Chapter 18: If You’re Going to Disfigure, Make It Complete

Xurui’s face darkened as she strode forward and grabbed Xuchu by the collar. “Get back!” she snapped.

Xuchu’s eyes reddened as he stared intently at the screen.

Is this the truth from back then?

Clutching Xurui’s arm, he wept bitterly. “Sister, I want to go with you too. I don’t want to stay here. Please, take me with you, will you?”

“No!” Xurui dragged him roughly and threw him to the ground without mercy. “Hurry up and go! They can only adopt one person. You’re not the one they want.”

Sana crossed her arms, leaning against the hatch with excitement. “Actually, it wouldn’t be impossible to adopt him. Isn’t he your servant?”

Xurui glared fiercely, turning to stare daggers at her. “I’m enough!”

Sana shrugged. “Fine, suit yourself. Handle it on your own.”

This kid has genetic defects; adopting him would be useless. He holds no research value.

If Xurui were to get angry and commit suicide here, the loss would be immense.

“By the way, he’s quite good-looking. Someone else might be willing to take him. Without your protection, he could easily be sold into slavery. It’s better off if he comes with us.”

Xurui clenched her fists so tightly her whole small frame trembled. “He must stay here!”

She gripped Xuchu’s collar, her eyes filled with inner turmoil.

What to do?

That insect made a valid point. If she leaves now, how would her brother survive?

Everyone she knew was dead, only Augustus could help care for him.

But in the end, her brother would have to interact with humans...

Suddenly, she steeled herself and fiercely scratched the side of his face.

She had no choice but to ruin that face, at least to prevent him from enduring unbearable, filthy things.

...

Outside the screen, Xuchu shuddered, one hand reaching up to touch the masked side of his face.

Seeing this, Bu Xingye empathized and asked with sympathy, “Was your face injured here? Is it unhealable?”

Xuchu took a deep breath and removed the half-mask.

Four deep claw marks were clearly visible on the side of his face.

The thick, profound scars covered almost the entire left half of his face. Though long healed, the marks were gruesome.

“That wound... Xurui was really ruthless!” Bu Xingye exclaimed.

...

Xuchu screamed in agony and fainted immediately.

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The scars on his face were clearly visible to everyone.

There were four marks, but they were just ordinary scratches, much shallower, with little blood loss.

Xurui bit her lip tightly as she watched him collapse, her dark eyes dimming.

She knelt down and wiped the blood off with her finger, then quickly applied some medicine to his face.

With her back to Sana, the small gesture went unnoticed.

The medicine dripped onto the wound, stopping the bleeding quickly and showing faint signs of healing.

Xurui hesitated briefly before pouring liquid from another bottle onto Xuchu’s face.

Someone in the square gasped, “That’s Moonlace Grass sap! It can keep wounds from fading for a long time.”

“But its effect only lasts about three years.I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.