Lanhuadis 57
The afterglow fades.
When it was time to rest, Ning Ren finally escaped from his third brother's hands, holding the blood of God and rushing back to the bedroom without looking back.
Xiercheng and Wenduolin smiled and left the temple.
Xier Cheng: "When we came here, we saw the Guhuo bird flying towards the Western Sea. I have a hunch that bird is not a good thing. It seems to be targeting the blood of the gods."
"Does Xiao Qi have a good relationship with this bird? When I was little, I often visited her in the Third Army dungeon. Even when she was finally released, it was Xiao Qi who noticed."
Wen Duolin: "That bird is too evil, and it's an ancient mythical bird, capable of rebirth from the ashes. We've achieved our goal, so don't worry about the rest. If she's also after the divine blood, then we must not let her know that Lan Huadis also has divine blood."
After all, the ocean greatly weakens the attack power of birds, but land and air do not.
Xier Cheng: “Okay.”
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The embarrassed blush on Ning Ren's face slowly disappeared after he entered the bedroom.
He patted his cheek to calm himself, grew bigger, changed his clothes, and then studied the blood of God carefully.
He deliberately ran away so fast because he didn't want to swallow the blood of God under the surveillance of his brothers and sisters.
This thing cannot be eaten until he has studied it thoroughly.
In order to prevent himself from being tempted and eating it, he found a piece of cloth and tied his mouth shut before he began his research.
A golden crystal with faint traces of blood inside.
Ning Ren observed for a long time, pondered, picked up a small piece of debris, and analyzed it with his mental power for a moment, but there was no change in the fragment.
This thing is so sturdy.
The mermaids can actually break it off. I wonder what they use.
Ning Ren was about to give up after studying for a long time without any results. The vines of the Holy Vine appeared behind him and poked him quietly.
Ning Ren was startled and thought he had been discovered by his second brother.
The leaves of the holy vine gently scratched Ning Ren's fingertips, and a drop of blood fell directly onto the large piece of divine blood.
Ning Ren didn't even have time to react.
The blood of God quickly swallowed up his blood. To Ning Ren's astonishment, the golden crystal suddenly melted and turned into a ball of golden liquid floating in the air, emitting a faint red light.
Even the gentle breath changed, becoming extremely sacred and sharp.
"this……"
Sheng Teng pushed his hand, wanting him to touch the golden liquid.
After being stunned, Ning Ren touched the leaves of the holy vine. He chose to believe in this lovely vine that gave him little white flowers every day.
The moment his fingertips touched the golden liquid, Ning Ren's consciousness seemed to be lost for a moment, and he saw an extremely blurry scene. It seemed like... someone was reciting a book?
The scene was fleeting, like an illusion.
Ning Ren shook his head and pointed his finger again. The golden liquid moved according to his thoughts and could change into any shape.
It is such a big ball, round, flat, long and pointed, so it is easy to change it.
So magical.
Is this thing a blood-eating thing?
Or is it because he had eaten the blood of God before?
But it was better than the unchanging situation. Ning Ren pulled the cloth off his mouth and rubbed the tip of the holy vine leaf. "Thank you, you are really knowledgeable."
The holy vine snapped and another small flower bloomed.
"This god's blood has an inhibitory effect on the sky cracks and evil spirits. We have to try it." Ning Ren made up his mind to go to the fifth sister's research institute in two days to get a ball of evil spirit to see the effect.
There were still some fragments left in the brocade box. Ning Ren did not waste them. He used the blood left on his fingertips to pick them up one by one, and they all turned into golden liquid and melted into a ball.
The aura has changed, no one will ever recognize that this is the blood of God.
Even if it was just fragments, Ning Ren didn't keep any for himself.
He felt that there was no need for him to eat. It would be a waste for this body that was destined to die to eat the scraps of God's blood.
Two days later.
Ning Ren, under the pretext of visiting Dorothea, secretly obtained a small ball of controllable evil energy.
The moment he controlled the golden liquid to touch the evil energy, the evil energy evaporated instantly.
Ning Ren hissed.
This little bit of evil energy didn't even cause any damage to the golden liquid.
Then, can this thing be used directly on the monster in Tianfeng, pulling it out and killing it?
Ning Ren couldn't help laughing out loud after imagining the scene of chasing Tian Feng and fighting him in his mind.
This thing needs to be carefully observed. The evil energy in the Fifth Sister's Research Institute is controllable. He wants to use the uncontrollable evil energy he just captured to see how long this thing can last.
