The King of Curses

Chapter 301: The "Daughters" of King Ji Le
Chen Yuan, lying on the ground, widened his eyes in shock and despair.

"You, have you forgotten me? I am your brother, Ayuan..."

The snail girl ignored him. She turned around, followed Meng Huafan and went upstairs.

The boy's eyes were fixed on his sister's receding back. He wanted to shout at the top of his lungs, but his consciousness was slowly fading, his pupils were dull and the scarlet pupil on his forehead, which was burning with rage, then closed.

He lay there, unconscious, his body covered with signs of corrosion from the wicked fire, like a mass of rotten meat.

According to the standards of ordinary people, even ordinary spell masters, this level of serious injury is fatal. But the power of Asura gave Chen Yuan extraordinary self-healing ability. The boy's breath was weak, but his condition stabilized at an incredible speed.

……

Meng Huafan brought Chen Jiu back to Cen Dongsheng and others.

"I'm sorry, I was just dealing with some trivial matters and kept you waiting for a long time."

"It doesn't matter."

An Zhizhen answered, her eyes fell on the little snail girl's face, and she did not hide the inquiry in her gaze.

"What do these transformed snail girls mean to you? I thought they were just toys for your enjoyment, but some of them seem to have a special status."

"Haha, you are so straightforward."

Meng Huafan laughed.

"I will not hide it from you. The Snail Girls are my most important works, and they can be called 'priceless treasures'. However, it is very expensive to make them, so in the end, only three of them were successful as test subjects."

The two snail girls who had been following Meng Huafan before now bowed to the distinguished guests at the same time with reserved smiles on their faces.

Cen Dongsheng's gaze first fell on their faces, and then he observed the snail girls on the lower floors, and gradually saw the differences.

The sisters' clothes and appearance are more luxurious, and the most important thing is the inhuman alienated features on their bodies——

To make an exaggerated analogy, if the ordinary snail girl is a deformed child that is a fusion of scaly and bone snails, it is beautiful but the inharmoniousness can be seen; then this pair of sisters is a new race that is truly different from humans, and all kinds of characteristics coexist harmoniously in them.

Compared with Chen Jiu, they look more mature.

"The eldest and second sister are my first achievements. The youngest one just came on board this year, but the process went surprisingly smoothly. It is my most satisfying work so far."

Meng Huafan said.

"I value these sisters very much. You should have heard it just now. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are my daughters. As for the ones below..."

He shook his head.

"In fact, they are replicas made of inferior materials. Their birth is a miracle. They are a new race and new life that has never existed in this world. I was worried that they would feel lonely, so I created similar ones to accompany them."

Since the "Mirage" set sail, there would occasionally be guests personally invited by Meng Huafan to board the ship. Over time, this group of maids who had nothing to do had new work to do.

The three sisters who were highly respected never participated in it. They were not of the same status at all, one was a princess and the other was a maid.

"Xiao Jiu has a good heart and often hangs out with them."

The second sister said with a smile.

“But we are not the same kind after all.”

The eldest sister explained with a serious face.

In their eyes, replicas are inherently inferior to themselves and are more likely to be looked down upon than ordinary humans.

"I understand."

Cen Dongsheng nodded.

"But now, something went wrong, and Xiao Jiu's old brother came to visit."

Meng Huafan narrowed his eyes.

"I have given them a brand new life and bid farewell to their past lives. Everything in the past has nothing to do with them."

The Snail sisters nodded one after another, obviously agreeing with the words of their Creator from the bottom of their hearts.

Only Chen Jiu - or "Snail Girl Xiaojiu", remained indifferent, her big pupils staring at the people in front of her without focus, as if she was staring at the distant other side.

"But this is your personal opinion. To others, it is just a willful opinion."

Cen Dongsheng said bluntly.

"In fact, you have wantonly distorted the life of one... no, two mortals."

Of course, a special-class spell-forbidden master has always had the qualification to act willfully;
It was like he was sitting at the same table with An Zhizhen and Yi Qingyan, so he was equally qualified.

"Mr. Cen, it turns out you know that little brother."

Seeing that the young man was unwilling to give in, Meng Huafan's expression became serious. He patted his knees and sat down with his legs wide open. The wide sofa could barely support his body.

