A Strand of Silver-White Hair

"Who are you?!"

Shinobu Kocho whirled around, her gaze toward Feng Ye filled with extreme vigilance. One hand had even settled on the hilt of her Nichirin Blade, ready to draw it at any moment!

Though she could not sense any demon aura from Feng Ye, there was no doubt that he was an extremely dangerous person, someone who might threaten both her and her sister Kanae's safety!

Kanae's eyes flickered, and her smile gradually faded. She looked at Feng Ye calmly, studied him carefully for several seconds, then slowly said,

"May I ask what you intend to do by taking that child?"

Feng Ye looked gently at the little girl beside him, Kanao Tsuyuri, and lightly stroked her head. "Observation, and experiments."

Kanao's condition was highly unusual.

Perhaps she was the only existence in this world who held any real significance for Feng Ye.

The reason lay in her state!

After enduring an incomparably painful childhood, Kanao had entered an extremely peculiar state. In that state, she possessed none of a human's emotions and no longer reacted to anything in the outside world, yet she still retained a sense of self.

It was a very strange state.

Even when hungry, she would not perform an action like eating unless someone instructed her to eat. She was completely like a puppet.

And this state happened to be somewhat connected to the problem Feng Ye had always faced. As his power grew and he lived through long years, the emotions belonging to humanity had gradually faded from him as well.

If he continued on like this, he might slowly become like Kanao too.

Only, unlike the weak Kanao, he possessed power akin to that of a god. By then, he would become a god devoid of emotion, something like an embodiment