Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 126 Long Aotian

Chapter 126: Chapter 126 Long Aotian

The face on the screen blended both a cyber aesthetic and an ancient charm.

The man’s ink-black hair was neatly tied up with a jade hairpin, and he wore glasses that exuded a sleek cyberpunk style.

Visible on the screen was his upper body clad in silver-white metallic armor, snugly fitted with black underlayers outlining the smooth muscle curves of his chest and abdomen.

It was impossible to tell if he wore a form-fitting black bodysuit or if his body had been crafted entirely from metal.

The silver-white armor hugged the black underlayers tightly, radiating a futuristic allure.

Xiao Jinsheng stared at the cyber-ancient man in front of her, unable to deduce the background of the world he inhabited.

"Hello." When unsure, always start with a greeting.

The striking man on the screen tapped his earpiece, and circles of glowing runes emerged from his fingertips, expanding outward.

Golden rings shot toward the enormous scythe-like appendage extending toward him from above, shattering it in an instant.

Having neutralized the danger, Lou Yan Zhi raised his eyes toward the Intelligent Brain projection and smiled gently at the graceful woman in another world: "Good afternoon, miss."

"Caicai mentioned you wanted to meet me. Could I ask why?" Xiao Jinsheng asked calmly.

"According to Caicai..." Lou Yan Zhi began, but a massive three-story-high beetle lunged at him from behind.

He paused mid-sentence, turned around, and activated a hand spell.

Golden array light flared up from the ground, forming a full moon behind him as hundreds of sharp swords rained down toward the beetle like shooting stars.

The beetle, impaled by golden swordlights, became a porcupine before collapsing lifelessly from a destroyed skyscraper.

Lou Yan Zhi calmly withdrew his hand, raised his gaze back to Xiao Jinsheng, and resumed speaking: "Caicai informed me that binding me mistakenly caused you to be bound and transported from your original world to an Apocalypse World."

"Cultivators value cause and effect deeply. Since your transition to Otherworld occurred because of me, it is natural for me, Yan Zhi, to take responsibility and resolve this causality."

Xiao Jinsheng watched as explosions occasionally erupted behind him, and smoke filled the air.

She asked with concern, "Are you currently in a combat zone? Should we continue our conversation when you’re in a safer place?"

"No need." Lou Yan Zhi said as another few colossal beetles charged at him.

He wielded his sword, slicing off the head of one beetle, and smiled indifferently: "Just some minor pests; they pose no threat."

Xiao Jinsheng was silent.

She quickly recalled Caicai mentioning before that this Host was a Long Aotian.

Since Lou Yan Zhi himself didn’t mind being in the thick of battle, Xiao Jinsheng refrained from persuading him further.

"Mr. Long, you said you wanted to resolve the causality issue. May I ask specifically how?" Xiao Jinsheng inquired politely.

"Mr. Long?" Lou Yan Zhi’s expression froze for a moment.

"I am Lou Yan Zhi, a Sword Sect disciple from the Cultivation World. Might I ask how the young lady is addressed?" Lou Yan Zhi explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinsheng realized she had made an embarrassing mistake.

She glanced at Caicai with questioning eyes: Didn’t you say he was a Long Aotian?

Causing her to truly believe his name was actually Long Aotian.

"Hello, Xiao Jinsheng." Xiao Jinsheng replied.

While observing the battlefield behind him, which clearly reflected an Interstellar Insect Clan backdrop, her curiosity piqued: "So you’re originally from the Cultivation World, but because of Caicai’s binding, you’ve arrived in this Interstellar World now."

"Judging from Miss Xiao’s familiarity with the Cultivation World, could it be you’re a fellow cultivator?" Lou Yan Zhi asked with interest as he noticed Xiao Jinsheng’s tone.

"Not a cultivator, just someone who has read stories about the Cultivation World." Xiao Jinsheng answered with a smile.

Hearing this, Lou Yan Zhi did not press further and instead explained: "Miss Xiao’s journey to the Mist Continent Otherworld due to my causality naturally requires me to see it resolved."

"Caicai mentioned the Mist Continent is fraught with dangers, so I’ve entrusted him to deliver some protective Magic Artifacts to you. I hope they might be of assistance."

