Chapter 134: Wholesale Dual Personalities (Third Watch Over Ten Thousand, Begging for Monthly Votes)

Li En stood in the corridor, looked back, and saw no one else; at least, Kuk had guaranteed that no one would hear.

"Sorry, I was a bit impatient."

Li En was trying to knock on Miss Shaliman's door to offer a voluntary apology.

He was indeed wrong; without truly understanding Miss Shaliman, he had made an excessive judgment and scolded the girl until she cried. Since he was wrong, he should apologize.

But he knocked for a long time before the door finally opened.

A small snake slid out from behind the door, glanced at Li En, then stuck out its tongue and bared its teeth at him. It seemed she was still angry.

Do Medusa's hair snakes have this function? Can she handle so many perspectives so well?

Li En smiled to express his goodwill, then continued speaking.

"Sorry, Miss Shaliman, I seem to have made a mistake. I wrongly accused you and scolded you the wrong way. Can you forgive me? I am truly sorry."

Li En apologized and waited for a while before the door slowly opened halfway.

Miss Shaliman poked her head out from behind the door, with tear stains still on her cheeks.

Her face flushed red, she hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"You... won't scold me again, right?" As she spoke, she shrank back slightly, seeming a bit afraid.

Perhaps, for her, Li En had unknowingly entered her life, becoming a very special person in her heart.

And this scene made Li En feel even more subtle. He always felt that this cute "little thing" had too many obvious differences from the heartless venomous snake that despised human hearts, as described by Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei.

"No, I promise I won't scold you now. Nor will I block the power of inheriting the Heroic Soul."

Only then did Miss Shaliman open the door and let Li En in.

As soon as he walked in, Li En saw the bed in a complete mess from sleep and the wet pillow. Even the Medusa hair had traces of tears. Could they really have this function?

Seeming a bit embarrassed, the snake suddenly slid back onto the bed.

Watching the snake hug the pillow, hiding behind it with a bit of embarrassment and instinctively assuming a defensive posture, Li En felt even more peculiar.

This was far too different from the schemer described by Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei, who used alliances to defeat the strong with the weak and ultimately slaughtered everyone.

"I will answer your previous question. If you inherit the power of the Heroic Soul, you will very likely achieve your goal and awaken a dominant personality."

This was Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei's judgment. Li En had specifically asked Kuk and received an affirmative answer.

"You can indeed hand over the work to her; she should also have the ability to complete it."

Instantly, the girl's tears turned into a smile, her face blooming like a flower.

Although she possessed a mature and beautiful appearance and figure, at this moment she acted like a child being praised by a teacher.

"But..." Li En had more to say.

"... You must make a promise with me: no matter what happens later, you must not voluntarily give up your own life." The calm words were a vow and determination from the depths of his heart.

If Miss Shaliman refused, Li En would change his mind and directly cut off this inheritance.

This was a vow. Li En hadn't even expected that his first "keeping a promise" vow would be used here.

"Mm, I promise."

The girl nodded quickly and smiled sweetly. She realized that Li En was caring about her.

She hadn't even noticed the weight of this contract.

Looking at the agreeing Miss Shaliman, Li En sighed. This girl was probably the one who treated him best; it seemed he couldn't just give up either.

Have I unknowingly acquired shackles as well?

"I also need to apologize. I asked Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei and investigated your family and your parents without permission. I am truly sorry."

Although it was a bit abrupt and might even reopen a wound, Li En still chose to tell her.

Li En was never an honest person, but if there was no need, he did not need to deceive those who trusted him.

"Ah, my parents are fine, fine, it's all in the past." Miss Shaliman waved her hand, completely unconcerned.

"Sorry." Today, Li En had probably said all the apologies of his lifetime.

"Really, it's nothing. They passed away quite peacefully. Although it was a sudden illness, there wasn't much pain at the end. They also left me trustworthy helpers to facilitate my taking over the family..."

Hearing this, Li En froze.

This was completely different from what he had heard. Could Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei have made a mistake? No, how could such a big matter be mistaken?

Then, who was lying?

Li En looked at Miss Shaliman, who was still secretly wiping her eyes to erase the tear stains, and felt it couldn't be her. She didn't have the ability to speak so lightly about such things; after all, it concerned her parents and her first half of life.

