To a vampire who had lived for more than 2,000 years, and most of the things that she had experienced in the past had disappeared with the passage of time, it had a different meaning for her to revisit the old place.
Looking at the vaguely familiar street, Hessiana's memory gradually became clear. She seemed to have returned to 2,000 years ago, back to the days when she had just awakened as a 'human'. It was probably the happiest time of her life: the forgotten little bat had become a demon and found her 'mother' again. The Mythological Era had not been completely cut off, and all kinds of otherworldlings could still move openly in the world. Hessiana's life was simple and happy. At that time, Vivian had not driven her away. Hessiana ran happily behind her 'mother' every day. Although life was difficult, there was nothing to worry about. She did not have to worry about the hunt of the demon hunters, the fight with other otherworldlings, and the intrigue with other families. The only thing she had to worry about was probably her three meals a day.
But three meals a day was indeed a big problem. Even if Vivian had great wealth, it was difficult for her to exchange them for food.
Hao Ren and his entourage came to the stone wall that carried Hessiana's childhood memories. The stone wall was engraved with childish patterns: a group of fat and abstract rats, some crooked trees, and a big table full of fruits and pastries. The food was hard to distinguish. If it were not for the outline of the table below, Hao Ren would not have thought that it was a meal.
Lily looked at the painting on the stone wall and then at Hessiana with a subtle expression on her face. Her eyes darted back and forth between the two until Hessiana's hair stood on end. She could not help but say, "You were so naive when you were a child, didn't you?"
With an awkward look on her face, Hessiana turned her head away awkwardly. "Who doesn't have a childhood? Even a demon has a childhood!"
"But your painting is weird," Lily said, looking at Hessiana's childhood painting. "Why did you draw a group of big rats?"
Hessiana blushed. "I … I drew a horse!"
Hao Ren slapped his forehead. "Damn it, it's a horse. I thought it was a rat at first."
Little Bat glared at them with her hands on her hips. "Are you two done? I don't believe that you two could draw better than me when you were a child! "
Hao Ren was delighted to find that the naughty child had such a childish side. He felt that he had something on Hessiana, so he did not take Little Bat's words seriously. Just as they were reminiscing about Hessiana's childhood painting, a slightly childish voice suddenly came from behind. "Who are you people?"
Hao Ren turned his head and was stunned. Hessiana, who looked half a size smaller than Little Bat, was standing in front of him.
The little girl was wearing a coarse white dress and no shoes. Her long, silky hair hung loosely behind her head. She looked exactly like Vivian and Hessiana, but more immature. She was holding a crooked twig in one hand and half a piece of bread in the other. She stared at Hao Ren and his team, who were talking about her masterpiece. Her big eyes were full of curiosity and a hint of alertness.
Almost instantly, Hao Ren knew who the little girl was: the childhood version of Hessiana.
Lily had also guessed the little girl's origin, but her thinking was obviously different from ordinary people. She poked Hessiana's arm and asked in a low voice, "Hey, didn't you say that you became big after you became a demon? How could you be so small? "
Hessiana was stunned to see her childhood version. But Lily's voice woke her up. She curled her lips and said, "Nonsense. It has been two thousand years. I have to grow a little, right? And I'm already so big when I transform into a human (pointing to the childhood version of herself not far away). I'm not small compared to a human cub, right? "
Lily looked up and down at little Hessiana. She had to admit that what Little Bat said made sense. Although the little girl looked more immature than Hessiana, she was at least 13 or 14 years old. If she had just become a demon, then she was really big.
At least, she was much bigger than the husky when she first transformed into a human.
Just like that, the two cultivators discussed in a strange realm and reached an even stranger consensus.
Hao Ren did not know what was there to discuss about the 'big body after cultivation'. He just looked at the child version of Hessiana not far away with great interest. When Hessiana's vigilance became more obvious, Hao Ren asked gently, "Is your name Hessiana?"
Little Hessiana took a bite of the half-eaten cake in her right hand and nodded. "Yes, who are you?"
"We are Vivian's friends," Hasse said. But although he tried to make himself look kind, his paralyzed face was still stiff. "We heard that she recently moved here —"
"Mom is not at home," little Hessiana interrupted before Hasse could finish. "You can go back."
