After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 94.1

Before, they could barely say it was a history book mixed with personal content, but now it was personal content mixed with history!

A history book wasn’t a novel, it wasn’t meant for expressing paternal love!

The big orange cat got so angry that it grew another size rounder, getting fatter as it got angrier.

When Xiu Si returned to the room and opened the door, what he saw was a completely round, large fat orange cat.

Xiu Si froze, eyes widened, speechless: “…”

The little short-legged cat leaning against his feet also had a shocked expression.

Brother Beleth was already a big fat cat before meow, but in the blink of an eye he got even fatter meow!

The big orange cat noticed the two gazes behind him, his form suddenly stiffened as he slowly turned his head.

The moment his eyes met Xiu Si’s, the big orange cat’s whole body trembled, and like a deflating balloon, suddenly became thinner again, as if something had been punctured – visibly nervous.

The air was awkwardly quiet for a few seconds.

Xiu Si didn’t know whether he should say anything. If he directly said Beleth was too fat, he was afraid it would hurt the child’s self-esteem, but his face was already as round as a plate, and his body was visibly plump, probably around twenty kilos now.

Although being chubby was super cute, being too fat might affect his health.

Xiu Si deeply regretted at this moment that if the system could restart, he would be able to see Their health status.

However, although the big fat orange cat was round in shape, his movements were unusually agile. He lightly jumped down from the bed in a few moves, quickly ran to Xiu Si’s feet, and gently scratched the wool blanket with his paws, letting out a heart-melting “meow~” sound to Xiu Si.

This was clearly trying to get away with it by being cute!

And it indeed worked.

Looking at such a cat, Xiu Si broke into a smile within a second and squatted down to pick up the big fat cat.

He was indeed heavy – it was almost bone-breaking when picked up unexpectedly, but a father had his fatherly dignity – what kind of father couldn’t lift his own child?

Xiu Si pretended nothing was wrong, and even though cold sweat ran down his back, he showed a gentle smile, nuzzled his face and softly said, “It’s okay, being chubby is cute, no matter how fat you get, Father can still support you.”

The big orange cat was somewhat anxious at first, but after hearing Xiu Si’s words, he was instantly touched, his heart racing, cat eyes glistening.

Father meow! Father didn’t mind that He was fat meow, Father said he would keep taking care of Him meow!

The short-legged cat became envious too, staring blankly at them.

Xiu Si walked out of the bedroom, put the big orange cat on the sofa, held his paws, squatted down to look at him eye-to-eye and asked. “What happened?”

He could sense that the big orange cat was a bit angry earlier, but his Beleth wasn’t a child who got angry easily, usually had a very good temper, and most often stayed with the fourth cub Samikina.

Did something happen? As a father, he naturally needed to pay attention to his children’s moods often.

The big fat cat paused for a moment, then honestly said, “They aren’t writing things properly meow.”

Xiu Si reached out to stroke the cat’s face, smiling and said, “Then you can teach them slowly.”

The big fat cat seemed to be struck, his mind dazed, his eyes reflecting the black-haired, black-eyed youth.

Although He barely had a neck, He nodded, obediently scratched his paw, and said to His most beloved father, “I will work hard meow.”

Xiu Si smiled, patted His head again, his voice as soothing as a spring. “Get along well with your siblings, okay.”

“Meow~”

The big fat cat raised his head, his round face nuzzling against the hand that pet him.

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A few minutes later, Inpos, who had been anxiously sitting on the sofa waiting for Beleth’s reply, suddenly stood up and turned to find the hero Ming Jie.

The hospital room door was suddenly opened, and three heroes looked toward the entrance together.

Inpos walked straight into the hospital room, went directly to the half-lying Ming Jie, and said with a serious face, “I still think there’s a problem with your train of thought, the more I look at it, it’s simply…” a lyrical poem?

Although it was already quite like that, after listening to Ming Jie’s suggestions, the writing became even more… indescribable.

“What’s the problem?”

Ming Jie blinked, seeming to be thinking.

At this time, after taking a quick look, Justin gave a cruel evaluation, “This really won’t do, it’s even less historical now.”

Luo Jie put down the history booklet and said seriously, “As expected, we shouldn’t listen to the romantic hero’s suggestions. Listen to me instead, I’ll review it for you.”

Hearing this, Ming Jie couldn’t help but exclaim, arguing righteously, “Their previous confession was too direct, so I changed it to a more subtle version, then added a series of historical events as evidence. Isn’t this well-supported? What’s wrong with children expressing love for their father?”

Luo Jie had a dead look in his eyes and seriously pointed out. “There are problems everywhere. First of all, the thinking that prioritizes ‘confession’ over history is completely wrong.”

