Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 207: Chapter 201: Can’t Live Past 20 Years Old

Shen Tang came back to her senses and frowned, asking, ”What’s going on with the curse power in Jia Lan’s body?”

Lunus’s golden eyes flickered with a trace of sadness. He didn’t answer directly but looked up at the sea area.

The clear and boundless sea area is home to billions of life forms.

”Our Priest Clan has guarded the sea area for generations. The supreme duty of each High Priest is to purify the filth and maintain the purity of the sea area. But ever since the polluted lands appeared, everything has changed.”

Lunus said softly, ”The sea area is different from the land. Once pollution spreads, it becomes extremely terrifying. Each High Priest voluntarily becomes the vessel for the polluted power to ensure the sea area’s purity.”

”Later, it was discovered that the polluted power was actually passed down through generations, becoming... the curse you mentioned.”

”Our clan has borne this curse for generations, with descendants dying young in pain.”

”The former High Priest preferred a life of solitude rather than passing the curse to descendants, thus issuing a ban, making it forbidden for any High Priest to marry for life.”

”Unable to marry or have children? Then how does the Priest Clan continue?” Shen Tang asked Lunus in confusion.

Lunus explained, ”Our clan has a Forbidden Technique that allows life-for-life exchange. When the life span of each Priest is about to end, a new embryo can be split off to become the new Priest, continuing as a new vessel for the curse.”

”Then wouldn’t you and the first High Priest who used this secret technique be considered the same person?” Shen Tang was dumbfounded.

”That’s not exactly right. The genes are the same, but it’s a completely new individual. This method ensures the Priest lineage continues without passing the curse to blood descendants.”

”But I didn’t expect him to be born.” Lunus looked at the sleeping, golden-haired little mermaid in his arms with a complex expression, ”This child has taken all this upon himself.”

Shen Tang finally understood, every High Priest is a vessel for the sea area’s polluted power, and the curse in Jia Lan’s body is the polluted power passed down by the Priest family for generations.

This curse power was originally supposed to be borne by the Sea Race High Priest Lunus.

Unexpectedly, a child was born by mistake.

The curse was then transferred to the child.

”So, High Priest, are you a Purification System Beastman?”

Lunus smiled, ”Supreme Purification System.”

The most powerful force within the Purification System!

Shen Tang recovered from her shock, ”Then why... can’t the polluted power be completely purified, and instead turns into a family curse?”

”The spread of the polluted lands is too fast. I had no choice but to use this method, otherwise, the sea area would become the first battleground for the pollution’s arrival. This mission should and can only be borne by our Priest Clan.”

The Priest sounds sacred and noble, but on closer thought, they are sacrificial victims for the sea area without any reward.

Shen Tang hadn’t expected this layer of Jia Lan’s background, and her feelings became increasingly complex as she looked at the sleeping infant in Lunus’s arms, ”What about Jia Lan?”

”Once the curse in his body erupts, he will become a Mad Beast.” Lunus said softly, ”His body cannot withstand this power, and his lifespan will become extremely short, at most... he won’t live past 20.”

”What?”

”However, the talisman you just took out is quite interesting. I’m very curious where you got it. That Sealing Talisman can temporarily suppress the curse power in Jia Lan’s body.”

Lunus said this but sighed lightly, his expression not relaxing much, ”Unfortunately, it doesn’t address the root of the problem. The Sealing Talisman can only suppress it for a year at most. After a year, he will again become an unrecognizable Mad Beast.”

Shen Tang fumed at the system in her mind, ”Why can your Sealing Talisman only seal for a year?”

[Host, power requires an equivalent exchange. There is no such thing as absolute suppression of power in this world. The Sealing Talisman’s power is limited, and the power in Jia Lan’s body is too strong. The Sealing Talisman can suppress it for a year at most, and that’s already the limit!]

”Then can you give me a few more?”

The system rolled its eyes, [Where in this world are there so many good things? The Sealing Talisman is a random reward for completing a task. Besides, didn’t you see the Sealing Talisman’s instructions? It’s a special tool, each person can only use it once. If used again, the target’s body will develop resistance, and it won’t be effective anymore.]

