Volume 3, Chapter 7 – Yuan’er’s Possible Location

“I’m sorry, Mommy. The barrier was too big and it was my first time managing it. I really couldn’t keep up and didn’t notice the gap in the northwest corner at all… and just like that… I let those Heroes in… wuwuwu…”

Shuoyue wailed with a runny nose and tears. Her crying was like a pear blossom bathed in rain, a sight to move any heart, which immediately caused Miss Yumo, who had been about to lose her temper, to deflate. The murderous aura on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a look of reluctance and heartache. A trace of complicated emotion unconsciously flickered within Yumo’s crimson eyes.

Perhaps the task she had given the child before was a bit too difficult.

Managing a barrier, especially one of such a vast scale, it was normal to have oversights during one’s first time. In the past, a barrier that hindered perception and shielded against detection was indeed set up around the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons. However, that barrier was actually something Yumo naturally possessed when she was the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.

As Yumo transformed into a human form and left the Deepwinter Forest, that barrier ceased to exist.

Consequently, to protect the small wooden cabin and the surrounding family living area, Yumo and Saibok had worked together to set up a new barrier using multiple sanctuary magic circles. She herself was not entirely sure how this barrier should be managed or how it could be operated efficiently.

Expecting Shuoyue to handle it might have been asking too much of her…

After all, she was only a child of a few hundred years.

Furthermore, she had spent most of those hundreds of years sleeping…

It was somewhat excusable that she failed to manage the barrier properly and accidentally let the Heroes in.

“Forget it, forget it. I don’t blame you for the barrier. It was my lack of foresight.”

“Waaaaah, wuwuwu!!”

Upon hearing Yumo’s words, Shuoyue cried even harder and threw herself directly into Yumo’s embrace, weeping piteously against that small chest. Yumo could only helplessly continue to pat her back to comfort her.

“Alright, I don’t blame you. Don’t cry, don’t cry. Be a good girl…”

…

…

Under Yumo’s comfort, Shuoyue finally stopped crying. She slowly pulled away from Yumo’s embrace and continued to sob while rubbing her eyes, which seemed faintly red and swollen. Normally, it should be impossible for a demon king tier existence to get swollen eyes just from crying.

One had to say, Shuoyue truly lived up to being an outstanding student who graduated at the top of Saibok’s acting class among the demon king tier Abyssal Demons.

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As a side note, Li Mo was at the bottom of the class…

Having brought her emotions under control, Shuoyue looked at Yumo with a hint of guilt.

“I’m sorry, Mommy. It’s all my fault, otherwise the cabin wouldn’t be gone…”

“Sigh, I said it’s not entirely your fault.”

Yumo shook her head and, surrounded by the Abyssal Demons, patted Shuoyue’s head comfortingly.

“However, after those Heroes entered, why didn’t you step in to drive them away?”

“Didn’t Mommy say that we can’t attack Heroes? Didn’t Sister Li Mo get scolded by Mommy before because she attacked a Hero? Shuoyue didn’t want to be scolded by Mommy, wuwu. Besides, those Heroes didn’t look like much of a threat, so I just…” Shuoyue pouted her cute little lips as she spoke.

“Ah, you… why are you so rigid, child?”

Yumo couldn’t help but press her hand to her forehead.

“Once they enter the barrier, the situation is different. Besides, it’s not that you can’t attack, it’s just best not to kill them. If you encounter special circumstances, you can also… Sigh… forget it, let’s not talk about it. What happened after that? They entered the cabin? Did your sisters Li Mo and Li Yu not do anything either?”

“No, Sister Li Mo and Sister Li Yu weren’t there at the time. Then, those Heroes went inside. After they entered, they seemed to attack my little sister, which caused her to suddenly awaken and blow up the cabin.”

“I see…”

Yumo showed an ‘I see’ expression. After all, this explained why Yuan’er woke up so much earlier than expected.

“Then, where are those two Heroes?”

“They were… they were killed by my sister.”

“Hmm, alright then.”

Yumo shook her head with quite a bit of helplessness.

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“By the way, where are your two sisters? Where have they run off to now?”

Regarding this question, Shuoyue once again shook her head with a very innocent look.

“I-I don’t know. I don’t know where they went either. It seemed like they went to find Mommy because of this matter…”

This time, Shuoyue’s expression was rarely unfeigned.

Because she truly didn’t know where those two sisters had run off to. They clearly said before that they were going to find Mommy. However, looking at Mommy’s reaction, those two definitely hadn’t met up with her.

