She glanced at Zayn and touched his hand lightly, her eyes looking as though they could speak. Zaynâs
face
was solemn, and he glanced at her and blinked a few times, signaling that they would wait and see
before
talking about this. In the meantime, Xyla had heard the commotion and ran over. Seeing the scene that
she had walked into, there was a dumbfounded look on her face. She walked towards
Carey and asked in a low voice, âThird Aunt, whatâs going on?â As soon as she said that, she saw
Tristan roaring loudly, âAhhh, Iâm so hungry! Ahhh, hungry, so hungry! Let
me eat, get lost..!â
However, Tristan was unable to break free from his uncleâs hold. In the next moment, he started
mutilating himself, beating himself up to the point the cracking of the bones
from the blows he gave himself could be heard. Everyone else on the scene was dumbfounded, their
jaws
dropping one after another. Abel couldnât bear to watch anymore. This was his son, after all. If he
allowed this to continue, Tristan would
end up beating himself to death. He said to the older man, âFifth Uncle, how about we let Tristan go for
now. He isnât in his right mind right
now, and when he wakes up later, we can ask him what happened.â
The older man also felt that this couldnât go on like this, and he nodded, letting go of Tristan as he did.
The moment Tristan got free, he immediately pounced on the mud again. He wasnât even bothered to
use his
hands anymore, thrusting his face into the soil and eating.
Xylaâs eyeballs almost fell out of their sockets when she saw this. That was fertilized mud. What did he
think it was?!
Pizza?!
Zayn finally opened his mouth and said, âMr. Coleman, Tristan⦠What in the world is going on? Itâsâ¦
Does
he have some strange disease?â
Abel was in a state of desperation and discomfort now, to the point his tears were about to fall. He
roared
loudly, âYou ask me? Who am I supposed to ask? My son doesnât have strange diseases! He was fine
before
this and had never had this problem before. Only after meeting your Stoermer family that this sort of
problem
cropped up. Iâm the one who should be asking what have you done anything to my son?!â Zayn was
shocked. âOf course not! Tristan will become my grandson-in-law, and everyone in my family, from the
lowest to the highest, is in agreement with this marriage. How could we harm Tristan?
Besides, such
a strange situation, itâs the first time Iâve heard of it.â
âHas your son been hiding anything from you that itâs possible even you as his father doesnât know?â
Carey
said. Abel retorted in anger, âBulls*it! Youâre the one whoâs hiding something. Your entire family is!â
ââ¦â Careyâs amenable face crumbled immediately on the spot, and she almost started cussing in rage.
With this
sort of attitude, would she still want to have her daughter marry his son?
At this moment, Tristan had finally finished eating half a pound of mud, so the state of his hypnosis had
been
lifted, and he came to his senses.
However, he was dumbfounded the moment he woke up. He looked at himself, then at the people
around him⦠An extremely putrid stench wafted through his nose. There was the same feeling in his
mouth, and his stomach felt heavy and uncomfortable once again. âBlarghâ¦â He started to throw up.
He saw himself throwing up the black soil which had a foul smell. Now, he really was
going out of his mind. âWhy is this happening?!
Whatâs happening to me?!â Tristan cried. He really started to cry. One reason for that was because of
how hard he was throwing up, and the other was that he was unable to
accept the situation. Abel shouted quickly, âHurry, get some water! Get some water!â Zayn hurriedly
ordered someone to get water. Abel pulled on Tristan urgently, his voice anxious as he asked, âTristan,
have you woken up? Tell me, son, what in the world happened? Why⦠Why have you suddenly began
to eat mud?
Have you been possessed by
something evil? Take a look⦠Look around you⦠Is there someone around that intends to hurt you?â
Tristan shook his head in pain. âI donât know. I really donât know. This is the second time⦠Cough!
Blargh!
Dad, one hour ago, I⦠The same thing happened to me. But I canât remember what happened. I was
talking
to Byakko before that, and I was completely fine. And thenâ¦â
Abel hurriedly asked, âAnd Byakko? Where is she now?â
âI had her run some errands for me,â Tristan replied. âWhen did this first happen?â
âOn the edge of the lotus pond.â
âHurry. We must take a look at the place!