137 Soulmates R-18 (1/2)

”Wenzel…Wenzel!”

Yvonne cried as she crawled toward Wenzel's corpse. Even if he disappointed her at every turn, he was still the son she raised across decades. How could she truly give up on him?

To say nothing of the fact that he had just turned over a new leaf! The moment he chose to reject his past self and return to her as a worthy son, was also the moment heaven chose to take him away from her?

Why?

She couldn't believe it. Yvonne crawled toward his side, bringing together his head and body with a vacant look and crumbling heart. But while she inwardly wailed, falling under a myriad of inner daggers, the invisible Konrad didn't stay idle.

”Give me the lowest grade Arch Soul Lamp available.”

”At once.”

The system exchanged a hundred-thousand exp for a low-level Arch Soul Lamp and sent it to Konrad. Soul lamps were known as incomparably evil artifacts used by demonic cultivators to trap the souls of their victims for future use. They could later then use them to power puppets or directly refine them through specific sordid arts.

Konrad held no such design. With the Soul Lamp, he absorbed the lingering souls of Wenzel and the deceased eunuchs. Safely storing them, then stepped toward Yvonne who still wept over Wenzel's body.

Seeing that despairing side of her, Konrad's heart tightened, as if an invisible force squeezed it from afar, stifling his breath. That sensation was awfully uncomfortable.

”Why save their souls? Those are low-level creatures, even by this world's standards. They will never bring you any ben…”

”Shut up.”

Konrad silenced the Flame-Mark which once again attempted to direct him.

”They have no use for me, and I couldn't care less about them. But she cares; therefore, I will save. If you're not satisfied, go back to sleep.”

The Flame-Mark said nothing more, returning to silence.

Why Olrich didn't seize Wenzel's soul was a mystery. However, he wouldn't dwell on that for now. And thanks to that mystery, he could grasp this opportunity to make things right for Yvonne.

His Invisibility Skill dispersed, and he reappeared by Yvonne's side.

Seeing the shadow suddenly emerging from her side, Yvonne's eyes rose to meet the one intruding on her grief but was surprised to see Konrad's towering shape.

In that instant, she couldn't consider why or how he suddenly appeared. Her only thought was to get him to scram!

”I don't know how you evaded the scrutiny of Olrich's subordinates, but you should get lost.”

Joke, this whole thing had occurred because of Olrich's suspicion of an illicit relationship. Yvonne finally realized that while her life was never at stake, anyone suspected of being favored by her would receive Olrich's unrestrained retaliation.

That being the case, how could she keep Konrad by her side? However, his reply startled her.

”I will not.”

Yvonne's red, teary eyes widened in disbelief.

”What is wrong with you?! Have you not seen what happened to them?! Are you that eager to die?!”

Right now, to say nothing of others. With Olrich having obtained full control of her poison, Yvonne could not even protect herself. Her future prospects were bleak, to say the least. Anyone with half a brain cell could see that.

Why then would Konrad risk his life and bright future to stay by her side?

Moreover, one thing Yvonne had left to say was that when she didn't see Konrad among the gathered eunuchs, she felt profound relief. As if losing them, could not compare to losing him.

That feeling shamed her.

”I just thought that since I have the solution to your grief, I couldn't just leave you behind.”

Konrad replied with a gentle smile, causing Yvonne's eyes to widen and her expectations to soar. However, as quickly as they came, they vanished, obliterated by the harsh reality of the dead bodies lying by her side.

”What kind of solution could you possibly have? Can you bring the dead back to life?”

Yvonne asked in spite. Konrad wasn't offended.

”Follow me.”

He ordered before heading back toward Yvonne's quarters.

Knowing Konrad, Yvonne knew he wasn't the type to speak rubbish in moments like these. Therefore, she followed him back in.

Konrad waved his hand, making the soul lamp appear, and rubbed it within his hands. Grey smoke sprang from within, carrying alongside them two dozen dormant souls that soon filled the room.

Those were the eunuchs' souls! And at their helm, Wenzel's stood!

Seeing the twenty-five souls standing before her, Yvonne's eyes went wide from fright.

First, because she could see them!

Second, because it was theirs!

Without special cultivation methods and conditions, the ability to see souls didn't appear before the Divine Rank.

Konrad could see them because of his Origin Sight. However, Yvonne normally couldn't.

But thanks to the soul lamp's processing ability, that hurdle had been vanquished.

”Those are the twenty-five souls lost today. Right now, they're in slumber. Two options stand before us.

Either we wait to find suitable bodies for them, or we seal them within soul puppets, turning them into mechanical individuals with limited prospects.”

Soul Puppets were unusual artifacts built with rare materials capable of containing souls. However, the soul couldn't be of higher rank than the puppet's materials and vice versa.

Moreover, once the soul was installed, upgrading them was incomparably difficult since it involved upgrading the soul's level.

But at the moment, Yvonne didn't care about any of that, she also didn't care about why Konrad possessed such an item, directly leaping onto his chest, and holding his neck tight within her arms.

Joy!

Deep, unparalleled joy welled within her chest and consumed her whole.

Unable to restrain herself, she kissed Konrad's cheeks time and time again, marking him with the red of her lips.

”Thank you…thank you.”

”Hey, thanks are all nice and good, but you gotta show some sincerity.