Chapter 521: rerorerorero (13)

"Uh..."

The corners of Yaoyue's mouth couldn't help but twitch, and she asked with some confusion: "Why do you ask that?"

"Think about it, you are a fox, and I am also a fox."

Ren Yidao shrugged, six tails extended from behind him, and he tilted his head to look behind Yaoyue.

At this moment, he chose to be open and honest, revealing his identity as a member of the Demon Race.

At that time, Yaoyue was also in Demon Emperor City; the fact that his true form was a demon could not be hidden.

Although he had fabricated a reason when he fooled them back then, that excuse, full of holes, simply could not stand up to scrutiny; let alone Yaoyue, even Cang Lan had already become suspicious by now.

"..."

And Yaoyue hesitated for a moment, and a snow-white Fox Tail also extended from behind her.

Ren Yidao's six fox tails looked thinner and longer, while Yaoyue's only had one, which looked very fluffy.

Pfft.

Huhu, I haven't read many books, don't you try to lie to me.

The fox tails touched together, entwined gently, slowly separated, and then made contact again while swaying.

"Fine, I'll help you."

Seeing Ren Yidao remain silent, Yaoyue felt that she had finally regained some ground and was about to pull her hand back when Ren Yidao spoke.

"... Sigh." Yaoyue looked at his fresh blood, shook her head helplessly, sighed, and raised her hand, presenting it before Ren Yidao.

What are you "here-ing" for.

Ah-woo.

"Here."

Yaoyue curled her lips and hummed: "You have a sharp tongue, you do it."

"I was born after you went missing... well, although this point is a bit far-fetched, there's no way to say there's absolutely no connection; at least I have no alibi."

"I am a Heavenly Fox Bloodline Ancestral Return, and you are also a Heavenly Fox Bloodline Ancestral Return; although your concentration might not be as high as mine, don't you think it's a coincidence?"

Ren Yidao's six fox tails wrapped around Yaoyue's fox tail, locking it in place and not letting it leave.

And while Ren Yidao nodded in contemplation, Yaoyue asked in an exceptionally calm tone: "Are you done looking?"

They originated from the same source, and although both possessed the Heavenly Fox Bloodline, their specific relationship was very, very distant.

Moreover, they hadn't interacted for over a hundred years, didn't even share a surname, and were the kind of super-distant relatives for whom even marriage wouldn't be illegal.

At most, they could be counted as relatives who were one family thousands of years ago.

Ren Yidao lightly bit his finger, letting a drop of crimson blood seep from the fingertip, and looked at Yaoyue.

She pulled back her wet fingertip, on which a small wound had appeared, seeping a drop of blood with a hint of eerie purple.

"One thing could be called a coincidence, but what about two? Three? With so many coincidences, it's really hard not to let my mind wander."

Your turn.

"Ah."

"No, bite it yourself!"

Ren Yidao:?

Ren Yidao displayed the instincts of a predator, thrusting his head forward with astonishing, lightning-fast speed, and took her slender, jade-like finger entirely into his mouth in one bite.

Truly naive!

Oh, naive Yaoyue, do you really think ethical codes and worldly customs can stop me?

"Hehe, why don't you dare? Since you don't dare, then I will..."

"You!!? What are you do... mmm!"

Yaoyue:???

What are you doing!?

But before Yaoyue could feel or savor it any further, she felt a slight stinging sensation from her fingertip, let out a soft cry, and felt her finger being released.

An unprecedented feeling spread from her fingertip throughout her entire body, causing Yaoyue to shudder unnaturally.

Is that how "sharp-tongued" is used?

Ren Yidao originally didn't want to pay her any mind, but seeing the hidden playfulness in Yaoyue's eyes, he understood something.

He looked at Yaoyue speechlessly; just how lazy are you? You need me to help with this too?

This feeling...

"Hmm, it really is different."

Trying to pull this on me, are you?

Want to use the Master's name to pressure me?

?

This fellow is betting that I wouldn't dare to commit an act of disrespect against the Master after confirming her identity... Heh!

