The White Tiger Clan’s Baby Cotton Ball - Chapter 137
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Chapter 137
Splash!
With the sound of water, Soya’s small body instantly sank beneath the pond.
Glub glub. Glub—
Soya felt herself sinking to the bottom of the pond and opened her eyes underwater.
‘Just now, definitely….’
She hadn’t felt it wrong. Someone had pushed her back.
It was a small but malicious hand.
And Soya couldn’t help but know whose hand it was.
—Baby Bird!
—Baby Bird!
The Divine Beasts appeared with pop! pop! pop! and called out to Soya with urgent voices.
‘Divine Beasts!’
Soya looked at them with a delighted expression.
—Are you alright?
—That wicked thing…!
Vermillion Bird Heavenly Lady ground her teeth in anger.
—This isn’t the time to be so calm, Baby Bird. Quickly draw upon my power.
Cheonghae Yongsin looked at Soya and urged her.
‘I understand, Dragon God.’
Soya spread both palms and drew upon the Blue Dragon’s power.
Then a seed containing pure white light bloomed above her palm….
Pop!
With a cheerful sound, it burst and became a large air bubble that enveloped Soya’s body.
Soya, who could now breathe much easier, opened her tightly closed mouth.
“That child pushed me, didn’t she?”
—Yes.
The Divine Beasts nodded with angry expressions, as if Soya’s guess was correct.
It was Lili’s doing.
Soya remembered how long ago Lili had asked her to disappear.
At that time, Lili was still young, and she would have thought that Soya had stolen her family and her life, so that resentment was natural.
Although harming another person could never be justified for any reason, Soya still tried to understand that child somehow.
But now Lili was no longer young. She was fourteen years old, the same as herself.
Her action of pushing Soya into the pond just now was something that could never be taken lightly.
It was an action that could only be interpreted as an intention to kill her.
This was clearly a crime.
Even after learning the truth about her birth, Soya had tried not to concern herself with the Suzaku Family.
Whether they considered Lili their real daughter or not.
Whether they hated and resented her because of it or not.
After all, they were people who had nothing to do with her now.
But the actions Lili had shown her since meeting again here kept trying to change that feeling.
The direct descendants of the Four Divine Beast Families that ruled the four directions had a duty to protect young beasts.
The Suzaku Family, masters of the south and leaders of 360 species of birds, was no exception.
The direct line of Suzaku should rightfully protect young birds.
But just earlier, Lili had shouted at and chased away baby ducks that were playing and splashing in the water.
She had gotten angry, saying dirty water was splashing.
That was an improper attitude for a direct descendant of a Divine Beast family.
And….
Family Head Jeok Ayun, who knew that what Lili had done to her in the past was wrong but couldn’t say anything unpleasant to that child.
Jeok Hwayu, who had immediately agreed to a young child’s malicious request to make her disappear.
They were the same.
They couldn’t teach that wrong was wrong and covered up and ignored all of that child’s evil actions.
From long ago, the Suzaku Family had been broken and twisted somewhere.
Not for the sake of the Suzaku Family, but for the sake of the young birds who would live under their rule, it needed to be corrected.
Protecting baby birds when she grew up.
That was also a precious wish that young Soya had desperately dreamed of when she was still the Young Lady of the Suzaku Family.
‘But first, I need to deal with the Demon Beast.’
Soya thought this with a determined expression and asked the Divine Beasts.
“What’s going on here? Why did a Demon Beast appear? When Taowu died, the Demon Beasts were supposed to be gone. Could it be that Taowu didn’t die and is still alive?”
—That’s not it, Baby Bird.
White Tiger Mountain Lord shook his head and explained.
—Taowu’s ability is to tear through space and create passages connecting the world of Demon Beasts to this place. Through those passages, he summons Demon Beasts here. What can be summoned that way are only animal-type Demon Beasts.
“Then this is….”
—Someone awakened a Demon Beast that had been sleeping beneath this pond for a long time. And the only one who could do such a thing is probably….
—The fierce beast Taotie. That bastard who cleverly escaped without dying seems to be in this area.
“….”
There was a fierce beast within this Imperial Palace.
Thinking this gave her a chilling feeling.
‘Perhaps the one who lent Lili the power of evil magic was also….’
Soya clenched her fists tightly for a moment, then asked.
“Please tell me how to eliminate the Demon Beast.”
—Plant-type Demon Beasts also essentially originated from plants. Therefore, the source of life it possesses is also in its roots.
Cheonghae Yongsin explained.
—Cut the Demon Beast’s roots. Then it won’t be able to revive anymore and will meet its end.
Soya turned her head toward the direction where the Demon Beast would be.
