The King of Curses

Chapter 305 Testing
After Cen Dongsheng returned home, he went back to his room immediately and told his elder sister everything that had happened. He was puzzled by the strange and rapidly growing affection that Luo Nuyi had for him.

On the one hand, it was to prove his innocence, and on the other hand, he really didn't understand.

"Is this an order from Meng Huafan? I feel like he misunderstands me."

At this time, it was only half an hour since Cen Dongsheng left, and An Zhizhen had not yet gotten up. She leaned her arms on the pillow and listened to him lazily. It was only at this time that she laughed softly.

"Is it really a misunderstanding?"

The woman in her nightgown lifted the quilt, revealing her smooth thighs; she supported herself on the bed with her hands and crawled over like an elegant and charming cat.

Cen Dongsheng saw his elder sister's exposed skin and her voluptuous curves that could not be concealed by her thin nightgown. His eyes lingered on her and finally he simply "stuck" on her and could not move.

This was completely different from the feeling he had when communicating with the snail girls. They had been making love until late at night last night, but now seeing them, he still felt hungry and lustful...

But now was the time to get down to business, so Cen Dongsheng took off his coat and sat upright beside the bed.

The woman who came closer raised her fingers and gently poked his face, then switched to kneading with both hands.

"Of course it's a misunderstanding. I really have no interest in those two snail girls."

She treated Cen Dongsheng's face as a toy, and the words he spoke turned into mutters.

"Sniff sniff~"

An Zhizhen lazily stretched out her hands, put her arms around his neck, and sniffed twice at the edge of his neck to make sure she didn't smell any other woman's scent.

"Okay, I believe it. But why?"

"what why?"

"Now, I am very curious about your mate standards, Dongsheng."

The elder sister kneaded Cen Dongsheng's expression into all kinds of funny expressions, then she put her hands down as if she was finally satisfied, leaned her head on the man's chest, and whispered.

"I want to be mentally prepared to accept a new lover, in case you bring a strange woman home from somewhere else and scare me..."

"I don't have a new lover."

"There's none?"

"No."

"Well, I don't have it now, but it's hard to say in the future." An Zhizhen insisted with a smile on her face, "So, you better tell the truth."

Cen Dongsheng sighed helplessly.

Think carefully, do the three people who are currently in an ambiguous and intimate relationship have anything in common? He can't think of it anyway.

"I understand, it's you who still doesn't understand."

An Zhizhen saw it clearly, and she explained:
"So, you have to let the other person come to you first, so that you can feel moved and have desire for him/her. Only then can you figure out whether you like him/her or not."

“…That might be the case.”

"Since your personality is so passive, then the first characteristic that the other person needs to have is 'strong', right?"

"Um……"

Cen Dongsheng thought about it and decided that Sister Zhizhen must be a strong type. Sister Qingyan... counted as one? Probably; but what about Yutang?
It’s better to say it’s proactive rather than strong.

"It's hard for ordinary women to be strong in front of you. At least they need to have a certain emotional foundation or be strong enough."

"Well..."

"Of course, the appearance must conform to your aesthetic taste, this is the basis. If one glance at them makes people feel disgusted, I believe you will 'rather die than surrender'... However, Dongsheng is not picky in this regard. As long as they are pretty, they are all within your strike zone."

"I think……"

Listening to his elder sister's analysis, Cen Dongsheng felt as if he was being stripped naked bit by bit, and had an inexplicable sense of shame. He coughed dryly and said:

"There's one more thing, which is what you don't hate."

"Oh, now you remember to please me?"

"No, I'm serious."

"Haha, is it just because I am more tolerant? You dare not say such things in front of Sister Qingyan."

An Zhizhen drew circles on the man's muscular chest with her fingers and scratched it lightly with her nails, listening to his breathing becoming heavier and heavier until he finally fell into silence.

She found herself being pressed down on the bed, the man's hot embrace and heavy weight coming from behind, her arms being held tightly, like a pair of heavy shackles. The woman subconsciously held onto the head of the bed with her hands, unable to help but screaming.

