Chapter 101: Mind Reading

Under Luo De's obstruction and persuasion.

Kusela halted, and at the same time sent a letter to his comrades, telling them to bypass the God King's Legacy's surveillance and hurry to A Ru Cun.

All of this is proceeding according to Luo De's plan.

The only thing he is not very satisfied with.

Kusela simply couldn't bring himself to explain the past to Dixiya.

As a result, the relationship between this father and daughter not only failed to ease in the slightest, but actually worsened.

In such an atmosphere.

Thus, even A De Ba Yi, who usually didn't care about such trivial matters, showed no reaction at all.

Others were, to varying degrees, somewhat affected.

Especially Dixiya, who hadn't spoken to Luo De for several days; except during the day when she would normally go help Luo De work in the test field, she spent all other time locking herself in her room, and even her meals were deliberately timed to avoid Kusela.

"I gave you a chance, but you're useless."

After complaining to the troubled Kusela, Luo De decided to take some measures.

Continuing like this won't work.

If they never resolve their grudge, sooner or later either Dixiya will be driven away by anger, or Kusela will feel ashamed and start running away in the middle of the night again, eventually ending up alone, buried in the God King's Legacy.

So, taking advantage of the moment when the test field work was all done.

Luo De found an opportunity, brought Kusela and Dixiya into the same room, and had them sit face to face as father and daughter.

However, the process of summoning them was not very harmonious.

But there was no way around it.

Who made these two insist on not seeing each other?

Without some effort, it's really impossible to get them to sit together calmly.

Then one saw Kusela sitting sullenly in a chair, while Dixiya opposite him crossed her arms, turned her head to the side, and wouldn't even glance at him.

"I have nothing to say to him, and you don't understand what's between us, so don't meddle."

Knowing Luo De intended to come as a mediator, Dixiya's expression was not good.

"I haven't even said anything yet, how can you not know that I don't understand anything?"

Luo De glanced at the hesitant Kusela and said directly: "Many of your father's wicked deeds were actually forced upon him by that mercenary band, the God King's Legacy."

"The God King's Legacy forced him?"

"Heh, that kind of nonsense only fools someone like you who's never been a mercenary."

"Luo De, I know you mean well."

"But you really shouldn't meddle in this; I know what kind of person Kusela is far better than you do."

"Anyway, it's just this:"

"I could never reconcile with someone like him, not in this lifetime!"

Dixiya said this firmly, leaving no room for reconciliation.

"Alright, then I'll put it another way."

"Your father told me he wants to mend his ways and come to A Ru Cun to atone for his past sins."

Saying this, Luo De gave Kusela a look and said: "Am I right, Uncle Kusela?"

"Huh?"

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, that's exactly it."

Kusela nodded repeatedly and said: "I've grown to despise the mercenary life; I want to start anew."

He spoke well.

But such an explanation is obviously unacceptable to Dixiya.

"You?"

"Start over?"

"You might be able to start over, but what about the people you harmed? And how can those you killed start over?"

Dixiya's words were sharp, leaving Kusela speechless; the faint hope that had just risen was dashed again, he lowered his head in dejection, appearing to have once again given up hope of reconciling with Dixiya.

Moreover, Dixiya hadn't finished speaking.

Having just finished rebuking Kusela, she turned her ire toward Luo De.

"Come, let me ask you."

"If the Tanite Tribe were willing to mend their ways and start anew, would you forgive them?"

"That's a good question."

Fortunately, Luo De had anticipated that she would say that.

After all, back when Luo De was at Kawanyi, his hatred for the Tanite Tribe had reached the point where he would risk being caught just to kill them.

In response to that,

Luo De's response was as follows:

"For the wicked, I will show no mercy."

"For the innocent, I will not implicate them."

"For those who sincerely repent, I am willing to give them a chance."

He then glanced at Dixiya's slightly surprised expression.

Luo De sighed: "Don't think of me as so ruthlessly murderous; I hate the Tanite Tribe for binding me, beating me, and nearly killing me back then, but I also know their tribe isn't entirely wicked—there are some ordinary people among them—and as long as someone sincerely repents, I'm still willing to let them off."

"That sounds nice."

"How do you judge whether they are sincerely repentant?"

Deception—this is an instinct deep in the mercenaries' bones. You can't be sure they're truly repenting, rather than putting on a pitiful act like him to swindle your sympathy.

It's obvious that Dixiya believes Luo De's claim that he isn't a brutal killer, and she truly believes he wouldn't indiscriminately slaughter.

But she doesn't trust Kusela's character, nor the mercenaries'.

Hehe, I naturally have a way.

For example.

