Hearing my call, the Lotus Leaf Boy under the bridge froze momentarily before slowly turning around.
Half-submerged in water, he moved towards me as slowly as a floating lantern, his ugly face marked with uncertain confusion, "You... who are you?"
The sky was gloomy, a strand of blood-red sun filtering through the murky heaven.
It fell upon his delicate, yet terrifying body.
Yet I could imagine that he once had a beautifully carved and adorable appearance.
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In his gaze towards me, there was still a faint glimmer of light.
"Weren't you looking for Su Wan? I am Su Wan, I have gotten Blood-weeping Syndrome, so my appearance has changed, but... you should recognize me." My joints seemed to freeze in the icy water.
The Spiritual Power in my Qi Sea became chaotic, and in front of this demon spawn who shared my blood, I couldn't muster any Spiritual Power to resist the cold.
The Lotus Leaf Boy's expression grew more puzzled, his crimson eyes scanning me, seemingly searching my face for a flaw, "You... were connected to me by the umbilical cord, right here... you are my... mother..."
The little creature's indestructible hand was very small, the spaces between the fingers webbed like a duck's foot, probably from living in the water for too long.
That's why he grew such a thing.
He pointed gently at the spot where his navel was with that strange claw.
At that moment, my mindset shattered, and I opened my arms towards him, "Do you remember when I gave birth to you?"
"I... I have forgotten much, but I remember being in mom's belly, often hearing mom sing lullabies to me..."
He hummed softly, as if intoxicated, "Sleep, sleep, my dear baby, mom's hands... gently rocking you."
"Sleep... sleep... my dear... baby..." Tears streamed down my face as I unconsciously joined him in humming the lullaby, despite having no memories of these events in my mind.
Yet it felt so familiar. Was this a part of life I had lost in a past life, or had I somehow misplaced it in this life?
The Lotus Leaf Boy continued to approach me, his pupils constricted like needles, his terrifyingly red eyes vibrated excitedly, his voice choked and childlike, "It's mom... you are my mom..."
When the Lotus Leaf Boy got within a meter of me, I suddenly realized that there seemed to be no soul in his body.
Only an empty shell, filled with Demonic Qi.
A sense of alert suddenly surged in my heart. Even a demon creature should have a soul, just like the demonic snake I had encountered in the Demon Cave before.
Finally, I somewhat sobered up from the imagined pain of losing a child I once thought I had.
I summoned my Spiritual Power, first using it to ward off the cold.
The chill filled with Demonic Qi that had seeped into my bones was now blocked outside.
The cold, as if frozen, joints returned to normal, functional once again.
"Mom, are you pregnant? Is there another little treasure in your belly?" The Lotus Leaf Boy tilted his head innocently as he looked at my belly, but the jealousy in his eyes was sharply cold.
I protected my belly, narrowed my eyes, and stayed silent.
No matter how much I suspected that this demon spawn might be my lost child, I had to ensure Little Dumpling's safety, anyone who threatened Little Dumpling was my enemy.
The Lotus Leaf Boy split his lips, suddenly smiling in an exceptionally ferocious and miserable way, his gaze treating me like a betrayer, and his claw violently reached for my belly, "You had me, yet you want another baby, you don't want me!! I knew it, mom doesn't love me anymore or want me!! Then you... come with me, to Hell..."