Douluo Goddess Illustrated Guide, Starting with Liu Erlong

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"No..." Bai Qinchen weakly grabbed her hand. He gasped for breath, raised his head with difficulty, and looked past Dai Ying at Tang Wutong, who was standing there in a daze.

His eyes held pain, pleading, and a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

“Sister Wutong… Ying’er… she’s still young… this kind of thing… it’s better… don’t let her come… you should take her away quickly…” Bai Qinchen’s voice was broken, but every word was clear.

The air seemed to freeze.

Dai Ying stopped what she was doing, turned around, and looked at her mother with teary eyes, her voice trembling with sobs: "Mom... Brother Qingchen won't let me help anymore... What should I do?"

Her little face was full of helplessness and expectation.

"You...you can help him, okay? You can't...just stand by and watch him die, can you?"

"Mom?" Seeing that she didn't react, Dai Ying tugged at her clothes again, her voice full of pleading and nasal tone, and said, "Please, Qingchen brother is really going to die! He did all this because of me!"

Tang Wutong stiffly turned her neck, her gaze falling on Bai Qinchen.

He leaned against the headboard, his face as pale as paper, his lips even turning bluish-purple, and the eerie red markings on his chest seemed alive, flickering and pulsating strangely with his rapid breathing.

He really did look like he could die at any moment.

“Sister Wutong…” Bai Qinchen’s eyes were unfocused, yet he stared at her intently, his voice weak and feeble as he said, “Don’t… don’t listen to Ying’er… you… you take her away quickly… don’t worry about me…”

As he spoke, he coughed violently again, as if he were coughing up his lungs.

Chapter 426 The plan succeeded.

"Brother!" Dai Ying cried out and rushed over, stroking his back with her small hands, but to no avail.

She turned around abruptly, her tearful eyes fixed on Tang Wutong, filled with disappointment and accusation.

"Mom! How can you be so heartless!"

This accusation was like a slap in the face, landing hard on Tang Wutong's cheek.

Cold-blooded?

-酒玲硫肆熘:qiVIII貳扒岄.亿我冷血？

Overwhelmed by rage and a profound sense of absurdity.

But looking at her daughter's face contorted with despair, and at Bai Qinchen's near-death state, all her anger was extinguished by a profound sense of powerlessness.

go?

If she leaves now and something really happens to Bai Qinchen, Dai Ying will hate her for the rest of her life.

Stay?

What good would it do to stay? Do we really have to...?

"I beg you..." Dai Ying's sobs had turned into whimpers, and her small body was trembling. "Just do it for me... okay?"

Bai Qinchen weakly raised his hand, seemingly wanting to stop Dai Ying, but it fell limply to the ground.

He looked at Tang Wutong, his eyes almost overflowing with pain and pleading.

His eyes seemed to say: Save me, but don't let Ying'er come.

Tang Wutong's nails dug deeply into her palm.

A suffocating pressure filled the air.

She felt as if she were being torn apart by two forces: on one side was the responsibility of being a mother and her daughter's pleas, and on the other side was an unspeakable shame and resistance.

Finally, she closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with a cold, lifeless stillness.

"You..." Tang Wutong said to Dai Ying in a dry, hoarse voice, "Get out."

"Mom?" Dai Ying was stunned.

"I told you to get out!" Tang Wutong's voice suddenly rose, with a tremor she herself didn't even realize, and her ears turned slightly red.

Dai Ying was startled by her. She pouted and slowly moved out of the room, looking back every few steps.

Unbeknownst to Tang Wutong, Dai Ying revealed a barely perceptible glint in her beautiful little eyes as she turned around.

The door closed, leaving only Tang Wutong and Bai Qinchen inside.

The air fell silent instantly, so quiet that you could hear each other breathing.

Tang Wutong stood there, twisting the hem of her clothes helplessly with both hands, her face as red as if it were about to bleed.

Bai Qinchen leaned against the bedside, the red mark on his chest still shimmering, but his eyes had become exceptionally clear.

"Sister Wutong," he said softly, his voice slightly hoarse, "Are you really willing to help me?"

