Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 695: Chapter 326: Bloodline

Looking at the four empty tubs of instant noodles on the dining table, Li Yelai felt a surge of guilt.

Li Yunyan’s curse affected not only humans but also other animals and plants.

Even a sprouting garlic, in her eyes, would become a grotesquely deformed creature, possibly even growing multiple eyes.

Thus, even though Li Yunyan could cook, she was barred from entering the kitchen.

Opening the fridge was like opening a monster blind box. Even if she braved her fear and stifled her discomfort, it was still hard to identify what vegetable she was holding…

Usually, Li Yelai would rush home to cook or bring some dishes for his younger sister.

When Li Yelai was absent, Doll or Cheese from next door would cook an extra portion and take care of Li Yunyan.

But now, Cheese had been away on an investigation for several months and hadn’t returned, while Li Yelai and Doll… well.

This left Li Yunyan at home alone, forcing her to eat four tubs of instant noodles with tears.

“Sorry, little sis.”

“You’re quite something… Not coming home at night, and now it’s already the afternoon of the next day…” Li Yunyan’s expression was strange.

Yesterday evening, Li Yelai had gone next door and hadn’t come home.

Li Yunyan guessed that her older brother had been invited over by Doll Sister for dinner, and didn’t think much of it.

But when late night came around, snack time, and her brother still hadn’t returned.

At the time, Li Yunyan chuckled mischievously, feeling a bit excited and gossipy.

‘The ancestors of the Li family have truly shown themselves!’

Even though those two had forgotten about her, the ravenously hungry beauty… She would forgive them this time…

Then came breakfast, lunch…

Li Yunyan, whose palate had become discerning, was somewhat miffed after four consecutive meals of instant noodles.

Really, big brother?

Your EQ is frighteningly low; I almost wanted to step in and handle it myself.

And now, playing around this extensively? It’s been more than a dozen hours!

You belong to Wanxiang Path, not True Martial Path. Even if you have been somewhat enhanced, you don’t need such a robust body, right?

Finally, she saw her brother returning.

Hmm… Clearly not yet sober, with bizarre red marks on his neck and his clothes disheveled.

Okay, great! Big brother, you’ve really outdone yourself!

“It’s almost 4 PM, big brother, you couldn’t have just woken up, could you?” Li Yunyan asked sarcastically, hinting at something else.

Sure enough, Li Yunyan had guessed something, and Li Yelai looked rather embarrassed. “Sorry…”

“Don’t worry, I saw you weren’t coming home this morning and called in to request leave from your department for you,” said Li Yunyan. “You guys owe me one, right?”

She patted her stomach as she spoke.

“Alright, what would you like to eat?”

“If there’s no full banquet, there should at least be four dishes and a soup, right? But there’s no food at home, why don’t you go… cook at your sister-in-law’s place?” Li Yunyan said with a peculiar expression, emphasizing the words ‘sister-in-law’ particularly hard.

“… Okay. I’ll bring it over once I’m done.” Li Yelai nodded awkwardly and turned to leave.

And watching Li Yelai close the door,

Li Yunyan muttered under her breath, “When Sister Cheese comes back, she’s probably going to cry from anger, the home snatched away while she was out… At that time, there will really be a river of blood. Then I really need to handle this well… can’t let them truly start to blame each other.”

…

On the other side, Li Yelai turned back to Doll’s house.

Doll was already up, draped in a white T-shirt that concealed her enticing body. However, the pair of long, clean legs that showed beneath the T-shirt still brought a different kind of allure.

She originally wanted to wear a frog doll costume to take care of Li Yunyan, but the pain that surged with every lifted leg forced her to abandon the idea.

She leaned against the wall as she walked out of the bedroom, looking at the messy living room and the bloodstains on the sofa.

Doll’s cheeks were a bit flushed. This unconsciously made her recall the absurdity of last night…

If not for the pain on her body, she would still feel like it was unreal…

She indeed had been very brave last night…

If given another chance, she doubted she could muster the courage from yesterday.

Upon hearing that Li Yelai was heading to the kitchen to cook, she planned to go help.

But now, she struggled even to sit up, trembling with pain after just a few steps.

As a Sixth-sense Expert, her physical strength was naturally not low. She had also undergone the baptism of Scarlet Tree Liquid.

But she did not possess Li Yelai’s high-speed regeneration abilities.

So, she was still injured…

“You’re still injured; leave this place to me,” Li Yelai supported Doll.

Touching the girl’s body again, that somnambulant haze and sense of unreality finally disappeared.

Looking at the shy girl before him,

He suddenly realized something in his heart, this was his woman, his… partner.

Although it hadn’t been a day since he truly understood Doll’s feelings for him, things had already progressed to this stage…

An astonishing transformation, which left Li Yelai’s mind unable to respond for a moment.

If the ‘Think Tanks’ knew, they might suspect that Doll had been possessed.

It was like, carrying the Jiangdong Youth, who should have been pursued, suddenly became Xiang Yu… Zhang Liao probably wouldn’t feel great.

Li Yelai did indeed just realize Doll’s feelings for him.

But from Doll’s perspective, it had been a year-long secret crush.

Doll blushed and nodded. Her delicate features were still exquisite, but the swelling near her eyes had not yet subsided, like accentuated eyeshadow, radiating captivating beauty, both sacred and seductive…

Li Yelai wrapped his arms around Doll, feeling the softness of the girl’s body, and his heart trembled.