This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 62: Destined to Be Together, Relying on Each Other for Life

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Destined to Be Together, Relying on Each Other for Life

If it were a normal baby, most would "giggle" with laughter after what Liang Yi did, but the infant in Liang Yi’s arms was somewhat different.

Although the crying had stopped, the baby just calmly observed with pure eyes, staring at the grimacing face without a trace of desire to laugh.

Liang Yi too noticed the eeriness of this child.

Reason told him to simply take the silk from this unusual child and leave it behind. If he felt truly guilty, he could leave it at the door of a childless wealthy family in the city, as a form of compensation!

Nowadays, he could barely sustain himself, let alone be in a position to sympathize with others and take in an infant.

Liang Yi surveyed his surroundings and found that besides himself, there was no one else around.

This place was extremely remote, and fortunately, it was near a nameless small mountain close to the city. The city’s armored soldiers would regularly clear out the threatening creatures in the surrounding area, hence, there were very few tigers or leopards in the mountains, saving the child from being thrown out only to be reborn immediately.

Upon examining the silk, he found a jade token inside with the character "Su" engraved in the center.

"A family with the surname Su? Truly heartless, to just discard such a small infant."

Liang Yi himself was an orphan, having no knowledge of who his parents were. He grew up eating food from different families in the village until his village fell to a bandit raid. He was the only survivor, having been out selling goods for the village chief, while the rest of the villagers met an unfortunate end.

He had certainly thought of revenge. But what was the point of going up to them just to get killed?

Later, after overcoming various hardships, he found the bandits and gained their trust. After figuring out their movements, he directly informed the government in the city.

On that day, the City Lord personally led a team to strike, and after fighting fiercely against the bandit leader for several rounds, it was the City Lord’s superior cultivation that prevailed, decapitating the egregious leader.

Ultimately, the City Lord summoned divine fire with a Daoist Skill, completely annihilating the bandits’ lair. After rewarding Liang Yi with some silver, the City Lord sent him away.

Such a merit did not require a destitute orphan to claim! From then on, Liang Yi began a life of wandering.

It was the first time he saw a Cultivator in action, and their incomparable power planted the seed of longing for cultivation in his heart.

Looking at the infant in his arms, staring blankly at him, Liang Yi felt a pang of compassion. Walking around a few trees with the baby in his arms, his face alternated between ferocity and sorrow, unable to make up his mind.

Until the swaddled infant reached out its plump, tender little hand, grasping Liang Yi’s collar, as if finding something to rely on, and then peacefully fell asleep.

Liang Yi stared blankly at the infant in his embrace.

He had heard a beggar in the north of the city say: An infant’s heart is the purest and most flawless, and they are also the best at discerning people’s hearts.

From that day on, his back had an additional presence, a well-behaved baby girl who watched him all the time but never cried or fussed.

He named her: Su Youyi.

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Chen Hua recalled the past that Liang Yi once shared with him during a heart-to-heart conversation.

The first time he personally met Liang Yi happened to be when Su Youyi was sick with a fever, and Liang Yi was desperately seeking a doctor.

Moved by compassion, he provided treatment to the little girl and spent a few days with them after. He discovered that the girl, cold to strangers but smiling only in Liang Yi’s presence, possessed somewhat astonishing aptitude.

Thinking back to the promise he made when he obtained his inheritance, he decided to take them both as disciples.

"Almost ten years in a blink of an eye!" Chen Hua exclaimed with sentiment. Subconsciously, he wanted to take out a flask to set the mood but then abruptly remembered his young disciple was by his side and quickly stopped himself.

"It’s already been ten years..." Su Youyi also seemed to think of something, a touch of sorrow in her voice.

"Remember when you first started as disciples, just two little ones. When I said I was taking your senior brother for a bath, if Liang Yi hadn’t stopped you, you might have bitten me!"

Chen Hua pointed at Su Youyi, the little girl who at the time actually thought he was trying to steal Liang Yi away!

"Ha ha, young people..." Su Youyi laughed it off, trying to gloss over the topic.

"Master, you haven’t finished what you were saying!"

"When you were still mortals, Liang Yi was always the one sheltering you from the wind and rain. After coming to Youdao Mountain, it became clear he had no talent for cultivation, while your realm began to advance by leaps and bounds."

"Every time I took you to a small Secret Realm for training, he could only wait on the mountain for you to return. Each time you came back, although I would cover up your wounds in advance, how could you hide them from the person who knows you best?"

Chen Hua shook his head, Liang Yi was quite proud.

Raised on the generosity of Pan Yang Town, at the age of four or five he repaid it a hundredfold with hard work; when bandits killed his benefactor, despite all difficulties, he infiltrated the bandit lair and avenged the death using their own weapons; after battles, when the City Lord erased his contributions, he didn’t argue on the spot. If they didn’t give him recognition, he didn’t want it, planning to settle scores after achieving success in his cultivation.

"I just want to protect my senior brother, not to be helpless as I was when we were children. He fought with so many people for my sake, yet I couldn’t play a bigger role."

Su Youyi spoke in a somewhat dim undertone.

"Liang Yi doesn’t blame you, he only blames himself for being unable to cultivate."

Chen Hua looked at her with pity. Liang Yi had said before, Su Youyi’s wish was simply to always be by his side, and that had never changed since they were kids.

But with the short lifespans of mortals, he couldn’t bear to imagine his junior sister watching him age and witnessing him move towards death.

Her wish was to be with him forever, and his wish was also simply to make her happy each day.

"So now that he can cultivate, even though he’s lost his memory, if you think carefully you’ll realize that your senior brother’s cultivation speed is extremely fast."

"It may be due to Liang Yi’s astonishing comprehension, but mainly it’s his own relentless effort. Think about it, from Pan Yang Town to now, just how many days have passed? He’s already reached the seventh layer of Dao Foundation. Oh no, that’s wrong, now he’s reached the Great Perfection of the Dao Foundation Realm. It’s terrifying, speaking strictly in terms of cultivation speed, this has already surpassed most True Inheritors of the Super Forces."

Chen Hua paused here, then added after thinking for a moment:

"And that’s without me providing any Cultivation Resources."

"So, your senior brother has worked so hard, aren’t you going to put in more effort?"

After listening, Su Youyi put away her somber expression and perked up with a smile:

"Got it, got it, you just want me to go into seclusion to cultivate, Master, why beat around the bush? I’ll just find a cave mansion closer to senior brother."

After standing up, Su Youyi waved at her master without looking back and headed down the mountain.

"Then I’m off to seclusion, goodbye Master!"

"Okay, go on! I’ll seal off the mountain later and start up the Spirit Gathering Array, don’t waste it!"

"I know!"

Su Youyi, already out of sight, called back from a distance.

"Ah, this girl really doesn’t let one worry less!"

Chen Hua stood alone on the peak of the mountain, shaking his head and sighing to himself.

"Perfect, while Youyi is in seclusion, I’ll try the fine wine Liang Yi brought back! Hehe!"

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