Chapter 46
Chapter 46
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 46
Chapter Title: Answer Properly
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“I can’t take it anymore.”
Golden Immortal Lotus, who had been furrowing his brow, suddenly scooped me up into his arms.
“Ugh! What the hell are you doing all of a sudden?”
My small body ended up completely engulfed in his embrace.
“Isn’t it because you keep treating this body like a child?”
Did... did he figure it out? But what am I supposed to do about having a second life!
To me, who had been an adult in my previous life, Golden Immortal Lotus looked like nothing more than a young boy no matter how I saw him.
“Don’t forget that you’re a seven-year-old child, while this body is a spirit being that has lived for over a thousand years.”
“Fine, I get it, so put me down now!”
Thinking that if I spoke nicely, he’d let me go, I tried to gently coax Golden Immortal Lotus, but he was surprisingly firm.
“I can’t do that. You don’t show any sign of remorse, so stay put.”
How did he know? I thought my acting was pretty perfect...
It seemed like I couldn’t just brush this off vaguely.
Well, Golden Immortal Lotus will get tired and put me down eventually. How long can he hold on with those skinny wrists?
I gazed pityingly at Golden Immortal Lotus’s slender wrists.
As long as they don’t snap, it’ll be fine. My body’s all plump from just eating and sleeping at home!
With that, to get released faster, I sprawled out blatantly in his arms, adding as much weight as possible.
This should make him give up soon, right?
“Then let’s head back!”
“Head back where?”
“Where else? The Heavenly Demon Cult’s quarters.”
“No way... You’re going to carry me all the way there like this?”
“That’s right. Just hold on tight.”
But contrary to my expectations, Golden Immortal Lotus’s face, holding me, was as calm as a serene lake.
This isn’t right?
The moment that thought flashed through my mind,
“Wait! Lotus!”
Before I could stop him, Golden Immortal Lotus stepped lightly out of the cave.
The sky outside the cave had already turned to sunset.
I didn’t notice inside the cave, but coming out into the light makes this even more embarrassing!
“Lotus, you seem to have forgotten, but the mountain path from here is treacherous. It doesn’t make sense to carry me down! You’ll end up bedridden!”
Making my worries pointless, Golden Immortal Lotus descended the steep mountain path with strides as if walking on flat ground.
It does make sense?
“You seem to keep forgetting that this body is a spirit being.”
“That’s because you acted weak at first! You even asked me to protect you!”
Even as I protested, Golden Immortal Lotus looked down at me with a relaxed expression and said,
“You said you’d keep protecting me from now on, right? Even if this body is a spirit being.”
...I did say that.
“I mean, I’m worried. Even spirit beings can be worrying, right?”
“I was worried. But you feel weightless to this body.”
Golden Immortal Lotus smirked smugly as if to show off, then quickly descended to the base of the mountain while holding me.
If we go to the Cult like this and run into someone I know...!
Just imagining it was horrifying.
I’d die of embarrassment!
“Lotus, I swear I’ll never tease you about your age again. So please put me...”
It was then, as I tried to raise the white flag to Golden Immortal Lotus.
He suddenly halted his steps.
Why’s he stopping all of a sudden?
Casually following his gaze, what I saw was...
Please tell me my eyes are playing tricks on me!
The Young Cult Leader was staring at me and Golden Immortal Lotus.
I hadn’t done anything wrong, but his gaze toward me stung as if I had committed some grave sin.
But who are those guys?
In front of the Young Cult Leader stood a group wearing black masks and red sashes around their waists.
It looks like the Young Cult Leader was giving them orders...
Peeking out to get a better look at the Young Cult Leader, I noticed he held a white piece of paper in his hand.
That looks like the paper I gave him? So those must be the Three Secret Squad.
Now that I thought about it, there was a familiar silhouette among the group.
I almost didn’t recognize him with the mask, but that man is Secret King.
It seemed the Young Cult Leader was handling things exactly as I’d instructed.
Young Cult Leader, good job! Excellent!
As I felt satisfied, my eyes met the Young Cult Leader’s exactly.
At that instant, I suddenly realized I was still being held by Golden Immortal Lotus.
Aaah! I was so curious about those people’s identities that I completely forgot!
“Lotus, let’s go!”
I grabbed the hem of Golden Immortal Lotus’s clothes and shook it urgently, urging him on in a hushed voice.
“Why? Weren’t you just begging to be put down?”
A playful glint appeared on Golden Immortal Lotus’s face as he looked at me.
This damn weed!
“Just hurry up and get us out of here as fast as possible!”
Out of sheer embarrassment, I buried my face in Golden Immortal Lotus’s chest and yelled. He nodded in greeting to the Young Cult Leader as if showing off, then started walking again.
Good, he’s not saying anything.
I figured the Young Cult Leader would nitpick about something...