"Dongsheng? You, you come again? I thought..."

"I thought so too." Cen Dongsheng's heavy breathing sounded in his ears, "But you have been tempting me since just now."

"Does what you did just now count as seduction? Your self-control is too poor, brother Dongsheng~"

"It's okay. Sister, I want to use this posture this time..."

*
The rustling sounds of changing clothes, the sound of water running in the bathroom, the laughter between lovers, and the funny stories in bed all came to an end.

The woman who had been tormented from morning to night finally had a chance to rest. She washed up, changed into clothes suitable for going out, but for the time being she gave up the idea of ​​going out.

She drew open the curtains and found that the sun had already passed the center of the sky. She thought to herself what a ridiculous day this was.

An Zhizhen sat down in front of the dressing table, lazily supporting her chin with her hand.

"Dongsheng~I'm tired."

The man walked behind her, lifted up her damp long hair, picked up the hair dryer, and dried it carefully bit by bit.

……

"It's something serious."

The woman looked at the couple in the mirror and suddenly spoke:
"Dongsheng, do you think the fragments of the Six Paths of Reincarnation can still be hidden from others?"

Cen Dongsheng stopped, thought for a moment, and shook his head.

"I'm afraid I can't hide it."

Chen Yuan has demonstrated strength beyond his rank in public, attracting the attention of quite a few spell-binding masters; at the same time, the battle between fragment hosters is in full swing and will not be stopped by external forces.

Cen Dongsheng has always adhered to the strategy of "not interfering too much". To Chen Yuan, he will only be a guide.

"Unless those people are blind," he said, "So, I have been thinking about how the winner of the fragment competition in the previous life managed to break through the siege."

The situation did not change much because of their intervention——

According to Chen Yuan's personality and Meng Huafan's arrangement, in Cen Dongsheng's life, he would most likely choose to "go through five levels and kill six generals" and fight desperately to get his sister back; in this process, he would inevitably be forced to show his abilities, unless he died in advance and the fragments fell into the hands of another host...

But as long as the competition for fragmentation continues on this ship, it will be impossible to avoid leaks.

"Then there is only one possibility left."

An Zhizhen said.

"Our initial speculation was based on one point: Meng Huafan or Wan Dugu, when they knew about the fragments of the 'Six Paths of Reincarnation', would not let go of this easy opportunity; on the other hand, if a certain unknown person could make it to the end, it means that they were not aware of it - now, this premise needs to be revised."

Cen Dongsheng took up her conversation.

"At least one of them knew about it, but was unable to stop the fragments from gathering in someone else, or was unwilling to stop it for other reasons." This was not good news for them.

The first possibility means that a new competitor has emerged. This competitor is not an ordinary person, but a special-class spell master who can become a master in the future. If the other party can't do anything with the "Six Paths of Reincarnation", they may not be able to do anything either;

If it is the second possibility, then the other party is not a competitor but an enemy. If Cen Dongsheng wants to obtain the curse, he will definitely be blocked.

The only good thing is that he no longer has to hide anything because everyone knows the inside story.

"Which one?"

"There is a way that will allow us to get the answer quickly."

An Zhizhen smiled.

"Unlike your previous life, there is another 'bystander' besides them and us who are the special-class spell-forbidden masters on this ship. He is the best entry point. We can get the answer with just a little probing..."

*
On the day when the first round of competition began, Cen Dongsheng came to the sex and gambling house.

The internal architectural structure underwent amazing changes in a short period of time. Arched platforms were built on all sides as a place to watch the battle, and in the center was an arena covered with a barrier.

The atmosphere in the venue was also completely different from the last time I saw it. The players were actively warming up in the preparation area, and those crazy gamblers were nowhere to be seen.

If there is any feature that has been retained, it is probably the dealer with a bronze mask and six arms. He sits in a high place, and his identity has changed from "dealer" to "judge".

……

Before the game officially started, Cen Dongsheng met an acquaintance in the viewing area above.

It was a figure shrouded in pitch-black fog. If you took a few steps closer to him, you could feel the biting chill. The surrounding scenery lost its color and everything was becoming dim.

