The King of Curses

Chapter 241 An Zhizhen is jealous
“I feel very sorry about that.”

It was time for the two of them to be alone again. The elder sister gazed out at the pavilions and towers, at the thick night that enveloped the city.

"I thought we could get along well, but it seems like it's not the right time yet."

“Get along well…?”

Cen Dongsheng was confused.

"What reason do you have for considering such a thing?"

"'Getting along well' is of course important... Ah, do you want us to tear each other apart, fight over you?"

"How is it possible? Who would have such an idea..."

Cen Dongsheng couldn't help but complain.

Of course, the most important thing is that the two sides can't fight at all. Yun Mei, who is also a "candidate for special curse master" like him, may still have some hope, but Yu Tang now has no chance to resist "Tian Kui Quan Shou".

"I mean, they are my teammates and colleagues. Isn't the purpose of having dinner today to get to know them? Why does it sound like there is another purpose from what you said?"

"Because you are the one you like."

An Zhizhen held her chin and answered softly.

"I've always thought you had a very good eye for people, but later I found out the real reason behind it..."

The woman paused for a moment.

"You may find it strange, but I am actually a little jealous of you."

"Jealous...of me?"

This time Cen Dongsheng was really surprised.

It is hard to imagine that given her elder sister's achievements and status, she would still feel jealous.

After all, the premise of "jealousy" is a sense of self-inferiority, and with a woman's pride, and the strength and skill that goes with that pride, would she really feel inferior in any way?

"That's right. I envy you for being able to foresee the future and use your own methods to gather people who are destined to become influential figures around you early on and build a deep trust relationship. Until now, I have looked at you and your two teammates and felt that it is difficult to interfere."

The elder sister's voice was deep and seemed to be genuinely emotional.

"If someone else dared to act so conspicuously, I would definitely take it as a threat and remove the other person before they become a thorn in my heart... But because this person is you, I don't even have hostile thoughts. In this case, it's normal to feel jealous, right?"

"Ha ha……"

Cen Dongsheng couldn't help laughing.

Because I had prepared myself mentally before, it sounded understandable to me.

Just as he thought, An Zhizhen has a side as a ruler and an ambitious person, as well as a side as a woman, and these complex personality aspects exist simultaneously without conflict.

"You talked to me about these two people. The more I listened, the more I wanted them to be my subordinates."

Cen Dongsheng only briefly mentioned the future achievements of "Miaoshenzi" and Song Yutang, but did not mention the specific principles of their abilities.

Although he shared the secret of being a reborn person, the initiative of what information can be shared is still in his hands.

But An Zhizhen seemed to have made his own judgment through observation.

"They are all outstanding talents. Of course, the one I envy the most is Sister Qingyan, but that is a matter of another dimension. She almost only listens to you, and with her wholehearted protection, no one can hurt you... In comparison, I can only choose to be her opponent, her enemy."

So, I am indeed a man worthy of jealousy, Cen Dongsheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He could laugh off other people's comments, but he would believe what his elder sister said. After this explanation, Cen Dongsheng began to feel that he was deeply sinful.

But then I thought about it...

"To be honest, if I wasn't here in your previous life, you wouldn't even have the chance to get to know them. You would have been a stranger to them."

There are even some enemies who are mortal enemies and are willing to cut off their heads.

Cen Dongsheng said with a smile.

"From a profit perspective, you should thank me."

"Yes. That's why I said to 'build good relationships'. I'm eager to recruit talented people, but all the talents I want have been taken away by you."

After going around in circles, I found out this is the truth.

"They are my people. They only listen to me, the captain." The man said shamelessly, "I will not hand them over to you."

"Hateful, so possessive."

An Zhizhen pouted and complained, but soon her expression turned into a helpless smile.

"However, my thoughts have changed a little tonight."

"what?"

"I realized that on the other hand, I was jealous of them... The reason for this is even simpler. Using various identities to be intimate with my man and get along closely, any woman would feel jealous."

