Chapter 286: Change of Clothes
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yi Qing moved to take the set of clothes, then glanced at Shen Ying. He did not take a single step away.
"What are you looking at her for?" Lonemoon pursed his lips. "Can she help you change?"
He remained still, but looked increasingly anxious.
Shen Ying looked at him and said, "I won't leave."
Yi Qing's facial expression relaxed. He tugged at the clothes in front of him and looked confused. "What is this?" Why were his clothes in pieces?
Lonemoon nearly forgot that Chef was not from this world.
The corner of Lonemoon's mouth twitched before he took the clothes back. He shot a look at Shen Ying, then pulled Yi Qing into the toilet. "Come in." He closed the door with a loud bang to prevent a certain someone from peeking. They began to discuss matters in the toilet.
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"Strip. Even your pants!"
"Why?"
"Just listen to me when I tell you to. Stop talking so much nonsense. Why aren't you moving? Take off your pants!"
"Oh."
"Bend down. Raise your leg up... higher. How can I move if you don't raise your leg!"
"Are you done?"
"Alright, come closer. If you cannot balance, you can hang on to me."
"Well... your thing is so tight."
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"You're not afraid of pain. Why are you afraid of a little tightness! Bear with it!"
Shen Ying, who was outside the door: "..."
She felt like she was listening to something dirty.
The two men remained in the toilet for close to 20 minutes before they emerged. Yi Qing looked completely different. He was wearing a white T-shirt, just like Lonemoon. Father Niu had the look of a rich man from every angle. Yet, Yi Qing looked like a teenage boy fresh out of the playground. His skin was extremely radiant – he looked just like the boy next door.
Yi Qing tugged at his clothes uncomfortably until his gaze finally landed on Shen Ying. He stopped fidgeting, as if somebody just locked him down. Hesitantly, he asked, "Master?"
"Yes?"
"It's getting late. Are you hungry? Do you want me to whip up a couple of dishes?"
Lonemoon: "..."
Shen Ying: "..."
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Did he have to go back to his role so quickly!
Surprisingly, Shen Ying did not agree. She chewed on her apple and scanned his long hair. Then, she patted the sofa. "Come here."
Yi Qing walked over briskly.
"Squat down."
"Master?"
She picked up a black eraser from the tea table next to her and pointed to his back. "Your hair."
Yi Qing paused, then understood. He sat down next to her obediently, hugged his knees and rolled himself up into a ball. He felt her fingers comb through his smooth hair, soothing his heart with each stroke. All the helplessness and pain of not being able to find Shen Ying despite searching high and low for thousands of years slowly seeped u of his body. In an instant, his heart began to fill up once again. He could hardly stop himself from smiling.
Lonemoon, who was watching Shen Ying comb through Yi Qing's hair, pursed his lips. For some reason, he felt a salty tang in the air.
"Chef, how did you even get to this world?" Lonemoon changed the topic.
Yi Qing's expression fell and he answered in a low voice, "I... I couldn't find you, so I returned to the immortal realm and found the Godfiend. He helped me step through the realm gates."
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"How did he help you?" Lonemoon looked at him suspiciously. That bastard was so cunning – he had not spoken a word of truth from beginning to the end. If he had not cheated them, they would not have been sent back.
"Indeed, he did not agree." Yi Qing frowned. "So I fought with him."
Lonemoon's eyes widened. "He injured you like that?" Impressive! He could take on an ancient god all by himself.
"No!" Yi Qing shook his head. "This happened when I was stepping through the gates. I got injured by the messy flow of the auras."
"What flow of auras?" Lonemoon turned to face Shen Ying. "We didn't feel any aura flowing when we came back!"
"We didn't," Shen Ying said as she continued to stroke Yi Qing's hair. "We're from here. Of course we would not be rejected by the plane." Chef intruded by force. Even if the gates were opened, he it was no surprise that he was attacked by the messy flow of auras.
So that was the case. Lonemoon nodded and looked at Yi Qing. For some reason, he looked different from before. Yet, Lonemoon could not put his finger to it.
