Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Maybe It’s Right

“This person is your mother, I am not your father. I am an evil person, so I killed your father and tied up your mother. If your parents hadn’t met me, you should be living a very happy life right now.”

Qi Hui brought the Little Girl to Zhao Qionman and said coldly.

Zhao Qionman glared at Qi Hui with hatred.

“Child, come here, let your mother give you a big hug.” Zhao Qionman reached out her hands to her daughter.

The Little Girl glanced at Qi Hui, then at Zhao Qionman, and cautiously moved forward.

But just as the Little Girl was about to touch her mother, she pulled back her hand and quickly ran to Qi Hui, hugging his leg tightly.

“You Bastard!”

Seeing her daughter being so dependent on her enemy, treating him like a father, Zhao Qionman felt as if her heart was being cut by a thousand knives.

For Zhao Qionman’s curses, Qi Hui didn’t react at all and left directly with Shen.

Every three to four days, Qi Hui would bring the Little Girl to see her mother.

Although each meeting only lasted for the time it took to burn one incense stick, sometimes even half of that.

Being able to see her daughter was the only reason Zhao Qionman continued to live.

What made Zhao Qionman sad was that her child didn’t get close to her but was extremely dependent on her enemy.

However, despite not knowing what Qi Hui intended to do, since he hadn’t sent her child back to the Black God Sect headquarters yet, as long as her child wasn’t harmed, that was good enough.

One night, Zhao Qionman, with her hands and feet bound, drowsily hung her head, sitting on the ground half asleep.

“Awooo…”

Hearing a soft childish voice, Zhao Qionman immediately lifted her head and became alert.

Zhao Qionman looked around and saw her daughter carefully walking towards her step by step.

The Little Girl took one step and tested another, like venturing into an unknown world, but also worrying that the outside world might be dangerous.

“It’s alright, your mother won’t hurt you anymore.”

Zhao Qionman spoke gently, extending her arms, her gaze fixed on her daughter.

The Little Girl slowly approached, timidly reaching out her hand. Zhao Qionman swallowed hard, watching her daughter’s little hand getting closer and closer, gradually becoming nervous.

Gradually, the Little Girl’s small hand touched her mother’s fingertips.

Perhaps because of the novelty or the connection between bloodlines.

The Little Girl’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Having finally touched her daughter, Zhao Qionman’s eyes reddened, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

“Awooo…”

Seeing this woman crying in front of her, the Little Girl felt inexplicably panicked and extended her hand to wipe away her mother’s tears.

But Zhao Qionman’s tears kept falling more and more.

Qi Hui, standing in the shadows from afar, turned around upon seeing this scene and quietly left.

After that, Shen would secretly come to see her mother every night.

Shen didn’t know why she came every night.

She just wanted to see this woman, always feeling a sense of intimacy.

Every time Shen came to see her mother, Zhao Qionman would tell her something about the outside world, or teach her some words, or try to teach her how to speak.

But it seemed that Shen was different from ordinary children; she seemed not to understand.

However, Zhao Qionman wasn’t in a hurry, teaching patiently.

But Zhao Qionman never mentioned Shen Sheng, unwilling to add more pain to her child.

Sometimes, ignorance is better than knowing everything.

And Qi Hui acted as if he knew nothing about Shen sneaking out to see her mother at night.

One day, people from the Black God Sect headquarters suddenly came to check on the Baiwa City branch.

Qi Hui was unprepared, and Zhao Qionman and Shen were discovered.

It was easy to explain Zhao Qionman—just say “a woman caught outside,” and no one would investigate further.

But Shen was discovered.

“What’s going on with this Little Girl?”

An official from the Black God Sect headquarters wasn’t stupid; as soon as they saw Shen, they sensed something unusual.

Qi Hui bowed respectfully: “To the two officials, this is a Little Girl I captured in the mortal world, preparing for fusion with a monster beast.”

“I didn’t expect it to be such a success!” one official exclaimed.

“Indeed rare,” the other official was also pleasantly surprised, “I can feel the ferocity of the monster beasts in her, yet it has blended well with human bloodlines. The features are merely a pair of horns and vertical pupils. By the way, which monster beast did she fuse with?”

Qi Hui thought for a moment: “Just an ordinary Night Demon Dragon.”

An official asked Qi Hui: “Qi Hui, this Little Girl is a great achievement. Why haven’t you sent this Little Girl back to the headquarters?”

Qi Hui replied: “They just fused recently. I wanted to observe the situation before sending her back.”

“Alright, there’s no need to observe her condition anymore. We must take her back to have a look. Perhaps we can make some breakthroughs,” the official waved his hand, “Don’t worry, once we return, we will announce your contributions.”

“Thank you, Officials,” Qi Hui knew that no matter what he said, she would always be taken away.

“Awooo… Awooo?”

That night, after entertaining the two officials, Qi Hui returned to his courtyard.

As soon as he sat down in the yard, Shen came over and lightly patted Qi Hui’s knee.

Qi Hui looked at the Little Girl who was shorter than his knee: “You’re going to be taken away tomorrow.”

“Awooo?” Shen tilted her head.

“After arriving at the headquarters, you might be fed all sorts of potions, your skin might be cut open, or you might be kept in a cage for a long time. After growing up, you’ll be used as a breeding tool.” Qi Hui continued.

“Awooo…” Shen still didn’t understand.

“I have no reason to protect you. Once you go, I can earn quite a bit of merit.” Qi Hui stared straight into Shen’s eyes, “I’ve already told you, I’m not a good person.”

“Awooo…”

Shen sat by Qi Hui’s feet, hugging his calf, resting her head on his knee, and slowly fell asleep.

“Really, understands nothing…”

Looking at the Little Girl, Qi Hui sighed, gently patting her head, and looked up at the cave that blocked out the sun.

“When your mother wanted to leave this world with you, perhaps it was the right choice.”

[Today, I looked at some old photos and compared them with myself.

Thinking about how handsome I was in college, now I actually have a beer belly.

This can’t go on.

Starting tomorrow, I’ll start exercising! Aim to get back to my 130 pounds!]