‘Huh? Strange? Then where could Sister Li Mo and Sister Li Yu have gone? I couldn’t find them with the communication magic stone earlier, so I didn’t even get a chance to coordinate our stories.’

Thinking of this, Shuoyue felt a wave of guilt in her heart. Although her acting was very convincing, certain questions would reveal the truth as soon as Mommy asked Sister Li Mo or Sister Li Yu. Therefore, Shuoyue’s little heart was thumping and racing wildly…

If she hadn’t used her Shadow Essence to forcibly suppress it, Mommy would have noticed.

However, Shuoyue had no other choice.

In order to escape the punishment of the feather duster, how could she possibly tell the truth? If she did, not only would her bottom be beaten black and blue, but the image of an honest and obedient baby she had cultivated before Mommy for so long would likely be ruined. For now, she could only muddle through and then find her two sisters as soon as possible to coordinate their alibis.

When the time came, the worst-case scenario would just be all three of them getting beaten together.

In that case, the frequency of each person getting hit should be a bit lower.

Regardless, fortunately…

‘Mommy doesn’t seem suspicious for now…’

Looking at Yumo who was pondering the whereabouts of Li Mo and Li Yu, Shuoyue unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. She then took Yumo’s hand and comforted her.

“Mommy, don’t worry. Sister Li Mo and Sister Li Yu will be fine.”

“No, I’m not worried about them right now.”

“Eh?”

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Yumo pressed her temples, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

“I… what I’m worried about are the people they might encounter and the places where they are…”

“Uh…”

Hearing this, Shuoyue couldn’t help but laugh a bit awkwardly.

The brothers and sisters who could leave the Deepwinter Forest to venture outside on their own, including herself before, had all passed the assessment and were confirmed to be able to hide within human society. The main reason why Sister Li Mo and Sister Li Yu stayed in the forest most of the time was that they hadn’t fully mastered some skills, or rather, they had certain deficiencies…

For instance, Li Mo’s gluttony…

‘Sigh… never mind Mommy, why do I suddenly feel a bit nervous too…’

But just as Shuoyue was feeling conflicted, Yumo’s voice sounded in her ear again.

“Speaking of which, Shuoyue, where do you think Yuan’er would go now?”

“Yuan’er?”

“Oh, that is your little sister’s name.”

“Sorry, Mommy, I don’t really have any ideas. I’m not very familiar with the situation on the continent. Mother, are you going to look for my sister?”

“I can’t just leave her alone, can I? I need to have Xiao and the others gather intelligence and start a search mission.”

“True…”

Shuoyue nodded slightly in agreement.

“Then, Mommy, where do you think Sister Yuan’er would be? If we know the general location, the search will be faster, right? Mommy, can you sense her?”

Upon hearing this, Yumo slowly raised her hand to her chin and looked toward the south of the forest thoughtfully.

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“She’s long since outside my perception range. If I could sense her, I wouldn’t be worrying here right now. But where would she go? Since she didn’t return to the Deepwinter Forest, she must have gone south. The current Yuan’er doesn’t quite know how to control her Shadow Essence yet and cannot hide her power. If she entered large empires like Snowy Night or Red Lotus Leaf, she would definitely trigger the Abyssal Demon alarms. If that were the case, it would be impossible for there to be no news until now.”

“Then, you mean? Sister is in…”

“Yes, she should be in the central region, within those chaotic small countries…”

“Oh oh oh~”

Hearing this, Shuoyue immediately wore an expression of sudden realization. Then, with a pleading gaze, she looked at Yumo and pulled her hand again.

“Mommy, let me take some Abyssal Demons for reconnaissance to the central region! I will find my sister and bring her back! Can I? Can I? Can I??”

Regardless of everything, Shuoyue essentially wanted to be Yumo’s little sweetheart, helping her solve her problems. If she brought Yuan’er back, she could also leave a reliable impression on Mommy.

In addition, if she wanted to pull her little sister completely into their camp, she needed time to communicate with her alone, away from Mommy…

This was the main reason Shuoyue volunteered.

Unfortunately, after hearing her proposal, Yumo ignored Shuoyue’s cute puppy dog eyes and immediately gave a negative answer.

“No. Someone must stay behind to guard the house in the Deepwinter Forest.”

“Ah??~”

Having her proposal rejected instantly, Shuoyue slumped her little head dejectedly.

‘Damn, failed to act cute…’

Author Note

This was provided by group admin Fanmeng. Guess which cutie it is?

Translator Note

99% sure that’s Shuoyue