Death… And Me

Chapter 1424: Sleeping Time

”No problem,” Rean replied as he patted Luanʼs head. The boy couldnʼt resist the comfort and immediately slept in his arms soon after. ”Iʼll bring everyone to rest. Let me know if you need something.”

Roan didnʼt even answer before his body disappeared.

Rean then spread his Divine Sense, and sure enough, it wasnʼt that much different from Dry Sky City. He was able to see kids moving around on their own, which a lot seemed to be malnourished. Well, to be more specific, their numbers were smaller here than in Dry Sky City. As for the crimes, he only spotted one event within the range of his Divine Sense.

He then ignored those things as he couldnʼt help everyone everywhere forever. Instead, he focused on the buildings and quickly found an inn of relatively good quality. ”Letʼs go. I know where we can rent a room to rest.”

Falangia knew about the range of Reanʼs Divine Sense, so she still asked, ”How is this city? Is it much better than Dry Sky City?” She still didnʼt know if she would try to traverse the continental barrier with Rean and Roan or not. Obviously, she wanted to know how the cities in the center of the continent were compared to the one she came from.

Rean didnʼt lie as he replied, ”As far as I can see, there seems to be a lot more order in this city. I can still see some troubles that you wouldnʼt easily find in the place I came from. However, their numbers are just a fraction of what I could see back in Dry Sky City. Simply put, compared to Dry Sky City, it is definitely a much safer city. However, thereʼs a problem in your case...”

Falangia knew what the problem was as she had paid attention to the streets while they walked for a while. ”My cultivation, right? You donʼt need to tell me as I can feel it. Everyone around me has cultivation at the Core Formation Realm or higher. Those that look to be at my age arenʼt any worse than me in cultivation, with many already being at a higher level.”

Rean nodded in response. ”Yes. You probably noticed already, but even though weʼre still in the middle of the desert, this city has at least twice the concentration of Divine Energy compared to Dry Sky City. Itʼs to be expected that those at your age have similar or higher cultivation than yours.”

Falangia couldnʼt help but be somewhat sad when she heard that. With her strength, she might still be targeted even though it would be a rarer case.

Seeing Falangiaʼs reaction, Rean patted the girlʼs head, telling her, ”Hey, donʼt be sad. Canʼt you see how good you are? You have similar cultivation to those at your level, even though you came from a city with a lot less Divine Energy. Compared to those guys and girls, youʼre amazing! You should be proud of your achievements. If you truly end up staying in this city, you will surpass your peers in no time.”

With that, Falangiaʼs heart grew warm once again. Rean always knew the exact words to make her feel better. Well, at least when he wasnʼt trying to tease her for fun. However, she quickly shook her head once again, trying to throw those thoughts away. ʼStop it, Falangia! He already has a wife, for fuckʼs sake!ʼ

”Oh, here we are.” Reanʼs group finally arrived at the inn as Rean quickly entered it. Falangia, who was lost in her thought a moment ago, had to hasten her steps to catch up to him while holding Rafatia. In the end, the little girl also fell asleep along the way.

On the counter, the worker attended to Rean. ”Hello, sir. What could we do for you today?”

”Do you have any rooms with Anti-Divine Sense Formations?” Rean asked.

”But of course!” Seeing that Rean was a wealthy customer, the attendant became even more respectful. Only those with a lot of Divine Stones would ask for such rooms. ”We have three types of room-”

Rean raised his hand, stopping the attendant as he told him, ”Just give me your room with the best Anti-Divine Sense Formation.”

The attendant nodded with a smile. ”That will be 10 Divine Stones per day, sir.”

Rean couldnʼt help but think after hearing that, ʼSo cheap... compared to Lanqueas and Huring, this one is almost free.ʼ Of course, he didnʼt say that loud. ”Here is 70 Divine Stones. Give me the room for a week.”

Falangia felt like crying when she saw that. 70 Divine Stones! She hadnʼt even gained half of that amount during her entire life! ʼAre all the people from outside the continent this rich?ʼ Well, people at Reanʼs level would definitely not see a problem with this price.

They were then quickly guided to the room, where Rean had Sister Orb check the formation. After confirming it was the real deal, Rean put Luan on one of the beds, where the boy slept like there was no tomorrow. Falangia did the same with Rafatia, and even she felt somewhat sleepy after seeing the two kids. She hasnʼt reached a cultivation level where she can ignore sleep yet, after all.

Rean noticed that, so he told her, ”Well, you can go to sleep as well. There isnʼt much we can do other than wait for Roan anyway.” Before Falangia could answer, he went to one of the beds and laid down. Sleep wasnʼt necessary at his cultivation level anymore. However, that didnʼt mean he couldnʼt sleep. Sleeping would help clear the mind, so Rean, and in fact, even Roan, liked to sleep every now and then. ”Wake me up if Roan comes by.”

Well, Rean didnʼt really need Falangia to wake him up. Sister Orb never slept, so she always watched the twins during those moments. She could warn Rean when Roan appeared. Another good thing was that at Reanʼs level, he could control his rest, so he could fall asleep straight away if he wanted to.

Falangia couldnʼt help but murmur when she saw how fast Rean passed out, ”I wish I could sleep with him a little...”

However, it was then that Rean opened his eyes. ”Oh, is that so? Hahaha! Arenʼt you a baby just like your daughter? Come here, I donʼt mind.” Rean was still as clueless as ever when it came to himself. ʼSheʼs still very young, after all. She probably misses her mother... all I can do is offer some mental support in this regard.ʼ Falangia had mentioned before that she was raised by her mother, although she died very early, leaving Falangia alone.

Little did Rean know the impact of his words on Falangiaʼs mind. ”Eh? No, I mean... thatʼs not necessary. I was joking. Yes, just joking. Iʼll go to sleep with my daughter. Yes, thatʼs what I meant. Have a good rest.”

Rean shrugged his shoulders in response. ”Is that so? Well, the offer is still up.” This time, Rean forced himself to sleep for real, quickly disconnecting himself from the outside world.

As for Falangia, she looked at Rean from Rafatiaʼs bed with a red expression. His words echoed in her mind nonstop. ʼHe doesnʼt mind... he doesnʼt mind... He doesnʼt mind... but, what does he mean by he doesnʼt mind...ʼ

Time passed, and several minutes went by. Everyone except Falangia herself was deep asleep. She couldnʼt take Reanʼs words off her mind at all. Eventually, she looked at Rafatiaʼs sleeping face when an idea came up. ʼRight! I just need to put Rafatia in the same bed as well. That way, it wonʼt look suspicious.ʼ No one knew how the hell that made any sense. No, it simply didnʼt have any sense, simple as that. It only had logic in Falangiaʼs head alone.

Falangia carefully grabbed Rafatia so that she wouldnʼt wake up and went to bed where Rean was sleeping. Sister Orb, obviously, saw everything happening outside. ʼHahaha! This is going to be fun.ʼ Obviously, she didnʼt warn Rean at all. Why would she? She wanted to see everything go down in flames!

Falangia thought that after she laid down with Rean, she would be way too nervous to sleep at all. However, she couldnʼt be any wronger. It might be because of Reanʼs Light Element Affinity, but she felt extremely comfortable lying by his side. Even Rafatia seemed to fall into even deeper sleep. With that, she blacked out.. Itʼs just that she didnʼt expect what would happen while she was sleeping.