Yama Reborn-Chapter 487 - 484 - "A Night Full of Surprises

Chapter Four Hundred Eighty-Four [A Night Full of Surprises]

North London, Westerbell Manor.

It also had another identity... Decades later, this place would become the home of the Star Sky Empress.

The damaged living room and the manor’s gate had been repaired.

This marked the fourth week since Chen Nuo had moved in with Louise!

A month had passed!

So far, only Chen Nuo and Louise were living in the manor.

Chen Nuo had rejected the Grand Knight Commander’s suggestion to arrange for a service team, like a housekeeper.

For food, drink, and living, Chen Nuo was accustomed to doing things himself—he was the kind of person who didn’t like strangers in his living space.

Moreover, being an Ability User, having a housekeeper or servants around could lead to trouble if they happened to see him demonstrate his extraordinary skills.

As for the concern that its remoteness from the city might attract thieves...

The Grand Knight Commander didn’t even bother to ask.

If some brazen thieves happened to intrude...

The Grand Knight Commander’s primary concern would be how to help this powerhouse bury the bodies.

"Person! Mouth! Hand!

Autumn has come, the wild geese fly south, now in a V-formation, now in a straight line!"

In the study, Louise sat at the desk, loudly reading the Huaxia characters she had just written.

Chen Nuo sat beside her, a strange notion in his heart.

A perfectly normal five-year-old British girl...

was now actually able to write Huaxia characters!

Heaven knows, Chen Nuo was sure. This child hasn’t even learned to read and write in English yet!

After all, she was only five and had not reached school age.

Chen Nuo taught Louise entirely based on his memory of the first-grade Chinese language curriculum for Huaxia elementary school students.

As for why Chen Nuo remembered the first-grade Chinese language curriculum... it was because Xiao Yezi had just started primary school back home, and naturally, Chen Nuo had seen her textbooks and homework.

In one month, Chen Nuo taught with dedication, and Louise studied with extreme seriousness and diligence!

Her intelligence—truth be told, it was just average by normal standards.

Whether considering her appearance, IQ, spiritual power talent... and so on.

Objectively speaking, Louise’s potential could be rated as: average.

If she were placed in a school, she would probably be the type of student who ranked in the middle of her class each term.

But Louise was extremely diligent in learning the Huaxia language!

She even spent all her time, aside from eating and sleeping, reciting and reading aloud.

What left Chen Nuo speechless was...

A five-year-old British girl, not yet school-aged, probably hadn’t learned more than a few English phonetic symbols.

But...

She had already mastered Chinese Pinyin!!

Can you believe it?!

To her, A-B-C was no longer A-B-C; she pronounced it with Chinese-like phonetics, something like ’ah-boh-tse’!

Oh, right, she also recited some tongue twisters with great fluency, like one about a ’little scamp’ who digs out fish eyes—a rhyme that started with a series of ’zhi, chi, shi’ sounds.

God knows what it will be like when this child earnestly studies English after starting school in London, Chen Nuo thought, and couldn’t help but cover his face at the imagined scenario.

But Louise was very adamant about this!

In other matters, she completely obeyed Chen Nuo’s commands. But when it came to learning the Huaxia language, she was exceptionally resolute and determined.

Well... it’s not really a problem, Chen Nuo mused. Just consider it... cultural export.

Even Chen Nuo himself hadn’t realized it. Over the month they had spent together, he had involuntarily and sincerely played a role he was all too familiar with: teacher and mentor.

Chen Yanluo was an expert at this!

In his previous life, every single one of the "Divine Lunatics," his group of mentally disturbed children, had been taught by him in this manner!

Since he was already teaching the Huaxia language, Chen Yanluo naturally had to teach other things as well.

Of course... he was actually best at teaching "other things."

For instance, in his past life, he had given Firefly a dagger and thrown her into the mountains to train in wilderness survival...

Or how he had beaten Hummingbird with a stick, forcing her to learn various fighting techniques...

And now, for example!

