Malevolent – Chapter 25 – The Outside World Is Dangerous

“I’ll go back with you~”

Bai Lianyue’s lips curled upward as she spoke in a meaningful tone.

As these words reached her ears, little Ailiya suddenly trembled all over, instinctively feeling a chill run down her spine.

“You, you want, want to come back with me?”

“Yes.”

Bai Lianyue nodded quite affirmatively.

“This is just to be safe, you know. What if after you go back, little one, you never return to make your wish? That would be troublesome for me. You’re so clever, you should understand, right?”

“This…”

Ailiya was momentarily at a loss for words, looking at the blue-haired girl before her with considerable unease.

From their previous interactions, Ailiya had at one point believed the other was just a monster acting on instinct with low intelligence, and that perhaps with her own wit, she might be able to trick the other into letting her go home.

But judging from the current situation?

This monster,

How did she suddenly become so smart? Though perhaps not by much…

And,

Come back with her? Was this the purpose behind this monster disguising itself as her mother?

This monster disguised as her mother would be almost impossible for others to identify… even if she accused the other of being a Malevolent God, probably no one would believe her.

And if this monster infiltrated the Covenant under the guise of her mother… although she didn’t know exactly what it planned to do, it certainly wouldn’t be anything good.

“This, I, I need to think about it.”

Averting her gaze, little Ailiya’s eyes flashed with intense hesitation.

Seemingly noticing her hesitation, Bai Lianyue tilted her head and offered another suggestion:

“If you don’t want me to come back with you, that’s fine too. We can try a different approach.”

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“A, a different approach?”

“Yes.”

Bai Lianyue nodded:

“Don’t you need to consult with your family? Well, why don’t I just invite your family members here?”

“No!!”

Hearing this, Ailiya immediately stood up from her chair without another word.

“Oh, why not?”

“Be-because… my, my family members are in poor health, they’re not, not suitable for traveling far.”

Not daring to meet Bai Lianyue’s gaze, Ailiya lowered her head and said fearfully.

It was bad enough that she and her sisters were being controlled by the Terran Malevolence in the Veiled Domain.

The ‘invitation’ from the Terran Malevolence’s mouth certainly wouldn’t be any normal ‘invitation.’

It would likely involve violently capturing people.

If a monster of this caliber truly took action, her grandfather and uncle would be no match at all.

Ailiya didn’t want to implicate her family.

Her grandfather and uncle loved her and her sisters so much; she couldn’t let this monster harm them.

As for,

Her father…

Although her father was cold and frightening… he was still her father, and Ailiya equally didn’t want to involve him.

“There’s, there’s no need to bring them here… I, I can decide on my own.”

Ailiya said softly and nervously.

“Oh, really? You don’t need them?”

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“No, I don’t.”

“Hehe, alright then, since you say so, I’ll respect your choice. So just stay here for now and think carefully about what wish you want to make~”

“Phew~”

Seeing that the Terran Malevolence didn’t seem inclined to pursue this topic further, little Ailiya couldn’t help but let out a relieved sigh.

After all,

Both bringing Gaia Lobir back to the Covenant, or letting her bring her family members here, were things little Ailiya could not accept.

It seemed,

This monster wouldn’t easily let her leave.

If she wanted to return home without selling her soul… it seemed her only option was to find a way to escape by herself.

Thinking of this, Ailiya couldn’t help but glance sideways at her twin sisters still sleeping soundly in their baskets not far away.

Don’t worry,

Big sister will definitely think of a way to escape and take you home.

Ailiya began to encourage herself internally.

However, just as Ailiya was contemplating this in her heart, a soft voice drifted into her ears,

——”Hey, little one, I advise you not to think about escaping.”——

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Huh?!

As these words reached her ears, Ailiya, seemingly having her thoughts exposed, suddenly trembled all over, and turned her head fearfully toward the source of the voice. The next moment, what entered her view was Bai Lianyue’s exquisitely beautiful yet cold face.

In the brief moment when Ailiya glanced at her sisters, Bai Lianyue had already crouched in front of Ailiya, cupping her face with both hands, silently gazing at Ailiya’s panic-stricken little face.

The girl’s gaze was incredibly sharp, as if possessing the power to see through things, directly penetrating Ailiya’s heart.

“Don’t think about escaping, okay?”

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“No, I, I wasn’t thinking that.”

Ailiya hurriedly shook her head in denial.

To this,

Bai Lianyue smiled faintly,

“That’s for the best…”

As she spoke, Bai Lianyue’s eyes narrowed slightly, and her expression visibly darkened. Not only that, but the originally gentle aura around the girl began to twist and darken at this moment.

All at once, a terrible hex pressure gradually spread out, directly weighing down on Ailiya until she could hardly stand, forcing her to sit back down on the stone bench.

Meanwhile, Bai Lianyue slowly reached out, gently stroking Ailiya’s face.

Though the gesture appeared quite tender, her words were exceptionally cold and carried a strong threatening undertone.

“Otherwise, I’m afraid I can’t guarantee the safety of your two adorable little sisters.”

As she spoke,

A flash of jade-green light gleamed in Bai Lianyue’s eyes, and thorny vines grew from the ground, crawling toward the infants’ baskets.

“…”

Hearing this, Ailiya didn’t respond, but held her breath and stared at Bai Lianyue, apparently stunned.

Seeing this,

Bai Lianyue’s lips curled up slightly, and she raised her hand to rub Ailiya’s little head, continuing in a meaningful tone.

“During this time, just stay here peacefully, don’t try to leave this place. Outside, it’s very dangerous.”

Ailiya: “…”

…

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After giving little Ailiya a warning, Bai Lianyue left the courtyard with the cleaned empty cans, giving the little girl some time to understand the current situation.

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And after Bai Lianyue closed the ancient, dilapidated gate of the courtyard, a certain pink octopus seized the opportunity to slowly crawl onto Bai Lianyue’s shoulder.

“Yingying~” (Boss, how did it go?)

“Everything is going smoothly.”

“Ying?” (Warned her well?)

“Mm, after being scared by me like that, that girl shouldn’t dare to make any rash moves.”

Speaking,

Bai Lianyue slowly turned her head, looking back at the courtyard behind her.

Although threatening a child was clearly something that Bai Lianyue, once a Celestial Augur Knight, would disdain to do, at this moment she had no choice but to intimidate her a little.

“For that child, the outside is indeed very dangerous…”

Bai Lianyue said with complex emotions.

“Ying? Yingyingying~” (If boss is worried, why don’t I clear out the low-intelligence Corrupted Beasts nearby, so that little girl will be safe.)

Faced with the pink octopus’s suggestion, Bai Lianyue smiled playfully,

“What use is there in clearing away those Corrupted Beasts? The external miasma is so dense, that child would die just from touching it.”

“Ying?” (I guess that’s true?)

“Besides, the danger I’m talking about… isn’t referring to these things within the Veiled Domain. But rather from outside the Domain.”

“Ying?” (What do you mean?)

The pink octopus scratched its head with a tentacle, asking in confusion.

“That child, and her sisters’ aura, can suppress hex power. Do you know what this means?”

“Ying?!!!”

“It means that these children have already nurtured within their bodies the ‘Primordium’ that House Solrog has craved for a thousand years… Those beasts, if they knew about this, would absolutely not spare these children.”