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Chapter 732 Begging Me Is Useless

Kleeman returned late at night.

He changed out of his blood-stained combat uniform, washed off the blood, and made sure there was no odor before hurrying off to see the person he had been longing to see.

Upon entering Yu Xia's room, Kleeman felt as if he had stepped into his own beautiful dream. The air was filled with her sweet and intoxicating scent. He took a deep breath, and his nerves, which had been constantly in a state of battle and anxiety, slowly relaxed.

Kleeman's gaze swept around the room.

Several books were scattered on a small table by the window, one of which was open and closed. He thought that she must have been sitting here reading for a long time today.

Fortunately, reading helps her pass the time and prevents her from feeling too bored.

Then, Kleeman's gaze fell on the dining table.

On the table were plates of food she had left over. The food was chosen according to her own taste, including seafood and some dumplings and other pastries.

Both he and Catherine had seen her meal records from her time in the Serpent Tribe. There were basically no foods she didn't like, but she preferred seafood when she was mutated.

They are not picky eaters and are easy to raise.

Kleeman glanced at the food and noticed that she had eaten more than usual today, leaving very little.

He smiled slightly and looked towards the bed. He hadn't been with her today, but she seemed to be enjoying her meal.

After standing there for a moment gazing at the golden bed curtains, Kleeman tiptoed almost silently to her bedside.

He gently lifted the bed curtains; the girl was sleeping on her side with her back to him, the blanket only covering her waist.

Obsidian City was damp and cold. Even though they had made the bed comfortable and thick, and laid out a thick carpet on the floor, the near-freezing temperature still made Yu Xia feel cold.

Kleeman leaned down, bracing himself on the side of the bed with one hand, and tried to cover her with the blanket by pinching the corner of the blanket. As soon as he moved, he saw Yu Xia turn around.

"Kriman, you're back." Yu Xia smiled slightly at him, her voice hoarse and soft.

Hearing her voice, Kleeman's heart seemed to soften, and he whispered, "Did I wake you?"

Yu Xia shook her head, lowered her eyes, and looked like she was about to fall asleep.

But Kleeman noticed that her eyes were half-closed, and she didn't look like she was about to sleep.

He noticed something was off about her, sat down beside her, and asked, "Can't you sleep?"

Yu Xia didn't say anything, but gently tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Kleeman was wondering about her actions when he saw her turn around again.

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"What's wrong?" Kleeman grasped her arm with his left hand, trying to check on her.

"Kriman, I'm hungry," Yu Xia said softly, almost as a murmur.

Kleeman heard it clearly. He checked the time; it was already past midnight.

Normally, Yu Xia and Cather would have someone deliver her three meals a day on time, so if she hadn't gone to sleep by this time, she would indeed be hungry.

So he had a fresh meal served again.

Yu Xia got off the bed weakly, stepped barefoot on the carpet, and walked to the dining table to sit down.

As usual, Kleeman sat and watched her eat.

He noticed that Yu Xia was very quiet today, just focused on eating, unlike usual when she would comment on the food, ask him who made it, and let him taste it.

She ate slowly and deliberately, finishing the food on her plate before reaching for the food further away.

Kleeman pushed the food closer to her.

She didn't react to him and continued eating.

Kleeman watched her eat for half an hour, devouring almost all of the dozen or so dishes.

Only after she finished eating did she pat her belly, smile at him, and say, "I'm full."

After Kleeman wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, she stood up and said, "I'm sleepy."

After saying that, she walked to the bedside, climbed on, and lay down.

Kleeman found it strange, but it was normal for her to be hungry and sleepy at this late hour. The only thing that was unusual was that she hadn't fallen asleep yet, or rather, hadn't been able to sleep.

He watched her lie on the bed for a while, then turn over, and after a while, turn over again.

She tossed and turned like this for almost half an hour without falling asleep.

Kleeman didn't want to disturb her, but seeing her like this, he asked anyway, "Can't you sleep? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Want to get up and walk around?" She had eaten a lot of late-night snacks and was probably too full to sleep.

Kleeman is a Sentinel who has never been sick since childhood. His only discomfort is a common ailment among Sentinels who have become alienated.

Yu Xia said, "I don't want to walk, I'm tired."

"Are you too full? Let me rub your tummy," Kleeman said.

Yu Xia ignored him and turned her back.