"Yes. He was originally a stowaway. He said he came to this ship to look for his missing sister."

The young man answered calmly.

"I thought he had great ambitions, so I agreed to help him."

"You are really kind-hearted."

As Meng Huafan spoke, he took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Cen Dongsheng.

There were only a few people in the world who were qualified to sit at the same table with him and talk to him, and it was the first time that he could toast them. His eyes swept over the faces of the young man in front of him and the people around him one by one.

The highest advisor of the Super Working Committee, a woman who could be called the nominal leader of the curse-binding world in this country;

And, the president of the Yama Society, the first monster who has killed a special-class curse master with his own hands.

They had not spoken since just now. But the positions they sat in had already shown all their attitudes: at this moment, the women and girls all took Cen Dongsheng's attitude as their main concern, and supported him silently as his backer.

Although he had heard about the ambiguous relationship between An Zhizhen and Cen Dongsheng, Meng Huafan couldn't help but feel emotional after seeing their tacit understanding. In this regard, his mood was no different from that of the group of spell masters below.

What's more, this time there is another person named Yi Qingyan.

He had heard before that An Zhizhen and Yi Qingyan were enemies because the headquarters of the Chao Working Committee and the Yanluo Society were both in Tianhai City, and as the saying goes, "there can't be two tigers in one mountain."

But that situation is the easiest to understand. On the contrary, the performance of supporting the same man in front of me is a bit... beyond imagination.

After being surprised, Meng Huafan changed his mind and realized that special-class spell-binding masters all have quirks that ordinary people cannot understand. His quirk is the pursuit of the essence of life, and perhaps the quirk of these two is to steal men.

His eyes fell on Zhang Shidao again and he saw that the man was observing the conversation with great interest, slowly turning the wine glass in his hand.

Zhang Shidao kept his distance from Cen Dongsheng and others, and was not on his side, obviously intending to sit back and watch.

Meng Huafan and Zhang Shidao had an agreement before, but it had nothing to do with the current matter.

"Even for Xiao Jiu's sake, I won't do anything to that young man, please rest assured." "Of course, I believe Mr. Meng."

"But if he wants to take her away from this ship, that's another matter. I have deep feelings for Xiaojiu, and the resources and time I have spent on her are not something that can be achieved overnight. If he wants to take her away, he has to show enough sincerity."

"Mr. Meng means...?"

"I will give this young man a chance."

Meng Huafan smiled.

"It just so happens that I am planning to prepare a stage where people can show off their talents. I hope that several distinguished guests will be the guests of honor for the opening ceremony. Mr. Cen, would you like to consider it?"

*
It was two days later that Chen Yuan woke up from his coma.

He woke up in the infirmary on the middle deck, where the treatment was done by spell-breakers.

After Chen Yuan woke up, he remembered everything that happened before he fell into a coma. He sat on the hospital bed for a long time, then, despite being stopped, he struggled to get out of bed.

The first thing he did was to look for the only man he could rely on on this ship.

Chen Yuan had already prepared himself mentally, and he knew very well how reckless he was at that time. Fortunately, that person did not abandon him.

"Meng Huafan transformed your sister into a 'new race' that has never existed in this world. He also claimed that it was his most satisfying work, so he would not hand it over easily unless he recognized it."

Cen Dongsheng came after receiving the news and is now sitting in front of his bed. Seeing Chen Yuan wanting to get up and bow to thank him, the young man waved his hand and told him not to worry about the details.

The young man looked him up and down and commented:
"You've become stronger."

After the desperate battle with Zheng Yongliang, Chen Yuan was upgraded from "C3" to "B". This strength can be regarded as the backbone of the Curse Master Organization, probably slightly worse than Cen Dongsheng in his previous life.

In the battle at the banquet, the gap in strength was too great, so Chen Yuan had no chance of winning in the end, but his performance undoubtedly attracted the attention of some people.

After hearing Cen Dongsheng's evaluation, there was no surprise on the boy's face.

The leap in strength level is a major event worth celebrating for any curse master, especially this kind of refreshing improvement of "getting a level after a fight", but Chen Yuan's expression is depressed and his eyes are full of confusion.

