Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 423 - 362: You Lied to Me Twice

"Miss?"

Seeing Sang Luo’s expression shift, the fruit in her hand already crushed to a pulp, Aunt Tun called out uneasily.

Sang Luo took a deep breath, her expression calming. "So that’s what happened."

"Miss, I’ve told you everything I know. I haven’t hidden a single thing, I swear. Can you please let me go?"

"I’m afraid not. I’ll have to trouble you for a little while longer." Sang Luo offered a demure smile. "I’m new here and want to look around more, but I’m missing a guide."

"Don’t you worry, Miss! I know all the fun places in this city and which shops have the best goods!"

The Lost City was truly bustling. The goods on display in shops and at street stalls were strange and exotic, many of which even Sang Luo had never seen. While most were fakes and imitations, one could still find good treasures—it all depended on your eye and your luck.

There was a legendary one-of-a-kind ancient text, though who knew if it was real or fake.

A Cultivation Manual that could transform the Demonic Qi in one’s body into Spiritual Energy, allowing a Demon Cultivator to conceal their identity on the Beast World Continent. Sang Luo found it rather interesting, but the price was steep. A single fragmented scroll cost hundreds of High Grade Demon Crystals. It wasn’t worth it, and since she had no need for it, she passed.

She looked at the other items.

A Ring with a hidden weapon, capable of assassinating any Beastman below Emperor Rank at close range.

The Nine Treasures Exquisite Tower, a world unto itself, containing its own pocket dimension. It was a treasure left behind by a great Demon Cultivator of antiquity; who knew what wonders it might hold inside. The price was even more exorbitant, but Sang Luo found it too interesting to pass up. She gritted her teeth and bought it. Afterward, she browsed other shops, finding items like the Demon Suppression Bell and the Devouring Soul Banner... all of which were rare and precious treasures seldom seen in the outside world.

’Lou Xianyue would probably love browsing a place like this. It would give him no small amount of inspiration for his Artifact Refining Skill.’

Mother, I want to come out and play too!

Little Rose was incredibly bored staying inside the pocket dimension.

Little Apple chimed in. Mother, let us out so we can see the world! I think I sense Father’s aura again. It’s right here in this city!

Sang Luo thought for a moment, then let the children out.

The two Little Angels were also in disguise, having retracted their wings and concealed their striking, beautiful features. With dark gray hair and eyes, they looked no different from ordinary children of the Demon Clan.

Aunt Tun gasped in surprise. "Oh, Miss, you have children! You look so young, I thought you’d only just come of age."

No one dislikes a bit of flattery. Sang Luo chuckled. "Haha, you’re too kind."

"Oh, I’m not exaggerating one bit! Miss, your skin is so supple it’s truly enviable." Aunt Tun looked at the children with her, then scanned the surroundings before lowering her voice. "But still, a female traveling alone with two children needs to be careful. The old, the weak, and the young are the favorite targets for a certain kind of person..."

Sang Luo’s eyes narrowed. From the moment the two children had appeared, she had felt more stares landing on her, the vast majority of them filled with ill intent.

She was confident in her ability to protect her children, so she wasn’t afraid.

"I understand. Thank you for showing me the way, Auntie. This is your payment."

Aunt Tun didn’t dare to accept it. She even returned the deposit Sang Luo had paid earlier. "The money you gave me before is more than enough, Miss. If you ever want to stay at the Tongbei Inn again, you’re most welcome. I’ll waive the fee for a few nights as my way of apologizing."

’She’s quite perceptive. No wonder she’s managed to get a foothold in the Lost City.’ Aunt Tun could tell that Sang Luo’s realm was high and her background was anything but simple, so she wanted to cultivate a favorable connection. Sang Luo didn’t refuse her offer.

"I have matters to attend to back at the inn. If you still need someone to accompany you, Miss, I can call someone over."

"That’s not necessary. Go back and tend to your own affairs. I’ll just wander around with the children."