Justin shook his head, looking at Ming Jie. “How can adults be less reliable than children?”

Ming Jie choked up, but history couldn’t just be all events, it definitely needed emotion too!

Without emotion, how could there be literature!

Just as Inpos was about to speak, he glanced over and saw that Beleth had actually replied!

Inpos’s heart suddenly jumped, anticipating that Beleth would scold them harshly, but when he tremblingly opened it, he found that Beleth actually expressed understanding.

Wh-what?!

Inpos doubted his own eyes, but Beleth had clearly said it!

In the mental domain, Beleth: “I suddenly understand your persistence in expressing love for Father. Indeed, Father is gentle and wonderful, how can we not express our love?”

Seeing this, Inpos froze on the spot, suspecting that Beleth had been possessed – otherwise, how could He suddenly change personality and say such things?

But Beleth continued. “I understand and agree, so I think we can compromise – sometimes seek truth, sometimes express emotional praise. Thinking carefully, which heroic epic doesn’t have emotional lyrical parts?”

Inpos was greatly shocked and even more incredulous, so he couldn’t help but ask: “Beleth, why did you suddenly change your mind?”

Beleth said seriously, “I didn’t. I just suddenly understood something strongly again.”

Inpos: “What thing?”

Beleth said with a happy face. “Father is the best in the world!”

Inpos widened his eyes. “…”

Inpos was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized – Father must have spoiled Beleth!

Meow, damn Beleth, why do you get to stay by Father’s side? I want to go back too!

Seeing Inpos’s fluctuating mood, the three great heroes exchanged glances, then showed benevolent smiles.

Ming Jie transmitted a thought. “Haha, Brother Xiu’s children are so cute. They really have Brother Xiu’s feel.”

Justin: “Indeed, they all seem to have a bit of Brother Xiu’s shadow in them, more or less.”

Luo Jie said in a lowered voice. “They’re all good children, just too father-obsessed, although I completely understand their reasons for being father-obsessed.”

Ming Jie said with a reminiscent face. “I never thought that when I woke up, not only would Brother Xiu be alive, but he’d also have so many children. Not just many, but each one so impressive – probably the continent’s strongest family now.”

Justin laughed, “Not just the continent, maybe they’re the universe’s strongest family.”

Luo Jie had no doubts about that.

But Ming Jie seemed to recall something and scratched his face, saying, “Ah, I remember, Brother Xiu’s eldest broke my bones right after being born.”

That time was really painful.

Who knew that just reaching over once, that little one would explode with such strong aggression.

Not only did it hurt, but it was also numbing, like being electrocuted until the skin split. After that time, he never dared to joke with Brother Xiu’s children again.

He never imagined that thousands of years later, that child would become a terrifying existence who conquered the entire universe and fought one-on-one with the God of the Universe.

He really didn’t know whether to say it was Their strength, or the strength of Brother Xiu who raised Them.

To be honest, Ming Jie was quite surprised, because no matter how you looked at it, Brother Xiu was a foolish father who spoiled his children.

For any life form, growing up independently and becoming strong while being spoiled was not a simple matter.

The three heroes each had their own feelings, and surprisingly unanimously remained silent.

After a while.

Because of the British shorthair cat’s behavior, afterward, Inpos really turned into a gray cat and secretly ran back.

As time approached noon, sunlight poured in from the window, sprinkling on Their soft fur, creating a warm atmosphere.

The orange cat and gray cat chatted enthusiastically, with a silly but trying-to-understand short-legged cat sitting beside them.

The little white bird was even sillier than the short-legged cat, quietly perched on the window edge, seeming to also sunbathe, although He was the sun itself.

The big fat orange cat instructed the gray cat, “These sections need to be written well meow, understand meow?”

The gray cat nodded heavily, “Meow! I’ll handle it meow!”

The two cats stared intensely at each other, as if forming a strategic alliance, even reaching out their paws to shake, their eyes as determined as if they were joining a faith organization.

Of course, They were also demons with faith.

You ask what They believe in?

Heh, foolish question! Of course they believe in the great Father!

Spring was approaching, and on sunny days, the little kitties’ spirits would rise along with it.

Although in this comfort, there was also a slight hint of instability.

Around noon at twelve o’clock, Xiu Si, who was halfway through studying alchemy, suddenly stopped writing and quietly opened the study door.

Seeing the children chatting, he fell silent for a moment, not wanting to disturb Them, and left the room while They weren’t paying attention, then walked along the corridor to find Francis.

Francis was surprised by his arrival, but also welcomed it.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Francis.”

Francis seemed to be looking through some documents, with gold-rimmed glasses perched on his high bridge nose, still holding a pen, appearing somewhat busy.

