The Goddess, Please Devour the Evil Deity!

Obviously,

For little Aeria Lingyuan, Bai Lianyue’s threat, although not exactly overwhelming, was at least ineffective.
Indeed,
Bai Lianyue emitted a chilling aura, even releasing some of her cursed energy, making it difficult for Aeria to breathe.

However,
After seeing Bai Lianyue’s face, Aeria couldn’t feel any fear at all.
The reason was simple. The cold expression that Bai Lianyue wore when threatening her was one Aeria had seen many times before, especially more than six months ago, when her mother hadn't changed her temperament yet...

During that time, whenever Aeria was caught sneaking candy, her mother would come up to her with that same cold expression, using a terrifying tone to say:
— "If you steal candy again, the tooth-decay demon will come and take you away, hmph~" —
Her mother’s expression was exactly like that—although it looked scary, it was really just an empty threat to scare her.

So,
Now, seeing this expression on the Earth Evil God’s face, Aeria felt no fear at all.
On the contrary, she even felt a sense of nostalgia.

The brief daze was simply because she had drifted into her memories, not because Bai Lianyue had frightened her.
"Just like Mom’s expression back then, so silly and cute..." Aeria sighed with mixed feelings. At the same time, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a serious expression gradually flickered in them.
Hmm,

So, what does this mean?
Was that monster just bluffing? Even if I ran, she wouldn’t harm my sisters.
She’s just trying to scare me?

But,
Why would she do that?
At this moment, Aeria found herself increasingly unable to understand Bai Lianyue’s behavior and thoughts.
She was clearly an Evil God,

Having killed so many innocent people, and even destroyed many of the God-bestowed Daughters. How could such a cruel monster be so lenient towards them?
There must be some ulterior motive,
That damn monster must be plotting something...

Aeria gritted her teeth, thinking rapidly in her mind.
But unfortunately,
It seemed Aeria didn’t have much time to think about it.

Because at that moment, Aeria heard a familiar ‘crack’ sound.
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The moment she heard the sound, little Aeria immediately stopped thinking and quickly ran back into the cave behind her. Then, under Aeria’s concerned gaze, the shield of the old baby cradle slowly opened.

Immediately,
Two little creatures, just waking up, rubbing their eyes sleepily, crawled out of the baby cradle.
"Ugh, mmhmmm~"

They moved their bodies sleepily while making adorable sounds.
Seeing that her younger sisters had woken up, Aeria immediately approached without a word, touching their foreheads and sensing their physical condition.
"Mia, Vya, is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?"

Upon hearing this,
Mia, the silver-haired, blue-eyed little girl, immediately shook her head and stretched.
"No, I slept really well, hehe~"

As she spoke, a bright and sweet smile spread across Mia's face.
Compared to Mia, Vya quietly shook her head:
"No."

"Ah~"
Upon hearing this, Aeria patted her chest in relief, letting out a sigh of relief. After all, after drinking the milk of the Earth Evil God, Aeria had been worried about her younger sisters’ health.
Now, seeing how lively they were, Aeria felt much more at ease.

"I'm glad you're fine."
Looking at her sisters' cute faces, Aeria’s eyes were filled with love and indulgence.
In Aeria’s eyes, her two sisters were the most important family members. If something really happened to them, she wouldn’t know how to live.

Meanwhile,
Under Aeria’s gentle caress, the two little ones slowly began to wake up completely.
As they woke, they immediately started looking around, searching for that familiar, gentle figure.

"Sis, Mama, where did she go?"
Mia asked eagerly.
While speaking, the lively Mia ran straight to the cave entrance, looking expectantly at the yard.

On the other hand, the quieter Vya gently grabbed Aeria’s hand, blinking her eyes, looking up at Aeria with innocent eyes.
Although Vya didn’t say anything, her gaze clearly asked, waiting for Aeria to give her a satisfying answer.
Clearly, although the two little ones had just woken up, they were eager to throw themselves into their mother’s arms. For the twin sisters who had been separated from their mother for nearly half a year, now they were desperate to stay by their mother’s side all the time.

After all,
They didn’t know if their mother, who had finally become kind to them again, would suddenly disappear like half a year ago...
Due to the unease deep inside them, the little ones always wanted to stay close to their mother... seemingly wanting to hold onto her, so she wouldn’t run away.

