Chapter 85

Chapter 85:

Though Liuhuo fled quickly, he wasn't completely oblivious to Xiaolong's affairs. It was simply that he realized his fellow Star Gods were undoubtedly involved.

To be honest, with the exception of a certain dark-skinned person, Liuhuo's attitude toward other Star Gods largely stemmed from Lan. So, upon confirming that the place (Omphalos) was the territory of another of his kind... or several others, his first instinct was to avoid it.

Aside from Lan's "Immortal Boat Alliance," Liuhuo wouldn't stay in "other people's homes" for long.

Danheng had gone on an adventure to Omphalos, but he didn't want to be dragged along.

While Liuhuo didn't demand anything of his followers, that didn't mean he would unconditionally clean up their messes.

It's like a human-raised dog visiting someone else's house. The owner doesn't say anything, but as the dog's guardian, you're left feeling incredibly awkward...

If it weren't for the artificial intelligence of the "Spinning Humanoid" being so inept, Liuhuo could have just cowered in his room and waited for Lan to come and complain: "Look at my little dragon! He's going to watch someone else's pet monsters fight! If he hadn't brought his stuffed animal, he might have been accidentally injured!

All the good friends Xiaolong made outside are gone, and it was only Fuli who saved him!

... Mainly, Omphalos's time flow is weird. He was lost for a while, and Fuli had already finished looking at the gray-haired raccoon.

And if it were just Fuli, it wouldn't be a problem, but Liuhuo is already sensitive to energy, not to mention Omphalos's iconic triple spiral—he's biased against anything related to the Master of Knowledge.

Well, it's not because 'intelligence's fate is neither reasonable nor logical', but mainly because when Liuhuo was first abandoned by the Pharmacist, he encountered the Machine Head. The head's attitude towards him was... well, not exactly friendly, anyway. This ultimately led Liuhuo to retreat to IX's territory and eat garbage...

Anyway, he could poke a few holes in Black Skin, but with Boshi Zun... he really didn't want to deal with him at all.

In Liuhuo's opinion, if he compared him to Boshi Zun, IX could be considered a kind person who 'fed him food'. Aha rescued him several times, and Klipper even gave him toys to keep him quiet - Lan? That's not a good comparison.

So, while Liuhuo doesn't know why Fuli actually went to see what the humans had done, he hopes his little dragon returns to the Star Train in one piece after his visit.

...And don't let it molt. The environment there isn't suitable for the Vajra Egg, and retrieving it would be even more difficult.

While Danfeng's rebirth wasn't particularly painful, and Danheng wasn't particularly resistant to his past life's memories, he never considered himself the same person as Danfeng—but this concept was completely baffling to Liuhuo: Huh? I

just reinstalled my computer, and you're saying I got a new one?

The reason Baizhu transformed him into a vidyadhara when he sought immortality, besides Liuhuo's own immortality, was because he didn't truly believe rebirth was "reincarnation."

It was a shame no vidyadhara would ever question him, or else Liuhuo might have replied sincerely: Isn't rebirth meant to prevent demonic bodies?

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Because the timeline was a bit disjointed, Liuhuo felt that even with human perception of time, it would have been very short. Xiaolong had already suggested to the gray-haired cub several times, "Then take the Spinning Doll..."

But each time, the puppet gave him a disapproving look.

Well, it was mainly because Liuhuo had been paying some attention to Danheng. Otherwise, given the puppet's usual behavior, it would have definitely caught Mimi.

...As for the Black Tide...

Honestly, even though they were related to Black Skin, Liuhuo basically ignored them.

He would beat Black Skin, but he wouldn't pay attention to Black Skin's followers, just like humans wouldn't take out their anger on hamsters for no reason.

But if a hamster transformed into a mouse and started causing trouble in their home, that would be another matter.

Danheng had actually sought Liuhuo's puppet's opinion, but his response was almost as intelligent as a Spinning Doll.

Huh?

A little helpless, Danheng even wondered if Professor Latio could help translate.

Incidentally, because of the puppet's presence, Danheng couldn't quite grasp Aglaya's 'loss of humanity'—he thought she was practically human!

Lost her humanity? She even listened to people, so how could she be?

Because of this sense of disorientation, Danheng surprisingly wasn't wary of Aglaya's assertive attitude—this sister had already developed such cognitive impairment, how could he possibly use the Azure Dragon to give her a cold shower?

However, her golden hair and attire did give Danheng a sense of déjà vu.

And Aglaya's blonde hair was truly beautiful, and Liuhuo treated her with noticeably better grace than the other Goldens.

Oh, and Maedmos also had a faded blonde, but perhaps because it was a bit darker, her attitude was roughly comparable to Navia's.

As for Mint Kitten... uh, Mr. Anaxagoras, Liuhuo has a headache.

