Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 352 - 353 : The Smart Little Devil [2/2]

For breaking our previous record of 500 power stones and reaching +600 power stones, I wanted to present you with the longest chapter to this date. I hope you thoroughly enjoy it *^

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[Why does Mom always want to be killed by the protagonists?]

This question has been pondered countless times by Liyu.

She has discussed it with her brothers, sisters, and Xiao numerous times.

If their mother held a distaste for certain things, they would annihilate them without hesitation, whether they were nations or races.

If it was due to her loathing of her environment, they wouldn’t think twice about ’requesting’ assistance from their Elven friends to change the conditions within the Winter Forest.

If she found life as a Temple boring, they would exhaust all possibilities to uplift their mother’s spirits...

In short,

If they could comprehend why their mother wished for death, they could potentially devise an effective solution.

However,

No matter how much they discussed, they could not figure out why their mother wanted to die. Even The usually intelligent Kalina and Xiao were equally baffled. Even though they tried various ways to coax answers from their mother, they ultimately failed.

When Yuan’er asked this question, Liyu felt a wave of irritation.

’Who am I supposed to ask?! I want to know myself! despite living so happily, their mother would still want to die!’

Today, Liyu’s mood had already soured due to the arrival of the Girl of Destiny. Now she couldn’t help but roar in her heart.

An icy look appeared on her exquisite face. The shadow power surrounding her began to ripple as her inner turmoil stirred.

"Liyu... Sister Liyu??"

Feeling the sudden dangerous aura emanating from Liyu, and witnessing an uncharacteristic coldness on her sister’s face, Yuan’er became frightened.

Her petite body trembled slightly. She then involuntarily let go of Liyu’s hand and took a few steps back...

"Sister... Did I... Did I say something I shouldn’t have...?"

Yuan’er said fearfully,

But her voice was so soft that it seemed to be unable to pull Liyu back to reality, who was gradually engulfed in a dark aura.

However,

Liyu did not respond, but Limo, who had taken the form of a giant wolf next to her, suddenly raised his head, staring blankly at his sisters.

"Woof!?" (What’s wrong?)

Although she was unsure what had happened, Limo could feel the increasingly dangerous aura around Liyu, as well as the fear exuding from Yuan’er.

So, Limo instinctively shielded Yuan’er behind her, and rubbed her fluffy head against the pink-haired girl’s face, seemingly trying to comfort her.

At the same time, Limo looked slightly displeased at Liyu, who was emitting a black aura.

"Roar!" (Liyu! You scared our little sister!)

"Huh?"

Limo’s rather vigorous roar did succeed in startling Liyu, causing her to shudder. As Liyu’s mind cleared, the darkness that had been swirling around her and the icy look on her face instantly dissipated. Afterward, Liyu turned to the little white wolf beside her, and the pink-haired girl the wolf was shielding with a look of confusion.

Liyu, who was fluent in the language of wolves, quickly realized her mistake.

Thinking about how she had frightened her little sister, Liyu guiltily scratched her head and wore an apologetic expression:

"Sorry... Yuan’er, I lost control earlier and scared you..."

On the other hand,

Seeing that her sister was no longer enveloped in a dark scary aura and had regained her gentle and adorable demeanor, the fear in Yuan’er’s eyes also disappeared, and she obediently shook her head:

"No, it’s okay."

"What a good girl..."

Seeing Yuan’er being so well-behaved, Liyu couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

Then,

After completely controlling her inner mess and locking it deep within her heart, Liyu decided to continue the previous topic.

And so,

Under Yuan’er’s somewhat dazed gaze, Liyu slowly walked over to her, raised her hand slowly, and patted Yuan’er’s shoulder.

Taking a deep breath, Liyu emphasized very seriously:

"Why does Mom want to suicide, We don’t know. But Yuan’er, you need to understand that the Girl of Destiny is a bad person! In this world, only she has the ability to kill Mom! For Mommy’s safety, we must get rid of that woman. Do you understand, Yuan’er?"

Listening to Liyu’s extremely serious words, Yuan’er little heart couldn’t help but start beating faster.

Even though she was feeling nervous, Yuan’er still voiced the doubt in her heart:

"But, would that woman really attack Mom? I feel that she doesn’t seem to harbor any ill will toward Mommy?"

"Hmm? Why do you say that?"

"Before... when she came to our camp or come out from the tent, there wasn’t any hostility from her. When she came out of the tent, she seemed to look at Mommy quite kindly, not like what you described... that feeling... of intense hatred toward demons."

"Sigh, you silly girl... Don’t be deceived by appearances!"

Liyu once again put her hands on her hips and said with exasperation:

"All of that was an act by that woman! She’s really good at acting. She must be suppressing her hostility toward Abyssal Demons and using it to deceive Mom! Pretending to be friendly and tricking her, and then suddenly attacking Mom at a critical moment!"

"But, she doesn’t have the ability to kill Mom, right?"

’Oh, why did we go back to this point?’

With a hand on her forehead, Liyu looked like she was about to cry out of frustration.