"It sounds like you're jealous of whoever you are."

"Yeah, ever since I met you, I realized that I'm pretty petty."

An Zhizhen smiled slightly.

The conversation between the lovers came to an end. Since there was nothing for him to worry about on his elder sister's side, Cen Dongsheng planned to go and check on his apprentice.

"You have to accompany me to work tomorrow."

"Well, see you at the hotel."

"See you at the hotel."

An Zhizhen just stood up, and suddenly seemed to think of something. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the man suspiciously.

"... Dongsheng, are you planning to sleep in the same room with me tonight?"

"Of course." Cen Dongsheng answered as a matter of course, "Since you are here, I don't have to stay alone in the empty room."

“You wouldn’t…?”

"Don't worry, I'm not a pervert. I just want to hold you and have a good rest."

Cen Dongsheng was telling the truth, the feeling of holding his elder sister in his arms was really... smooth as jade, silky, the fullest part felt great, and there was a natural body fragrance as rich as roses, everything was just right, as if it was a collection of all the beautiful adjectives in the world.

The man who could resist not hugging her tightly is not a human being at all. Even if it was not out of desire, he wanted to hug her until the end of time.

"Humph~"

The elder sister snorted softly.

"Go comfort your teammates. I will keep you so busy tomorrow that you won't have time to pay attention to others."

*
Cen Dongsheng asked about Jiang Yunmei's current condition in the private communication of "Heavenly Ear", and followed the instructions to walk out of the tower.

He saw Jiang Yunmei at the entrance. The girl was folding her hands and glancing at the slender figure with a long ponytail not far away.

Seeing him coming, Jiang Yunmei whispered:
"The schoolgirl seems to be fine."

"So, what went wrong?"

"I do not know."

Jiang Yunmei shook her head.

"But now that she has calmed down, please go and comfort her."

As she spoke, the fashionable girl gave him a mischievous smile.

"——You are the culprit."

"Why must I be the culprit?"

Cen Dongsheng laughed.

"I don't know, but Yutang's transformation must have something to do with you."

"That's really unreasonable..." Although he also felt so.

……

After walking to Song Yutang's side, he found that the girl was looking at the scenery, and her expression did not seem so heavy.

"Calm down a little bit?"

Cen Dongsheng stood side by side with her.

"Yes, Master... I'm sorry, today..."

Song Yutang turned her head, her eyes sparkling in the dim night, making Cen Dongsheng feel that she seemed to have made some decision.

What was the decision?

"We clearly agreed to have dinner together, but I behaved so shamefully, especially in front of Miss An..."

"It's okay, everyone feels down sometimes."

Cen Dongsheng said.

He had prepared a speech before coming, and the following words were all from his heart.

"Actually, I'm the one who should apologize. When Sister Zhizhen asked me to invite you, I just called to let you know, but forgot to ask for your opinions, so it seemed a bit forced... This was not my intention. If you feel uncomfortable in the future, you can choose to refuse."

He used to be reluctant to interact with others and establish social relationships with them. Although he has made great progress in this regard now, he still doesn't like the ways of the world.

Cen Dongsheng did not want to put pressure on his subordinates in this regard. Even if he was just leading a team of three people, he had to pay attention to harmonious interpersonal relationships.

"Although I am your captain and your master, and you need to obey my orders, it only concerns combat and missions. You don't need to worry about other things. If you feel stressed, just tell me and I will change. For example, I invited you today because I wanted you to meet my girlfriend. I am a bit 'confusing public and private'."

Keeping the information obtained before rebirth confidential is also based on his personal principles.

“…I don’t feel uncomfortable.”

After a moment's silence, Song Yutang spoke. She looked at him intently, her pupils growing brighter in the darkness, like burning sparks.

"then you……"

"What I mean is that I am not uncomfortable with Master's invitation. This is a sign of closeness, and I am actually quite happy... Anyway, it's my own problem. There are some things I haven't figured out."

