Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress-Chapter 357 : Just Want to Be by Your Side…

Chapter 357 - Just Want to Be by Your Side…

"Mother…?!"

The moment she heard this voice, Long Yao was instantly ecstatic and hurriedly turned to follow the sound.

In a corner behind her, a faintly visible female figure emerged from the black shadow.

"Mother, you've finally come to see me!"

Long Yao ran impatiently to the front of the black shadow and said, full of joy.

At this moment, the cruel Dragon Emperor, who made countless people in the Beast Realm tremble with fear, was as happy as a little girl seeing her parents after a long time.

"Mother, look~!"

"This is the picture I drew for you, what do you think…?"

Long Yao turned and pointed at a portrait of a woman, painted with fresh blood, behind the Beast Emperor's throne.

The woman in the picture had a dignified posture and a gentle and kind temperament, looking every bit the part of a benevolent empress with maternal grace.

However, the not-yet-dried blood forming the lines on the woman's body slowly trickled down the wall, and her eyes and the corners of her mouth looked as if they were flowing with blood, making it look extremely eerie and terrifying…

"Mmm~!"

"It's drawn very well~!"

"Mother likes it very much!"

The woman hidden in the shadow looked up. In the darkness, the corners of her mouth revealed a knowing smile as she extended a fair but deathly pale hand and gently stroked Long Yao's head.

Long Yao, like a little girl, happily squinted her eyes, craning her neck to enjoy the woman's caress.

"Long Yao, how is the matter Mother asked you to handle going?"

The woman in the darkness asked in a gentle voice.

Hearing this, Long Yao's expression instantly became panicked. She repeatedly spoke to assure her:

"Mother, the thing you instructed me to do, I'll complete it very soon…!"

"Right now in the Beast Realm, it's only those damn fellows in the south who are still resisting!"

"I will kill them all very soon and unify the Beast Realm!"

"And then, according to your wishes, Mother, I'll have our Beast Clan descend upon the other realms and trample the Six Realms!"

"And together with you, Mother, create a beautiful world with only the Beast Clan!"

As she spoke, Long Yao opened her arms wide, her face showing excitement and hope, full of yearning for the future.

However, the woman in the darkness furrowed her brows. Her previous gentle and cordial tone changed as she asked with slight dissatisfaction:

"In other words… you still haven't completed the task I gave you...?"

Hearing the woman's cold tone that seemed to hold blame, Long Yao's expression instantly became even more flustered, even terrified.

"Mother, I-I'm sorry…!"

"I-It's all the fault of that useless Pig Demon Clan!"

"I'll personally go and kill all those disobedient people right now!”

"I will immediately complete the task you gave me, Mother!"

"Mother, don't hate Long Yao!"

Long Yao knelt on the ground, tightly gripping the woman's hand as she pleaded pitifully.

"Silly child, how could Mother blame you~"

"You are Mother's child, after all~"

The woman's hand gently caressed Long Yao's face, her tone once again turning gentle and amiable.

"Mother…"

Long Yao was so moved her eyes filled with tears, and she happily pressed herself against the woman.

As expected, in this world, only Mother is the best to her…

"Long Yao, Mother heard the message from that attendant just now."

"A Demon Lord has come to the south, is that right?"

"Yes… that's what he said just now."

Long Yao turned her head, wanting to find the attendant who had delivered the message to confirm, only to find that the person was now just a pile of minced meat on the ground…

In her anger just now, she had accidentally killed him…

"Don't worry, Mother!"

"I'll personally go and kill that Demon Lord in a little while! And kill all the other disobedient people!"

Long Yao turned her head back and said to the woman with full confidence. As long as it was for Mother, she could do anything!

"Such a good girl~"

"Mother is so glad to have you, Long Yao~"

The woman smiled faintly and once again praised Long Yao in a soft voice.

"Long Yao is also very happy to have Mother!" Long Yao also replied with impatient delight.

"Mother is very happy that you have this resolve, Long Yao~"

"But Long Yao, you are not that Demon Lord's match…"

The woman said, a look of regret on her face as she gently stroked Long Yao.

"No, I'm not!"

"Long Yao is the strongest!"

"For Mother, Long Yao can definitely kill that Demon Lord!"

The moment Long Yao heard this, she was instantly displeased and hurriedly assured the woman.

"Of course Mother knows that Long Yao is very strong."

"But Mother doesn't want you to take any risks at all~"

The woman in the darkness leaned down, drew close to Long Yao's face, and said gently.

"Mother…”

Long Yao's heart was instantly moved beyond words, and she swore even more fervently that she must kill that Demon Lord for her mother! It was also to prove her strength to her mother!

"Long Yao, Mother has a more important matter to ask of you, is that alright~?" the woman asked Long Yao softly.

"Just say the word, Mother!"

"Long Yao will definitely get it done!" Long Yao replied happily without hesitation.

As long as it was for her mother, she would be very happy! Because it would make her seem useful to her mother, and she could also get the reward of her mother's caress!

The corners of the woman's mouth in the darkness turned up slightly as she said softly:

"Long Yao, that Demon Lord has a two-year-old little girl. Can you bring her here for Mother~?"

"If it's you, you should be able to do it for Mother, right~?"

"A l-little girl...?"

In the past, whenever the woman asked for something, Long Yao would always agree joyfully and without hesitation, completing it at the fastest possible speed.

But this time, Long Yao rarely failed to agree immediately, instead saying with a hesitant expression:

"Mother, y-you already have Long Yao by your side..."

"Why do you still want to bring that little girl back...?"

"What are you asking so many questions for!"

"I only told you to bring that little girl back, I didn't give you permission to be nosy!"

"Since you're unwilling, then forget it!"

"Mother is so disappointed in you!"

The woman in the darkness gazed at Long Yao at her feet with a displeased expression. As she spoke, she was about to turn and leave into the darkness, her ice-cold words completely devoid of their former gentleness.

"N-Don't go, Mother!"

"Long Yao was wrong! It was Long Yao who was wrong!"

"Long Yao won't ask anymore!"

"Long Yao will go and bring that little girl to Mother right now!"

Seeing the woman about to leave in anger, Long Yao was frantic. She hurriedly and tightly gripped the woman's arm, pleading. She only had her mother left… She couldn't lose her mother…!

Looking at the panicked and anxious Long Yao at her feet, the corners of the woman's mouth secretly turned up. She squatted down and said gently:

"Long Yao, what Mother said just now was only out of anger~"

"Don't blame Mother."

"The one Mother loves most is still you, Long Yao~”

"Mmm! Long Yao knows!"

"Long Yao will definitely not disappoint Mother!" Long Yao replied with a joyful nod.

"Mother, my body has been hurting more and more recently…"

"Can you stay by Long Yao's side tonight and keep Long Yao company...?"

Long Yao lifted her head, asking the woman with a hopeful gaze.

"Long Yao, Mother has other things to do and cannot stay by your side."

"But once you bring that little girl back, Long Yao, Mother will stay with you forever~"

The woman gave Long Yao's head one last pat, and after leaving those words, she gradually vanished into the darkness…

Long Yao sat alone on the ground, forlorn. She stared into the darkness, revealing a ferocious arm covered in black spots and oozing blood, as she pitifully whispered:

"But Mother, Long Yao is in so much pain…"

"I just want to be by your side…”