Find an opportunity to go to the front line.
Ning Ren turned the golden liquid into an armlet and wore it on his arm.
Anyway, the blood of God had changed its form. When his eldest sister and third brother asked about it, he said he had eaten it and fooled them.
After all, no one can guarantee that he will recover his health after drinking the blood of God.
Just assume that this divine blood is ineffective.
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After a long period of treatment, Jie Ling's treatment is nearing completion.
The treatment continued day and night, with several doctors taking turns, Ninglie on duty at night and Asulin on duty during the day.
The Lanhuadis people and the Mi people have different schedules. For this reason, Asulin and Ning Ren completely miss each other and rarely meet.
Most of the tentacles on Jie Ling's shoulder blades had been cut off.
The doctor said, "You now have two choices. One is to retain some of the tentacles, thus preserving some of the Lanhuadis's strength. The other is to completely remove them and fully restore them to normal."
Jie Ling's face was extremely pale, but he was extremely calm.
“…There’s a price to pay.”
Doctor: "The first option is to keep the tentacles. You can use your mental power normally, but the risks are extremely high. If it fails, you will die. Even if it succeeds, the tentacles will occasionally feel painful and stiff. The second option has very little risk. Your mental power disappears, and you become a normal person."
Jie Ling didn't even think twice: "The first one."
A Sulin: "Jie Ling, our tribe has no shortage of warriors."
Jie Ling said, "I have come all the way here, I don't want to disappoint the leader."
There is no shortage of warriors in the City of Chaos, but he wants to be a warrior, to protect the City of Chaos, the place that took him in and raised him.
Nianlie was very confused: "Even if you succeed, you will still be a half-blood in the future... Isn't it better to be a normal person?"
At this time, Asulin was not yet in power in the chaotic city.
The An Yi leader, who was hostile to outsiders, was already a rare sight, even grudgingly looking at Jie Ling. If Jie Ling returned in such a monstrous form, he would likely face considerable criticism in the Chaos City.
Jie Ling said nothing.
Looking at Asulin, her tightly pursed lips showed a bit of stubbornness.
A Sulin was silent for a moment, "I respect your decision."
The doctor nodded: "That's settled then. I have a way to increase the success rate."
"The tentacles grow on the shoulder blades. Ultimately, it's the power of us Lanhuadi people. If we want to unblock it and change it, we need the blood of a high-level royal family to suppress it. Only then will I have enough time to unblock it."
"High-ranking royal family?"
Doctor: "Well, it needs to be at least three lines. I don't have the authority to do that. If you want it, you have to go and apply to the king in person."
Asulin: "How much blood do you need?"
Doctor: "Two or three drops will be enough."
A Sulin: "Will the bloodshed of the Lanhuadis have any impact on their bodies?"
The doctor's eyes softened. Although the young master of the Mi tribe was an outsider, he also cared about their own people. He was indeed a guest valued by the king. The king had a very good vision.
"No, it's just two or three drops of ordinary blood, but the Lanhuadis bloodline hierarchy is strict. If it's ordinary blood, or less than three royal patterns, I can make the decision. But..." The doctor showed an embarrassed expression at the right time.
A Sulin: "I understand. If you use blood, what other effects will it have on Jie Ling?"
Doctor: "There is a side effect. He will develop a close relationship with the royal family that gave him the blood. But you left after the treatment, so this side effect is equivalent to nothing."
A Sulin: "Okay."
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temple.
Ning Ren was stunned when he heard the news of Asulin's visit.
Then he quickly tidied up the things on his desk, including the three notebooks he had written for managing the clan, and put them all away.
He straightened his clothes, uncrossed his legs from the chair, had his servants quickly dispose of the nut shells he had eaten, and put on new ones.
Then he cleared his throat and said, "Let him in."
So when Asulin came in, what he saw was the young king, who was about his age, sitting upright with a thick stack of documents in his hand.
The snacks placed next to it were also untouched.
He looks like he is working hard.
A Sulin: "Meet the King of the Eastern Territory."
Ning Ren: "Sit down."
The servant brought a chair and placed it opposite Ning Ren.
A Sulin: "This is against the rules."
Ning Ren: "Just sit down if I tell you to."
A Sulin: "Thank you, King of the Eastern Territory."
Asulin sat down opposite Ning Ren. He observed the etiquette between the two domains, did not look around, and was very well-behaved.
Ning Ren's teeth hurt from watching this.
