Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1496: Chapter 811: Zhong Yu’s Love 2

Surely, the other person does not have a Naked Heart Gu in their body.

It was only until this moment that Lian Xin understood one thing: the love brought by the Naked Heart Gu might not necessarily lead to a beautiful outcome; it could also spawn a demon like Zhong Yu.

And there is a kind of sincere emotion in this world that requires no external force, no coercion.

It exists inherently, but because it is so rare, the Lian People don’t believe it ever existed.

Zard gently caressed Lian Xin’s cheek: “Run quickly.”

As he spoke, a wave of earth sent Lian Xin into the distance, while Zard himself sprinted furiously towards Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yu spoke calmly to him, “You disappoint me. You are opposing me and Xiao Yu for the sake of a woman.”

Zard replied coldly, “What a joke you’re making; you can’t represent Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu would never turn people into human pigs.”

A vicious Scarlet Hand materialized out of thin air, gripping Zard’s body tightly, as if squeezing a juicy tomato, intent on crushing him.

But Zard’s body suddenly turned to sand, slipping through the fingers to the ground, seeping into the soil. To combat absolute power, one must use the intangible to fight the tangible.

When the burst and flowing sand mist fell to the ground, a mound quickly rose up and surged towards Zhong Yu like a tidal wave.

Another Scarlet Hand materialized, its massive claws tearing into the ground like a knife, scattering the mound that had just formed, plowing four deep furrows.

The sandy soil beneath was scattered, but soon reconvened, continuously shifting angles around Zhong Yu, seemingly unharmed.

Zhong Yu chuckled, his pure black eyes devoid of any emotion, “I know you’re trying to buy time for that woman, but I never intended to kill her. Rest assured, I’ll give you that much courtesy… But if you think I can’t deal with you, you’re sorely mistaken.”

In the next second, several Scarlet Hands reached into the blazing campfire, clutching countless embers and flew over the mound, forcing the embers into the soil.

With a thunderous sound, Zard couldn’t withstand the high temperature and leapt out of the ground voluntarily, suffering more than ten burn wounds across his body.

Zard might not fear physical attacks, but flames naturally counter his ability.

He looked back pitifully towards the direction where Lian Xin had been sent off, only to see Lian Xin rushing back madly.

Zard turned back to look at Zhong Yu, only to see a sand wall rise behind him, completely isolating him from Lian Xin.

The ground began to tremble, the soil once compacted by the Lian People started to loosen and become sand.

Zhong Yu showed interest: “Are you trying to break through to a higher realm? But this isn’t advancement; it’s overexertion. Once you’ve exhausted yourself… you’ll lose your life. Plus, have you ever considered that if I die, Xiao Yu would die too?”

Zhong Yu pondered, “Once I learn to control the zombie, wouldn’t it be useless then?”

Previously, Zhong Yu and Zard always got along because Zhong Yu knew he would inevitably have another dormant period, unsure of how long it would take to find a way to reconcile with the world.

And when he was asleep, Xiao Yu was fragile and helpless; if someone killed Xiao Yu, Zhong Yu would die too, so he needed Zard as a loyal guardian.

But if he could control more than twenty Gold Corpses, Zard would be useless and could be killed.

At this moment, Lian Hua seemed to realize the disaster was irrevocable. She cried out, “Don’t do this, I beg you.”

Upon hearing this appeal, Zhong Yu’s dark pupils surprisingly began to reveal some white, returning to his eyes.

It was as if humanity was gradually returning.

Everyone felt a glimmer of hope, realizing for the first time that Zhong Yu’s mind was shrouded in a thick shadow, and the Naked Heart Gu seemed capable of having some impact!

However, the effect of the Naked Heart Gu lasts for seven days, and now is only the first day, its influence is far from sufficient.

But just as the whites of the eyes appeared, they vanished again. Zhong Yu turned to Lian Hua, sneering coldly, “Disturbing my mind? Later, I’ll pull out your tongue.”

As he spoke, he looked to Zard once more, not even waiting for Zard’s aura to rise for a breakthrough, he launched him into the distance with a palm: “You cannot die yet, otherwise Xiao Yu will mourn and blame me.”

In the village, Zhong Yu was as if the demon lord had descended, unmatched!

However, at this moment, he unexpectedly looked up towards the deepest shadows of the village.

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Deep in the village, over ten Flower Pythons slithered to a nearly weathered wooden sculpture more than two meters tall.

The figure on the sculpture wore a tall top hat and a neat tuxedo, with eyes smiling and curved like crescent moons.

This wooden sculpture had been placed among the Lian People for an unknown number of years, seemingly existing since Ripple was the tribe leader. The tribespeople didn’t know who he was, only felt that the Magician looked very good and approachable.

The location of the sculpture was usually unfrequented, only large Flower Pythons would occasionally come here to rest and lay their eggs beside it when breeding, as if entrusting the sculpture with caregiving duties.

At this moment, the large Flower Pythons crawled onto the sculpture, tightly wrapping their thick bodies around it, continuously squeezing.

With a snap, the sculpture shattered, from inside, silver liquid flowed out, eventually standing up into a person, all the silver liquid gathered within him, transforming into silver hair and a magnificent magician’s tuxedo.

He smiled and patted the head of a large Flower Python: “It’s been far too long; I don’t know whose children you are, but it seems there is danger here, right?”

Saying this, he picked up a ring-shaped object from the shattered sculpture, with white luminescence flickering on it, resembling an enduring star.

This was evidently a true Nuclear-powered Mechanical Heart, ancient and with its time of manufacture unknown, bearing only small letters on the back: A gift from Qing’s Family to Li Shentan, commemorating Mr. Li Shentan’s contribution to saving humanity.

Li Shentan smiled and placed the Mechanical Heart into his body; the silver liquid flowing from the sculpture were billions of nanorobots, however, the robots themselves do not generate energy, they need external power to provide propulsion.

Thus, this Nuclear-powered Mechanical Heart was specially crafted by Qing’s Family, best known for nuclear energy research.

The sculpture had been sent by Hu Shuo, the founder of Hu’s Institution, nobody could have guessed what presence protected the Lian People.

Li Shentan took out a silver coin from his pocket, which leapt energetically between his fingers: “Let’s see who’s causing trouble among the Lian People.”

He looked out at the firelight beyond the village: “It seems to be a remarkably worthy person.”

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There is another chapter before midnight. Regarding the controversy over Zhong Yu’s storyline, I think it’s probably due to the serial nature of the publication, which cannot be completed in one go, so I won’t respond much to that. As for many people hating the Lian People, I think that’s normal too; a book has characters that people like and dislike. If I only wrote about characters everyone likes, there would be no conflict or drama. As always, not everyone in the book aligns with universal values, even a little girl like Li Tongyun has her moments of being willful, irritable, and immature. She doesn’t exist for anyone’s tastes; she is simply herself, nothing more.