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“Doesn’t this god want girls who have not reached 13? I’m way past that age. He wouldn’t want me,” I told Liu Longting.

“It’s fine. To any being that has lived past a few hundred to a thousand years, age is just an application roximation. Thirteen and twenty looks pretty much the same outwardly. The main differentiators are bodily attributes. A child below thirteen years of age would have a smooth, clean body. As long as you shave all the hair below your neck clean and dress up like a child, you can definitely pass off as the real thing.”

The hair below my neck, other than armpit hair there was still that area. Having a man like Liu Longting standing in front of me and saying all those things made me feel awkward.

“Other than this, is there any other way?” I asked Liu Longting, embarrassed.

Liu Longting probably guessed what I was thinking and refused to give me a way out. “This is the simplest way. If you’re not willing, we can just go back tomorrow morning. After all, this business isn’t necessary to us.”

That would not do. I had already traveled all the way to this mountain range with Grandma Li. If I were to go back, she would be very disappointed in me. Furthermore, it would cost another innocent girl’s life.

Whatever! It was nothing more than a simple shave. It was not going to cost me a life, so be it. ##I did not dare to believe my ears! Liu Longting wanted to sacrifice me to the Mountain God?!

“Doesn’t this god want girls who have not reached 13? I’m way past that age. He wouldn’t want me,” I told Liu Longting.

“It’s fine. To any being that has lived past a few hundred to a thousand years, age is just an application roximation. Thirteen and twenty looks pretty much the same outwardly. The main differentiators are bodily attributes. A child below thirteen years of age would have a smooth, clean body. As long as you shave all the hair below your neck clean and dress up like a child, you can definitely pass off as the real thing.”

The hair below my neck, other than armpit hair there was still that area. Having a man like Liu Longting standing in front of me and saying all those things made me feel awkward.

“Other than this, is there any other way?” I asked Liu Longting, embarrassed.

Liu Longting probably guessed what I was thinking and refused to give me a way out. “This is the simplest way. If you’re not willing, we can just go back tomorrow morning. After all, this business isn’t necessary to us.”

That would not do. I had already traveled all the way to this mountain range with Grandma Li. If I were to go back, she would be very disappointed in me. Furthermore, it would cost another innocent girl’s life.

Whatever! It was nothing more than a simple shave. It was not going to cost me a life, so be it. ##I did not dare to believe my ears! Liu Longting wanted to sacrifice me to the Mountain God?!

“Doesn’t this god want girls who have not reached 13? I’m way past that age. He wouldn’t want me,” I told Liu Longting.

“It’s fine. To any being that has lived past a few hundred to a thousand years, age is just an application roximation. Thirteen and twenty looks pretty much the same outwardly. The main differentiators are bodily attributes. A child below thirteen years of age would have a smooth, clean body. As long as you shave all the hair below your neck clean and dress up like a child, you can definitely pass off as the real thing.”

The hair below my neck, other than armpit hair there was still that area. Having a man like Liu Longting standing in front of me and saying all those things made me feel awkward.

“Other than this, is there any other way?” I asked Liu Longting, embarrassed.

Liu Longting probably guessed what I was thinking and refused to give me a way out. “This is the simplest way. If you’re not willing, we can just go back tomorrow morning. After all, this business isn’t necessary to us.”

That would not do. I had already traveled all the way to this mountain range with Grandma Li. If I were to go back, she would be very disappointed in me. Furthermore, it would cost another innocent girl’s life.

Whatever! It was nothing more than a simple shave. It was not going to cost me a life, so be it. ##I did not dare to believe

voisin, et ceux qui en sont incapables attendent les soins dans la souffrance. Bientôt, c’est une cacophonie de pas précipités et de voix hurlant des directives qui se répercutent dans la grotte. Avant que nous ne partions, Kierân avait prévu les trousses de secours. Il a amassé quantité de soins de première qualité. Les métamorphes en bonne santé n’ont plus qu’à s’en servir sur leurs semblables en souffrance. Néanmoins, le pouvoir de Matt aurait été bien plus efficace que ces bandages. Un coup de poing dans le ventre. Une envie de vomir. Un vide. C’est maintenant l’effet que son prénom a sur moi. J’observe le monde et ces personnes qui m’entourent, mais pour la première fois depuis l’appel du Majest*eux, je ne parviens plus à les voir. Je n’arrive plus à les distinguer.J’ai de nouveau l’impression de vivre dans un monde sans couleur. Fade. Plus rien n’a de sens. Les murmures ont remplacé les mots audibles. Je ne suis plus capable d’observer. Je suis assis, ils sont debout, et je me sens oppressé. Comme avant. La seule différence, c’est que le sentiment s’est amplifié. Je ferme les yeux et plonge la tête entre mes mains. Peu importe que quelqu’un me voie dans cet état. Je sens la panique me gagner petit à petit, mon cœur cogner de plus en plus fort, et je me répète en boucle. Ouvre les yeux et cite trois choses de couleur verte. Ouvre les yeux et cite trois choses de couleur verte. Exactement comme avant. Pourtant, cette fois-ci, je ne suis même pas capable d’ouvrir les yeux. Je ne me sens pas bien. Je n’arrive pas à calmer ma respiration. J’ai perdu tout contrôle, et le simple fait d’en avoir conscience augmente la panique qui m’oppresse la cage thoracique. J’ai l’impression d’être loin, très loin, à mille lieues de cette grotte. J’ai l’impression d’avoir été extirpé des profondeurs pour observer le monde en surface et continuer à m’en éloigner un peu plus. Je veux rester, mais je n’ai plus d’ancrage.— Bah alors, mon petit intello décide de montrer ses failles lorsque je ne suis pas là ?Mon corps entier se fige. Deux mains attrapent mes bras et les éloignent afin de libérer mon visage. Alors que ça me paraissait bien trop difficile il y a encore quelques secondes, sa voix est parvenue à me faire ouvrir les yeux. Je ne sais plus du tout comment respirer. Matt me regarde, agenouillé face à moi, bien vivant. Evalina a-t-elle menti, ou bien mon esprit a-t-il décidé de me tort*rer ?— Max’ ?Je ne peux pas lui répondre. Une troisième possibilité est en train d’éclore, et je manquerai presque de me traiter d’imbécile à haute voix. Il n’y avait pratique