Chapter 1003 - 745: Truly a Loving Couple_3

Chapter 1003: Chapter 745: Truly a Loving Couple_3

He wasn’t a competent Beast Husband.

Shen Tang reached out to cup his face, leaned in closer to look again and again, and only after confirming she wasn’t dreaming did she softly ask, "Ah Xiao, are you feeling better?"

Lu Xiao’s heart felt like it was violently struck, both sore and painful.

He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes with his thumb, his voice hoarse, "...Hmm, I made it through."

Only then did Shen Tang breathe a sigh of relief, almost going limp.

Lu Xiao pulled her back into his arms, holding her tightly, yet so cautiously, afraid of hurting her.

Shen Tang nestled lightly in his embrace, her muffled voice coming out, "It really scared me to death, I was so afraid you wouldn’t make it, I really wouldn’t know what to do then..."

Lu Xiao lowered his head to kiss the top of her hair, apologetically saying, "I’m sorry."

Back then, he was unwilling to tell her the truth, insisted on staying in Sky City, and didn’t leave with her.

There were many reasons, but one important reason for him was—he didn’t want Shen Tang to see him in such an ugly state.

Lu Xiao knew how unbearable he was during his Return Nest episodes, even he himself loathed and could not face that unfamiliar and ugly self.

Lu Xiao had extremely demanding perfectionism for himself, never allowing himself to lose control in front of anyone; he wanted to always be that perfect, considerate Beast Husband in her heart.

He didn’t want her to see what he was like when losing control, it was more painful than killing him.

What terrified him even more was.

The effects of the Return Nest were still ongoing.

He might become more unbearable each time.

He dared not think about the future...

If one day he completely lost control, turning into a beast devoid of reason, a degenerate, frenzied addict, an existence even he found unfamiliar and abhorrent.

How would she see him?

What would he become in her heart?

Would she be disappointed in him, find him ugly and vulgar, even detest him, feeling he no longer deserved to be her Beast Husband?

But what Lu Xiao didn’t know was, Shen Tang now only felt heartache.

The effects of Return Nest were more serious than he thought, Ah Xiao almost couldn’t endure this time, how painful and hard would it be next time?

Just watching him during an episode was enough to make Shen Tang almost unable to cope with sadness.

Let alone him.

He endured such immense pain, and she had to make him toughen up, which also made her feel particularly helpless and distressed.

Shen Tang directly negotiated with the system, "When the main task was completed, didn’t you give me a wishing opportunity besides resurrecting me? Can I wish for the Return Nest on Lu Xiao to disappear, so he can return to normal?"

The system said, [It’s possible, that would be equivalent to directly conducting Blood and Flesh Reshaping on Lu Xiao, but is the host sure about using the wishing opportunity here?]

Shen Tang, "As long as it can help him, make him less painful, it wouldn’t be a waste."

The system said, [I’ve scanned Lu Xiao’s body during his Return Nest episodes a few times, organized some Return Nest data; the host may need to reconsider.]

[Once Return Nest is not taken, the mortality rate indeed reaches 100%. But it’s actually not a directly lethal poison; those who inhale Return Nest do not die from it, but from the unbearable pain, living but worse than death, eventually choosing to end it themselves; that’s their true cause of death.]

[If Lu Xiao can endure it, the effects of Return Nest will slowly disappear... But the key is, can he endure this phase.]

Shen Tang furrowed her brows deeper, "You’re saying, make him endure?"

[Exactly, endure.] The system said, [As long as he can endure the peak period of the Return Nest outbreak, the body will slowly develop resistance, and ultimately Return Nest will have no effect on him.]

[The true antidote for Return Nest is himself.]

But at the same time, the system also lightly sighed, looking at the host’s low mood these days, it too empathetically said, [However, this process is too painful, almost no one can endure it.]

[With the host by his side helping him, there may still be a glimmer of hope.]

[If it truly fails, consider conducting Blood and Flesh Reshaping on him as a last resort.]

After hearing this from the system, Shen Tang, though her heart ached, also privately breathed a sigh of relief, at least there was a last-resort method.

"How many times are left until the peak phase of Return Nest outbreak that you mentioned."

[According to my judgment, there are at least two more times.]

"..."

Shen Tang fell silent.

He was already in such pain, and it still hasn’t reached the peak of Return Nest outbreak.

Two more times...

Shen Tang was too heartbroken for Lu Xiao, she didn’t want him to suffer like this.

After some hesitation, she still repeated what the system told her to Lu Xiao.

After listening, Lu Xiao’s heart fiercely trembled, moved that she was willing to do these things for him.

But he still firmly shook his head, gently said, "Thank you, Tangtang, but you don’t have to do these things for me."

"Such a precious wishing opportunity, you should keep it, use it when it’s truly needed."

This was originally a reward given to her by the system, it should be used for herself.

If... Lu Xiao didn’t want this "if" to happen, but if it really came to a life or death moment, he hoped this life-saving card would be reserved for her rather than wasted on him.

Otherwise, he would feel guilty, more uncomfortable than dying, even less than letting him die with integrity.

This was a predicament of his own making, a bitter fruit he brewed, all costs should be borne by himself, not letting her bear it for him.

Lu Xiao resolutely disagreed with her using the system power, otherwise... otherwise he would just die in front of her!

Hearing him say that, Shen Tu was also helpless, she regretted even telling him!

"Tangtang." Lu Xiao softly called, "Let me hug you a little longer."

Of course, Shen Tang wouldn’t refuse, she also wanted to hold him.

Just holding each other like this, without needing to say more, those confusion, fear, and helplessness seemed to be slowly forgotten.

Lu Xiao looked up at the distant, dead, black sea.

The sea surface was as calm as a mirror, bottomless, hiding untold secrets.

And beneath the distant sea, a slender figure quietly floated in the dark deep sea.

Those deep blue eyes, through layers of sea water, coldly stared at the two people on the island, the gaze terribly deep.

Ha.

Truly affectionate.