Chapter 118 The South Palace Siblings

Nan Gong Wuyue’s shout stunned everyone present.

Hao Ren looked at Nan Gong Wuyue, then turned to look at the demon hunter Nan Gong. Only then did he notice the connection between their names. With hesitant suspicion, he stepped aside to make way, watching the siren girl storm towards the demon hunter Nan Gong: "Is this your brother?"

"He is my brother! My crazy, neurotic brother!" Nan Gong Wuyue stepped forward and punched the demon hunter Nan Gong in the chest. "Brother, why do you have to do this again!? Can't you just let me live in peace?"

"I was trying my best not to disturb you…" The demon hunter Nan Gong grimaced in pain from the punch, defending himself. "And I was worried about you too… How did you get to know these people?"

Seeing this situation, Hao Ren knew that a fight wasn't going to happen today. So, he waved at Izhaks, and the great demon released Nan Gong. Vivian looked at the fascinating expressions on everyone's faces, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Finally, she turned to Nan Gong: "Then I'll ask you one question: are you human or a demon hunter? Did you come here to make trouble for us?"

"I... I guess I'm a demon hunter," Nan Gong said with a strange expression as he looked at the group of non-human creatures before him (unfortunately, Hao Ren was also considered outside the realm of humanity). He had imagined what would happen if he ever slipped up and was caught by a supernatural being, but he never thought it would be in this kind of situation. "But I really didn't know you guys were here... I came to find my sister."

"Did you set up all those talismans on these streets?" Lily jumped out, exclaiming. "There were hundreds of them!"

"That was me," Nan Gong said with a mournful face. "I spent almost two weeks drawing them, and then another two days and nights setting them up. When I came over this evening, they were all gone… Did you guys get rid of them?"

Hao Ren suddenly felt a bit sorry for the person in front of him. He wondered how much effort he had put in, and how his meticulous setup was harmlessly cracked by the South Suburb paparazzi. He really didn't know if he should tell the truth to this unlucky guy. Vivian nodded thoughtfully: "I didn't expect it really was just one person… I was wondering why the bats searched outside for so long and couldn't find any clues. So it was just you."

"What else could it be? I've always been a loner," Nan Gong shrugged, then looked at Nan Gong Wuyue ingratiatingly. "Hehe… sister, it looks like these are all friends, huh?"

Nan Gong Wuyue turned her head away, ignoring him. Vivian chuckled, instead of getting angry. "A demon hunter saying such things to a group of supernatural beings, I'm really curious what kind of freak you are… Come with us first. Go home and explain everything clearly. Even if you're Wuyue's brother, I won't feel comfortable letting you go just like that."

"Don't go, don't go," Nan Gong Wuyue quickly nodded. "I finally got to see my sister…"

Hao Ren slapped his forehead: What is going on! Look at all this trouble tonight!

The group had come out in a mighty, murderous fashion, but ended up returning in awkward silence, even the expression on Izhaks’ face was strange all the way back. Only Lily, that airhead, was quite happy on the way back. In her opinion, as long as she wasn’t cooked by the demon hunter, it counted as a great success for tonight's operation. The husky girl walked at the front of the group, happily circling around Hao Ren for a while, then running off to bark at the stray dog she met at the intersection (claiming she was arranging for her subordinates to go back to rest), then disappearing to some nook to pick up a stone to play with. Finally, when she picked up a wooden stick and insisted on having Hao Ren throw it for her, Vivian couldn't take it anymore: "Can't you be a little more serious?! You can usually maintain some kind of image, why do you have to be so crazy in front of the demon hunter today?"

Hao Ren sighed and recited the information he had seen online the other day: "Huskies occasionally get very excited when traveling at night, because it’s quiet, so they try to make noise to ‘entertain themselves’, especially when there are strangers present, probably because they want to show off. Lily, put down the stick, if you really want to play, I'll buy you a Frisbee in a few days…"

Lily reluctantly threw the small stones and sticks she had picked up on the side of the road and tried to calm down, pretending to be a quiet young lady, muttering softly as she followed beside Hao Ren: "And you're lecturing me? You fly out several times every night, do you think I don't know? Is there anyone more excited than you at night… I'm a literary worker, okay…"

Hao Ren: "…" He knew that Vivian had a habit of going out for a spin at night, but he didn't expect her to be so enthusiastic about night flights.