"You're a Supreme Divinity now!" Lonemoon scanned him from head to toe and finally realised that his cultivation level had increased by so much. He looked even stronger than Hongyu did before. No, to be exact, he resembled the Godfiend. If Yi Qing had not been injured, Lonemoon might not have been able to fend off the intense suppressive force that he was radiating. What's more, he no longer looked like a child. "You beat the Godfiend?"
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"Not really..." Yi Qing lowered his gaze. Nearing the end of the battle, even he could not tell who was winning and who was losing.
"Then why did he open the gates for you?"
"Maybe because I went over to find him many many times?"
"Many many times?" The corner of Lonemoon's mouth twitched. "How many times did you fight him?"
"A few... hundred times?" He could not remember.
"..." He must have gone to look for the Godfiend every single day.
Wait a moment!
Did the Godfiend open the gates because he was annoyed at the number of times Yi Qing was visiting him?
"Later, I met Shortie. She helped me. The Godfiend finally agreed to open the gates to the alternate world."
"Meng Po?" A strange expression flashed across Lonemoon's face. "Why... did she help you?"
"I don't know either. But she was the one who helped me get back to the immortal realm and lead the Godfiend over." Otherwise, Yi Qing would never have been able to find the Godfiend.
Lonemoon clenched his fists by his sides. He could not figure out why Meng Po would help Yi Qing. She was just like the Godfiend – one of the ancient gods. She should have been on the Godfiend's side. What's more, she knew that the Godfiend was going to send him and Shen Ying back, and agreed to do so as well. Why did she help Yi Qing then? Was she Shortie or Meng Po?
"Chef!" Shen Ying suddenly spoke. "How long were we gone for?"
Yi Qing paused and shivered. After a moment of silence, he whispered, "3000 years."
"What!" Lonemoon jumped. He knew that time and space worked differently there, but he did not think that so much time would have passed. All this time, Yi Qing did not give up looking for them.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart. Although Chef really did not look like much on the surface, he did not give up hope even after so much time. He even chased them all the way to this plane. Lonemoon could not imagine how he lived all those years.
"Thankfully, I succeeded." Yi Qing looked relaxed. He leaned back toward Shen Ying, satisfied. It was good that he found Master. As long as he could be with her, all the years of fighting was... worth it
Shen Ying's hand paused. It was a few seconds before she resumed stroking his hair.
Chapter 287: In the Wok
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lonemoon glanced at Chef and sighed. "Don't worry, we will fix that bastard Godfiend one day!"
"It's good that Master is here." Yi Qing did not sound like someone who was interested in revenge at all. "I don't mind being anywhere!"
Hey, can you hang on to your principles? Lonemoon again felt a salty tang in the air.
"Shen Ying's older sister will send us back again soon." Lonemoon turned to Shen Ying. "Right?"
"Huh?" That might not be so.
"What 'huh'?" Lonemoon rolled his eyes. "Don't you want to go back and fix that Godfiend?"
"That's so troublesome..."
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"Troublesome your ass! Can you not be so lazy at such a juncture?" Your disciple was the one who got injured. "Also! What are you doing? You've been combing his hair for half a day now. Chef is a man – is it right for him to be wearing two ponytails?"
"It looks good!"
"Good my foot!" He looked hideous.
"I think it looks good too."
"You boot-licker – shut up!"
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Lonemoon was afraid that Yi Qing had really trained himself into an immortal chef – no, a divine chef. Although only a month had passed for Shen Ying and himself, 3000 years had passed for Chef. Yet, his skills had not deteriorated a single bit. All it took was a simple briefing for Yi Qing to be completely comfortable with the kitchen appliances and tools that had been gathering dust in Shen Ying's house. He picked these things up even quicker than he picked up sword techniques.
The group ate for a good two hours before they finished all the food on the plates. Lonemoon was just about to introduce the basics of the new world to Chef when a familiar voice filled the house.
