This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 785 - 637: The Lost Child

"So that's it... He's dead..."
After hearing Liang Yi recount everything that happened within the Heavenly Vein Spirit Core space, Wan Tinggui uttered in a dazed whisper.
Tian Anyu was dead.
This man who killed her mother, the man who attempted to murder her in his quest for power by wholly embracing the Heartless Dao, was dead.
It was as if something stirred within her, and countless memories flashed through Wan Tinggui's mind—memories that she had once deliberately sealed away deep within her Divine Soul.
Before one can abandon all emotions on the Heartless Dao, one must first experience them—it's a hurdle that none on that path can avoid. There were indeed brief moments of warmth in the childhood memories of young Wan Tinggui.
Back then, she was no different from any cultivator born into a Cultivation Family, with a kind mother and a stern yet silently loving father.
But that idyllic time was cruelly severed by Tian Anyu himself when she was just eight, and the memories of that time she had consciously buried.
The look of disbelief yet understanding and acceptance in her mother's eyes, the transition from anguished despair to frosty heartlessness in her father's expression—those were the scenes that Wan Tinggui never wanted to recall.
Sometimes, Wan Tinggui thought that if things had progressed normally, she might have grown into a demoness wreaking havoc across the Mystical Mechanism Continent under the influence of the Devouring Spirit Sect.
"As expected of his temperament, even if I were given the chance to end his life, he probably wouldn't wish to die by my hand."
Wan Tinggui smiled wryly at herself, feeling no sadness in her heart, just a bit of disappointment.
She indeed had not anticipated this outcome—she had considered the possibility that Liang Yi and Old Master Ju never encountered Tian Anyu, or that they narrowly escaped from him.
She did not expect Liang Yi to have killed Tian Anyu outright, and in doing so, cut away the purpose that had driven her for countless years.
"I'm sorry..."
Liang Yi opened his mouth, and in the end, he apologized.
After much deliberation, he still believed that Wan Tinggui had the right to know the truth.
As for whether suddenly losing the goal she had always held in her heart would impact her Mental State, Liang Yi felt that with Wan Tinggui's character, she surely wouldn't allow it to hold her back.
"No, you did nothing wrong, I should actually thank you. Without you, who would have killed whom first—whether Tian Anyu or I—would have remained unknown."
Wan Tinggui shook her head and looked up at Liang Yi with a smile.
With her current cultivation level, killing Tian Anyu would require a much longer journey, and given the situation between the Mystical Mechanism Continent and the Abyss Continent, she knew she was out of time.
So for Liang Yi to have killed Tian Anyu at this juncture was the best outcome.
But ever since she lost her mother in her youth, and now her father as well, the world was vast and no longer had a home for her.
No matter how much she had wanted to kill Tian Anyu before, with her "biological father" now dead, she felt like a lost child, uncertain about where to go.
Everyone watched Wan Tinggui as she bowed her head, her body trembling slightly, and by mutual understanding, no one disturbed her.
Su Youyi couldn't bear it, but was held back and shook his head by Liang Yi, believing it would be better for Wan Tinggui to have some quiet.
"Saintess... No, Ting Gui..."
Just then, a pair of somewhat aged hands suddenly caressed Wan Tinggui's cheeks, calling out gently.
Wan Tinggui abruptly looked up to find Wen Mengxia, who had delivered the message to them and had been unconscious until now.
Now, the black veil that had covered Wen Mengxia's face had long vanished, revealing a visage of someone in her thirties, pale to the extreme due to her injuries, her Spiritual Power completely depleted.
Liang Yi noticed a vicious fist mark fiercely imprinted on her lower abdomen, with a familiar Law continuing to erode Wen Mengxia's Vitality.
"Aunt Wen..."
Wan Tinggui, who has been strong in front of others, suddenly had tears in her eyes at this moment, knelt down to grasp Wen Mengxia's right hand, and looked at the person who had taken care of her meticulously since her childhood.
After her mother was killed by Tian Anyu, it was Aunt Wen who stayed beside her when she was most despondent and gradually led her out of that desperate mentality over a span of several years.
Since then, no matter what decision Wan Tinggui made, Wen Mengxia always followed silently, caring for her as always.
At this moment, the lost child finally found someone who, though unrelated by blood, was more like family than her kin.
"Let me first remove the dark Law left by Tian Anyu in Senior Wen."
Although Liang Yi did not want to disturb them at this moment, he couldn't stand to let the dark Law continue to erode Wen Mengxia. If this went on, Wen Mengxia's injuries would only worsen.
Upon hearing this, Wan Tinggui hurriedly wiped her tears and made room for Liang Yi. They had all tried to expel the dark Law from Aunt Wen's body before, but due to different Realms, it was only Su Youyi who used the River of Sword Intent to temporarily seal it and prevent the situation from worsening.
"Mm, thank you."
Wen Mengxia nodded in gratitude to Liang Yi, then lifted the clothing over her stomach. The process agitated her wounds, causing her brows to furrow sharply.
"Hiss..."
Upon seeing the wound beneath the clothing, He Zhiqing sharply inhaled a breath of cold air. Tian Anyu's punch had nearly pierced through the side of Wen Mengxia's stomach!