World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 504 - 264: Malicious Flames!

Chapter 504: 264: Malicious Flames!

Note: The plot of the earlier Chapters is very important; make sure not to skip them.

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When Ashi Liren said this, Suo Lun was immediately at a loss for an answer.

First of all, although Suo Lun had a method of saving Ashi Liren, it was currently only theoretical.

Moreover, the key issue was, Ashi Liren asked her what price she would have to pay?

Could Suo Lun really say, "You must compete for the Rouran City Lord’s position, and eliminate Ashi Luo"?

That was too abrupt. Suo Lun and Ashi Liren were completely strangers at this point.

To broach the key issue so rashly would only spoil things and even expose himself.

Suo Lun immediately said, "I will save Madam..."

He initially wanted to say without any conditions, but Ashi Liren waved her hand and directly said, "Alright, let’s not get too deep into shallow acquaintances. That’s enough said."

Suo Lun was taken aback.

Ashi Liren said, "The more one offers, the greater the demand. I can’t give you what you want. You may continue to stay as my son’s teacher, but let’s not talk about other things. As for my body, living three more years or five does not matter much to me."

Suo Lun bowed and said, "Please believe me, Madam, even if you cannot give me anything, I will do my utmost to save you."

Ashi Liren nodded indifferently and said, "Alright, I will no longer take up your time, you may begin the lesson."

Then, she left without further ado.

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Following that, Suo Lun began teaching. There were only six students in total, to be exact two, Ashi Yuanba and Ashinan, while the other six youngsters were there to accompany Ashi Yuanba.

The first lesson was on the common written language of the Human Kingdom, which also served as an enlightening education.

Ashi Yuanba was very intelligent; he heard much and thought of things that were boundless in creativity, but he had never received complete education from a young age, and all his tutors has been chased away by him, so his basic education was particularly lacking.

This child was indeed intelligent and persistent. Although the lesson on the common script was thorough yet straightforward, compared to firearms or resonating sounds that shattered cups, it still appeared tedious and dull.

Moreover, Ashinan was too young and born to a common peasant family, so she had never gone to school. To accommodate her, Suo Lun had to start from the simplest teachings, which was entirely the most rudimentary enlightening content.

Despite having studied it before, Ashi Yuanba remained very earnest.

And Ashinan was filled with an extreme interest, delightedly learning every character taught by Suo Lun.

The first lesson on the common script lasted a total of half an hour. After class ended, Ashinan was still eagerly practicing the few characters Suo Lun had taught them.

Suo Lun walked up to Ashi Yuanba and said, "The content I just taught might be too simple for you; why did you still sit through it?"

Ashi Yuanba said, "Teacher’s instruction is very interesting, unlike my previous tutors who only taught me how to read and write, but couldn’t explain why it’s written that way."

Of course, they wouldn’t know because the universal written language of this world was simply copied by the Dragon Emperor from Earth’s Chinese. The people of this world just memorized it mechanically, so they were completely ignorant of the origins and construction of these characters.

Not so for Suo Lun, who could explain the pictographic roots of many characters and derive many stories and connotations from them.

Ashinan was too young to understand fully, but for Ashi Yuanba, it was exceptionally interesting as he could use these connotations to understand the world.

After a quarter-hour break, the second lesson of the morning began: basic mathematics.

Suo Lun started by explaining the origin of the decimal system and the ten fingers on our hands.

He taught his students not for exams, but for the children to understand more. With this approach, he had more room to elaborate, making this first lesson on basic mathematics thorough yet imaginative and unbound.

He started by discussing how primitive societies first encountered the most basic mathematics to probe the truths of the world.

The children were completely mesmerized, effortlessly remembering the numbers and the reasons for their existence, along with the origin of these numbers.

As he taught, Suo Lun suddenly felt a pair of eyes watching him.

He involuntarily looked up and immediately saw a small, exquisitely beautiful face peering through the windows from outside the classroom, with a pair of bright, innocent eyes.

Instantly, Suo Lun’s heart trembled, and a tingling sensation ran through him.

This was his daughter Fu Qinqin, his biological daughter.

He wasn’t the real Suo Lun, but since he inherited everything from Suo Lun, this little girl was indeed his own daughter.

Despite having seen portraits and fantasized about it many times, actually seeing her made Suo Lun feel like his heart was melting.

She really looked a lot like herself, truly, truly beautiful.

Especially those big eyes, so pure, Wuxia, sparkling black, filled with vitality, they truly had the power to melt one’s heart with just one glance.

Those eyes were filled with timidity but also brimming with curiosity.

She had lived in the Qiufeng Academy since she was little, rarely experiencing the outside world and was full of curiosity about the entire world.

Yet, she was too young, too weak, and her birth mother was not particularly responsible, so she felt uneasy about the outside world.

She was indeed thin; her small face was truly only the size of Suo Lun’s palm, as if the big eyes occupied half of it.

And she was not as tall as children her age.

When Suo Lun’s gaze turned her way, she appeared startled and seemed ready to flee-like a little bird at any second.