Chapter 40: Speculation: Girl, Auntie

Eh~

As Sainren lifted her long neck high, her eyes empty and lifeless looked toward the sky.

Instantly, as Fulade sucked, the demoness's blood brought a sweetness unlike before, continually stimulating his extraordinary taste buds.

Fortunately, Fulade did not lose control and promptly broke free from that abnormal thirst.

Seeing Sainren leaning in his arms, her eyes dreamy and her face flushed with intoxication.

Fulade promptly held her weak-legged body tight in his embrace to keep her from falling.

At this moment, Fulade's gaze toward Sainren was especially strange, his eyes flickering continually, as if he were thinking about something.

"What exactly is that special energy in her blood?"

Feeling the immense energy brought by the rapidly digested demoness's blood in his body.

Fulade seemed to sense another peculiar energy mixed in, though only a barely perceptible trace, yet it almost made him lose himself in it.

And yet this mere trace accounted for most of the energy in Sainren's blood.

Seeing Sainren still dazed in his arms after a long while, Fulade couldn't help but think of a terrifying fact.

"Could it be~ that gods truly exist in this world!"

Thinking about Sainren's origin, Fulade grew more convinced of this speculation.

But where have these gods gone? According to what he knows of the past few centuries of world history, there has never been any sign of gods' existence.

There are only some illusory legends.

A flash of lightning suddenly crossed Fulade's mind.

"Fortunately we weren't born in that era." Fulade suddenly lifted his head, muttering.

He suddenly recalled Mina, who had once told him this saying, which came from the muttering of an old witch.

At this moment, information that he previously could not understand suddenly made Fulade feel a sudden enlightenment.

"That era probably refers to the time several thousand years ago."

"Could it be that something happened several thousand years ago, causing the blood moon that originally existed in the sky to suddenly disappear."

Thus many supernatural beings began seeking places where the blood moon had appeared, and settled there.

"The power capable of making the blood moon disappear likely lies only with those so‑called gods."

"What exactly happened then? Since the blood moon has already disappeared, why does it appear again in specific places, and where have those gods gone?"

"By the way, the devil of Duanyashan is also said to come from several thousand years ago."

Fulade thought of this, slapped his head in regret, never having realized how close he had once been to the truth of this world's history.

As he came into contact with and learned more, Fulade increasingly felt that this world was not as simple as he had imagined.

However, upon further reflection, Fulade actually felt that this was, after all, the normal state of affairs.

After all, this world itself contains various supernatural beings, so it is understandable that gods once appeared in history.

It's just that he had never thought about it this way before.

"Wuu~ Fulade, I just felt as if my whole body were flying up."

Lowering his gaze to the misty spring water, Sainren, who had just regained her strength, was obviously still a bit dazed, and he couldn't help finding it quite amusing.

"Oh, then tell me, what does it feel like?" A teasing smirk instantly made the still‑dazed Sainren blush. Seeing her buried in his embrace, Fulade raised his hand, lifted the golden mask from her cheek, and gazed at her blushing, shy face.

"After dawn, I will leave, little sprite. Will you stay here or come with me?"

Fulade gently stroked Sainren's warm, soft cheek and her lips dotted with tiny rubies, speaking slowly.

Sainren, who had just been feeling embarrassed from uttering those shameful words while still dazed,

Upon hearing that Fulade would leave, she was startled, quickly rose, and nervously stared at him, her expression quite panicked.

"You, you're really leaving?"

"Mm." Fulade nodded, looking at the flustered, wandering Sainren who was at a loss, and asked, "Little sprite, would you like to come with me?"

Whether in terms of strength or as his woman, Fulade wanted to bring Sainren into his forces.

Sainren's strength is undoubtedly the strongest among the supernatural beings Fulade has recently encountered, and even her potential is the best.

Faced with Fulade's invitation, Sainren clearly showed some inclination.

But for some unknown reason, she ultimately shook her head.

Seeing Sainren finally reject his invitation, Fulade, somewhat puzzled, cupped her dull, downcast cheek and asked:

"Can you tell me your reason?"

Her pupils, like those of a wildcat, stared at Fulade's eyes for a while before she spoke in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I still cannot leave this place."

Sainren looked at Fulade's slightly doubtful gaze and continued, "Only after I come of age can I leave this place."

His heart jumped violently; Fulade looked at Sainren's somewhat mature yet girlish face and asked in surprise, "How old are you now?"

All he saw was Sainren, bewildered, extending her fingers and beginning to pull with both hands.

Seeing this, Fulade's eyelids twitched.

"I am already forty‑seven; in three years I will be of age."

Seeing Sainren's blinking innocent big eyes and hearing her blurt out her age, Fulade felt a moment of daze.

He had thought he was seducing a girl, but in an instant she turned out to be an auntie.

"What's wrong with you?"

Sainren waved her fingers in front of Fulade's slightly absent gaze and asked curiously:

Looking at the girl before him—ah, actually an auntie—what the heck, he was thrown into confusion.

He quickly flung those chaotic thoughts from his mind, steadied himself, and said, "Why wait until you come of age? Why not come with me now?"

Who would have thought Sainren would suddenly lower her head bashfully, and after a moment of fumbling, she whispered into Fulade's ear:

Only saw Fulade's eyes widen in disbelief as he looked at Sainren's blushing face, and instantly he understood.

It turned out Sainren told him that, after she came of age, she would not only experience a burst of growth in strength, but more importantly, she could reshape her body and shed these burdensome excesses.

Only in this body of water could she complete a thorough transformation, which is why she has remained here all these years.

Seeking support! Thank you, everyone.

(End of chapter)