Chapter 9 Missing The Chance To See Her Again

"It's you again, ugly girl." He played dumb, "What do you want from me, to chat?"

Shine did not say anything and turned around to look at him seriously.

The blond boy was made uncomfortable by Shine's scrutinizing gaze and bristled, "What are you staring at me for? Since we're not chatting, I'll leave first." After saying that, he wanted to bolt.

"Hand it over." Shine stopped him.

The blond boy knew how powerful Shine was, nothing could be hidden from her, it was useless to play dumb. "The bead is used to save someone, and I didn't hurt the villagers, besides, taking a pearl is not something harmful."

Shine did not believe him and thought it was another one of his tricks, "You took away the exorcism bead, what should the village do? Without the barrier set by the bead, the demons will invade at any time. Have you thought about the safety of those villagers? I originally thought you were only dealing with demons to enhance your magic power, but I didn't expect you to start going after humans. Don't forget that you are half demon, you have half of human genes and blood ..."

Shine stopped scolding, she saw the blond boy clenching his fists, burying his head deeply, and his body seemed to be trembling. Shine's heart suddenly softened, their lives are so similar, he just wanted to enhance his magic power in this chaotic world to have a guarantee of survival. And it seemed that she had hurt his pride.

"I'm sorry!" Shine apologized.

The blond boy looked up in surprise, not expecting the high and mighty exorcist to say sorry to him, he looked at Shine in a daze, sweeping away his previous shame and anger.

Shine avoided his blazing gaze and said, "You can't take the exorcism bead, give it to me and I'll let you go."

"No, I'm not lying to you. I really need the bead to save life, without it, my mother will die. I really have no other way to steal the bead, you believe me!" The blond boy said very sincerely.

Shine thought for a moment and said, "The exorcism bead must be returned to the village. How about this? You take me to see your mother, maybe I can save her."

"Okay" The blond boy excitedly agreed. Shine certainly worked better than the exorcism bead. He did not expect this ugly girl to be so kind, a hot current was surging inside him.

A thatched hut was placed in the waist of a green hill, a woman was half lying on a bed, her face was pale and bloodless, her appearance was very weak, her eyes were closed and she seemed to be in a deep sleep.

"Lucu, Lucu, my son ..." Suddenly, the woman was murmuring in her sleep, her brow was locked and she was breathing heavily, as if some nightmare was trapping her.

Just then, Lucu came back with Shine, he held the woman's hand, "Mom, how are you? I'm back, mom." He turned around and said anxiously, "Please save my mother."

Shine examined the woman's body and concluded, "There is a demonic force in your mother's body. She is human and cannot withstand this force surging in her body, she has suffered this torture for a long time, right?"

This is the punishment for the combination of human and demon. Lucu's mother is human and his father is a demon.

"That's right, since I understand, I have been looking for all kinds of things that can fight against the magic miasma to relieve my mother's pain, none of them can play too big a role, and she is getting depressed day by day."

"You must use something stronger than the magic in your mother's body to suppress it, help your mother up."

"Okay."

Shine picked up the bowl on the table and used her mind to make a slit on her arm, blood gurgled and dripped down into the bowl. Lucu looked at her move with surprise, the blood of exorcists is very precious, especially Shine, how many demons covet it, but she brought it to save people so easily.

"Give your mother to drink." Shine handed the bowl to Lucu.

"Oh." He hurriedly took it.

After the woman drank Shine's blood, the magic miasma in her body was stirring, trying to fight against Shine's power, but it failed and slowly dispersed from her body. The woman's tightly furrowed brow stretched out and her face had blood on it as she slowly opened her eyes.

"Mom, are you feeling better?" Lucu was overjoyed and immediately asked.

"Lucu, I am much better, I don't feel bad anymore." She looked at Shine, "Who is this girl?"

"Mom, she is the one who saved you."

"Thank you so much." The woman was grateful, "You are so young to have the ability to cure my illness."

"Her name is Shine, she is an exorcist."

"An exorcist?"

"Mom, don't be nervous. I haven't done anything harmful. She won't subdue me. We've dealt with each other three times and she hasn't even made a move. Did you know that she just saved you with her own blood?"

The woman saw that Shine's eyes were so firm and her body was full of righteousness, so she dispelled all her worries. "I've been suffering from this disease for twenty years, ever since I got together with Lucu's father. My husband had never done anything harmful to human, but he was forced to join the demon realm and finally lost his mind. He chose to commit suicide in order not to harm me. Later I gave birth to Lucu, and since my poor child was half-goblin, he was not powerful and was always bullied, and had to take care of such a burden as me ..."

"Mom, don't say that, you're not a burden to me." Lucu sniffled furiously.

It was the first time Shine had seen him show vulnerability; in the past, he had always opened his teeth and claws and teased others.

