Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 2022

The two children were floating mid-air despite not being supported by any object.

The tubes connected to their bodies were gone, but they seemed to be in an even better state now than other babies born after a full-term pregnancy.

Their bodies emitted golden light, lighting up the entire space around them with their glow.

Stanley Batton and Yaksha had to look away due to how bright the light was.

Suddenly, the light coming from them disappeared before the babies slowly drifted over to the two men, prompting them to reach out and catch them subconsciously. At that moment, they both looked shocked.

Yaksha stayed silent and slowly carried the baby girl as he sat on the ground before checking her pulse.

He seemed even more shocked when he was done.

"What is it?" Stanley asked.

Yaksha quickly stood up. "This kid seems even healthier than full-term babies. She's healthy and won't need to be kept in an insulated case. She won't even need any medication.

"Not only that, but I also sense a strong spiritual power in them. I think it's protecting them."

Stanley seemed surprised to hear this. "What?"

Yaksha slowly nodded. "It's true. This spiritual power is very strong."

"Have a look at my boy," Stanley said.

Yaksha silently placed his finger on the baby boy's wrist, checking his pulse before turning his gaze back at Stanley.

"It's the same for him."

Right then, the two children's bodies started emitting golden rays of light again, appearing like two bright chandeliers in the darkness.

Stanley and Yaksha couldn't help but squint.

They followed the light and saw a white fox tail on the ground not far away from them.

It was covered in blood and looked like it had just fallen off.

Yaksha seemed even more shocked as he quickly took a few steps back.

"That must be the demon fox's tail. Nine-tailed foxes have nine lives. Each time they die, they'd lose a single tail. It means that it had already died once."

With that, Yaksha looked at Stanley in excitement. "This means that somebody saved the children! No, to be more accurate, it might be another demon or a god.

"Or, there's another possibility-" he trailed off.

"What might that be?" Stanley asked with a curious gaze.

"The children protected themselves. After all, they both possess spiritual power. It might have been activated when the demon fox attacked them, attacking the nine-tailed fox in return," Yaksha explained. Stunned for a few seconds, Stanley soon calmed down, knowing that he had encountered too many mystical incidents like this anyway.

"Which do you think is more likely to have happened?" he asked.

"I can't be too sure. I think it could be either," Yaksha answered truthfully.

"How did you know my children were here? Can you use the same way to replace out what they've encountered?"

Yaksha shook his head. "I can't. I asked someone else about it earlier, but it uses too much of my Chi energy. If I do it again, I might just die."

Stanley nodded, feeling curious about all this. "Who did you ask?"

"You don't have to know that," Yaksha laughed.

Stanley didn't ask further when he heard this, but his curiosity lingered.

"I know you're curious, but I really can't tell you, or I'd be punished," Yaksha told him.

"Yeah, I understand. I realize my

children seem much healthier than

before, perhaps even healthier than

full-term babies. Is this also because they are protected by spiritual

power?"

"Perhaps, or somebody might have also secretly helped them," Yaksha said.

Stanley had even more questions in his mind, but regardless of what happened, he was content that he found his children.

He believed he would replace the answers to his other questions someday in the future.

"Although the nine-tailed demon fox

was fought off, we still need to be careful. We need to leave before it returns. We shouldn't stay here." Yaksha had an urgent look inhis eyes.

Stanley nodded in agreement as he watched Yaksha retrieve another teleport amulet and chant a spell.

Instantly, they were teleported back to Yaksha's house, the men standing in the center of the living room.

The house still felt warm, even the glowing babies in the men's arms.

The light made everything around them seem unusually brighter.

As Stanley returned to his senses, the light emitted from the children disappeared.

Everything was normal again.

"Since the children are fine, let's go and replace Xyla." All Stanley wanted to do now was to bring the children to his wife.

Yaksha nodded. "Yeah, I agree. However, before we leave, I'd like to bring some things along for Xyla. Wait here for a while."

With that, he directly placed the baby girl on the couch before heading upstairs.

When Yaksha left, Stanley carried

his son over to join his daughter, slowly settling him down beside her. Then he knelt on one knee and gazed down at his adorable children. en.swhovels.net

By then, their bodies were no longer glowing so he could see them clearly. They seemed to have gained some weight, their skin now pink and tender. Both didn't seem as weak as they were before.

Not only that, but their bodies no longer seemed swollen like newborns. They were both beautiful and adorable.