively mild aphrodisiac.

In the eyes of most Beastmen, mating was a natural and ordinary affair, and using some aphrodisiacs was no big deal.

Jiao Yue had acted on this naive and simple idea, adding only a small amount. She had been full of hope that her brother could have a pleasant and unforgettable night with the Sister Wanwan he liked, and that they would then naturally become partners.

She had been happily anticipating this, but she never imagined that Sister Wanwan’s reaction would be completely different from every other female she knew!

Not only did she not accept it gladly, she became furious, even taking her anger out on Hua Han and driving him away.

Only then did Jiao Yue realize in terror that she might have made a huge, irreversible mistake.

After guessing that Hua Han had been banished as a scapegoat for her actions, she suffered immense torment and sadness. That was why she had gathered the courage to find her brother to confirm it, intending to go and apologize to Bai Wanwan afterward.

"Jiao Yue... you!"

After hearing everything, Jiao Yin felt his vision go black.

He never would have thought that the source of the whole incident—the most crucial step of "drugging"—was actually the work of his own naive and reckless sister!

And Hua Han... had been misunderstood.

He looked at his sister, who was a crying mess, feeling both angry and heartbroken. In the end, it all turned into a heavy sigh. "Wanwan is different from other females. Since you did this, you must take responsibility! Now, you’re coming with me to see Wanwan and explain everything, from start to finish!"

Jiao Yue, already unable to bear the torment in her heart and having long planned to confess, immediately nodded forcefully upon hearing her brother’s words. Teary-eyed, she said, "Okay, Brother! I’ll go with you to see Sister Wanwan! I’ll confess! I’ll beg for her forgiveness!"

Jiao Yin immediately took Jiao Yue to see Bai Wanwan.

"Why are you..."

Bai Wanwan was about to ask why he had come again when she saw Jiao Yue step out from behind him.

Before she even spoke, tears were already streaming down her face.

Sobbing and stammering, she laid out the whole story from beginning to end, holding nothing back.

"Sister Wanwan, I’m sorry! It’s all my fault! I acted on my own. Hua Han... he only knew I wanted to help my brother create an opportunity, so at my pleading, he arranged for my brother to meet you while your other Beast Husbands were away. He definitely didn’t know I drugged the wine! If you’re going to blame someone, blame me! Punish me however you want! I’m begging you, please don’t blame him."

She tilted up her small face, her eyes and nose red from crying, looking as pitiful as a small animal drenched in the rain.

After listening, Bai Wanwan was speechless for a long moment.

She hadn’t expected the truth to be something like this.

Looking at Jiao Yue, who was crying so hard she looked about to faint, she knew that the perceptions and values of Beastmen were completely different from her own. One could even say Jiao Yue’s intentions had been "good."

She wanted to blame her, but seeing Jiao Yue’s expression of utter remorse, as if she wished she could die to atone for her sin, Bai Wanwan’s heart softened in the end.

She sighed softly. "Alright, stop crying."

But Jiao Yue didn’t stop sobbing. She just stared at her. "Then, Sister Wanwan, do you forgive Hua Han?"

’Since he wasn’t the one who did the drugging, there’s no need to sentence him to death. But he still needs to be taught a lesson.’

’So he doesn’t make an even bigger mistake in the future.’

"I’ll have him come back."

Hearing her words, a glimmer of hope finally appeared in Jiao Yue’s red, swollen eyes. "R-really? Sister Wanwan, you really don’t blame Hua Han anymore?"

"Mm," Bai Wanwan nodded.

The tension in Jiao Yue’s mouth finally relaxed, only to tighten again immediately. "Sister Wanwan, punish me! Whatever the punishment is, I’ll accept it!"

Looking at her state, Bai Wanwan didn’t soften. "You do deserve to be punished. But... I haven’t decided how to punish you yet. I’ll tell you when I’ve figured it out."

She didn’t immediately smile at Jiao Yue. Even if her intentions were what she considered "good," she had still done something terrible.

Jiao Yin, who was standing to the side, spoke up. "Wanwan, when it comes down to it, Jiao Yue did this for my sake. If you’re going to punish someone, punish me as well."