Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 164 The Existence of Contradictions

Seeing that Xue Zhengying had regained his senses, Xue Lingling spoke first, "Second Brother? Is that you, Second Brother?"

Xue Zhengying appeared to be in a daze, staring blankly at everyone present, her numb face gradually revealing an expression of confusion and joy.

"Big brother, third uncle, and all the other uncles and paternal uncles..." Xue Zhengying was both surprised and delighted. His gaze shifted and landed on Xue Lingling. The mischievous little girl in his memory gradually merged with the girl in front of him. "Little Lingling?"

This reaction brought tears of joy to the Xue family members, who rushed forward to acknowledge their kinship.

Xue Lingling then threw herself into Xue Zhengying's arms.

The scene was heartwarming.

Looking at all this, Wu Xian couldn't help but feel a little melancholy and sentimental.

Where are my relatives in this life besides my grandfather?

“This young man…” Xue Zhengying looked at Wu Xian with a strange expression, “Could he be my brother-in-law?”

"..."

Wu Xian, who was grieving alone, froze.

Xue Lingling, who was still wiping away tears, couldn't help but feel annoyed. "What are you thinking, Second Brother? Wu Xian is my good disciple, a very outstanding little guy."

"Oh," Xue Zhengying said, slightly embarrassed, "I thought my little sister was already married."

Upon seeing this, the Xue family members couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Wu Xian smiled awkwardly but politely at Xue Zhengying to show his respect.

"Second brother, you may not know this yet," the family head Xue Zhengheng said with great interest, "my little sister is now the hope of our Xue family. She just returned from her advanced studies at the Necromancer's Academy this year."

"The Necromancer's Guild?" Xue Zhengying exclaimed in surprise, staring at Xue Lingling for a moment. "Little sister has become a scroll artist? Haha, as expected of the Xue family's children, they've made us proud!"
So, does this mean our Xue family is about to rise to prominence? Have all the efforts of generations of our Xue family not been in vain?

As she spoke, Xue Zhengying couldn't help but shed tears.

Looking at Xue Zhengying, who seemed just like a normal person, Wu Xian and the Xue family members felt a little worried.

"Speaking of which, second brother, you now..." Xue Zhengheng hesitated before speaking.

"It's a long story," Xue Zhengying said, her eyes filled with complex emotions. After a moment of hesitation and struggle, she let out a bitter sigh. "I'm afraid I can no longer be considered human."

But for him, being able to see the Xue family's rise now was enough to make him die without regrets.

"What exactly happened?" Third Master Xue asked seriously. "Were they assimilated by the power of the Zerg alien world? Or were they controlled by some powerful monster from the Zerg alien world?"

"I guess you could say that." Xue Zhengying sighed with mixed feelings. "Speaking of which, I was able to survive back then thanks to that girl... well... let's just consider her a girl for now."

"Girl?" The crowd exchanged astonished glances.

Xue Zhengying nodded with a dry laugh and remained silent.

Little did he know, Wu Xian had already realized the truth and was conjuring up a melodramatic scenario in his mind.

In this way, Xue Zhengying's series of bizarre events can be explained.

The Xue family members looked at each other, and roughly guessed what was going on.

However, judging from Xue Zhengying's suppressed self-awareness, she probably hasn't "submitted" yet, or is still in a state of being between submission and non-submission.

The term commonly known as Schrödinger's continuation.

"Then what are you doing now...?" Xue Zhengheng asked again.

Xue Zhengying was silent for a moment, then looked at Wu Xian with a strange expression. "Young man, perhaps you can put away this scroll of yours. I can sense that she has given up on stopping me, after all, I am back now."

"Huh?" Wu Xian hesitated slightly before putting away the Pleiades Star Lord. Seeing that Xue Zhengying hadn't changed, he relaxed a little. "By the way, Second Brother Xue, can you still use the scroll now? How about I get you a copy for self-defense?"

"This... I really don't know." Xue Zhengying shook his head blankly. "The scrolls from before are all broken."