“Is this body a mouse hole? Keep burrowing in.”
Oh, right! I did it unconsciously from the embarrassment!
I jolted away from Golden Immortal Lotus’s chest.
“That’s because the Young Cult Leader’s watching!”
“Is there some reason the Young Cult Leader shouldn’t see this?”
Golden Immortal Lotus asked me as if he truly didn’t understand.
“Well... no?”
Yeah? Then why am I so conscious of the Young Cult Leader?
It might be a little embarrassing, but there’s no need to feel guilty like I’ve committed a crime.
Yet the moment our eyes met, I felt like I needed to hide somewhere.
Maybe because the Young Cult Leader...
Having realized something important, I spoke to Golden Immortal Lotus in a serious tone.
“Maybe it’s because he reminds me of Daddy.”
“What does?”
“The Young Cult Leader. He has a lot of similarities to Daddy in a subtle way. Fierce eyes, and he throws himself into work without eating properly.”
Even his calm, composed expression in everything.
The Young Cult Leader shared many traits with Daddy.
No wonder I felt guilty being held in some other guy’s arms in front of someone like that.
“Golden Immortal Lotus, consider yourself lucky. If he were really my Daddy, not even a spirit being like you would get away unscathed.”
I warned him, feeling a chill down my spine just from the thought.
“Who’s your daddy?”
The greatest martial artist in the Central Plains! The Absolute Sovereign Heavenly Demon, you punk.
“I can’t say right now. But I’ll tell you when the time comes.”
“I look forward to it. A human who can make this body not unscathed.”
While chatting with Golden Immortal Lotus, I had unknowingly arrived near the Heavenly Demon Cult’s quarters.
“Star! What’s going on?”
Suddenly, Chae-chae came running out from the building where the quarters were.
Why are you coming from there?
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
And why are you coming from there too?
Jang-ryu, following behind, asked worriedly while looking at me in Golden Immortal Lotus’s arms.
“I’m not hurt, so don’t worry!”
“If you’re not hurt, then why are you being carried by this guy?”
Chae-chae glared dissatisfied at Golden Immortal Lotus.
“There’s no reason it can’t be. This guy is someone this body has alrea—”
“I’m not hurt! I’m just tired from training! Lotus has a knack for healing sore bodies! So while he was treating me, he offered to carry me back to my room!”
I hurriedly covered Golden Immortal Lotus’s mouth to stop whatever he was about to blurt out and patched up the situation.
“I see. Then from here, I’ll carry Star.”
“No need—”
As Chae-chae spread his arms to pick me up, Golden Immortal Lotus passed by him without hesitation.
“This body doesn’t hand him over to just anyone.”
“Anyone? I’m your brother Chae-chae!”
Golden Immortal Lotus turned to the shouting Chae-chae and asked,
“Does that make you family like me?”
“Well, no, but...”
“Then get lost.”
It was the moment Golden Immortal Lotus pinned Chae-chae down with the “family brother” title and smirked victoriously as he entered the room.
Shing!
Two gleaming blades were instantly aimed at me and Golden Immortal Lotus.
After Golden Immortal Lotus and Cheon-seong left, Red Cloud stared fixedly at their retreating figures for a while, frozen in place.
Only after they had completely disappeared did Red Cloud turn to the group before him.
They were the Three Secret Squad, the Heavenly Demon Cult’s secret intelligence unit and a key pillar of the cult.
As an important group, they were composed of highly educated elites, and when complex issues arose, even the cult’s Eleven Elders or the Young Cult Leader sought their counsel.
“Before executing the operation, there’s something I want your opinions on.”
The Three Secret Squad members tensed up, focusing intently on his words at Red Cloud’s unusually dark expression.
For the Young Cult Leader to ask in a situation like this, it must be about the Tang Clan of Sichuan or the Murim Alliance.
“Please speak freely.”
Secret King, the captain of the Three Secret Squad, answered on behalf of the group.
After much deliberation, Red Cloud finally spoke with difficulty.
“In your eyes, what kind of relationship did those two who just passed seem to have?”
Those two who just passed?
The Three Secret Squad was taken aback by the unexpected question but recalled Golden Immortal Lotus and the girl in his arms.
“They looked like close siblings. Is that right?”
“No.”
“Maybe helping a friend who was injured?”
She didn’t look injured.
Red Cloud thought of the affectionate pair and answered with displeasure.
“No.”
“If not siblings or injured, then it’s obvious, isn’t it?”
At that moment, Secret King, the captain, stepped forward confidently, outshining the other squad members.
“They’re lovers. Age doesn’t matter when it’s time to do it.”
The instant he spoke, a chill ran through all the Three Secret Squad members except Secret King.
Red Cloud’s face visibly twisted, and without letting him finish, he pointed at Secret King with his finger.
“You’re on night watch duty tonight.”