Chen Nuo stuck out his leg, tripping Louise. As she fell, he grabbed her wrist with a grappling move, twisted it gently, and pinned her to the ground.

Louise, already well-practiced, smoothly turned, angling her wrist to break free. She then counterattacked with a pink punch aimed at Chen Nuo’s chin, which he easily blocked with one hand.

"Very good! That’s the reaction and angle. You’ve practiced this move very well. Now, do it fifty more times on your own! 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Remember, the human chin is very fragile and full of nerves. A blow to this area can easily send someone into shock from the intense pain..."

"Yes!"

"Girls especially need to learn how to protect themselves! You’re very young now, but there’s no guarantee this world doesn’t have disgusting perverts. So, you must understand that there are certain boundaries for girls, places men absolutely cannot approach or touch! Some lines are red lines, understand?"

"Understood!"

"Good, now a question! Suppose you’re at school, and a boy comes up to tease you, lifts your skirt, or even tries to touch your leg or your bottom. What should you do?"

"Use the techniques you taught me, sir, and beat him viciously! Beat him until even his own mother wouldn’t recognize him!!" Louise answered loudly.

"Excellent! That’s the way!" Chen Nuo nodded, giving her a thumbs up.

For the past month, Chen Nuo had mostly stayed at the manor, rarely going out. He spent his days with little Louise, acting as her strict teacher.

Chen Nuo had thought things through quite clearly.

If all of this was Zero’s arrangement, and if that entity was deliberately hiding or possessed some special concealment ability, then it would be impossible for Chen Nuo to find it.

However, since an arrangement had been made, there must be a follow-up.

Since his meeting with little Louise was orchestrated, something was bound to happen involving her.

Sticking with Louise was a crude method, but it was also the only one available at the moment.

Anxiety certainly gnawed at him.

Yet, Chen Nuo had suppressed all that anxiety. For now, there seemed to be no better method, nor could he find a better course of action than staying with Louise.

So, I’ll wait! he resolved.

Often, Chen Nuo would stand alone on the rooftop late at night, gazing at the starry sky, his thoughts racing.

Come on, Zero! he thought. Whatever you’ve arranged, since it’s arranged and I’m here now, then bring on whatever tricks you have for me! Come at me!

"Sir, what are you shouting on the rooftop every night?"

At breakfast, after finishing a glass of milk, Louise looked at Chen Nuo curiously.

"Uh... playing hide-and-seek with an invisible friend," Chen Nuo replied casually.

In 1981, there wasn’t much Chen Nuo could do.

Finding Lu Xixi was important, but Lu Xixi had become Yun Yin... and after their fight, she had vanished.

So, Chen Nuo really didn’t have much else to do.

His affairs back in Huaxia were settled.

Regarding the Seeds...

Counting the days, The Fourth Seed should still be trapped in the Red Circle in Antarctica.

Seed was still in a sealed slumber in that Relic World in the South American rainforest.

The Octopus Monster was still marshaling forces worldwide, fully committed to expanding its organization.

Gray Cat...

He had already met Gray Cat.

As for the Blade Knights, he had done what he could.

If a Controller truly wanted to hide, not even a Level A Ability User organization could find her.

However, the Grand Knight Commander was still trying, though his efforts seemed somewhat futile.

Chen Nuo knew this fellow was still trying so hard purely to ingratiate himself. And such an attempt to please was definitely driven by some ulterior motive.

As expected.

That evening, a car pulled up to the manor’s entrance. The Grand Knight Commander stepped out, accompanied by a man who looked a few years younger than him.

Upon entering the manor, the current Grand Knight Commander of the Blade Knights adopted a meticulously respectful posture.

After a cup of tea in the drawing room, he finally spoke.

"There are still no clues in the search, but please rest assured, we are still making every effort, combing through every corner of London repeatedly.

Also..."

The Grand Knight Commander hesitated. "I came to visit today with another matter in mind. I know it’s a bit presumptuous to make a request of you, so..."

Chen Nuo’s expression remained unchanged. He replied calmly, "Don’t worry too much. You can tell me whatever your request is.

