After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 137.2

The golden chinchilla cat beside showed a look as if seeing through everything, thinking to itself: Look at this, what’s called a scheming demon? This is it – acting cute, acting coy, playing dumb, and mixing in vocal quirks all in one go. All skill values are maxed out, who could possibly sell better than Him?

The golden chinchilla cat turned to look at the Devon Rex cat.

The Devon Rex cat’s gaze was calm and thoughtful.

After the bookstore opened, several customers from outside came in.

They rarely came just to buy books, most were here for “sightseeing.”

Because “Mr. Yi Xiusi’s Bookstore” was a famous tourist spot in the Oedipus Empire, also known as the Cat Bookstore. Its most viral moment was when it was said that a mighty golden tiger appeared, but today when they looked… eh? Where was the tiger?

Someone couldn’t help but ask Xiu Si.

Xiu Si smiled and answered, “He’s not here.”

“Is that so?”

That person felt somewhat disappointed and brought up another topic. “Mr. Yi Xiusi, do you know what all the wandering poets across the continent are talking about?”

“What?”

Xiu Si was stunned.

The three cats on the table perked up their ears.

The golden chinchilla cat thought: Finally it’s here! It’s up to you now, dear passerby, quickly tell Father that we are pure and full of sibling love throughout history!

Sure enough, that person exclaimed in amazement. “In the past few days, the wandering poets’ historical reinterpretation has put forward a very shocking viewpoint, saying—— our Humans Era was created single-handedly by the Abyss Lords!”

Xiu Si felt quite surprised in his heart.

This sudden statement made him unable to figure out what was going on for a moment.

The person continued. “The Abyss Lords loved and cared for each other, Their relationships were very good, it turns out we humans have been misunderstanding Them all along!”

Another person nearby said, “They also deeply respected the Lord of the Abyss, waiting for the Lord of the Abyss for over eight thousand years!”

Yet another person added. “Yes, I never thought They were so filial.”

Xiu Si couldn’t help but say, “These accounts… are very different from what’s in the history books.”

“Right? The wandering poets in our country’s square have been telling the abyss history day and night, continuously for five days and five nights, and they’re still updating it. And you know what? Their historical accounts have actually received authoritative recognition from the Continental Human Alliance!”

That person became more and more excited, their face turning red.

Xiu Si pondered in his heart, believing this was truly an incredible matter. They, as beings of the abyss, had secretly contributed to humanity, ultimately giving the continent to humans, and then went to subspace one after another.

“…They were quite good.”

Xiu Si thought for a moment and couldn’t help but sigh.

All six ears of the three cats heard this, and They immediately showed happy expressions.

Great, Father believed it! They successfully whitewashed- no! Cleared Their names!

But unfortunately, Agares’s cognitive alteration was still in effect, and Father seemed unable to hear humans discussing Their names.

Otherwise, upon hearing “the Abyss Lords were twenty-four sibling creations,” Father should have thought of Them.

The blue cat thought, it seemed they still needed to awaken Agares, but what was the current progress of Agares’s magic?

He turned His head to look at Father again.

He could feel that Father had become much stronger, not just in power, but also in dimensions like spiritual force compared to before.

But Father’s strength wasn’t the eye-catching kind, unlike those warrior and magician professions where once they became stronger, the whole person would look quite imposing. Father’s strengthening instead gave a feeling of becoming more worldly as he grew stronger. Or perhaps it should be called returning to simplicity?

Xiu Si looked down, seemingly noticing His observation, turned to look into His eyes, and softly asked, “What’s wrong?”

The blue cat was startled, realizing that Father’s perception had truly become stronger, and answered. “Just thinking about how Father has become more and more amazing meow.”

“Haha, Father has been working hard lately.”

Xiu Si laughed. He was working so hard for his children, so of course their recognition made him happy.

Looking into Xiu Si’s eyes, the blue cat couldn’t help but walk a few steps closer, raised His face, seemingly innocent, and suddenly asked, “Father, do you like creations meow?”

“Hmm?” Xiu Si was somewhat surprised by His sudden question, but he quickly answered without hesitation. “Of course I like them.”

The blue cat tilted His head and asked again. “Why do you like them meow?”

“Because… there are surprises, I suppose.”

Xiu Si’s gaze fell, showing deep thought.

“Surprises?” The blue cat’s eyes grew brighter.

Xiu Si lowered his eyelids and slowly said, “Because… every creation is full of unknowns and possibilities, bringing me surprises. Before a work is completed, I cannot foresee its final form, and even after the work is successfully born, I cannot predict its future.”

There might be another reason.

Xiu Si opened his mouth, seeming somewhat hesitant. If he were to say that creation might also be to combat his loneliness, or even emptiness.

What would the children think? It didn’t feel like a topic he should discuss with Them.

While he was in thought, he suddenly felt something soft on his palm.

He was slightly startled, and turning to look, he found the blue cat pressing His head against his palm.

His heart was touched, and he casually stroked His fur, asking, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing meow.”

“Really?”

“Just thinking how wonderful Father is meow.”

The blue cat nodded, with solemnity in His tone, “That it’s Father, not someone else, is really wonderful meow.”

Xiu Si didn’t fully understand His meaning, only knowing that his child seemed very happy.

However, counting now, which cubs hadn’t returned home yet? Three remained. Agares, Paimon, and Zepar.

For some reason, when thinking of Agares, Xiu Si suddenly felt nervous. He thought for a moment, his expression instantly changed, suddenly realizing that the young man he had been searching for in his dreams was his second cub!

The blue cat observed his expression change and asked, “Father, what’s wrong meow?”

