Malevolent – Chapter 36 – A Bit Annoying, Knock Him Out First

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“What has your family been doing all these years? Has your father been forcing you to do something?”

Holding Bai Lianyue’s hand, Greemir asked with concern.

At this, Bai Lianyue couldn’t help but roll her eyes internally.

Damn it,

How would I know these things?

Although she had ultimately consumed Lianna’s body, she could only fully mimic her appearance and aura; she couldn’t copy the Divine-Graced Maiden’s memories. Hmm… though she might have been slightly influenced by her emotions.

But honestly, Bai Lianyue did feel somewhat curious about what Lianna had experienced over the years.

How did someone who was revered by thousands as a Divine-Graced Maiden suddenly go insane and even try to kill her own children?

Moreover,

According to the information Serveiling had provided, Lianna was the darling of the Anloxi family, but had an extremely poor relationship with her husband Luo Fei-Lingyuan, which was why Lianna basically lived at her parents’ home. If that was the case, why had Lianna suddenly taken Ailiya and the others back to the Lingyuan family a year ago? And why had she barely had any contact with the Anloxi family for over a year?

Bai Lianyue was quite curious about these matters, after all, if she wanted to use the ‘Lianna’ identity later, she would need to understand this Divine-Graced Maiden’s past.

Therefore, upon meeting Greemir, an acquaintance, Bai Lianyue wanted to try to learn some information from him.

But judging from his questions, this guy didn’t seem to know much either.

Oh well,

Now wasn’t the time to dwell on these issues. After this idiot’s grand display of spiritual energy, he would certainly attract the Westivian Covenant’s military from the surrounding area. Once more people arrived, it would be difficult for her to leave.

A miscalculation,

Tch,

Had I known, I would have eaten less…

Clicking her tongue slightly, Bai Lianyue felt a rare twinge of regret.

Why couldn’t she control her appetite?

…

“My poor Lianna, why aren’t you speaking?”

Seeing that Bai Lianyue hadn’t answered him, Greemir anxiously asked.

“I’m sorry, but you must have mistaken me for someone else. I’m not Lady Lianna, I’m just a passing merchant who happens to eat a lot, haha~”

Bai Lianyue laughed awkwardly.

Hearing this,

Greemir first froze, then smiled quite confidently.

“Hahaha, Lianna, there’s no one else here, you don’t need to pretend anymore. But I must say, Lianna, you’re so clever to think of using a restaurant to hide your identity.”

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“What?”

Bai Lianyue blinked in confusion.

Greemir evidently hadn’t noticed Bai Lianyue’s strange expression and continued praising her on his own:

“It’s indeed a good disguise. According to common stereotypes, a Divine-Graced Maiden is an expert who has reached the Divine Departure Realm. Experts of the Divine Departure Realm don’t need to eat. So nobody would pay attention to restaurants!”

“Not only that, but you also abandoned your usual elegance, deliberately creating the appearance of eating like a starving ghost, just to confuse others who are looking for you!”

“Who would have thought that the noble Divine-Graced Maiden would be crudely wolfing down food in a restaurant like a starving ghost?”

“Brilliant, brilliant! As expected of you!”

…

While speaking, Greemir gave Bai Lianyue a thumbs up.

His goddess’s previous undignified behavior,

In Greemir’s imagination, had transformed into superb acting skills for disguising her identity.

As he marveled, Greemir gradually displayed an extremely moved expression, his face slightly flushed, looking at Bai Lianyue somewhat bashfully:

“But, dear Lianna, you even knew I would come to dine here.”

“You came to the restaurant in advance to prepare.”

“I’m truly touched.”

“You still have me in your heart after all.”

Bai Lianyue: =-=

“Rest assured, since you’ve chosen me, I definitely won’t disappoint you.”

Saying this,

Greemir slowly stood up, raised his hand to brush back his beautiful hair, striking the handsome pose he had always been proud of.

After posing, Greemir took a deep breath and put on a rare serious expression.

