Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Identity Exposed, Taking Away Yu An

Yu An sidestepped slightly, avoiding Lan Yin’s hand. "I can do it myself."

"Xiao Yu, you go play too. Female Mother can handle it."

Lan Yin forcibly snatched it away and mumbled, "You’re pregnant. You need to rest. I’ll make the tea."

The commotion was a bit loud, and Mo Yan’s gaze locked onto Lan Yin like a radar.

Seeing Lan Yin seemingly trying to curry favor, he strode over. "I’ll do it. You don’t need to do things for An’an."

’What’s with this dead fish? Don’t even think about stealing my Female Master from me!’

Right now, he couldn’t stand the sight of any male. He wanted to knock out anyone who got close to Yu An with his snake venom!

Lan Yin quickly hid the teapot behind his back. "I can do it. You’ve all had a long day, go and rest."

After saying that, he used the excuse of fetching water and hastily ran out of the cave.

Seeing the large vat in the cave already full of water, Yu An was completely bewildered. "What’s wrong with him?"

Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then said indignantly, "Female Mother, I know what’s wrong with that bad Beast Father! He has a guilty conscience!"

He told Yu An all about the sneaky things Lan Yin had done. Before Yu An could even react, Mo Yan’s fists clenched.

"He’s courting death!"

He was so angry he was about to go find Lan Yin to settle the score, but Yu An held him back. "Wait. So what if you beat him up? He’ll still do what he was going to do. He only changed his mind at the last minute because he found out I’m pregnant."

When she picked up the teapot, Yu An had noticed the powder inside that could knock someone unconscious.

If he had tried any other tricks, she might not have noticed, but in this area, she, with her Wood Element Ability, was extremely perceptive.

"Then what should we do?" A cold glint flashed in Mo Yan’s eyes. "Are we just going to let him off?"

No matter what Lan Yin’s motive was, his goal was clearly to harm Yu An. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so guilty that he had to forcibly snatch the teapot from her hands.

"Of course not," Yu An said, patting Xiao Yu’s shoulder. "Xiao Yu, go play with your brothers. Female Mother will take care of this."

Xiao Yu nodded obediently. "Female Mother, Xiao Yu will always be on your side. If Beast Father is bad, Xiao Yu won’t acknowledge him anymore!"

Yu An gave him a thumbs-up. "You truly are Female Mother’s sweet little baby!"

Xiao Yu’s little face flushed red from the praise, and he scurried away.

After that, Yu An pulled Mo Yan aside to whisper for a while. Mo Yan’s earlier anger turned into pity for Lan Yin.

"According to Xiao Yu, he set up quite a few things. If he goes through all of them himself, won’t he lose half his life?"

"Hmph, he brought this upon himself. He has no one else to blame."

Yu An shot Mo Yan a sideways glance. "Don’t tell me you pity him and are going to go easy on him?"

"How could I?" Mo Yan said firmly. "An’an, I will always be on your side."

’Going easy on a potential love rival is just being cruel to myself!’

Lan Yin didn’t come back for a long while. The teapot showed signs of having been washed, and Yu An estimated he must have scrubbed it at least a dozen times.

As the tea was brewing, Yu An’s gaze fell on the broom. "The floor is a little dirty. I’ll just give it a sweep."

Before her hand could even touch the broom, Lan Yin snatched it away. "I’ll do it! I’ll do it!"

Yu An noticed that when Lan Yin’s hand touched the broom, an almost imperceptible flicker of pain crossed his face.

’She didn’t know what it was, but from his expression, it looked like... he’d been pricked by a needle?’

Lan Yin had just finished sweeping the floor when he saw Yu An reaching for a rag. He didn’t even have time to catch his breath before rushing over again.

"Don’t move! You’re carrying a Zaizai, so don’t run around. I’ll do whatever needs to be done."

Yu An gave a helpless smile. "It’s fine. I was just going to wipe the table. There’s no need to be so tense."

