I'll Shove Their Heads Up Their Own Asses

Merlo Heavenly Court

"Hm? The ferocious beast Taotie?" Hexi sat up straight in her lab chair as she looked at the familiar name, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.

"It's the Taotie Civilization from the Netherworld Civilization, right?"

She murmured softly, then seemed to remember something.

"I remember the Taotie Civilization once came up with that so-called 'Millennium Campaign' to please Carl. Their target was apparently... a planet in the Chiwu Star System: Earth."

As she spoke, a knowing smile curved Hexi's lips, and her gaze grew more profound.

"Earth... Heh. Found you, little guy."

Hexi wasn't the only one who had thought of this.

In the great hall, Keisha's thoughts shifted slightly when she saw the word "Taotie" from her throne.

A faint glimmer passed through her eyes, and her face soon returned to its usual lazy composure.

Below her, Angel Yan could barely contain her excitement.

"Queen!"

Keisha gave a slight nod.

"Go, Yan."

"Let that little guy experience the 'warmth' of our Sacred Left Wing, too."

Yan's ears grew slightly warm at those words.

"Queen~"

Keisha smiled at her, but her tone soon turned serious.

"Stay by his side and observe him carefully. He may... be the future of the angels."

The future of the angels!

Yan's heart skipped a beat. It seemed this person meant far more to Queen Keisha than she had imagined.

But before she could think it through, Keisha's next words fell into her ears like icy beads.

"Or he may... be the end of the angels."

Yan's expression tightened slightly.

Keisha's words rang through her heart like a silent thunderclap. "The future of the angels" and "the end of the angels"—both might rest upon the same person.

She put away the bashful smile brought on by Keisha's teasing, placed her right hand gently against her chest, and bowed solemnly to the Queen on the throne.

"I understand, Queen."

Her voice was clear and resolute, but carried a weight it hadn't before.

A trace of warmth flashed in Keisha's eyes.

She rose from the throne.

Then she slowly walked over to Yan.

She straightened Yan's clothes and armor.

Her hand rested gently on the back of Yan's head.

"Yan... This mission is dangerous. Everything about him is unknown to us."

"Everything he's shown us is a method that doesn't exist in the Known Universe."

Keisha withdrew her hand, her expression turning serious.

"We don't know if everything really is as he says..."

"Or if it's all a deception."

"If you go... you may see the angels' future, or you may... perish there."

As Keisha spoke, a trace of reluctance flickered in her eyes.

Angel Yan, however, looked utterly serious.

"Queen! I'm not afraid."

"For justice, I would gladly die!"

She raised her head, her eyes clear and sharp. The calmness and decisiveness of the Sacred Left Wing had returned to her.

"I'll use these eyes to see him clearly," Yan said, each word deliberate. "To see his true nature, his choices, and every possibility he may bring..."

Whether it was hope or the abyss.

She didn't say the rest aloud, but Keisha understood what she meant from her resolute gaze.

"Go." Keisha nodded gently. Her tone had returned to its usual indifference, though it carried a subtle significance. "Remember, you're not only observing him. You're also... getting closer to him."

Yan's gaze flickered. She bowed again. "Yes."

She turned around, and her pure white wings spread wide behind her, their edges flowing with a faint glow. Without another word, Yan became a streak of light and flew straight out of the hall toward the boundless sea of stars.

Silence returned to the hall.

Keisha leaned against her throne, her gaze seeming to pass through the palace and settle on a distant, tiny blue planet.

"The future... or the end..."

She repeated the two phrases softly, tapping the armrest of her throne with her fingertips. The steady, clear rhythm sounded as though she were calculating some unseen probability.

In the laboratory, the star chart before Hexi had quietly shifted, its focus locked firmly on the azure planet—Earth.

"Little guy, let's see just how many secrets you're hiding~"

As she spoke, a figure identical to Hexi quietly stepped out from behind her.

"Go," Hexi said, tilting her head slightly, curiosity gleaming in her eyes. "Find our special little 'guinea pig.'"

The clone gave a slight nod without a word, then opened a spatial wormhole and disappeared from the laboratory.

The room fell silent once more, leaving Hexi alone. She gazed in the direction her clone had vanished, the playful smile on her lips lingering.

[Huh? They aren't one of the Four Calamities from mythology?]

Seeing this, Qilin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't some terrifying, legendary beings, it was fine.

[Oh... So they're just a bunch of aliens who've undergone mechanical modification.]

[Hmm... If the real Taotie knew these guys had taken their name, would they be so angry they'd swallow them whole?]

[Wait, so these aliens are the ones who are going to give Qilin trouble?]

Qilin stared at the diary, her eyes widening slightly, but she quickly calmed down.

So they were only aliens.

Well, she'd even brought a transmigrator home and raised him. What were a few aliens in comparison?

Now that she was a "Resonator" raising a young transmigrator, Qilin felt no ripples in her heart.

Since her opponent wasn't an ancient ferocious beast, she had only one thing to say:

"I'll make sure none of you leave alive!"

It had to be said: when a person's abilities and understanding improved at the same time, confidence came naturally.

Understanding without ability was nothing but armchair theorizing. And ability without understanding made it all too easy to become a pawn in someone else's hands.

[Xiao Xue, where are those Taotie now?]

[What am I going to do? Obviously, I'm going to deal with them.]

[How dare they target Qilin.]

Reading those lines, Qilin couldn't help letting a sweet smile rise to her lips. The little "cub" she'd brought home really hadn't been raised in vain.

He'd been worrying about her not long ago, but in just one night, his attitude had changed completely. Were women fickle? Maybe.

But Su Bai's next words instantly froze Qilin's smile on her face.

[How dare they ruin my "feast" tonight? I'll shove every last one of their heads up their own asses!]

...So was she really less important than a snack?!

And—what kind of bizarre punishment was shoving someone's head up their ass?!

Qilin wasn't the only one who was confused.

Rui Mengmeng's eyes widened as the image involuntarily sprang to mind, and she shuddered.

Wouldn't their backs... snap?

Su Xiaoli was already laughing so hard she clutched her stomach and couldn't straighten up.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious!"

Even Azhui, far away on the isolated island, couldn't help twitching her mouth.

But honestly, she was a little curious what that would look like.

Ahem. Maybe the one who'd just had that thought wasn't her.

She, Azhui, was a pure and holy angel. How could she possibly want to see something so disgusting?

(PS: Hey, Yan Zus and Yifeis, leave lots of comments and suggestions. I'll try to gather everyone's opinions. As for Qiangwei... let's see how you vote.)