Chapter 489 - Questions (1/2)
Alex was holding dearly to Pearl, ever so vigilant of his current situation. He still didn't trust the beasts completely, and the only reason he didn't struggle to fight back was that somewhere in the back of his head, he was curious to see what was going to happen.
On the slightest hint of anything bad happening to him or Pearl, he would do his best to get himself out of there.
”I know you are worried, young human and nothing we will ever say will get you to trust us right now. So, just trust on the fact that despite us being so strong, you are alive right now,” the White Cat said.
Alex looked around at the forest underneath them. They were moving so fast that almost everything looked like a blur to them. He decided to use focus mode to see what was underneath them.
”What are you doing?” the White Cat asked Alex suddenly.
”What?” Alex asked, controlling the focus mode back.
The White Cat scrutinized him with her golden eyes for a few moments before taking them off. ”Nothing,” she said.
'Can she sense it when I use focus mode?' Alex wondered and stopped doing that.
”Who are you, uhh… miss?” Alex asked.
”I am Ren,” Lady Ren said. ”You can call me Lady Ren, human. And as for you my child, you can call me grandma.”
She gave a sweet smile towards Pearl with no hint of malice at all.
”Grandma? Are you very old?” Alex asked.
”Boy, speak respectfully to Lady Ren,” the Jaguar said.
”Let's just kill this human,” the puma said.
Alex immediately cowered as the saint beasts started releasing their aura once more.
”STOP IT!” Lady Ren shouted. As soon as they did, the two beasts stopped using their aura on Alex and he could finally feel free again.
”I told you two to stop this hatred you have, and you still keep it up?” she asked.
”Forgive us, lady Ren,” the jaguar said.
”But lady Ren, it was the humans that—”
”Not another word. It doesn't matter what the humans did. You can't use the crime of a few to hate on the many,” lady Ren said.
”I-I'm sorry,” the puma said.
Alex looked at them curiously. ”What did the humans do that you hate us so much?” Alex asked.
”It's because of humans that this continent is as bad as it is,” lady Ren said with a sigh.
”Why? What did they do?” Alex asked.
”Haha, no need to ask so many questions right now. Why don't you answer my question first,” lady Ren asked.
”Uhh… If I can answer it, then sure,” Alex said.
”How did you come upon that child?” she asked.
Alex was surprised that was the first thing she wanted to know. ”Pearl? I found him by chance I should say,” Alex said.
”His name is Pearl?” Lady Ren asked with amusement. ”That's a nice name.” She then went close to Alex and looked at Pearl with a smile again and said, ”Nice to meet you, Pearl.”
”Meow?” Pearl looked back at Alex to find out if he should answer at all or not.
”Go ahead,” he said. This wasn't the time to hide what he knew or could do. The more he showed off himself, the higher his chances at survival would become. There was also the chance of them wanting him so much that they wouldn't let go of him, but that at least meant that he would live.
As for leaving, given how fast he could cultivate, it wouldn't take a lot of time. At least not the 'nearly a decade' that Lady Ren predicted.
Pearl looked back towards lady Ren after getting the permission and said, ”Nice to meet you too.” Only, he didn't say it out loud but used his spiritual sense to speak.
Just as Alex expected, a face full of shock appeared on her face. ”How did you? How does he have spiritual sense?” she asked.
”I gave him a Spirit Cleansing Lily,” Alex said.
”A… Spirit Cleansing Lily? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with flowers. Can you tell me what it does?” she asked.
”Sure,” Alex said. ”It unlocks one Spiritual Sense without needing to enter the Saint realm.”
”Hmm, do all humans have spiritual sense then?” she asked.
”Are you planning on just asking questions and not answering any?” Alex asked.
”Oh, my bad. Go on ask what you want,” she said.