Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Bi Fang looked at the two leaders in front of him. Xia Shouren struggled out of his breakdown and looked at him with an expression that said, “Do you have any shame?”
Bi Fang replied with his eyes, “I have no choice but to do this to make a living.”
The high-ranking leader at the front indeed expressed his approval of his suggestion: “Indeed, your suggestion is very good. Ning Tian and Taicang Sect can consider cooperating.”
Tuan Tuanyi, standing behind his master, was dumbfounded. He couldn’t help but imagine his company collaborating with the legendary industry tycoon Ning Tian, and the enormous benefits that the collaboration would bring to his company. He was so excited that he almost snorted. But then a gust of cold wind brought him back to the harsh reality. He couldn’t help but laugh and say, “I think so too. It’s a pity that you don’t have the final say, junior brother, hahaha.”
Lu Que’s state of mind: “…”
Bi Fang shuddered, then said energetically, “How could it not be a matter of course! I also think it’s absolutely necessary! I’ll report it to the leadership as soon as I get back! The leadership will definitely not have any objections. If Taicang Sect can cooperate with Ning Tian, Ning Tian will be extremely honored and it will be a great honor for us!”
Tuan Tuanyi: “??????”
Isn’t the attitude of the people from this big company a bit strange?
Although Wei Xi was always arrogant, he couldn’t help but feel that this person seemed to be a little too respectful to him. Therefore, even though he knew that cooperating with Ning Tian was an excellent thing, he still felt a little wary.
Then his second apprentice walked towards him as usual: “Don’t overthink it. As a mythical beast, you are Ning Tian’s key partner.”
Wei Xi was taken aback, but Tuan Tuanyi behind him immediately understood the inside story from his junior brother’s words: “…Originally…originally? Could it be that there are other auspicious beasts in Ning Tian?”
Shuo Zong: “Otherwise, who do you think is secretly continuing their cooperation with the state?”
Tuan Tuanyi: “…”
Tuan Tuanyi suddenly realized something and looked up at Bi Fang.
Bi Fang gave him a wry smile: “…It’s not your fault, I’m indeed not very well-known in modern times.”
Tuan Tuanyi also remembered the words he had carelessly uttered while researching earlier: “…I’m sorry.”
He then silently looked at Xia Shouren.
Xia Shouren was furious with his brother just now, so now he was not very nice to his nemesis’s eldest disciple: “I don’t have any skills, I’m not very good at anything, I’m really sorry.”
Tuan Tuanyi: “…”
Bi Fang glanced at Xia Shouren, who was squatting on the ground with a dark expression, and quickly comforted his second boss’s eldest apprentice: “You’re not wrong, does he look presentable?”
Xia Shouren: “…”
Do you really want a promotion?
Bi Fang: Isn’t that nonsense?
….
Wei Xi watched the two uninvited guests leave, then turned his gaze away from Bi Fang, who was still turning back to wave goodbye to him every few steps even after walking a long way.
He sighed, feeling a sense of bewilderment at the unpredictable nature of the world, which manifested in the fact that his drowsiness returned after the tension subsided.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Tuan Tuanyi took out his phone and asked his master, “Master, what do you look like in your original form? Can you show me?”
Wei Xi shook his head, instinctively feeling that he could not change. His second disciple said, “You are currently trapped in the mortal realm, and your body is human, so of course you cannot return to your original form.”
Tuan Tuanyi paused for a moment upon hearing this: “…Original form?”
He suddenly remembered some information he had overlooked: “Oh right, Master, aren’t you Boss Wei’s biological son? How could you not be human?”
He had just thought Wei Tianyi didn’t look like much, but who knew he could give birth to a Taotie? You really can’t judge a book by its cover.
Wei Xi had never intended to hide his origins from his apprentice, so when Tuan Tuanyi asked, he answered very frankly, “This body is not my original one.”
Upon hearing this, Shuo Zong immediately fixed his gaze on Tuan Tuanyi.