It's not that he lacks a strong presence; it's simply that his temper, to Liuhuo, is like a human encountering a mute parrot—clumsy and boisterous.

...It's not that he's weak in combat; after all, Omphalos's overall combat power is hardly something Liuhuo takes seriously. It's just that his talkative, almost dying demeanor makes Liuhuo readily label him a "riddler."

When Latio spoke to Liuhuo, she always structured her words until she was sure she understood before engaging in conversation. Danheng and the others were respectful, fearing any mistakes. The Teyvat people, having treated Liuhuo like a child since they first met her, naturally avoided tormenting her with long, complex sentences... Furthermore,

Liuhuo's skill at disobeying others was a skill she possessed—Danheng's first encounter with Liuhuo's care revealed that her ability to absorb written material far surpassed verbal communication.

Perhaps it's because when communicating face-to-face, humans always glean information from expressions, gestures, and tone of voice, while Liuhuo struggles to decipher the true meaning of human speech from these subtle perspectives—in other words, he doesn't understand irony or sarcasm, let alone conceptual substitution and circular reasoning. He's

even worse than someone who can say weird things.

Oh, the weird thing was a chimera who tried to use sarcasm to refuse Liuhuo's request to ride him, but ended up being suspected of being disabled and getting a few injections.

...But that's getting off topic... Because Liuhuo clearly had a communication barrier with Teacher Nakexia, she simply misinterpreted his voice as a bird's chirp.

And because Liuhuo is naturally immune to the awkwardness of human interaction, her reactions, from Danheng's perspective, looked like a security camera with a poor signal.

Even during Nakexia's spectacular performances, during the heated debates at Ohma's Citizens' Assembly... she'd gone to the Divine Enlightenment Tree Court to find some free reading.

The puppet was very leisurely, but the main body was so bored that it split into two and played Landlord with Misty - by the way, although Liuhuo and Chixing used the same consciousness and Misty was completely one-on-two, Liuhuo never won once, so in order to complete the bet of the 'work', Liuhuo and Chixing began to blame each other, trying to avoid the task of spinning the wheel.

Misi's illusory fate had always been an advantage when it came to brain games, but seeing Liuhuo arguing with himself, he felt like he'd been "misled." Honestly, if Liuhuo hadn't been so insistent on whoever lost would patch things up, Misi wouldn't have even considered this sort of thing...

He initially thought Liuhuo was going on strike, but it turned out he might just be enjoying talking to himself.

Confused, Misi even forced a few questions from irrelevant memories: Didn't Un stay with Krippo before? Why is he acting like this?

Where's the good boy who promised to help the Wall King?

He's afraid that after this incident, Misi will have a deeper understanding of the human term "not matching the description."

Liuhuo found it tedious—this patching job wasn't difficult for him, but it was boring. It was like working on an assembly line, the same process repetitively. Forget dedication; he felt like he'd tried his best by not falling asleep. He didn't need to concentrate when helping Klipper. He could even lean over Klipper's head and watch him swing his hammer, and Klipper wouldn't mind.

As long as it didn't make things worse, Klipper was fine with it.

But Mim... honestly, Liuhuo felt his current role was just that of a supervisor.

Or perhaps a big brother or sister helping with homework?

But Mim wasn't Tinari, and Liuhuo wasn't Colai—Mim had finally realized that the "good boy" Ah Ha had described was a complete scam. He even began to wonder if his easy acceptance of Ah Ha's persuasion before meant that his intelligence was on par with Un's...

No, he didn't want to become Ah Ha's "good boy."

Speechless, he couldn't help but harbor some misunderstandings about a certain "hunter" who was always on the move. He had been able to endure for so long, so he must have been a peerless ninja before his ascension.

Of course, Lan is no peerless ninja. On the contrary, he'll try to get Liuhuo to do something stupid, like elbowing him when he's using his wheel like a hamster wheel, or even using a hoof strike if he's shooting a bow. Liuhuo will quietly hide in Lan's hair, only to jump up and down on Lan's wheel again when Lan is too busy to bother with him, or spinning thread around it to create his own spinning wheel.

He never tires of doing bad things.

Of course, after that, he'll definitely be hanging in Lan's hair again, waiting for the next opportunity to add special effects to the tracks.

Liuhuo: Pretty busy.

It was only after he started making stuffed animals that Liuhuo learned not to mess with Lan's wheel for no reason. If he really has nothing to do, he'll just fall asleep.

For Liuhuo, the concepts of "sleep" and "rest" are also crucial lessons Lan taught him.

Although he'd missed the "Five Heroes of the Cloud" during their active period the last time he dozed off...

Liuhuo: What are the "Five Heroes of the Cloud"? Is it the name of a dish?

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