After a long while, Shan Liya finally opened her eyes and climbed out of bed.
The first thing she did after getting up was open her Status Panel to check her condition.
‘Oh, great, it’s finally ending.’
The “Blessings” from those wicked people like the Mother of Lustful Souls would finally conclude in a little more than ten minutes.
The “Blessing” given by that ritual was truly malicious, as it could disguise itself as something harmless, to the point where even Shan Liya had been tricked.
This cursed ritual would “bless” the mother activated by it, causing the host to actively seek out a strong individual they liked in order to nurture a monster offspring.
This monster offspring would inherit half of the mother’s power and a portion of the father’s power.
Furthermore, its first opponent upon birth would be its own mother.
Combined with the racial traits of the Soul Walker, the offspring could perfectly devour the mother, thereby strengthening the overall power of the race.
Whether the mother or the child triumphed over the other, the Mother of Lustful Souls was guaranteed to win.
It was an incredibly sinister plot.
The only saving grace was that Shan Liya was a woman. Fortunately, under the ritual’s “Blessing,” the chosen targets were Sophia and Cecilia.
Even in a next life, they wouldn’t be able to give birth.
In a certain sense, Shan Liya had used an extremely simple method to dismantle the evil scheme of the Mother of Lustful Souls.
After recording this grievance with the Mother of Lustful Souls in the small notebook in her heart, Shan Liya closed her Status Panel, dressed herself, and sat in her wheelchair.
Moving her Soul Tentacles, Shan Liya picked up the scattered candy, envelopes, the small box, and the Soul-Sensing Cloud Cape from the floor.
With a gentle squeeze, the letter was unfolded before Shan Liya’s eyes.
“Since you are willing to call me Mother, then for my beloved daughter, Shan Liya, I have added a small divine effect to that piece of equipment. I hope you like it.
As for the other small box, it is a personal greeting gift from me. You may dispose of it as you wish. I hope you enjoy it.
Oh, right, try those candies. The taste is quite good.”
Using a Soul Tentacle to gently peel open the bundle of candy, Shan Liya placed one in her mouth. it was a sweet, milky-flavored candy.
Picking up the Soul-Sensing Cloud Cape, Shan Liya used Appraisal on it.
As a partial Player, did she really need to guess the effects after obtaining Divine-tier equipment before she could use it?
She would just Appraisal it instantly.
[Soul-Sensing Cloud Cape — Secret Incantation (Gold); Allows the wearer to transform and accept one additional type of power. The type of power depends on the infuser. During the Secret Incantation’s enhancement, the wearer can actively sense the general location of the infuser.]
This item was indeed the one Shan Liya had requested from Gaine’s family, yet it was also slightly different. The attribute of the Secret Incantation at the end was something the equipment itself didn’t originally possess; it must be an extra special effect added by Gaine.
‘What a redundant extra effect…’
Shan Liya’s evaluation of this was a wave of negative reviews. Other than her, who else could infuse Sophia with this equipment?
What was the difference between this and placing a GPS tracker on her body?
Shan Liya set down the Soul-Sensing Cloud Cape and reached out to open the small box in front of her.
Inside was an exquisite red hairpin.
“Gift for Miss Shan Liya — Gaine.”
Picking up the red hairpin, it shimmered with a faint, crystalline light under the sun. Shan Liya gave it an Appraisal.
[Crimson Snake (Purple); Grants the user a certain amount of Fire Resistance.]
This was a very good piece of resistance equipment. Although it didn’t have much practical value for Shan Liya, it was indeed very beautiful.
She couldn’t favor one over the other. If she only gave Sophia a gift and neglected Cecilia…
‘Cecilia would probably explode, right?’
‘I should find an opportunity to give this to Cecilia,’ Shan Liya thought as she placed the beautiful hairpin into her Game Backpack.
“Now it’s time to go find those two. I hope they haven’t caused too much of a scene.”
Thinking about what had happened not long ago, Shan Liya felt a headache coming on.
If Sophia hadn’t suddenly burst in and disrupted her plan, Shan Liya was confident she could have managed both of them at the same time.
But now, Sophia and Cecilia had clashed right in front of her, and the conflict had erupted in the sharpest way possible.
‘Should I thank Sophia, or should I settle the score with her later?’ Shan Liya thought, then shook her head. ‘Or should I blame Cecilia? She won’t listen to explanations at all and actually tried to force me to leave.’
‘No, the one to blame is still the Mother of Lustful Souls. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been so powerless in front of those two.’
‘The one who should take the blame is definitely the Mother of Lustful Souls.’
The only good news now was that Sophia and Cecilia hadn’t directed their conflict toward Shan Liya herself, but that was only a matter of time.
However, as a sickly girl cursed by an Evil God, it was understandable for her to make some unreasonable moves under such pressure, right?
As long as the conflict didn’t explode all at once again, Shan Liya could completely act as a mediator to mend the rift between Sophia and Cecilia.
Thinking of this, Shan Liya took out a mirror and applied makeup to herself, solely to emphasize her fragile and sickly side.
‘Perfect.’ Shan Liya patted her cheeks and applied lip glaze. Finally, she pursed her lips, and a face that looked like it belonged to someone seriously ill appeared in the mirror. ‘Now it’s time to go find them and start my performance.’
Just as she stepped out the door, Shan Liya hit a snag.
‘Where should I go to find Sophia and Cecilia?’ She closed her eyes in deep thought, considering which places were suitable for them to fight.
Falling Star Casting Lake?
Withered Bone Grassland?
Or Giant Beast Canyon?
‘Could it be that I have to check every single location?’
Just then, a red ray of light pierced the sky, lighting it up significantly.
‘Is that…’ Shan Liya stared at the red beam of light for a moment before reacting. ‘Isn’t that Cecilia’s Purgatory Touch?’
‘How can it have such massive power?’
‘Oh no!’
At that moment, Shan Liya realized things had become serious. She strongly suspected that Sophia and Cecilia were truly fighting to the death now.
Using her fastest speed, Shan Liya rushed toward the direction of Giant Beast Canyon. If she were any later, she feared one of them would return to her covered in blood as the victor.
While Shan Liya naturally held some intent to utilize Sophia and Cecilia, that didn’t mean she wanted to see either of them in life-threatening danger.
No matter who she lost, Shan Liya would feel sad and regretful.
After all, Shan Liya intended to provide a completely different answer to the lives they were originally meant to lead.
In this regard, Shan Liya did not want to break her word.
Moreover, if one of them truly did something irreversible, the one who remained would definitely settle the score for Shan Liya’s previous actions.
She would probably be locked in a dungeon for the rest of her life!
It seemed she could only rely on her acting skills to forcibly de-escalate the conflict.