But Tuan Tuanyi’s performance was beyond his expectations. It was as if he had just asked a question casually, and he did not show the slightest panic or surprise at receiving such an astonishing answer.
He seemed to accept it so easily, as if this behavior was very common in his worldview. And his first words after nodding were: “What a pity. I thought I would be able to see the prototype of the ancient auspicious beast in person. It would be great for advertising. Besides, Master, if you can’t transform into your original form, you can’t apply for animal protection.”
Wei Xi was stunned.
How could I forget this!
Shuo Zong: “…”
Shuo Zong frowned deeply as he stared at Tuan Tuanyi.
Tuan Tuanyi noticed his junior brother’s gaze and looked up to ask, “Junior brother, why are you looking at me?”
Shuo Zong remained silent for a moment after hearing his performance, then shook his head.
Just then, he felt Wei Xi lean against him sleepily, yawning and saying, “Que’er, let’s go back to sleep.”
Shuo Zong didn’t answer immediately. As he waited, Tuan Tuanyi, whose gaze had remained calm throughout, finally revealed a look of terror, staring intently at him: “Holy crap!!!”
Shuo Zong’s expression darkened.
Then Tuan Tuanyi started yelling like he’d seen a ghost: “I was distracted earlier and completely forgot!!! Master!!! Junior Brother!!! Why were you two sleeping in the same bed?! Junior Brother, you just kissed Master, didn’t you!!! I’m telling you, don’t try to deny it!! My eyesight is 5.0! My memory is top-notch!”
Shuo Zong: “…”
Wei Xi leaned his head close to his second apprentice’s neck and sniffed, then lazily leaned back, seemingly unconcerned: “Is there something wrong?”
Tuan Tuanyi was like a piece of duckweed swaying in the wind: “…My worldview…”
Wei Xi: “?”
Shuo Zong: “…”
Shuo Zong felt that the worldview of Tuan Tuanyi seemed a bit strange. Why was it so steadfast in the face of something much more terrifying, but now so fragile because of a little episode that was insignificant compared to life and death?
However, Wei Xi was very tired at the moment and had no time to think. He could only frown and leave the dazed person in the cold wind to continue to calm down.
….
In the pitch-black room, Wei Xi was extremely sleepy, but his mind was inexplicably filled with thoughts, making it impossible for him to fall asleep peacefully.
His second apprentice draped his arm over his blanket and patted him slowly as usual. Wei Xi squinted at the dark ceiling and spoke softly after a long while: “Que’er.”
In the darkness, his apprentice responded softly, “Hmm?”
Wei Xi: “You just asked me what auspicious beasts should look like.”
His second apprentice’s patting hands suddenly stopped.
Wei Xi murmured, “My sworn brother showed me his phone. It said that auspicious beasts guard the heavens and the earth, and are the embodiment of good fortune. They will bring good luck wherever they go.”
The room remained quiet.
Wei Xi didn’t know what was wrong with him. When he mentioned these unique characteristics that meant he was blessed by heaven and earth, his feelings were not those of pride, but a faint sense of envy and a bit of inexplicable fear.
He was unusually downcast: “Do you think I really am an auspicious beast?”
After a long silence, his apprentice suddenly pulled his arm away from the quilt, followed by a rustling sound of fabric touching. Familiar yang energy came from afar and enveloped him tightly.
Wei Xi felt himself being wrapped tightly in the blanket and hugged, and then his head seemed to be gently rubbed by his apprentice’s chin twice.
His face was pressed against his apprentice’s neck, and he could feel the other’s Adam’s apple moving up and down clearly.
The apprentice’s voice was low, but carried an undeniable certainty: “If I say you are, then you definitely are.”
….
In the Wei family garden, Tuan Tuanyi leaned sadly against the gate. He thought bitterly against the cold wind, “My junior brother used his looks to gain power. Can I still have a place in the sect now?”
As the dignified head disciple of the Taicang Sect, how can I win back the favor of master that I have lost to my scheming junior brother?
