Silence fell silent, attempting to organize her words for a rebuttal. However, she was choked back by Kama Zuozi’s continuous flow of words before she could even speak.
The impromptu speech on the theme of “knowledge is power, and breaking feudal superstitions is the harsh truth of revenge” was presented by Kama Zuozi more professionally and convincingly than anyone else.
She thoroughly analyzed the fundamental reasons behind the appearance of the Ceylons Town exorcism ritual from three perspectives: what it is, why it happens, and what to do about it. She used her real experiences in poverty alleviation and in-game situations to prove that indiscriminate slaughter in demon towns cannot solve the problem.
“Today it’s an exorcism ritual, tomorrow there might be a river god marrying, or a mountain god’s sacrifice. As long as people’s hearts are blinded by ignorance and brutality, tragic fruits like these will inevitably be borne.”
“Of course, I’m not trying to stop you from seeking revenge. We’re demons, not saints,” Kama Zuozi declared her position alongside Silence. “I just want you to know that no matter how much slaughter you create, it won’t achieve your desired goals, and it might even instill greater fear of demons due to your actions, turning more places into the next Ceylons Town.”
She instructed Silence on how to be a qualified demon, emphasizing the importance of being certain about one’s actions. Even if things end up in chaos, it should be a conscious decision, not an apology for unforeseen consequences.
“Unexpected consequences are the greatest shame for a demon.”
Silence fell into a longer silence. Like a diligent student being scolded by a top student, she looked helpless and pitiful on the ground.
Small sobs and imaginary cries appeared in Xiao Qing’s ears. Thinking about Silence’s chubby and innocent cheeks, he couldn’t help but intervene, quietly asking Kama Zuozi for leniency. Kama Zuozi was caught off guard, couldn’t continue the lecture, and turned to Xiao Qing with a stern expression.
“She’s hundreds of years old! Am I younger than her?” Kama Zuozi grabbed Xiao Qing’s hand, “Don’t judge people by their appearance!”
However, the imposing demon statue behind them, with dense fur and a majestic appearance, compared to the seemingly innocent Xiao Qing, was more disillusioning than meeting a long-distance online lover in person.
So…
Kama Zuozi frowned, her face showing concern, and a terrible guess gradually formed in her mind. “Could it be that you like her—”
Xiao Qing rushed forward, covering her mouth, attempting to preserve his precarious reputation in front of Xu Yintang and Yu Kongyou. “I beg you! Shut up!”
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Xu Yintang enthusiastically stretched his neck, attempting to observe the flirtatious interaction between the two while pressing down the curious Second Treasure, then he brought the conversation back on track, saving Xiao Qing from further embarrassment.
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“Quite normal,” Yu Kongyou shrugged. “You’re the original one, feared as the demon itself, and they are sacrifices to you. Their souls and bodies have actually disappeared. Essentially, they are manipulated by your power, living puppets controlled by you. You just haven’t completely erased their consciousness.”
“Not… I don’t know if it’s like that…” Silence retorted, hesitated, and then murmured, “I just hope they, they can talk to me…”
She had very little lingering resentment towards her own death and didn’t feel much pain or unwillingness. However, being a motionless and speechless statue was truly lonely. For a long period, Silence could only talk to herself in her own head.
“I never said you knew,” Yu Kongyou supported his chin lazily, saying, “You just did it instinctively. It’s a miracle that someone like you can emerge in such a remote place. Aren’t you afraid of being alone, living without friends?”
Silence was poked in the sore spot, “At that time, it was because of my physical condition!”
Xu Yintang received the eye signal shot by Yu Kongyou, hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to take out Little Darling from his pocket. In a sound of viscous squirming, another tentacle unfolded and a huge shadow appeared in the room. The demon statue’s shadow on the wall added a sense of horror, making one feel that their sanity was on the verge of collapse.
“This is my child, Little Darling.” Xu Yintang proudly and modestly introduced his cute and shiny tentacle to Silence, “Perhaps you’d like to get to know it?”
Little Darling politely extended a tentacle to the new friend with a somewhat fragrant scent.
The demon statue trembled visibly, “This…”
Silence hesitated and stammered. The colorful and long tentacles actively curled up to express friendship, then suddenly retracted into the mirror after a while. Silence blushed and said shyly, “Well, I’m Silence…”
Since everyone had their backs turned to her, no one saw the slight blush on her cheeks, but the difference between being scared and shy while stuttering was clear even to Second Treasure, who was accustomed to sticking to his mother.
And as one of the few in this family who could understand Little Darling, a normal person’s first impression of the image of the child in the eyes of normal people, Second Treasure felt extremely shocked. He weakly buried his head in his mother’s arms, trying to find the entrance back to reality in the warmth of her chest.
It must be a dream!
