Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 194 - 195: Scheming

At the same time,

Inside the Winter Forest,

With the departure of Yumo, the eastern forest region once again returned to its usual tranquility. The Abyssal demons who used to hang around Yumo for attention also returned to their respective territories and resumed their daily patrols.

As for Shuoyue, she returned to the central lake area that she managed.

In the world above,

There are thirteen types of attributes for magic power, battle energy (aura), holy energy, and shadow power. They generate and restrain each other, each with their own characteristics.

Shuoyue’s shadow power attributes are water and spirit. Naturally, she preferred to stay near water. Her usual visits to the eastern part of the forest were mainly to be close to her beloved secret. Now that her mother had left, Shuoyue naturally returned to her Icey Lake area.

At this moment,

Little Shuoyue was sitting quietly by the lakeside, her feet soaking in the cold water.

"Sigh, what a pity…"

The young girl couldn’t help but sigh.

Obviously, her plan to investigate the central part of the continent had fallen through. No matter how much she tried to act cute, her mother didn’t agree in the end. Not only that, but her plan to have her mother take her out for fun had also failed...

’sigh…I’m really unlucky…’

Shuoyue couldn’t help but complain about her siblings. If one of them had stayed in the forest to watch over it, she could have gone out to play with her mother, right?

’So annoying!’

However, after a brief grumble, Shuoyue’s displeasure on her face subsided, replaced by a meaningful smile.

’Hehe,’

Her mother had said before,

Blessing in disguise,

Although she couldn’t go out with her mother or find her sister, now that she was the only demon left in the Winter Forest, she could do whatever she wanted~. With her mother gone, there was no need to hide her previous plans so strenuously~

’Hehehe~’

Thinking of this, Shuoyue couldn’t help but let out a pleasant, melodious sound like a silver bell.

After a very ladylike smile,

Shuoyue spoke slowly:

"Long time no see, Sebastian~"

As she spoke, Shuoyue slowly turned her head and looked behind her.

Not far away, a middle-aged man with white hair, exuding elegance, wearing a monocle and black butler attire, guarded by two demons, walked out of the forest and came to the lakeside.

The visitor was their former playmate, the butler of the Black Rose family, Sebastian.

"Long time no see, Lady Shuoyue."

Sebastian said respectfully.

"We’re all familiar with each other, no need to be so polite. Are you here to see my mother? Unfortunately, she just left."

"I see, it’s a pity that I couldn’t visit Lady Yumo. But it doesn’t matter, I can still find her in the City of Wind."

Sebastian said nonchalantly.

Inside, he didn’t feel guilty.

After all, because of Mengxi’s sit-ups incident, he suspected that Yumo still remembered him. Until Yumo completely forgot about it, Sebastian dared not appear in front of her. Otherwise, his buttocks would likely be in big trouble...

His old body couldn’t withstand it.

After complaining a bit in his heart, Sebastian once again focused his attention on Shuoyue,

"Actually, the reason I came here is not to find Lady Yumo."

"Oh? Really?"

Upon hearing this, Shuoyue revealed a playful smile,

"Then, are you here to see me, Mr. Sebastian?"

"Yes, indeed."

Sebastian nodded ambiguously,

"The Duke was curious about the progress of your experiment after you successfully captured the hero. After all, the plan is about to begin, and if possible, we hope to keep up with the schedule."

"Well, about that~"

Saying this,

Shuoyue slowly revealed a chilling smile and looked toward the center of the icy lake with cold eyes. Beneath the calm lake water, a massive barrier encased Shuoyue’s testing ground. In the center of the testing ground was a nearly naked woman with lifeless eyes, surrounded by countless abhorrent abyssal demons with creepy tentacles.

In addition, the area was filled with numerous eerie black orbs, densely packed, sending shivers down one’s spine.

After briefly sensing the situation below, Shuoyue smiled with a sense of accomplishment and looked at Sebastian proudly,

"Don’t worry, that female warrior has excellent physical qualities, making her an ideal breeding ground. As a result, the eggs are of high quality too. Once they hatch, we should have abyssal demons with strong resistance against divine energy, right? Hehe~"

"Hmm,"

Hearing this, Sebastian nodded his head in satisfaction,

"I hope so."

