Volume 3, Chapter 232 – The Hypocritical Princess

Bu Lianshuang was slightly dazed.

Like?

This word felt somewhat unfamiliar to Bu Lianshuang.

Like… what did that mean?

Romantic affection between man and woman? Human love?

For Bu Lianshuang, she rarely even had friends she could talk to normally.

The word “like” was, to her, almost a concept one would only hear about in stories.

The protagonists in stories always got together because they liked each other.

Fox clan people were romantic and passionate, with countless romantic affairs circulating among them.

So this fox lady before her was formally inquiring about her intentions, right?

Thinking of this, Bu Lianshuang paused and said.

“Of course I like you.”

Bu Lianshuang’s gaze was firm, completely convinced of her own words.

“I like you, Miss Yu.”

“No matter how many times you ask, I’ll give the same answer.”

If she didn’t like her, why would she want to be with her?

“You really do like me… hehe.” Lu Zhuxin laughed softly. “What an unsurprising answer.”

Bu Lianshuang looked puzzled. She asked, “Miss Yu, you don’t believe me?”

“The wolf clan’s honesty and trustworthiness are known throughout the world.”

“Miss Yu, I’m not lying!”

Bu Lianshuang felt insulted.

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Someone in this world actually dared to question the wolf clan’s credibility!

And the one raising this doubt was a fox clan person, universally recognized as honeyed-tongued with daggers in their hearts, the most untrustworthy of all!

“Your Highness,” Lu Zhuxin continued. “You keep saying you like me, but do you even know what ‘like’ means?”

“Like is…” Bu Lianshuang’s words paused slightly. “It’s… it’s…”

“It’s wanting to be with her!”

“It’s wanting to have cubs with her!”

After Bu Lianshuang finished speaking, she noticed the fox lady before her was still smiling.

“Miss Yu, what are you laughing at!” Bu Lianshuang said helplessly. “Is there something wrong with what I said?”

“When you fox clan people are with someone you like, don’t you also have cubs?”

Lu Zhuxin shook her head. “That’s the result, not the reason.”

“Your Highness, you don’t understand what ‘like’ means at all.”

Bu Lianshuang opened her mouth, wanting to refute.

“Your Highness,” Lu Zhuxin continued. “When you truly like someone, you become curious about everything about her.”

“From her interests and hobbies, to her food preferences, to the details of her daily life.”

“You’ll involuntarily start caring about her joys and sorrows. You won’t miss any information related to her.”

“Because in your heart, this person is a special existence, as if carrying light with them, making the entire world different when you’re beside her.”

“And when your love deepens, you’ll even feel willing to give everything for her, including your own life.”

Bu Lianshuang’s eyes showed confusion.

“Your Highness, if I asked you to die for me right now, would you be willing?” Lu Zhuxin asked.

Bu Lianshuang was momentarily speechless. This question, she had no way to answer.

The wolf clan repaid their debts of gratitude, but that didn’t mean the wolf clan were fools who would die for such absurd reasons.

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“Hehe…” Seeing this, Lu Zhuxin laughed softly.

“Your Highness.”

“Now, is the ‘like’ you speak of really what we call love?”

“I remember that in wolf clan rumors, the fox clan’s image isn’t very good, right?”

“How could you like a fox you’ve known for less than a day, whose name and origins you don’t even know?”

Lu Zhuxin stepped forward and raised her hand.

She gently pointed her finger at Bu Lianshuang’s chest.

Bu Lianshuang’s expression tightened. She instinctively stepped back. “Miss Yu?”

“Hehe…” Lu Zhuxin’s smile deepened. “See? What did I tell you?”

“Your Highness, don’t try to play these little games of love and affection with someone from the fox clan.”

“You can’t handle it.”

After saying this, Lu Zhuxin withdrew her hand, the smile on her face fading slightly. “So please, Your Highness, don’t trouble yourself anymore with these things you don’t understand.”

After speaking, Lu Zhuxin turned around, about to leave.

Bu Lianshuang watched the fox lady’s resolute retreating figure.

For some reason, she felt a stuffiness in her chest. It was very uncomfortable.

“Wait!” Bu Lianshuang called out to stop her.

Lu Zhuxin stopped walking, sighing lightly. “What is it now, my princess?”

Bu Lianshuang bit her lower lip lightly. “I truly don’t know you well, and I don’t understand what the fox clan’s understanding of love is.”

“But everything I said just now came from my heart.”

“The wolf clan doesn’t have any roundabout ways when it comes to feelings.”

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“If we like someone, we’re together.”

“Together to bear offspring, together until we grow old.”

Bu Lianshuang’s gaze was firm.

“Believe me, the wolf clan is the most faithful tribe to relationships in all the Demon Territory!”

“This is my answer… the answer given by Bu Lianshuang, princess of the wolf clan!”

Lu Zhuxin curved the corners of her lips.

These few sentences did indeed carry some royal court princess demeanor.

However, so what?

“Your Highness, you still don’t understand what I mean.”

“I said from the very beginning that I’ve never doubted the wolf clan’s faithfulness to relationships.”

Lu Zhuxin sighed.

“What I care about has always been just one thing.”

“Your Highness, the ‘like’ you speak of has never been the kind of ‘like’ I want.”

“You want to be with me not because of so-called love at first sight.”

“From the beginning, your approach toward me, your tolerance of me.”

“All of it was only due to the wolf clan goddess’s tradition.”

“The first person to see your true face… either gouge out their eyes and end their life…”

“Or take them as your destined person.”

“Take them as the companion chosen for you by the heavens.”

Hearing this, Bu Lianshuang furrowed her brows slightly. “Is there a problem with that?”

“This doesn’t conflict with me liking you, does it?”

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“There is a problem! Of course there’s a problem!” Lu Zhuxin turned to look at Bu Lianshuang. “Your Highness, have you forgotten what you told me earlier?”

Bu Lianshuang was confused. “What did I say?”

“You said you wanted to find someone close to your heart, unbound and unrestricted by the shackles of status.”

“But relationships between people have always been two-way. You yourself are bound by rules and status, so how can you demand that others break through the shackles of status and rules to be close with you?”

Bu Lianshuang instinctively refuted, “I didn’t…”

“No, you did.” Lu Zhuxin said. “From the beginning, you planned to inquire about my origins. You were calculating whether my status matched your princess status.”

Bu Lianshuang was rendered speechless.

She couldn’t refute it.

But at that time, she didn’t yet know the fox lady before her, so she could only evaluate from that aspect.

After all, that was how the wolf clan’s rules worked.

This fox lady was her lifesaver. She couldn’t repay her savior’s kindness with ingratitude, so she could only consider repaying her savior with her own person.

That was reasonable too, wasn’t it?

“Hehe…” Lu Zhuxin smiled. “So you see, Your Highness.”

“You keep saying it’s because you like me that you want to be with me.”

“But actually…” Lu Zhuxin’s expression became slightly serious, her eyes flashing. “Your heart is full of schemes and calculations!”

“Your so-called ‘like’ has never been any kind of ‘like.’ It’s because of wolf clan rules!”

“You confessed to me, saying you want to be with me, purely because you’re unwilling to go against wolf clan tradition.”

“Princess of the wolf clan, you are the one most deeply shackled by status and rules.”

“If not for the so-called tradition, you wouldn’t even spare me a second glance.”

“Such hypocritical love, such false liking, forgive me for being unable to accept it!”