Chapter 212: Outrageous

"Teacher, are you leaving?"

Li En had already repeatedly assessed how many "seeds" the Snake had sown.

But considering he was only interested in that Masked Dragon Knight now, and the prerequisite for this profession seemed to be multiple personalities, even counting them all, there should only be those seven Kuk candidates; guarding against all of them wouldn't be difficult.

Yet Li En still underestimated him, for twisting reality, time, and existence was his authority; lies were his authority.

He had always appeared harmless simply because he wanted to.

When you think he has no cards, he can print cards right on the spot!

Before leaving, the Snake played a big hand.

"Mm, I must leave. For your sake, my consumption was great; the world's rejection has reached its limit."

"Thank you, Teacher."

The last "candidate" nodded gratefully.

The candidate recalled a scene seen earlier: Snake Teacher had taken him, shattered time, appeared in the Hall of Heroes several days prior, and communicated with the Heroic Souls who had already vanished.

"Hey, Kuk, split your inheritance one more time. Give it to this child."

Kuk was a bit surprised at the time, but upon seeing the black shadow tearing through space and time brought by the Snake, he instantly understood everything.

"... That doesn't seem to follow the rules."

"Gahaha, whose rules? Li Ensu's own ridiculous rules? Does he even remember how many times 'we' violated them?"

Kuk looked at the "candidate" the Snake had brought, his expression one of surprise.

He, or she, or it, actually met the requirements of his inheritance and bore an extremely terrifying fate and karma; the Snake's request was actually fulfillable!

The rules of the Thousand-Faced Dragon followed strict chains of cause and effect and bonds of fate, yet this child before him was deeply entangled with the Thousand-Faced Dragon.

"You also saw the karma 'Li Ensu' owes this child. Returning it is justifiable in terms of cause and effect. To put it plainly: we owe him; help him."

"He (Li Ensu) will be furious; you've disrupted his plans."

"Haha, of course. That's exactly the effect we want. Will you help or not?"

"Making Li Ensu uncomfortable... this is another good child. How could I refuse? But can you help him retrieve those things? Without those stolen items, even if he obtained your and my inheritance, it would be meaningless."

"Simple. Just getting kicked back early. What's the big deal? We're already dead anyway."

The Snake laughed happily and, not long ago, fulfilled his promise.

After securing a share of Kuk's inheritance for his disciple, the Snake twisted time once more.

He retrieved a certain item from another angry "self" and returned it to his closed-door disciple.

However, this was not without a cost.

Even the Snake could not reverse time and karma without a flaw.

He could only modify it slightly, causing another "self" to make a blunder that absolutely should not have occurred while executing a mission, leaving a bit of what was stolen from his disciple. That bit was enough to shape a critical moment and reverse fate.

This is like directly correcting a cause-and-effect line, making an event not happen—impossible. But adding a "patch" to make an event have a possibility it shouldn't have is much simpler. Making 'A' not buy an apple and starve is hard, but making the apple have worms so he buys it but can't eat it is much easier.

"Haha, this fun should surprise Li Ensu greatly. Pity, I won't see the moment the fun explodes." While speaking of "fun," the Snake was left with only half his body; the other part had been completely torn apart.

He had lost most of his limbs, retaining only half a snake head and a spine, yet still swaying happily.

In terms of harming himself, Li Ensu was as ruthless as ever. Combined with the cost of forcibly twisting time and karma this time, he would likely sleep for a long time.

But thinking of Li En's awkwardness upon seeing the truth, he jumped even more happily.

Being able to annoy Li Ensu was probably the most satisfying thing for them, these Li En Sus.

Until the very end, the Snake still did not tell Li En the whole truth. He had not only left behind a super outrageous prank, but this "big bomb" could explode at any moment.

From the perspective of this generation's Li Ensu, whether it is ultimately a good thing or a bad thing... even the Snake himself cannot see clearly.

"Teacher." The last disciple, looking at the teacher who had given so much for him, now felt very complex emotions.

The one who stole everything was him, and the one returning everything now was also him. The candidate didn't know how to face Li Ensu.

He, or she, might be the person who knew the most in the entire kingdom, but in the end, he did not utter a single word, simply continuing to wait as the teacher had requested.

He was observing, observing what the so-called Li Ensu truly was, observing where this kingdom should head. —

"The Snake is finally gone. Finally, no need to worry about being messed with for no reason."

Li En's own mood was quite good.

He always felt the Snake was holding back a big move. But now that he's gone, it should be fine.

He had secretly cursed the Snake several times, but received no response.

The Snake's disappearance finally allowed him to live in peace!

"Li En, does this look good?"

By his side, Miss Shaliman happily picked up a small wooden ornament, asking for his opinion.

"Mm, it looks good." This was probably the fifth "it looks good" of the day, yet Miss Shaliman remained very satisfied.

Li En looked around left and right; at some point, the carriage that had brought the two of them here was gone.

The maids and guards who had followed all the way vanished. Originally just to escort the two, at some point they had wandered into the commercial district.

