[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl":3,"chapter-kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-67":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Kicked Out of the Party, Then I Picked Up a Problematic Beauty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2346191,4585,"Chapter 67: 66. Spur","kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>66. Spur\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the massive, sturdy hound, the girl's voice lost its usual tone of precise enunciation, whether because her throat had constricted from nervousness or because it was laced with a sob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve made up my mind, yes, I must do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She encouraged herself repeatedly, taking several deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising both hands, she began to gather her strength, performing the motions to summon the Demon Life Flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten seconds passed, but there was no change in her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know, why can't I summon it?\" Dorothy looked at her hands in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snort—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slumbering Pale Hound gave Dorothy a fright, and the crystalline tears in her eyes began to well up even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing her eyes, the girl called out again; it was clear she was using all her strength, her knuckles turning white from the effort of clenching her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the plant monster hidden within her body still did not appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, come back for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang beckoned to Dorothy and returned to the secret passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can't summon the Demon Life Flower, that monster is going to wake up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang had originally wanted to witness what the so-called bloodthirst of the Demon Life Flower was like, which was why he intended to push Dorothy a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system said her relationship with the Demon Life Flower required willpower to control, yet because she was nervous, she couldn't muster that will, to the point where she couldn't even call the flower out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild Pale Hounds were usually quite alert; this one had its intelligence suppressed and was fed until it was a bit chubby, so it was sleeping soundly, but dragging it out too long might still alert it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hound’s guard room could only be reached via the secret passage; theoretically, the noise here wouldn't easily travel out, but if the commotion was too great, there were still hidden risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed her power was quite unique; relying on force alone wouldn't work, and she needed to constantly struggle against herself to master it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang’s call, Dorothy didn't move immediately; she bit her lip and said, \"I can do it, let me try again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, look at the situation clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, this is the last chance, if I don't do it, you will leave...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang went over, grabbed her arm, and pulled her back into the secret passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing the secret door, Li Ang turned back and scolded, \"Idiot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you discover you are incapable during a battle, you must adjust your strategy immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to show resolve, not to act recklessly. You cannot die, and you cannot mess around. Injuries, severed limbs—these are troublesome once they happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I lose an arm, it can grow back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Powerful recovery is a safety net, but the pain and the feeling of bodily separation can sometimes destroy your will, making it impossible to train. What do you think the result of relying on brute force will be? It is failure, or even worse than failure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy lowered her eyes, biting her cherry lips, listening to the lecture honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Li Ang’s scolding, she slowly raised her head, her eyes shimmering with moisture, flickering in the dim light of the narrow space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang subconsciously thought she was about to cry out, but instead, he saw her delicate, white-silk-like skin gradually flush with a rosy hue, her breathing becoming slightly rapid, and air like sweet, cloying floral fragrance gently blowing from between her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl's voice was extremely faint: \"Anything else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything else what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, you are right, you can say more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy’s originally mature and elegant face now wore the expression of a child acting spoiled after doing something wrong, a strange light in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am indeed cowardly, delicate, and troublesome; I realize that, and I want to change and become a qualified Sky Knight. But I am always just a little bit short on my own, so you can spur me on more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her gaze, her toes tapping the ground, the small visible portion of her slender neck already dyed red, her rounded earlobes looking like cherries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scold me more, perhaps then, I can change into what you expect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang scratched his hair; he felt the situation was starting to head in a wrong direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am identifying problems, not simply scolding you. How should I put it, you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang stopped mid-sentence, not knowing where to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This troubled girl before him—her problems might not just be the previous ones, but something deeper and harder to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Ang confused by her, Dorothy regained her senses slightly, and panic appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, I just... I just haven't had anyone want me to be better and scold me for a long, long time. I suddenly had a strange feeling, I'm sorry, I said something strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with her index finger knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just suddenly felt that perhaps, perhaps if you were stricter, you could push me to change faster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang said, \"You mentioned earlier that your father and brother were not good to you; did they not scold you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They... they wouldn't. They hated me, just pure hatred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy turned her face to the side: \"The scolding I meant is the kind where someone sincerely hopes I can get better, like you just did. They mostly belittled and ignored me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, if every time I was delicate, every time I was weak, someone properly questioned me and told me what to do, would I be a bit stronger now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl leaned gently against the wall, and while speaking, she unconsciously twisted the ginger-colored tips of her hair between her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before, when I was young and ignorant, my mother would discipline me. A child only feels annoyed, but before I realized that might be care, no one cared for me anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While you were lecturing me along the way, I suddenly thought of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang softened his tone as much as possible and said, \"Your mother, she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She passed away from illness. There are too many unknowns in the Nubis world; she caught a strange disease from somewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was a princess of an Elf Kingdom, who met my father while adventuring, later married him, and fully supported him in building his territory and developing his business. But she caught the disease at some point, and after giving birth to my two brothers and me, it got worse and worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After she was bedridden, she never accompanied me again. Father and my brothers surrounded her, and different adults were coming into the house from the outside all day long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what about your Demon Life Flower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this, Li Ang suddenly had a vague guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of an old Sky Knight, you guessed it. The Demon Life Flower is something guarded by her kingdom. As long as its seeds are allowed to parasitize and symbiosis, Mother's illness could be cured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My grandfather was the king there, and he firmly disagreed. Mother didn't consider this option at first, also because they, the elves, are very nervous about this kind of monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if she left, Father's business would stagnate. In the end, she still found a way to have someone bring the seeds of the Demon Life Flower. This was a once-in-a-hundred-year opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang asked, \"How did the seeds end up with you in the end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy lowered her head as if recalling for a moment, but finally shook her head and said, \"I don't remember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't remember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father and my brothers said I was a natural-born bad seed. I heard it was a very powerful thing, so I wanted to snatch it, and secretly stole it when Mother was preparing to plant it. So, I killed Mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang frowned: \"Why were they the ones to tell you? Did you have no consciousness at the time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know, I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lady raised a hand to cover her forehead, her face completely shrouded in shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only feel like I had a dream where Mother planted the seeds in me, but I can't remember the events before or after. I told them about this dream once; at that time, Father's expression was so terrifying that I never mentioned it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother passed away, and I fell asleep beside her, the Demon Life Flower growing inside my body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of me, Mother didn't survive; Father and my brothers were telling the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I did something wrong, they never told me what was right; they just... said I perhaps shouldn't be alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang stopped Dorothy, preventing her from letting her emotions become increasingly uncontrollable as she recalled the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt there was something fishy about this, but it was clearly not the time to talk about it, because Dorothy suddenly stood straight and walked toward him, the faint fragrance on her body gradually closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Li Ang from inches away, she brewed for a moment, her slightly upturned lips fluttering, her tone soft and aimless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After eight years, I also understand that I can't let others take care of everything. But I am still very disappointing; if you, Li Ang, could always spur me on from behind, perhaps I could really be corrected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Li Ang in front of her didn't speak, she raised her hand to the back of her neck and unfastened her choker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scold me more, even if it's much stricter. Look, I’m actually used to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1619,"2026-06-21T01:23:38.712Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9caaf961dcc2be972d2d81570c77affe5cc00b7e6be2cb5d64df0bdc64dbb0b2","kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-68","kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-66",496,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fkicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-cover.jpg"]