I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 580 - 445 ’Half-Blood’_1

Chapter 580: Chapter 445 ’Half-Blood’_1

"Many things," Zheng Yichen tossed the Essence of Life to the woman resembling a zombie bride; the recipient clutched the small bottle tightly, displaying an infatuated expression.

"I’m an open book, come on in first," the woman stepped aside, presenting the room to Zheng Yichen. How to describe the room? It was rather ordinary.

Normal tables and chairs, even some basic appliances, with a radio on the table and an old-fashioned television in another spot.

"Too ordinary..."

"No one wants their home to look terrible."

Uh, do you still count as a person? Zheng Yichen resisted the urge to ask this as he observed the woman who looked like a zombie bride. He walked in and the woman quickly brought over a teapot.

The tea that was poured out had a jasmine scent. Zheng Yichen took a sip; it tasted quite good, almost like sunlight.

"...Didn’t your family ever teach you not to accept food from strangers?" the ’zombie bride’ curiously remarked upon Zheng Yichen’s straightforward action.

"They did, but I don’t mind. I’m very curious about how you became like this; can you explain?"

The zombie bride didn’t care much about Zheng Yichen’s question: "My name is Alice. As for the issue with my appearance, it was caused by some Evil Spirits. You can understand it as either a curse or corruption, and I’ve been trying to find a way to return to normal."

"Hmm... nice name." Zheng Yichen’s gaze fell on a photo not far away, where a little girl could be seen. Despite the thick layer of makeup, her ashen skin couldn’t be completely concealed.

There was also a middle-aged woman by her side, smiling, albeit with a somewhat bitter smile.

"That’s my mother," Alice said to Zheng Yichen, who was looking at the photo: "She’s dead."

"Did you become like this since you were little?"

"Specifically, since I was in the womb. My mother was an exorcist, and during one of her battles against an Evil Spirit, she was affected by its power. At that time, she hadn’t realized she was pregnant with me, and that’s something she regretted for many years."

"Hmm, okay, let’s start with the questions." Although Alice didn’t seem impatient, Zheng Yichen didn’t plan to dwell on this topic any longer. He went straight to the point, as Alice did not seem to be an ordinary person, which meant he could ask for more information.

First thing he learned about was the field of herbs that gave off a sense of despair because it was filled with a multitude of corpses, those of animals and some dead people who had been left uncollected.

The herbs cultivated in that field were all negative; that was why it was called the Despair herbs field. She was growing those herbs in order to resolve her own issue.

Fighting poison with poison... As for the conventional methods, Alice’s mother had tried many standard treatments during her life, all to no avail.

In time, affected by her own afflictions, she resorted to another method.

"My mother taught me a lot, but she died because of her profession. That’s why I don’t want to become an exorcist, even though the influence of these Evil Spirits and Mental Aberration creatures on me is minimal. But among people, I am recognized as a freak, a walking corpse."

"So you’re familiar with those Evil Spirits? Good, because the next thing I want to know about is precisely that." A large amount of information had been stored by Lilith from the Evil Spirits she encountered on her trip to Hazy City, but those records were from the perspective of the Evil Spirits.

He now wanted to understand these things from a human perspective.

"...Are you an extraterrestrial being?" Alice looked at Zheng Yichen somewhat incredulously: "You could have learned about these from a primary school Chinese language class, and yet you’re asking me?"

"Strictly speaking, I come from an alien world," Zheng Yichen corrected Alice’s words: "I know very little about this world at the moment, but don’t worry, I’m here to do good."

"Are you serious?" Something occurred to Alice, and she signaled Zheng Yichen to wait before she left and returned with an old notebook.

It appeared similar to a diary, but obviously, it wasn’t used for that purpose; it was for recording special events encountered on any given day.

"My mother mentioned several things to me before she passed... are you here through an otherworldly apparition?" After turning to a page in the notebook, Alice looked up at Zheng Yichen as if she were truly seeing an extraterrestrial being: "I always thought it was a legend, that my mother had been influenced by an Evil Spirit and had hallucinations because of it..."

"You are quite the dutiful daughter; apparitions indeed connect to other worlds."

"Then I might try to find other apparitions as well when I get a chance. It’s just unfortunate that apparitions last for such a short time and pop up in completely random places. It’s all about luck," Alice said with a hint of regret.

"Actually, you don’t need to look for apparitions. If you have the means, you could visit the Dusk Cathedral in the closest city from here... But after you get there and contact the Dusk nun, the dangers you face will depend on the choices you make."

Zheng Yichen had initially not planned to recruit anyone, but Alice’s first comment about praising his beautiful eyes had stuck with him. Was she unaware of her own situation? It was likely not just his eyes she praised but the part related to Dusk within them.

The bartender had mentioned this to him not long ago, and now that he had encountered an actual case, Zheng Yichen felt that making a recommendation was appropriate.

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