"Lucu started remembering at the age of three or two, I was already too sick to work as I lay in bed. He went out foraging for food at such a young age, giving me food to use while he endured starvation many times and had to pretend to be strong to reassure me. He said he would cure me and let me go back to my village to start living again. But my son can't really integrate into both human and demon realms in this life, he ..." The woman sobbed.

Lucu forced a smile, "Mom, don't worry. I don't want to mix with a group of rabble. How can there be no place for me in the world."

The woman stopped crying and pleaded with Shine, "Exorcist, you are very powerful. How about Lucu follow you? You can use him as you wish, but I beg you must protect him. I know this request is excessive, but ..."

"Mom, what are you talking about? I don't need her protection. I am a man. Maybe she needs my protection in the future."

Shine felt embarrassed, she sympathized with the mother and son, but there are many such tragic things in this world, she cannot protect all the weak people around. As an exorcist she often feels that there is very little she can do. "I'm sorry, I can't grant your request. Everyone's fate can only be changed by themselves. I'll leave now." She finished and left decisively.

In fact, the woman understands the reason. "Lucu, she is so good to us, you must repay her."

"I will, don't worry. You have just recovered, lie down and rest."

Night was about to fall. The exorcists gathered at the entrance of the village. Without the exorcism bead, setting up the barrier would be time-consuming, and they could only guard the village by standing guard for the time being. Anna wanted to join the group, but she was so junior that exorcists didn't want her to suffer, so they sent her back to rest.

At this time, Shine appeared in the village. Everyone got alert and looked at the girl coming. Shine saw a few exorcists in front of the village, it was convenient for her to return the exorcism bead, so she landed in front of the crowd. Everyone was shocked to see her face.

Teddy took the lead and asked, "Miss, who are you and what do you want here?"

Shine held out her hand, "I'm here to return the exorcism bead."

"Ah, it's really the exorcism bead, look."

"Yes, it's lost and found, great."

Everyone was excited.

Uncle Gray, however, was full of questions, "May I ask where did you get it from? And how do you know the spirit pearl belongs here?"

"I got it back from a canine goblin, who is half-goblin, so he was able to easily approach the bead without resistance, and I sensed where it belonged, so I sent it back."

"That's right, Uncle Gray, it was a golden-haired boy that stole it." Teddy confirmed, "No wonder his magic power is not strong, yet he was able to take our exorcism bead."

"Wow! You are so powerful!" The exorcists worshipped Shine.

Shine said, "The exorcism bead has been sent back, I hope you can forgive his sin regardless of the past."

Teddy said, "Don't worry. We won't subdue a goblin that doesn't hurt people."

"Thanks." Shine wanted to leave.

"Miss, are you the exorcist Shine?" Uncle Gray asked. He heard that there was a "heavenly god" in the human realm and she was a young girl, so he wanted to find out.

"Yes, I am."

"Ah, you are Shine?"

"Really? You're the exorcist who scares the hell out of demons."

"You're actually so young, you look younger than me."

"How come you are so powerful? Who did you learn your magic power from?"

Anna, who was sleeping in the house, was awakened by the noise outside. When she was alone before, she slept in a shallow state and had to be wary of her surroundings and movements at all times. She had long since developed this habit, even if she was sleepy, she still had to have a subconscious of vigilance.

"Are you human?" Uncle Gray asked. Seeing that Shine did not answer, he felt presumptuous, "Sorry, I'm just curious about your great cultivation at such a young age."

"You flatter me. It's just that I have been gifted, and I have received guidance from an expert."

"Thank you for the answer and help."

Shine had concerns, and Uncle Gray was not good enough to ask more questions, politely expressed his gratitude.

"Farewell." Shine nodded politely.

Anna walked out of the house and saw a figure flying through the sky in the dimness. She asked, "who is she?"

"Look, she helped us get the exorcism bead back, guess who she is?"

"Yeah, guess, you've seen her before." Everyone came over.

"I've seen her?" Anna was full of doubts.

"She's an exorcist, and you've told us about her heroic deeds."

Anna said in surprise, "Could it be Shine who saved us."

"That's right."

"What a pity!" Anna was full of regret, "I missed the chance to see her true face again. If only I had stayed here with you guys. It's too bad!" But she quickly broke out of her remorse, "Well, did you guys get a good look at her, is she pretty?"

"She has high magic power, but her looks..." Teddy hesitated, not wanting to say bad things about their benefactor.

"She has a large scar on her face, almost covering half of her face."

"Well, stop chewing the cud, everyone is tired, go back to rest." Uncle Gray said.

"Please tell me about Shine, I admire her so much." Anna chased after Gray.

"Anna, it's very late, go and rest. Besides, it's the first time I see Shine, how can I know so well? If you are destined to meet again, don't be in a hurry."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." Anna nodded obediently.