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It was a message from Shen Jing.
"That's my older sister. HIde." Shen Ying immediately threw her chopsticks aside and turned around.
"Why?" Lonemoon paused. He did not understand why she was telling them to hide.
"Stop talking nonsense. Quick!" She grabbed the two of them with each of her hands and pushed them under the table.
Lonemoon: "..."
Wait, why did he have to get down!
"Little Ying." Shen Jing's voice immediately rang in the house.
"Older Sister..." Shen Ying sat up straight as a pencil.
"There's something wrong with your body. I've been searching, but I can't find an answer. In any case, it should not do you much harm now."
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"Alright, alright, alright."
"But I've already contacted the manager of the plane we went to together earlier. I want her to take a look at you for me." Shen Jing lowered her voice. "Wait for me to handle the matters on hand before I bring you over."
"Alright, Older Sister." Shen Ying nodded.
"Get ready. Don't wander about."
"No problem, Older Sister."
"Alright." Shen Ying was just about to cut the signal when she seemed to recall something. "Oh yes, I felt you activate a space transfer earlier not far away from your home, leading directly into your house. What was so urgent?"
"Er..." Shen Ying hesitated. "Nothing much, I was just lost and wanted to go home."
"Oh really?" Shen Ying narrowed her eyes. "Why is it that I never noticed you doing the same thing in the past even when you were lost several planets away?"
"I... am hungry." She immediately diverted the topic to herself.
"Oh..." Shen Jing nodded. "Then explain to me, who is the man under the table to the left?"
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She could see that too! It was obvious that she had other cameras around the house.
Shen Jing did not sound as angry as she did before though. She just raised her eyebrows. "I've never seen you bring men to your house. Now, you're bringing two in such a short duration. Are you... unsatisfied with what you already have?"
Lonemoon, the one who was "had": "..."
Yi Qing, the one who supposedly satisfied her: "..."
Shen Ying frowned. "Older Sister, he's not my boyfriend!" Father Niu is not!
"Oh." Shen Jing looked as though she could see right through Shen Ying. "Since he isn't, you teleported him here because...?"
Shen Ying looked down. She had no choice but to be honest. ""He was from the plane we were at before."
Shen Jing's expression darkened. She scanned Chef, who was still underneath the table, her expression hardening. "In other words... he's an invader!"
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"Older Sister, listen to me..."
"Shut up!" Shen Jing's voice was cool now. Her gaze cut Shen Ying like knives. Even Lonemoon shuddered. "Was one trip out of the plane all it took to give you so much guts? Stay right where you are. I'm coming over immediately."
Before any of them could reply, the screen switched off.
Lonemoon felt inexplicably nervous. Shen Jing's expression was different from when she found out that he was under the table. She looked... enraged.
"Shen Ying, what is your older sister talking about?" He could not help but ask.
Shen Ying's expression darkened. "All foreign invaders in any plane are considered unstable. The plane must purge them."
"Purge... Your older sister isn't thinking of killing Chef, is she?" Lonemoon's heart dropped. For some reason, he knew that if Shen Jing really wanted to do so, Shen Ying would not be able to stop her. "What should we do?"
"Master..." Yi Qing lowered his gaze. "I came here of my own accord. If there's any punishment, I'm willing to take it. I won't fight!"
"You're crazy!" Lonemoon shouted.
Shen Jing was the manager of this plane. He would probably not be able to withstand what she had in store for him.
"Forget it!" Shen Ying shouted through gritted teeth, as if thinking of something. "If my older sister really takes action, I... have another solution. Or... I will stop her." He's her Che... disciple after all. She had to do something, even if it costed her life!
"Really?" She should have said so earlier if she had a trump card. But looking at the fearful way she always looked at Shen Jing, Lonemoon did not know if he could really trust her.
"Yes." She had lived under her older sister's rule for years.
Lonemoon did not pursue the matter further. He watched as the air in front of him twisted and Shen Jing appeared within the house.
