Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2063 No Matter What

"Son of a bitch."

Ryu looked at his arm a long while later in outright shock and horror. Maybe he shouldn't be shocked, but was hard not to be when your entire arm was nothing but. a pile of mush right now.

He didn't have a single other bone left in it. And if he hadn't been quick, he had a feeling that every bone in his body would have been shattered.

"Serves you right," Hope muttered, feeling speechless.

It could be said that the entire world came to a stop after Ryu and Ailsa's conversation ended. That was because this idiot actually went and pinched the holy Goddess

Tatsuya's ass before everyone.

"Worth it," Ryu said shamelessly.

Ailsa hadn't done it on purpose; she was just caught off guard, much the same as everyone else. That was the last thing she expected Ryu to do, and she had been so distracted by his words that she didn't even realize that his hand had reached around her waist to her back like that.

She might have been a Dao God, but Ryu still had a much larger frame than she did. Couple that with her small little waist and how close they were, and it was like snatching candy from a baby...

If that baby's casual protections could blast your arm to smithereens, that is.

Ryu was also fairly certain that his wife had to cut off most of her instinctive reaction. If not, let alone his arm, his entire body would have been obliterated.

Was it the smart thing to do?

Absolutely not, for more reasons than just the fact he had almost died because of the prank.

There were countless issues, from the matter of Ailsa's Fate all the way up to what danger he might face the moment someone strong enough to be enamored with her beauty decided to come and take his head.

However, for the former, he didn't care anymore. His woman was his woman. Soon, he would be overflowing with so much Fate that it didn't matter what they thought.

As for the latter... he would like to see them try. After all, he had more than one overpowered woman now. What could he say? He was overflowing with riches. Plus, he needed that for his ego.

Was it mature?

No.

Did he care?

Didn't he already say he was a hypocrite? He truly didn't give a damn.

He really had needed to teach that wife of his a little lesson; otherwise, how would he continue to be the head of their household?

Of course, he would have to grow much stronger before he could say that out loud, lest he lose a few more bones in the process.

But he had to say, the feeling was both familiar and novel at the same time. That sort of elasticity couldn't be taught, but her cultivation made it all the more shockingly impressive.

A Dao Goddess's body was truly something else.

For the first time in a long while, Ryu didn't feel like his lust was being dictated by his Bloodlines any longer. But despite that, rather than weakening, it felt like it only grew stronger.

This wasn't because he had some innate lust that came from somewhere else... well, at least not one that came from anything other than just being a normal male.

Instead, it was because he no longer had an external source to blame. The thoughts were much more his own, and as such, even though the lust was much less potent, it was far more effective at swaying his thoughts.

As he vanished into the distance with Eska, Isemeine, Selheira, Mac, and Hope, evil thoughts swirled in his mind.

Of course, he would have to find a place to hide Little Gem... he couldn't let her innocent eyes be forced to witness such a thing.

Unfortunately for Ryu, getting rid of the little Griffin would be much easier said than done. Soon he wouldn't have the tears left to shed.

Who asked him to be so unforgettable to the Goddess of the Griffins?

Ailsa stood in silence for a long while. At some point or another, her hand subconsciously reached for where Ryu had pinched her ass, still not quite believing it. She didn't even really know why she was so shocked. Ryu was her husband; of course, he could touch her. In fact, even if during their falling out, if Ryu had wanted to sleep with her, she wouldn't have rejected him. There was a reason she didn't hide her body from him when he used his [Third Perspective] to speak with her.

However, she also knew that Ryu's pride was far too great to try and do such a thing. As much as he had a fondness for arrogant women, it was only because the satisfaction of having such arrogant women willingly crawl into his bed was even

greater.

"Who said it wouldn't be willingly...?" she spoke to herself softly.

If nothing else, she missed that feeling. But her own pride was just as great as Ryu's. Ailsa looked toward the Fiend after a long while.

"You are not useful anymore."

She waved a hand, and he was blasted to ash. It was almost like the world itself had erased him from existence, the eraser shavings being all that was left of him.

And then, Ailsa smiled.

She looked toward what was left of the Ruin Master Guild. They had already fled to a far-off distance, and she could see them as though they were in the palm of her hand.

After some thought, she let them run.

These were just the small fry of the Ruin Master Guild to begin with. The true underpinnings of that organization wouldn't show themselves easily.

She had been wondering if she could lure them out, but after seeing Ryu summon the Heavenly Court, she realized why it was that they didn't.

The ability of the Ruin Master Guild to seek out opportunity and avoid disaster was unmatched. One of their Scribes had most definitely predicted the appearance of the Heaven's Gate and consciously chose not to send their best.

But that much was fine.

Ailsa found that she couldn't control her smile anymore. Even as she thought of

gloomy things like enemies and death, she really couldn't.

Suddenly, she understood Little Gem. That carefreeness to give up any and everything just for the sake of her own happiness... it was freeing.

However, while Little Gem could do it, Ailsa couldn't bring herself to. Her ambition

had always been too great...

That said...

If she had a husband who could accomplish all those things with a turn of his hand,

then there wouldn't be a need for her to pursue it?

Even if she too wanted to reach the pinnacle of cultivation...

What if her husband gifted her that mountain peak?

Unfortunately, it didn't seem like that husband of hers knew just yet what kind of

promise he had made to get her to climb into his bed willingly.

Even the Heavenly Court had yet to be able to deal with the Ruin Master Guild. And

Ryu saying that he would bring her their heads was little different from an ant

shouting at the moon.

But she was certain that he already knew that in part... and even if he didn't and only learned now, he wouldn't care.

He was a man who was uncompromising in his pride. He took things so far because he couldn't stand the fact that she had brought him a man on his last breath just to proven/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

his loyalty to her.

Ailsa sighed. "If you were here, you could have probably saved me from this mess,

no?... Where are you... Yaana...?"

It was a long while later that Ailsa's smile faded, and this was probably the only topic that could have triggered it.

Ryu hadn't asked, and Ailsa knew why it was. He had a feeling that she didn't know, and he didn't want to face the implications of what that might mean.

Ailsa had risen to the point where even the Heavenly Court knew her. This was the

largest scope that existed in the world... and yet, there was no word of Yaana or Little

Rock, for that matter.

What could that mean? Could she have ended up in a far more distant timeline than Ailsa had? Where was she now? Was she even alive...?

The more days passed, the less likely it seemed that they would ever find her.

But there was hope...

Ailsa clenched her fists.

That ancient voice had recognized that Ailsa shouldn't be in Greater Existence, but it hadn't known her by name despite the commotion she had caused.

The world was large, an impossibly large place... and Ailsa had spent too much of her

time trapped by the petty schemes of a coward of an organization that hardly dared to

show their tail.

Now, she was free again... and she would spend every waking moment trying to find

Yaana.

She wasn't just a woman who shared her husband with her... after all the time they had

spent together with no one but one another to keep themselves company, they were

closer than even sisters.

"I will find you. No matter what."