"Alright, we'll see about that when you become a demon, I definitely won't go easy on you," I said. I couldn't see anything, couldn't perceive anything; the only lucid consciousness I had was talking to Dumpling.
In my heart, there was only hatred for Qingyang and sorrow for Dumpling.
The seed of Demonic Qi that Qingyang planted in him was too terrifying. He intended for Dumpling to become a demon, to have us, as parents, face our child turning into a demon, with no way to bring him back.
In the end, we could only kill him by our own hands. Thankfully, Yu Longting had already gone to find an elixir.
I fell into a deep sleep, but the next day, I woke up in front of the kitchen's cold storage.
The ten-plus pounds of frozen chicken wings stored in the cold storage, all of them were gone, not even one remained.
I touched the splinters of bone at the corner of my mouth, then felt for the now quiet Little Dumpling in my belly, full and sated albeit brimming with Demonic Qi.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Did I really eat ten pounds of raw chicken wings, bones and all? My teeth..."
My teeth really hurt, but I couldn't believe this was real!!!
Little Dumpling said coldly, "Woman, I'm full for now, and won't crave human flesh. You'd better keep me fed, otherwise, I'll go out on the streets to eat people, understand?"
"Uh..." I touched my belly, feeling a chill in my heart. Dumpling's mind had been completely eroded by the Demonic Qi.
Dumpling didn't sound like Dumpling anymore, but like a stranger.
"Guest, it's not time to eat yet," Xiao Li's voice came from outside.
"I'll have a sip of tea. I'll pay whatever it costs."
The woman's voice was soft and high-pitched, reminiscent of my Second Aunt when she was younger. I thought it was most likely a coincidence because the voices were merely similar.
Second Aunt couldn't possibly know I was in Spring Wind Town, let alone come looking for me.
Still curious, I went out to take a look and had just stepped out of the back kitchen.
As soon as I stepped out, a whiff of sandalwood assaulted my nostrils, and a young woman in her twenties gracefully took a seat, "It's not proper hospitality to drive your guests away."
The woman had pale skin and delicate features.
Her hair was styled in large curls, and on her pale arms, there was a bright red fox tattoo.
I quickly stepped towards Xiao Li, blocking her from making eye contact with the seductive eyes of the fox, and faced the woman without changing my expression, "Of course, miss, are you alone? What kind of tea would you like?"
There was a certain chill in the woman's gaze, "Two people, you and me. As for the tea, I'm pregnant. A bit of black tea to warm my stomach will do, not too strong, just lightly brewed—it's not good for the baby otherwise."
"Xiao Li, go prepare the tea," I instructed Xiao Li, sending her away and giving her a look.
I signaled her not to actually bring the tea, to stay far away from me and this woman.
"You resemble my Second Aunt a bit," I observed the woman with my Spiritual Eye; she was heavily pregnant, and her slender hands caressed her swollen belly.
She had an innate charm about her, but not a trace of malevolence.
Otherwise, she would have been stopped by the Thunder Charm at the door.
Or, it's also possible that during the time I lost consciousness, the Thunder Charm at the door had been repeatedly broken by the relentless Snake Servants.
The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, her radiant and carefully made-up face leaned in towards me, "Not bad, you have good eyesight."
My body shuddered. I thought she looked like Second Aunt, but it was just intuition.
Could she really be related to my second uncle's family?
"Su Wan, my name is Su Qiang, your cousin whom you've never met before," Su Qiang's voice was cold and playful.
I staggered back several steps, "You are... you're the daughter that my second uncle sacrificed to... Xuan Fanyin?"
"Wrong, my dad only lent my eyes to Xuan Fanyin. When that old thing died, my eyes returned to Lord Xuanjing," Su Qiang declared, pride evident in her voice.
I stared straight at her seductive, fox-like eyes, "You're using a pair of fox eyes now, not your own!"
"Lord Xuanjing gave me a new pair of fox eyes," Su Qiang said with a slight smile, her eyes flashing a greenish hue for an instant.
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