Kleeman frowned, not understanding what was wrong with her, so he could only sit by the bed and keep her company.

After a while, Yu Xia turned around again and gently tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Kleeman paused, then realized that Yu Xia probably wanted him to sleep with her.

He glanced at his right arm and lay down beside her.

"Go to sleep." Kleeman kept a little distance from her, without touching her, pulled the blanket up for her, and patted her through the blanket.

Yu Xia turned to the side and whispered, "Kleeman, where did you go today?"

Kleeman asked, "Work? What's wrong?"

Yu Xia touched his face with her finger. "Can you spend more time with me?"

Hearing her say that, Kleeman felt a surge of joy and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

"Is it because you couldn't sleep while waiting for me to come back?" Kleeman asked, staring at her face.

Yu Xia nodded and said, "I want to wait for you to come back, and I also want to sleep, but I just can't fall asleep."

Kleeman patted her again, his movements a little awkward. "I'm back. Go to sleep."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but kiss her smooth forehead. "Soon, I'll be able to finish what I need to do and take you home."

Yu Xia softly hummed in agreement and closed her eyes.

As soon as Kleeman touched her, his right arm throbbed with intense pain again. The alien fungus buried in his flesh surged and thrashed wildly, trying to take over his body, but it was drawn to Yu Xia beside him and wanted to escape his body and cover her.

The excruciating pain instantly broke out in a cold sweat, but he lay motionless. Seeing Yu Xia with her eyes closed, he was afraid of waking her from her hard-won sleep, so he simply gripped his right arm tightly with his left hand and breathed heavily.

Once Yu Xia's breathing became even and gentle, he slowly got off the bed and quickly left the room.

Once outside in the corridor, Kleeman clenched his right fist and pounded on the wall with a low growl.

'Sevi', who was standing guard at the door, glanced at him without making a sound.

"It seems that the little beast got what he deserved."

Seeing Kleeman groaning in pain as he smashed the wall, Sevi sighed, "I never imagined that the alien species could have this function. No wonder you were so comfortable letting him get close to little Ivi."

Alex stared blankly at Kleeman. "He'll never get close to her again in his life." Whenever he gets near Yu Xia, the alien within him is drawn to his feelings and desires for her, wanting to take over his body.

If Kleeman wants to maintain his self-awareness, he must keep his distance from Yu Xia.

Otherwise, the more he touches her, the more pain he will suffer.

Sevi sighed, "What a pitiful, unlucky little beast."

Alex said, "He deserves it."

After looking at Kleeman's pained expression for a while, Sevi said, "Don't be too happy yet. Kleeman is done, but there's still Kaiser. He's much smarter than his brother, and I think he's already impatient."

Alex tilted his head slightly, looking at the tightly sealed black door beside him, and said to himself, "She'll find a way."

Kaiser was indeed getting impatient.

The next day, he brought a guide to meet Yu Xia.

Didn't you sleep well last night?

Cather sat down next to Yu Xia and ate breakfast with her. She noticed that there were faint dark circles under her eyes and that she looked a little tired.

Yu Xia didn't say anything, she just kept stuffing her breakfast into her mouth.

"Xiaxia?" When Cather saw that she didn't respond, she raised her hand and stroked her head. "Baby, what's wrong?"

Yu Xia seemed to only just hear him, reacting a beat slower as she looked at him and asked, "What?"

Kaiser repeated what she had just said.

Yu Xia smiled at him, "I didn't sleep very well."

Catherine said softly, "Then how about I sleep with you tonight?"

Yu Xia hesitated for a moment and said, "I won't be able to sleep if someone is next to me."

Catherine smiled faintly. "You can fall asleep just by having Kleeman by your side?"

Yu Xia didn't say anything, but placed one hand on her thigh and crumpled her skirt into a ball.

Seeing her nervous little movements, Cather took her hand in hers. "Xiaxia, I know you trust Kleeman more than you trust me, but I want to tell you that I love you more than he does. You have to believe me, okay?"

Yu Xia looked at him, "I believe you, but..."

She bit her lip. "I didn't fall asleep because Kleeman was next to me. I just felt a little more at ease when I saw him."

Catherine asked, "So you're not at ease seeing me?"

Yu Xia shook her head: "No."

Catherine ran her fingers over the faint dark circles under her eyes and said, "How about I stay with you and sleep a little longer?"