——————
"So... he's your disciple in the other plane?" Shen Ying leaned back on the sofa and scanned the group of three in front of her from head to toe.
"Yes." Shen Ying nodded.
"Older Sister Shen Jing, Chef chased us all the way here. He did not know that he needed your permission before transmigrating," Lonemoon explained. "Ignorant people should not be punished... please let it go."
"Let it go?" Shen Jing laughed mirthlessly, her demeanour turning cool once more. "Do you think invading a plane is a simple matter? Do you know what kind of damage it could cause the plane? Do you know how much cleaning up I would have to do?"
"But he... did not mean to!"
"You think that can solve everything!" Shen Jing jumped to her feet. She threatened to cut the three of them into pieces with her glare. "If I don't make an example out of him, everybody will start thinking they can invade my plane for no good reason. This world will end! Little Ying, they don't understand, but surely you do?"
"... I do."
"This one is the same!" Shen Jing suddenly turned to glare at Lonemoon.
"Me?" Lonemoon's heart fell. He began to break out in a cold sweat.
Chapter 288: Killer Move
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Do you think I don't know about all that messy data you've brought back from the deviant plane?"
Lonemoon jumped. Data? His cultivation!
"You did not transmigrate of your own accord, but if this carries on, you will create unpredictable outcomes in this world." Shen Jing scanned Shen Ying from head to toe. "I'm only letting you be temporarily."
"..."
"Don't you all forget – apart from being Shen Ying's older sister, I am also the manager of this plane." She began to walk forward. Each step she took was akin to a stomp on their hearts, so that they felt a chill right through to their bones. They lowered their heads instinctively, as if knowing that the person in front of them was the most powerful force in the world. "Whether you're an invader or someone with messy data, as long as you're causing my plane to be unstable, I will not allow you to exist!"
The moment she finished speaking, Lonemoon felt an extremely strong suppressive force on his body. He retreated. If not for the fact that Shen Ying was holding on to him, he might have already fallen to his knees. At that moment, he realised what a manager meant. Shen Jing had not even done anything to him, yet he felt an extraordinary force pressing down on him. Slowly, he felt his cultivation level seeping out of him.
"Older Sister!" Shen Ying shouted. Lonemoon's body finally relaxed. Free of the pressure, he turned to check on Chef and saw that he had undergone the same treatment.
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"Don't call out to me!" Shen Jing turned to glare at Shen Ying. "Have you forgotten everything I've taught you since you were young?"
"... I haven't." Shen Ying lowered her head even further.
"You haven't? Look at what you've done! I allowed you to help me manage the plane in my absence, and this is how you do so?" Shen Ying was enraged. Her demeanour was extremely cold. "I thought that you would restore this person's data while I was gone, yet you only brought another invader into this plane."
"..."
Her tone got harder and harder as she continued to glare at Shen Ying like she was an utter letdown. "You've really become more daring after wandering around for just a few days! You won't even listen to me anymore!"
"... No."
"No?" Shen Jing laughed mirthlessly and activated a screen. "Alright! We can't drag this out any further. Whether you kill this invader or drag him out, I want you to settle it. And this person with the messy data – restore him to his original state. Wipe their memories while you're at it!"
Shen Jing was for real this time. Lonemoon's heart tightened as he tugged at Shen Ying's sleeve. Didn't she have a plan? Why was she not carrying it out?
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Shen Ying pursed her lips and shot him an inexplicable look.
A moment later, she raised her head. "Older Sister... is this really necessary?"
"What? You want me to do it myself?" Shen Jing's expression hardened.
"Alright..." Shen Ying suddenly sucked in a deep breath, as if making up her mind about something. She turned around and looked warningly at Lonemoon and Yi Qing. Her expression seemed to say, "Don't laugh!"
"Huh?" Lonemoon did not understand what she meant.
She stepped forward, her expression returning to normal. She blinked twice, causing her eyes to well up. Crossing her arms in front of her chest, she pouted and looked pitiful. The slothball they always knew Shen Ying to be turned into a cutie in a second. Even her voice became an octave higher. She sounded a bit... whiny.
