Chapter 39

Facing that gaze mixed with an indescribable emotion, the young girl Yae tilted her head.

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Having just enjoyed the beautiful morning sun, they had been drinking all night.

Makoto and Saiguu, who were originally in a very happy mood, were sitting together, but at this moment, both of them looked somewhat stunned.

The cause of this was right before their eyes.

Both of their gazes were focused on the young girl being held by the hand by Luo Li.

"This is... little Yae?!"

After a long silence, Saiguu finally broke the atmosphere.

Judging by the little girl's fox ears, tail, familiar scent, and the unique bloodline resonance of their kin, her guess should be correct.

"You guessed right."

"Why?" This time, it was Makoto who asked.

She meant why it had turned out like this.

Luo Li, who looked like a doting father holding Yae's small hand, felt very helpless; who was he supposed to ask?

"If I said I didn't know either, would you believe me?"

Makoto and Saiguu exchanged glances, not very satisfied with this answer.

But seeing Luo Li's expression, which didn't look like he was lying, they had to reluctantly accept it.

The three of them looked at each other in silence, not knowing what to say for a moment.

If there was anyone present who was indifferent to this situation, or even very happy, it would probably be Yae herself.

After longing for it for so long, she had finally taken human form.

Touching her own cheeks and carefully examining her appearance bit by bit with the help of a reflective bronze mirror, her eyes were full of excitement and amazement.

"So this is what the human form is like."

Only when she truly became human did she have a real concept of the scenes she had imagined in the past.

Waving her hands and pinching her legs, the young girl Yae was full of curiosity about everything.

The environment she was accustomed to seemed to become strange after changing forms, requiring her to re-adapt.

Luo Li instructed, "I'm leaving her to you two."

If she were still a little fox, it would be fine to carry her around, but a girl this big was quite troublesome.

Who would have thought that the first to oppose this proposal would be Saiguu herself.

"You turned her into this, and you still want to shirk your responsibility?"

"???"

No, why did that sound so ambiguous?

Fox Saiguu curled her lips and said, "Don't even think about shirking your responsibility. From now on, Yae will study spells with you during the day and learn the Hakushin secret arts from me at night."

She had completely come back to her senses.

Since Yae had taken human form early, it meant that her education could also get on the right track ahead of schedule.

Fox Saiguu did not know if she would survive the great catastrophe in the future, so she was more willing to teach her juniors everything she knew in the shortest possible time, so as to avoid the inheritance being cut off in case of an accident.

Luo Li: "..."

"You're even willing to teach a little girl from the countryside; you wouldn't discriminate against a child of my Hakushin clan, would you?!"

Since she had put it that way, how could he refuse?

However, with both daytime and nighttime occupied, Luo Li cast a sympathetic look at the pink-haired young girl who was still excited.

This was no different from those parents who wanted their children to succeed; it was foreseeable that it would be almost impossible for the little one to be as lazy as before.

"Enjoy it while you can; you won't be able to laugh for long."

Pinching Yae's slightly chubby cheeks, Luo Li found it inexplicably addictive.

Not to mention, compared to her fox form, it was quite comfortable to pinch like this.

Unlike Saiguu, her eyes were slightly elongated, and the corners of her eyes were peach-colored, as if they were natural eyeshadow.

Even though she was just a little girl, a hint of charm and allure was faintly visible.

Ignoring Luo Li's actions, the young girl Yae remained immersed in her excitement.

She did not know that for a long time to come, her free time would be severely squeezed.

There was no help for it; Fox Saiguu was cultivating Yae with the mindset of training a Grand Shrine successor. If she didn't put in enough hard work and sweat, she wouldn't be able to transform into that almost omnipotent Guuji in the future.

"It's a pity that I won't be able to use her to warm my hands and feet in winter anymore." Makoto felt very regretful about this.

Luo Li was speechless; so you really only brought her back to keep warm?

On the other side, seeing Luo Li tacitly agree, Fox Saiguu smiled like a flower.

"Then it's settled as just discussed."

Just at this moment.

No sooner had she finished speaking than an anxious report came from the O-tsume-ban outside the door.

"General, there is information sent back from the envoy stationed in Khaenri'ah."

This news made everyone present, except for Yae, focus their attention.

Raiden Makoto withdrew her smile and said in a deep voice, "Present it."

A moment later, an O-tsume-ban walked in with his head bowed, and was startled to see Lady Saiguu and Lord Luo Li there as well.

Not daring to delay, he quickly placed a letter with the electro-mark in the hall and then hurried away.

Luo Li had no self-consciousness about overstepping his authority; he picked up the letter, tore it open casually, and began to browse through it first.

At first, his brows furrowed.

Raiden Makoto asked, "How is it?"

Reading the contents at a glance, Luo Li narrowed his eyes slightly and read out slowly.

"The envoy's letter states that many strange things have been happening in Khaenri'ah recently. It is said that rumbling sounds have been coming from deep underground, like waves, and many residents are terrified."

"Furthermore, ominous power has emerged in several locations, and those who came into contact with it have gone missing. When they were discovered again, they had turned into monsters; it is rumored that they have been cursed."

"So far, this curse is still spreading, to the point that the surface has been affected. Monsters are constantly gathering in groups, wandering aimlessly."

"News has spread that the cause of this originates from the Chief Alchemist of the court, Rhinedottir, who came into contact with forbidden power to create life against the heavens."

"Now, more and more people hope that Rhinedottir will stop such dangerous behavior, but the Khaenri'ah court has not given an answer regarding the follow-up."

"..."

Looking at what was said in the letter, Luo Li never expected that there would be divisions within Khaenri'ah.

Besides what he read out, there was more information about the ancient underground kingdom of Khaenri'ah.

The letter was ten pages long, detailing the current situation and requesting instructions from the General on what to do next.

He had originally thought that the war of Khaenri'ah was because the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles struck first, and then Rhinedottir wanted to find a way to fight back, resulting in the tragedy of monsters sweeping the land because she came into contact with but could not control the power of the Abyss.

But now it seems that even before the battle began, the alchemist known as "Gold" had already leaked the power of the Abyss.

This power was powerful enough, and it also possessed matching dangers.

After reading it, he handed the letter to Makoto and Fox Saiguu, and Luo Li fell into deep thought alone.

Before long, the other two also had similar expressions to his.

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