“This is quite fun~!”
Even Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, showed her girlish side in front of the claw machine, eager to pull out every fluffy plush toy inside.
Qian Renxue also wanted to play, but with her mother present, she could only watch from the side with eager eyes, hoping Bibi Dong would leave soon and let her have the claw machine back.
“Ahem, Bibi Dong, did you come to see me about something?” Chen Muxuan spoke up.
If he didn’t say something, these mother and daughter could spend the entire day in front of the claw machine.
The dignified Pope of the Spirit Hall, trapped by a small, broken machine.
If word got out, people would be shocked.
But this also gave Chen Muxuan a new idea.
He planned to wait until Bibi Dong explained why she had come, and then tell her his thoughts.
Sure enough, hearing her teacher speak, Bibi Dong restrained her urge to go for another round.
And Qian Renxue seized the opportunity to move to where her mother had been standing, manipulating the joystick to continue catching plush toys.
Bai Youyou shook her head on the side.
This mother and daughter were hopeless…
Was the claw machine really that fun?
She couldn’t understand it.
Glancing at the playful Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong explained, “I’m sorry.
It’s like this.
Qian Daoliu wants you to hold an engagement ceremony with Xue’er tonight, as soon as possible, to finalize this marriage.
But before the engagement ceremony begins, you need to defeat that old Golden Crocodile Douluo.
This is also Qian Daoliu’s intention, to establish your authority and silence others.”
“What?”
Chen Muxuan was dumbfounded.
Were they that eager to send their granddaughter away?
Qian Daoliu, you really are a good grandfather!
Although he knew this was a marriage alliance without any real feelings, Chen Muxuan still felt quite helpless.
He just wanted to stay for a while.
How did he end up with this kind of mess?
To be fair, over this period, the Spirit Hall hadn’t treated him badly.
They had taken good care of him in terms of food, clothing, and shelter.
But Chen Muxuan hadn’t been freeloading either.
Hadn’t he been teaching Qian Renxue well?
At her age, she was already learning functions and equations.
Which other child could be as outstanding as Qian Renxue?
Forget it.
Since he was here to cause chaos anyway, he might as well give the little girl one last push.
“Alright, I agree.”
After a moment of thought, Chen Muxuan responded.
Hearing this, Bibi Dong sighed in relief.
“Good.
Then I’ll take Xue’er down to bathe and change.
I’ll have servants come to attend to both of you as well.
I hope Teacher and this…
Miss Bai, will dress formally for tonight.”
Chen Muxuan waved his hand.
“We don’t need servants.
Don’t worry, we’ll handle it ourselves.”
“Understood.”
With that, Bibi Dong picked up Qian Renxue to leave.
“Xue’er, come take a bath with Mommy.”
The little girl was reluctant to leave the claw machine and complained, “Didn’t I just take a bath?
Why do I have to do it again?
Such a hassle…”
“Be good, listen.
There’s an engagement ceremony tonight.
After it’s over, do whatever you want, and Mommy won’t stop you.”
“Alright…”
Unable to defy her mother, the yellow-haired girl was forcibly dragged away.
Now that the room was empty, Chen Muxuan’s gaze fell on Bai Youyou.
Feeling her host’s sinister stare, the white-haired girl couldn’t help but shiver, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
“W-what are you going to do?”
Chen Muxuan crossed his arms.
“I’m not interested in you.
But I need to run an experiment.
When you use the Herrscher’s authority, can I sustain your life?”
He had also speculated that since he could transform into the Finality Herrscher and use all the authorities of the Honkai God, could he use the authority of the Death Herrscher to reduce the corrosion of Honkai energy on the white-haired girl?
So far, he had only used the authorities of Space, Consciousness, and Domination.
He hadn’t done any in-depth research on the other authorities.
Understanding Chen Muxuan’s intention, Bai Youyou sighed in relief.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?
You scared me.”
With that, surging Honkai energy enveloped her entire body.
The familiar armor appeared on her, her messy white long hair tied into a tall ponytail behind her, and a crimson greatsword appeared in her hand.
After entering the Herrscher state, her health visibly dropped.
Bai Youyou urged, “Hurry up.
In combat state, the corrosion on this body is very severe.”
Reality was different from games.
In games, there was at least a health bar to prevent the character from dying mid-fight.
K423’s ultimate fate would most likely be destruction, because her frail body had already been severely corroded by Honkai energy.
She was only hanging on by a thread.
Chen Muxuan didn’t speak.
He slowly closed his eyes and began to control the authority of Death.
Wait!
He suddenly thought of a problem: even using the authority of Death couldn’t solve the corrosion from Honkai energy.
At most, it could reduce the health drain on her body.
If Bai Youyou fought, she would still suffer backlash.
In that case, why not use the authorities of Consciousness, Domination, and Death to forge a reinforced body for her?
Thinking it, doing it.
Chen Muxuan opened his eyes, his pupils turning golden.
He waved his arm, unleashing a surge of powerful energy that swept toward the dog system.
“Ahhh——!!!”
A painful cry echoed through the air.
Bai Youyou could barely speak.
“I…
I’ll…
you…
you’re repaying kindness with…
with enmity…”
She was too naive, really.
How could she have believed the host was genuinely helping?
He was going all out against her!
Chen Muxuan’s expression was cold and stern.
“Shut up.
I’m remodeling your body.
Since you’re a system, your consciousness shouldn’t be weaker than a human’s.
Maintain your consciousness.
I’m going to focus on the remodeling now.”
This frail body needed to be strengthened.
Otherwise, dealing with a Titled Douluo wouldn’t be a problem, but against demigods or first-grade gods, it would be like hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of one’s own.
“You’d…
better…
not be lying to me…”
After barely spitting out those last words, the white-haired girl completely lost consciousness.
This space had already been locked down.
Chen Muxuan didn’t have to worry about sound or energy waves escaping, nor about anyone disturbing them.
Meanwhile, at Tang San’s home.
A white-haired old man stared at the child before him, a grin spreading across his wrinkled face.
He would take the “Xuantian Treasure Manual”!
He was the village chief of Holy Soul Village, but his soul had been replaced.
To be precise, he was Chen Muxuan’s clone.
The authority of the Thousand People’s Herrscher was really useful.
Combined with the authority of the Consciousness Herrscher, dealing with a little guy who had just been reincarnated and had no strength in his body was like child’s play.
Tang San’s proud hidden weapons and Xuantian Technique were all now mastered by Chen Muxuan.
Next, he would pass them on to Qian Renxue.
Could a scholar’s things be called stealing?
It was borrowing!
Especially that devastating “Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus.” If Qian Renxue fully mastered it, when she faced off against Tang San, she would definitely shock him speechless.
Oh, right, after defeating Tang San, Chen Muxuan also planned to stir up more trouble.
Imagine after Tang San woke up, a beautiful white-haired girl said in a soft voice, “You’re awake?
The surgery was a success.
You’re now a complete girl.”
Tang San would definitely be stunned first, then lose all will to live, right?
Just thinking about that scene filled Chen Muxuan with glee.
For now, what he needed to do was to steady the situation and follow the original timeline.
If any unexpected situations arose, he would take the initiative to resolve them.