latelenovela #394 - Chapter 393 The Temperance of Love
#394 - Chapter 393 The Temperance of Love
Inside Box 12, Li Chenqiu's gaze deepened, and his face took on a colder edge.
Before filming the video, he hadn't anticipated it being played in such a public manner. Had he known, he would have never allowed Xiang Nanzhi to mention the names of Li Ji and Li Qingxia.
He had essentially offended the Takashiro Conglomerate to the point of no return. If they sought revenge and targeted Li Ji and Li Qingxia, the consequences would be unimaginable!
“After this is over, I need to make time to return to City 11, relocate them, and ask the boss about any connection between him and the New World,” Li Chenqiu thought to himself.
On stage, the footage continued to play, with Li Chenqiu in the screen repeating Lu Xiancong's words verbatim, like a robot.
As time passed, the crowd's emotions were stretched like a rubber band, constantly nearing their breaking point.
They got the gossip, but their hearts sank to the bottom.
A heavy atmosphere permeated the air, entering everyone's chest with each breath, and their faces darkened visibly.
Beep—Boom!
At a certain moment, the picture shattered, turning into starlight that disappeared into the world, and everything fell into an eerie silence, with no one speaking.
After a moment, King Yama broke the silence, “The auction is now over. Please remain in your boxes to complete the subsequent transactions.”
With that, King Yama placed a hand on his chest, leaned forward slightly, gave a polite bow, and then rose to walk into the darkness.
Whoosh—
The darkness gradually receded, and the gloomy sky brightened, as the warm sunlight shone through the French windows, illuminating everyone's feet.
Bang!
Suddenly, a loud crash came from Box 1, and a rolling wave of air swept out, causing the nearby boxes to shake.
“Leave behind that final touch, or none of you three will leave here today!”
Zhou Hong's resonant voice echoed throughout the square, his anger unconcealed in his words.
Jin Xiyuan sneered, “Zhou Hong, who do you think you are? What makes you think you can keep us here? It's laughable!”
“Whether I can or not, you just watch.”
“Takashiro Conglomerate, where is Professor Lu Xiancong from our academy?” Li Bai, staying in Box 5, asked bluntly.
“Don't worry, he's doing very well with us,” Takashiro Mei said without batting an eye.
“I will travel with you to the Southern Federation later. If anything happens to Lu Xiancong, the entire Star Plucking will remember this grudge!” Li Bai said in an icy tone, devoid of any warmth.
While the major conglomerates were bickering, Li Chenqiu in Box 12 had already received his spatial ring.
“Why does this ring feel different from the one displayed at the auction?” Li Chenqiu pinched the ring with his fingers, squinting as he examined it carefully.
The Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld asked with a smile, “Do you think it's more refined?”
Li Chenqiu nodded in agreement, “It does seem more refined.”
The Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld gestured, “Put a drop of your blood on the ring, and you'll know why.”
Hearing this, Li Chenqiu obediently bit his finger, squeezing a drop of his blood onto the ring.
The spatial ring glowed with a silver light, absorbing all the blood like a thirsty paper towel.
The next moment, Li Chenqiu's eyebrows rose slightly, and he clearly felt a connection forming between himself and the spatial ring.
The Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld slowly said, “Focus all your attention on the spatial ring.”
Li Chenqiu's gaze narrowed slightly. Following the Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld's instructions, he focused all his attention on the spatial ring. In a certain instant, an indescribable pulling sensation suddenly struck.
He felt as if a part of his consciousness was grabbed by a hand and dragged into an unfamiliar space.
Except for the gray ground, everything around him was a hazy white, and a few items floated alone in the air.
Li Chenqiu looked around, his pupils dilating slightly, and shock surged in his eyes.
This is a bit too big!
“The spatial ring I gave you is not the same level as the one on stage. This spatial ring has a volume of one thousand cubic meters, which is ten times the size of that ring.
I've already put the items you bid for at the auction inside. If you want to take them out, or put something in, just think about it,” the Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld instructed earnestly.
Li Chenqiu withdrew his consciousness and quickly thanked the Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld, “Thank you, Lord Emperor!”
The Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld nodded, pleased, and waved his hand, feigning composure, “It's just some trinkets, not worth mentioning. You don't need to take it to heart.”
“Lord Emperor, if they're just trinkets, could you give me one too?” Xiang Nanzhi leaned in inappropriately, looking at the Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld with a grin.
“Go, go, go.” The Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld pushed Xiang Nanzhi away without any mercy, “I haven't settled the score with you for scolding me, and you're already asking for things?”
Xiang Nanzhi pursed her lips and silently retreated to the side.
Seeing this, the Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld shook his head and chuckled, “Your thick-skinned father took a lot of things from me. If you want a spatial ring, you can go to him.”
“I'd rather not. I don't want to see him.” A look of fear appeared on Xiang Nanzhi's face.
The Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sympathetic smile, “It's not up to you. According to my guess, half of those things are what your father wanted for you. If you don't go to him, he'll come to you!”
“Ah?” Xiang Nanzhi's pupils dilated, her mouth opened uncontrollably, and she stammered with a look of horror, “You… you're not joking, are you?”
“If I lie, I'll never eat starch sausages again.”
Crack, crack—
Xiang Nanzhi froze like a statue, sitting blankly in place.
The Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld stepped forward, patted Xiang Nanzhi on the shoulder, and comforted her, “Don't be afraid, you're a Resurrector, it's impossible to be beaten to death.”
With that, he turned to Li Chenqiu and said, “Wait here for a while, I'll take you to the Ying Clan Conglomerate's box later.”
“Okay.” Li Chenqiu responded respectfully.
After explaining everything, the Celestial Master of the Northern Underworld took a step and disappeared stiffly, as if he had never appeared.
“This time's harvest is quite fruitful!”
Li Chenqiu chuckled happily and, taking advantage of Xiang Nanzhi's inattention, merged the spatial ring into his body.
“Hehe.”
Xiang Nanzhi gave two dry laughs, walked to the sofa in a daze, propped her head up with her hands in distress, and stared blankly ahead.
“Your father asked for a lot of things for you, why are you still making a bitter face?” Li Chenqiu walked over and sat down next to Xiang Nanzhi.
Xiang Nanzhi glared at Li Chenqiu, annoyed, “You don't understand, my dad is terrible, and the last time we met, he was in a much more restrained state.”
Li Chenqiu patted the other person's shoulder solemnly, “You can actually look at many things from a different perspective, and then you'll see things more clearly.”
“What do you mean?” Xiang Nanzhi looked puzzled.
“Didn't the Lord Emperor just say that your dad would beat you? In your opinion, getting beaten is a bad thing.
But if you look at it from a different perspective, such as you getting a beating, or your father giving you a loving hammering, wouldn't that be much better?”
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Author's note: Hello everyone, because I used up the 4000-word manuscript I saved last month, I may take a day off tomorrow to save a 4000-word manuscript, please approve.
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