Chapter 91: Blessing

An unremarkable carriage stopped outside Li En's residence, and a girl cloaked in a hooded cloak stepped down.

Glancing at the house that was obviously crude in her eyes, she paid it no mind; even seeing the messy debris and garbage piles in the courtyard that were hard to clean, she simply silently stepped around them.

Yet, in the corridor, hearing the laughter of a girl from a room to the side, she inexplicably felt a bit displeased.

"Li En, it is time to fulfill your contract."

Under the protection of her guards, the Princess lowered the hood of her cloak.

Her golden hair possessed a sun-like hue under the light, and her lake-green eyes contained thunder and flames; even within this humble room, her jade-like face and temperament made her appear as if she were in a palace hall.

The high-and-mighty Princess coming to see you personally is enough sincerity, isn't it?

"Hah." Li En completely refused to buy into this.

Instantly, the noble Princess's veins bulged, her composure shattered, and she clenched her small fists with a crackling sound.

As expected, this man is truly the most annoying.

"The promise! The promise to use this cursed power!"

Li En did not respond, his gaze turning toward that female guard who was obviously of considerable strength.

She wore heavy armor and a cape, clearly a very high-level transcendent.

"Speak directly." It seemed she was also a trusted person in the know.

Li En sighed; he knew he was about to offend this girl again.

"That is not a curse; it is a blessing, the power within your bloodline." His calm words stated a fact.

Li En is Li Ensu, and Lex is also Li Ensu. If it is Li Ensu, even a child who knows nothing would only offer him blessings.

If a child were made to feel they were a child of a curse, that would be too sorrowful.

"You know what you are saying."

Word by word, it was very calm, yet those pupils turned deep red, flames exploding within them; the girl was already beyond anger.

"What you know may not be the truth, or at least not the whole truth." And Li En used a "question" to disrupt the other's interrogation.

As for what the truth is? Li En did not know either.

"What exactly do you want to say!!" Dai Niya inexplicably felt a chill and unease; she seemed to have touched something she should not have.

"Heroine Lex is also a member of the Heroic Soul Hall. I have contacted him."

His calm words were a thunderclap; Dai Niya was completely stunned. Was she now in a dream?!

"C-can I see him? Can I?" The offended rage vanished completely; before her stood only a little girl longing to see her father.

Li En shook his head; tears seeped from Dai Niya's pupils. The poor girl had encountered a big liar and a scumbag.

That excessive man had given her hope, only to snatch it away immediately.

"Not now; you are not ready yet." But Li En's words made her stop instantly.

Dai Niya wiped her tears and glared fiercely at him.

If you pull this act again, go guard penguins in the North and wrestle polar bears for the rest of your life?!

"What counts as being ready? Do I need to come of age?" Dai Niya murmured, her patience wearing thinner.

The bloodline of the Red Fire Dragon made her increasingly irritable; Red Dragonkin are probably the most impatient lifeforms in the world.

"The truth. As long as you know the truth of the Old Capital incident back then and still wish to see him, he will see you."

What a Li En, directly turning his own epic quest into someone else's epic quest.

In fact, rather than an outsider like Li En risking his life to investigate the truth about the royal family and the Heroine back then, it was better to let Dai Niya, the person involved, investigate.

If Dai Niya knew? That would be even better!

"You, Dai Niya, are already ready!" Unlocking the Heroic Soul Card right here on the spot!

Anyway, this matter had nothing to do with an outsider like him; even if he met a Heroic Soul, it was a matter between you, Lex, and Lex's daughter Dai Niya. Whatever grievances or entanglements, please resolve them yourselves. Li En had vaguely sensed that what happened back then was likely nothing good; knowing the kingdom's upper-class scandals probably meant he was tired of living too long.

The Princess calmed down; she actually knew something was wrong long ago. Whenever her father was mentioned, her mother's smile was strange, and her words were vague.

When she asked the old ministers nearby, none could explain clearly, and some even gave contradictory accounts.

After taking a deep breath, the girl asked the answer she most wanted to know at present.

"You say this power of mine is a blessing... Is this power and blessing from Lex, from my father?!"

She instinctively glanced at her guard; the other nodded slightly to her, and the ring on her hand glowed faintly.

Li En pondered for a moment and gave his response.

