Chapter 104: I’ve Been in This World for 30 Years
“Alright, alright! I’ll try my best not to assign you such difficult tasks in the future.”
Gaia made his promise, finally offering some relief to Ouxs, who was satisfied enough to go back and rest.
“You really need to fix this. How can you treat your subordinates like they’re nothing?”
Ailin smacked Gaia on the head. Gaia pretended to be in great pain, squatting down and covering his head.
“I had no choice! I was just trying to rescue you as fast as I could. I know I was being excessive back then.”
Gaia looked aggrieved. After all, it was to save Ailin! Otherwise, he wouldn’t have treated Ouxs this way. But now Ailin was here lecturing him about it, although he knew it was indeed his fault.
“Even so, you can’t do that! You have to understand that actions like this will easily turn the people against you. If you lose their trust, your throne won’t be secure for long. Remember, no matter what happens, don’t rush, okay?”
Ailin squatted down to face Gaia, quietly teaching him.
“Got it! I won’t do that again next time.”
Gaia nodded, signaling he understood.
“That’s good to hear. By the way, where are Weirafiya and Aierjisi? I need to talk to them about something.”
“They should be resting in their room now. By the way, Ailin, how do you know their names? Have you met them?”
Gaia was puzzled, since they had never met. How could Ailin know their names?
“Uh… It’s a bit complicated. I know their names through other means.”
Ailin couldn’t exactly tell Gaia that she came from a blue planet called Earth. With Gaia’s way of thinking, he probably wouldn’t even believe her. It was better not to bring it up at all.
“Complicated? I don’t mind, you can tell me.”
At this point, Gaia trusted Ailin 100%. As long as she was willing to share, he would believe her.
“Let’s leave it for now. Explaining how I know them would take a lot of time. When I have the chance, I’ll explain everything. For now, I need to find them and discuss something urgently. Can you tell me where their room is?”
Ailin wasn’t ready to spill her past to Gaia yet. What would he think if he knew she used to be a boy? Would he abandon her?
“Alright, I’ll have someone take you there.”
Since Ailin wasn’t ready to talk, Gaia decided to wait until she was.
Under the guidance of a servant sent by Gaia, Ailin arrived at the door of one of the rooms. It must be where Aierjisi was living.
Knock, knock, knock…
Ailin gently tapped on the door three times with her knuckles.
“Who is it? The door’s unlocked, just come in.”
“Sorry to interrupt.”
Upon receiving permission from the occupant, Ailin opened the door and walked in.
“Hello, Aierjisi…”
Before she could finish, Ailin fell silent at the sight before her.
Yake was lying on the bed, and Aierjisi was sitting on his waist in a duck-like position, seemingly doing something outrageous.
“Sorry, I seem to have come at a bad time, I’ll just…”
“Wait a second! It’s not what you think! I’m just eating!”
Ailin’s face turned red as she thought of some weird things and she turned to leave. Aierjisi quickly realized what Ailin was thinking and called out to her.
“Eating? Ah… Right! I almost forgot! You’re a member of the Blood Clan, with the ability to absorb blood to recover your strength!”
Ailin nearly forgot that the Blood Clan could drain the blood of others to restore their vitality. It was perfectly normal for Ailin to be drinking Yake’s blood to recover.
“Ah… That hurts! Aier, could you be a little gentler? It always hurts so much every time you drain my blood!”
Yake clutched his neck, wincing in pain from each time he was drained.
“Alright, I got it! Next time I’ll cast an illusion beforehand so you won’t feel so much pain while I do it. So, Ailin, what brings you here?”
Having reassured Yake, Aierjisi turned back to Ailin. She’d come all the way back but instead of being intimate with her husband, she was interrupted. What could be so important?
“Let’s go find Weirafiya first. There are some things I want to discuss with you both face to face.”
“Okay. Yake, do you want to come with us or rest here for a while?”
“I’ll just rest here and not disturb you guys.”
Yake’s neck still throbbing, he decided to just stay put.
“Alright, then let’s go.”
“Mm.”
Following Ailin, Aierjisi proceeded toward Weirafiya’s room.
“By the way, I forgot to say thank you for rescuing me earlier.”
At this moment, Ailin didn’t forget to express her gratitude to Aierjisi. Aierjisi was the one who rescued her from that prison. She owed her a huge favor.
“It’s no big deal. After all, you’re from Earth too, right? As our fellow comrade, naturally I had to rescue you. Oh, by the way, how long have you been in this world?”
Aierjisi remembered to ask this question. It seemed that every person who was transported to this world arrived at different times. At least the timeframes for her and Weirafiya were completely different. She’d heard from Gaia that Ailin had been here for at least 13 years.
“As for me, I’ve lost track of how long I’ve been here. It’s been about 30 years, I think?”
“30 years?! That’s such a long time! I’ve only been here for about two months.”
Although Ailin had always been suspected to be the earliest traveler to this world, nobody expected it would be 30 years! That was almost a second life!
