The King of Black Fog

Above the Abyss, ice tablets stand tall, and snowflakes flutter down.

The cold wind lashes out, and the ice and snow stab at faces, but no one cares about the cold now, their straight backs show no sign of retreat.

The angel's expression is agitated and excited, ready to speak 'decrees.'

"Wait a moment." Yang Qinglan interrupts her.

She says to the open-mouthed angel, "There are six of us, whom do you want to command?"

"No matter who you command, you can't escape." Turquoise Pool laughs.

The angel's expression turns ugly, having been chased by Li Changzhou, she kept thinking of using the holder as a scapegoat, forgetting she can only issue one 'decree' at a time.

"So I have a proposal," Yang Qinglan continues, "let's join forces."

"Join forces?" The angel repeats the word, confused.

"You suppress him for us," Yang Qinglan points at Li Changzhou, "and after success, we let you go. Whether you leave the Abyss or sneak back to continue world destruction, it's up to you."

"How can you guarantee what you say?"

Yang Qinglan lowers her hand: "You have no choice."

The angel's face is gloomy.

After a moment, she raises her face, staring hard at Yang Qinglan: "If you dare to break your promise, I will make one of you turn into a monster!"

"Very well." Yang Qinglan's tone is calm.

She looks at Li Changzhou, her clear and determined eyes watching, with eyes on the back of her hand, like those driven mad after decades of imprisonment, also watching.

"Your turn." She says.

Facing Yang Qinglan, Li Changzhou glances at the eyes on her palm and the now double-headed Li Qianxia: "What's going on?"

"Murmurs, don't worry, Si has a way to remove them."

Li Changzhou nods, suddenly asks: "Then why not remove them?"

After a pause, he says: "To deal with me?"

"Hmm, surrender now, and you can still sleep in bed when we get back."

Li Qianxia turns to look at Yang Qinglan.

Li Changzhou doesn't respond to Yang Qinglan, he looks at Li Qianxia, and directly says: "Qianxia, come here."

The tone is matter-of-fact.

He extends his hand as if after school, reaching out to his sister running over, ready to walk home hand in hand.

Because of the 'Child's Body,' Li Changzhou's childhood voice, Li Qianxia doesn't miss it.

But that voice, childish yet pleasant, is also cold and emotionless, giving her a sense of nostalgia.

Snapped awake by Yang Qinglan pulling at her wings, Li Qianxia, having stepped out, shakes her double dragon head to clear her mind.

She notices Yang Qinglan looking at her with the same eyes she used earlier to watch her.

"Cough, be careful, I suspect my brother has obtained another 'Great Power.'

"Hmm, it only works on a sis-con's sister." Yang Qinglan says.

Li Changzhou looks at his sister: "You want to oppose me too?"

"Brother, I'm helping you."

"...Even you want to leave me?"

At ten, it was the year parents left... Li Qianxia looks at the ten-year-old Li Changzhou in front of her, her eyes stinging slightly.

If I went back to being ten, and my brother teamed up with others to deal with me, how would I feel?

"Qianxia!" Turquoise Pool softly calls, "Don't be fooled by him! He's only physically and mentally reverting to ten, he's not suffering from dementia memory decline, he's still the brother who lived with you for twenty years, not really the him from ten years ago!"

Li Qianxia suddenly awakens.

Li Changzhou lowers his hand, squinting slightly at Turquoise Pool.

Turquoise Pool, with the demeanor of a mischievous elder sister, smiles and praises: "For a ten-year-old's mentality to say such words is commendable, but naughty children will be dealt with, the world is just that cruel."

Li Changzhou sneers: "That's your life experience—being a well-behaved child?"

Turquoise Pool opens her mouth, pauses, and takes a deep breath.

"With Li Changzhou's sharp tongue, I also... real-ly li-ke it." She grits her teeth to say.

"Turquoise Pool is right, I'm no different than before." Li Changzhou raises his voice slightly, "What is age? So-called years are just a human arbitrary definition, a person's life is a whole, whether before or after obtaining 'life and death separation,' it's all the same me, just offering a new perspective on things."

"Do you think your new perspective is better?" Yang Qinglan asks.

"Not better, just more fitting for the 'value game.'

"How did you come to this conclusion?" Yang Qinglan curiously asks, without a hint of hostility, "In terms of coldness, you've already achieved enough, having killed billions, destroyed a planet entirely, and as for the rest... sorry, beyond being cold, I can't imagine where else you're more fitting."

"..." Li Changzhou is silent.

"You're upset with just a few words? What new perspective?" Yang Qinglan smiles and extends her hand, "Stop messing around, come back with me."

Li Qianxia closes her eyes, displaying a look of despair.

Can this convince an older brother with a ten-year-old mentality... every phase of his life, older brother believes himself to be the best.

"Beat me first and then talk." Li Changzhou's voice turns cold.

Turquoise Pool laughs: "Are you sure you want to fight us? Must be tiring, running all the way up here, we had a good sleep."

"It is tiring, constantly familiarizing myself with this 10-year-old body and new strength." Li Changzhou tilts his head slightly, "My hair has grown much longer, won't it... affect agility?"

"Of course not, got used to it." Turquoise Pool smiles outwardly, but is suddenly cautious inside.

Li Changzhou has realized, they can't perfectly control the power 'infected' within, he will likely target this flaw!

Body and will instinctively tighten, crisis sense looming constantly, this is what it's like facing Li Changzhou.

During the Republic era, she experienced it once, but the crisis sense was nowhere near as intense as it is now.

Back then, Li Changzhou didn't have even a decent Visualization technique.