I'm Not the Young Lady's Dream Girl - [Vol. 1] Chapter 37
[Vol. 1] Chapter 37: A Moment of Tranquility
Yinyue sighed and dispelled her invisibility, revealing her waist-length silver hair. Under the moonlight, it shimmered with a watery, faint blue glow.
Her mother’s intuition was as sharp as ever.
Even in her invisible state, Yinyue could still be detected. Thankfully, she had the foresight to deactivate the ring beforehand.
Her mother didn’t know her current state as a girl. Otherwise, the hammer wouldn’t just be placed on her head, it would come crashing down directly.
“The Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger,” Yinyue spoke the agreed-upon password. She couldn’t help but critique it, the password sounded so cheesy.
“The Pagoda is used to suppress the River Demon,” Yinya replied with the next line. [1]
“It seems you’re the one I’m supposed to meet,” Yinya withdrew the hammer in her hand.
In the next moment, without a word, Yinya lifted Yinyue and entered her tent.
Yinyue was thus unceremoniously carried into the tent. Unlike the darkness outside, the inside of the tent was brightly lit, indicating the use of disguise-type props.
“Explain the current situation to me, keep it short. I don’t like wasting time,” Yinya set Yinyue down.
Her mother was quite impatient indeed.
Yinyue adjusted her state and began explaining the current situation to her mother.
“What? His ability is related to memory.”
Yinya was surprised, she hadn’t expected the Vice Dean’s ability to be so troublesome.
“Based on the clues I’ve gathered so far, it’s highly likely.”
Yinya furrowed her brows tightly. The situation had developed to such an extent, completely different from what she knew at the association headquarters.
This is troublesome. Yinya felt a headache coming on. Maybe it would be best to just smash him into a pulp with a single blow. For Yinya, anything that could be solved with a single strike wasn’t a problem.
“Um, Mom… I mean, Miss Yinya, please don’t do anything rash. It will alert the enemy.”
Yinyue never thought there would come a day when she’d address her mom like this.
Yinya thought for a moment and found Yinyue’s suggestion reasonable, so she temporarily abandoned that idea.
“By the way, can I ask you to protect someone for me?” Yinyue inquired of her own mother.
“I’ll do what I can, but I’m better at destruction than protection.”
Yinya crossed her arms, finding it a bit troublesome to deliberately protect someone, especially since her abilities weren’t suitable for it in the first place.
“I understand that. I hope you can do your best to protect Yuluo.”
Yinya nodded, indicating her agreement.
“Thank you very much. I’ll take my leave then,” Yinyue said, getting up to leave.
“Wait a moment,” Yinya suddenly stopped Yinyue.
“Is there something else?”
Yinyue felt a bit nervous. Why did her mother suddenly stop her? Could she have sensed something?
“Would you like to be my goddaughter? I’ve wanted a daughter for a long time.”
Her mother’s sudden words left Yinyue bewildered. ‘I’m already your son, and now you want me to be your goddaughter?’
“Could you tell me why you have this idea?”
“Because we both have silver hair, and, most importantly, you’re very beautiful. Of course, you don’t have to answer right away.”
“I see. Well, I’ll think about it,” Yinyue replied with a smile.
‘Think about it? There’s no way I could agree to something like that no matter how much I think about it.’
Yinyue walked out of the tent and then disappeared.
Watching Yinyue leave, Yinya also didn’t know why she suddenly had this idea. Perhaps it was because Yinyue gave her a familiar feeling, or maybe she just thought Yinyue was attractive.
She realized she had forgotten to ask her name. Oh well, maybe next time.
Yinya couldn’t help but miss her stinky son. She didn’t know what Yinyue was up to now. He had been away from home for so long, not even bothering to come back to see her. Although if he did come back, she’d probably hit him with a hammer first.
“Hmm, I didn’t know why I picked up this child and raised him. That’s what I say, but in that kind of disaster, I really didn’t dare to leave Yinyue behind.”
“I don’t know how he survived back then. Clearly, there wasn’t a living thing within ten kilometers, yet a baby managed to come out unscathed.”
“But the moon that day was exceptionally beautiful, which is also where Yinyue got his name.” [2]
Yinya walked out of the tent, looking at the moon in the sky.
“The moon is also exceptionally beautiful tonight.”
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On his way back, Yinyue noticed a wisp of purple smoke. If it weren’t for Yinyue’s night vision far exceeding that of an ordinary person, she wouldn’t have noticed it. Without surprise, this wisp of purple smoke should be Rhaenys.
Yinyue followed closely behind the smoke and saw it disappear into a small grove.
Sneaking into a small grove in the dead of night, there must be some secret that can’t be seen by others. Let’s see what’s going on.
Rhaenys kept moving through the woods, finally stopping by a lake. After confirming that there was no one or nothing dangerous around, Rhaenys transformed back into human form.
