Chapter 113: White Tiger Appears

After 001 finished speaking, Su Ruo had no reaction at all; she immediately became anxious: "Host, believe me, saving him will definitely bring you great benefits."

Su Ruo knew this system's saintly mother complex had flared up again, she rolled her eyes and ignored it.

Her past life experience told Su Ruo that not casually intervening in others' karma was the greatest protection for herself.

Seeing Su Ruo turn and want to leave, 001 became even more anxious, saying directly: "Host, as long as you're willing to save him, you can earn a thousand points."

Su Ruo's steps halted; the system being so stingy, such generosity was only the second time. She stopped, looking at the little boy, wanting to know what was special about him that made the system value him so much.

Su Ruo's voice cold: "If you want me to save someone, give me a reason."

001 hesitated, but seeing that person getting closer, it stammered: "Because he is the White Tiger."

Su Ruo thought for a long time before recalling what the system had said: they were originally the guardians of the Four Great Beasts protecting the National Fortune; she was the Vermilion Bird, An'an was the Black Tortoise, and this boy was actually the White Tiger.

Su Ruo looked at the emaciated child before her and could not associate him with the mighty White Tiger divine beast at all; if the system was telling the truth, then these Four Great Families' guardians were simply too weak!

Unable even to protect herself, yet wanting to guard the National Fortune, Su Ruo deeply doubted the system's words.

But for the sake of those thousand points, she still decided to help this boy!

When the man swung his arm to strike the boy, Su Ruo directly reached out and blocked him.

The man, stout and sturdy, seeing Su Ruo dare to block him, immediately angrily cursed: "You smelly girl, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

Su Ruo said coldly: "Sorry, I'm taking care of this matter today!"

"You smelly girl, you're asking for death!" the man shouted, then lunged at Su Ruo, but quickly both his hands were seized by Su Ruo, rendering him unable to move!

The man angrily tried to pull his hands back, but after several attempts failed; he hadn't expected that Su Ruo, who looked thin and weak, possessed such great strength.

The man immediately realized Su Ruo must have trained; otherwise an ordinary person would be no match for him. Recalling that person's instructions, he also didn't want trouble, seeing that force wouldn't work, he immediately softened his tone:

"Miss, it's all a misunderstanding; this is my son. He's gone bad, stealing others' things, and I was so angry I lashed out to discipline him. Please release me, let's talk properly."

Many people on the train were drawn over by the commotion; just moments ago they had seen the man's fierce and menacing look and been startled, but now hearing his words, they suddenly felt it was understandable.

After all, in this era of simple and honest customs, everyone despised thieves intensely.

Upon hearing the man's words, the boy's face flushed red with anger, and he shouted: "You're talking nonsense, I didn't steal anything, you're not my father, I don't even know you."

Su Ruo suspiciously glanced back and forth between the boy and the man.

The man had a standard square face, single eyelid, low nose bridge, thick lips; the boy, however, had an oval face, high nose bridge, thin lips. Purely from a genetic standpoint, unless the man was a cuckold, the boy could absolutely not be his son.

Moreover, judging by appearance and clothing, the man was stout and sturdy while the boy was skin and bones; the man dressed neatly, the boy's clothes didn't cover his body. No matter how you looked, they didn't resemble a family; at this moment, Su Ruo immediately thought of a possibility: the man might be a child trafficker.

Having formed this suspicion, Su Ruo instinctively shielded the boy behind her; no matter the boy's true identity, she could not stand by and watch him die.

Seeing the boy dare to retort, the man's eyes turned vicious instantly, but he quickly concealed it, adopting an honest demeanor as he said:

"You kid, Dad knows hitting you is wrong, but you also can't steal! No matter how poor we are, we can't engage in petty theft; being human requires integrity, we must not corrupt our conscience! Listen and go back with Dad quickly; Dad promises not to hit you again."

The man's words immediately won favor with many people, so the surrounding passengers also urged: "Yeah, kid, listen and go back with your dad!"

"Your dad is doing this for your own good; from now on you must not steal again. Stealing a needle as a child leads to stealing gold as an adult. You're still young; if you make a mistake and don't correct it, when you grow up you could be executed by firing squad."

The boy flared up even more: "I've said it, he's not my father; I don't even know him."

But no one believed him; everyone thought the boy was incorrigible, shaking their heads in disappointment, feeling the boy was beyond help.

"Alright, go back with Dad! From now on, Dad will buy you whatever you want, so don't make a fuss."

After saying that, the man reached to pull the boy, but Su Ruo blocked him; she wouldn't be swayed by just a few words from the man.

Su Ruo looked at the man and asked: "You say he's your son; what evidence do you have?"

The man, annoyed by Su Ruo's obstruction, replied: "I'm his father, he's my son—what evidence do you need?"

Su Ruo wasn't bluffed; she continued: "You say he's your son, then tell me: what's his name, how old is he, what's his birthday, what's his zodiac sign?"

The man hadn't expected Su Ruo to ask such questions; he froze, having only been told to bring the boy over, with no mention of those details!

Seeing the man hesitate, Su Ruo's suspicion solidified; her gaze turned icy instantly: "You claim to be this child's father—surely you don't even know these things?!"

The man saw the surrounding passengers casting doubtful glances at him; he immediately broke into a sweat, and at the same time grew increasingly angry at Su Ruo for meddling.

"I certainly know my own child's name; he's called Gou Dan'er, Wang Gou Dan'er, but there are too many kids at home—I have to go work in the fields every day, so I truly can't remember the rest."

The man spoke with a sincere expression, and indeed some people believed him; after all, rural fellows are blunt, so forgetting such details is normal.

Su Ruo wanted to press further, but the woman sharing her train car rushed forward, saying: "Men aren't as meticulous as women; it's quite normal for this gentleman to forget his child's zodiac and birthday—people have already said this is his child, I really don't know why you're still asking!"

The woman had been holding in her anger these past two days; she wanted to get revenge on Su Ruo, yet also feared her, and now seeing an opportunity to talk back to Su Ruo, she certainly wouldn't let it go.

Those around also felt the woman was right, after all, the men in their families were all the same—basically they ignored everything.

Su Ruo thought the woman was pathetically stupid: "Open your eyes and look—he says this child is his son; do their appearances share even the slightest resemblance?"

"This man dresses well, eats enough to be stout and stout—his family circumstances are clearly good; look at the boy, skin and bones—do they look like a family?"

The woman had not noticed these things before, but after Su Ruo's reminder, she also realized something was off, and her doubts grew involuntarily.

The man saw Su Ruo repeatedly ruining his plans, and his gaze gradually turned vicious.

But he continued his act: "Miss, you don't know; this child is thin because he's ill. This time I brought him to Kyoto just to see a doctor."

"It's not that I have money but refuse to spend it on the child; the boy is just too mischievous—every day he's either up a tree stealing bird eggs or down in the river catching fish, so his clothes are a bit torn. I only have this one nice outfit, which I only wear when going out."

The man's pitiful words immediately drew sympathy from many.

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately spoke up righteously: "Exactly, don't be suspicious here; where in the world are there so many traffickers, and which trafficker would be bold enough to snatch a child on a train?"