âThereâs no need to be afraid Dragony, he only like to scare people, he wonât actually hurt you.â Bai Yan then caresses the girlâs head as a comforting gesture.
All happy in her eyes, the little missy forms of smile now and loses that worrisome face: âQueen, I like you, soâ¦. even if the king is scary, I wonât leave you.â
Within the Demon Realm, there doesnât seem to be anyone whoâs not afraid of him so her worries are within expectation. But of course, the main reason wasnât because the demon king did something cruel, rather its his aura being too dominant and powerful to his subjects. The fear just comes out of their hearts without any coercion.
âLetâs go then Dragony,â holding the lassâs hand, Bai Yan leads the way to only get a surprised question from behind.
âBut Queen, donât we have to tell the others first?â
âNo need, I donât like the teary separation scenes that will inevitably come of the meeting. Whatâs more, Iâve already left them a letter so theyâll know once they see it.â Though she says that, Bai Yan did make a reluctant look in the general direction of the main courtyard. Its obvious her words were only half true as she continued to walk.
âDragony, Iâve been meaning to tell you this but you shouldnât call me Queen from now on while were in the outside world.â
âHuh?â The missy asks with a bit of confusion, âthen how should I call you Queen?â
âYouâ¦â she muses for a moment, âyou and Xiachen are the same so call me Mother. Since the day I adopted you, I have already thought of you as my daughter.â Though its unintentional, her comment had caused the little missy to clench those dainty hands tightly. âWhatâs the matter?â
âMy former mother was very bad to me,â pursing her lip, Dragonyâs view was all blurred up due to those brewing tears in her eye. âBecause my soul opened up late, she would always call me the âLittle Foolâ. Itâs you, Queen, who didnât abandon me and flaunt me around as a laughing stock. Iâm so grateful for being adoptedâ¦.â
Back then she didnât know better so the sort of grievance and sadness experienced by normal people didnât apply to herself, but now itâs different and she understands it all, including the sort of miserable maltreatment by her former family.
âQueen⦠can I really, can I really call you Mother? Am I also going to be a child with a mother in the future? Iâm actually really good. Iâm not lying soâ¦.â
Bai Yan felt pained by the girlâs defensive words. Sure, she herself also faced discrimination in the Bai House by her so called âfatherâ and âstepmotherâ, but thatâs only for a short period of time in this world. Dragony on the other hand faced such harsh conditions for years since her birth despite the hindered mindset!
âDragony, you just need to know that I truly look to you as my flesh and blood. Just like Xiachen, you two are my children and that will never change.â Crouching down to be at eye level, she tries to sooth the little missy with her own gentle smile, âAnd from now on you donât need to be so low on self-esteem either, no one is going to ever hurt you while I am around.â
âMmm~â showing a beautiful smile in return, Dragony looks genuinely happy at the promise. âIâm so happy. From now on I wonât have to be envious of those children I see playing with their parents on the street anymore.â
âCome, itâs getting late so we should go now.â Picking up her adopted daughter, Bai Yan wanted to use this gesture to emphasize their connection and thereâs no lies in her words. Together, this pair headed for the outside with a newfound sense of joy in the air.
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On the intersection making up the border of the Demon realm and Celestial Realm, this stretch of land has now become a place of war. Although itâs not scorched with blood like some battlefields back in the old days of Earth, this was still very intense for the sort of clashes that occurs between the two sides.