"Alright then, I’ll take my leave."

The two children were naturally averse to Demonic Qi. Having grown up in the Holy Palace and seen plenty of treasures, they had little interest in the wares on display at the stalls and in the shops. Their main reason for coming out was to find their father.

Sang Luo still hadn’t told the children about Minos becoming a Fallen Angel. Honestly, she didn’t know how to even begin.

She sighed.

The mother and her two children turned onto a less bustling street, where pedestrians were sparse.

Someone had started following them.

Sang Luo didn’t rush to make a move. Pretending not to have noticed, she continued to stroll about with her two children.

Little Rose and Little Apple had also quickly noticed the local thugs secretly trailing them. Their strength wasn’t to be underestimated; no one who survived in the Lost City was weak. Even a seemingly unremarkable female like Aunt Tun would be considered a King Rank noble female in the outside world. These Demon Beast Men following them were all at the Initial Emperor Realm. By the looks of it, they were seasoned veterans of robbery and murder.

Seeing their mother make no move, the two children were smart enough to stay quiet.

Sang Luo glanced up at the dark, brooding sky.

She refused to believe Minos hadn’t sensed the children’s arrival at all.

He must have noticed the three of them long ago.

’Let’s see just how long he can keep his cool and avoid us!’

Soon enough, the thugs were disposed of without a sound.

An armored Demon Beast Man stepped forward and bowed respectfully. "It is not safe within the city. The City Lord invites you and the two Young Masters to the mansion for a discussion. I will personally escort the three of you."

Little Rose and Little Apple looked up at Sang Luo, their eyes filled with confusion.

Sang Luo stroked the two little ones’ heads. "Let’s go find your father."

The captain of the guard looked startled. By the time he snapped out of it, she was already ten-odd meters ahead. "What are you standing there stunned for? Aren’t you supposed to be taking me to see your City Lord?"

...

「Lost City.」

The black market’s ill-gotten gains made it obscenely wealthy.

The City Lord Mansion was built on the scale of a palace, in no way inferior to Quan Jin’s Demon Palace.

Sang Luo was led into an inner hall. The Demon Beast Man who had escorted her bowed and withdrew.

"Come out. How long do you plan to hide?" Sang Luo glanced down at her two children, who were visibly excited.

Little Rose called out toward the folding screen, "Daddy!"

Little Apple pouted, his voice full of longing. "Father King, I’ve missed you so much!"

The candlelight flickered faintly. The shadowy figure behind the screen trembled, and then a dry, hoarse voice emerged.

"Why did you still come looking for me?"

Sang Luo said, "The children wanted to see you one last time."

"..."

"You don’t even dare come out to see me?"

"I... I hurt you." His voice was filled with guilt and pain.

’The longer I stay by her side, the more dangerous I’ll become to her.’

’I have to leave her.’

Sang Luo sent the children back into her pocket dimension and teleported behind the screen.

Minos’s pupils shrank. He was utterly helpless. "Luoluo!"

His long, pale-gold hair had turned almost entirely dark gray. The pure white wings on his back had become the black wings of a Fallen Angel. Dressed in a bizarrely ornate black robe, his entire aura was a stark contrast to what it once was.

If not for the fact that Minos’s face remained largely unchanged, Sang Luo would have struggled to recognize him.

’This is only the initial stage of the fall. Later, even my face will twist and contort into the ugliness of a Fallen Angel. I will never let her see me like that...’

Sang Luo said, her voice full of sorrow, "I thought you would never lie to me. But you’ve lied to me twice."

"..."

The first time was lying that she could still find his soul bone, but it had already been shattered beyond repair, lost forever.

The second was his willingness to accept her other Beast Husbands. It wasn’t because her line of fate had changed, but because he knew his own had taken an irreversible turn.

He wasn’t some magnanimous, open-minded man. He simply no longer had the right to have her all to himself.