During this period, he actually wanted to find Asulin, but their identities had changed. Even if he stuck to her again, they would never be able to return to their previous way of getting along.
He can act like a spoiled brat in front of his older brothers and sisters, but he can't act cute in front of Asulin.
In addition, while Uncle Jie Ling was undergoing treatment, the two tribes had different schedules, so when Ning Ren woke up, Asulin was just resting.
Ning Ren didn't want to disturb him.
He thought countless times about what to say to Asulin the next time they met, but he always felt awkward.
Ning Ren didn't know how to get along with people other than his brothers, sisters, and subordinates. Sometimes he really thought that Teacher Jeremy was amazing, as he could maintain such good relationships with so many people in the tribe.
Ning Ren: "Don't be restrained."
A Sulin said again: "Thank you."
Can't relax at all.
Ning Ren: “…”
"What do you want from me?"
A Sulin: "It's about Jie Ling. His treatment has reached the final stage. He needs the blood of a royal family with three or more stripes of Lan Huadis to increase the success rate of the treatment."
Ning Ren pondered: "Is this what the doctor said?"
Asulin: “Yes.”
He repeated the doctor's exact words.
Ning Ren: "It's a small matter."
But he didn't give the order immediately. Instead, he said, "Stay here with me for a while. I'll finish processing these documents first."
Pushing the snacks in front of Asulin, he said, "Try them, they all taste good."
Asulin said thank you but didn't move.
Ning Ren felt that this scene was familiar and funny.
It was the same when he was a cub. His stinky dad would sit and handle official business, and he would sit opposite his dad and do his homework, or draw and eat.
He didn't know how to get along with Asulin, so he forced Asulin to sit with him for a while.
He now cherishes this ordinary scene that used to happen every day.
Ning Ren's mind was half on Asulin and half on work.
After a while, Asulin's eyes fell on the document in front of Ning Ren.
The order issued by the document now is: [Establish military academies, ordinary schools, and vocational schools in the civilian areas to improve the educational level of all tribesmen and curb the situation of rebellion caused by the lack of a king...]
Asulin can understand it.
Governing a country, a race, or a region, every policy decision will involve the livelihood and economy of many ethnic groups, and numerous other issues, so it is never too much to think carefully about it.
Civilian education is not popular in Lanhuadis, so this policy is effective, but it requires a lot of financial, human and material resources.
If he were placed in the City of Chaos, how would he govern?
Asulin couldn't help but feel curious and even competitive towards this peer in front of him.
Time passed minute by minute. Asulin was in his teens and still had some youthful mentality. He looked around and his eyes lingered for a moment on the three thick notebooks.
The servant brought a bowl of medicine.
Ning Ren put down his pen and drank the medicine with difficulty, along with the candied fruit. He then drank a glass of warm water to get rid of the taste. He looked worried as he drank the medicine, and finally revealed a bit of his youthful appearance.
Asulin was silent for such a long time, and suddenly asked: "Lanhuadis is very peaceful now. The bloodline hierarchy system makes it easy to govern the people here. Why is the King of the East Region still so serious?" There is no need to be so anxious about policies such as education and infrastructure that require long-term implementation.
He chose to come near dusk to suit the King of the Eastern Region's schedule, but now in the early morning light, most of the Lanhuadis people were already asleep.
Ning Ren: "Because my father told me that a king, a clan leader, must never let go of the responsibilities on his shoulders, unless he dies."
He was smiling when he said that, with his eyes curved.
Asulin's gaze inevitably fell on the blood mole at the corner of Ning Ren's eye again.
Sensing his impoliteness, he lowered his eyelashes and said, "Your father is also a very good leader."
Ning Ren raised the corner of his mouth: "Yeah."
No matter how much official business there was, it should have been finished by now. Asulin saw him put away the last document and was about to ask about the blood-giving matter, but Ning Ren interrupted him even more quickly.
"Can you play chess?"
A Sulin could only say, "Yes."
The servant brought the chessboard and separated the black and white pieces.
Although Go is not popular among the Mi tribe, as the young master, Asulin started learning it when the cub class ended, so he is not in a hurry at the moment.
He felt a little lucky that he had learned so much, otherwise he would have been embarrassed.
"In the East Region, will the black piece go first, or will the white piece go first?"
Ning Ren gave him a strange look and said, "Gobang, rock-paper-scissors to decide who goes first."
A Sulin: “…Oh.”
