Guo Xuyang quickly released his perception. He could clearly feel a very young soul body drifting out from within Sherisha's body, slowly approaching Li Minyu's abdomen.
That was indeed the soul body of the child inside Li Minyu, though still very weak.
It slowly penetrated Li Minyu's abdomen and settled onto the sleeping fetus.
The fetus shivered, then kicked out as if having a nightmare.
"Ouch, the baby kicked me," Li Minyu said, holding his stomach.
"Are you alright?" Guo Xuyang quickly asked, supporting Li Minyu.
"I'm fine, just give me a moment." Li Minyu said as he slowly sat down.
Guo Xuyang hadn't expected Sherisha to possess such an ability, to be able to snatch away the fetus's soul so silently.
He wondered if the souls within her body were also absorbed through intimacy.
"Impressive, truly eye-opening," Guo Xuyang said, looking at Sherisha.
"I'm just curious about how those souls in your body came to be."
"Those people willingly gave them to me."
"I don't believe you."
"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. Doesn't your country have a saying: 'To die beneath the peony flower is romantic even as a ghost'?"
"You killed them?"
"No, no, no, how could I be so cruel? They willingly fell for my charms."
"So you kept their souls?"
"They were willing. I didn't force them."
"Then what's the situation with my child?"
"Your child? Would you believe me if I said he's a little pervert?"
Sherisha's words made Guo Xuyang falter.
What could such a young child possibly understand?
Sherisha seemed to guess what Guo Xuyang was thinking and said, "Like father, like son. Heredity isn't without basis."
"He's still a fetus! His little thingy hasn't even fully developed yet," Guo Xuyang retorted angrily.
"It seems you understand these matters less than I do. Human intelligence, behavior, emotional quotient, and so on, are determined at the moment of conception. This is a unique form of inheritance in human evolution. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"Continue."
"Your son inherited everything from you and the women you were with during conception. Both the good and the bad. Of course, he has no choice in this; it's due to the power of genetics. Therefore, he inherited your strengths as well as your weaknesses. I can't say your lustfulness is a flaw; what man isn't lustful? But a lustful man can be considered outstanding, just like you. When I was in your space, I was bored, so I let a part of my soul wander. I didn't expect such a surprise."
"What about the owners of those souls you control?"
"Their owners? Some have vanished, and some are still alive."
"What do you mean?"
"They were willing to give me their souls, and I don't restrict their freedom. Some people were short-lived and disappeared due to various accidents. Others were longer-lived and are still alive and well."
"Were the deceased people controlled by you?"
"You're wrongly accusing me here. How could I do such a thing? Heaven favors life. How could I easily take a person's life?" Sherisha quickly denied.
"Then you're not entirely unrelated. I'm very curious why you specifically want my soul?"
"No, don't wrongly accuse me. I don't have that intention."
"I find you more formidable than the legendary Ox-Head and Horse-Face. They escort souls to the underworld for judgment, but you can actually control these souls within your body. Looking at you, you must have eight hundred to a thousand souls within you?"
"I'm a bit of a lecher, just like you. I truly cannot resist beautiful things."
"Don't compare yourself to me. I'm not as evil as you. Those people who died, they couldn't reincarnate, could they?"
"What does that have to do with me? I didn't force them to do that. Didn't your woman say I'm old? Do you know how old I am this year?" Sherisha said coldly.
"Not much less than forty?"
"Forty? You flatter me. I can only live to thirty at most."
"What do you mean?" Guo Xuyang didn't understand Sherisha's words.
"I'm only twenty-eight this year, and I've been in your world for twenty-eight years. Look at me now. These are all gifts from them."
This time, it was Guo Xuyang's turn to be surprised. He hadn't expected this woman to be only twenty-eight, but her skin looked nothing like that of a twenty-eight-year-old; it was already sagging badly.
"You've reached this position at twenty-eight?"
"What's so strange about that? My abilities are recognized here. Those monsters in Sector 51, they can't handle them, but I can. I can make those aliens willingly hand over their core secrets. Isn't it only right that I've achieved this position?"
"Do you also have the souls of those aliens in your body?" Guo Xuyang looked closely at Sherisha.
"They willingly gave them to me. Don't imagine me to be so despicable," Sherisha retorted, giving him a sidelong glance. "I'm not someone who's that indiscriminate."
"You're quite quick to pick up phrases. You still haven't told me what I want to know."
"Let's change the terms. If you let me stay by your side from now on, I'll tell you everything I know."
"Why would you want to stay by my side? Besides, I have so many beautiful women around me, and I can't trust you."
"Then there's nothing to discuss. You can either kill me or let me go. If you want to get what you want from my mouth, forget it."
"I know you can't be killed, so there's no point wasting effort. But I can help you change your appearance, restore you to your youth and beauty. How about that deal?"
Sherisha's eyes lit up at this, but she still shook her head.
"It's useless. I know my body. In two more years, I'll have to switch bodies again. Trading these two years for what you want isn't worth it."
"What if I can keep you forever at eighteen? And you won't need to switch bodies again?"
"You can't do that. I will definitely die at thirty. It's a curse. No one can change it."
"Then how did you come back?"
"The souls within my body brought me back."
"So that's why you were so eager to be with me. You were waiting for me here."
"Exactly. Your soul can help me. I can feel it clearly. Perhaps it can even help me break this curse," Sherisha said, looking at Guo Xuyang.