Was Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei lying? There was no need for that, nor would she. Li En instinctively felt she wouldn't deceive him over such a small matter.

"Then, there is only one possibility: her memory has issues."

Who did it? Who could modify the memory of a telepath to this extent without affecting her life? Even vaguely causing it to develop positively?

"Did she do it herself?"

At this moment, Li En hesitated a bit.

He was unsure what kind of existence would be released if this split-soul ability truly activated.

"I am no longer alone; one wouldn't betray oneself, right?" Her Medusa hair's faint hissing sound unknowingly revealed her inner drama.

Li En sighed. Indeed, Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei's judgment was accurate. What Miss Shaliman craved was likely still trustworthy family.

But since reconciliation had occurred, it was no time to waste time. Someone had already waited too long.

"A noble lady from a local family has come to visit. No need to tidy up too much; she is a candidate, codenamed Hand of the Sage. Yes, the one who initially left Dai Niya speechless." Li En had come for official business as well.

Now, it was Miss Shaliman's turn to feel uneasy.

"Relax, she looks easy to deal with. Besides, Kuk is here; what are you afraid of?"

Before Li En conducted his "settlement," Kuk still had a few days of action time, but once the settlement occurred, Li En's state would decline again.

Currently on the edge of the battlefield, Li En naturally would not gamble recklessly.

Considering his Heroic Soul inheritance and synchronization rate both seemed quite average, Li En had no confidence to directly reward another card that happened to be usable.

The course of events also proved Li En's speculation.

The Dark Elf alchemist who entered was quite easy to deal with; she, Victoria, even bluntly expressed her hope to leave the city together with the embassy.

And she brought good news.

"Poison Blade is now my ally; she seems to want to leave this city too. Perhaps we can get a breakthrough from her."

Then, she directly sold out her teammate.

"She is Alekne Tarabar, the city lord's own older sister." As she spoke, the Dark Elf was quite proud, proving her worth.

Hearing this, Miss Shaliman's face lit up with surprise, while Li En just smiled; with such similar looks, he had actually known long ago, though the fact that the two Dark Elves had formed a runaway alliance was unexpected.

"Perhaps we could visit the city lord?"

"No, she should be coming over tonight; with Victoria entering, it should have alerted the other watchers to our return."

Negotiations, of course, are best conducted when the other side is eager to come to us, allowing us to secure better terms.

Unlike their first meeting in the Hall of Heroes, Victoria behaved quite friendly and talkative; indeed, many people are not ignorant of manners, they simply choose not to be polite.

Her request was not difficult to fulfill; she merely wished to open a small shop in the surface world and expected official security to a certain degree.

These matters did not require Dai Niya; even Li En could handle them.

"Victoria, partner, perhaps we can cooperate. I actually plan to open a shop too." At this moment, Gu Gu stepped forward.

"It seems we could try cooperating?"

A Dark Elf alchemist and a Mushroom Person alchemist were already rare enough in the Underworld; going to the surface, they could certainly use this as a selling point to make money.

The Candidates had gathered together; with Miss Shaliman included, four of them were here, possibly the entire total in the Underworld.

They seemed to already be looking forward to the future.

Especially when Li En revealed to Victoria that she could seek refuge here in times of crisis, hinting at teleportation means here, the Dark Elf immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps she and her runaway alliance had been most worried all along about how to leave this dark Underworld.

"Boom!"

Around dusk, sudden explosions and fire columns outside caught the attention of those who cared.

The daytime battles, with constant explosions and thrown objects, might have been due to being close by; it probably wasn't a big deal.

"Look, what is that in the sky?" Gu Gu suddenly put down the notebook in her hands and pointed to the sky outside the window.

Li En squinted and saw a Superman—cough, cough—the Dark Elf sister being carried while flying?

He opened his Dragon Eyes and finally made out that increasingly familiar face.

Didn't he see this face just last night? But it was strange; weren't the sisters having problems? The older sister had said she wanted to leave.

"Alekne? Why is the city lord, Verna, carrying her while flying? Huh, they are so close; their relationship is different from what the outside world says; it seems quite good."

"No, it is Alekne and Alekne."

Gu Gu's words were full of pride.

With god-blood as the foundation, the first seed has already begun to sprout!

(End of this chapter)