Upon hearing this, Xue Lingling decisively pulled out a copy of the Soul Devouring Ghost King dungeon, saying, "Second Brother, try out your little sister's creation."

Xue Zhengying accepted the Soul Devouring Ghost King instance with a complicated expression.

After carefully sensing it, he infused it with the spiritual power imbued with the aura of the insectoid race.

Buzz! The scroll emitted an eerie light, revealing a restless state.

Soon after, the commotion subsided, and the scroll slowly unfurled amidst Xue Zhengying's strange expression, transforming into a Soul-Devouring Ghost King.

However, the Soul-Devouring Demon King before them seemed to be different from the normal Soul-Devouring Demon King.

It exhibits some characteristics of a fusion monster of undead and insectoids, and its overall aura also exudes the aura of insectoid monsters, with some insectoid monster features distorted all over its body.

At this sight, Wu Xian and the Xue family members were all dumbfounded.

Even Xue Zhengying himself was stunned.

"This..." Xue Zhengying's expression was strange, with a hint of confusion and complexity in his eyes, "But compared to controlling and using it, I seem to want to eat it now."

After saying that, he gave a bitter smile and handed the Soul Devouring Ghost King copy back to Xue Lingling.

Wu Xian clicked his tongue in amazement.

Well, so he really has become a monster from another world.

"Eat if you want, it's not like we can't afford to feed you." Xue Lingling wiped away her tears and immediately pulled out a bunch of scrolls she had saved up, including copies and rubbings, afraid that her second brother would go hungry.

Xue Zhengying resolutely waved her hand in refusal, clearly trying her best to suppress the instinct within her body.

Seeing this, everyone felt a mix of emotions, but also a pang of sympathy.

Xue Zhengying's current situation is like a complex contradiction, caught between the humans and the Zerg.

The heart and soul belong to humanity, but the body has long since become that of the Zerg.

In Wu Xian's view, Xue Zhengying today is even more tragic than Xiao Daxia was back then.

In the human world, it is absolutely impossible to accept someone like Xue Zhengying. Even if the Xue family could accept him, the rest of the human world would not.

“Brother Xue, there’s no need to be so conflicted and conflicted,” Wu Xian said thoughtfully. “You can transform from a human into a Zerg, so you should be able to transform back into a Zerg.”

"Perhaps?" Xue Zhengying sighed and smiled.

All of this he has to figure out for himself, and it all depends on what choice he makes in his heart.

……

The moment Wu Xian left the Xue family, his feelings were incredibly complex.

It also gave him a deeper understanding of the world.

As mentioned in the ancient documents of the Zhou family, not all otherworldly creatures are evil.

Not everyone in the human community is necessarily a good person.

Xue Zhengying was clearly not suited to appear in public, and would live secretly in the Xue family from now on. In order to prevent Xue Zhengying from getting out of control, Wu Xian specially left a copy of the Silver Scroll of [Mao Ri Xing Jun] and several copies of the House-Protecting Chicken King in the Xue family.

In his view, the best way would undoubtedly be to go to the Zerg alien world and kill that Zerg girl who had reached the "transformation" level.

Although with their current strength, they may not be able to defeat them.

The key point is that Xue Zhengying obviously couldn't do such an ingratitude, and he never revealed any specific details or information about the insectoid girl from beginning to end.

We made our way back to the Ghost King Club.

Although his master sister has not been able to properly go into seclusion, now that his second brother has returned, the family will inevitably have a reunion, so he will probably have to serve as the acting president for a while longer.

The club remained bustling into the evening. While the club members were engrossed in the [Laurel Tree] training pod, they were also actively building the club's contribution system and tirelessly exchanging contribution points.

After all, contribution points are like stocks; as the Ghost King Club grows and expands, their value will definitely increase.

"What happened to the Xue family?" Zhou Qi asked curiously as he approached.

"It's nothing, I just went to the Zerg dimension to rescue a trapped member of the Xue family." Wu Xian gave a half-truth, then suddenly realized something.

Zhou Qi's painting might be quite suitable for Xue Zhengying.

(End of this chapter)