âGrandma.â Di Ling Yan squirms into Bai Ningâs arm to gain a sense of protection after noticing the oppressive air around everyone.
âLing Yan,â the womanâs heart ached at the little fellaâs innocent gaze thatâs staring up to herself, âwhy are you out here? Is your father awake already?â
Shaking her little head: âNo, Father is still asleep in the bedchamber.... When will Mother come back? Sheâs been gone for an awful long time. If Mother is back then Iâm sure there will be a way to wake up Father....â
The poor grandmother only kept silent at the careless remark. She wanted to say everything would be fine and that Bai Yan would return very soon, but that would be a lie and she couldnât do that to this little baby thatâs so innocent and kind. âLing Yan, Iâm going to send you to a good place, okay?â
âHuh?â The girl blinks in a confused manner, âIs Grandmother going to leave me behind?â
âNo, of course not silly.â Swiping the babyâs nose as a little tease, Bai Ning forms a smile to reassure her depressed granddaughter, âThe place Iâm sending you to is where a friend of mine lives. Heâs a demon like you. I saved him by coincidence a long time ago and now heâs currently resting there to heal. If I send you there then Iâm sure he will protect you knowing youâre my family.â
This time it was Di Ling Yan to go quiet. Staring downwards in a contemplative manner, the girl apparently had to take a moment to process the idea before looking back up: âGrandmother, is something going to happen to the Demon City? Canât you solve it? Are those bad people coming back?â
Bai Ning undoubtedly became shocked by how perceptive this little child was. Itâs true sheâs trying to keep the baby out of harms way by sending her away, but to be so easily exposed went beyond her imagination.
âYou need to believe in grandmother here Ling Yan, the city is fine.â Showing a helpless smile, âIf something really is about to happen then I wouldnât be able to send you away, would I?â
âGrandma is lying, something is clearly happening in the city. Iâm not going! Iâm going to stay here and wait for Mother to come back.â Pouting her lips, the demon princess stubbornly refuses.
Unfortunately for the lass, the grandmother there didnât intend to give her a choice. Right as sheâs distracted, Bai Ning used one of her needles and poked the childâs sleeping point.
âLing Yan, Iâm sorry... Youâre too smart so grandmother here can only resort to such means.â
âGra... Grandma...â Growing increasingly faint as her little mind became more and more tired. Try as she might, Di Ling Yan eventually succumbs to the trick and fell fast asleep, but not before a trickle of tear came rolling down those eyes.
Bai Ning saw this reaction and knew why. Tightly holding the baby up to give one last hug with her own face, the woman honestly wanted to keep her around but knew it could do only bad in that option.
âGrandma.â Itâs then another soft and childish voice came from the rear. Itâs Di Jin Tian, the baby girlâs twin brother. He didnât hear the whole conversation but did catch the part where his sister fell asleep. âWhat is Ling Yan doing?â
âYour sister is tired and needs to rest.â Bai Ning smiled as the boy tries to check up on his sister, âJin Tian, do you want to go visit a paradise I own? Thereâs a lot of delicious things there like fruits and candies. Iâm sure you will find a lot of surprises there.â
That did it. The little glutton could be seen drooling right then and there, a sure sign heâs been baited. âIâm going, Iâm going, Grandma take me.â
Smirking at her own success, Bai Ning finally felt a little proud at her own achievement. Compared to the granddaughter, this grandson was a lot easier to deceive....