The precocious and steady young master of the Mi clan fell silent.
He stopped playing rock-paper-scissors before the end of his cub class, and he didn't expect that the replay would be under such circumstances.
Ning Ren: "One, two, three!"
The two men fought, scissors against paper, and Ning Ren lost.
Ning Ren: "No, no, you were too slow just now! Try again."
A Sulin: “…Okay.”
When Bu faces fists, Ning Ren loses.
Seeing that the King of the Eastern Region in front of him was a little unhappy, Asulin took the initiative to give in and said, "Let's play again. The last round will decide the winner."
Ning Ren: "Okay."
Asulin thought for two seconds and played cloth.
Ning Ren's scissors snapped his palm and said, "I win."
A Sulin: “Yeah.”
After three rounds of rock-paper-scissors, he gradually began to relax.
Ning Ren made his first move as he wished.
Soon, Asulin discovered that the King of the Eastern Region played Gobang extremely confusingly, and he had to try very hard to give up pieces in order to keep the two of them evenly matched and in a tense situation.
The boy was playing chess very seriously, unconsciously pulling back the snack tray he had given up and munching away on it. He took a long time to think about each move.
Asulin noticed that he seemed to like eating nuts very much, but he ate them very slowly.
After hesitating for a moment, he picked up a few nuts and began to crack them, trying his best to prevent the kernels inside from touching his fingers. After cracking the nuts, he placed them on a small plate.
After Ning Ren finished making a move, he inexplicably pushed the peeled small plate over.
Ning Ren was stunned and didn't move for a long time.
A Sulin reacted and immediately felt a little regretful, "I was presumptuous."
As he said this, he was about to pull the small plate over.
Ning Ren pressed it down and said, "Once you give it to me, I can't take it back. Let's play chess."
"I don't mean anything else. Aren't you a germaphobe? I just didn't expect you to peel nuts for me."
A Sulin: "How did the King of the Eastern Territory know that I have mysophobia?"
Ning Ren: "Oh, I heard about it."
Asulin: "The nuts and dishes here are very clean."
The servant tactfully handed over a clean silk handkerchief, and Asulin wiped the fruit crumbs off his fingertips.
Ning Ren ate the peeled nuts very slowly this time.
The two played five games in a row, and the sky was already completely bright. The servants beside them looked increasingly anxious. It was already so late, and the king was still not sleeping. How could his body bear it!
A Sulin noticed this and immediately stood up after finishing the game. "King of the East Region, it's getting late. We can play another day."
"……All right."
Throw the white piece in your hand into the chess box.
Ning Ren's heart softened as he recalled the butler who had always been gentle with him, coaxing him to sleep, governing the City of Chaos, and even picking him up from the trash can. Since the higher the level of royal bloodline, the greater the success rate of treatment, why not help Uncle Jie Ling?
So he touched a clean teacup next to him, pricked his fingertip and dripped three drops of blood into it.
A Sulin's pupils shrank: "King of the Eastern Region..."
Ning Ren handed him the teacup: "Take it. It's fun playing chess with you."
A Sulin clenched his hand around the teacup and said solemnly, "When Jie Ling gets better, I'll definitely bring him here to thank you."
Ning Ren suddenly asked: "When are you leaving?"
A Sulin was stunned. "The doctor said that in Jie Ling's case, there will be a ten-day observation period after treatment. We will leave in half a month."
Ning Ren: "Can you stay a little longer?"
"I would like to invite you to attend my coronation ceremony."
A Sulin calculated the time and felt a little embarrassed: "The leader gave us a deadline to return to the territory. I'm afraid I can't stay for too long."
Ning Ren didn't even blink: "It will be very soon, in a month. You just need to stay for another half a month."
The attendant beside him: "???"
Really? How come they don’t know?
A Sulin agreed: "Okay."
After the agreement, Asulin left with the three drops of blood, and Ning Ren went to bed under the supervision of his servants.
The moment he shrank and lay down, Ning Ren lay flat on his back, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.
well.
I tried so hard to drag out the time, but it still felt like it went by so quickly.
It must be boring to be kept here by him for so long.
After all, they weren't even friends.
He felt a little sad, mixed with happiness, and also some indescribable bitterness. The complex and inexplicable emotions made him unable to control himself and curl himself up into a ball, rolling around on the pillow, humming.
Finally, she stopped, covered her head, and said in a muffled voice, not knowing to whom she was acting coquettishly:
"Don't you spend more time with me..."
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