The King of Curses

Chapter 77 "Dongsheng, I want to kill her."

Cen Dongsheng closed his eyes.

He could hear the slight sound of clothes rubbing against each other.

There was a cool and soft touch on both temples. Sister Zhizhen's fingers pressed gently.

“Is the strength okay?”

"Hmm...it feels like it could be a little heavier."

He said with his eyes closed.

As a result, the force coming from both sides of the head did become stronger.

The world is very quiet.

There was only one light on in the living room at night. The light was dim and not enough to fully illuminate the faces of the two people sitting on the sofa.

The man lay on the woman's thighs and closed his eyes; the woman smiled gently, leaned down slightly, and massaged his temples to relieve his fatigue.

Although I was shocked by Sister Zhizhen’s initiative at first, but after actually experiencing it...isn’t this a very heartwarming moment?
"Are you tired after this day?"

"fine……"

"Some fatigue is hidden and not easy to detect. It accumulates in the corners of the body over time. It may seem inconspicuous, but if you don't take it seriously and find time to stop and rest, you will collapse one day."

"Yes, yes..."

"Yeah, that's it. That's why I need people around me to remind me and comfort me..."

"Sister Zhizhen..."

"Don't talk, just enjoy it."

"..."

"Are you feeling uncomfortable? If you are, remember to speak up."

"No...very comfortable."

Sister Zhizhen's voice was light and gentle. It entered his ears and penetrated into his heart, like a light feather falling, making his heart itchy.

It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say this, but at this moment she gives people the feeling of a mother taking care of her baby in her cradle.

As if influenced by her, Cen Dongsheng's voice also became lighter when he answered.

He really began to feel a little tired, and a wave of weariness came over him.

Just like Sister Zhizhen said, fatigue will not defeat a person all at once, but will accumulate slowly and gradually push a person to the dangerous situation of being on the edge of a cliff.

Therefore, when he was an executive commissioner in the ruling bureau, every time he came back from a mission, he would eat and drink a lot, and then sleep for several days. This was his personal way of resting.

Even if his body was strong enough to allow him to fight ghosts endlessly like a perpetual motion machine, mental damage was still inevitable;
His flesh and blood body is as strong as a Terminator robot, but his spirit and will are still human.

In the past, even if Cen Dongsheng knew this, he couldn't do much to improve it. He didn't know who to talk to, let alone be brought up by others...

He was very happy that Sister Zhizhen noticed it.

Yes, even though the woman's behavior was abrupt, it was just to reward him.

The prerequisite is that he does not open his eyes, otherwise it will be difficult not to have evil thoughts.

Even with your eyes closed, the warmth and softness from behind your head and the fragrance lingering at the tip of your nose will still make you fantasize.

"Put aside those worries and let your sister take good care of you."

Sister Zhizhen was massaging his temples while humming an off-key melody, which made it feel like a mother singing a lullaby to her baby.

He seemed to be falling asleep soon—

"Boom."

A slight noise woke Cen Dongsheng up quickly.

Lying on the woman's lap, he opened his eyes and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

...It's upstairs.

To be precise, it is the direction of the room on the second floor where Yi Qingyan lives.

After this sound, silence returned to the upstairs.

"Hey, where are you looking at?"

An Zhizhen leaned over and spoke in his ear.

"With me by your side, why are you looking away? You only need to keep looking at me..."

Her voice was so gentle, yet full of oppression——

Of course, it’s not just the sound that’s oppressive, there’s also…

The softness that accidentally pressed against his face.

An Zhizhen stood up quickly, and the lingering full feeling on her face just now disappeared.

"……Feel sorry."

He said.

"To me? You have nothing to apologize for."

Sister Zhizhen laughed. She moved her hand away from his temple and began to caress the man's face.

"I'm a little curious about what that little girl means to you. You said you want to be responsible for her. Are you mentally prepared for this?"

"This one……"

"I think that although she depends on you, she doesn't look like she is lying. Have you really said or promised something like that?"

"……Yes."

