Time passes bit by bit, the giant beast in the cage continues to roar, sometimes thundering in anger, sometimes begging with a lowliness. Various emotions are performed on the giant beast.
Iris ignores the roars and pleas of the beast, lying quietly on the ground, waiting for the passage of time until death comes.
After some time, the roaring of the beast gradually subsides.
Iris has exhausted all the food in her storage space.
"Gurgling... Gurgling..." Iris's stomach makes a sound at this moment.
Iris knows she is hungry. The gnawing feeling of hunger gradually confuses her mind. Her head becomes heavy, her consciousness becomes fuzzy. She sighs inwardly, her fate is indeed a tragedy.
She used to steal, rob, and even kill for food. In the end, she couldn't escape the fate of starving to death.
She envies others who can eat and dress warmly, who have a warm and beautiful family. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the fortune to enjoy that. She can only be alone, living in darkness.
During the New Year, every child has parents to accompany them to the temple fair, but she doesn't! She has no relatives, no friends, the only thing she has is herself.
She always hides in a dark corner, watching others' happy moments, and can only envy them.
In the temple fair, there are free vegetarian meals, oil cakes, rice noodles, and vegetables. Every year during the New Year, she would go and eat, it is the time when she eats the most and the best throughout the year.
At that time, she always had a satisfied look after finishing the meal and then went back to her little wooden house to sleep.
"I hope in the next life, I will have a warm family!" Iris silently says to herself.
And so, Iris enters into a dream, the last time she dreams. It's pitch black in the dream, she can't see anything. Perhaps it's because she's blind, it's lonely and cold here.
At this moment, the woman in the red dress appears in Iris's dream again. She thought she would be mocked again, but to her surprise, Iris stands still.
She slowly approaches Iris, looking at Iris's blind eyes, her heart aches.
She reaches out a gentle hand and gently touches Iris's forehead. The palm is warm and dry, soft and elastic.
Iris greedily absorbs the gentle breath, just like a spring breeze brushing her cheeks. The feeling is really comfortable, making her want to sleep forever in this warm embrace.
Unfortunately, Iris can't see anything with her eyes. This time, she doesn't make any movement, she just stands there silently, allowing the woman in the red dress to touch her.
Her hand strokes Iris's face, and then gently kisses Iris's forehead. "Little one, mother has come to take you home."
After speaking, the woman in the red dress disappears from Iris's dream.
Shortly after the woman in the red dress leaves, Iris's lips move slightly, murmuring, "Go home?"
...
"How did it go this time?" The guardian asks with hands crossed, looking at Ling Guang, smiling.
"The little one is now blind, her eyes were injured by a sharp object. I suspect she should be in the passage holding Astathos captive. Only that creature can control others through their eyes."
"The little one is quite ruthless to herself." A woman in a green dress, holding a folding fan, shakes it and says. There is a faint scent of wood emanating from her, refreshing.
A hint of nobility can be seen between her eyebrows. She appears dignified and elegant, not like an ordinary person. She always presents herself with a smiling face, making it hard for anyone to figure out what kind of woman she is.
She is no other than Meng Zhang, as mentioned by Ling Guang and the guardian.
With a well-proportioned figure, every move she makes shows her noble and elegant temperament, which comes from deep within her bones.
"Meng Zhang, hurry and open the entrance to the abyss. Let me go in." Ling Guang says anxiously.
"Alright!" Meng Zhang nods and waves her folding fan. In front of her, a vortex gate appears.
The vortex spins slowly. Meng Zhang looks at Ling Guang and says, "Ling Guang, hurry and go find our little niece."
Ling Guang nods slightly and leaps into the vortex.
At this moment, Meng Zhang opens her eyes. The smile on her face gradually fades, replaced by a serious expression.
"Except for Ling Guang and our little niece, anyone who peeks in shall be killed!" Meng Zhang says coldly. On her beautiful face, a chilling light flashes.
As soon as Meng Zhang finished speaking, the white claws appeared in the hands of the guard, sharp and shimmering with a chilling light, causing fear in anyone who saw them.
In the depths of the abyss, Ling Guang spread his fiery red wings and flew quickly into the depths.
The burning flames illuminated Ling Guang's wings and lit up the abyss, casting a clear shadow of Ling Guang on the ground.
Ling Guang flew through the flames, moving like a streak of light, incredibly fast.
In no time, she arrived at the entrance where Asatos was imprisoned. Ling Guang looked at the entrance, which was blocked by huge stones, and frowned, "Why are there rocks blocking the entrance?"
Ling Guang placed her right hand on the stones, and instantly, the golden-red flames turned the stones into nothingness.
Ling Guang continued flying forward and soon arrived near Asatos.
White flames sensed Ling Guang's arrival and immediately ignited. The white flames quickly expanded and transformed into a giant bird, flapping its wings and circling in the air.
Upon seeing this, Ling Guang quickly located Iris.
She saw Iris, her eyes filled with blood, with a pale and exhausted complexion.
