Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Bi Fang seemed quite surprised when he received the call: “Send it to Mr. Shuo Zong’s house? Doesn’t he hate these evil beasts the most? Why is he suddenly interested in Fei Yi? What does he want Fei Yi for?”
Xia Shouren: “…Eating.”
Bi Fang: “…?”
Bi Fang was completely bewildered.
While Tuan Tuanyi was searching, he found information about the Fei Yi. Looking at the legendary description on his phone, he was speechless: “Wait…wait a minute, does this thing really exist? No, can this thing really be eaten?”
“What can’t be eaten?” Shuo Zong glanced at Wei Xi, whose eyes had lit up at the prospect of food, and replied calmly, “What do you think Fei Yi is? It’s nothing but a stupid creature conjured from the chaotic turbidity of heaven and earth. It has no intelligence and only does evil. Why can’t it be eaten, where did you got your information from?”
Xia Shouren: “…”
That makes a lot of sense.
Indeed, in the primordial era, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, and creatures like the Fei Yi were everywhere. Lacking intelligence and possessing only average strength, they were also inherently evil, and thus always occupied the lowest position in the food chain of the ancient god groups. Not to mention that auspicious beasts that upheld the righteous way of heaven and earth would deal with them if they encountered them, even ordinary humans would organize their forces to resist and kill them for the sake of good weather and abundant harvests.
Moreover, humans didn’t stop at killing them; throughout the long river of history, they even compiled a book detailing the tastes of these creatures. From this perspective, although humans were weak, they truly deserved the title of being favored by Heaven.
Xia Shouren still remembered the chilling feeling he had when he first opened the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Fortunately, the section introducing him, apart from praising him, did not describe his taste.
Even so, he was still deeply traumatized. When Tuan Tuanyi wanted to share the excerpt from Fei Yi’s article with him, he hurriedly dodged away, saying, “I won’t look, I won’t look.”
Shuo Zong ignored his hesitation, finished handing over his work, and picked out a car key from the drawer: “Let’s go.”
Wei Xi didn’t move: “Where to?”
Shuo Zong met his eyes and said matter-of-factly, “My home.”
Wei Xi was stunned. He had just been thinking of returning to the sect as soon as possible.
But Shuo Zong did not urge him, speaking slowly and deliberately: “Bi Fang should have already prepared Fei Yi.”
Wei Xi: “…”
Shuo Zong: “Are you coming or not?”
Wei Xi followed without hesitation: “Let’s go.”
….
Shuo Zong achieved his goal, but he felt no joy whatsoever. While driving, he kept glancing at Wei Xi, who sat beside him, his mind completely absorbed in food. So easily fooled…
But Bi Fang, who got on the car with them, was a little excited: “Am I going to Mr. Shuo Zong’s house too? I’ve heard so much about it, but I’ve never visited it before.”
The auspicious beasts, especially the old-line auspicious beasts from ancient times, all had a strong sense of territory. Even Xia Shouren, who had the best personality, had an office and residence that outsiders absolutely could not set foot in without permission, let alone the cold and aloof Shuo Zong. When Shuo Zong went home, he never even used the company driver.
Xia Shouren curled his lip: “This miser has a room full of treasures, as if he’s afraid someone will covet them. Don’t even mention you, I’ve hardly ever been there myself.”
Bi Fang was even more flattered upon hearing this.
To be fair, he was a divine bird, a being who had dominated the world in the primordial era, and shouldn’t have been so class-conscious. However, he couldn’t stand the fact that the other party was Shuo Zong, whom everyone in the company, both human and non-human, feared.
Humans were naturally afraid of their bosses for reasons of wealth, which was only natural. The reasons for the mythical beasts were much more complicated. After all, in addition to ordinary auspicious beasts like him, there were also many ancient beings who were as famous as Shuo Zong, such as Mr. Xia Shouren next to him.
Unfortunately, things were unpredictable. After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth decreased sharply, and the cultivation world that relied on this cultivation was destroyed in an instant. As a result, the faith of the entire human society also collapsed in an instant, and a great change occurred.
Most ancient mythical beasts disdained to venture into the mortal world. Even when they did interact with humans, they mostly associated with cultivators. As a result, they almost all lost their followers overnight and suffered a great loss of vitality.
But this was still considered good, after all, after they were severely injured, Heaven made an exception for them, leaving after striking them with twelve bolts of lightning, regardless of whether they were dead or alive.
Even worse off were those younger generations who had previously made a name for themselves in the mortal realm, such as the four divine beasts who debuted as a group and became famous throughout the mortal world, with followers all over the five continents and four seas. So many followers— how could that not be bad? When Heaven struck them down, it truly struck them down mercilessly, especially the dragons, who became the most arrogant after gaining fame. Throughout the entire sea, large and small, not a single one survived. Heaven was merciless; it didn’t even spare the dragon eggs that were still hatching.
Strangely enough, he had heard that when Mr. Shuo Zong was struck by lightning, he was on the verge of death and almost perished.
