Shrouded Seascape

The black bus slowly exited the highway and proceeded along the national road toward the coastal city up ahead. Anna and her group were inside the bus; they were about to go back home after the entire ordeal.

The Fhtagnists uttered no words, making the air feel a bit oppressive. They were zealous fanatics, but they knew how to read the room. They could clearly see that the High Priestess was in a terrible mood. Shattering the silence was tantamount to asking for trouble.

A blonde, blue-eyed Fhtagnist opened her laptop and searched for famous jewelry shops nearby. The blonde, blue-eyed woman was none other than Hilda, and she was one of the first Fhtagnists of Anna's congregation.

The reason she was searching for jewelry shops was that she wanted to melt down the pendant hanging in front of her chest and reshape it into a new statuette of God Fhtagn—that beautiful, magnificent, and dazzling flesh tree.

It was the first time she had witnessed the awe-inspiring appearance of the Great One. Recalling that scene alone made her quiver in a "brain orgasm." Hilda's belief in God Fhtagn heightened by several folds, and she wanted the Great One to be in her life forever.

Hilda quietly closed the laptop and turned to look at Anna's pale hand. Anna was resting with her eyes closed, and as Hilda stared at the former, her eyes became filled with extreme jealousy.

When He appeared, only the High Priestess managed to speak to Him. What was even more hateful was that she actually managed to touch the divine fleshly body of the Great One!

It was understandable, as the High Priestess had always been the only one capable of communing with God. Hilda knew that it wasn't right for her to feel jealous, but she simply couldn't stop herself from feeling jealous.

These days, she had been dreaming of replacing the High Priestess on that fateful day and talking to the Great One herself. Hilda imagined herself being embraced by the great God's divine body, just as He had embraced the High Priestess.

It's that hand! That's the hand that touched the Great One! Hilda exclaimed inwardly, and her eyes carried a hint of fear mixed with extreme greed as she reached out to grab Anna's hand.

She stuck her tongue out and gave it a quick lick, seemingly trying to absorb the "remnants" left by the Great One into her frail, mortal body.

Smack!

A crisp noise echoed as Anna slapped Hilda's face hard. Hilda's face slammed into the sturdy bus window before bouncing right away, and before she could react, a ball of green corrosive flames manifested just three centimeters away from her face.

Her dazed face quickly sobered up beneath the haunting green flames.

Hilda fearfully knelt on the ground and apologized profusely.

Although Anna was disgusted, she didn't kill the Fhtagnist. After all, she only had so many people at her disposal, and one less person meant one more person to nurture, which was costly and time-consuming.

Hilda was promptly relocated to the last row on the bus, but she showed no signs of learning her lesson. She cast a deep gaze at Anna's seat before looking down at the screen of her laptop.

Even if it meant death, I'd be more than willing to touch God's divine frame. That way, I could be with Him forever.

The bus stopped at the entrance of Longxiang Gated Community.

Anna then led the others toward Gao Zhiming's home.

Wang Jianshe immediately heard about Anna's return, and he immediately called her. However, Anna ignored the ringing phone and rushed up the stairs all the way to the door of their home.

The door was opened, and Gao Zhiming was instantly overjoyed to see that Anna had returned. He threw herself at her and hugged her.

"Big Sis, you're back! I missed you so much!"

However, Anna offered no response. She raised her left hand, which had taken on a violaceous hue, and pushed him away before walking toward her own bedroom.

Gao Zhiming was very aggrieved. He looked at the others, but they were silent, offering no explanations at all. Their attitude toward Gao Zhiming depended entirely on Anna's attitude toward the boy.

Just then, Tobba sitting on the table with a bowl of pork porridge in front of him looked up at Gao Zhiming and said, "Don't worry, just give her some time. There are a few days in a month when women are in a bad mood."

Scooping a spoonful of pork porridge into her son's mouth, Li Lu looked at the others' faces and noted their strange looks. "What's going on? Did their plan fail?"

Before 315's departure, she hadn't told Li Lu about what they were going to do, but from their faces, Li Lu could see that their trip hadn't gone well.

Anna's phone rang nonstop, reverberating throughout her bedroom, making her feel even more irritated. Despite that, Anna didn't pick up the phone. She sprawled out on the bed and held a piece of paper in her hand.

The piece of paper depicted Anna and Sparkle's faces. Anna ran her fingers over Sparkle's face, and Charles' words before he left on that night echoed in her mind.

"Anna, I'm sorry..."

Anna suddenly found herself out of breath. She gnashed her teeth, and her eyes became filled with extreme hatred. She had never asked that trash to do anything for her, and she didn't even care about his philandering, but to think that he couldn't even protect his own daughter!

Just then, the door was pushed open.

Gao Zhiming cautiously walked in. "Big Sis, have you had breakfast? Aunt Li Lu made some pork porridge."

Anna slowly turned to look at Gao Zhiming, whose face somewhat resembled Charles'.

Anna lunged at her and grabbed Gao Zhiming's neck, squeezing it strongly before lifting him into the air.

"You can't even protect Sparkle, you good-for-nothing trash! Why are you even alive?! She's your daughter, but can you even call yourself her father?! You might as well die! "

Gao Zhiming struggled frantically, flailing his legs in midair as Anna squeezed his neck. His throat seized in an effort to breathe, but it was futile; his throat could only make rattling noises.

Gao Zhiming looked down at Anna and saw her ferocious, distorted face. He couldn't believe the sight before him. Big Sister had always been very kind to him, but now, she was trying to kill him. The sudden, stark contrast left him reeling.

Soon, Gao Zhiming's face turned purple, and his eyes rolled upward. Anna saw that and finally let go of him. She then grabbed him by the collar and threw him out the door.

"Lock him up! I don't want to see him again!" Anna roared, and the door was slammed shut.

Anna was breathing heavily as she held the piece of paper close to her heart. Her eyes then glimmered with determination as she declared, "Sparkle, don't worry. He's unreliable, but I'm not. I'll be back there! Wait for my return!

"I will save you, even if I have to change the future!"

Anna took a moment to calm herself. Once her tumultuous emotions had been assuaged, she finally heard the piercing ringing coming from the phone next to her. She picked it up and answered the call.

"As one of the investors, don't you think I have the right to know the progress of the plan? Tell me. I need to know," Wang Jianshe said, his deep voice carrying a hint of impatience.

"What progress?" Anna asked, carefully putting away the piece of paper.

"I'm talking about what you told me at the time. You said that once you've accomplished it, all we have to do is wait, and the win-win result that we've been expecting will come true!"

"Something went wrong; the plan ended up failing."

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