Malevolent – Chapter 26 – After Acting Tough, Miss Bai Lianyue Regrets It

The moment House Solrog was mentioned, Bai Lianyue’s eyes contracted, with relentless killing intent continuously overflowing from her jade-green eyes.

The aura around her instantly became extremely cold, causing the pink octopus to tremble all over.

It should be known,

A thousand years ago, it was because of House Solrog’s interference that she fell into the abyss.

And Xing Wu had her heart pierced…

The reason House Solrog took action against them.

Was to obtain the “Primordium” born within Xing Wu’s body.

Primordium, possessing the power to purify hex energy and annihilate miasma.

It was the source of all Augury Force.

In the records of today’s human society, Primordium was a divine miracle bestowed upon humans by the great Celestial Lord to combat Corrupted Beasts.

However, Bai Lianyue knew very well. The birth of Primordium had nothing whatsoever to do with so-called deities, that power… was nurtured within Xing Wu’s own body.

It was for this reason that she was targeted by the beasts of House Solrog…

However,

Xing Wu was a very stubborn child, and until the end, she never handed over the Primordium to House Solrog.

Even before her death, she destroyed the Primordium within her body, leaving House Solrog with only a shattered Primordium in the end.

And House Solrog naturally wouldn’t give up just like that.

So they began to study Xing Wu’s damaged Primordium.

In a sense,

All Divine-Graced Maidens born over the past thousand years were products cultivated by House Solrog.

However, although these Divine-Graced Maidens could also suppress hex power, their effect was far inferior to Xing Wu’s Primordium.

But Ailiya and her two sisters were different.

They were worlds apart from the Divine-Graced Maidens Bai Lianyue had seen before.

The concentration of Augury Force contained deep within their souls was ridiculously high, and they could truly suppress the hex power within her body, as well as the Malevolent God’s instincts.

It could be said,

The abilities of the three sisters, Ailiya and her siblings, in this regard were already very close to Xing Wu’s from back then.

If they returned to human society and exposed this ability, House Solrog would absolutely not let them go, and would certainly do everything in their power to take this ability away.

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Bai Lianyue was absolutely certain of this.

And since Augury Force was bound to the soul, once it was stripped away, those three little ones would undoubtedly die.

Furthermore,

As daughters of Lianna, the bearer of Augury Force, they were also the next Divine-Graced Maidens. Not only would human forces like House Solrog be watching them… other Malevolent Gods would do the same.

Ailiya and her sisters were so fragile now, those individuals wouldn’t allow them to grow up unhindered.

…

Therefore, in a sense, staying in the Veiled Domain was also a form of protection for Ailiya and her sisters.

“The outside world is too dangerous for them right now.”

Looking back at the courtyard where Ailiya was, Bai Lianyue remarked with some emotion.

Of course,

Regarding not letting Ailiya leave, Bai Lianyue also had her own selfish motives.

Not just because of the rewards from the Salvation Game,

But for Bai Lianyue herself.

Over the past thousand years, only Ailiya and her sisters could help her suppress the hex power and Malevolent God instincts, only they could help her maintain clarity.

Children so similar to Xing Wu appearing before her like this?

Wasn’t this like manna from heaven?

Having such good fortune fall into her lap, how could Bai Lianyue possibly let go?!

“Just stay here peacefully, little ones.”

After speaking,

Bai Lianyue turned her gaze toward her shoulder,

“Keep a close eye on those children.”

“Ying ying~” (Got it, boss.)

Obediently nodding, the pink octopus confidently patted its chest with a tentacle.

She was the most capable and reliable vassal under her boss~

What difficulty was there in watching a few kids?

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It was a piece of cake~

The pink octopus thought smugly. Soon, a strange idea popped into the pink octopus’s mind.

Keep watch over those little girls?

Wasn’t the boss just afraid they’d run around?

If that was the case, why not just cripple their legs? If their legs were crushed, there’d be no need to worry about them causing trouble~

Hehe~

The next moment, the pink octopus wanted to share its idea with Bai Lianyue.

Although her boss seemed to be very nice to these little kids before, always tolerating these presumptuous little ones, but at that time, the master… was in a foggy state of consciousness.

In the pink octopus’s view, her master, after regaining clear consciousness, wouldn’t indulge these girls who had inherited the Augury Force.