Cen Dongsheng sat down on the railing next to her, facing sideways to her.

"Why don't you talk to me about it? I'll see if I can help you solve it."

"Um……"

Song Yutang put her fingers to her lips and tapped them twice, as if she was thinking. It was rare to see her do this kind of little action, which was quite playful like a girl.

The girl raised her lips slightly and said slowly:

"I won't tell you, it's a secret~"

At this moment, Cen Dongsheng was sure that Yutang's mentality had really improved, and there was no longer any gloomy atmosphere on her.

She figured it out and made up her mind.

Even if she is sad and confused, she can quickly recover with her own willpower. She can adjust her mentality on her own without the help of others, which is the shining point of this girl.

As a master, Cen Dongsheng felt that he could not really help much.

Although I still don't know why she suddenly fell into depression, it seems that it no longer matters...

"Ok."

Cen Dongsheng would not force it. He promised not to put pressure on her, and he would keep his promise.

"And... 'Sister Zhizhen'."

There was a hint of amusement in Song Yutang's tone.

"You actually call your girlfriend sister. Is it true that Master prefers more mature girls?"

Uh, is this related to what's going on now? Why is this girl suddenly gossiping...

"…She was a neighbor I knew before, and from that time on I called her sister, and it became a habit and I never changed it."

Song Yutang nodded and asked another question that had nothing to do with the previous conversation.

"Master, do you have a dream?"

"How abrupt. Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask."

Cen Dongsheng suddenly remembered that he and An Zhizhen seemed to have had a similar conversation, just one day before the "Xiaokang Building Haunted House Incident" occurred, which was also the day when the woman made up her mind to confront him.

Sister Zhizhen used the metaphor of the flower bed to tell him about her dream; but at that time, although Cen Dongsheng knew the "Philosopher King", he did not know "An Zhizhen", so he did not realize it.

As for asking him what his dream was at that time, it was just a joke.

At that time, his only thought was to get rid of the miserable life of being led by others in his previous life, to change his fate, and to hold on to others. He never thought about any bigger things.

"I want to become stronger."

But it's different now.

"Become stronger? I thought Master was already very strong..."

"That's the case for now. In this country, I guess there are no more than ten people who can definitely be said to be better than me."

Although there is a big gap between him and the top few players, Cen Dongsheng can barely be considered a top-level player.

But this was not enough, as a person who had been reborn, he knew very well that the coming era would be an era in which the number and quality of supernatural powers and the group of curse masters would experience a huge explosion; in the past eight years, there were twenty recorded special-class curse masters alone.

A hundred boats are racing against each other; if you don't advance, you will retreat.

"My goal..."

The man raised a finger and slowly pointed it toward the sky.

“It’s the best in the world.”

"Wow, that's amazing, so far..."

Song Yutang looked surprised.

"To my shame, I only realized it after being reminded by others."

This dream was not discovered by him himself, but was "discovered" by his elder sister.

He wanted to take control of his destiny and stop going with the flow, so An Zhizhen said to him: Only by becoming the strongest can you truly hold the reins of destiny.

Even though it is a dream borrowed from others, it does not diminish its value in the slightest.

"What about you?"

"That's what I wanted to say. At the beginning, I just wanted to help Master, because you helped me a lot, I wanted to repay you, so becoming a companion and joining the team was a natural progression."

Song Yutang said.

"But now I think that's not enough, right? I'm just drifting aimlessly. I think there should be something I really want to do."

When Cen Dongsheng heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Curse-binding masters are a rather idealistic group, and their abilities may really change with the ups and downs of their mentality.

If this girl can find her own beliefs to stick to, it will undoubtedly be a good change.

"Then have you found it?"

"not yet."

The girl laughed softly, she raised her face slightly, and looked straight at him without blinking.

"So, Master, can you stay with me... until I find it?"

(End of this chapter)