"Older Sister~ Don't be this fierce. Let me off just once... Promise Little Ying that you will let them off, alright?" She pouted and blinked hard like she was looking into the sun. "I promise to listen to you in the future, I'll be good~"
Lonemoon thought he saw something shoot out from her body.
Good... good... good plan! She's especially adorable! She saved them with her adorableness!
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Lonemoon could hear his own heartbeat in his ears as his breathing got more shallow.
Suddenly, there was a silence following Shen Ying's implementation of her plan
The next second...
"Alright, I promise you!" Shen Jing's hard expression softened immediately.
"Then the two of them..."
"Whatever you want? You can do whatever you want, as long as Little Ying is happy!"
"Thank you, Older Sister. You're so good to Little Ying!"
"Yes, yes, yes. You're so adorable – everything you say is right!"
"Little Ying loves Older Sister the most!"
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"Me too! You haven't wheedled in front of me since you were three. I'm so touched. My adorable Little Ying is back."
What... What the hell?
Lonemoon sucked in a deep breath and placed his hand on top of his pounding heart. Finally, he regained his composure. Indeed, Shen Ying's was a killer move. She used her own adorableness to save them. It was too scary! Shen Ying's back was turned toward them at first and Lonemoon thought that they were about to die. Faintly, he heard a special reminder in his ear.
[Ding! Shen Ying activated a killer move: Acting cute!]
[Ding! Shen Jing suffered a blow to her heart!]
Thank goodness they reacted quickly. Otherwise, they would probably be dragged into the mess. This was such a cheater move. It was an utterly shameless attack.
"Chef, we... Wait, Chef, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"
"Why is your face so red? Are you alright?"
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"Holy shit! Why is your nose bleeding!"
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An hour later.
"Heh, since Little Ying pleaded on your behalf, I will not pursue the matter with the two of you." Shen Jing was finally back to normal. She cleared her throat and turned into her usual cold self. "Even though I'm not taking any action, the two of your existence would still cause instability in his plane. The manager of your realm is not replying me either. I have no choice but to send you back. If you stay here, I can't be certain that nothing would go wrong in this world."
"Can't we apply for an access pass first like Kaitian did prior?" Shen Ying asked.
"Do you think the access pass is a type of vegetable – that you can plant as many as you want?" Shen Jing rolled her eyes.
Shen Ying pouted. "Older Sister¬!
Shen Jing paused, her heart softening. "Heh... well, it's not impossible to grant them an access pass. But they must possess the skills to pass the test."
"Test?" Lonemoon paused.
"You must take a test even to learn foreign languages now. Naturally, you'll have to take a test to get the access pass!" Shen Jing scanned the two of them and continued, "Both of your numbers are really high, but I can't be sure that you'd both pass the test."
So... they had to apply for a temporary resident permit?
"What kind of test?"
"We'll use the task I intended to hand to Shen Ying as the test." She activated a screen and immediately two black and red planets appeared in front of them. "Both of these are known as the Planets of Death. They were the planets that were infected by the deviant planets involved in the spatial storm earlier. There is no civilisation there, but all the plants have been infected. Each of you can choose one planet. Use any method you can to disinfect it. Then, I'll pass you!"
hapter 289: Getting a Temporary Resident Permit
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Alright." Yi Qing nodded and stood up. As long as he would not have to leave his master's side, he was willing to do anything.
Lonemoon and Shen Ying exchanged glances and stood up as well.
"Oh, that's right!" Shen Jing suddenly added. "Little Ying, you're not allowed to go!"
"Why?"
"Your situation now is special. If you help them, there will be no need for them to go through the test."
Shen Ying frowned. She whined, "Older Sister~"
Shen Jing pursed her lips and her attitude changed. "Alright, alright, alright. You may go, but promise that you would not help them, alright?"
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"Yes, Older Sister! No problem, Older SIster!"
Lonemoon: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
Shen Jing's weak spot for Shen Ying's cuteness had not dissipated.