You’ve done a lot for me. As repayment, helping you with a small favor isn’t too much to ask.

Of course, if it’s something too excessive, I will refuse outright."

His tone wasn’t particularly warm, but at least it wasn’t a rejection.

The Grand Knight Commander sighed in relief and wiped sweat from his brow.

In truth, most of Chen Nuo’s attention was focused on the other man accompanying the Grand Knight Commander.

This man was also a member of the Blade Knights, and a core member at that. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be accompanying the Grand Knight Commander.

Coincidentally, although the man looked much younger than Chen Nuo remembered, he still recognized him.

This was a true old acquaintance.

According to history, after the current Grand Knight Commander retired due to old age, this man would succeed him, becoming the next Grand Knight Commander of the Blade Knights.

And then...

He would offend Lu Xixi and be hung by her on the Tower of London.

Yep, that unlucky fellow, Chen Nuo thought.

Thomas Green.

That was his name.

He had a well-known nickname in Europe’s Underground World: ’Tough Green.’

It signified that he was not only powerful but also possessed a tough personality and a forceful way of doing things.

Of course, this nickname became a laughingstock after the Star Sky Empress hung him on the Tower of London.

"As you know, our Ability User organization in Britain has always had a... delicate relationship with the Ability User organizations on the European continent..." the Grand Knight Commander began slowly.

"No need to educate me on your history; I understand. The ’empire on which the sun never sets,’ right? After declining, your relationship with continental Europe has always been a bit strained. Externally, you present as part of Europe, but internally, you wish to maintain the air of European leaders, yet you lack the actual clout to do so," Chen Nuo waved his hand. "Just tell me your request."

"There’s a banquet tomorrow, nominally just an ordinary social gathering.

But in fact, among the guests, there will be one or two representatives from Ability User organizations on the European continent.

Normally, when such individuals come to Britain, they should notify us first. But they haven’t, which clearly indicates..."

"I get it. They want to extend their reach into Britain, and you, as the local power, can’t just sit by and watch. Is that it?" Chen Nuo looked at the Grand Knight Commander and stated bluntly, "You can’t beat them, can you?"

"Err..."

"No need to be embarrassed. If you could handle them yourselves, you would have already chased them out of Britain with clubs," Chen Nuo said dismissively. "Since you’re asking for my help, it must be because you can’t suppress them yourselves. So you want me to step in?

Just say it. What do you want me to do? Break the legs of their people and toss them into the English Channel to swim back?

Or just dig a pit and bury them?"

"No, no, no, you’ve misunderstood. It doesn’t have to be that extreme," the Grand Knight Commander quickly waved his hands. "We have both conflicts and cooperation with these continental organizations; it’s not about completely severing ties. Just... a little pressure will suffice.

Yes, nothing too drastic."

With that, the Grand Knight Commander revealed his plan.

He wanted to invite Chen Nuo to attend a dinner party that would be attended by Ability Users from continental Europe.

He asked Chen Nuo to pretend to be a powerful ally of the Blade Knights. Chen Nuo was also to subtly demonstrate the strength of a Controller, intentionally or otherwise.

That would be enough.

The signal to be sent was clear: We have a Controller as our backer. You’d best understand the situation and retract your claws obediently.

Chen Nuo was initially uninterested.

He had no desire to participate in such a charade.

However, after the Grand Knight Commander finished speaking, he changed his mind.

"The visitor this time is a very famous Ability User, Destroyer Level in strength. It’s said he has close ties with several organizations in Northern Europe.

Moreover, there is a young man, a prodigy said to possess outstanding talent, universally recognized in the European Underground World as a top-tier genius.

Since his appearance in the Underground World, his youth, coupled with the abilities and potential he demonstrated, has amazed everyone.

In the past year, many have been discussing him. If he continues to grow and doesn’t meet an untimely death, then in ten years, he might very well become a new Controller!"

Chen Nuo suddenly smiled.

As expected, the Grand Knight Commander slowly added, "This young man, who has filled everyone with anticipation and amazement, has a peculiar nickname: ’Wizard.’"