In recent years, the Asumos religion has become increasingly overbearing, but it is still the most formidable force against abyssal demons. The reason is simple: divine energy has extremely powerful destructive power against abyssal demons, far surpassing magic or aura. A powerful individual with intense divine energy can indeed cause significant trouble for the abyssal demons.

And now, to counteract the followers of the Asumos Church,

Shuoyue and the Black Rose family planned to cultivate a group of abyssal demons with resistance to divine energy. Shuoyue captured people, provided the venue and suitable abyssal demons for experimentation, while the Black Rose family offered the necessary technology...

As it stands now,

Their collaboration seems quite effective.

The smile on Sebastian’s old face grew more intense,

After that, the old butler looked into Shuoyue’s pale golden eyes again,

"Lady Shuoyue, could you spare me a few eggs? The Duke would like to see the end product as well."

"That’s easy~ Besides, we’re all friends here, you don’t need to call me ’Lady’~"

...

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On the other side, as Sebastian and Shuoyue were discussing their evil plans by the Icey Lake, letting out villainous laughter, our lady Yumo secretly returned to Marquis Manor. Accompanied by the ripple of a crimson light, Yumo transformed back into the form of the pink-haired little girl.

After changing into her cook’s outfit, Yumo entered the temporary kitchen in the manor.

Upon Yumo’s arrival, the surrounding chefs showed respect and admiration in their eyes. They quickly gathered around Yumo, asking if she needed any assistance.

Regarding this,

Yumo responded with a friendly smile and politely declined their help. After all, cooking was one of her specialties, and she didn’t need any assistance. She could easily prepare three dishes in no time.

Looking at the fresh ingredients brought back from the Winter Forest, Yumo smiled contentedly,

’Not bad, not bad~’

However, upon seeing the huge camel-dragon tail, she couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, recalling the scene when she had encountered the camel-dragon earlier.

Today,

Her luck was really good~

The most delicious part of a camel-dragon is its tail. And today, she had just found out that the Camel-Dragon King had a fractured tail that needed to be amputated~

As a result, she had very coincidentally acquired the freshest and most succulent tail meat~

’Mengxi, that girl is going to have a treat~’

And so,

Under the anxious gazes of many chefs, Yumo suddenly lifted the large kitchen knife and chopped down on the camel-dragon tail...

After nearly an hour of work, three delicious dishes were successfully prepared. Then, Yumo pushed the food cart, carrying the three dishes, and walked toward Mengxi’s cabin under the watchful eyes of the chefs and maids...

...

Watching the gradually receding figure of the girl, the chefs and maids who had been paying attention to her cooking couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. Then, disbelief filled their eyes,

As Xia’er’s exclusive maid, Dora couldn’t help but exclaim,

"Oh my, my lady is so good at cooking! I thought she could only make porridge, but she can make such complicated dishes too!"

"Sigh, haven’t you seen how our Miss has been living these past few years? She’s been fending for herself, so it’s no wonder she can cook."

"Yes, our Miss must have had a hard time over the years. Just think, at her age, which noble girl without cultivation could lift that black iron kitchen knife? Yet, our Miss wielded it so effortlessly... She must have done a lot of hard labor during these years,"

"Wuwuwu, my poor lady..." Dora couldn’t help but cover her mouth, her eyes slightly moist.

The head chef next to her was also filled with emotions,

After sighing, he looked solemnly at everyone present,

"Anyway, our Miss is finally back, and we must make it up to her! We can’t let her suffer anymore, understand?!"

"Understood!" Everyone tearfully looked at Yumo’s retreating figure and replied in unison, resolutely,

...

...

"But our Miss is not only gentle, cute, understanding, caring, but also so good at cooking, she’s truly a perfect wife and mother~"

"Yeah, I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry our Miss in the future."

"Sigh, that depends on fate. Speaking of which, who is our Miss cooking for? That area is... it can’t be that our Miss is interested in one of the knights, can it?!"

"No way, what are you thinking about? Our Miss is delivering food to that girl with the divine destiny. They’re both girls, so there’s nothing to it."

"Uh... well, that’s hard to say..."

"What?"