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They were at an absolute wasteland. There was nothing but dried up soil on the ground, and the animals could do nothing but swallow their own saliva. They kept trying to tear at each other's skin and looked like that was all they had been doing the entire time. All around them, they could see fresh and rotting meat. The air had an intolerable stench.
Lonemoon immediately understood why this was called the Planet of Death. Not only was there no one around, it was a wasteland for corpses. Nothing looked lively there.
The moment Chef and Lonemoon landed, they began to clean up the crazed plants and animals. Given their cultivation level, it was easy to deal with beasts without any intelligence. The only thing was that there were way too many beasts there. The more they killed, the more there were.
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"Shen Ying, how big is this Planet of Death?" Lonemoon looked at the new herd of beasts charging toward them.
Shen Ying kicked a stone. Something flashed across her eyes as she answered, "A hundred times as big as Earth."
"What!" Lonemoon's eyes widened. How long would they take to clean this place up? Shen Jing was clearly cheating them! "If all the living beings on here have been infected, how can we clean all them up in a day?"
More and more beasts were gathering around them, and they looked stronger by the minute. In the beginning, they could find a spot to stick their feet on the ground. As time went by, they took more and more breaks in mid-air. Even so, there were a significant number of beasts that could fly in mid-air as well.
"What should we do?"
"Fly toward there," Shen Ying instructed as she pointed toward her right. "There should be some clues for us there."
Lonemoon paused and stabbed the great bird beside him. Without any hesitation, he sped toward the right for a full hour. By then, there was a huge group of crows following behind him, and they did not look like they were about to be tired out anytime soon.
"What are we looking for?" Lonemoon could not help but ask.
"Some information," Shen Ying replied. Suddenly, she pointed ahead. "RIght there!"
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Lonemoon looked up and found that a triangular structure was floating in the air. It was made up of several smaller squares. The outside of the structure was covered in silver. Yet, when the sun shone upon it, it disappeared.
"What is this?"
"An abandoned supervision station," Shen Ying responded. She gestured for Chef to fly over. She did something to it, causing a door to open on the triangular structure. Inside was just enough space for three people to sit.
"What are we doing here?" Lonemoon asked, confused.
"We're looking for more information about this planet." Suddenly, she tapped on the corner of the wall to her right. A hologram of the planet bounced up between them. Beside it was a bunch of strange numbers.
"How did you know you'd find data here?" Lonemoon and Yi Qing jumped.
"Every planet in District T of the Star Alliance has such a supervision station," Shen Ying answered casually. "There's one on Earth as well, but it's been covered." This was also why she could connect to the Star Network.
"..." Lonemoon did not fully understand her, but all of it looked very impressive.
Shen Ying rolled out a map and messed around with the data next to the hologram. After awhile, she spoke. "This really is the Mineral Planet."
"What Mineral Planet?"
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"More than 80% of this planet was made out of a mineral called W9851," Shen Ying explained. "This type of mineral is common in the Star Network and it can be found on other planets as well. That's why this supervision station has been abandoned. But the W9851 minerals are highly flammable. They explode violently and the flames would spread like wildfire."
"You mean to say..." Lonemoon's eyes twinkled. He immediately understood what Shen Ying was saying. "As long as we cause these minerals to explode, we can destroy the entire planet?"
"Yes." Shen Ying nodded. "But there is one problem."
"What's the problem?"
"This surface of this planet has been infected by all the animals and plants. The minerals are hidden deep inside the mess. My older sister would not let me help you all. Unless you find a way to destroy the surface of the planet and cause the minerals inside of it to explode, you would not be able to destroy the entire planet!"
"How thick is the surface of the planet?"
"A couple thousand metres."
"That thick?" That was absolutely frightening.
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"I will go!" Yi Qing suddenly shouted.
