Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 320 - 321: An Unusually Gentle Disposition [3/6]

Truthfully, at this moment, if it wasn’t for the compulsory power of the goddess and the unknown consequences, Yumo had a strong urge to give up on the trial.

If she continued and the trial was successful, returning to her original world would mean parting with the children she’s been living with day and night.

In fact, it might sound harsh, but after living in this world for over five hundred years, everything in this world had surpassed everything in her original.

Not to mention, five hundred years had passed, even if the passage of time in this world is slow, whether her loved ones and friends in her original world are still alive or not is unknown.

She doesn’t know the situation in her original world now. But what she does know is that if she truly leaves, her children would be heartbroken. On one hand, Yumo doesn’t hope for the trial to succeed. Thus, after unconsciously defeating Xue Tianao, even though Yumo appears very desolate and depressed, deep inside there’s a faint trace of relief...

Unfortunately, she has no right to choose now. She can only continue...

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While sighing inwardly with helplessness, Yumo also finished cleaning her two adorable children, and the stains and bloody smell on her own body are also gone.

Looking at her clean and tender body, Yumo revealed a satisfied smile.

After drying off and putting on a robe, Yumo looked at the two adorable creatures beside her with a doting look,

"Limo, Liyu, after cleaning up, make sure to dry off, be careful not to catch a cold."

Clearly, Limo and Liyu, the two demon kings, have horrifying resistances, and they couldn’t possibly catch a cold so easily.

However, Yumo still habitually instructed them, as many of her children she took care of in the Great Winter Forest weren’t as cold-resistant.

There were many of her children who carelessly caught a cold. However, Limo and Liyu, were not annoyed by their mother’s ’unnecessary’ instructions, instead they responded obediently with their cute voices:

" Woof woof!" (We know!)

"Chreep chreep~" (Yes, mother.)

While responding, Limo instinctively wagged her tail and shook her body crazily, shaking off the water droplets on her body in an instant.

This somewhat wild action turned her into a little white wolf with explosion-like hair, making everything around her wet.

Seeing this, Yumo was speechless and couldn’t help but facepalm. At this moment, she felt that all her past teachings for Limo were in vain... This child seems to prefer relying on her instincts rather than human habits.

In contrast to her sister’s foolish behavior, Liyu was much more civilized, and made Yumo more satisfied.

"Hu~"

With a gentle breeze and a surge of emerald shadow power, Liyu’s energy was slightly released. Under the wrapping of the emerald shadow power, the small grey bird fluttering in mid-air turned into a naked, exquisitely crafted little grey-haired girl.

Liyu transformed into her human form, picked up a towel that Qiu Mingtong had prepared in advance, and started to wipe the water traces on her body.

Seeing Liyu, who was in such stark contrast to Limo, Yumo couldn’t help but show a relieved smile. Then, the young girl even picked up a towel and slowly approached Liyu from behind...

??

"Hmm? Mom? What’s up?"

Seeing Yumo come up behind her, Liyu curiously inquired.

Upon this, Yumo tilted her head and chuckled lightly:

"No worries, just helping you dry your hair and straighten it out."

With that said, Yumo began to gently dab the girl’s smooth gray hair with a towel.

"Thank you Mom!"

Hearing this, Liyu instantly showed a hint of excitement and nodded eagerly. Afterward, Liyu, dressed in her familiar white and green dress, gently cradled her silly sister in her arms, and dutifully sat on the high chair.

As she gently swayed her soft and fair little feet, she relished the tender care from Yumo.

’Having mom comb my hair...’

’It’s been a long time since I had experienced this.’

’Hee hee~’

Thinking about this, Liyu was overwhelmed with happiness. The earlier bout of jealousy toward her own sister instantly disappeared. For some time, a warm atmosphere filled the tent.

...

...

However,

As the combing went on,

Liyu, who was supposed to be enjoying her mother-daughter time, furrowed her brows slightly. At this moment, it seemed like something was off.

Hmm,

’Something seems a bit off...’

’Even though mom was usually very gentle and considerate, today she seemed even gentler than usual. When sister Limo, splashed water Infront of Mother, she didn’t get angry? Normally, wouldn’t she have grabbed sister’s ear and given her a lesson?’

’Additionally, mom always stressed that children should be self-reliant. She seldom helped us with bathing. Why suddenly today?’

Even though being washed by Mom was a quite comfortable and joyful thing, Liyu still had a bad feeling.

’It seemed... a bit strange,’

’Or rather,’

’This scene felt eerily familiar?’

After closing her eyes for a moment and seriously recalling, Liyu’s eyebrows suddenly shot up!

’Wait?!’

After her second brother returned from bombing the capital of Sadik Empire, their mother’s demeanor also seemed to have become unusually gentle!

She remembered that time her second brother, suffering from his old bad habit, was provoked by a noble from Sadik Empire. In his explosive temper, he turned into a demon and charged to Sadik Empire’s capital, reducing the noble’s mansion and a quarter of the city to rubble.

Due to poor information blockage, plus their sister Karlna being too ’honest’,

Their mother eventually found out.

However, when she found out about the second brother’s mess, their mother didn’t lose her temper.

Instead, she used her energy to form a hand and stroked her second brother’s head very gently. Additionally, she personally cooked him an unusually lavish dinner.

The memory of that lavish dinner still remained fresh in her mind. After all, at that time, let alone her goofy sister Limo, even she, who was peeping, couldn’t help but ’shed tears’ of envy.

But,

After her second brother happily enjoyed his dinner under their mother’s feeding,

Their mother pulled out a feather duster,

That night, her second brother’s screams were still fresh in Liyu’s memory...

’Enmmm, I have a feeling,’ Liyu mused, ’the situation I and my sister are in seems a lot like the situation our second brother faced before, doesn’t it? Mother has been unusually tender to us, treating us like little children. She bathed us, wiped us dry, dressed us, combed our hair...’

"Uh,"

As this thought surfaced in Liyu’s mind, she froze in place.

A wave of unease and fear, like a flood, began to rampage in her heart, washing away all the pleasant feelings she had before.

Feeling jittery, Liyu took a deep breath, then carefully glanced at the extraordinarily beautiful black-haired girl behind her.

It seemed like she felt her daughter’s gaze, Yumo tilted her head, meeting Liyu’s clear emerald eyes, and flashed a loving smile with a hint of playfulness.

"What’s the matter? Any problems, Liyu?"

Her smile was as beautiful as always. But now, there seemed to be a certain implication and a bit of chilliness hidden within it.

"N-no, Mother..."

Liyu stammered, feeling that chilliness.

"Oh, so there’s nothing wrong with you, Liyu. However, I do have a question for you."

"Eh?"

Hearing this, Liyu shivered slightly and managed an awkward smile.

"Uhm, Mother, what do you want to ask?"

"Well, I am curious, didn’t I tell you not to run around? Why did you and Limo disobey and run out of the Winter Forest? Even went to the imperial capital of Snow Night Empire? And even launched an attack on the Son of Destiny?"

As she spoke, the smile on Yumo’s face gradually faded, replaced by a stern expression. Her crimson eyes even carried a hint of ’anger’.

"Can you explain this, little Yu?"

"..."

As soon as these words came out, Liyu froze, a cold sweat trickling down her forehead. It seemed that ’what was meant to come, came after all.’

Meanwhile, a certain little white wolf, sensing the change in the atmosphere inside the tent, curiously peeked its little head out of Liyu’s arms and looked around.

"Woof woof woof woof?" (What’s going on?)