Hearing this, Chen Nuo nodded.

"Alright, I’ll take this on!"

The next evening, the Grand Knight Commander and Green came together to pick up Chen Nuo, taking him to a social banquet in East London.

Chen Nuo remained calm throughout the journey, even though he would meet a younger version of the Wizard tonight. But in this era, with my current power, I could crush him with one hand, he thought. Should I torment the young Wizard a bit? Not a bad idea.

However, upon arriving at the banquet venue, Chen Nuo was stunned.

It was clearly the private residence of some prominent wealthy family, a mansion exuding a distinct British style.

The parking lot was already filled with numerous luxury cars.

At the entrance, concierge staff and a butler were welcoming a continuous stream of distinguished guests.

At the entrance, Green quickly produced three of the highest-level invitations for the evening’s event—a trivial matter for the Blade Knights, Britain’s foremost Ability User organization.

Then, less than three minutes after they entered the reception hall, the host politely appeared to welcome them.

Looking at the blond, handsome, and well-built host before him, Chen Nuo’s eyes involuntarily betrayed a hint of complex emotion.

Beside the host, the lady of the house, visibly pregnant and wearing a red evening gown, still maintained a gracious smile.

"Gentlemen, I am truly honored by your presence at tonight’s banquet..." After exchanging greetings with the Grand Knight Commander and Green, the host looked towards Chen Nuo with a hint of curiosity. "And this is?"

Before the Grand Knight Commander could introduce him, Chen Nuo had already taken a deep breath. A smile appeared on his face as he stepped forward and shook the host’s hand.

"Hello, Mr. Devonshire. It’s an honor to be your guest."

Yes, Devonshire, Chen Nuo realized. The blond man before me has another identity... He’s Niveer ’Peach Butt’ Hummingbird’s father! And the lady beside him is her mother. Of course, Hummingbird won’t be born for a few more years. So... He glanced at Mrs. Devonshire’s belly. The child she’s carrying must be Hummingbird’s elder sister, the future Lux Devonshire.

After the pleasantries, the host and hostess quickly excused themselves to attend to other guests.

The Grand Knight Commander mentioned that the Devonshire Family had invested heavily in sports-related industries and various clubs, and also had extensive business dealings with continental Europe. Therefore, as tonight’s host, the banquet he was holding served multiple purposes, and so on.

Chen Nuo wasn’t really listening.

Because, clearly, the night’s surprises were far from over!!!

The moment Chen Nuo walked into the main banquet hall, he immediately spotted a man at the drinks table, holding a glass of whiskey.

The man was staring at a voluptuous woman not far from him with an undisguised, lecherous gaze.

However, the instant Chen Nuo entered the hall, the man swiftly retracted his lecherous gaze, his eyes locking onto Chen Nuo’s direction with speed and precision!

After a cursory glance at the Grand Knight Commander and Green, his gaze fixed firmly on Chen Nuo!

Instantly, their eyes met, clashing across the distance!

Chen Nuo even raised an eyebrow slightly. With a mere thought, he forcefully repelled the wave of spiritual power the other man had sent probing toward him!

The man looked disheveled. Though wearing a suit, his beard was unkempt, giving him a slovenly appearance.

When his spiritual power was forcefully repelled by Chen Nuo, the man’s expression changed, and he muttered a few words under his breath—clearly not pleasantries.

Yet Chen Nuo, a smile on his face, confidently strode towards him.

Chen Nuo stood before this man. The man sized Chen Nuo up, his eyes full of curiosity, and then spoke.

"I don’t recall there being such a young Controller in this world—so, young Controller, where did you spring from?"

Chen Nuo nonchalantly reached past him, picked up a glass of wine from the table, and raised it in a toast.

"There’s a lot you don’t know. No need to look so shocked... esteemed Son of the Sun."

The Son of the Sun’s eyes widened. "Wang Defa! You know me?"

Chen Nuo smiled and nodded. "Motherfaker, yes."