What you're thinking now is, if Kusela truly wants to repent, then it's not impossible to give him a chance.

Following that voice in his mind, Luo De directly spoke Dixiya's inner thoughts.

Mind Reading Technique.

As the Dendro Archon, Nadixa possesses this unique ability.

Although it can only read the hearts of Sumeru Cheng's people, for Luo De it's already enough.

However, just like possession, Nadixa feels that casually listening to others' thoughts is rude, so she basically never uses this ability in daily life.

Of course.

At Luo De's request, she can still barely make an exception once.

Then, amid Dixiya's flushed face, Luo De told Kusela, "I'll leave tonight; I can't keep affecting Dixiya."

The words had just fallen.

Kusela, who had been somewhat doubtful, immediately couldn't close his mouth, just like Dixiya, staring at Luo De in astonishment.

Here, this is my method.

Luo De spread his hands: "Besides, casually reading others' thoughts is really impolite; otherwise, I could tell at any moment what you're thinking."

Such a miraculous ability.

Dixiya surely didn't believe it, and she asked again, "What am I thinking now?"

You're thinking

Luo De's words trailed off, his expression suddenly turning strange: "Just now you thought, Luo De is a jerk; now you think, Luo De is a good person."

You really can know that.

Dixiya stared, murmuring in disbelief.

So then.

What exactly is Uncle Kusela thinking? There's no way I can't read it.

The same goes.

I'll also use this method to discern the people of Ahemaer's Beard and the Tanit Tribe.

Those who truly repent, I'll let them stay in the village to do hard labor, to atone for the sins they committed back then. Of course, this atonement means no freedom—for the rest of their lives, aside from doing hard labor in A Ru Cun, they can't go anywhere else.

This is not up for debate.

If anyone remains obstinate and unrepentant, if even a hint of abnormality shows in their thoughts, I won't show mercy.

Luo De turned to Kusela, grinning: "Uncle Kusela, you wouldn't go spreading my ability, would you?"

Luo De stressed the last few words heavily, making Kusela shudder with fright.

The threat in those words was too heavy.

Kusela had no doubt that if he leaked the secret, Luo De would surely give him an unforgettable lifelong lesson.

But Luo De was still overthinking.

If someone else had this terrifying ability, Kusela might, out of fear, still let it slip.

But who is Luo De?

Divine Envoy!

His ability might be the blessing of the Red King he speaks of, or a gift from some unknown deity.

And he doesn't reveal this identity.

Luo De is very likely to become his son‑in‑law in the future.

How could a father‑in‑law scheme against his son‑in‑law!

So as soon as Luo De finished speaking, Kusela immediately swore solemnly that he would absolutely not leak a word of this.

Just like that.

A father‑daughter reconciliation meeting ended right after Luo De revealed his mind‑reading ability.

The effect was still obvious.

Although Dixiya still gave Kusela the cold shoulder, at least she no longer quarreled with Luo De.

When night came,

After days of eating separately, the household could finally sit down for a meal together, and Ka Wei, who had been living in his father's house, came to mooch a plate.

Although it wasn't as lively as before.

But this time nobody lost their temper, and everyone ate in fairly harmonious spirits.

After sending the drunken Ka Wei back home, Luo De and Dixiya walked together down the dim lane.

They walked in silence for a while, until Dixiya broke it: "Your mind‑reading ability—surely you didn't have it from the moment I met you, did you?"

Hmm.

Luo De openly admitted: "I got it by a chance encounter in Sumeru Cheng. Right, I didn't tell the truth earlier—this ability can't be used at will; there are conditions. I'm not unwilling to use it; I just can't."

I told you so.

If you'd had this ability from the start, you'd always slip up.

Dixiya didn't press further about how the ability came to be; instead, she said relieved, "Thank you, Luo De."

Right.

I think some things should still be made known to you.

Luo De's expression didn't change as he spoke softly: \"You are actually not Kusaila's biological daughter. \"

What?

Dixiya stumbled, her pupils constricting as she stared at Luo De: "You—what did you say?"

That's the fact.

Otherwise, why do you think I'm so enthusiastic about Kusaila? Why, knowing you don't like Kusaila, do I insist on keeping him at home and even forcefully mediate your father‑daughter relationship?

Luo De sighed: "When he had just finished arguing with you and stormed out in anger, I used a mind‑reading technique on him and heard this from his heart."

Speaking, Luo De imitated Kusaila's manner of speaking perfectly: \"She's not my daughter, just a picked‑up child; why should I treat her so well? Let her do whatever she wants! Everything has nothing to do with me, right, nothing to do with me! \"

(End of chapter)