“But, since dear Lianna has chosen me, could you tell me what happened between you and your father…Huh?? Lianna?!”

However,

His coolness lasted no more than three seconds, as when Greemir turned around, he was shocked to find that the blue-haired young woman who had been sitting there had already stood up and, without a word, grabbed her luggage and left the restaurant.

“Lianna?!”

Seeing Bai Lianyue leave, Greemir first blinked stupidly, then immediately chased after her.

“No, no, I’m sorry, Lianna, I was stupid. I shouldn’t have asked about your painful matters now.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay, you don’t have to tell me. These are your secrets, tell me when you want to.”

“If you need them, my strong shoulders and chest are always available to you.”

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“After all, we’re childhood sweethearts~”

…

Following behind Bai Lianyue, Greemir continuously expressed his apologies.

Meanwhile,

Faced with Greemir’s eager gaze, continuous apologies, and the sappy emotional expressions interspersed within those apologies, Miss Bai Lianyue’s face gradually darkened, and she couldn’t help but glance at the golden-haired handsome man beside her with a look of disgust.

After this brief interaction of just a few minutes, Bai Lianyue had formed a certain judgment about Greemir.

—A handsome man, unfortunately with a broken brain.—

Lianna’s childhood sweetheart?

Suddenly she felt a bit sorry for this Divine-Graced Maiden.

Growing up with such a character must have been exhausting…

If not for her concern that releasing cursed energy would contaminate the nutritious food she had worked hard to obtain, Bai Lianyue would have had the impulse to escape at full power.

…

“You…”

Finally, the intolerant Miss Bai Lianyue stopped in her tracks and looked at this ‘childhood sweetheart’ impatiently.

“Could you stop following me and let me walk alone?”

“No, that’s not possible!”

Hearing this, the golden-haired man immediately shook his head frantically:

“Lianna, I know I asked something I shouldn’t have, made you unhappy, and now you want to drive me away. In the past, if you told me to leave, I would have scurried off immediately! But sorry, now I can’t indulge your willfulness.”

“I’m well aware that your power is fading. It’s extremely dangerous for you to move around near the Veiled Domain now. If you’re discovered by a Malevolence’s vassals, you’ll certainly die. I must stay by your side to protect you!”

“Besides, although I still don’t know what happened between you and your family, from my understanding of the Anloxi family, they won’t just let you go like this. I don’t want you to follow in your mother’s footsteps.”

“So, please don’t be stubborn, let me protect you.”

Greemir took a deep breath and looked at Bai Lianyue with a solemn face,

“My Sevitt Syndicate, though unable to stand against the Anloxi family and the Lingyuan family, can at least hide you.”

“You should stay with me from now on.”

“Don’t worry about Ailiya and the others.”

“I will treat them as my own daughters.”

…

After expressing his heartfelt words with deep affection, Greemir somewhat anxiously gazed at the blue-haired young woman before him, waiting for her response. After being asked like this, Bai Lianyue also fell silent, her eyes slightly narrowed, thoughtfully staring at Greemir.

Just as Greemir was nervously waiting for a response, an unexpected aura suddenly invaded his perception field, immediately causing him to display an expression as if facing a great enemy.

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Someone behind!

“Look out!!”

Greemir took a stride, blocking in front of Bai Lianyue, then suddenly turned around, swinging his fist toward the back.

With the surge of spiritual energy, white light-attribute energy suddenly condensed in Greemir’s hand.

In the next moment,

The spiritually-enhanced fist collided with a huge crimson fireball that suddenly assaulted them.

“BOOM!!”

Accompanied by a sky-shattering roar,

A massive shockwave swept outward, distorting the surrounding air. The intense fireball was instantly split in two, and the flame fragments, like a blooming fiery flower, spread fiercely in all directions.

The split halves of the fireball, carrying destructive power, howled toward both sides, with scorching heat waves emanating from the air along their path. They each crashed into buildings behind, the thunderous roar echoing through the sky once more, and the solid walls instantly collapsed in the fierce flames, turning into flying debris and dust. Several buildings collapsed in succession under the impact, with debris scattered in all directions, and massive flames rapidly rose along with thick black smoke.