She carefully took out a piece of ice crystal and threw it into the lake. Before long, the surface of the lake began to freeze, and eventually, the frozen ice formed into a humanoid figure.
“Rhaenys, how is the situation progressing?” the ice figure spoke.
“Reporting, boss, things are going smoothly for now.”
“Very good, I’ve already led our organization’s people to the position you marked.”
“Well, but… Boss, do I really have the capability to take on the Séance Society and the Ability User Association? Even if it’s just partially,” Rhaenys showed a worried look.
“Are you looking down on our Winter Organization, Rhaenys?” The voice from the ice figure sounded slightly angry, apparently not pleased with her statement.
‘The Winter Organization?’ Yinyue pondered.
She seemed to have some impression of them. It was a group of villains comprising of ability users, who enjoyed causing chaos and were a headache for the Ability User Association.
Especially their leader, Ice Abyss, an S-class ability user, had even earned a spot on the Association’s wanted list, ranking eleventh. He had once frozen an entire city. [3]
It was unexpected that the Winter Organization was colluding with the Séance Society. However, from their conversation just now, it seemed they aimed to take down both the Ability User Association and the Séance Society together, indicating their ambitious goals.
The upcoming situation might evolve into a multi-faction conflict, which was actually advantageous for Yinyue. Directly engaging the Séance Society would be unwise, but if the Winter Organization stabbed them in the back, it would increase his chances of success.
Next, she needed to find a way to further escalate the conflict between the two factions, making them fight amongst themselves.
“I dare not, boss.”
Rhaenys saw that the boss was angry and quickly knelt down, hoping for forgiveness.
“Enough, considering you’ve followed me for many years, I’ll let it go this time. But I don’t want to hear it a second time.”
“Yes, I’m very grateful for your forgiveness, boss.”
“Then go back and proceed as planned.”
Then the ice on the lake began to melt, returning to its original form.
Rhaenys stood up again, transformed into purple mist, and left. Seeing the situation, Yinyue also departed, it was already late.
Shortly after they left, there seemed to be ripples on the lake’s surface, and a strange eyeball emerged from the water.
Having overheard the conversation from the Winter Organization, the people from the Séance Society were already aware of it through the eyeball.
From the beginning, the Séance Society had no intention of cooperating with the Winter Organization. From start to finish, the Winter Organization had always been nothing more than prey in their eyes.
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It had been another busy day. Yinyue finally returned to his tent, able to lie down and rest. However, it had been a fruitful day.
He had successfully gained his mother’s trust, learned about the conflict between the Séance Society and the Winter Organization, and encountered that strange white space.
The only regret was that this time, he didn’t encounter the silver-haired girl again. But they should be able to meet again in the future.
Yinyue had this kind of premonition deep down.
…………
Yinyue didn’t know that at this moment, within the white space, Dawn was still meditating.
Suddenly, Dawn sensed something and looked back. What came into view was the silver-haired girl.
“Dawn, is this your name now? It’s nice. I’m sorry for making you wait for so long. You must have been very uncomfortable,” the silver-haired girl said, ignoring the wounds on her body as she stood up and staggered towards Dawn.
“My lord, you’re pushing yourself too hard.”
Dawn wanted to support her, but the silver-haired girl shook her head and refused.
“I’m fine. Here, take this. Although it’s one of my few remaining powers, it should be useful in the face of the dangers ahead.”
The girl took out a crystal as bright as stars from her body.
“My lord, please, you mustn’t. This way, you’ll…”
The girl just smiled bitterly after hearing this.
“It’s okay. I’m just a remnant of her. My time is limited anyway, so it’s better to give you the remaining power.”
The crystal flew into Dawn’s body, emitting a dazzling light.
Dawn looked at the silver-haired girl in front of him, as if he wanted to say something more. But the silver-haired girl didn’t intend to let him stay any longer. She issued an order to dismiss the guest and expelled Dawn from this space.
The silver-haired girl lay back down beside the tree, as if it could make her broken body feel a little better. She looked at her left hand, which had turned into nothingness.
“Had it begun already?”
“It was already a miracle that this body could hold up until now.”
Logically, she shouldn’t expect anything more from it, but she still foolishly prayed that her body could hold on a little longer, even just a bit…
TL Notes:
[1]
天王盖地虎 (Tiānwáng gài dì hǔ) is a Chinese phrase that literally means “The Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger”. It is a traditional Chinese riddle that has been around for centuries. The answer to the riddle is “宝塔镇河妖” (Bǎotǎ zhèn hé yāo), which literally means “The Pagoda is used to suppress the River Demon”.
The phrase is often used as a greeting or a way to start a conversation. It can also be used as a challenge or a test of someone’s knowledge of Chinese culture.
银月 (Yín yuè) = Silver Moon
冰渊 (bīngyuān) – Bingyuan / Ice Abyss
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