Ren Yidao naturally brought his own fingertip next to Yaoyue's wound, comparing the two.

Then he began to stir at high speed inside his mouth...

"However, although there are so many coincidences, there is one thing I can still distinguish: there is indeed no bloodline connection between you and me."

"I'm done looking."

"Since you're done looking..." Yaoyue took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth: "Then I'm going to take action!"

"You idiot!!!"

"What have you done!!?"

"So dirty!"

She forcefully wiped her saliva-covered finger on Ren Yidao's clothes, rubbing it hard.

Not only that, but the Fox Tail behind Yaoyue also stiffened, its originally fluffy fur becoming like steel needles, and with annoyance, it swung up, lashing heavily onto Ren Yidao's back like a Long Whip.

Crack!

This strike was infused with the anger of Yaoyue's shame and annoyance, and its power was astonishing, enough to even scatter a cultivator in the Golden Core Realm directly, shattering them into who knows how many pieces.

But after taking the blow head-on, Ren Yidao didn't even sway, treating her retaliation as nothing more than a light breeze brushing past his ear.

No smoke, no damage, completely ignored.

"It's not dirty."

Ren Yidao let Yaoyue use his lapel as a rag, only arguing his case by saying: "Really, you have to believe me."

He looked at Yaoyue's unkind gaze and said with a sincere expression: "Yaoyue, you must be confident! Your finger is very clean..."

"Who said I was dirty!"

Yaoyue was about to go crazy, wishing she could bite this guy to death for getting the advantage and still acting innocent.

Unable to swallow her anger, after wiping her finger, Yaoyue grabbed Ren Yidao's finger, pulled it to her mouth, and bit down hard.

I'll bite you to death!

Clack!

"Ah!"

Yaoyue felt like she had bitten into a rock, no, refined steel; it was practically like divine iron!

That hard finger almost chipped her canine tooth, and the rebounding force made her head buzz.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" Yaoyue dropped Ren Yidao's finger, covered her cheek, and glared over with tears in her eyes.

Hard as an iron block, are you even human?

"Alright, you've bitten me, so we're even now." Ren Yidao smiled, lowered his head to glance at the shallow tooth marks next to the already-healed wound on his finger, and raised an eyebrow.

Couldn't she have just bitten a different finger?

So, is Jing Yueqin's lack of intelligence actually hereditary?

Case closed, this is a family-inherited secret art.

After a good while, Yaoyue finally calmed down, coughed a few times, and resumed the expression she had when facing Jing Yueqin earlier.

The young girl's face carried a touch of maternal love and gentleness; it was somewhat incongruous, yet possessed a unique charm.

Ren Yidao did not dislike this appearance of hers; on the contrary, he appreciated it as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Having calmed down, Yaoyue said softly: "So, you understand now, this really was just a coincidence; I am not your mother."

"A coincidence?"

Ren Yidao stared at Yaoyue for a good while, then his gaze shifted downward, and finally, he nodded slowly and said meaningfully: "That is also true."

Indeed, she isn't exactly the Virgin Mary, how could she have a virgin birth...

"Hey! What is that look in your eyes supposed to mean?"

The previously maternal-looking Yaoyue changed her expression on the spot, staring at Ren Yidao with unkind intent, and gritted her teeth: "You dare to tease me? I am your master!"

"Haha, stop it."

"You!!!"

Ren Yidao curled his lip, completely ignoring Yaoyue's threat.

Not to mention that the current you isn't entirely my master, even if you really were her, so what?

What would it matter?

What would there be to fear?

However, seeing Yaoyue's increasingly dangerous gaze, Ren Yidao decided to quit while he was ahead and not continue to provoke her any further.

If he played it wrong, it could easily lead to a total explosion.

"Cough, cough, so, what exactly happened back then?" Ren Yidao hurriedly changed the subject, attempting to steer the conversation back on track: "Why did you leave back then? Why did you stay in the Demon Emperor City and choose not to return?"