"Yes, this is from his bloodline and blessing."

This was indeed the true big truth in Li En's eyes.

The Dragonkin bloodline comes from the Thousand-Faced Dragon Li Ensu, and Lex is also Li Ensu; the equation holds! This bloodline and power come from Lex!

Dai Niya turned her head sharply; her pupils held overly complex emotions: expectation, unease, fear, and even a plea not to receive an answer.

She could not accept the reality that she had received a blessing from her father yet was still a curse.

And when she saw her guard reveal that ring shining with silver light, tears flowed from her pupils, and she could no longer hold back.

"Agh! The Truth-Telling Ring. Be careful; it can distinguish lies." Lord Lord Lord Kuku was very excited.

The girl covered her face and sobbed, tears dripping continuously; years of suppression were released in this moment.

"I am not a curse, not a burden... I am a blessing..."

"Child, of course you are your parents' blessing and treasure... This is also Lex's thought." If it were Lex, he would not think his daughter would be like this either; no matter what happened back then, the child is innocent.

I am Li Ensu, Lex is also Li Ensu, I am Lex; the equation continues to hold!

Perhaps Li En's self-deception was too strong, or perhaps this "equation" was indeed close to the truth; the Truth-Telling Ring still showed no reaction.

The girl's loss of composure did not last long; soon, she stood up, glared even more fiercely at Li En, and directly threatened him not to speak of it.

"You, must not speak of it, or else I—"

But with a face like a little flower cat, she had no intimidation at all; instead, it made people want to laugh.

"Hahaha." And Li En actually laughed out loud.

"Boom!" A gale carrying immense force exploded violently just to the right of Li En's face.

The "daughter's" furious punch nearly smashed the "father's" head to pieces.

After a glance at the wall that had been directly pierced through, Li En remembered the other party's identity as the Golden Dragon Vein.

Uh, better hold back; if dragged into a ugly brawl, his basic stats really wouldn't be enough to tear through.

But after Li En made such a scene, the venting girl calmed down; she still had things she needed to confirm clearly.

"You, that method to awaken my power, did Lex give it to you too?"

"Of course."

Lex is Li Ensu, Kuk is also Li Ensu; Lex is Kuk, the equation always holds.

And this time, that Truth Ring with obviously insufficient precision still showed no reaction, letting Li En breathe a sigh of relief and letting Dai Niya breathe a sigh of relief too.

As a princess of a nation, how could she dare to accept a magic ritual from an outsider at random.

But if it's Lex... let's try.

And Li En also breathed a sigh of relief; taking a risky move had passed the test; too many things on his body wouldn't withstand scrutiny, so he had to wrap himself in tiger skin to increase credibility.

"Since it's his request, you still want money from me!" And a girl's anger is often without reason.

"Uh, I just asked you for a 'interest-free loan' for some tuition. Besides, do you really think 130 gold coins are equivalent to the secret method to awaken the Dragon Vein? This can only count as my errand fee."

"It's 1,300! 1,300 gold coins! With your kind of house, you could buy several!"

"But, didn't you give this to me?" Li En simply refused to admit it; the money was already spent; if you want me to pay it back, no way!

The Princess actually didn't care about that bit of money; she just found Li En quite annoying, and since she had lost her composure in front of him just now, she wanted to pick a fight.

"I... I will make the Sudar family pay more annual tribute, levy more taxes on its industries." If I can't mess with you, can't I mess with your fiancée?

"Be my guest." What does that have to do with me? Go ahead, do whatever you want.

Seeing the conversation sliding further into a childish squabble, the guard who had remained silent all along intervened.

She walked over and directly asked Li En about the content and specific goal of the ritual; there was nothing to hide here; the Dragon Vein and Dragon Speech Spells were more about qualification.

It is a privilege to command the world; even weak True Dragons do not deserve to possess it, and the material for awakening it (blood relatives, bloodline) is the key.

"It's actually Dragon Speech Spells?! That's quite powerful; could it be that Lord Lex back then was also..." It seemed this well-traveled guard knew of the Dragon Speech Spells.

After repeated consideration, she nodded to the Princess, signaling there was no problem.

Taking a deep breath, the Princess stepped forward.

"Come on, help me obtain this blessing." This time, the word "blessing" was spoken with added emphasis.

(End of this chapter)