The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 657: What Happened to the Xiao Family’s Arms_1

Chapter 657: Chapter 657: What Happened to the Xiao Family’s Arms_1

She looked at her family members, and several times she wanted to open her mouth and ask what had happened to them. But when she opened her mouth, she ultimately didn’t ask.

She felt that even if she asked now, her family wouldn’t be able to provide any answers. They knew nothing themselves about the changes happening in their bodies.

"Forget it," Situ Xin said to herself silently. Whether it was a good thing for her family or not, since it was beneficial, why bother probing into what exactly had happened?

Situ Xin didn’t ask, but her father Situ Haotian couldn’t hold back and inquired, "Baby, is what you gave us to eat really an apple? Why, apart from looking like an apple and having a faint apple scent, is it nothing like an apple at all?"

"Well, Dad, I don’t quite know how to explain it. Anyway, the apple is not harmful to everyone’s health," Situ Xin said, at a loss for how to explain to her father that this was no longer an apple but a mutated Spirit Fruit.

Spirit Fruit, something that existed and was named only in the Cultivation World. People in current society had never heard nor seen such a thing. Situ Xin didn’t know how to explain the Spirit Fruit to them.

The two old masters looked at their precious granddaughter’s furrowed brows and their curiosity dissipated quite a bit. They wanted to know, but even more, they didn’t want to see the trouble on their darling’s face. Old Master Loo glared at Situ Haotian and scolded, "You rascal, why ask so many questions? Just eat what the baby gives you."

With his own father scolding him, Situ Haotian’s face was full of grievance. He didn’t mean anything else, he was just curious and had asked casually. And he was certain that both old masters from his family were just as curious as he was. But such words, Situ Haotian didn’t dare to utter.

Situ Xin was aware of the expressions and thoughts of those two old masters. But since there were some matters she hadn’t fully thought through, it wasn’t convenient to discuss them at length, not until she had fully considered them. Some things, even if no one asked, she would still explain to them in time.

After being silent for a while, Situ Xin said seriously to everyone, "There are some things that I cannot share with everyone for now. When the time comes, I will naturally explain everything."

"Hey, baby, no worries, don’t listen to your dad and them. If you don’t want to say it, then we won’t say it," Old Madam Loo hurriedly said, fearful that Situ Xin might overthink things.

"Yes, baby, don’t mind them. It’s already good enough that you’re giving them fruit to eat, asking so many questions," Old Madam Situ chimed in. As she spoke, she didn’t forget to glare at her partner Old Master Situ and her son Situ Haotian.

In the end, Situ Xin brought out the mutated vegetables and fruits from the space. Everyone divided up the fruits, and each stored them in their respective Storage Rings. Originally, they had intended to save some for Situ Jin too, but Situ Xin stopped them, insisting that she had reserved some for Jin.

In reality, there were plenty of these Spirit Fruits in her space. Today’s harvest, once plucked, would soon be replaced by a new abundance on the trees within a few days.

As for the mutated vegetables, both families took a considerable share, but the Situs kept the bulk because the elders from both families often gathered, regularly dining at the Situ home. The portion that the Loo Family took was mostly for Situ Xin’s two maternal aunts’ families.

After dinner, unlike usual, the families didn’t ask Situ Xin to stay for a chat or tea but insisted on her going back to her room to rest after she had digested her food, which left Situ Xin somewhat bemused.

After returning to her room, Situ Xin did not take Baibai to the space but, with a slightly worried expression, said to Baibai, "Baibai, what exactly happened to the Xiao Family’s military stronghold? Why did Muli rush over there so urgently right after being discharged from the hospital?"

Baibai rolled its eyes at Situ Xin’s question, as if asking such a naive question. "Master, if you are worried about Xiao Muli, then you should just go and check on him," Baibai didn’t verbalize its thought, which was about how previously Situ Xin had personally instructed Xia Yujie and others not to pay special attention to the Xiao Family or Xiao Muli. Now, right after ascending to a higher level, her concerns were doing a complete one-eighty.

"But wouldn’t that be a bit inappropriate for me to just show up suddenly?" Situ Xin hesitated. Ever since she became aware of her feelings for Xiao Muli, her attitude towards matters concerning him had become unwittingly different.

"What’s inappropriate about it? Master, hesitating like this doesn’t suit your style," Baibai initially quite approved of Xiao Muli, considering him well-suited for Situ Xin, but now, seeing its master like this, Baibai felt doubtful about its previous judgment, questioning whether it was right or wrong.

Baibai, the Divine Beast, while capable of human-like emotions, did not understand human love, not understanding that it was exactly because one had feelings for someone else, and with love, that one would have concerns and hesitations.

Although Baibai didn’t understand the concerns in Situ Xin’s heart or her conflicting emotions, due to the contract signed with Situ Xin, it could sense her very first, most genuine feelings.

Just like how Baibai knew from the very start that despite her master’s hesitations, Situ Xin’s initial desire was to go to the Xiao Family’s military stronghold, "Master, if you’re worried about Xiao Muli, then go see him. We can just hide in the shadows, and he won’t even notice us." Baibai was not the kind of Divine Beast to hinder its master, so feeling its master’s deepest intent, even though it was not particularly pleased seeing the changes in its master or her growing regard for Xiao Muli, it still reminded her.

"How could I forget that I don’t have to appear, that I can just stay hidden?" Reminded by Baibai, Situ Xin recalled her capabilities and her backing—a supremely powerful space. "Then let’s go," she said.

With that, Situ Xin picked up Baibai and walked toward the window in her room. Seeing Situ Xin’s actions, Baibai almost sighed in exasperation. Where had its careful and meticulous master gone? "Master, we can’t go out now at this hour. Your family will certainly come to check on you, and if you’re not here, it could cause a big problem," Baibai said helplessly.