svetikya Chapter 10: Please, please, let's have a normal person!
Chapter 10: Please, please, let's have a normal person!
The smile on Ouyang's face froze.
He stared blankly at Hu Liena, who was kneeling in front of him with a look of piety and fervor, feeling as if his CPU was about to burn out.
Do you... understand?
You understand now?
What do you mean you understand?!
I've already said all that!
How did you suddenly realize something again?!
Also, what's the meaning of you kneeling down?
That's not how the script was written!
Shouldn't you be furious, shout "Demon! How dare you impersonate humans and play tricks on us!" and then rush at me to fight?
"Nana, you..."
Xie Yue and Yan, who were standing nearby, were also dumbfounded.
They had absolutely no idea what their younger sister (junior sister) was up to this time.
Weren't I just furious?
How come you knelt down to someone so quickly?
Hu Liena ignored them, remaining kneeling on one knee, raising her head and staring intently at Ouyang.
"Your Highness, we understand your test."
"You used 'soul beasts' as a metaphor to tell us that the path of cultivation should not be confined to the superficial appearance of race and form, but should pursue the source of power, right?"
"You said the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Ape are your 'little brothers,' trying to enlighten us that even the most powerful beings must bow down before the true Dao, is that right?"
"You're asking us to 'tell on' you to the teacher to test our loyalty, to see if we'll betray your trust because of momentary confusion and anger, right?"
With each word Hu Liena spoke, Ouyang's heart grew colder.
By the end, Ouyang was completely numb.
Holy crap...
Sister, isn't your reading comprehension a bit too good?
I just wanted to tell you that I am a soul beast, how come you can interpret so many layers of meaning for me?
And they even made it sound so logical and coherent!
I...I give up!
I'm speechless!
Looking into Hu Liena's eyes, which shone with intelligence, Ouyang began to have deep doubts about his own plan for the first time.
Am I really not suited to be an undercover agent?
Why is it that every time I reveal something, I'm treated as if I'm speaking in riddles or playing deep?
"I see!"
Xie Yue and Yan, who were standing nearby, also had expressions of sudden realization after listening to Hu Liena's "interpretation".
They finally "understood"!
It turns out that His Highness the Divine Child wasn't humiliating them, but rather guiding them in an extremely profound way!
It is their own narrow-mindedness and limited vision that prevented them from understanding His Highness the Divine Child's good intentions!
Thinking of this, both of them felt a burning shame on their faces.
"We are foolish and have failed to grasp His Highness's profound meaning. Please forgive us!"
"thump!"
Xie Yue and Yan also knelt down on one knee, their attitude a hundred times more respectful than before.
Ouyang: "..."
He looked at the three members of the Golden Generation kneeling neatly before him, opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
It’s over.
He personally blocked yet another breakthrough.
Moreover, it's even more tightly blocked than last time.
Bibi Dong only regarded him as a descendant of gods, as the hope for the future.
The way these three people are looking at him now is as if he were a life mentor, an embodiment of faith!
[Ding! The host attempted to reveal their identity to the Golden Generation, but they misunderstood it as a profound test and enlightenment, successfully winning over the three and causing them to develop a fanatical worship of the host!]
[Reckless Behavior Rating: SS-Rank! Textbook Example of a Reverse Strategy!]
[Reward Obtained: Passive Aura - Divine Pressure (Beginner)!]
[Aura Description: The host will possess a faint divine aura. Targets with lower spiritual power than the host will instinctively feel awe and respect when facing the host, making it harder for them to doubt the host.]
When Ouyang heard the system notification, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Are you coming again?!
Another reward for me?!
And you even get a "divine pressure" reward?!
You're afraid that others will doubt me!
System, do you have a grudge against me?! Am I here to die, or to be a savior?!
Ouyang was screaming inwardly, but on the surface, he could only manage a smile that looked worse than crying.
"Everyone...get up."
He waved his hand weakly.
"It's good that you 'understand'."
He has given up on explaining.
He knew that whatever he said now would be interpreted in eighteen layers of meaning by these three guys with top-notch imaginations.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The three of them stood up respectfully, and the way they looked at Ouyang had completely changed.
If before it was just perfunctory attitude and dissatisfaction, now it is genuine awe and worship.
"Your Highness, what further instructions do you have for us?"
Hu Liena asked cautiously.
She now treats every question Ouyang asks as a test.
"Please advise?"
Ouyang's eyelids drooped, and he looked completely listless.
"That's all. You can leave now. I want to be alone."
He's very tired right now and just wants to be alone.
"Yes! We'll take our leave!"
The three dared not disobey in the slightest, and respectfully bowed to Ouyang before leaving the palace, turning back every few steps.
Even after stepping out of the Divine Son's Palace, Yan was still filled with a mixture of excitement and lingering fear.
"My goodness, His Highness the Divine Child is truly amazing! I actually considered fighting him just now; how incredibly presumptuous of me!"
"Yes." Xie Yue was also still shaken.
"His realm has far exceeded our comprehension. While we are still struggling with soul skills and soul power, he has already begun to focus on the level of 'Tao'."
"We've truly encountered an incredible opportunity this time!"
In Hu Liena's eyes, a glint of ambition shone.
"As long as we closely follow in His Highness the Divine Child's footsteps, our future achievements will be limitless! Even... becoming a Title Douluo won't be the end!"
The three became more and more excited as they talked, as if they could already see their bright future of becoming gods and ancestors.
Inside the palace.
Ouyang lay sprawled on the bed made of the ancient tree of life, staring blankly at the ceiling.
He felt like a prisoner locked in a golden cage.
Everyone revered him, worshipped him, and treated him like a god.
But no one was willing to believe what he said.
No one treated him as an equal "human" or "beast".
This feeling is so frustrating!