"You can't destroy the surface either." Before Lonemoon could finish speaking, Chef walked out of the room. "Wait outside-"
Lonemoon did not get to finish his sentence. A huge amount of sword Qi burst forth from Chef's body. With a wave of his sword, he struck all the birds behind them dead. Immediately, they saw flames cover the entire sky as the birds got burnt alive. It looked almost as if the clouds were on fire. Still, Lonemoon could feel Yi Qing's sword Qi. His body began to tremble from the impact.
This was shocking. Who knew that Chef's cultivation level would be so frighteningly different from before? And this fire...
"True Phoenix Fire!" Aren't you a dragon?
Before Lonemoon could figure things out, and after destroying all the birds, Yi Qing flew toward the ground. In seconds, strong sword Qi filled the air around them. They became covered by a dense golden light which was forming the shape of a great sword. The sword was thrown straight into the ground.
There was a loud crash as they felt the entire planet shake violently. Huge cracks appeared on the ground all around them. The ground began to open up wider and wider, until the ground became a series of deep, bottomless pits.
He... destroyed it!
(⊙ o ⊙)
Lonemoon's eyes widened. Indeed, he was a cheat.
He turned to look at Shen Ying's screen. It showed that they had only destroyed 2000 metres of the surface. This would not do! They still had a bit more to go.
"Chef..." Lonemoon started to call Yi Qing back.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of a phoenix crying. Yi Qing, who had been holding on to the sword just seconds ago, suddenly turned into a gigantic fire phoenix. He flew straight toward the bottom of the pits, lighting them up. The flames caused the pits to go even deeper.
The planet was shaking even more violently now. The number on Shen Ying's screen continuously increased.
2700... 2800... 2900... 3000!
"We're done!" Lonemoon's heart leapt. He immediately conjured a seal and notified Chef. "Alright, Chef."
The number on the screen stopped once again. A moment later, the ball of light that earlier disappeared into one of the bottomless pits flew back toward the supervision station. Chef returned to his regular form and walked out from amongst the flames.
Chapter 290: A Friend's Call for Help
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"It's been so long since we last met – you've become a phoenix!" He was indeed the lovechild of a dragon and a phoenix. He could change between all three forms. Lonemoon patted Yi Qing on the shoulder.
Yi Qing swayed and then collapsed. Shen Ying caught him and held him up. "Chef!"
Lonemoon jumped back in shock. It was only then that he noticed that Yi Qing's face was drained of colour. Beads of perspiration were dripping down his face. "Holy shit, are you alright?" He quickly helped to support Yi Qing's other side.
"I'm alright." Yi Qing shook his head and smiled wryly, as if trying his hardest to assure Shen Ying. "Don't worry, Master. I'm just extremely worn out."
Shen Ying frowned. "Are you sure?"
"Yes." He nodded.
Shen Ying looked at Father Niu, who nodded as well. Lonemoon sighed, "His meridians are indeed fine." He really did use too much God Power. "We have to quickly destroy this planet. What should we do next?"
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"We should buy a bomb and throw it down there." Shen Ying turned back to the screen and tapped on it. Suddenly, it flickered. All around, they saw bombs being put in place. "There just happened to be many on sale in the Star Network's black market." She scanned her surroundings and selected the cheapest one among them. Immediately, an alert sounded in the room.
[Ding! You don't have enough funds to make the purchase!]
Lonemoon: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
"Er..." Shen Ying hesitated. "I forgot to fill up my game currency."
Fill what f*cking game currency? Didn't you always hack into networks?
"How should we change accounts?" Lonemoon pursed his lips and sighed.
"Huh?" Shen Ying stared blankly back at him.
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Lonemoon was already stepping forward and tapping on the wristband that he still had on. The next moment, there was another alert. A screen appeared in front of him. The words "Shen Ying" changed to "Father Niu".
Raising his hand, he picked the most expensive type of bond.
There were a series of beeps and a familiar alert sounded.
[Ding! Purchase successful! Please visit us again next time!]
A moment later, a luxury explosive device which was all blue in colour appeared in front of the group.
