The King of Black Fog

"Let's go, Little Radish," Li Qianxia called out.

"Sigh," Little Radish and Li Changzhou sighed at the same time.

Little Radish was sighing because, having thought she had found a solid backer, it turned out that this backer wasn't so much a mountain as a yacht that loved to sail into the wind and waves, heading towards danger wherever it lurked.

As for Li Changzhou... his mind was now filled with Xiao Qing's: "Let the unfaithful taste my sword!"

The three of them left the house and arrived at the now pointless Peony Garden, with the dance party cancelled.

Little Radish pinched her thumb and index finger together, placed them in her mouth, took a deep breath, and blew forcefully: "Hooo— Pupupupu!"

No whistle sounded, just a spray of saliva.

Watching her, the siblings looked at each other after she wiped her saliva-covered hand on her knee (the part of her dress at her knee).

The moonlight shimmered like water, and a peony in its midst fluttered causing ripples, transforming into a butterfly.

"Big!" Little Radish arched her back and spread her arms wide.

The butterfly's wings quivered rapidly, flapping until it turned into a large butterfly, big enough to carry two people.

"Wow!" Li Qianxia's eyes lit up.

Li Changzhou remembered, after the end of the battle of Prague, when watching the champion live stream from Xiao Yue, he had seen parts of "Beast Taming Manual – Beetle Category." Although he had seen only snippets, he managed to piece together a few techniques to tame beetles.

Since then, he had been thinking that if he ever encountered those beetles, he would definitely try to tame them and make them his mounts.

The three rode the butterfly, flying towards the Pear Garden in the moonlight.

"Little Radish," Li Qianxia asked the Little Radish, who was kneeling on the butterfly's back.

"Hmm?"

"How did you tame it?" Li Qianxia pointed at the butterfly.

"It's easy, it's safe with me, right?" Little Radish patted the butterfly's back.

The butterfly lifted its round head and made an affirmative "Wu—" sound.

Li Changzhou understood that no beast taming technique could compare with winning over the heart by providing what it desires.

So—

"Little Radish, butterfly," he spoke up, "do you know about the battle of Prague?"

"We know," they said.

"I am the champion. 'Honey Pot World' is in my hands. Do you want to follow me and stay in Honey Pot World all the time? There will be no danger, the best trees in the world, all kinds of flowers, all kinds of food."

"Yes, yes!"

"Wu—"

Tamed!

'My goal is to become a master animal player!' If it weren't for "Let the unfaithful taste my sword!", Li Changzhou's mood would be quite good.

"Great, Little Radish, from now on, sleep with me!" Li Qianxia immediately hugged Little Radish tight.

Then she suddenly remembered the saliva on her and discreetly put her down.

"But we agreed, we don't do dangerous things, right?" Little Radish, not caring about Li Qianxia's subtle mood swings, asked the butterfly.

"Wu—"

"What is the butterfly saying?" Li Qianxia was curious.

"Don't know," Little Radish shook her head.

"No, you don't know?"

"I'm not a butterfly, how would I know? Humans call all animals animals, but actually, animals are different from each other, right?"

"Wu—"

"..."

"But it understands human speech, it's just that I can't understand its language," Little Radish clarified.

The butterfly didn't fly fast, but even in motion, their bodies could enter a semi-mimetic state, and even Li Changzhou, Li Qianxia, and Little Radish seated on it could also semi-mimic.

Moreover, it was late at night, making the journey extremely safe.

Half an hour later, they could already see the vast Pear Garden.

Under Li Qianxia's guidance, they descended towards the courtyard where the Sun family troupe was located—there were many troupes in the Pear Garden that traveled all over the country.

Yang Qinglan emerged from behind a banana plant, as graceful as the moonlight, first glancing at Li Changzhou, who scratched the corner of his eye nervously with his right hand.

Then, her gaze moved to the butterfly, which was gradually shrinking.

After inspecting it, she said, "Citrus Swallowtail." (It was at this moment that Li Changzhou finally learned what kind of butterfly it was)

She then turned her gaze back to Li Changzhou.

Before she could speak, Li Changzhou hurriedly said, "Miss Yang, don't be hasty with your sword. Let me die knowing what I've done to offend you?"

Yang Qinglan blinked—Hmm?

"I'll be honest, because of being cursed by Li Biwei, I tasted a little of her tears and slept... for about an hour with Little Radish? But I definitely did nothing to dishonor you!"

Originally—Yang Qinglan was just using her favorite kind of enthusiasm, like hearing a favorite song or reading a favorite book, to share lines from the script with Li Changzhou.

Originally...

"What about being cursed?" she asked, deliberately not asking about 'tasting a little tear.'

Li Changzhou explained everything as it happened, emphasizing that the reason for breaking off the relationship was that he had someone he liked, and the reason he did not kill Li Biwei was also due to someone's guidance.

After finishing, Li Changzhou asked Little Radish to confirm: "You ask Little Radish, right? She was hiding under the bed at that time."

"I was almost scared to death at the time, I didn't hear anything," Little Radish replied innocently.

Yang Qinglan looked meaningful, and seeing that things were not going well, Li Qianxia stepped in.

"Qing Lan," she moved next to Yang Qinglan and whispered as if sharing a secret, "what you said about 'do not commit small evils,' my brother understood it as—don't think of human life as worthless just because these people are from the past."

Yang Qinglan smiled charmingly, casting a glint at Li Changzhou.

Then, she said, "You listened well enough, so I'll let you off this time."

"Eh—?" Li Qianxia was confused.

This was not the reaction she was expecting. Wasn't she supposed to mock her brother for his lack of emotional intelligence?!

"Alright." Yang Qinglan's smile faded, and her expression became as serene as a moonlit fairy, "Let's deal with the Chun Emperor first, but be careful, those two people who escaped to seek her out prove that her strength surpasses those you have slain. So be warned."