Baili Yiling was also taken aback for a moment. However, when she got a clear look at this person, she greeted him sweetly, âNinth Uncle! Why didnât you say anything? You almost scared us to death!â
Ninth Uncle?
Tang Doudou had question marks in both eyes. This person was clearly Shen Moru, how had he become Baili Yilingâs Ninth Uncle?
Baili Yiling seemed to sense her confusion, because she then introduced them. âSister-in-Law, donât be scared. Ninth Uncle isnât Shen Moru, they only look a little alike. However, itâs not strange because theyâre related, right, Ninth Uncle?â
âEn.â The man being addressed as Ninth Uncle replied softly before turning to look at Tang Doudou. âThis is your big brotherâs wife?â
âThatâs right! Ninth Uncle, donât you think that Big Brotherâs taste is really good? Isnât my sister-in-law a beauty capable of toppling a city and making the moon feel ashamed?â
âSheâs a good match for your big brother,â replied Ninth Uncle.
Baili Yilingâs smile immediately widened even more. She pulled Tang Doudou and said excitedly, âSister-in-Law, Ninth Uncle just praised you! Hurry and call him Ninth Uncle!â
Fudge, a wife had to meet her in-laws sooner or later, but she had never heard of a sister-in-law being the one to introduce the in-laws.
She silently complained. Fudge, Yiling should have warned her! If she had known that they were here to see Baili Yuâs relatives, she wouldâve changed before heading over.
âSister-in-Law.â When Baili Yiling saw that Tang Doudou was spacing out, she tugged on Tang Doudouâs clothes and quietly prompted her.
Tang Doudou came back to her senses. Just as she was about to greet the man, that Ninth Uncle turned and walked forward. âLetâs go, the tribesmen are waiting for you two.â
Once he walked a bit further away, Tang Doudou lowered her voice and asked, âWhy does it feel like your ninth uncle is a little weird?â
âHeâs always been like this, donât mind it.â
âWhen did he arrive earlier? Did he hear what we said about your brother losing his memories? Yiling, I canât help but feel uneasy.â She pressed on her chest. She didnât know if it was the location or the fact that Ninth Uncle looked so much like Shen Moru, but she felt very uneasy.
Baili Yiling was walking ahead of Tang Doudou so she didnât notice Tang Doudouâs abnormality. She walked for quite a while before she realized that there were no footsteps coming from behind her and turned around to check. When she saw that there was no trace of Tang Doudou, she immediately became flustered. âSister-in-Law!â
âSister-in-Law!â Baili Yilingâs face turned pale. This sinkhole wasnât some place to play in. Just a single wrong step could claim oneâs life because this place was filled with traps that the tribesmen had set.
Baili Yiling didnât dare to run around to look on her own either. She gritted her teeth. The best choice right now was to find Ninth Uncle and the rest so that they could help her look.
Hopefully theyâd make it in time!
Not long after she left, Tang Doudou climbed out of the underbrush dizzily. She rubbed her pulsing temples. Why did she faint?
When she looked around, she saw that Baili Yiling was nowhere in sight. That girl couldnât have left her here, right?
Fudge!
The reason she fainted was probably because this place was too strange. It was definitely due to radiation. However, why did it seem like Baili Yiling and the other tribesmen werenât affected at all? This wouldnât do, she had to hurry and find Yiling, then leave.
Just as she was about to start walking, she realized that someone was in front of her. She stopped and looked towards person walking to her with a confused frown. âNinth Uncle?â
âYou have no right to call me that way.â
Ninth Uncleâs tone was still mild like before, but it contained faint hostility. Tang Doudou found it strange. Why was he hostile towards her?
âNinth Uncle, this seems to be the first time that weâve met? Nothing has happened between us before, right?â
Ninth Uncleâs expression turned dark and he snarled, âScram!â
Tang Doudou couldnât help but become pissed off when he was hostile for no reason. âYou think I want to come here? If it wasnât Yiling that brought me here, who would come to this damned gloomy hole? Itâs not fit for humans at all!â
Fudge! If a pregnant woman stayed here for long, it would probably affect their unborn child.
What exactly was the Baili family thinking, to pick some place like this for seclusion?
Werenât they worried at all about their descendants dying out?
In addition, although Baili Yiling seemed very friendly with them, when Baili Yu talked about being responsible for these people, his expression was filled with pain.
This tribe that hid themselves from the world like turtles put the burden of their lives on the shoulders of one small child, yet they were acting like it was natural to do so!
âWretch! You dared to yell at me?â Ninth Uncleâs eyes turned red from anger when he heard Tang Doudou complaining about this place being unfit for humans. He rushed up and seized her by the throat.
âIf it wasnât for you, why would Yu er meet with a mishap? Itâs all because of you! Iâll kill you!â Ninth Uncle looked insane. The veins on his forehead and the back of his hands were bulging out unnaturally.
Tang Doudou hadnât expected for him to suddenly rush up. By the time she managed to react, there was already an echoing hum in her head due to lack of air. She tried to push him away, but her shoves were as useless as if she was hitting an iron wall.
Could it be that she was going to die here?
After surviving so many dangerous situations, she was actually going to die at the entrance of Baili Yuâs home?
How ironic.
She was probably the only one in the world who would think about these things at deathâs door. Anyone else would be focused on fighting for their life right now.
âIâll kill you! Iâll kill you!â Ninth Uncleâs voice reverberated in the spacious sinkhole and bounced back like someone was answering. âIâll kill you, kill youâ¦â
Following that, a flustered fearful expression appeared on his face and he hastily released her and retreated backwards while looking around in alarm. His originally oppressive aura instantly disappeared. As the echos of âIâll kill youâ continued, he laced his hands together and started shaking his hands in a begging manner. âItâs not me, itâs not me! Donât kill me, donât kill me! It really wasnât meâ¦â
Cough cough cough⦠Tang Doudou pressed on her throat as she gasped for breath. She looked towards Ninth Uncle. His current condition, did he go insane?
Or was it that he had long already gone insane due to living here?
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Radioactivity tended to affect the brain after all. Tang Doudou got up while leaning against the tree trunk behind her. Even without a mirror, she knew that five clear bruises were definitely forming on her neck. Ninth Uncle had been serious about killing her.
She couldnât stay here! She had to get away now!
As she was thinking this, she kept an eye on Ninth Uncleâs movements and slowly backed away. However, after a few steps, she recalled Baili Yiling. She didnât know how these people thought of Baili Yiling. Although Baili Yiling had greeted Ninth Uncle very enthusiastically earlier, this Ninth Uncle hadnât shown much reaction. What if they took things out on Baili Yiling once she left?
After all, Baili Yiling also wasnât a true member of the Saint Tribes⦠pei pei! What as she thinking? Baili Yilingâs brain worked much better than hers! Sheâd definitely be able to find her way out.
Tang Doudou rubbed her head, then shook it to try to clear the dizziness. She had to hurry and get away from this Ninth Uncle. Once Baili Yiling realized that she was gone, sheâd definitely come back to look for her. It wouldnât be too late to tell Baili Yiling about these things then.
âStop right there! You canât escape!â As soon as she started to move, Ninth Uncleâs demon-like voice appeared from behind her. Before she could even react, his hand had already landed on her shoulder.