Chapter 384: Yor Merick

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Hearing Hermione's incomprehensible words, the several people present all looked dazed.

My good eldest son is just standing here, right?

What do you mean 'not awakened' and yet there's an extra daughter?

Hermione's ability to organize her language was also a bit confused for a moment; she took a deep breath, then first invited the two elders to sit on the sofa.

Then she took Yaomei's hand and sat on the opposite sofa.

Hermione weighed her words, and in the end decided to start from the fact that John was born with two souls.

One is John himself, the other is Yaomei.

Put simply, they should have been a boy-and-girl twin pair.

As a result, due to some reasons they don't understand, there was only one body, and the two children's souls were simultaneously squeezed into that one body.

After much explanation, Hermione finally explained the whole story clearly.

The four elders looked at each other; the living room was so quiet that the ticking of the wall clock could be heard.

"You mean... we actually still have a daughter..."

"Moreover, the soul has been hidden inside John's body..."

Hermione nodded firmly: "That's what I mean."

"So now... you are...."

Saying this, they looked toward John, or rather Yaomei.

"That... Dad? Mom?"

Yaomei spoke tentatively, her tone carrying a kind of childishness that John had long since shed.

"Hey!"

Mrs. Merick almost reflexively responded.

After that response, she herself was stunned for a moment, and her eye sockets instantly turned red.

Upon learning that she was her daughter she had never met, maternal love instantly surpassed her confusion and shock at this supernatural phenomenon.

She tentatively reached out her hand to Yaomei, and Yaomei also tentatively leaned forward.

Although it was John's face, the voice was also the same.

However, her demeanor, tone of voice, and even those eyes revealed a feeling completely different from John's.

If one had to say, it was like seeing a child who looked like their son but had a different personality, a twin.

One can clearly feel that the person before them and the son are two completely different individuals.

Seeing Yaomei's timid appearance, Mrs. Merick could no longer hold back, and she pulled Yaomei into her arms.

"My child... Mom is sorry for you... leaving you alone all these years..."

According to Hermione's explanation, these years Yaomei has been sleeping inside John's body, only waking up in recent years.

As for why John didn't proactively tell them after waking up, from their perspective perhaps it's because John himself felt it was too shocking and didn't know how to bring it up.

But from John's perspective, he actually knew Yaomei was the little girl from his past life, not really a dragon-and-phoenix twin sister, so he didn't say.

Anyway, hearing that Yaomei had been alone all these years inside John's body, Mrs. Merick felt a surge of sourness in her heart.

Therefore her voice was a bit choked, her palm gently stroking John's body, stroking inside, a soul that had never truly felt maternal love.

"Mom......" Yaomei's voice became even softer, with a hint of trembling.

That cry of "Mom" made her completely break down, tears bursting forth.

Once she accepted this setting, Mrs. Merick instead felt the child before her was especially real.

She held her tighter, as if wanting to use this belated embrace to make up for all the shortcomings of these years.

Mr. Merick sat to the side, his fingers slightly trembling, after a while he hoarsely opened his mouth: "Then... John? Can he come back?"

"Of course." Hermione took over the conversation, her tone firm: "John is just temporarily asleep; his soul is still there."

After Hermione's and Yaomei's own explanations, the four elders finally accepted this bizarre fact.

Regarding Yaomei's future arrangements, they plan to wait until John wakes up to discuss together.

The first thing at present is to replace the nonsensical name John obtained.

Give Yaomei a formal name.

As a daughter of the Merick family's name.

"Let's call her Yor—Yor Merick."

"Before John was born, I and your dad had decided that a boy would be called John and a girl Yor."

"Now, it also counts as fulfilling our wish for both a son and a daughter."

Mrs. Merick wiped her tears, but the corner of her mouth curled into a gentle smile.

Yaomei—no, Yor stared blankly at her, then nodded firmly.

"Yor Merick."

She softly repeated the name once, as if confirming something, then immediately showed a faint smile,

"Thank you, Mom, thank you, Dad."

Yor once again flung herself into Mrs. Merick's arms; this time, her movement was no longer hesitant.

Mr. Merick also stepped forward, his big hand lightly resting on Yor's head, his voice hoarse yet gentle: "Good child, welcome home."

The Gelanjie family beside also broke out in relieved smiles.

Afterwards, of course, the Merick couple took Yor's hand and kept asking questions.

The most numerous questions were naturally whether she, being alone in her brother's body, would feel lonely.

Yor also took the opportunity to tattle on them, saying John deliberately scared her.

Mrs. Merick was so angry her teeth ached, she wanted to hit her son, but then realized the daughter before her was actually her son, so she gave up.

Yueer giggled, eyebrows and eyes curved, like a kitten that stole a fish.

Both families liked the lively little girl who also had a hint of slyness very much.

Yueer was especially happy, feeling the warmth of home for the first time.

As she was immersed in this long‑missed familial affection, she suddenly paused.

Hermione keenly sensed Yueer's oddness and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Yueer?"

"It seems my brother's soul moved a bit…"

Yueer suddenly spoke.

Everyone was startled, their faces showing delight.

But they immediately thought of something else.

John woke up; doesn't that mean Yueer will have to leave?

Mrs. Merick tightly grasped Yueer's hand; just as she was about to say something, Yueer closed their eyes and sank their soul into the depths of Consciousness Space.

In the white, misty world, John was curiously watching the surroundings.

"Brother?"

"Hmm? Yaomei?"

Hearing the little girl's voice, John turned around.

As expected, he saw a little girl standing behind him, about seven or eight years old, with black hair tied into two braids, her eyes sparkling.

"Brother, you finally woke up," Yueer shouted with delight.

"Ah, right, I've been awake for a while."

"No, how did you… get in?"

John was nodding, then suddenly realized and looked at Yaomei oddly.

"This is my Consciousness Space," Yueer tilted their head and said matter‑of‑factly.

"I should be the one asking, brother. When did you wake up?"

The John before them seemed to have none of the surprised expression he had just after waking.

"I've been awake for a long time, but I saw you chatting with Mom and Dad, so I didn't disturb you."

John patted Yueer's little head and said with a smile.

"So that's how it is…" Yueer nodded thoughtfully, then, dissatisfied, said, "Then why do you still call me that unpleasant name? Mom and Dad already gave me a name."

"A name is a name, a title is a title." Seeing Yueer's expression, John couldn't help but laugh.

"Do I call you Yaomei and still get it wrong?"

"I don't care, it's terribly ugly," Yueer said, pursing their lips.

"Your protest is ineffective," John lightly tapped Yueer's forehead.

Yueer covered their forehead, glaring at John in a huff.

Ever since their souls could communicate, they would chat from time to time; the Soul Co‑Integration allowed them to constantly sense each other, so they never felt unfamiliar.

"Let's get down to business. I just sensed the freedom of my soul; it seems I can take over the body at any time."

"Right now the soul is a bit weak… How about you, how's your condition?"

John basically walked through the Ghost Gate.

When his mortal body perished, his soul almost dissipated.

It was thanks to Yueer's soul's protection that he survived.

Now, although awake, his soul power is still very weak and needs time to recover gradually.