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
(⊙_⊙)
Shen Ying raised her head to look at the screen and was almost blinded by the number of zeros she saw on Father Niu's account.
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"Father Niu, did you hack the Star Network's bank?"
"Hack what bank?" Lonemoon rolled his eyes at her like a true CEO. "Wasn't this the money we earned from playing that game earlier on?"
"Er... didn't we get wiped out?"
"They wiped out my points," Lonemoon explained casually. "But the corpses that we killed were still under my name. I took the chance these couple of days to tidy things up."
"Then... you sold those beasts?" Wasn't that rubbish? How were they so valuable?
"I checked the industry chain in the Star Network as well while I was at it. I sent the corpses to a recycling company and split them into their respective parts before selling them. I've only just received half of the amount I sold them for. I'm still waiting for the other half to come in!"
As he spoke, he scanned the number in his account. Indeed, the huge number was still increasing. They listened to the sound of the number rising.
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
"Why are you staring at me?"
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"No... Nothing. It's just that we feel the sudden urge to call you Daddy!"
"Get lost!"
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With Father Niu's huge financial support, the three of them managed to finish their task in just one day. Shen Jing kept to her word and retrieved two pieces of paper, on which she wrote the words "Plane Permit". She handed those pieces of paper to her.
Lonemoon looked at the A4 paper in front of him and did not react for a long time.
This was too freaking careless, wasn't it? Didn't she say that she would not hand out the permits so easily? The permits were just pieces of paper! Lonemoon shot a look at Shen Ying beside him and resisted the urge to vomit blood.
Yi Qing, on the other hand, was beyond shocked. He did not realise that anything was wrong. From the moment he landed on Earth, he had been feeling like something was dragging him back. Suddenly, that feeling was gone.
"That's right – you said earlier that there's a problem with Shen Ying's body. What's the problem?" Lonemoon asked.
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"Little Ying..." Shen Jing turned to the woman next to her, her expression softening. Her gaze was overflowing with love and affection as her eyes welled up. "Every time I think of my cute Little Ying being dragged into a foreign plane to suffer, my heart hurts! But don't worry now, I will surely settle scores with those bastards!"
Shen Ying: "..." There is nothing worth living for.
Yi Qing: "..." Did Master's older sister activate some kind of special characteristics?
Lonemoon: "..." This woman is obsessed with her younger sister, isn't she? She must be!
What's more, this cheat Shen Ying did not even suffer!
"I can't find out what's wrong with her body, but i've already found a similar plane as the one you all described!" As if recalling something, Shen Jing pulled out a screen and began tapping away on it. "I've already contacted the manager over there. She will send a permit over here soon. After that, I'll go over and check things out for you. I'll find out exactly what's wrong with your body."
"A similar plane." Lonemoon hesitated. "Is there another immortal cultivator plane?"
"Yes." Shen Jing nodded. "There's no way of estimating the plane's coordinates. Apart from our plane and the plane that you all went to, there are several other planets that are very similar to both."
"Can you really find out the problem with Shen Ying?"
"I can't say for sure." Shen Jing sighed and frowned. "But I have to try."
Once she finished speaking, an alert sounded throughout the house.
"They've sent over the permit!" Shen Jing stood up as yet another screen popped up in front of her. On the screen was just one word written in red: Permit. Shen Jing raised her head and swiped the screen. The word split open and a gate opened right in front of her. A long white path began to form right before their eyes.
"Let's go." Shen Jing nodded toward the group of them. She took one step forward, then disappeared.
The few of them exchanged meaningful looks. This was the first time that all of them, apart from Shen Jing, were going to meet another manager. It was understandable that they were a little nervous. What's more, they had no idea how the other manager was going to look.
Lonemoon sucked in a deep breath and took a step forward as well. There was a flash of white, and immediately, they found themselves in a whole other environment.
They heard the familiar sound of.. cooking!
Then, there was a young woman's voice.
"You're here? Give me a moment. Let me clean up and I'll be right over!"
Shen Ying: "..."
Lonemoon: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
What the hell?