His eyes were brimming with tears when he suddenly felt something buzzing in his ears. He looked up at the sky and saw a flock of strangely shaped birds flapping their wings and flying overhead.
Those birds were completely black and really ugly. Even crows looked like graceful beauties compared to them. They all had shifty eyes and were looking around furtively as they flew.
It was unclear what it sensed, but the lead bird suddenly fixed its gaze on the Wei family’s courtyard. Then, with a flap of its wings, it flew straight towards Tuan Tuanyi’s location, its eyes gleaming with a strange excitement.
Tuan Tuanyi was startled by their ugliness. Already in a bad mood and disliking ugly things, he immediately became enraged when they flew towards him. He thus grabbed a broom and swung it at them while cursing, “Get out of here! How dare you come to our sect’s courtyard to steal food when you look like that!”
His only intention was to shoo away the birds, but to his surprise, they disappeared instantly after he hit them.
Tuan Tuanyi: “?!!!”
Being ugly is one thing, but how could the way they disappeared be so bizarre?! Gone in the blink of an eye? That’s a bit too fast, isn’t it?
Holy crap, that’s giving me goosebumps.
At that moment, in a secluded corner of the world, someone suddenly shouted excitedly, “Demon King! I can sense the Demon King’s presence!!!”
This man’s shout immediately caused chaos among the crowd: “What did you say, you troublesome demon?!”
The Demon of Troubles waved his cloak, his hideous face filled with excitement, and strode down from the throne. He removed the cloak and saw countless demonic faces approaching before him.
The scene looked exactly like hell.
The Demon of Troubles wasn’t flustered at all. After all, it was the Demon Realm, and all the villains looked pretty much like whatever they wanted. Ugliness wasn’t a big deal. Demons with seven or eight heads and ten or so arms were everywhere.
He simply opened his mouth with shining eyes and said, “I said, the Asura Bird sensed the Demon King’s aura in the mortal realm!”
A chorus of screams erupted from the entire Demon Palace: “Where is the Demon King!”
Just as the Demon of Troubles was about to speak about the vicinity of the capital city in the mortal realm, his expression suddenly went blank.
Everyone asked him, “What’s wrong?”
The Demon of Troubles said blankly, “I don’t know what happened, but the Asura Bird in my consciousness suddenly disappeared. It’s as if it was scattered by someone, and it happened suddenly.”
The demons present were all greatly shocked: “How is this possible! Your cultivation is among the best in the demon realm, and the demon birds you conjure carry your aura and that of the demon realm. Apart from you and His Highness the Demon King, it has the power to avoid all living beings in the world. Who could so easily shatter them!”
The Demon of Troubles revealed a cautious expression: “I don’t know.”
“Who cares who it is!” shouted a demon with six spikes on his head, raising his hands. “The most urgent task is, of course, to find the Demon King! Then, follow the Demon King and unify the world!!!”
A cacophony of howls rose and fell, and the excited, terrifying faces, combined with the dark, blood-red hues of the demon realm, made the scene all the more chilling.
Wei Family Villa.
Tuan Tuanyi went back to his room to catch up on sleep, but suddenly woke up halfway through, the image of the ugly birds he had just chased away flashing through his mind.
The ugly bird’s cunning and tiny eyes became the last image left behind before his dream disappeared.
It’s fu**ing ugly.
Tuan Tuanyi shuddered, feeling a chill as if he were facing his own group of battered and bruised employees.
It’s probably because he was once frightened by the image of his master eating long-haired Feng Yangxian and even sharing it with him. He was particularly uncomfortable with things that look abnormal, and even among company employees, he tried to only interact with Uncle Shen. After all, although Uncle Shen had longer hair, he looked the most normal.
Having spent so much time in Taicang Sect now, even the husky Mike he had seen was a handsome dog, and his tolerance for ugly things had become even lower.
How dare those ugly birds fly out in flocks like that?
Tuan Tuanyi found it incomprehensible.
But scaring yourself like that and using a broom to scare the birds away was just letting them off easy.
Next time he saw this, he would definitely replace the broom with a toilet plunger.
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