"Oh my, young lady, what kind of memory do you have? Haven’t I told you already? Even if that woman doesn’t have the power, Mommy will intentionally let her do it! Constant attacks, no matter how small, can accumulate and harm Mommy. And... I even suspect that woman harbors ill intentions toward Mom. Even if that wicked woman doesn’t have the ability to kill her in the end, she could possibly take our innocent mother away from us! In short, that woman is very dangerous. If there’s a chance, we must get rid of her when Mom is not paying attention! Only then can Mom always be with us! Do you understand, Yuan’er?"

"Oh...oh, I...I understand..."

Under the stern gaze of Liyu, the slightly dazed Yuan’er eventually nodded her head,

"Good, as long as you understand."

Seeing that Yuan’er stopped asking questions like a curious child, Liyu nodded in satisfaction with her hands on her hips.

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Moments later,

Inside the garden,

Little Yuan’er was strolling quietly.

Liyu had to take Limo for a walk, so she was not accompanying Yuan’er at the moment.

Initially, Yuan’er wanted to go for a walk with her sisters, but Liyu told her not to follow when she was walking with Limo.

Otherwise, an overly excited Limo would definitely start playing with her, which might attract attention from other forces around them. Even though Yuan’er didn’t fully understand, she chose to comply since Liyu said so.

As to why Liyu was walking Limo like a pet dog, Yuan’er wasn’t very clear.

Anyway,

After Liyu left with the giant white wolf,

Only Yuan’er and a few members of the Black Rose family that Liyu had brought along were left in the large garden.

However, just as members of the Black Rose family were ready to play several interesting games and interact well with this new ancestor, they were surprised to find that the playful Yuan’er had calmed down out of the blue,

"Please, I need some time alone to collect my thoughts ..."

After leaving these words behind, Yuan’er gave up on interacting with them and started walking alone in the garden.

This left the members of Black Rose puzzled. However, as her subordinates, they had no choice but to obey the instructions of this little girl and stood quietly at the entrance of the garden, waiting for Yuan’er call.

And what about Yuan’er?

She was walking through the garden, absentmindedly twirling her beautiful light pink long hair with her fingers, lost in thought.

And the content of the little one’s deliberations, naturally, was the conversation she just had with Liyu.

"Mommy... does she really want to die?"

’Although it was hard to imagine, Sister Liyu probably had no reason to deceive me, so it must be true...’

"But why would she want to die?"

Yuan’er wondered in her heart,

The little girl tried to think about why her Mother would want to die. However, unsurprisingly, after thinking for a long time, Yuan’er still couldn’t find any answers.

After some thinking, Yuan’er’s face fell, her entire being enveloped by a gloom that made her lonely eyes unbearable to look at.

After realizing she could not figure out why her mother wanted to be destroyed, Yuan’er began to contemplate another issue that was mentioned by her Sister: the ’bad woman’...

Just how bad was this ’bad woman’? Perhaps because Yuan’er didn’t understand the prophecy of the Asumos Church and hadn’t directly experienced the threat of divine power, she didn’t have any real feelings about it.

After witnessing her mother’s powerful strength, Yuan’er didn’t think that the sixth-level woman(Mengxi) had the ability to threaten her mother.

Even if sister Liyu emphasized that the other person’s future was limitless, Yuan’er still wasn’t willing to believe it.

Therefore,

Regarding Mengxi, Yuan’er, at this moment, was surprisingly different from her brothers and sisters. She didn’t develop any hate.

What the little girl cared about more was what Liyu said about ’taking away Mommy from us’.

When Yuan’er was still living in Wind City, her grandmother Aurora often told her stories about her own parents and often complained about her mother stealing away her precious son from her.

"When Sister Liyu mentioned ’Taking away,’ did she imply the same as Grandma did when she said Mom took Father away from her?"

If that was the case,

’Does it mean that the silver-haired sister would marry Mom and take her away?’

With that thought, Yuan’er’s eyes lit up. A strange idea instantly sprang into the little girl’s mind.

"Wait a moment? The expression in that lady’s eyes, the one with the prominent bosom, appeared to genuinely have an interest in Mommy?"

’What if the Girl of Destiny truly ended up with Mom?’

’Then, the only one who might have the chance to kill Mom, should refrain from doing so, right?’

’Grandpa always used to say that people who want to die have lost their attachment to this world. If the big breast Sister could win Mom’s heart and be together with her, wouldn’t Mommy stop thinking about death?’

Furthermore,

The most important thing is, if the silver-haired sister and Mom were together,

’Then, would I finally have a "father"?’

At that moment, a new world opened up in Yuan’er’s mind, and her red and blue heterochromatic eyes began to sparkle brightly, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.

"Wow~"

’This young lady is indeed a genius~’

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On the other side,

"Aachoo!!"

Liyu, who was quietly walking the giant wolf, suddenly sneezed, feeling a tickle in her nose. She then looked around suspiciously.

’Hmm?’

’Why,’

’Why do I have a bad feeling...?’