Baby Serendipity: The Whole World Fell In Love With Me-Chapter 703 - 702: The Human Race is her family

Many experts from the Human Realm quickly gathered to discuss how to assassinate the Demon Emperor.

"If an army faces off against an army, the Demon Clan’s forces are thick-skinned and tough. Even if defeated, they can turn into beasts. Our Human Race doesn’t really stand much of a chance."

While everyone was discussing, Daoist Ling Xiao alone was deeply troubled, sighing long and heavily.

Abbot Liaoji from the Temple saw him and spoke quietly to Daoist Ling Xiao, "Daoist Master Ling Xiao, why do you sigh so mournfully even before the battle has begun?"

Ling Xiao recounted his encounter in the town with the Fox Demon who had the Inherent Spirit Child, reflecting, "If at that time I hadn’t been afraid of harming the child’s lifespan, I could have captured her. She’s so young yet so talented in Sword Technique, I was handicapped in the fight, and that’s why I couldn’t keep them."

Upon hearing about the birth of an Inherent Spiritual Child aligning with a demon, the Abbot pondered for a while and asked the Human Emperor if there had been any details missed by the informant at the time.

The Human Emperor thought carefully and called someone to help recall the details.

One of them remembered a key point and spoke up, "I remember that person saying the Human Emperor had a little child by his side, calling her Anning Princess."

Daoist Master Ling Xiao immediately stood up, "That must be the Inherent Spiritual Child."

When the others asked what an Inherent Spiritual Child was, Ling Xiao explained the situation. After he finished, even the Human Emperor admitted to having some recollection.

At that time, Wu Chenzi had confined the children in dungeons for his heart-extracting cultivation practice—a major case. The local officials compiled a report on the case, and the ministers, finding it too horrifying to bear, included it in the memorial for him to see.

It took time for the local memorial to arrive, and he saw it precisely when he received the news that the Demon Emperor had slaughtered a town.

"Abbot Liaoji, do you have some thoughts by asking this?"

Liaoji brought his hands together and spoke of the records in the temple with a gentle voice.

"...With that being the case, since the news says the Inherent Spiritual Child has become Anning Princess, she must have been coaxed by the Demon Emperor to provide him with Spiritual Power. The Demon Emperor must have gained greatly, which is why he confidently attacks the Human Race."

"This Spiritual Child too, being from the Human Race, how can she watch the Demon Emperor slaughter her kin?"

"Daoist Master Ling Xiao, you knew of the existence of the Inherent Spiritual Child, why didn’t you tell us? Those of us nearby could have helped you capture the Fox Demon and kept the Inherent Spiritual Child in the Human Realm."

"Indeed, Daoist Master Ling Xiao, you did not think this through. Now, the Spiritual Child has become a tool for the Demon Clan to attack our race."

Ling Xiao fell silent for a long while before finally speaking, "Did the Spiritual Child choose to side with the demons because our Human Race has deeply hurt her? Wu Chenzi’s Bi Xia Temple has been situated there for many years, always saying it’s the demons that are extracting hearts. Over the years, so many children have been captured—did none of you living nearby feel anything?"

His remarks hinted at some investigation he had carried out.

How could the nearby cultivators not know about the atrocious acts committed by Wu Chenzi? It was only because they found it irrelevant to their interests or because they were bribed by Wu Chenzi that they remained silent.

Those who indeed received gifts from Wu Chenzi bowed their heads, not daring to speak.

Ling Xiao let out a cold laugh, "Before blaming me for not keeping the Spiritual Child, you might well ask yourselves, the villages nearby were all pillaged by Wu Chenzi’s men, the villagers misled into believing it was the work of demons, and you all just accepted this ’fact’. It is truly laughable."

The Human Emperor coughed twice, "Daoist Ling Xiao, let’s not be too hasty. It is a matter of life and death for our Human Race, and we should join forces against the common enemy. Whatever issues we have can wait until after we repel the Demon Emperor."

While others continued to discuss what to do next out of respect for the Human Emperor, they still had their own hidden agendas.

In the end, someone proposed that they first bring the Spiritual Child back, then began to analyze why Mianmian appeared in the Demon Realm and how they could bring her back.

Daoist Ling Xiao said, "She’s probably looking to resurrect her parents. The Demon Clan has secret methods that allow a spirit to reside in another’s body, whereas indeed our Human Race cannot bring the dead back to life."

Though the Underworld does not partake in the conflicts of the other realms, it has the highest management authority over the Human Realm, where human souls are reborn. Allowing the dead to return to life at will would trouble the King of the Underworld. Consequently, such resurrection spells are forbidden.

This avenue being impassable, it didn’t take long for someone to suggest, "Then let’s deceive her. If her parents’ souls are still with her, trick her into coming back."

"If deception doesn’t work, we’ll have to make her realize that her real kin are of the Human Race."

"Right, didn’t her parents have other relatives? There must be grandparents from both sides, right?"

Then, everyone conducted an investigation. As it pertained to the survival of the Human Race, no one dared withhold information, and the results of the investigation shocked the Human Emperor.

That Su Senqi, was unmistakably his illegitimate son!

Which means he was Mianmian’s grandfather.

"Then how can we make contact with this Spiritual Child? The Demon Emperor certainly doesn’t wish to release her. How can we persuade her to come back?"

In the Demon Emperor’s camp, Mianmian was still unaware that she was being thought of.

She sat disheartened in the tent cultivating, her little face filled with conflict.

She missed the Empress Dowager! She didn’t understand why the Demon Emperor suddenly brought her to war. She didn’t want to see those innocent people being slaughtered by the Demon Clan, but there was nothing she could do.

Before coming here, the Empress Dowager had told her to endure and informed her not to be too shocked by whatever she saw the Demon Clan doing.

Mianmian thought she was doing well and really wanted the Empress Dowager to praise her.

It would be even better if her parents could praise her.

But her parents were not there either.

As Mianmian brooded, suddenly, a demon outside came to deliver fruits.

She opened the tent, and the fruit-bearing demon approached, smiling broadly and handed her a slip of paper.

Mianmian was surprised, "What’s this?"

The little demon said nothing, simply handed over the slip of paper and left.

Mianmian opened the slip and looked at it twice, not understanding what was written. Remembering the Empress Dowager’s instruction to destroy anything secretly given by others, she burned the incomprehensible slip of paper.

After three days of rest, the Demon Emperor moved on to the next town. By his order, the residents had already evacuated, to prevent them from becoming targets in the Demon Emperor’s assault.

When the Demon Emperor arrived, he found an empty city.

He wasn’t angry, taking possession of a city was always a positive thing. After all, the Demon Clan had plenty of time, while the Human Race did not.

Since the human residents had fled, there was no scent of blood in the town, and the city leader’s mansion was available.

The Demon Emperor and his demons took residence, and allocated a room to Mianmian.

Just as Mianmian was about to rest, she received another slip of paper.

This time there were no dense lines of text. Instead, the paper depicted the Moon and a tree, followed by a drawing of an adult meeting a child.

There was also the character "Su" which Mianmian happened to recognize.