Shen Tang’s mood instantly plummeted. She had worked so hard to gain so much goodwill, and now he would just die? How could this be!

Lunus saw Shen Tang’s expression of despair and moved his eyes, his voice gentle with compassion, ”Don’t worry, there’s another way, a life-for-life exchange.”

He said, ”I can use the secret technique to transfer the curse back into my body.”

Shen Tang snapped back in surprise, ”Wouldn’t that mean you’d die, High Priest?”

Lunus nodded and then sighed, ”If it weren’t for this child, my lifespan this generation would have ended long ago. I would have sacrificed myself to split a new individual to take my place. Now I still retain this life power and can exchange it for Lan’er’s longevity.”

The Empress would surely not agree if she knew about this.

Jia Lan surely wouldn’t want someone else, especially his own father, to extend his life for him either.

Shen Tang shook her head, ”There must be other ways! Anyway, the curse in Jia Lan’s body is temporarily sealed, at least... there’s still a year. Let’s wait until a year later to decide.”

Lunus looked at Shen Tang, sincerely saying, ”For Lan’er to meet you is his good fortune.”

Shen Tang paused for a moment and suddenly realized, ”Was it also your plan for Jia Lan to be engaged to me back then?”

Lunus’s eyes showed appreciation, surprised she could guess this layer, and he chuckled softly, ”That’s right, it was I who mentioned it to the Empress. There is a Princess with S-level spiritual power in the Night Glow Empire. Throughout history, S-level spiritual power has been extremely powerful and mysterious, perhaps it could suppress the power in him. Too bad—”

”Your Spirit Tree within you is now broken, making complete recovery very difficult.”

Shen Tang, ”But it’s not impossible to recover, right?”

”Heh, indeed.” Lunus looked at her, chuckling, ”Seems my decision back then wasn’t wrong.”

He said as his spirit body slowly dissipated, ”I have other matters to attend to, so I will leave first. In the future, if you and Lan’er encounter difficulties, you can directly go to the Priest Temple to find me.”

”Are you leaving so soon? I even prepared a gift for you this time.”

”I used my power back then to help Jia Lan suppress the curse power. It shouldn’t have erupted so soon. I suspect someone is meddling behind the scenes and must find out the truth.” Lunus’s spirit body turned into a stream of light and disappeared, ”... I have received the gift, and by the way, I’ve sent you a small return gift as well.”

His voice slowly dissipated,

”Looking forward to meeting you and Lan’er again next time.”

...

When Shen Tang woke up again, she was in the luxurious palace.

She distinctly remembered being unconscious in the wild.

She turned and saw Jia Lan unconscious beside her.

They both returned to the palace.

Shen Tang patted her head, her face full of confusion, she was definitely not dreaming.

Jia Lan’s father, who was rumored to have passed away long ago, had indeed come and returned them.

He was actually the legendary Sea Country High Priest!

The system was extremely excited, [Host, Jia Lan’s father’s talent power is extremely powerful, surpassing the system’s detection limit, unable to be rated... Why not bring him over too? I’d love to have Lunus’s genetic data!]

Shen Tang twitched the corners of her mouth, ”If you’re sick, go take some antibiotics, that’s Jia Lan’s father, the male the Sea Country Empress has her eye on. I’m not that perverted.”

The system chuckled mischievously, [So what if they’re father and son? The Empress and the High Priest have no relationship, they aren’t together, the host isn’t committing any moral offense.]

Shen Tang’s forehead veins bulged, she slowly uttered a word,

”Scram.”

The system feigned sorrow, squeezing out nonexistent tears, [You’re being mean to me, huh, I’m upset now!]

”...” Shen Tang took a deep breath, ”Can you, this lecherous system, think of some serious work?”

”You’ve already called me a lecherous system, all these things I’m thinking about are serious work.”

Wordless, unable to argue back, powerless to change anything.

”Ugh～”

While the two bickered, the young man beside them slowly woke up, his voice hoarse and delicate, ”Tangtang...”