Vivian turned her face away awkwardly: "Just exercising, preventing my flying skills from getting rusty because life is too comfortable."

"Then you shouldn't harass migratory birds, it's not a good look winning against a bunch of swallows, you know?"

Vivian: "…" Hao Ren: "…"

Forget it, everyone has their own habits, it's better not to delve too deeply, who told her she can fly? Just think of her as a long-distance running enthusiast among vampires.

Nan Gong and his sister followed behind, and Nan Gong was constantly looking for opportunities to explain the cause and effect of his arrival to the siren girl, but Nan Gong Wuyue always seemed to ignore him. These siblings seemed to have some long-standing grievances, Hao Ren was very curious about what was going on with them, but in the end he was too embarrassed to ask.

The group arrived home almost at midnight, but what happened tonight left everyone wide awake. They surrounded Nan Gong Wuyue and the demon hunter Nan Gong in the middle. Obviously, these siblings wouldn't be allowed to leave until they explained everything clearly.

"Just like I said before, this is my brother," Nan Gong Wuyue pointed at the demon hunter Nan Gong, "My biological brother."

"Hello everyone," The demon hunter Nan Gong nodded awkwardly, no longer with the suave and confident air he had when they met in England. He wiped his cold sweat and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. "Sorry for the intrusion, sorry for the intrusion… Here, have a smoke, oh, you don't smoke? Then this hunk… doesn't smoke either? These two ladies… never mind, I'll just honestly explain the situation. The situation between my sister and I is as you can see, I am a demon hunter, and she is a siren, both of us are genuine—this is the result of our parents' inheritance, my father is a demon hunter, but my mother is a siren. I know this is quite unbelievable, since historical records show that there should only be one case of a demon hunter and a supernatural being getting together, and that's our parents."

"It really is like that," Vivian looked at Nan Gong Wuyue in disbelief. "You only mentioned that your mother was a siren, but you never directly mentioned your father… He's a demon hunter?!"

Nan Gong Wuyue nodded apologetically: "Sorry, I knew this topic was too sensitive, I was afraid you would mind so I didn't say anything."

"Something like this actually happened?!" Vivian finally couldn't keep calm. "A demon hunter would be with a supernatural being? Even if the siren race is a bit special, demon hunters wouldn't marry them!"

Nan Gong Wuyue sighed deeply: "My mother's technique for hooking men is superb."

Everyone: "…"

"That's right, most of the sirens who went ashore and stayed in the human world were indeed picked up by humans, but my mother was the only exception: she picked up a young demon hunter," Nan Gong Wuyue covered her face with her hands. "When my mother was still alive, her greatest hobby was telling us the story of that year… Brother, I can't go on, you tell it."

Nan Gong coughed twice, looking at Nan Gong Wuyue with difficulty, but seeing the curious eyes of the people around him, he could only summarize it concisely in one sentence: "It was a dark and windy night, my mom was drunk, and my dad was young and ignorant… That's the whole process."

The whole living room was silent. Hao Ren finally understood that the most powerful supernatural being in history should be Nan Gong Wuyue's legendary mother: in that precarious era when most supernatural beings were hunted to near extinction by demon hunters, and most sirens were picked up by humans, she resolutely picked up a demon hunter…

The Nan Gong siblings didn't seem to want to discuss this topic with such a high information load, they just briefly talked about their parents' situation and didn't say anything more. Hao Ren had a bellyful of questions but didn't know where to start. Finally, Vivian broke the stalemate. She looked at the demon hunter Nan Gong: "Since it's come to this, you don't need to hide anything—what's your full name? If you want to show sincerity, start with this."

Unexpectedly, Nan Gong was still unwilling to reveal his real name at this time, hesitantly refusing to say more. Finally, Nan Gong Wuyue pinched him and he sighed and shrugged: "My name is Nan Gong Sanba."