After saying that, she seemed to have ended the conversation unilaterally. She began to seriously nibble on the small half of the flatbread and waved the crooked twig with her other hand, as if urging the uninvited guest in front of her to leave quickly so that she could continue to draw on the wall.
At this time, Hessiana finally could not hold back. She came up from behind and asked, "Where is Lady Vivian?"
Little Hessiana's attention was on Hao Ren and the one-eyed Hasse. When she saw Hessiana for the first time, she was stunned. At first, she thought that she had seen Vivian, and there was a slight surprise on her face. But soon, she realized that something was not right. She became a little cautious and curious. "Who are you?"
"My name is Hessiana —" Hessiana almost blurted out her name, but she stopped herself at the last moment. She came up with a new name. "My name is Hathaway! I'm your sister! "
"Sister?" Little Hessiana frowned. She seemed to be a little confused about the sudden appearance of her sister. "Why do I have a sister? I don't know you — "
Hessiana saw an opportunity and immediately began to bluff. "Of course you don't know me. When I became a spirit, you were not thrown out yet. You are a little bat, right? Me too! Before you, Lady Vivian also lost a bat. That was me! If you don't believe me, I can also conjure bat wings. Look, look, see if these wings are exactly the same as yours. "
As Hessiana spoke, she spread her bat wings. This scene suddenly shocked a few passers-by who happened to be looking at her. Hessiana immediately turned her head and glared at them, and the ordinary people ran away in fear.
It probably wouldn't be long before there would be new rumors about the gods in the vicinity.
Little Hessiana looked at the big Hessiana spread her bat wings and nodded dizzily. "I think so …"
Hessiana came to a conclusion. "So I am your sister."
"I think so."
Sure enough, as Hessiana had said before, when she first became a spirit, her brain was not very good. The little girl could not cope with any situation.
Lily quietly poked Hao Ren's arm. "Mr. Landlord, Little Bat is not soft at all when it comes to bluffing."
"Of course, she picked on her own people. This is a 100% natural 'own people'."
Although the two had lowered their voices, Hessiana was standing so close to them. She was a bat that was born with hearing. Of course, she could hear everything clearly. The veins on her forehead suddenly popped. "No one will think you are mute if you two don't talk!"
Little Hessiana was dumbfounded. "??"
The little girl did not have a translation plug-in in her brain, and Hao Ren and Lily were muttering in Mandarin.
"Sister, are you here to find Mommy?" Little Hessiana had been completely fooled by herself (there was nothing wrong with this sentence, right?), so she let down her guard and took the initiative to speak.
"Yes," Hessiana looked at her younger self. "Where did she go?"
"She went out and asked me to wait for her at home," little Hessiana said as she looked up and handed the small half of the cake in her hand to Hessiana. "Sister, here's a cake for you. It's delicious! Mommy made it! "
Hessiana took the cake in a daze, and her expression slowly froze.
After a moment, her nose twitched a few times and she began to cry.
Hao Ren was about to ask the little girl when Vivian would come back, but when he turned around and saw Hessiana's expression, he was shocked. "Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Hessiana held the small half of the cake and wiped her tears with her arm. "Lady Vivian asked me to wait for her at home, but she never came back. I waited for many years until the Visigoths invaded Rome, but she never came back. I thought she didn't want me anymore."
Hao Ren, Lily, and Hasse looked at each other. They were a little bewildered by this sudden change. Hasse did not know how to deal with it. After all, he did not know Hessiana at all. Lily was used to bickering with Little Bat, but she did not know how to comfort her. At last, Hao Ren could not help it. He stepped forward and patted Little Bat's hair. "Okay, okay, it's okay. She didn't abandon you. Didn't she find you later?"
Hessiana pushed Hao Ren's hand away. "Don't treat me like a child. Of course, I know what happened. Lady Vivian often forgets things. I was just unlucky. She suddenly forgot about me. I'm fine. I just remembered something when I saw this pancake … She made a lot of pancakes for me when she went out and said she would be back before I finished eating … I didn't dare to eat the last pancake and left it there until it turned into ashes … "
Hao Ren hesitated for a moment, but he still put his hand on Little Bat's head again.
This time, Hessiana did not slap his hand away.
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