Wu Yan observed the human before him with great interest.
Being surrounded by several high-level aliens in the alien nest and still maintaining composure, he truly lived up to being chosen by the “King,” showing some remarkable qualities indeed.
However, as a vessel, this body needed to be cultivated to perfection.
First and foremost, it needed a thorough cleansing to maintain purity, both physically and mentally, to prepare for the arrival of the King.
“You’ve been through a lot on this journey,” Wu Yan said, turning slightly and extending a hand in a gesturing manner. “Please, Your Highness, take a bath.”
The boiling blood pool emitted a strong smell of blood, mixed with a hint of poppy-like aroma, which was very tempting for the aliens. But for humans, it was not so delightful.
Especially for someone with cleanliness issues, seeing the semi-dried bloodstains and mottled marks by the poolside was like ants dancing on their nerves.
Shen Jie remained still, even his fingers tapping lightly on the wheelchair’s armrest came to a halt.
“Why doesn’t Your Highness move?” asked Wu Yan. His hand caressed a crystal ball, and threads representing fate emerged from the blood crevices, intertwining between his fingers.
Although due to the influence of the “King,” he couldn’t intrude into Shen Jie’s destiny or alter his future, it was still a simple matter to embed threads into a person’s joints and manipulate them like a puppet.
Of course, if Shen Jie obediently complied, he wouldn’t overstep his bounds too much under normal circumstances.
But… just a mere human. Shen Jie would soon understand that their respect and awe belonged to the “King”. It was already quite uncommon to allocate even a small portion of respect and reverence to a human, instead of treating him as prey to be hunted, slaughtered, and devoured.
Shen Jie needed to understand how much honor and luck he carried. As long as he complied with fate and became their “Highness,” they would naturally offer him the best of everything. Power, wealth, various desires and cravings—all the things humans wanted could be fully satisfied.
And if he refused—
Wu Yan pondered.
Then don’t blame them for resorting to some coercive methods of brainwashing.
He believed that when the “King” obtained a perfect host, he would also appreciate their efforts and not rebuke them for their overstepping.
The blood-red threads descended from the crystal ball, crawling and wriggling towards Shen Jie on the ground.
When he was almost crawling to Shen Jie’s feet, Shen Jie finally spoke, his voice indifferent: “I don’t like having someone watching me bathe.”
“I see.”
Wu Yan nodded in understanding, then gestured to the Repairer and Xiao Qing.
“You two, please leave first.”
The Repairer nodded tactfully and backed out with his snail shell.
However, Xiao Qing stood still in place, his naked body burning with green flames, his face wrapped in bandages as he watched Shen Jie’s figure, seeming to expect something, trembling incessantly—probably in pain.
So the Repairer had to come back and pull him out again.
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[Host, are you really going to bathe in this ghostly place?]
The system trembled quietly. With Wu Yan, a Rank Two nearing Rank One being present, it was afraid of revealing its own presence. Of course, compared to Zong Lin, who had already reached Rank One in other timelines, Wu Yan’s threat was relatively smaller, so it could attempt to speak quietly.
And now, even if it exposed its presence, it had to speak up. Otherwise, if its host really became some kind of “Your Highness” and became the vessel of the King of the aliens, this world would be completely doomed!
[Based on the analysis of the scattered components in the air, this pool is filled with human blood. There’s also pollen from Ageratum flowers… Ageratum flowers, advanced mutated plants, their pollen has strong hallucinogenic and addictive properties. Mixed with human blood and inhaled by the body, you will quickly become addicted to this special “drink”. In other words, you will become a monster who drinks blood! Don’t believe any of their promises, they want to turn you into a monster!] The system hurriedly warned.
In front of Shen Jie, Wu Yan still had the same “please” posture, leisurely saying, “Your Highness, please bathe quickly. You have just arrived here, and you haven’t had time to visit the city yet, right? After you bathe and change clothes, I will accompany you to inspect the city thoroughly. It’s also a good opportunity for you to meet the candidate knights and choose a few who appeal to you to serve by your side.”
With that, Wu Yan paused.
“I heard you like raising dogs,” he said, “There are many shapeshifting aliens in the city. For them, if they can’t be knights, being dogs is also good. You can tell us your favorite colors and breeds.”
“However, if the master’s scent is unpleasant, not only will the dog not obey commands, but it will even turn against the master.”
His words seemed respectful, but they were actually threatening.
But Shen Jie ignored his threat and just said, “Come here.”
Wu Yan fell silent for a moment and said lightly, “Does Your Highness want me to help you change clothes? It seems you’ve figured it out, and I’m glad.”
He dragged his black robe over, extending a pale hand, pieced together by countless flesh and blood, with wriggling blood-red threads swaying like sea anemones, slowly approaching Shen Jie’s eyeballs.
[Warning! Warning! Infection value rising, 82, 83, 84…]
[Why is it suddenly rising so fast??? Host!!!]
The system screamed in alarm.
Shen Jie: “Kneel.”
Wu Yan was stunned.
This human… what is he saying? Kneel?
Could it be that this person has really been clouded by a few “Your Highness” and thinks he’s really superior, able to command them as he pleases?
—Indeed, even a human chosen by the king needs to be properly educated before they can understand their position clearly…
The bloodlines in Wu Yan’s hand suddenly went crazy, thrashing about wildly.
