Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"I'm also curious about it, Alex. You might not know this, but your mom has had her own experiences with ungrateful people who bite the hand that feeds them.

In her words, she would say, 'That's why the world never changes. Everyone keeps acting like that. It's not that I am selfless, Olivia. If anything, I am selfish.

I want to change the world to suit my own wishes; it's just that my wish is a little different from others. I want a world where even orphans living on the street don't need to face what I experienced.

Instead, they have many ways in their path to a better life without compromising their integrity.'"

"Why would Mom want such a world? Big sis."

"She says it's for her descendants. She would hate it if one day, one of her great-grandchildren faced the same problems as her."

"How do you know all these?"

"Uncle Silva and Aunt Ariadne told me about it," Olivia chuckled. "Uncle Silva was also a friend of your mom in the past."

"Didn't you say before that only Aunt Ariadne survived with mom and dad?"

"Yes, even those from your father's village were not spared. But Uncle Silva is the one that left the camp because he and his ex could not stand each other."

"What happened with his ex then? Is she still alive?"

"No, she is Zold's mother. After leaving the camp, they somehow met again and then made up, but they were too ashamed to return to the camp after how they made a scene.

Even after the dungeon happened, it took them a while to meet up again, and by that time, Zold's mom was already dead."

Olivia's tone then turned solemn. "That's why, Alex, don't kick me out of your life again, no matter what kind of fight we have. We never know if it will be our last meeting."

Alex wanted to say something, but it got caught in his throat. In the end, he could only say he was sorry. Both of them then turned silent as they gazed at each other.

After some time passed, Alex said in a low voice, "Sis, can you get up already?"

Olivia smiled. "Why do you feel shy? Didn't you say you don't like me anymore?"

"It's not that, sis," Alex said in a low voice.

"What is it then? Can't a big sis see her own brother's face?"

Alex's lips quivered for a moment. "I... I need to go to the bathroom, sis. Nature calls."

Olivia was stupefied by his words since they were not what she had expected. Then, a loud noise filled the air, making Olivia stand up and burst into laughter while Alex's face turned red.

He quickly left the area, saying, "Don't talk about this."

"Don't worry, Alex. Farting is normal," Olivia said with a laugh.

Seeing Alex's back disappear into the forest, Olivia mumbled, "He is still like a kid, yet he tells me he will become a king that will resurrect a whole species." She shook her head.

Then a question appeared in her mind: why would Alex not panic at all when she told him the truth about his mom?

That is not his typical behavior, except he knew it beforehand. Olivia refused to believe Alex could change just because of her speech.

People don't change that easily.

Then she remembered the only time she mumbled about this was when she left the forest.

Her smile grew wider as she put her hand over her chest, feeling her heart beat faster and warm inside.

"Did he send the goblin to protect me, even though I just slapped him?" Olivia asked herself.

Her cheeks turned a little redder, then she shook her head. "Forget it, Olivia, it's too late now."

Olivia was not completely honest with Alex, even though she really never thought about him that way in the past.

After his confession and his ignoring her, she started thinking of Alex as the opposite gender.

The more she thought about it, the more her feelings grew. Despite looking more like his mother, there are still some similarities between Alex and his father, Edward, and Olivia looks up to Edward.

Every time she sees Edward and Luca being lovey-dovey, she feels a little jealous, wishing she had someone to do the same.

It's not like Olivia likes Edward; she sees him as a father figure, but many of his characteristics have become criteria for Olivia's ideal man.

That's why she felt hurt when Alex turned his gaze away despite her confession back then.

"If I had told him I liked him at that time, how would he have answered?" Her gaze turned distant, and then she dismissed the notion.

"No, that will just make it harder for Alex. He has already decided to move on." She then sighed, deep inside wishing she could turn back time.

Meanwhile, in the cultivation world, deep underground in the Qi crystal mine, Mingyue's eyes fluttered open; she woke up with a headache, feeling like her head was split into two.

After some time, memories of what happened returned to her.

[Queen, are you alright?]

"I'm fine. Show me my status, Vesa."

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Name: Mingyue Xueqi

Power Level: 7

Progenitor Transformation: 7.35/100%

Life Force: 500/500

Cultivation Level: Foundation Stage - Late-Level

Secret Arts: Absolute Zero Tempest Sweep

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Mingyue frowned, mumbling in annoyance. "I really failed back then. Tell me what happened, Vesa."

Vesa then started narrating what happened after Mingyue got hit by the backlash in her cultivation, how she healed her soul, took out all her life force stockpile, and then asked Alex to help her.

Hearing Alex help her without hesitation made her feel warm. 'I will need to thank him later,' she thought.

She closed her eyes and then started looking at her body condition and the inner world; seeing no lingering wound made her feel relieved.

[Queen, Since you returned back to the foundation stage, might as well strengthen it first.]"