“Agares,” Xiu Si lowered his head and asked worriedly, “Do you know about Agares’s situation?”

The three cats were stunned for a moment.

They knew, but also didn’t know.

They knew Second Brother was in the dream, but They didn’t know Second Brother’s current state.

Third Brother was in the dream, and Amon was watching over it, they should be informed if anything happened.

Was Father worried about Second Brother because he sensed something?

The three cats quickly exchanged thoughts.

The blue cat answered. “Second Brother is in the dream meow.”

“Dream?”

Xiu Si froze, realizing the matter wasn’t simple.

The blue cat nodded, explaining, “Second Brother should return soon, but we can’t say exactly when.”

“Is His situation dangerous?”

The blue cat thought, it wouldn’t be dangerous, just uncertain when He would wake up.

He shook His head and frankly said, “We don’t know either, but we believe in Second Brother, He can solve any difficulty.”

The golden chinchilla cat also added. “That’s right, our Second Brother has the authority of omniscience, no matter what He encounters, He can surely turn danger into safety!”

Xiu Si pondered Their words, repeatedly thinking about the words “omniscient and omnipotent” in his heart.

Was “omniscient and omnipotent” really a good thing for Agares?

Xiu Si furrowed his brows, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart— Agares’s predicament might originate from “omniscience and omnipotence.” This ability seemed flawless, but the heavy burden and potential risks it contained were something he had never considered before.

But what could he do for Agares?

Since his resurrection, it had always been the children finding him, this time, Xiu Si didn’t want to continue being in a waiting position, he had to take action.

He was Their father, he must shelter Them from wind and rain.

Xiu Si quickly thought it through and said to Them, “Take me to the dream, I’ll find Agares, okay?”

The three cats were simultaneously stunned, as if they hadn’t expected Xiu Si to say this.

But They couldn’t refuse Xiu Si.

After exchanging glances, the golden chinchilla cat nodded first, followed by the Devon Rex cat.

Finally, the blue cat said to Xiu Si, “Alright, we’ll prepare right away meow!”

Xiu Si felt somewhat relieved.

He had worried the children would continue keeping things from him, but They didn’t.

He asked, “How long will the preparation take?”

The blue cat rubbed His chin and said, “An hour or two?”

Xiu Si smiled, “Good, tell Father when you’re ready.”

The three cats nodded simultaneously, then gathered together.

From the outside, it looked exactly like a fluffy conference, though the atmosphere was serious, it was somehow cute.

Xiu Si waited for Them while also checking his current situation.

His values had changed greatly after waking up, among which the most striking values were two: profession level 90 and profession matching rate 95%.

Level 90, once a level he dared not even dream of, had now been successfully achieved. It somewhat felt like a dream. There seemed to be only a few hundred level 90 humans across the continent, was he now such a rare existence?

Xiu Si realized this belatedly. If it were before, he might have doubted whether he deserved this position, but now…

He lowered his eyes, suddenly touched his chest, and found that he no longer had that previous feeling of unease. Instead, there was a kind of acceptance, or rather—naturalness.

As if it should have been this way all along.

“……”

Xiu Si fell into deep thought, and couldn’t help but ask himself why he felt this way? But this question was hard to answer, because feelings were difficult to describe, inherently unclear and inexplicable.

But…

Xiu Si thought for a moment, and after a few seconds, he closed his eyes, choosing to meditate quietly.

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At this time, the three cats were contacting Vassago.

After hearing what They said, Vassago exclaimed in shock, “Father is coming over!”

“Yes, so Third Brother and Seventh Brother, you should prepare quickly.”

Sitri spoke quite bluntly.

Vassago’s mouth twitched slightly, rather wanting to go over and teach Sitri a lesson, but the urgent matter at hand was Father and Agares.

“You say prepare……” Amon rubbed His chin, looking puzzled. “What are we preparing?”

Marbas was stunned for a second, then immediately said, “Of course it’s creating conditions to communicate with Agares!”

Vassago and Amon exchanged glances.

Vassago spread His hands and said, “If we could create such conditions, we would have already established contact with Agares.”

The air froze subtly for a second.

The three cats exchanged glances again.

Sitri had something in mind and said in a deep voice, “Then forget it, let’s just have Father go directly.”

This time it was Vassago who became nervous.

“A human entering the deep layers of the dream……” wouldn’t it be dangerous?

The answer was definitely yes.

Which was exactly why They should be of use.

Vassago stopped halfway through His sentence and instead calmly said, “Alright, leave it to me, I’ll create an absolutely safe environment.”

The five demons finished their discussion and began to execute the plan.

Half an hour later, Vassago completed His great work and immediately called up.

Receiving the OK to proceed, the blue cat immediately ran to Xiu Si.

“Father, it’s ready meow!”

Xiu Si slowly opened his eyes, his gaze showing momentary bewilderment before focusing on Him.

“Good.”

He nodded and smiled. “I’m counting on you all.”

Ten minutes later, Xiu Si walked out of the spatial channel and successfully stood firm on the deep plane of the dreams.

There was no color around, like a TV screen with no signal.

Here, he felt a kind of devouring silence.

Was his second cub here? Xiu Si slightly furrowed his brows.

Not far behind him, five demons were closely watching.

Sitri was still worried, “Is it really okay to let Father be there alone?”

The other four demons turned to look at Him.

Vassago said with deep feeling, “Little brother Sitri, trusting Father is what a filial demon should do.”

But Sitri’s expression suddenly changed drastically, and He cried out, “Father!!”

The four demons immediately sensed something wrong and quickly turned their heads.