Yu Xia nodded.

Catherine gave a wink to the person beside her, and the guide tactfully stepped aside.

After having breakfast with Yu Xia, Cather accompanied her to read a book for a while.

The books he gave her were related to the geography of the main planet and also to the Serpent family.

He was already making plans for his and Yu Xia's future; he wanted to give her memories that belonged to him.

"Are you sleepy?" Seeing that Yu Xia was distracted after reading a few pages, Cather naturally picked her up and let her sleep in his arms.

"Shall I read you a story?" Cather picked up a fairy tale book.

Yu Xia saw the familiar sea monster cover and book title, and exclaimed, "..."

Isn't this the fairy tale book she read in Alex's room when she was in the Serpent Tribe?
She couldn't resist sharing what she had seen with Alex.

"Alex, is this a fairy tale book that every member of your Serpent Clan needs?"

Alex took a deep breath and said, "Ignore him, he's copying me."

Yu Xia smiled and said, "He didn't learn from you. You never read this book to me. I saw it myself."

At this moment, Catherine had already opened the book of fairy tales about sea monsters and was reading it to her.

Alex paused for a moment, then said, "Didn't Karl read it to you?"

Yu Xia thought for a moment and then suddenly realized, "So it was you who asked Karl to read it to me."

Sevi's voice rang out, "Tsk, the young couple is so childish, no, it's Alex who's so childish."

Alex: "Shut up."

Sevier raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Did I guess right?"

After saying that, Xiwei looked at the little mermaid's figure in the water not far away and shouted to Yu Xia, "Why are you putting up a barrier? Are you afraid I'll do something to you?"

Yu Xia said, "I'm not afraid of you. I can't put all my consciousness here, otherwise Cather will find out."

Yu Xia's physical condition is indeed not good right now, but it's not something she's faking; it's something she's deliberately doing.

She placed her consciousness within the mental landscape of Sevi and the others. This brief separation between her consciousness and body caused her to react slowly to the outside world, and she also experienced symptoms of fatigue and lethargy.

She originally wanted to act, but Catherine was too perceptive and shrewd. If she acted, she would be easily discovered, so it was better to do it for real.

Catherine's voice floated in her ears, making her begin to drowsy.

His voice is very pleasant to listen to when it's gentle; it's very hypnotic.

However, it is difficult for Yu Xia to fall asleep normally, as she is in a very energetic state.

The temporary isolation of her consciousness left her in a half-asleep, half-awake state, neither fully alive nor dead.

Seeing that her eyelids were half-closed, as if she were dozing off, Cather gently placed her on the bed and then lay down beside her.

Yu Xia woke up with a start as soon as she touched the bed. When Cather saw that she was awake, he patted her gently.

She shrank back, frowned slightly, and closed her eyes.

Catherine leaned against the headboard, flipping through the book as she continued reading stories to her.

Because Yu Xia's consciousness was within the mental landscape of Xivi and the others, and this mental landscape was shared by many of the snake tribe sentinels, they followed Yu Xia and listened to Cather read the entire fairy tale of the snake-bodied sea monster and the mermaid princess.

"I can't take it anymore." Sevi disliked these childish fairy tales the most, especially Cather's disgusting, deliberately high-pitched voice, which was simply torture for him.

He tried to cover his ears, but found it was no use; Catherine's voice echoed clearly in his mind.

Yu Xia lay on a rock in the water, looking at Xi Wei with an expression that looked like she had eaten shit, so uncomfortable that she was about to roll on the ground.

She glanced at the other Serpent Sentinels around her; they were all pale and ashen-faced, some even twitching. Some couldn't take it anymore and jumped into the water, sinking to the surface in hopes of blocking out Cather's voice.

"I'm begging you!" Sevi clutched his head in anguish, looking at Yu Xia and pleading, "Can't you just shut him up?!"

Yu Xia shrugged. "Begging me won't help. I'm about to fall asleep."

Sevi knelt down, "Why is he still reciting!"

Yu Xia listened for a while and then said, "He's reading the second volume."

Sevi: "Why does this thing have a second volume?! Didn't that ugly sea monster die for the princess?!"

Yu Xia: "Oh, the princess resurrected him."

Sevi grabbed his hair and cried out in despair, "Why did that ugly princess resurrect him? Couldn't she just let him die?!"