Mr. Wang nodded, seemingly accepting this explanation. "So you're a disciple of a distinguished school.
"Since you're interested in me, there's nothing I can't tell you.
"That sister of mine isn't my biological sister. She's also a natural-born Demon Fetus.
"I took form from a fruit that grew on a tree, and she hatched from a bird's egg."
He paused, reminiscence and tenderness flashing through his eyes. "We were both alone and helpless, without parents. We met in our teens and felt that we were really brother and sister, born of heaven and earth. We've lived together ever since. Though she isn't my biological sister, she's closer to me than one."
With that, he tried to walk around Cui Jiuyang and leave.
Cui Jiuyang did not forcibly block him.
Yet no matter how he stepped, his body seemed to be drawn by an invisible force. He could never get past Cui Jiuyang, as though he were circling in place.
After several attempts, he finally stopped and lowered his head respectfully toward Cui Jiuyang. "Sir, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"
Cui Jiuyang asked, "You just said you earned money to bargain with those people, so they would let your sister see you, or make things less hard for her. What did you mean? Who are those people?"
Mr. Wang shook his head blankly, as though everything that had just happened were an illusion. "I never said that, sir. Did you mishear me? I did say something just now, but that was because my sister went missing and I couldn't find her. I've been searching for her from Southern Heaven to the northern seas, and I need traveling expenses. That's why I have to earn money."
Cui Jiuyang stared into his eyes and shook his head, his tone growing