At the time, his injuries were not comparable to those of many other auspicious beasts who were equally famous and had also suffered lightning tribulations. As a result, for a long time, Bi Fang thought that there was probably some exaggeration in the other’s illustrious reputation left behind in ancient times.
But later, for some unknown reason, this gentleman disappeared for a period of time, and then returned to the world with an unstoppable force, summoning all the auspicious beasts that had survived the calamity and were hiding in the east and west, and they then came to the human world in a grand procession.
Bi Fang himself only realized the other party’s strength at that time. To this day, when this person had transformed himself into one of the most representative symbols of wealth in the mortal world, with countless believers. This was an achievement that no other auspicious beast in the company could match.
The existence of deities was like this: seemingly high above, looking down on the human world, yet every bit of their power came from the faith bestowed upon them by the “human world.” The more believers there were, the stronger their power became. This “faith” was not limited to the incense-filled atmosphere of temples and monasteries.
Totems, jewelry, comics, words, statues, or even just a simple little tea charm— if it was not offered as a form of entertainment, and even if it only carried a sliver of sincerity, the word “belief” was the best form of heartfelt offering.
Thinking of this, Bi Fang couldn’t help but sigh. Compared to Master Shuo Zong, his followers were far fewer than just few; they were practically nonexistent.
Most people today probably didn’t even know who Bi Fang was. It was all thanks to a large-scale online game that Mr. Shuo Zong invested in a few years ago, which turned the top-performing mythical beasts in the company into SSR cards, significantly increasing their faith points. The game was about to release its second generation, and because of this, no mythical beast in the company dared to mess with their boss. They were all working themselves to the bone, practically working year-round, just to become SSRs. Bi Fang himself was practically living in the game’s operations department. If the daily revenue dropped even slightly, he would slam his fist on the table and furiously call a team meeting to find the cause, almost spitting fire several times in his anxiety.
As a result, the company’s gaming department now regarded him as a monster. The head of the operations department trembled at the mere sight of him.
But these mortals simply didn’t understand that with reform and opening up, the 21st century, and the core socialist values, it was too difficult for the ancient mythical beasts to develop a following. They were not like Mr. Shuo Zong, who could get a cup of tea and be fed by middle-aged bosses. They all relied on this little bit of game traffic to survive.
Bi Fang came to his senses and became even more curious about his special treatment. He cautiously asked Xia Shouren, who looked indignant, “Mr. Xia, why did Mr. Shuo Zong ask me to come today?”
Does this mean he wants to promote me?
Xia Shouren thought to himself that this guy was dreaming again, so he ruthlessly exposed him and sneered, “Aren’t you the one who controls fire? What else can he call you here for? To cook the Fei Yi, of course. Who here looks like someone who can cook?”
Bi Fang: “???”
He was in charge of the company’s online game department and also had the important task of saving the world. In ancient times, he was a majestic divine bird that often accompanied the Yellow Emperor. He was put down from his work and summoned to cook a Fei Yi.
Shuo Zong turned the steering wheel and smoothly drove the car into a hidden garage entrance. His tone was calm and composed: “The preparations for ‘Primordial God of War II’ are almost complete. This time, we will add five new SSSSR cards and release them to players as the highest-level hidden main quests.”
Bi Fang: “…”
Bi Fang: “Do you want it braised or stewed? This Fei Yi is a bit big, how about we set aside some for salt and pepper?”
Xia Shouren: “…”
Xia Shouren remained silent for a while, finally accepting reality and giving up on pondering the bizarre nature of eating Fei Yi: “How about I help you out?”
Tuan Tuanyi: “??? What are Master and the others saying???”
Isn’t “Primordial God of War” the game that caused him to lose his romantic partner? Is a sequel coming out?
….
But he quickly put that question out of his mind.
Tuan Tuanyi: “…”
Tuan Tuanyi stood at the elevator exit in shock. After hesitating for a long time, he couldn’t help but ask with a hint of doubt, “…Mr. Shuo Zong, I know you are a national heartthrob and very rich, but isn’t it a bit too much to have your home like this?”
Looking around from inside the elevator, it hardly resembled a home; it looked more like a museum.
The room was filled with countless shelves, stacked one on top of the other, arranged as tightly as a library. The only difference was that these shelves didn’t hold books. Porcelain, antiques, bronzes, various ornaments and jade jewelry— countless antiques, each bearing the rich marks of time and easily recognizable as valuable even to the untrained eye, were piled up on top of each other as if they were free.
Tuan Tuanyi was dumbfounded, Bi Fang’s mouth was agape, and Xia Shouren, as the guide and unlike Shuo Zong who was taciturn, couldn’t help but shake his head when he saw them like this: “Do you now know why he was so stingy and wouldn’t let anyone in?”
Tuan Tuanyi nodded vigorously. “How could they allow someone to come in and steal even one or two of them?”
Tuan Tuanyi asked blankly, “But…but we don’t need to keep so much stuff at home. Can’t we just keep it in the bank?”
Xia Shouren clicked his tongue twice: “Can he trust the bank? It’s obvious you don’t know him well enough.”
Bi Fang: “These things, could they all be real?”
Xia Shouren: What do you think?
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