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Kieran didn’t use his full strength, wanting to let Zack die in pain.
But we had forgotten about one person.
Ryan, the merman prince, who possessed powerful healing abilities.
It was said that Lily had begged him, and he didn’t hesitate to pluck off his most precious scales, using himself as medicine to save Zack.
Heh.
Still as deeply affectionate towards Lily as in the past life.
After all, in the past life after I died, he knelt in front of Lily, asking for nothing more than to silently follow by Lily’s side.
He didn’t even need a contract, he made a poisonous vow that he would never betray Lily.
How ironic, this affection itself was built on betrayal, yet it turned out to be more loyal.
Just like now, after hearing what Ryan had done, his current contract master Rose was
very angry.
I happened to stumble upon the scene of her scolding Ryan.
In the mist–shrouded hot spring, Ryan was bare–chested, silently enduring Rose’s whipping.
“Ryan, have you forgotten that you are my beast–man, the person you contracted with is
me!”
“You actually plucked off your most important scales for that low–status woman Lily?”
Hearing Rose call Lily low–status, Ryan finally showed a bit of reaction.
“Lily is not low–status. And, I plucked off my own scales.”
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“Ha? You defend this woman so much!” Rose was completely enraged, her whip lashing out at Ryan like mad.
“Losing this scale, your cultivation will be difficult to improve, doesn’t that affect me?”
Ryan’s back was quickly whipped bloody and mangled.
Seeing this, I tiptoed, wanting to pull Kieran away.
Suddenly Ryan looked back, his eyes precisely meeting mine.
“This is bad,” I said to Kieran, “Ryan must think I was the one who told on him, and he’s
added another grudge against me in his heart.”
“So, you’re destined to be enemies with them,” Kieran persuaded gently: “Why don’t we
take the initiative and just kill them directly.”
His expression didn’t seem to be joking.
“Alright,” I said solemnly, “They each killed me once, it’s not a problem for me to return the
favor.”
But I didn’t expect Ryan’s revenge to come faster than our action.
Originally, the family had arranged an external mission for me.
But Lily insisted on butting in, saying she had wronged me and Kieran last time, felt
guilty, and was willing to carry out the mission for me.
In fact, Kieran had already shown me the scene of her and Zack’s plotting.
Lily: “The mission assigned to Aria must be an extremely good one! It’s not impossible for
her to advance her cultivation again with this mission.”
Zack: “Then Lily should snatch this mission,”
Lily: “Can I really? I’m afraid…”
Zack: “Don’t be afraid. I swear. I will protect you with my life.”
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In reality, where was there any penerit to be gained from this mission of mine? I even thought it was too far away and I wouldn’t be able to see my mother.
I was happy to be idle, so I let Lily go.
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Waking up in the middle of the night, Ryan was standing by my bed, his hands choking
my neck.
His delicate face was beautiful and morbid in the moonlight.
“Tell me, where did you force Lily to go?”
I quietly took out the dagger from my sleeve, “How would I know where she went.”
“Don’t pretend with me, Lily went to complete your mission! I’ve already heard about it
from Rose.”
He had already re–contracted, yet he still cared so much about Lily, I really don’t know
what kind of attraction Lily has…
Now that he snuck out in the middle of the night, Rose probably didn’t know either.
“Alright, I’ll tell you…”
Taking advantage of Ryan’s distraction, I activated my spiritual energy and flipped my
hand upwards to stab, wanting to break free from his restraint.
But unexpectedly, when the dagger stabbed Ryan’s body, he didn’t dodge at all, and his
body wasn’t injured either.
I had used all my strength.
Ryan laughed coldly, his hands gradually tightening:
“I used the most precious sacred artifact of the merman clan, the Spirit Avoiding Pearl.
You can’t hurt me.”
“Tell me, where did Lily go!”