Beneath the pond, light didn’t penetrate well and muddy water was mixed in, making it hard to see ahead.
Soya took out the light orb she had received as a gift from Ga Hyeon.
Then the light orb brightly illuminated the dark underwater.
Thanks to this, Soya was able to easily discover the Demon Beast’s body after securing her vision.
Soya slowly approached the Demon Beast’s body.
Following the large, thick stem with her gaze downward, she could see equally thick and sturdy roots taking hold at the bottom of the pond.
—In water, the strongest power is that of the Blue Dragon, which possesses the energy of wood. So use my power, Baby Bird.
Soya shook her head at Cheonghae Yongsin’s advice.
“If it becomes known that I, a bird beast-person, used Dragon God’s power, everyone will think it’s strange.”
The energy of wood becomes stronger when it meets water.
However, if Soya used the Blue Dragon’s power, it would immediately reveal that she was the Dragon Emperor’s Bride.
“Since there are many people watching, I’ll only use Mountain Lord’s power here.”
Although she was a bird beast-person, Soya was the swordbearer of the White Tiger Sword.
So even if she defeated the Demon Beast using the White Tiger Sword, it wouldn’t be particularly strange.
“And Mountain Lord’s power is plenty strong too.”
Soya smiled brightly as she looked at White Tiger Mountain Lord.
—There’s no way to break Baby Bird’s stubbornness.
—Our Baby Bird has excellent judgment when it comes to Divine Beasts.
When Cheonghae Yongsin chuckled and stepped back, White Tiger Mountain Lord replied with a deliberately arrogant expression.
“Then I’m counting on you, Mountain Lord.”
Soya summoned the White Tiger Sword.
Then she struck down forcefully with the white sword at the upper part of the lotus Demon Beast’s roots exposed on the pond bottom.
Thud—!
From that impact, the lotus Demon Beast trembled violently underwater.
Soya’s small body was about to be swept away by those waves.
“Ugh…!”
―Baby Bird!
Soya gripped the handle of the White Tiger Sword embedded in the demon beast’s root tightly and endured with her eyes squeezed shut.
A moment later, as the vibrations stopped, Soya quickly pulled out the White Tiger Sword from the demon beast’s root and struck down at the same spot again.
Thwack―!
As the repeatedly struck area began to gradually cave in, the demon beast vibrated more violently than before.
Sensing that something was tormenting it from below the pond, sharp thorns sprouted from the demon beast’s stem.
―It’s dangerous, Baby Bird!
The sharp thorns that had sprouted shot out in all directions.
As a result, the sharp thorns also pierced the air bubble surrounding Soya, transmitting a faint shock.
However, Soya gritted her teeth and continued striking the demon beast’s root without stopping.
The root, as thick as Soya’s torso, was gradually being cut away.
‘I think I can do it. Just a little more…’
―Be careful, Baby Bird! The air bubble is about to burst!
At those words, Soya quickly raised her head.
Just as Cheonghae Yongsin had warned, the air bubble that surrounded her protectively was swollen as if it would burst at any moment due to the thorns embedded everywhere.
‘No. Now just really a little bit more…’
Soya desperately wished in her heart as she raised the White Tiger Sword high.
The White Tiger’s power became stronger when trying to protect something.
With the heart to protect the people who had found peace after returning from a long war.
With the heart to protect the happy times of people who had reunited with their families after a long wait.
Thus, Soya struck down with all her might, putting in a stronger heart than before.
Thwack―!
With that single powerful strike, the lotus demon beast’s root was finally severed.
Kreeeeeeeeek―!
With a sharp sound, the demon beast’s stem began to twist and coil, and then in an instant…
Thoom―!
The lotus demon beast turned into black mud and settled on the pond bottom. The demon beast was dead.
“I did it…!”
Just as Soya shouted with a bright smile, the air bubble surrounding her burst with a ‘pop!’ and scattered.
―Baby Bird…!
Gurgle, glub―
Water entered her mouth.
Soya quickly closed her mouth and held her breath with a “gasp!”
‘This isn’t the time. I need to go up quickly.’
She needed to go up, but perhaps because the tension had been released, strangely her body wouldn’t respond properly.
To make matters worse, she had even dropped the light orb she was holding when the demon beast had been thrashing about earlier.
‘Ah… I need to go up quickly…’
Buzz―
Her head was dizzy.
Just when she felt like she was about to lose consciousness.
‘Huh…?’
Beyond her blurry vision, she saw a sparkling light.
A warm embrace pulled Soya’s small body close.
Soon Soya’s body shot up toward the surface…
Splash―
With the sound of water, a man who had rescued Soya emerged above the surface.
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