The spell-binding masters who came to watch the battle subconsciously moved away from that direction, and a vacuum zone was formed unknowingly.

Wan Dugu of this era should not have exposed his identity as a special-class spell-binding master yet, and has not caused any waves in front of others, but judging by his unabashedly ostentatious attitude, that day is not far away.

Cen Dongsheng felt the other person's gaze and walked towards him.

"Mr. Wan, we haven't seen each other for two days."

He laughed.

"Yes. I wanted to have a chat with you, but unfortunately I never found the opportunity."

Wan Dugu replied calmly, looking down at the competition venue below.

"Oh?"

Cen Dongsheng recalled that when they first met, on the night before boarding the ship, Wan Dugu had indeed taken the initiative to invite him.

"Do you need to find an opportunity to find me?"

"You keep hanging around women, and the women hang around you. I'm an outsider, so I can't disturb them."

"I didn't expect Mr. Wan to be so reasonable."

"Test it out a bit"... Elder sister's words rang in his ears. Now was the right time to do so.

Cen Dongsheng sat down next to him, and the atmosphere of their conversation was as relaxed as if they were acquaintances who happened to meet while watching the same football game.

"You seem to be troubled."

"I'm not worried, but I was worried that I would be beaten up by your two women."

There was a cold aura around Wan Dugu, and the tone of his voice was like ice. Only the lines themselves sounded like a joke. Cen Dongsheng was almost choked by this sudden "cold humor".

"They are not unreasonable people. They will not act rashly..."

"Do you believe this? I can see that you may be a law-abiding man, but An Zhizhen and Yi Qingyan are different."

"Be law-abiding"... Cen Dongsheng didn't know whether this was a compliment or contempt.

"What then?"

"And then? After I saw other people of the same kind on this ship, I felt relieved."

Wan Dugu said that he seemed to be in high spirits and talked about the views he has always held.

"The victory or defeat between special-class curse-forbidden masters is essentially no different from a street fight between thugs..."

After listening to it, Cen Dongsheng felt that it made sense.

Compared to humans in the past, curse masters possess overwhelming power. Human society is a fragile sand castle on the beach. As their ranks increase, numbers gradually become meaningless; but if they are all at the same level, the key to determining victory or defeat returns to basics.

"So, on this ship, we can't fight."

Wan Dugu said that he turned around and asked Cen Dongsheng for his opinion:

"What do you think?"

"I think...it makes sense."

Cen Dongsheng smiled but shook his head in his heart.

If the other party really thinks that there is a balance of power and that they will definitely not fight, then they are very wrong.

Wan Dugu used street fights as an example, but Cen Dongsheng, who grew up in an orphanage, knew very well that not every fight had to be started before one was sure that one side could win;
He also knew that there was one person who would not sit idly by and watch the Curse Master's reckless behavior.

She did not stay on the ship, but left after attending the banquet. But after seeing some things on the ship, Cen Dongsheng felt that when she returned, the situation would definitely change beyond everyone's expectations...

Among all the special spell-binding masters, and even all the future "ancestors", she is the most special one.

……

"Mr. Cen, I want to discuss something with you. I plan to let one of my 'kind' get off the ship as soon as possible."

Wan Dugu quickly got down to business, and in order to seek cooperation, his attitude was always very frank.

"Who?"

"——Zhang is the way."

Cen Dongsheng thought that Sister Zhizhen was really amazing, as she had foreseen this development.

"Why did you come to me?"

Cen Dongsheng thought about it and answered carefully.

"I heard that you had a conflict in Sanyin City before..."

"Yes, but it has been resolved. We have reached an agreement. To me, Zhang Shidao is just a stranger now. There is no reason to go against him."

In fact, they are not strangers. He and Zhang Shidao still have an agreement that has not been fulfilled.

"Besides, I have even less reason to cooperate with you than with him."

"Haha, well, it's really not right to keep it secret until now."

Wan Dugu chuckled.

"To be frank, Mr. Cen, we are eyeing the same thing, a fragment of some huge power."

(End of this chapter)