Seeing that Xiu Si seemed to have something to discuss with him, his face showed joy, “Good afternoon, Mr. Yi Xiusi.”

Xiu Si politely smiled, then expressed to Francis his intention to leave the Roman Kingdom.

Francis expressed regret, “Won’t you stay a few more days?”

“I feel like we’ve been troubling you all.”

Xiu Si noticed that recently the entire Roman Kingdom seemed busy, with people coming and going from Duke Luo Ke’s mansion, including military and royal personnel, apparently because Duke Luo Ke was recuperating and couldn’t go out, so they had to personally come visit.

“Not at all, it’s just a small matter.”

Francis stood up, wearing a highly approachable smile, “How is Mr. Yi Xiusi’s alchemy study going?”

Xiu Si: “Still slowly exploring. Thanks to your country’s cutting-edge alchemy knowledge, I’ve successfully entered the field, reducing the risk of taking detours.”

Francis: “Would you like me to introduce you to our country’s great alchemists?”

Xiu Si smiled, “That would be too much trouble. I’ll visit them when needed, but for now it’s not necessary.”

Francis felt a bit regretful but still said enthusiastically, “Would Mr. Yi Xiusi like to bring something for the children? I can have someone prepare extra for you.”

“Haha, perhaps I might need a little.”

They exchanged polite goodbyes for a few minutes.

Xiu Si left the room but didn’t hurry away. Instead, he stood in place and gazed deeply toward the end of the corridor.

His reason for wanting to leave this place was that there were too many people, too many prying eyes, and he always felt like some gaze was observing.

He personally wasn’t sensitive to gazes, but he had too many children and feared bad people might target them. Moreover, Vassago was still in slumber, making it even less safe. It would be better to return to their standalone bookstore building in the Oedipus Empire.

However, there had really been too many things happening lately. He worried there wouldn’t even be the right environment to properly study and level up.

Xiu Si pondered this in his mind.

Suddenly, as if sensing his troubles, the little light body emitted a glow from within the system box, illuminating the little dark cloud until it became a little bright cloud.

The little dark cloud had no brain and didn’t understand the situation, quietly gazing at the little light body.

The little light body’s eyes were always squinted into slits because It couldn’t fully open them. At this moment, It seemed to have developed thoughts, opening a slit, Its gaze containing a hint of contemplation.

Xiu Si hadn’t noticed Their movements as he walked along the corridor, thinking about the recent situation.

He knew the children were hiding things from him, and not just ordinary matters – it was more than one or two things. Unfortunately, whenever he asked Them, They always managed to dodge the questions adorably.

There was no help for it – once the children acted cute, he couldn’t resist.

Xiu Si was actually self-aware about this weakness.

He continued thinking. The sixth cub Valefor was at level 90 but hadn’t shown human form, while the fifteenth cub Aelioge had a human form but seemed to prefer his cat appearance. They definitely weren’t just at the levels They appeared to be – it was hard to say exactly how strong or weak They were.

At that time, when he roleplayed Lord of the Abyss appearing in the council hall, it had drawn everyone’s attention.

But their fear seemed to be about more than just him or his identity as the “Lord of the Abyss.”

Some people had clearly looked behind him, as if there was someone else there.

He had certainly felt something behind him too, but at such a moment, turning around in confusion would definitely have reduced his mysteriousness as the “Lord of the Abyss,” so of course he hadn’t turned to look.

What exactly had been happening then?

Xiu Si felt like there was a layer of mist before his eyes. Whenever he thought about these things, it was like looking at flowers through fog – vague and hazy.

It was as if someone was covering his eyes from behind.

However, that person had no ill intent, only bottomless goodwill.

And he instinctively trusted them, his heart unwilling to break this environment they had carefully created.

So he tacitly allowed it.

As if knowing, as if not knowing.

In many things, he cared more about the goodness of intentions rather than the goodness of methods.

To be honest, since coming out of the abyss, Xiu Si had felt many inexplicable mysteries about himself.

The system that wouldn’t activate, the magical palace he occasionally saw in dreams, and his suddenly accelerated leveling speed.

And so on – there were too many suspicious points about him, and they kept increasing. These weren’t things he could ask others about; he could only seek answers within himself, only through continuously becoming stronger could he know the answers about himself.

His goal was clear, so his thoughts naturally became determined.

No matter what, the external environment wasn’t something he could easily change, therefore, he should focus entirely on improving and breaking through in strength.

As for the children’s play amongst Themselves, as long as They were safe and sound, as an adult he should turn a blind eye.

Thinking of this, Xiu Si slowly stopped walking. His demeanor was calm and composed, his gaze gentle as water, seeming to contain deep tranquility.