Chapter 352: Fate

The problem he had always tried to avoid ultimately could not be avoided.

But after certain things happened, Li En could no longer ignore Dai Niya and the Kingdom. The fact was that from that day on, Li En subconsciously treated Dai Niya much better.

That originally subtle sense of barrier, the subtle feeling of "if it really doesn't work, I'll just run away," disappeared after that day.

"The Kingdom needs an heir."

That night, the Queen did not conceal her goal.

Some desire, some utility, even a bit of self-abandonment—but these things were never separable to begin with.

Perhaps this was also the root of why she directly changed her plan and left early the next day; she also could not face Li En "after waking up."

Leave it for a while, and even the hardest things can be faced.

Li En had long known about that so-called secret technique of the royal family; he actually already guessed what would happen. Starting the next day, Li En could no longer ignore Dai Niya.

It just seemed that Dai Niya did not seem very willing to accept it.

"Forget it, take it one step at a time."

A "Prince/Princess" should be born three years later (after the Glowing City incident ends); this is probably the only good news for Li En. If Dai Niya's younger sibling really popped out in another seven or eight months, Li En would definitely not be prepared.

This was not preparation in physical conditions, but a shift in mindset; he had not yet thought about how to be a father.

"Rest assured, even if that child becomes the heir, the Queen and the Kingdom will not recognize you." In Fistreion's calm words, a rare amount of emotion emerged.

He had seen much fun in his life, but he had never seen anything like this.

Does this count as cheating? But the two involved were clearly a married couple.

Does this count as a child within marriage? But the other half of this child's genes clearly belonged to the pure-blooded Li Ensu, which still had a certain gap compared to the beast-transformed Lex.

Then, should it be considered an illegitimate child? But at that time, the soul was clearly Lex's. Actually, Lex and Li En were the same soul.

According to the judgment standards of the high-level powerful beings in this world, the soul is the foundation of everything, but can it really be said that this child belongs to Lex and also to Li En?

It seems that no matter how you calculate it, this is destined to be a muddled account.

"Hahaha, I can laugh at this joke for a hundred years. Wait, I have inspiration; I will write a poem for you right now!"

"No, absolutely not! I beg you, don't!"

Li En begged for mercy directly, which was rare. If the Lord of Drama and Joy really composed a song for you and then passed it to his followers, countless bards across the entire continent... Li En truly did not want this story to be carved into history and adapted into countless versions.

"Heh, just kidding. When it comes to Li Ensu's bizarre matters and dark history, this actually doesn't even rank. If I really wrote a song for each one, I would die of exhaustion."

Upon hearing this, it was Li En's turn to fall silent. Such an outrageous thing actually didn't even rank?

Although he estimated that as long as he lived long enough, there would always be bizarre things, but was this a bit...

"Do you think it's chaotic? One 'Li Ensu' provoked too many love debts, died in the Demon Tide, and had two consecutive awakened bodies, yet not long after reincarnation, he was caught by his old lovers... about sixty of them, tsk, and they all turned directly to dust. However, in this life, he had over three hundred descendants; quite impressive."

Li En became even more numb. He secretly rejoiced that Lex was not an awakened version of Li Ensu; otherwise, things would be even more chaotic now. But if Lex really was Li Ensu... there's no way he would have played out something like this.

"Forget it, don't mention it. Take it one step at a time."

Dai Niya's outburst was only to this extent; actually, Li En breathed a sigh of relief. He was truly afraid the girl would take a knife and chop him up.

This was a real-world level threat. If Dai Niya really got angry and lost her temper, Li En would definitely die.

"But what you fear even more is actually her really calling you 'father'..."

"See through it but don't say it."

Li En's half-joking remark was actually what troubled him the most.

If the girl really called him "father," he, a young man in his early twenties (self-perception; his physical age was actually about the same as Dai Niya's), would have a daughter who was not much younger than him, and who seemingly had no blood relation yet was biologically his own.

"Numb, truly numb."