Ling Guang's heart pained, and she quickly embraced Iris and gently patted her back, comforting her, "Mother is here to take you home."
"Okay," Iris answered drowsily, her voice low but clear to Ling Guang.
Ling Guang gently put Iris down, lying her on the ground. She turned her head and looked at Asatos in the cage, her eyes emanating golden-red flames. "Is it you who caused my daughter to lose her sight?"
"So what?" Asatos slowly opened his golden eyes, looking at Ling Guang without fear. "If I had known she was your daughter, I would have made her take her own life with a sword, sparing her from this suffering!"
"Very well!" Anger ignited in Ling Guang's eyes. She picked up the sword on the ground, shimmering with blue light, took a swift step forward, and in a flash of blinding light, dug out both of Asatos' golden eyes.
Ling Guang's movements were fluid and seamless, without any hesitation.
"Ahh~" Asatos screamed in misery, blood splattering on the ground, filling the air with a nauseating smell.
Ling Guang coldly glanced at Asatos and then stored the sword in her storage space. She sternly said, "Asatos, consider these two eyes as compensation for my daughter."
Covering his eyes that had been dug out, Asatos said angrily, "Ling Guang, the day I step out of here, I will tear your body apart, shatter your bones, and turn them to ashes!"
"I'll be waiting for that day!" Ling Guang sneered and left the abyss with Iris in her arms.
Asatos watched Ling Guang's back, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.
Ling Guang walked out of the whirlpool gate, and Meng Zhang closed the entrance to the abyss.
Then Meng Zhang returned to her usual smiling appearance, looking at Ling Guang, saying, "Our little niece turns out to be a vampire, how interesting."
"Meng Zhang, come and see, the little one's breathing is getting weaker," Ling Guang urgently said.
"Oh?" Meng Zhang walked over and carefully examined Iris' condition.
After the examination, Meng Zhang looked at Ling Guang and said, "Ling Guang, bite your finger and put it in the little one's mouth."
"Okay!" Ling Guang didn't hesitate and bit her finger, placing it in Iris' mouth.
A warm blood flowed into Iris' mouth, and she kept sucking it, as if savoring a delicious delicacy, making Ling Guang smile.
Seeing this, Ling Guang removed her hand, but Iris continued sucking and moving her mouth, as if devouring Ling Guang's blood.
"This little one is quite greedy," Meng Zhang smiled slightly and said, "Let's go back now!"
"Okay!" Ling Guang nodded gently and followed Meng Zhang and the guard, leaving the prison.
Ling Guang spoiled Iris and allowed her to suck on her finger. A little blood had no effect on her and only when Iris was full, did Ling Guang take her finger out of Iris' mouth. Iris fell into a deep sleep in Ling Guang's embrace.
Looking at the sleeping Iris, Ling Guang's heart softened, and her eyes were filled with tenderness. She gently kissed Iris' forehead and said, "Good child, sleep well!"
The three of them flew at a fast speed and soon arrived at the Cloud Palace.
Inside the Cloud Palace, white jade stairs and white clouds floated leisurely, with a pleasant fragrance of flowers lingering in the air.
In the center of the Cloud Palace stood a magnificent and towering building, with the words "Cloud Palace" written in gold on its doorplate. A solemn atmosphere wafted through the air. The walls of the Cloud Palace were adorned with lifelike carvings of cloud beasts, appearing so vivid and alive.
Ling Guang placed Iris on the bed comfortably and covered her with a thin blanket to protect her from the wind. "Little one, rest well!" Ling Guang caressed Iris's head and said, "It won't be long before your mother allows you to see the light again."
At this moment, Meng Zhang walked slowly and looked at Ling Guang, saying, "Little one, I will take care of her. You go refine the eye of Azathoth. When the time comes, I will restore her sight."
"Okay!" Ling Guang nodded and left the room.
Ling Guang walked out of the room and came to a secluded place. She took out Azathoth's eyeball and began to refine it with her own Nanming Li Fire.
Meng Zhang looked at Iris on the bed and couldn't help but smile and shake his head. Speaking to himself, he said, "You are truly extraordinary, little one! You have the bloodline of the Vampire Royal Family, an arm forged by the Demon Emperor using Chaos Lock, and a collar around your neck that was transformed by the Holy Lance of the Martial Angel. I'm afraid the Demon Emperor resides within your body. It's quite mysterious to think about."
"It seems that there will be another war between the Wutu Continent and the God Demon Continent. I wonder who will emerge victorious this time," Meng Zhang said, shaking the folding fan in his hand with a hint of indifference.
As he spoke, he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Iris sleeping peacefully, a doting expression in his eyes.
Meng Zhang reached out and touched Iris's smooth skin, a smile appearing on his face as he whispered, "Little one, don't you dare lose! If you lose, your mother, your two uncles, and I will have to fight those ugly guys again."
After saying that, Meng Zhang leaned close to Iris's ear and whispered, "If you lose, your aunt will definitely let you experience the joy of thunder."
Meng Zhang finished speaking and left the room with a hearty laugh.
