[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces":3,"chapter-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-351":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon of a Thousand Faces",{"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},2269997,4431,"Chapter 351: You Can Call Me Father","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-351",351,"\u003Cp>It is hard to say that societal forms have continuously evolved; modern warfare is often more cruel and efficient than ancient battlefields, and those who possess money, wealth, and power may be more depraved than the tyrants and corrupt nobles of antiquity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet technology, knowledge, and the “divine authority” of gods—seemingly intangible assets—have continuously accumulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the overall trend one of progress? Hard to say, but as a warrior,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>potential, the secrets of magic, and the combined power of gods have progressed steadily despite setbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m probably a strong one now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering Li En has only been awake for less than two months, rising from nothing to standing toe-to-toe with a Great Warrior, his growth rate cannot be described as merely outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who truly understand his intelligence treat him as if he were a Great Professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Li En completed a private meeting with a Heroine candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young master of a great nation’s noble family was quite friendly toward him, even bordering on flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not ask Li En, as the judge, to fix the Heroine competition; he merely requested that Li En, as a Holy Knight, perform his duty fairly and impartially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re willing to come to the Empire, I can introduce you to the Imperial Holy Knight Order and have a true Imperial Sword Saint become your mentor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A countship isn’t guaranteed, but with your current abilities, the Empire granting you a viscountcy or higher is only natural.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a younger sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sincerity was fully demonstrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t just value Li En’s “status”; they had already confirmed his rate of progress and power. The secret of the Hall of Heroic Souls known even to Dai Niya—the trait that generates large numbers of “Heroic Heirs” centered around him—was likely known in even greater detail by these great nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Li En was tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t some fool who insisted on smashing into a wall; why choose the crumbling nobility of a minor state when he could settle into the stable, prosperous nobility of a great nation, simply biding his time to advance and secure a bright future? Naturally, he leaned toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of Sha Li Man, of Di Meng, of Dai Niya. Li En sighed and declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t shut the door completely; he merely refused politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had always intended to remain a neutral judge; keeping more escape routes open for the future wasn’t a bad thing—especially if the Beast ever awakened and dragged everything into a nightmare, having multiple places to flee to would help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was another reason he couldn’t voice, which ultimately led to his reluctant decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected that the “reason” he believed was destined to fade into history would come knocking on him the very next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother is pregnant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a private room with no third party, the girl stared wide-eyed, utterly incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not my fault. Uh, no—I mean, it’s mine, but not my doing. Oh god, I… just kill me!” Li En spoke, but only gibbered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” The girl drew her sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, you’re really going to kill me?!” He failed to catch the blade bare-handed and bolted for the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En was chased around the room by Dai Niya with a sword, the scene becoming excruciatingly awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things Li En had thought he could pretend never happened were inevitably dragged back into the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave Leixi a full “day,” and during that time, Leixi gained complete control of Li En’s body; his own consciousness could only watch passively. Li En had thought he could just endure one day and be done with it, but by nightfall, that day had truly become a full “day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night’s “Leixi” was fully present; this married couple, who had been separated for nearly a decade after only one night of marriage, had finally reunited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was in her thirties, at her peak; the man was in his early twenties, brimming with vitality—and they were alone together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You left me to suffer alone for over a decade. At least give me some comfort,” the Queen, seated on the edge of the bed, wept that night—she was merely a sorrowful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Queen Maryana’s eyes, that identical face, demeanor, personality, and soul—wasn’t that the same person?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Leixi? If he could have controlled himself, many things would never have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that night, what was meant to happen, did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn the next day, Queen Maryana left without hesitation. Li En had thought she couldn’t bear to face him—the reincarnation—after Leixi’s departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, if she hadn’t fled, it might have been Li En who had to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Queen Maryana rushed back to the new capital and used a secret technique to preserve the pregnancy. On the journey, Rosalind attacked her multiple times—all aimed at her lower abdomen.” This message, sent by the Queen’s personal attendant, bypassed Dai Niya and reached Li En.\u003C\u002Fp>",827,"2026-06-19T21:45:42.084Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ca337549e030397a368e306311cd07b243a739ec665d287fa35c32b3525b4aaf","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-352","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-350",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-cover.jpg"]