But at this moment, a terrifying force suddenly descended from an unknown source, pressing down on his spine.
Impossible to resist. Powerless to resist.
In almost an instant, Wu Yan collapsed with a thud.
To be precise, it couldn’t be called kneeling, but rather being directly pressed down by the overwhelming force. Accompanied by the sound of cracking bones, he crawled on all fours, resembling a dog.
The smooth silver mask knocked against the ground, cracking open a crevice. It also halted all his ability to think.
He began to tremble. Extreme fear engulfed him.
—He had felt such power before.
Seven years ago, the wave of “King” that came from the void.
Not long ago, he had driven the long threads of fate into that dark space, observing the sleeping, indescribable entity, triggering an explosion throughout his body.
Wasn’t the “King” still asleep!
The end of days had not yet come, the “King” would not awaken. This was the revelation given to him by fate, and he believed it firmly.
But what was he feeling in the present world right now???
Enduring the excruciating pain coursing through his entire body, Wu Yan trembled as he lifted his head, trying to see clearly the “human” on the wheelchair before him.
Then, he looked into a pair of purple eyes.
Such rich purple. Brighter than the fullest blooming violet, condensed with countless evils.
It was like the dim light flowing out from the depths of hell.
“…King…”
He murmured a word in a daze from his mouth, but the next moment, the mask touched the ground again, making a loud thud.
The King stepped on his head.
“You disturbed my rest,” Shen Jie said. His left hand still supporting his chin, eyelids drooping, he looked down at the alien on the ground expressionlessly, stepping on his head repeatedly. “Several times, very annoying.”
Wu Yan’s mask was clattering under his steps, like a chick pecking at rice.
“I don’t know… you are…” he said laboriously.
“I don’t know,” Shen Jie repeated his words. “I also don’t know when I became your ‘King.’ And ‘Your Highness.'”
The infection value alarm in his ears had suddenly ceased. The system fell into eerie silence.
But Shen Jie could feel the infection value in his body still rising rapidly, and the ordinary human body began to show signs of mutation.
He lowered his head and saw some fine scales growing on the back of his hand.
Perhaps there were some in other places too, he needed to find a mirror to check.
【Third time.】
A faint voice came through the space.
It was his own voice.
This time it was clearer and a bit louder than the last time.
The distance was rapidly shrinking.
—He needs to handle this quickly.
Shen Jie didn’t respond, his purple eyes staring at the trembling alien beneath his feet.
“Look up at me.”
Although his head was almost being crushed, upon hearing this voice, Wu Yan shuddered and could only struggle to lift his head again.
His mask had completely cracked, revealing a pale and gloomy face. His features could be considered handsome, but unfortunately, there were too many cracks on it, like porcelain shattered.
Because of the excessive friction with the ground just now, some fragments fell off his cheeks.
As he looked up at him now, there was fear, submission, reverence, and a faint sense of reluctance.
Shen Jie had seen too many of these looks a long time ago. He didn’t have any feelings about it. He pricked his fingertip, and a drop of blood fell, seeping into the forehead of the alien.
He really needed a watchdog.
To watch over these aliens and stop disturbing his and Zong Lin’s peaceful life.
—-
Zong Lin arrived at the Observation Center, only to find it in chaos.
“Captain Zong, you’re here! Are you here to assist us?” An observer saw him and quickly approached, “The Observation Center has been attacked by high-level aliens, and all the instruments are malfunctioning. Teacher Zhu is fighting the aliens alone on the top floor. The room is blocked, and we can’t get in.”
He did come to find Zhu Wu You.
Shen Jie was abducted by aliens, and the only person who could quickly calculate Shen Jie’s exact location was Zhu Wu You with his “Fate” ability.
Zong Lin flew to the top floor and saw the walls, originally covered with runes, now in tatters, while Zhu Wu You was continuously coughing up blood. The invading aliens were nowhere to be seen.
“You’re here,” Zhu Wu You said. “I know… why you’ve come.”
Zong Lin looked at his blood-stained chin and furrowed his brow. “Since you know, tell me his location. I want to save him.”
Zhu Wu You coughed a few times and said, “Before that, you need to think clearly. Is the person you want to save really human?”
Ty for the chapter!!! <3
Shen Jie taking out his frustration for all the interupted dates is so satisfying 😄
thank you for the chapter!!
Not only do they interrupt his dates, but they want him to bathe in that dirty nonsense? They truly do not know how to make their king happy
Thank you for the chapter! 🫶🫶🫶
Ohhh is the scene from the synopsis finally coming?? 👀👀
Thanks for the chapter! 💕💕
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
This was so satisfying!! （〜^∇^)〜
The scene from the synopsis is finally here!! eek. The humans have also realized that SJ is not human…I wonder how this whole thing will go?
Thanks for the chapter
This is what happens when you assume you know what your master wants. Also way to blow up his spot Zu Wu. Now he has to go be the one doing the soothing.
has zhu wuyou been suspicious for a long time or did it begin not long ago? i’m pretty curious
Can’t wait to see the system go insane knowing who he was paired with lol
So unhappy, SJ just can’t get a moment. Hopefully the plush dog didn’t get dirty… Thanks for the update ❤️