【Name: Bao Hua’s Sin (Flesh, Life and Death)】
【Appearance: No physical form, but exists solely within the woman Emma Arman】
【Abilities: Constant flesh regeneration (limited), resurrection after death (limited)】
【Cost: None】
【Record: After the execution of the Baohua family ended, the deceased Emma Arman stepped onto the ‘No Return Road’ where she encountered her daughter Elie Arman, whom she had entrusted to her husband Leonard before the start of the execution.
Realizing that her daughter, who she saw as hope, had already been killed before her own death, an extremely enraged Emma Arman, amidst the curses and condemnation of nearly a thousand dead members of the Baohua family, forcibly turned around on the No Return Road while holding her daughter’s drowsily confused soul.
As the rules of the Deathscape were briefly disrupted, the souls of numerous Baohua family members, who shared Emma Arman’s bloodline and had died together, were absorbed by Emma’s rampaging soul, filled with their unwillingness and resentment.
After escaping from the Deathscape with her daughter’s soul and awakening from her own corpse, Emma Arman, whose body was stained with Baohua blood and whose soul bore the curses of her clan, became one of only two inheritors of the lives of nearly a thousand people…】
【Evaluation: An incredibly powerful anomalous item, possessing almost no usage cost for extra life, and which slowly replenishes itself after being consumed. This means that unless her body is killed six hundred sixty-six times consecutively, she is indestructible.
Additionally, when holding “Bao Hua’s Sorrow” Elie Arman, the effects of “Bao Hua’s Sin” are enhanced, providing the ability to directly recover and reunite after three hundred thirty-three instances of soul destruction.】
【Taint Value: 0.1】
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【Bao Hua’s Sin】and 【Bao Hua’s Sorrow】…
Having read through the astonishing records of 【Bao Hua’s Sin】and compared them one by one with the files he had asked Isa to retrieve, Leon couldn’t help but fall into deep silence as he looked at the little girl not far away who was enthusiastically trying to take William and Melanie to see a bird’s nest.
In the kingdom’s household register, he hadn’t found any record of a six-year-old girl named Elie Arman; her name only existed in the records of the Baohua family rebellion, cause of death listed as accidental drowning.
This timid and shy child, though seemingly indistinguishable from the living, had actually died six years ago.
Apart from the fake accident report, Little Elie had no medical records, no school attendance records, and no travel or sighting records.
Besides the occasional purchase of children’s clothing by Emma Senior, she was fundamentally a person who “did not exist,” even becoming transparent in sunlight due to the lack of an original body.
So if he hadn’t guessed wrong, Little Elie’s true identity was an anomalous item born from the combination of the original soul of “Elie Arman” and Emma Senior’s regret. In fact, just touching her would probably bring up the description of the anomalous item known as 【Bao Hua’s Sorrow】.
“Although Ellie can grow up like a normal child over time, I’m very aware that she isn’t the real Ellie.”
Watching her daughter, who was fearfully yet excitedly attempting to climb a tree under the encouragement of William and Melanie, Emma whispered tearfully: “She doesn’t have a real body, can grow without eating, and can rest without sleeping. She doesn’t even need to study, and will naturally learn what children of her age should know as she grows older.
Even though Ellie can eat and sleep normally as per my request, ever since she suddenly learned how to draw despite barely leaving the house, I fully understood.
Though she has Ellie’s soul, everything she displays is actually a projection of my expectations for my daughter. The real Ellie is gone, and now she is merely an anomalous item born from my wishes.”
“Leon, I once wanted to ask you for a favor, but then gave up. Do you remember?”
“I remember…”
Upon hearing this, Leon nodded, his expression somewhat complex as he replied: “You wanted me to use the Black Goat’s soul vision to help you find someone’s location… Was it Leonard?”
“Yes!”
Upon hearing the name that had tormented her for six long years, Emma clenched her hand tightly, gritting her teeth as she said:
“Leon, tell me, what did the records about the Arman family rebellion say back then?”
“The records…”
Recalling, Leon softly answered: “The Baohua family was closely associated with the Frostland country Eishto Kingdom, intending to overthrow the royal family using the war. Taking advantage of their control over the main trade route to the Northlands, they sold out the defense intelligence of Leon County, Merino County, and Wales County, leading to the outbreak of the national defense war six years ago.
And Leonard, the Marquis of Gold Nightingale, who was then a count and supported by the Baohua family, discovered the Baohua family’s movements early and reported them to the royal family, forcing the Baohua family to hastily launch a coup… um…”
“Fake!”
Not a single word of content in 69 Book Bar is correct!
When Anna and the three children entered the garden, Emma’s pale face suddenly flushed with red, her gentle eyes burning fiercely as she spat out her incomprehensible anger: “All lies! We were indeed dissatisfied with the royal family’s style, but it was far from reaching the point of needing a coup! Even if we were indeed close to the Eishto Kingdom, it was almost entirely limited to commercial dealings.
Moreover, Leonard was responsible for the main trade routes in the Northlands at the time! When he discovered that the Eishto Kingdom might invade from the south, he directly concealed it from home and reported it to the royal family! If that were all, it would be fine, but he suggested to the royal family to deploy troops to guard against the Arman family because of our frequent dealings with the Eishto Kingdom, and preferably act preemptively to control them!”
By this point, Emma took a slight breath, then bit her teeth and continued: “Because of the sales ban imposed by the Black Forest Kingdom, our Arman family was already at odds with the royal family, even escalating to verbal confrontations with the king in court. Upon discovering the unusual mobilization of the garrison forces, we naturally had to respond.
My father judged that the royal family wouldn’t possibly make such an extreme reaction just because of these conflicts, so he decided to send someone to investigate the royal family’s moves. And my cousin, who came from the royal family and was also my husband Leonard, naturally became the first choice!”
“…”
“The events afterward are similar to what’s in the records.”
Emma, her face flushed to her eyebrows, clenched her fists and angrily said: “After hearing the so-called ‘information’ Leonard brought back, my father could no longer suppress the panic among the clansmen caused by the garrison forces, and was forced to hastily act.
And Leonard, before the coup began, directly informed the royal family and led people to arrest my father and other key members of the family, then… then…”
Her eyes seemed to reflect the bloody scene of that day again, unable to continue speaking, Emma bit her lips hard, then looked at the silently speechless Leon with red eyes and asked:
“Leon, I ask you, if it were you instead of me now, what would you do?”
(End of Chapter)