Ren Yidao turned serious, staring at Yaoyue earnestly: "That was a very irresponsible choice. Never mind me, even if Senior Sister was happy that you returned just now, she might not necessarily be able to forgive you for this in her heart."

To put it nicely, Jing Yaoyue's behavior is called going missing; to put it bluntly... that is betrayal.

She wasn't trapped in a dangerous place, nor did she encounter peril, but rather stayed safely in the Demon Emperor City, acting as that Moon Sacrifice who is below one person and above ten thousand.

"Why did you become a sacrifice of the Demon Emperor City? Were you plotting something there?"

But why?

Why didn't you come back?

No matter what plans you had, couldn't even a single message be sent back?

Why make her wait alone for so long?

"Sigh."

Yaoyue had originally gathered her momentum, wanting to settle accounts properly with Ren Yidao, but after hearing this question, she lost her resolve, let out a long sigh, and said in a low voice: "This matter is a long story..."

"No matter how long, I want to hear it; we have plenty of time." Ren Yidao knew he had successfully changed the subject, felt a sense of relief in his heart, and said to her: "Take your time, we have already waited a long time, I don't mind waiting a little longer."

Yaoyue nodded slowly and fell silent. After waiting for a good while, she finally said with difficulty: "The reason... I forgot."

Hm?

"Forgot?"

Ren Yidao frowned slightly, unable to understand.

With so many things having happened, can you just write it all off with a lighthearted "I forgot"?

That's impossible.

Yet, Yaoyue's appearance at this moment did not look like she was evading; her brows were tightly locked, her expression pained, as if she had truly forgotten something.

Moreover, things having reached this point, there was no reason to continue evading.

"Which part have you forgotten?"

Yaoyue's brows relaxed slightly, she shook her head, and said softly, "No, what I mean is, the me from back then forgot... Don't be impatient, I will tell you from the beginning, I will tell you everything."

Ren Yidao nodded, waiting for Yaoyue to recount the truth.

"I am a demon."

Yaoyue held the sleeping Jing Yueqin in her arms; the dark clouds above her head shifted at this moment, and moonlight descended from Heaven, spilling onto them, adding a touch of bewitching beauty.

"Just like you, I have been a demon from the very beginning, not transformed later on."

Yaoyue's eyes shone slightly, like the reflection of the bright moon in the sky, and a faint Demon Qi circulated around her body.

"I am of the Moon Sacrifice lineage of the Demon Race, and from a young age, I was cultivated as a future priestess, receiving a massive tilt of resources."

"I did not fail expectations; the year I turned two hundred, I became the youngest Heavenly Demon in history, even more outstanding than many Demon Gods were back then. At that time, I thought I would become the new Demon God of the future and save the precarious Demon Race."

"My cultivation speed did not slow down even after stepping into the Heaven Realm; in just one hundred years, at the age of three hundred, I became the youngest Asking Dao Great Demon, and by five hundred, I had stepped into the Ask Dao Late Stage, only one step away from the Ask Dao Peak."

Five hundred years old is not young for the Human Race, but for a race like the Demon Race whose lifespans often reach a thousand years, this is already extremely astonishing; she could be called a genius among geniuses.

"But just as I was preparing to go into seclusion to break through to the Ask Dao Peak in one go, a guy used the Demon Emperor Order, summoning nine Heavenly Demons including myself, demanding that we slaughter our way into Shenzhou to take revenge on the Human Race."

"I had no interest in slaughtering the weak, but for the sake of the Demon Emperor Order, I still acted as a Protector for those people and accompanied them."

Many fragmented images appeared in Yaoyue's eyes; those were the lingering reflections in her memory.

"A full nine Heavenly Demons; we traveled across the Four Great Divine Continents, secretly beheading many Human Race experts, with no one to match us."

"I thought that outing would continue like that until the end, until... we came here."

Yaoyue looked back at the mountain gate behind her, gazing at the three large characters on the unremarkable plaque—Divine Path Sect.

She said:

"We were almost completely wiped out here."