Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 130 - 128: The Younger Sister-in-Law’s Identity
The reason this village became a Deceitful Demon is because a pregnant woman came to the village.
Mother-Child Deceitful King?
Pregnant woman?
Lin Yuan speculated that the pregnant woman his sister-in-law mentioned was the Mother Gu within the Mother-Child Deceitful King.
She gave birth in this village.
When the Mother Gu gives birth to the Trickster Child, she needs to consume a lot of blood and spirit.
Was it during that time that everyone in the village died?
Afterward, the Mother Gu, having successfully given birth to the Trickster Child and regained her vitality, advanced to the realm of Tier Five Evil Spirit, transforming this village into a Deceitful Demon.
However, there seems to be another issue now.
Logically, everyone in the village should have died.
Yet, the sister-in-law is clearly alive.
Why is she still alive?
"Everyone died, why are you still alive?" Lin Yuan asked, looking at the sister-in-law.
Upon hearing this question, the sister-in-law blushed and said, "I just had a baby not long ago, and I’m still nursing."
"I think the reason that demon let me live is probably to nurse her Trickster Child."
After hearing the sister-in-law’s words, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but be stunned.
Being a nursemaid for a Trickster Child!
The end of life is death, and the end of death is life.
Life and death, the cycle never ends.
That Tier Five Evil Spirit, which is the Mother Gu within the Mother-Child Deceitful King.
Undoubtedly, she belongs to the realm of "death."
The pinnacle of death is life.
In other words, the Trickster Child nurtured in the belly of the Mother Gu does not belong to the realm of "death."
Instead, they belong to the realm of "life."
The Mother Gu is a dead thing and naturally cannot feed her own child.
Therefore, she needs to find a nursemaid for her child, the Trickster Child.
This is why the entire village is dead, but the sister-in-law is still alive.
At this moment, Lin Yuan also recalled what the old woman said earlier outside; she mentioned that the young master would be coming soon.
This so-called young master should be referring to the Trickster Child.
"Since you are still alive, eating those half-cooked meals and cold food every day is bound to cause problems sooner or later."
"Those things are for the dead to eat, you know that, right?" Lin Yuan asked.
Hearing these words, the sister-in-law showed a bitter smile and said helplessly, "What can I do?"
"My child was taken; if I don’t obey, my child will die!"
"I have held that Trickster Child; they are different from normal children, and only by eating half-cooked meals and cold food can they be fed properly."
Since it is a Trickster Child, it is certainly different from normal children.
The Trickster Child should be in a state of half-life, half-death, half-yin, half-yang.
The sister-in-law is a living person; cold food and half-cooked meals are for the dead to eat, and making her eat these things is to balance the vitality within her.
Otherwise, if this "special milk" is too hot, the Trickster Child won’t be able to consume it.
"The Evil Spirit in your village is called the Mother-Child Deceitful King. If we can find her location, I might be able to eliminate her."
"Do you know where she is?" Lin Yuan asked, staring into the sister-in-law’s eyes.
The eyes are the windows to the soul; they do not lie.
For now, Lin Yuan believed the sister-in-law was still trustworthy.
"No... "
"I don’t know! I only saw the pregnant woman once when she first came to the village, and I never saw her again afterward."
"As for the Trickster Child, every time he comes over, he leaves once he’s full!"
"Judging by the time, he should be coming soon!"
"You should leave quickly; if the Trickster Child sees you, it’ll be a big problem." The sister-in-law urged, pushing Lin Yuan to leave quickly.
"Sister-in-law, do you think that Evil Spirit will let you go?"
"You are still useful now, so you are alive. But when the Trickster Child grows up and no longer needs you as a nursemaid, do you think you will still be alive?"
"Once you are no longer useful, you will die, and so will your child." Lin Yuan said solemnly.
As expected, after Lin Yuan’s words fell, the sister-in-law fell silent.
Because what Lin Yuan said was exactly what she feared.
The Trickster Child is different from normal children; a normal child’s nursing period lasts about one to two years, and after a year or two, they can eat normally.
But the Trickster Child changes every day, like it’s being inflated.
The sister-in-law knew she wouldn’t be able to be a nursemaid for long.
The day the Trickster Child stops needing "special milk" will be the day she dies.
Death?
To be honest, the sister-in-law wasn’t afraid of dying; ever since the strange things invaded, particularly after the pregnant woman’s arrival, everyone in the village died, and she lived every day in fear. She had long wanted to die.
But thinking about her child, she couldn’t bear to die.
If her child hadn’t fallen into the hands of that Evil Spirit, she wouldn’t have fed the Trickster Child at all.
"I..."
"I know, but what can I do!"
"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I can’t give up! My child, my child is in the hands of that Evil Spirit!" Tears fell like rain from the sister-in-law’s eyes.
A mother’s love is like a mountain!
Lin Yuan could understand the sister-in-law’s feelings.