"I’ll do it, I’ll do it," Lan Yin said, quickly grabbing the rag. "Hurry up and go rest. Don’t touch anything!"

After another drop of blood was sucked out by a blood-sucking bug, the expression on Lan Yin’s face twisted for a moment. He then pushed Yu An toward the bed.

If Yu An hadn’t been pregnant, losing a little blood wouldn’t have been a big deal, but Lan Yin couldn’t guarantee that the blood-sucking bugs wouldn’t have some adverse effect on a pregnant female.

When he heard Yu An was pregnant, his first reaction was to hurry up and dismantle all the traps he had set.

But before he could do anything, Yu An had already "fallen into" one trap after another.

’No, wait. The one falling into the traps is me!’

Lan Yin was extremely frustrated. Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he saw Yu An reaching for the feather duster hanging on the stone wall.

"Don’t move! I’ll do it!"

This process repeated itself. Feng Xuan, as a bystander, couldn’t help but feel a tiny bit of pity for Lan Yin, even though he couldn’t stand the sight of him before.

"She’s messing with him like he’s her mortal enemy!"

But pity was pity; the show was still highly entertaining. It was a rare sight to see Lan Yin in such a sorry state. This one time was enough for him to laugh about for the next ten years!

After being bitten a dozen times by the blood-sucking bugs, dizzy from running around and pale-lipped from blood loss, Lan Yin finally realized something.

He abruptly grabbed Yu An’s wrist, his voice tight. "Yu An, did you know..."

"Know what?"

Yu An’s lips curled into a smirk. "That you’re Lan Yin, Xiao Yu’s Beast Father?"

Lan Yin’s pupils contracted. "When did you find out!"

Xiao Yu, who had been watching intently, raised his little hand. But before he could speak, Yu An cut in, "I knew from the very beginning. Right when I fished you out... no, wait. I knew it was you while you were still underwater."

As she spoke, she gave Mo Yan a look. Mo Yan understood and pressed a finger to Xiao Yu’s lips, signaling him to be quiet.

’This is grown-up business; kids shouldn’t get involved. And taking a step back, Yu An didn’t want Xiao Yu and Lan Yin to have a complete falling out.’

’If they encountered a danger in the future that she couldn’t handle, Xiao Yu would have his Beast Father to protect him.’

"You knew from the beginning?"

Lan Yin clenched his fists. "Then why didn’t you expose me? You just watched me put on an act?"

Yu An shrugged. "Life gets too boring. You need something fun to add a little excitement."

Hearing her say that, Lan Yin practically turned red with rage. If he were in the water, he probably would have boiled it for miles around.

He pointed at Yu An, too angry to speak.

"Don’t be mad," Yu An said with a grin. "It’s not that your disguise was bad. It’s just that you shouldn’t only disguise your face and neglect your tail."

"The color of your fishtail is a near-perfect match for Xiao Yu’s. Xiao Yu is the only Merfolk in the exiled land, and then another adult Merfolk shows up. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out your identity."

"I’ll let it slide this time. Next time, disguise yourself better. It’d be best to disguise everything from the tips of your hair to the tip of your tail."

’He thought his plan was flawless, but who knew it was full of holes from the very beginning.’

Lan Yin fumed and fumed, only to realize he should be most angry with himself!

But he couldn’t stand seeing Yu An laughing so freely. After estimating the distance between himself and Mo Yan and Feng Xuan, he waved his hand.

A giant blue bubble suddenly appeared. A brilliant light flashed around Lan Yin’s lower body as his fishtail replaced his legs, and he was enveloped within the bubble.

The next second, before she could react, Yu An was pulled into the bubble. She didn’t have time to struggle before he knocked her unconscious.

The bubble then burst, and in an instant, the two of them vanished from the spot.

"An’an!"

"Yu An!"

"Female Mother!"

The onlookers, who had just been enjoying the show, panicked instantly. They all rushed forward at the same time, but they only heard Lan Yin’s final words:

"Xiao Yu, wait for Beast Father to come get you!"