"You two have been running around... You don't just like to travel, do you?" Vivian looked at the Nangong siblings, her eyes full of questions.
Nangong Sanba and his sister looked at each other and nodded. "Indeed, under normal circumstances, the smartest thing for people like us is to find a place to live in seclusion. But my sister ran out... I had no choice but to follow."
"I want to find out where my mother is," Nangong Wuyue said bluntly. "She should still be on this planet."
Vivian suddenly remembered. "I would have forgotten if you didn't mention it! You said that your parents are no longer in this world. Demon hunters aside, the sirens can't really die. What's going on? "
Hearing Vivian's question, Hao Ren also understood. When he first heard about the "sirens can't die", he did not think too much about it. He had forgotten that Nangong Wuyue had mentioned that her mother had passed away. Now that he thought about it, he realized that something was not right!
Nangong Wuyue slowly told another story. "When I was 16, something happened at home. A vengeful spirit appeared in our secluded place. My father let my brother and I escape. He said that he and my mother could deal with the monster. But when my brother and I returned the next day, we found that the whole house had disappeared. My parents were nowhere to be found... "
Vivian was shocked. "Vengeful spirit? Vengeful spirits still appear nowadays? "
"What's a vengeful spirit?" Hao Ren asked curiously.
"It's a kind of deformed … indescribable negative monster," Vivian frowned. "It's said that it's the undead from another dimension. Some people say that it's the projection of negative emotions from another world. It looks like an amorphous cloud that can change between reality and illusion. It's illogical and irrational, and it can't be communicated with. It will attack all living things. Not only did the vengeful spirits not have a fixed form, but their combat strength varied as well. Some of them could be dealt with by ordinary people with talismans, while others required a team of demon hunters to deal with. Due to the huge disparity between them, some people believed that the vengeful spirits were not a race but a natural phenomenon. In ancient times, vengeful spirits were very common. At that time, some powerful otherworldlings liked to build dangerous energy devices. These devices could easily attract vengeful spirits. But after the steam era, I rarely saw those things... It seems that they can only be born in open, uninhabited places, and when they are born, there must be a 'bait' formed by supernatural forces around them. It is very difficult to find an environment that meets these conditions. "
Hao Ren nodded. Nangong Wuyue continued. "I still remember what I saw that day. The whole house seemed to have vanished into thin air. Nothing was left. There was only a neat crater, as if the vengeful spirit had blown the whole area away. My father probably didn't survive, but my mother was a siren, so she should have resurrected somewhere. But my brother and I waited for her for three years, but she didn't come back … So I ran away from home and started to look for her. My brother kept chasing me everywhere … "
Nangong Sanba chuckled. "I was afraid that something might have happened to her."
"But you can't always cause trouble for me!" Nangong Wuyue punched her brother on the back. "It's because you're so neurotic that I don't want to go with you!"
Everyone was curious about the way the siblings interacted. Nangong Wuyue pointed at the few runes on the table and explained angrily, "See this? Once he found out where I was, he would place these things everywhere. Then, the place where I lived would either be on fire or exploding. Once, when I was renting a house outside, the chapel next to it was struck by lightning more than 40 times in one night. It was all because he had buried the rune cards near the grounding wire of the lightning rod! "
"I'm trying to protect you," Nangong Sanba mumbled. "When Dad was still alive, he taught us all day that the outside world is dangerous. I know how to fight, but you haven't even learned how to fight. What if you get targeted by bad guys?"
As he said that, Nangong Sanba smiled and explained to Hao Ren and the rest. "There's another advantage to burying these rune cards. If a patrolling demon hunter passes by, they will automatically ignore the area. Because these rune cards mean that there is already a demon hunter in charge of the area. The rune cards I used are meaningful. They mean, 'there is someone in charge, there is enough combat power, there is no need for backup'."
"Who said I don't know how to fight?" Nangong Wuyue put her hands on her hips. "Do you believe that you can't even beat me? I just don't have the heart to fight. It's not like you don't know how capable a siren is. "
"Isn't it the same? You can't do it, so I'll do it for you. You just run around, and I'll be in charge of the security."
"Can't you be a little more normal? And at least come out and tell me before you go crazy! You're like a stalker, setting traps behind people all day long. I'm afraid that I'll fall into the pit you've dug. "
"My identity is special. I'm more eye-catching than you..." Nangong Sanba explained while dodging his sister's thunderous anger. "I need to collect special materials to make potions and rune cards. It's easy to bump into other demon hunters because of this. I can fool them if I'm alone. But if you happen to be around, it's easy to get into trouble. It's safer for us to act separately."
Listening to the argument between the siblings, Hao Ren finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter. Actually, it was very simple.
More than a hundred years ago, a siren and a demon hunter fell in love. As there was no place for them among the otherworldlings and demon hunters, they lived in seclusion. Not long after, they gave birth to the Nangong siblings. Then, the family suddenly encountered an unexpected disaster. The two children survived, but the parents of the Nangong siblings disappeared after the battle. Nangong Wuyue believed that her mother, as a siren, must have resurrected somewhere. So, after waiting at home, she ran out to look for her family. Nangong Sanba probably did not agree to it at first, but he could not dissuade his sister. So, he acquiesced and followed her.
Nangong Sanba's identity as a demon hunter meant that he would occasionally bump into other demon hunters. At least, he would occasionally be noticed by other demon hunters. So, to prevent danger to his sister and because he was worried about her, he had to use his own method to protect Nangong Wuyue. Now, it seemed that the method he used was not stupid, but... a little neurotic.
"Alright, you two can bicker next time." Vivian saw that the Nangong siblings had no intention of stopping, so she took the initiative to speak. "I just want to ask, after all these years, you haven't found your mother's whereabouts?"
"I've looked all over the world, including the North and South Poles." Nangong Wuyue sighed. "As long as there's water, I've gone everywhere except the deep sea. To be honest, I've kind of given up."
Hao Ren thought for a moment and suddenly understood. "So, you're staying here because you want to ask us for help?"
"That's part of the reason. Another reason is that I'm physically and mentally exhausted from running around and hiding from the demon hunters. I'm looking for a place to rest." Nangong Wuyue nodded sheepishly. "Actually, I've been looking for an opportunity to tell you this, but... sigh, my family is a little awkward. Sister Vivian seems to have a deep grudge against demon hunters."
"How can it not be?" Vivian snorted. "Back then, I worked hard to save up some money and finally built a small house on the upper reaches of the Rhine River. In the end, they burned it down in less than two months. From that day on, I decided that I would never coexist with the demon hunters!"
Nangong Sanba's expression suddenly froze.
"Of course, your brother is an exception." Vivian glanced at Nangong Sanba. "I don't even regard him as a demon hunter."
Nangong Sanba muttered softly, "Actually, I do... Of course, it's better not to be now."
"Why didn't you go to the deep sea?" Hao Ren asked Nangong Wuyue. "You've searched all over the world. Why didn't you go to the deep sea? I think if your mother was still alive, she would most likely have returned to her hometown. "
"That's also the most regrettable thing. I can't go to the deep sea on Earth." Nangong Wuyue frowned in confusion. "Actually, I've tried a few times. I've dived to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, the two legendary siren cities. But I would always mysteriously be sent somewhere else. After swimming for a while, I lost my sense of direction. At first, I thought I had a problem with my sense of direction. But a few days ago, I went to an alien planet with you guys. Then, I realized that the problem wasn't with me, but the planet's ocean itself. Some places... seem to be restricted. "
There was a restriction in the deep sea?!
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