"Hehe." Dropping a gold coin, Miss Shaliman happily put it on, then dragged Li En to the next shop. Seeing Miss Shaliman so happy, Li En, who already owed her so much, could only smile, putting aside his original plans. The matter wasn't too urgent anyway; since Miss Shaliman was so happy, he would let it go.

"This counts as my first... second date with a girl."

Instantly, Li En, remembering who had the "first," smiled even more subtly.

However, he recently learned from the Snake that the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei should be somewhat busy and shouldn't return in the short term. While inexplicably sighing with relief, Li En also felt regret.

"Smack!" Li En's cheeks were pressed down by two jade hands.

"At this moment, you are only allowed to think of me."

Miss Shaliman straightened Li En's face. As their eyes met, Li En saw her seriousness and persistence.

But looking at the face, which shared at least fifty percent similarity with the mature version of the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei (Li En had seen her)... Li En felt increasingly guilty.

Yet, seeing Li En's shrinking gaze, Miss Shaliman smiled with satisfaction. She wasn't afraid of his hesitation and unease; she was afraid he felt nothing at all!

"Let's go. I made an appointment for the opera, but you don't like it? Then let's go see the weapon shop. You've wanted a good sword for a long time, haven't you?"

Speaking thus, Shaliman, acting like a domineering girlfriend, simply dragged Li En away.

Her aggression had become very strong.

The reason was simple: just a short while ago, when Shaliman pressed Li En and asked him publicly about his sexual orientation, she also asked for his view on her.

Her mind-reading soul ability let her know the answer. Although the information was incomplete due to the awakening of the other party's mental ability, she had obtained the key message she needed.

"Of course, I only like women. Shaliman? Of course, I like her very much; she is cute and beautiful. But I and the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei dare not accept it."

Now that she knew Li En had feelings for her, then for Shaliman, any obstacle was no longer a problem.

Thus, there was this abnormal initiative over the past few days. Watching Li En constantly backing away, occasionally showing looks of unease and guilt when he glanced at her, Shaliman was confident she could gradually and quickly conquer him.

Let this guilt of "cheating" become the reason for his constant accommodation of her and his rapid entry into her household as a son-in-law.

While attaching a psychological suggestion to the small gift she was about to give, she gritted her teeth and cursed "damn cat stealing fish," guiding this guilt into affection and concession toward herself.

Unlike the other foolish Shaliman, this real Shaliman, now that she had come out, acted with extreme speed.

"... Are you tired? Let's go rest for a while."

The girl smiled, pointing to a shop nearby. Li En turned back, originally thinking it was a coffee shop.

"Uh, a hotel? Wait..." It was a quite luxurious hotel-style inn; what it was for needed no further explanation.

Li En stopped moving. This was too outrageous!

But at this moment, the girl's face had already pressed close to Li En.

Her eyes were full of sorrow, as if she were about to cry at any moment.

She said nothing, yet it was as if she had said everything.

"Um, isn't this a bit fast?" Li En said cautiously.

"My aunt can do it, so I can't?" The girl's tears still fell silently.

"Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, how did you know... um, I..." A thunderbolt from a clear sky fell, and Li En flailed his hands and feet trying to explain.

"Come in with me, and I'll pretend I don't know. I won't force you to break up with her. At the very least, what she has, I, as a wife, should have too!"

The girl wiped her tears clean and dragged Li En forward directly.

At this moment, Li En was completely bewildered. When did I become a husband? Aren't we currently dissolving our engagement?

But watching the girl walk while crying and trembling constantly, watching her who had completely thrown away her dignity, Li En ultimately could not refuse.

He was bewilderedly dragged into the hotel, watching the girl enter the Princess Suite upstairs without even registering.

"The hotel is mine; you don't need to worry about anyone knowing. I won't make you take responsibility either."

The girl spoke words a scumbag could never refuse. Li En wanted to resist, but he didn't know when his arm began to go numb. Uh, is there a wound on the hand? Poison? Why are all you snake tribes like this?!

But watching the girl, who was taking off her top while trembling and leaning closer, Li En sighed; he also couldn't say anything tough.

If I'm a scumbag, then I'm a scumbag. Anyway, I am one. It's better than being worse than a beast, right?

Just at the moment when what should happen was about to happen.

"Li En, how can you like someone else! That's a machine!" And suddenly, a delicate shout rang out, as if it were a day or more too late!

"Eh? Li En? Why are you here... Ah!! Why did you take off your shirt? Why did I take off my shirt!"

Instantly, the "Shaliman" who had just woken up, seeing Li En with his muscular upper body exposed, fainted directly again.

And this time, her snake hair was directly enraged and numb.

"Ssssss (Worthless, worthless!)"

"Ssssss (Useless ghost! Useless virgin girl!)"

"Sssssssssss (If you won't eat it, let me eat it... Idiot, idiot! If you leave it alone, let me operate it!)"

Then, Li En saw the scene of hair biting his face; it was how outrageous.

(End of this chapter)