Tang Wutong bit her lip, not daring to look at him, and only nodded slightly.

"Then I'll trouble you." A barely perceptible smile appeared on Bai Qinchen's lips.

The plan succeeded.

To make it all seem real, he did indeed leave Bibi Dong with residual soul power in his body, but this thing only looked scary and had no effect on him.

Tang Wutong stood still, her lips pressed tightly together. After a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "You... don't overthink it. I just... have no choice."

Is there any way? There must be. For example, we could go to a brothel and find two women to help Bai Qinchen.

However, because Bai Qinchen was in great pain and Dai Ying was pressing him relentlessly, Tang Wutong had no time to think of a solution, which forced her to agree to Dai Ying's request.

Bai Qinchen didn't say anything, but his eyes glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, as if he was holding back something. He gave a low "hmm," his voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

Tang Wutong gritted her teeth, her fingers stiffly reaching for the baguette. The moment her fingertips touched it, she shuddered as if she had been electrocuted. She quickly withdrew her hand, turned her back, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

"You...don't look!" Her voice was tinged with panic, even a hint of embarrassment and anger. "Close your eyes!"

Bai Qinchen's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, but he quickly suppressed it, obediently closing his eyes, his fingers secretly clenching inside his sleeve, unable to conceal his hidden anticipation.

Tang Wutong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Bai Qinchen close his eyes. Then she looked at the baguette, bit her red lips, and slowly reached out her small hand to take out the baguette.

It's so hot! It's spectacular!

The moment she took out the baguette, two strange words popped into Tang Wutong's mind. She felt a warmth in her palm, a warmth that penetrated her skin and reached her heart, stirring up an indescribable feeling. She gritted her teeth and tried to control her trembling hands.

The baguette was hotter and more…spectacular than she had imagined.

She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.

Don't panic, don't panic, I'm... I'm saving people!

She stiffly turned around, her back to Bai Qinchen. Her ears were burning red, and her neck was flushed pink. Her small hands trembled as she stroked the baguette, one stroke after another, faster and faster, and her cheeks grew hotter and hotter.

"Is this... right?" Tang Wutong asked softly. As soon as she asked the question, she regretted it. Why did she have to ask such a question?

Tang Wutong felt her face burning up. She had never experienced anything like this before, not even after living with Huo Yuhao for so long...

"Hmm..." Bai Qinchen let out a suppressed groan, "Sister Wutong, you did a great job."

An eerie silence filled the air, broken only by the rapid breathing of the two people.

A suppressed groan escaped Bai Qinchen's throat, sounding both extremely painful and tinged with a hint of pleasure.

Tang Wutong was startled and instinctively tried to pull her hand back.

"Sister Wutong, don't...don't stop..." Bai Qinchen's voice was broken and heavy with breaths as he said, "This method is very...effective..."

His words gave Tang Wutong the courage to continue, or rather, left her with no other choice.

She gritted her teeth, held the baguette in both hands, and clumsily stroked it up and down to help ease his pain.

This feels so weird.

Suddenly, Dai Ying's voice came from outside the door: "Mom, how is Brother Qingchen?"

Tang Wutong trembled with fright and stopped what she was doing.

"No...it's nothing! Don't come in!" she hurriedly replied, her voice clearly tense.

At this moment, Bai Qinchen said softly, "Sister Wutong, don't stop... it'll be done soon."

His voice carried an irresistible weakness, forcing Tang Wutong to continue.

Time seemed to pass very slowly, yet it also seemed to pass very quickly.

Finally, Bai Qinchen's body suddenly tensed up, and he let out a suppressed groan.

Tang Wutong felt some warm liquid splash onto her hand. Looking down, she saw that her little hand was covered in syrup. She was so frightened that she immediately let go, took a few steps back, and glanced at Bai Qinchen's chest, where the red markings had completely faded.

Bai Qinchen slowly opened his eyes, looked at the panicked Tang Wutong, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Thank you, Sister Wutong." His voice was soft, filled with endless joy, as he said, "I...I'm much better."

Tang Wutong lowered her head, not daring to look at him, and hurriedly went to wash her hands.

