"You... are you trying to fool a dimwit? Since when does an Exorcist stop being one just because they've lost their Magic Artifact... waaaah..." The little tyke rubbed their eyes and cried bitterly.
She was so small and so frail, she couldn't even cry tears, just red, red blood.
That would normally be terrifying, but I just felt such heartache.
Alas, I thought I was the best at comforting children.
Yet in front of this peculiar baby girl, I found myself at a loss.
Just then, the lock on the door suddenly turned.
Someone barged in using a key, and I heard Yu Rongling's exaggerated shout, "Demon Qi! Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
A cold wind brushed past as he produced a long sword from who knows where. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ ⓝovelFire.net
The sword's tip, with its overwhelming Sword Qi, thrust towards the baby girl.
I held my stomach, turned to the side, and used my arm to block it, "Back off, what the hell are you barging in for?"
"Sister-in-law, are you hurt? I didn't mean to stab you, oh no, my brother is going to flay my snake meat slice by slice," Yu Rongling wailed miserably.
I took off my torn sports jacket and glanced at it, saying, "I'm wearing a cheongsam underneath, its fabric tough enough to block your Sword Qi."
"Phew, you scared me to death. Luckily your cheongsam is imbued with Mana, sister-in-law. It's good you're not hurt; otherwise, I'd have caused a huge disaster. Sorry, I was rash just now," Yu Rongling apologetically admitted, "Sister-in-law, why did you let me come to you, huh~ why, huh~"
"We'll talk about your issue later, the little one has fainted from fright." I picked up the little thing that had passed out in the corner with both hands.
Yu Rongling recognized her, "Zombie demon?"
Yu Rongling: "The legendary zombie demon that kills without blinking, wreaks havoc, all-powerful, consumes mountains and rivers, bloodthirsty and cruel, killing people like weeds, that zombie demon has such a small courage? Can actually faint? It's not pretending, is it!"
"Even if it's pretending, it doesn't matter. Yu Rongling, help me up." I looked down at the little tyke in my arms, rubbed her head, and asked Yu Rongling for support because my brain was a bit deprived of blood from squatting for too long.
Yu Rongling helped me up and moved me to the side of the bed to sit down, "You, with your faint heart, daring to hold a zombie demon... I wouldn't dare even if you gave me another courage. Damn, I respect no one but you!! Do you know that zombie demons grow stronger by eating people alive and they lack any reason, knowing only to feed on humans or else they die!!"
"Go, buy me a few packs of extra sweet milk. If it is well-fed, it won't eat people, so what's there to fear?" I knew zombie demons preferred strong flavors, so regular milk was too bland; it had to be sweet.
Yu Rongling left with all sorts of worries, afraid that the zombie demon would eat me the moment I was unguarded.
But he couldn't win against the authority of his elder sister-in-law and had to leave me a bunch of charms for protection before obediently going to buy the milk.
I caressed the little tyke's head and patted her small back a few times, "You're safe, don't be afraid."
The little creature slowly came to and saw my face first thing, scared stiff again, "Exorcist... why is it you again? Waaaah... Exorcist... so scary... Mommy... I want mommy... help..."
Once again mistaken for the bad guy, faced with her fear-filled weeping, I felt quite helpless,
"I'm not a bad person, don't cry, I'm really not an Exorcist. Little darling, when you cry, my heart breaks too..."
The little zombie demon continued her storm of tears.
"No choice left, only one move remains." I bent down and kissed the little zombie demon on her forehead.
The little zombie demon was utterly dumbfounded, staring at me with her underdeveloped, bewildered eyes.
She was wrinkled and looked like an alien.
Most people might find her frightening, but I knew she probably had malnutrition before she died, and being dead...
...That's why she looked so hideous.
At the door, the returning Yu Rongling screamed, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing!! Wouldn't it be better to kiss my brother, why on earth would you kiss a zombie demon, if not, you could kiss me!"