"Deceitful words can’t be trusted."
"Do you expect the Evil Spirit to keep their promise?" At this point, Lin Yuan paused and said, "You have to help me, take down the Mother-Child Deceitful King. I’ll find a way to save your child and then take you both away from here."
Upon hearing this, the sister-in-law was overjoyed.
She grabbed Lin Yuan’s arm excitedly and said, "Really? You would really help me!"
"Whether I live or die doesn’t matter, I beg you to save my child! Rest assured, once my child grows up, they will surely repay your kindness."
Lin Yuan: "?????"
Lin Yuan was at a loss, thinking, what the heck is this all about?
You can hold onto my thigh, but while you’re doing it, pay attention.
You can choose either of the two thighs, but the middle one, that’s off-limits.
"Got it!"
"Just cooperate with me to take down the Mother-Child Deceitful King, that’s enough. There’s no need to repay me; I definitely don’t want to be an unexpected dad!" Lin Yuan said with an expression of disbelief.
The woman shot Lin Yuan a glance and said irritably, "You naive fool, you don’t appreciate a mature woman’s worth and wrongfully treat a young girl as treasure."
"The benefits I offer are not something those two girls in your house can compare with."
Lin Yuan thought, what benefits?
What, can you cook noodles and fry two eggs?
After Lin Yuan promised to rescue the child and himself, the woman’s mood visibly improved.
She took a photo from the bedside table, shoved it into Lin Yuan’s hand, and said, "This is my child; you must save her no matter what."
"If you can only save one person, save her, forget about me!"
Lin Yuan looked at the photo; it showed a child about one year old, still in swaddling clothes.
Lin Yuan tried to firmly imprint the child’s image in his mind, needing to strengthen this memory; after all, children at that age mostly look alike, and saving the wrong one could be embarrassing.
In fact, seeing the photo made Lin Yuan’s heart uneasy.
Such a young child fallen into the hands of an Evil Spirit.
And it has been a month already, the prospects are likely grim!
Lin Yuan believed the woman thought of this too, but as a mother, she was unwilling to accept such thoughts.
Even if there was a sliver of hope, she wouldn’t give up.
"Cooperate with me properly, and we can save everyone!" Lin Yuan boasted kindly.
Whether it was achievable wasn’t the point, at least give her some hope.
"Then..."
"How should I cooperate with you?" the woman asked.
At this moment, she placed all her hopes on Lin Yuan.
Considering belief in Lin Yuan rescuing them.
As opposed to believing the Evil Spirits would keep their promises.
Clearly, the former was more trustworthy.
How to cooperate.
Lin Yuan sorted his thoughts, the immediate task was identifying the Mother Gu’s location.
Then, determine if the woman’s child was alive or dead.
Lin Yuan scanned the room and finally focused on the wardrobe.
"Later, when the Trickster Child arrives, I’ll hide in the wardrobe."
"Once he leaves, I’ll follow to check things out." Lin Yuan devised a simple and direct plan.
The woman had no better ideas; she nodded in agreement.
...
...
Just as they were speaking.
"Thud."
"Thud, thud."
A sound of hitting the window began, the window was the one Lin Yuan had entered through.
The woman showed a fearful expression and whispered, "He’s here!"
Lin Yuan quickly opened the wardrobe and jumped inside.
Hiding in a wardrobe should be basic skills for every man.
After all, if you’re bad at hiding, you might get beaten.
Once Lin Yuan hid, the woman walked to the window and opened it.
This Trickster Child shared Lin Yuan’s preference for climbing through windows.
The Trickster Child was impatient!
After entering the room, he immediately started eating.
At this moment, Lin Yuan also saw the Trickster Child’s true form.
The Trickster Child was roughly 60 to 70 centimeters tall, similar in size to a half-year-old boy.
But, you must understand, from birth until now, it’s only been a month!
Within a month, he reached a half-year-old child’s size, almost like inflating a balloon.
Height wasn’t the key point; the most crucial was the skin.
The Trickster Child’s skin was deathly white, far whiter than normal, with an appearance of albinism, a sickly kind of pale.
Across the ghastly white skin, countless black lines flowed, seemingly alive, continuously looping over his body.
While Lin Yuan watched the Trickster Child closely, it sensed something.
It abruptly turned its head and scanned the room but appeared not to notice anything unusual and continued to eat.
Lin Yuan also looked through the wardrobe gap at the woman; her face was very white.
Indeed, Lin Yuan meant her complexion looked pale.
As the Trickster Child was fed more, her face paled drastically, and her condition worsened.
Lin Yuan estimated, by the time the Trickster Child grows enough to forego "Terunsu" feeding.
Fearfully, the woman might be drained dry!
This was not just nursing, it was contributing vital energy, wasn’t it?
Now, the Trickster Child was full and in a "whoosh," went out the side window.
Without another word, Lin Yuan darted out of the wardrobe and hurriedly followed.