She felt a mix of emotions: shame, anger, helplessness... and a complex feeling that she couldn't quite put her finger on.

For a brief moment, she felt a strange sense of accomplishment.

As soon as the thought crossed her mind, she immediately shook her head in alarm.

How could I think like that!

Chapter 427 Arguing

"Wu Tong, we've been in this world for so many days now, why don't we go out for a walk?" Huo Yuhao suggested when he saw Tang Wu Tong looking like she was going out so early in the morning.

In the past few days, he noticed that Tang Wutong would often go to see that guard, whether she had something to do or not.

If he didn't have absolute confidence in Tang Wutong, he probably would have suspected that Tang Wutong and that guard had some kind of secret.

Even so, Huo Yuhao still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Well, Qingchen said he wanted me to teach him cultivation today, let's talk about it next time," Tang Wutong said casually.

As he spoke, he was about to walk out of the room.

"Wu Tong!" Huo Yuhao felt a sudden tightness in his chest when he saw Tang Wu Tong about to leave, and quickly called out to stop her.

"What? Is there something else?" Tang Wutong turned her head and asked Huo Yuhao with a puzzled look.

"Well, he's just a guard, you don't need to treat him like this," Huo Yuhao sighed, asking with some confusion.

"He's no ordinary guard; he saved Ying'er's life!" Tang Yutong said impatiently.

"He's just a guard. He saved Ying'er's life, which is what he should do. Now that you've treated him, why are you still so concerned about him?" Huo Yuhao said disdainfully.

"Huo Yuhao, how could you say that?" Tang Wutong's voice suddenly rose, carrying a hint of anger.

After being influenced by Bai Qinchen's Heart-wrenching Technique, Tang Wutong's thoughts have gradually leaned towards Bai Qinchen. Hearing Huo Yuhao say this, she naturally felt a sense of displeasure.

"Wu Tong, what's wrong with you? Are you going to argue with me over a guard?" Tang Wu Tong's suddenly raised tone stunned Huo Yuhao, who then stared at her in disbelief.

"Huo Yuhao! Stop being unreasonable!" Tang Wutong's voice trembled slightly for some reason as she said, "Qingchen almost lost his life to save Ying'er and is still recovering. What's wrong with me showing concern?"

Seeing her agitated state, Huo Yuhao felt even more uncomfortable. He had never seen Tang Wutong so agitated for anyone else before, and now she was getting so excited for another man. He thought she was being unreasonable.

"I just feel like you're paying too much attention to him lately," Huo Yuhao said in a low voice. "You two see each other every day, if this continues..."

VII侕衤三铃泗（九）泣3是“如何继续这样的？”唐舞桐 sneered and said, “Are you questioning me?”

Huo Yuhao felt a pang of guilt because of Tang Wutong's words, but he didn't notice that Tang Wutong's ears were already blushing.

"I didn't mean to question you, it's just..."

"Just what?" Tang Wutong interrupted him, her voice as cold as ice: "You think I would betray you?"

"That's not what I meant." Huo Yuhao felt a little flustered when he saw that Tang Wutong had actually said such a thing.

Over the years, the couple has never doubted that the other would betray them.

"Then what do you mean?" Tang Wutong pressed closer, her gaze intense.

Huo Yuhao opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but found that he couldn't explain it at all.

He couldn't very well admit that he had actually had even the slightest doubt, could he? Tang Wutong would probably be even angrier then.

"Wu Tong, don't be angry. I just hope you can get more rest," Huo Yuhao tried to change the subject.

Tang Wutong persisted, "So, you still think I'm overly concerned about Qingchen? In your eyes, I'm the kind of woman who would have an affair?"

"I didn't mean that!" Huo Yuhao quickly explained, "I was just worried..."

"What are you worried about?" A hint of impatience flashed in Tang Wutong's eyes. She turned to leave, but Huo Yuhao grabbed her wrist.

"Wu Tong, please let me finish speaking, okay?"

Tang Wutong abruptly shook off his hand, the force of which caused Huo Yuhao to stagger back a step.