"Mia, Vya..."
As their elder sister, Aeria naturally understood what her sisters were thinking.
After seeing their reactions and recalling Bai Lianyue’s earlier words, Aeria’s eyes suddenly widened as she realized something.

Wait?
So it’s like that?!
For a moment,

Aeria seemed to have guessed Bai Lianyue’s 'evil' plan. That monster was pretending to be their mother, infiltrating human society to cause destruction! She’s been so kind to us in order to gain Mia and Vya’s trust!
Using her sisters' trust and affection to cover her identity!
That damn monster...

Thinking this, Aeria bit her lip hard, and the anger and frustration in her pink eyes were unmistakable.
Taking a deep breath, Aeria immediately turned her serious gaze to her two younger sisters.
"Mia, Vya, that woman really..."

However,
In the next moment, Aeria was immediately cut off, the words she wanted to say getting stuck in her throat.
Because at that moment, in the reflection of Aeria’s eyes, both Mia and Vya, unable to find their mother, were slowly being overtaken by anxious emotions. In their jewel-like, sparkling eyes, ripples began to form.

In no time,
Mia, who had just run to the entrance, rushed back to Aeria, her little legs moving quickly, and asked in a very anxious voice:
"Sis, sis, where did Mama go?"

Vya, on the side, was also nervously tugging at Aeria’s hand:
"Is Mama... is she not going to leave us again?"
Vya’s voice was very soft,

But Aeria could still hear the slight tremor in her voice.
Seeing her sisters' reactions, Aeria immediately felt a pang of hesitation. Her sisters had already been sad for a whole year because of their mother’s departure, and now, to them, 'Mama' had finally returned...
At this moment, should she tell them?

That Mama had been killed, and that woman was a monster?
Wouldn’t that be too, too cruel...
After briefly imagining her sisters’ reaction upon hearing the truth, Aeria couldn’t help but swallow the words she was about to say.

In the end,
Aeria abandoned her original thought and smiled, shaking her head at her younger sisters and gently flicking Vya’s little head.
"Stop saying nonsense, Mama would never leave us. She just went out to get rid of the monsters nearby, to protect us~"

"Get rid of monsters?"
Mia blinked, muttering in confusion.
"Yes, there are a lot of monsters nearby, so you both need to stay here and wait for Mama to come back. Okay?"

"Oh, oh, I see."
"Yes, so Mia and Vya should stay here and wait for Mama to come back, okay? If you run around, Mama might get angry~"
"Mm-hmm."

Hearing that Mama would just be out for a little while and would return soon to be with them, the twin sisters looked at each other before nodding obediently.
"Got it, sis~" X2
For a moment,

The unease and anxiety in their eyes were replaced by a strong sense of anticipation, waiting for Mama to come back soon and hoping to play with her.
"Ah~"
Seeing that her sisters’ emotions had stabilized, Aeria couldn’t help but let out a small sigh of relief.

However, although her sisters were calm now, Aeria herself felt more and more conflicted, even irritated.
After all,
Aeria wasn’t sure if what she was doing was right or wrong.

And just when Aeria was feeling a bit frustrated and lost, she suddenly felt a warm touch on her cheeks.
"Mhm?"
Coming to her senses, Aeria realized that,

Her younger sisters had taken advantage of her brief moment of hesitation, and now, while holding her little hands, they had each kissed her cheek.
"You two?"
Aeria blinked, looking at her sisters in surprise.

The two little ones, in return, gave Aeria a pure smile, their gem-like eyes full of concern.
"With a kiss, we’ll feel better, hehe~"
Mia said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm."
Vya nodded along, and then asked in a caring tone:
"Sis, are you okay?"

Clearly, the thoughtful little ones had noticed Aeria’s change in expression and tried to comfort their sister in their own way.
"…"
Facing their concern, Aeria’s heart warmed, and the anxiety within her was greatly relieved. She immediately smiled, showing her usual confident and cute smile, and then spread her arms, pulling both little sisters into a warm hug.

"Hehe, you two silly little things, stop worrying so much. I’m pretty strong, you know? What could happen to me~"