Chapter 588: So It’s Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

Having gained an older sister made Li Mochou a little uncomfortable too, after all, back in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, she was always the older sister, but it beat the alternative being her mother by a country mile.

“You… still won’t speak to me?” The woman sighed, as if she had already anticipated Li Mochou’s silence. “Fair enough. I should have listened to you back then. If I’d cut things off with that man completely, I wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

The man?

Li Mochou blinked. Through the group chat system’s memory infusion, she had already grasped the whole story.

It had happened over a decade ago. Her bargain-bin sister, heedless of her warnings, had set her whole heart on running off with that man. Later, she had even borne his child.

But in the end, the man abandoned her for the wife at home. Utterly despondent, the older sister had married some honest, simple man, and her relationship with Li Mochou had never been the same since.

For more than a decade, Li Mochou had given her no end of trouble, storming out of the house at every turn like a sulking brat.

And this bargain-bin sister, seemingly out of her own guilt, had never once abandoned her. Whenever Li Mochou stirred up trouble outside, it was always this woman who stepped in and smoothed things over.

Li Mochou even felt that this sister treated her better than she treated her own daughter.

After all, going by the memories the system had infused, this woman could be utterly merciless when beating her own daughter, she’d once walloped the poor girl’s backside until it bloomed. But with Li Mochou, forget hitting, even her scoldings never rose above a mild tone.

Hold on. She has a daughter?

Li Mochou froze as the realization struck. Which meant… she now had a niece as well?

Seeing that Li Mochou still hadn’t spoken, seemed, in fact, to have wandered off to some far corner of the sky, the woman sighed once more. “Since you’re back, stay a while, then. I’ll have the servants prepare you something to eat.”

“Stewed squab with tea tree mushrooms.” Li Mochou spoke slowly, her voice soft.

“Wh-what?” The woman froze, then spun around sharply. In that moment, she thought she must be hearing things.

Li Mochou was silent a moment, her tone complicated. “Stewed squab with tea tree mushrooms. Made by your own hands.”

She was not the Li Mochou of the group chat system’s setup. She disliked theatrics, and she would never sulk with someone like a bratty child.

By her way of thinking, every woman had the right to pursue her own love. That was human freedom, why hold a grudge over it? Even if the person in question was the sister she depended on, that was no reason to sulk.

As the younger sister, the proper thing now was to offer her blessing. And with her sister’s heart broken to pieces, cold words were the last thing she needed.

Besides, over all these years, this bargain-bin sister had always poured her whole heart out for her. She couldn’t bear to keep ignoring her.

She’d simply give her a little more warmth when the occasion allowed, call it repayment for the genuine care the woman had given her.

Thinking this, Li Mochou’s gaze softened as she looked at her, and she asked quietly, “Could you?”

“Yes! Of course I can!” The woman, who had been half-dazed, nodded hurriedly, her voice faintly quivering with emotion. “I, I’ll go get it ready right now!” She turned, her step light, and left the room.

Li Mochou’s sharp eyes caught the moisture at the corner of the woman’s eye as she turned, tears of joy, clearly.

Tsk. What a tangle of karma this was.

Sighing helplessly, Li Mochou organized and summarized her identity and background in this world, then composed a message and sent it into the group.

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Whoa, Sis Mochou has officially become one of the elders now! She has a niece and everything, pfft!

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: I already was one, okay? In the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, Huang Rong’s children all call me auntie.

Machete Girl: ? Sis Mochou, that doesn’t make you angry? If it were any of the girls on our side, they’d probably go berserk!

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Why would I?

Li Mochou genuinely didn’t understand. She and Huang Rong of the Condor Heroes world addressed each other as sisters, so of course the children would call her aunt. What was there to be angry about?

This is an Actor: Because being called that ages you! Our Mochou is still so young and beautiful, how did she suddenly get bumped up to the aunt generation? You absolutely must be angry.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Y-you… you philanderer!

Li Mochou’s whole face flushed crimson on the spot. She decided she had just been toyed with by a certain group leader. What’s all this “our Mochou”? We’re not even married yet, you jerk!

Amegakure Village’s Angel: Besides, that kind of “auntie” address is a different thing from a niece bound by real kinship. The two aren’t the same concept.

Curly-haired Guy: Pardon my asking, but is your niece pretty? If so, would you mind terribly if I called you “auntie” too?

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: I would mind very much. Get lost!

Doujin Artist: Still, this random hopping of Identity Imbuement really is fun. It’s like playing an immersive role-playing game.

Lazy Kitten: Ahem! Let me double-check something, Sis Mochou. Your sister is called Li Qingluo, correct? And her daughter is Wang Yuyan? You live at the Manor of Myriad Flowers, and your house has a Langhuan Jade Cave full of martial arts manuals?

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Yes. Why? Don’t tell me this world was derived from a fictional work too?

She was curious, certainly, but inwardly Li Mochou had long since stopped being surprised by this. Even if a world grew out of a work of fiction, that didn’t make the people, the feelings, or the social ties fictional, the work could only serve as a reference.

Lazy Kitten: Mm.

[Notice: Lazy Kitten uploaded the memory Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Price: 10 points]

Doujin Artist: Oho, another wuxia world? But this world’s power levels seem way higher than The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and The Return of the Condor Heroes! The Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms here can actually slap out dragon-shaped true qi!

Pretty Boy from Skull Island: The realms are indeed much higher. That Xiao Feng has probably already entered the Xiantian realm long ago.

Foul-Mouthed Mask Guy: Oh, you damned thing! Fuck, this damned Duan Zhengchun! The absolute worst of womanizers, top-grade scum! Uncle can’t stand it. I’m going to run him through right now!

Curly-haired Guy: Precisely! This guy is downright envia, no wait, infuriating!

Wig Guy: Miss Mochou, might you introduce your sister to me? Don’t misunderstand, I haven’t any ulterior motive. I merely wish to show some small concern for how she’s living.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Get. Lost.