The Creatures That We Are

Chapter 544: Ignorance

During the few seconds Fresh Snow ran to Gao Yang, the little abomination’s physical body, which was still hovering in the air, stopped flickering a strange red light, having lost all signs of vitality.

Plop. It fell to the ground, unmoving like a pile of dead meat. Its three souls and seven spirits had been destroyed. It was erased on a spiritual level.

Gao Yang had always known that Fresh Snow was the most powerful spiritual attacker, and he witnessed it now.

Overwhelmed with joy, he strode toward Fresh Snow, and seeing Gao Yang approaching her, Fresh Snow opened her arms with a widened smile and was just about to throw herself into his arms.

Two seconds later, she threw herself into nothing and almost fell.

Gao Yang had teleported to the little abomination behind her a second before she could embrace him.

“Fire!”

Although the little abomination was likely dead, he found it necessary to ensure its death. In seconds, the body was burned into black ashes. There was no chance for it to come back to life.

Only then did Gao Yang sigh in relief. He chided himself silently, I may not be a good enough fighter, but I should make sure to do my part in cleaning up the mess.

“Gao Yang!”

Gao Yang turned around. This time, he didn’t move away, and Fresh Snow flew into his arms directly.

“Miss me? Did you miss me? Tell me! Did you miss me...” Fresh Snow buried her face in his chest and nuzzled it hard, greedily breathing in his smell.

“I did...” Gao Yang was just about to answer when he noticed something wrong. Something was tightening around his waist.

He looked down and almost stopped breathing in shock.

Under her large cape, Fresh Snow had wrapped her slim fair legs around his waist.

Wait...what’s the deal with the posture?

“Fresh Snow!”

White Dew quickly came up to them and peeled Fresh Snow off Gao Yang. “Stand on your feet! That’s inappropriate!”

She sighed inwardly. Fresh Snow had been asking her insistently about what romantic love was, and thinking it was time for Fresh Snow to grow up, White Dew watched a few romance movies with her, attempting to make her understand.

Last night, Fresh Snow used White Dew’s laptop to play a movie called God of Comedy, finishing it. In the film, the female lead always hugged the male lead with her legs around his waist.

Afterward, Fresh Snow said excitedly to White Dew, “I know what love is now, Sister! I don’t want friendship. I want to be Gao Yang’s romantic love.”

White Dew almost fainted from anger. Romantic love? You love-sick girl’s gonna count the money for Gao Yang after getting sold by him.

And as expected, Fresh Snow called out urgently, “I’ve decided, Gao Yang! We won’t be friends. We’re gonna be...hmph...”

White Dew muffled her just in time.

Fresh Snow swung her hands around and quickly quieted, blinking. Then her head drooped. She had fallen asleep.

The body under the cape quickly evaporated into white fog that smelled like milk.

Instantly, the fog dispersed, and the cape fell. Fresh Snow was replaced by a white cat, curling up in deep slumber in White Dew’s arms.

“Is she alright?” Gao Yang was a little worried.

White Dew was used to this happening. “She used too much energy. She’ll be fine after getting some sleep.”

“That’s good.” Gao Yang sighed, but he felt a little strange. Is this how powerful people are? They have to charge for two hours before they can make a five minute call?

Suddenly, Gao Yang felt a chill from his side. He turned to see Qing Ling eyeing him frostily.

Gao Yang broke into goosebumps and introduced with a smile, “Qing Ling, they are the Spectres. This is White Dew, and the cat’s Fresh Snow. You’ve seen her.”

“Did you know that the Spectres had been following us?” Qing Ling’s voice grew icy. How dared he keep that from her?

“I didn’t...” Gao Yang glanced at White Dew, silently urging her to support his claim.

“Pleasure working with you, Gao Yang.” White Dew smiled mischievously.

Swoosh. Qing Ling’s Tang Dao kissed Gao Yang’s neck. “And you said you didn’t know?”

“Truly! I didn’t know at all!” Gao Yang raised his hands and made faces at White Dew.

White Dew laughed, enjoying his plight for a good moment before slowly explaining, “I was joking. He didn’t know.”

Qing Ling wasn’t entirely convinced.

A few seconds later, she put the blade away, her frown relaxing a little. Although it infuriated her to be used by the Spectres, at least Gao Yang wasn’t in on it. Given the Spectres had helped them, she would let the issue slide.

With a whip of her right hand, she made the longsword disappear.

Not far from them, Spring and War Tiger were talking.

Gao Yang had told War Tiger about the Spectres beforehand, so War Tiger wasn’t hostile to them at the moment.

Like a street thug, War Tiger crouched down and held the little boy’s gaze. “You’re the leader of the Spectres?”

“I prefer being known as the patriarch,” said Spring.

“Oh dear!” War Tiger ruffled Spring’s hair. “Acting all mature.”

“How dare you!” Spring took a sudden step back, humiliated. “What are you doing?!”

“Huh?” War Tiger found it unfair. “I pat a kid’s head to show my goodwill?”

“Kid? I’m old enough to be your grandfather!” Spring was mad. He quickly smoothed his hair and put on airs. “Ahem, since it’s your first mistake, and you’re a companion of our son-in-law, I’ll let things slide. There won’t be a next time!”

“You’re bold.” War Tiger wasn’t intimidated at all. He smiled bemusedly. “I wasn’t gonna let things slide.”

Spring paused before breaking into a smile. “It was a coincidence that we ended up using you. We were looking for life monsters too.”

“Although you walked with Gao Yang, Spectres and awakeners are natural enemies at the end of the day. That’s why I didn’t make myself known recklessly.”

“Then why did you step in at the end?”

“We share the target of killing the Cursed Offspring,” Spring explained in a nonchalant tone, but he was thinking, If we didn’t act then, we wouldn’t be able to defeat the enemy later.

“So it’s called the Cursed Offspring.” War Tiger thought about the name.

“It may not be what it’s actually called.” Waking Insects moved up to behind Spring like a wind.

“Holy!” War Tiger jumped. “You’re way too fast, buddy. How do you do it? Can you teach me?”

“I’m born this way. I can’t teach you.” Waking Insects nodded politely. “Similarly, I can’t learn your Talent.”

“Haha, you’re right.” War Tiger looked down at Spring. “Little one...”

“It’s Master Spring to you!” Spring cut him off.

“Ahem, Master...Spring, when did you start following us?” War Tiger asked.

Gao Yang went up to them and chimed in, “Must have been as soon as we arrived at the Ni Nation.”