Xu Yintang rubbed Second Treasure’s head and didn’t know how to smoothly continue the plot. He just felt that his Little Darling looked healthy and strong, with no eyes fixed on the statue. It would probably better suit Silence’s aesthetics, and he thought of using the cute charm to get closer and then smoothly transition to poaching.
He wasn’t particularly interested in how Silence planned to seek revenge. Revenge was a very personal matter, and he thought that Kama Zuozi’s statement was both correct in the public sense and a twisted logic that guided Silence to seek revenge in the way Kama Zuozi wanted.
Xu Yintang personally believed that when it came to revenge, those not involved should keep their mouths shut. Only the person directly involved had the right to speak. He was only interested in the fact that Silence led at least three to five hundred statue labor forces. They had played this dungeon up to now and hadn’t encountered a single battle, but the difficulty rating was as high as C. He estimated that ninety percent of the danger actually arose from players standing on the wrong side and opposing these statues.
Not to mention the difficulty of dealing with those undead sculptures staring or opening a live broadcast with millions of viewers just to freeze the humanoid sculptures. Silence’s combat power itself should not be underestimated, or else Kama Zuozi wouldn’t have protected Xiao Qing so tightly when he turned around.
In the entire scene, probably only Yu Kongyou was unabashedly confident that Little Darling should be adored by everyone.
As for the thoughts of others regarding Little Darling, it was unknown. Little Darling just touched the cold mirror with its tentacles, realizing that it couldn’t reach the other side, and emitted a disappointed whining sound.
Oh, it’s being disliked QAQ.
Watching its drooping tentacles sadly, a sturdy claw extended from the other side of the mirror. The demon statue peeked at Little Darling’s twisting and sharp tentacles, stuttering, “I-I don’t dislike you…”
It didn’t have eyes, so it wouldn’t stare at her forever, right…
Are there really such perfect creatures in this world…
Silence cautiously touched the tip of Little Darling’s tentacle and then withdrew her hand as if startled, her face turning from white to pink like a rose.
It didn’t quite resemble the demeanor of someone in the early stages of infatuation but more like, well…
Xu Yintang thought of himself, coming out after a bath in a bathrobe, looking at Silence’s eyes and feeling sweet. He felt that Silence might express her gratitude to Little Darling in the next second.
Unexpectedly, the first one in their family to captivate someone with looks was actually Little Darling.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xu Yintang extended an invitation to Silence, “When you’re done with what you want to do here, would you like to come to my house? My house is quite spacious, and it’s very close to the big city. The development potential is also better than staying in this town.”
Silence blushed even more, her eyes glancing at Little Darling’s tentacles, and quickly replied, “Y-yes.”
At that moment, Xu Yintang really had the illusion that he was arranging a blind date for his child. He coughed and pulled Little Darling’s tentacle, bringing the child back, saying, “Little Darling is not even two months old yet.”
“I-I didn’t mean that I don’t have it, I—”
Silence waved her hands, attempting to deny, but realizing that Xu Yintang was just joking, she awkwardly coughed twice and chose to turn back into a silent statue once again.
Not even two months old yet…
Sigh…
—Once again, Xiao Qing strangely heard Silence’s sigh of regret in his ears.
Author’s Note –
Silence: It’s so sturdy!
Silence: It doesn’t even have eyes!
Silence: It’s perfect!
Poor Silence lol
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LOL that age gap… Rooting for them to find happiness in the (far) future, tho! Patience, Silence, your Springtime of Love will come to be, I’m sure!
Well, we don’t know the maturation speed of eldritch demigods, maybe he will grow faster! Regardless, this gives time for emotional bonding (something poor Silence surely needs)
Age is just a concept for eldritch gods, aye
Little Darling has grown up so fast ;;
He’s too young…. Is he even on solids yet?
Pretty sure little darling eats solids, not even bones are left, just goo and messy liquids everywhere after eating. Just the matter of puberty hitting these poor babies to know if they’re mature yet (＾◇＾) but considering that they are not completely male (only third flora is confirmed non binary, not sure about little flora and second treasure since they call each other brothers) I guess the best possibility is a non sexual(?) relationship.
Our Little Darling is truly perfect! 😆
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Our Little Darling is the cutest! ♥️
Silence, girl, chill! Someone needs to find her a blind boy/girlfriend, or are the requirements to not have eyes at all, even ones that don’t work?
In addition to not having eyes, he’s sturdy enough to withstand very solid hugs from a statue and having all those tentacles means he can give great hugs! Plus, given how she died, she might find how inhuman his appearance is even more attractive!
I’m so happy for little darling! His first crush (or maybe a squish) and she reciprocated ità
Thank you for the chapter!!
our baby Little Darling hahahahaha
Is mom selling baby’s meng?! Hahahahahahahaha…
Wait. Wait. The children are too young to date! …
…Why I am the one that flustered here!?
Sigh I get attached fast…
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Awwwwww my babies are growing up 😭😭 So cute