An Zhizhen hummed for a while, as if he was thinking, or hesitating.

"Dongsheng, I've told you before, right? I think you're a very sentimental person. Do you remember?"

"of course."

Cen Dongsheng thought that if he had not remembered this sentence at that time, he might not have made up his mind so easily.

"In that case, I have a question."

Sister Zhizhen’s fingers stopped.

"I can understand why you might have some irrational behavior - but if you and Yi Qingyan really just met for the first time yesterday, where did your feelings for her come from?"

...What a sharp question.

Cen Dongsheng was speechless for a moment. He couldn't say that the two had met in their previous life.

"Did you two really meet yesterday?"

She confirmed again.

"Yes."

He answered stubbornly.

At least in this life.

"By the way, my evaluation of you can be understood in reverse. In other words, I find it hard to imagine that you would really take to heart a person you have only met for less than ten hours."

"..."

This is also true.

Cen Dongsheng felt very pressured at first, but he soon thought that maybe Sister Zhizhen was not questioning him, but just curious.

She just wanted to know Cen Dongsheng's true thoughts; or in other words, she was also trying to guide him to see his true thoughts about Yi Qingyan.

Thinking of this, Cen Dongsheng sorted out his thoughts and replied:

"I think it's because some of her thoughts and doubts resonated with me, so I wanted to help her."

"Oh?"

"Qingyan has these confusions because of her own abilities. Some of them are also the questions I have been thinking about for a long time."

He was not lying, even though this also happened in his previous life.

"Oh, that's interesting. But people who have the ability to make changes often have ambitions that match their abilities. You, me, and that kid named Yi Qingyan."

"Can you accept it?"

"Of course. Is this what you really think? I didn't misjudge you, and you didn't lie."

Sister Zhizhen said with a smile.

"To be honest, I have already thought of another explanation for you. If you say that you were simply attracted by her beauty, that would also make sense. After all, you are a healthy young man."

"Ah ha ha……"

That night, the air conditioner in the living room was turned up high, but Cen Dongsheng's forehead was sweating. But his trial did not end here -

"There is a second question."

An Zhizhen continued.

"Now I know why you help her. So, can you tell me to what extent this 'importance' goes, Dongsheng?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"Can't you see what I really think of that child?"

"..."

In fact, Cen Dongsheng had already vaguely noticed it.

From the awkward atmosphere between the two of them, he understood one thing.

Sister Zhizhen is a perfectionist. It turns out like this when she is present. Either the situation is no longer under her control, or she did it on purpose, or... both.

"When I first saw her, the first impression I had was danger, a kind of uncontrollable danger. And after communicating with her, this feeling is becoming more specific and vivid."

"If I were to give you a reasonable strategy for dealing with this kind of person, the answer would only be..."

An Zhizhen's face moved closer, her bottomless eyes covered by the shadows cast from all around.

My sister's voice is still so gentle.

"——Dongsheng, I want to kill her."

The woman whispered in Cen Dongsheng's ear.

The surrounding lights seemed to shake slightly.

"Get rid of her before it's too late, before she gets into too much trouble."

The ambiguous atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant.

Cen Dongsheng's head was still lying on the woman's thigh, but his muscles were already tense.

"Haha, look at how nervous you are. I said I wanted to kill her, not you..."

She poked the man's forehead as if she didn't care.

"Or do you really care about her to this extent?"

"..."

Cen Dongsheng was speechless.

……

The silence in the room lasted for some time.

An Zhizhen stopped moving, raised her hand to cover her mouth, and yawned. She said:

"It's time to rest. Dongsheng, you should go to bed early too."

"Wait, regarding the question just now, I have something to say..."

"Dongsheng, do you think I don't believe you?"

She laughed.

"I have this idea because I think it is difficult to control the existence of Yi Qingyan, but if you can do it, then it's fine."

Even though she said some scary words, An Zhizhen's expression was still so calm. She left leisurely and returned to her bedroom, leaving the man still in distress.