It should be known,

In the past thousand years, the master in her clear state of consciousness…

Had personally killed no fewer than ten Divine-Graced Maidens.

Therefore, the pink octopus believed that her boss would certainly agree with her suggestion~

Although this task wasn’t particularly difficult, if it could be made easier, it should be~

If you can slack off, you absolutely don’t make trouble for yourself~

That was Ling Xi’s creed.

…

However,

Just as she turned to speak, the pink octopus froze in place, swallowing back the words she was about to say. Because she suddenly realized that something seemed a bit off with her boss.

“Ying ying??” (Boss?)

At this moment,

In the reflection of the pink octopus’s confused pupils, the Terran Malevolence, who was her master, was now quietly leaning against a large tree, head lowered, constantly biting her right thumb.

Her expression had lost its previous dignity and coldness, and had become somewhat fidgety and uneasy, with some strange words continuously tumbling from Bai Lianyue’s cherry-like small mouth.

——”I, I, I just now… was I… too fierce…?”——

??

“Ying?”

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The pink octopus blinked with an expression of existential doubt.

“Ying ying ying?” (Boss, what are you saying??)

Unfortunately,

The pink octopus’s words didn’t successfully reach Bai Lianyue’s ears. After hastily instructing the pink octopus, the Terran Malevolence’s mind was filled with constant replays of her recent interactions with Ailiya.

And the more she recalled, the more uneasy Bai Lianyue felt.

Her exquisitely beautiful face was filled with anxiety.

I,

I think, I might have gone a bit too far?

Although she had originally intended to intimidate Ailiya enough to prevent her from acting recklessly… after all, wandering around in the Veiled Domain was extremely dangerous, but for herself, a full-grown adult, to threaten a little girl?

That was rather shameless.

Ailiya had just lost her mother and mentor because of her, and then was threatened by her, a monster, with her sisters’ lives.

This child was simply too pitiful.

I,

I really am, too much, aren’t I?

Just to scare a child a little, did I need to put on such a frightening expression? Did I need to release hex power to pressure her?

The more she recalled, the more she thought, the more Bai Lianyue felt she had gone too far, and a strong sense of guilt welled up within her. Originally, after learning from Ling Xi that she had unintentionally killed the child’s mother, Bai Lianyue already felt considerably guilty.

Now it was like adding frost to snow.

To the point where Bai Lianyue was frantically biting her finger, her face continuously revealing an anxious and uneasy expression.

What if she frightened the little one too much, causing psychological trauma?

Wuwuwu…

This is bad, so bad,

I went too far!

Just thinking of Ailiya’s previously stunned expression after being scared, Bai Lianyue felt a wave of remorse. In the Terran Malevolence’s heart, she even had the idea of rushing back to comfort Ailiya.

After all, that child, in a sense, really did look too much like her daughter.

Just thinking about a girl like that being scared stiff, and perhaps now secretly crying, made Bai Lianyue feel a pang of anxiety.

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With this thought arising, Bai Lianyue even directly turned around, preparing to return to the courtyard, leaving the pink octopus on her shoulder completely bewildered.

However,

Just after Bai Lianyue took her first step, she stopped.

Forget it,

I’m the Malevolent God who killed her mother and threatened her sisters’ lives. If I go to comfort her… it might be counterproductive.

Ah,

Let it be.

Shaking her head, Bai Lianyue ultimately abandoned the unrealistic notion in her mind, and turned to look at the pink octopus on her shoulder:

“Ummm… help me keep an eye on that child, if anything happens… notify me.”

“Ying~” (Oh~)

…

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Just as Bai Lianyue was walking away, in the courtyard behind her.

Little Ailiya was still sitting quietly in the stone chair where she had eaten earlier.

However, Ailiya’s current state was completely different from what Bai Lianyue had imagined.

She wasn’t crying, wasn’t trembling, and not even a trace of unease could be seen on her delicately carved face.

The silver-haired little girl was simply tilting her head rather calmly, silently gazing in the direction Bai Lianyue had departed, and slowly raising her hand to grasp her chin, adopting a contemplative posture. Recalling the Terran Malevolence’s recent threats, complex emotions gradually appeared in little Ailiya’s cherry-colored eyes.

Ummm,

How to put it?

That expression,

Rather than scary, it was more like…

A bit,

Although it feels somewhat inappropriate to think this, it really felt…

A bit,

“Silly and cute?”