Chapter 582: Life and Death VI (2/2)

”Hmm? Xue? What's wro—” Wang Ling peeked from underneath Bai Xue's fluffy tail when he felt that the atmosphere had changed and like her, he too changed from calm to insanity.

The two parents looked at what remained in the fight….

Their eyes were soon mired in an intense will to kill.

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More than seventeen thousand years ago, there was a creature trapped in a fracture of reality. The space where she was kept was small, and in it time did not flow, thus, she did not age.

She was never aware of anything, only that she was alive. Her mind did not think, it was incapable of doing so… as her creator once said, she was but a prototype never meant to live. She was kept aside, and was never showed anything.

She never grows up, she never matured, she never existed. She never would've desired anything if not a sudden change that opened the world where she was kept. The laws loosened and so did the space where she was kept.

She did not know exactly how long it took, but eventually, she found a light and had a thought. She crawled out of the darkness and into the light, after a long time, she appeared in the middle of a forest.

She could not properly walk, stumbling about at her clumsy attempts; her body was malnourished and hunger-stricken. Often, she would fall, often, she would be hurt.

She cried, but no one came to help her. This remained to be the case for days to no end, and at the end of her days, when life was about to disappear, the girl was found by a man.

He was shocked at the sight of the girl. She was far too young to be alone, and far too weak to even walk. He was amazed but at the same time felt heartbroken seeing her, thus, out of compassion, he brought her back with him.

He asked her where she came from, but she could not answer.  It was understandable, and he only laughed. But the girl did not know that. She soon grew afraid if she would be abandoned, and be left alone to survive on her own, but instead, the man took her in as his own. He bathed her, fed her for the first time.

His wife accepted her as well. She smiled at the sight of the child, hugged her, and for the first time felt the warm embrace of a mother. The girl wept at such kindness and vowed to be of service to them.

The young girl, though clumsy helped around the house as soon as she could, and then… she met him… an empty husk, same as her. It was the couple's oldest son. She showed him the same compassion the couple showed her and the girl decided that she would take care of him. She did not know but by his side, she felt at ease.

Surely, it must have been because he was mute and without a mind of his own. She did not k0now… but, over time… even though she didn't want to, she understood. She understood it all, why she appeared there, why she was attracted to him.

It was because Wang Ling… was the answer to everything. He was the key to Wang Yue's existence, and that answer was simple, ”Nurture him.”

”Nurture him? Not kill him?” Chang Ping was confused by her friend's words, ”Why haven't you told anyone of this before?”

The two of them stood outside of the Cosmic Road

”Oh, she did though. More specifically, she told me.” Wang Hong stated as he appeared from above, ”It took a long time of research and then, the appearance of the Revenants caused a rupture. Our parents were attacked, and little Yue left to get stronger while uncovering her truth after learning the Emperor of Death has begun his move.”

Chang Ping gave her a glance and asked, ”Then why didn't you tell it to me?”

”Also injured, the Revenant took an arm of mine… and also couldn't be bothered to share information that hasn't been confirmed. It might only result in confusion.” Wang Hong argued.

Chang Ping sighed at his words, ”Anyway, we can talk about this later. How is the barrier to the Abyss looking? Are we anywhere near to opening a portal?”

Wang Hong shook his head, ”We are currently gathering what remains of the Formation Tower to see if we can use space and Runes to tear apart a big enough rift for us to use. But it's taking a long time for us to find a fracture. The Emperor of Death has made sure to isolate the Abyss. We cannot enter. The GodKings are still recovering from using their Blood Essence, but they are already willing to try again and that brings me to why I came here. We need you two to help us puncture a hole on the Abyss space. Are the two of you good?”

”Yes, I already prepared my bow. Let us hurry or else Qinyang will—” Wang Yue couldn't finish her words as she began trembling and felt her knees shake.

BOOM!

Wang Yue, Wang Hong, Chang Ping, and the experts on the Cosmic Road all froze at the descent of boundless savagery.

From behind Wang Yue a portal opened and came out two people.

A man and a nine-tailed fox woman.

The man opened his mouth, ”Yue… what was that about Qinyang?”