It was not known whether it was because he was accustomed to his extraordinary promotion speed due to countless near-death battles, or he had been knocked down by the heavy reality.

Of course, to call it "supernormal" is still far from the case of Cen Dongsheng, who relied on the foresight of a reborn person to pick up a special curse.

Seeing that Chen Yuan was in a low mood, although he could understand the boy's feelings, he did not intend to comfort him.

"Are you going to give up? Your sister probably doesn't recognize you anymore. This is the fact you have to face. If you want to get off the boat now, then go ahead."

Although Chen Yuan's presence is valuable in order to obtain other fragments, he is not indispensable.

"……Do not!"

Chen Yuan's palms curled up and he tightly grasped his quilt. After struggling in pain and confusion for a long time, he gave a definite answer:

"That's my sister, I... won't let her go."

"Okay, be ambitious."

Cen Dongsheng clapped his hands.

"The other party is the owner of this ship. Do I... still have a chance to take Xiao Jiu away?"

"Yes. In fact, he has already given you a way. Right after you fell into a coma, Meng Huafan announced in front of all the spell-binding masters that he would hold a competition on the ship. Anyone who can pass three tests will be eligible to make a request to him."

As Cen Dongsheng was speaking, he was thinking in his heart: The sense of déjà vu of this plot is really strong, even the stage is ready.

"Contest?"

The young man on the hospital bed was stunned and his expression became strange.

"Is there another conspiracy or trap? Or, even if I win, he still doesn't intend to fulfill his promise and is unwilling to return my sister to me..."

"Then there's an excuse to take action."

Cen Dongsheng answered calmly.

"If you want to snatch someone from a special-class spell-forbidden master, you have to have an excuse."

"I didn't want to steal anyone, I stole my sister first..."

"I know. But we are a spell-forbidden master and we have our own rules. You have experienced not only setbacks and hardships, but also unfair battles. You should know what to do."

"..."

Chen Yuan fell silent again.

"If you want to ensure the fulfillment of your promise, apart from trusting other people's morality, the only thing left to rely on is strength. My agreement with you is the former, and my agreement with Meng Huafan is the latter."

"Mr. Cen, you did it for me..."

"Yes, I said I would let you get off the boat with your sister. If he wants to cheat, I will stand up for you. But if you can't win, then all this is in vain."

The young man let out a long breath, apparently he had made up his mind.

"...I understand what you mean."

"Then prepare well."

Cen Dongsheng made an estimate. Although he still didn't understand the significance of Meng Huafan's holding of this so-called competition - maybe he had other intentions, or maybe it was just for fun, but for Chen Yuan, this was the only chance.

The top strong men will not lower their status to get involved in a farce. With the remaining people as opponents, Chen Yuan, whose strength is growing rapidly, still has hope.

The boy's breakthrough speed could not continue indefinitely. After all, what resides in him is a fragment of "Six Paths of Reincarnation" rather than the complete version. But it is not impossible for him to defeat an ordinary A-class curse master.

Chen Yuan himself didn't even dare to think about it. After all, he had been beaten half to death two days ago. But Cen Dongsheng stood high and saw far, so he had some confidence in him.

……

There was one more thing that Cen Dongsheng did not mention to Chen Yuan.

Just after Meng Huafan announced the opening of the "Blissful Feast", he left with the three sisters of Snail Girl. Senior Jiang, who had been quietly observing them, came up with a worrying conclusion:

"Did you see clearly?"

"Yes, there really is some close connection between them."

The fog shrouding Meng Huafan and Chen Jiu was thick and deep, while that surrounding the eldest and second sisters of the Luonu was a little lighter in scale. This was when Jiang Yunmei seized the opportunity and captured the connection using her "telepathy".

This is a connection that is deeper than blood ties and originates from the spiritual and soul levels; in this light, Meng Huafan is not being hypocritical when he says that he regards them as his "daughters."

But Chen Jiu is clearly Chen Yuan’s sister, and was abducted by members of the Soul-Stirring Cave two years ago…

"If you want to continue exploring this secret, you must first understand the operating mechanism of "Endless Sea of ​​Bitterness"."

(End of this chapter)