……

After Sister Zhizhen left, Cen Dongsheng lay on the sofa and took a nap.

He looked like he was resting with his eyes closed, but his brain couldn't stop thinking.

He actually knew very well that the problem had never been solved.

The Philosopher King thinks that he cannot control people, right?

This is natural. After all, the two will be equal opponents in the future.

However, hearing her say this made the man feel more deeply the weight of responsibility on his shoulders.

*
Early the next morning.

When Cen Dongsheng was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, he saw Yi Qingyan, who had finished washing up, changed into a new coat, and walked down from upstairs.

The girl is wearing a casual round-neck summer T-shirt, a denim skirt, and a beret on her head for sun protection. This outfit is eye-catching.

He originally thought that Yi Qingyan deliberately disguised herself and had been the "ugly duckling" for so many years, and only changed her image yesterday. After a night, she might not know how to dress and organize herself...

It turned out that he was overthinking.

Yi Qingyan changed her clothes, but her temperament was still as youthful and beautiful as yesterday, and there was no trace of her past gloom. This showed that she had applied the knowledge taught by the shop owner skillfully and the effect was very good.

It seems that girls are indeed talented in this area.

"Where's Miss An?"

Cen Dongsheng smiled and was about to say hello, but the first sentence he heard her ask was about An Zhizhen.

His expression was a little subtle.

Just like An Zhizhen cared about Yi Qingyan, cared about her so much that he even wanted to kill her;
Maybe... Qingyan really cares about Sister Zhizhen's existence.

"Maybe she's sleeping in." Cen Dongsheng said, "Don't worry about her."

He no longer had any hope that the relationship between the two would be good, as long as he didn't let them really fight, he would consider it a victory.

"Aren't you going to wake her up?"

Yi Qingyan stared at his face.

"It's okay, she knows what she is doing."

Cen Dongsheng said. He remembered the last time he went back to wake up Sister Zhizhen—actually it was the morning of the day before yesterday, and the scene at that time…

He felt that if it happened again, with Yi Qingyan around, it would not be a question of whether he could withstand it or not, but rather a question of possibly exploding.

"Let's eat."

Cen Dongsheng put the still hot glutinous rice, fried dough sticks, tofu pudding on the table, and also added a tea egg that had been put in the pressure cooker last night.

"After we finish eating, we'll set off again in a few hours."

"Today is……"

"I'm going to show you around some new schools today. We've already made an appointment."

"Brother is really fast."

As she praised, she tasted the tofu pudding and her eyes narrowed in pleasure.

In fact, Cen Dongsheng has been busy with this matter from last night to this morning.

Anyway, I couldn't sleep at all. I didn't know whether to say it was because I was nervous or excited. I might as well do something else.

After a long night, he still had a strange feeling when he saw Yi Qingyan's appearance in a trance...

The King of Equality is within reach.

Even if he reached out to pinch her cheek, it would only provoke a few coquettish remarks from the King of Equality.

But she is indeed the true king of equality.

A terrifying monster who uses extreme means and has no scruples about killing people.

Even though King Pingdeng before she went crazy in her previous life often had her reasons for killing people, it was still unreasonable in the eyes of others.

...Even the other "ancestors" had their hands stained with blood.

Like those high school students who were murdered, if it were any other ancestor, just the crime of committing this serious offense would result in a situation where even his entire family would have difficulty dying gracefully; but for Yi Qingyan, she simply chopped off those people's heads with a knife, which was no different from the method of killing others.

But it is still easier for people to understand that "the fool who offends the superior deserves to be killed" rather than agreeing with the King of Equality's approach.

Perhaps, this is what Yi Qingyan wants to change.

"It's not easy."

Cen Dongsheng thought.

Just like it is not easy for An Zhizhen to create an ideal world.

but me……

What is the future I hope to witness?
Cen Dongsheng chewed a rice ball and sat down next to Yi Qingyan.

The brother and sister greeted the arrival of a new day in the dim light of morning.

Become the strongest in the world, become the true "King of Curses"...?

(End of this chapter)