In an instant, the world was enveloped in rolling smoke, obscuring vision, and the entire scene seemed to have fallen into an apocalyptic chaos. The aftereffects of the flames continued to churn in the air, the intense burnt smell permeated the surroundings, and the broken building remnants quietly burned on the ground, highlighting Greemir’s tall figure.

Bai Lianyue: *watching the show*

The next moment,

Greemir, with an angry face, looked up toward the sky.

There, a man dressed in black with short gray hair was floating in the air with a haughty expression, supported by fierce flames.

Staring intently at him, Greemir questioned with a gloomy expression.

“Enchino, what are you trying to do?!”

“What am I doing? Completing my mission, of course.”

Enchino sneered disdainfully.

“Mission? The Marshal’s mission for you was to assist in finding Lianna! Not to attack her!”

“Ah? I’m sorry, Lord Greemir, you’ve misunderstood. I had no intention of attacking Lianna.”

“What do you mean?”

“Isn’t it obvious? I was aiming to blast you.”

Enchino rather mockingly pointed at Greemir.

“Attack me? Why?”

“Simple, if I don’t deal with you, how convenient would it be for me to take Lady Lianna away?”

After a playful smile, Enchino turned his gaze toward the blue-haired young woman behind Greemir. Upon taking in that exquisite face, Enchino’s corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl upward slightly, revealing a greedy smile.

Seeing Enchino’s reaction, Greemir immediately made a judgment.

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“I knew you mercenaries couldn’t be trusted… Indeed, you have other employers. Taking Lianna away? It’s for the Sacred Stone, isn’t it?”

Greemir said coldly.

Although normally when discussing Lianna or being beside her, Greemir’s intelligence would become extremely poor, when someone tried to harm ‘Lianna,’ Greemir’s mind would become especially sharp.

And the facts seemed to be just as he had guessed.

After hearing Greemir’s words, Enchino evidently didn’t want to pretend anymore.

“Can’t help it, the other employer offered too much.”

Saying this,

Enchino slowly raised his hand, and with the convergence of crimson light, a fireball with a radius of five meters, containing terrifying destructive power, condensed once more in Enchino’s hand.

“Greemir, considering our cooperation with my Bloodbound Legion Chi Mang not long ago, honestly hand over the Divine-Graced Maiden to me, and I might spare you.”

“Hmph! Dream on!”

After a disdainful snort, Greemir clenched his fist fiercely, his automatic armor instantly equipped on his arms, and pure white spiritual energy erupted from his body, spiraling toward Enchino in midair with imposing momentum.

In an instant, the white and crimson spiritual energies violently collided in the sky.

The two forces were at a standstill, seemingly ready to tear each other apart at any moment.

Staring intently at Enchino, Greemir’s expression became unprecedentedly serious and gloomy.

“Trying to lay hands on my woman!! I think you’re asking for…???!!”

However,

Before the word ‘death’ could be uttered, an unexpected incident occurred.

—”CLANG!!!”—

With a crisp sound, a certain young woman’s hand chop hit Greemir’s head from behind without any warning.

This strike was both swift and powerful.

Greemir’s words abruptly stopped, and the murderous expression on his face froze,

Then it twisted in an extremely comical manner.

His eyes instantly widened, his pupils seemingly displaying circles of ridiculous ripples, his mouth slightly open, as if wanting to say something, but only managing a vague “Ah—”.

Then,

After swaying a few times, Greemir lost his balance, drooling, and crashed face-first into the ground, leaving only his buttocks sticking high in the air, twitching continuously.

And behind Greemir,

Was Bai Lianyue, with a disgusted face, somewhat impatient, and confused about the situation.

“Although I don’t understand what weird things you’re talking about, please… don’t fight here… If my vegetables and fruits get caught in the crossfire, how will you compensate me?”