Since she was a child, Shaoxin had frequently been bullied by other minor spirits because she was alone and weak. Having grown up in such an unloved and helpless environment, she was truly overjoyed to win the affections of Sangji.
Yet amidst this joy, Shaoxin kept her wits about her. She clearly remembered that it was Auntie who had taken her in beneath Kunlun Xu all those years ago, ensuring she was fed and clothed so she would no longer have to fight others for scraps and suffer beatings. It was Auntie who had given her a home that sheltered her from wind and rain. If she were to betray this trust for the sake of romantic love and make Auntie a laughingstock across the Four Seas and Eight Desolates, how could she ever face the kindness Auntie had shown in taking her in? Furthermore, had Auntie not rescued her and kept her in the Fox Den, how could a little water-snake like her ever have caught the eye of the lofty Second Prince of the Celestial Tribe?
Shaoxin forcefully suppressed her pounding heart, and her fingers brushed against the Cloud-Breaking Fan hidden in her sleeve. Back then beneath Kunlun Xu, seeing that her magical power was weak and that she was constantly bullied, Auntie had brought her back to the Fox Den and given her the Cloud-Breaking Fan to protect herself. Thinking of this, Shaoxin completely hardened her resolve to reject Sangji. Auntie treated her with such kindness; if she were still to cause her to become a laughingstock across the Four Seas and …
Chapter 196