"That’s... not necessary. I already have tools for my missions, and Caicai has compensated me." Xiao Jinsheng quickly declined.

"Caicai’s compensation repays its causality, while my compensation repays mine. It’s merely a humble gift; I insist Miss Xiao accepts it." Lou Yan Zhi explained: "Just a small token, I ask you to take it."

"Thank you, but I..." Xiao Jinsheng tried to refuse, only for Caicai to intervene: "Just accept it. He’s from the Cultivation World and values causality deeply—any disruption of such may destabilize his Dao heart."

"Indeed, as Caicai said." Lou Yan Zhi confirmed.

Hearing this, Xiao Jinsheng nodded, then curiously asked Caicai: "If you can bring things to the Mist Continent, can you also take things from the Mist Continent?"

Accepting gifts from an unrelated stranger still felt awkward for her.

Perhaps returning some Mist Continent specialties wouldn’t be a bad idea.

"I can take them, but not too many. Since I’m an invading system on the Mist Continent, I must conserve Energy to avoid detection by the Terminal." Caicai replied.

Due to energy conservation, this video call only linked Xiao Jinsheng with Lou Yan Zhi directly.

Thus, Xiao Jinsheng could see Lou Yan Zhi’s surroundings clearly.

While Lou Yan Zhi’s view of Xiao Jinsheng displayed only an empty environment with her as the sole figure.

Although Xiao Jinsheng could see Lou Yan Zhi from the Mist Continent, the seven Beast Husbands guarding her could not view his screen.

Once Xiao Jinsheng and Lou Yan Zhi ended their call, the seven Beast Husbands looked completely bewildered.

They claimed it was a video chat, yet they had seen only Xiao Jinsheng’s reactions and heard her words.

"Where’s your Host?" Li furrowed his brow, questioning Caicai.

For some inexplicable reason, he had a bad feeling.

Not necessarily implying something bad.

Just a premonition of something particularly vexing.

Much like the frustration he felt when Que Zelian and five others attempted to crash his wedding before.

"I’m a system with limited energy, so conserving is only natural." Caicai explained confidently: "Thus, I only linked a video call between Xiao Jinsheng and my Host."

"Even if you couldn’t see my Host, rest assured he couldn’t see you either."

After clarifying, Caicai produced a ring and handed it to Xiao Jinsheng: "This is my Host’s compensation gift for you."

Xiao Jinsheng glanced at the ring clutched in Caicai’s parrot-like claw, took a step back, and quickly raised her hands: "Why is it a ring? Don’t mess around!"

Predictably, the seven Beast Husbands all darkened at the sight of the ring in Caicai’s grip.

"Are you certain your Host came to resolve causality and deliver compensation gifts?" Mo Jiao asked coldly, narrowing his eyes.

Seeing Xiao Jinsheng’s seven Beast Husbands glaring daggers at him, Caicai belatedly realized the implications.

He hurriedly explained: "You’ve misunderstood! My Host is from the Cultivation World where gifting rings isn’t strange... Unlike in your world, where exchanging rings is only reserved for lovers or spouses."

"In my Host’s Cultivation World, rings are merely commonplace Space Storage Magical Artifacts, exchanged freely between men, women, young, and old."

"Look here." Caicai held up the ring, chasing after Xiao Jinsheng. "It’s a Space Ring! Take a look inside—it’s packed with treasures from my Host, even better than my own. You really shouldn’t waste this opportunity!"

Xiao Jinsheng hesitated in indecision.

Caicai let out a frustrated sigh.

The system promptly contacted Lou Yan Zhi, questioning him: [Host, what are you doing right now?]

Lou Yan Zhi: Piloting a warship. What’s the matter?

Caicai: Of all things to gift her, you chose a ring! Don’t you realize how difficult this makes things? Do you not understand the implication of gifting a ring?

Lou Yan Zhi: Apologies. Does a ring carry special connotations? I thought a Space Ring would be practical for storage.

Caicai: An Interstellar Box is just as practical. Why did you have to use a ring!

Caicai: And by the way, stop putting on airs in front of me. Who are you trying to fool?

Caicai: You’ve been in the Interstellar World for years now. As antiquated as you may be, even you can pilot warships, yet not know that modern tech societies associate rings with specific meanings?

Caicai: I’m warning you—cut it out and behave!

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