Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#395 - Chapter 394: Seniors from over 100 Years Old

Originally feeling down, Xiang Nanzhi's pale cheeks flushed red at an alarming rate upon hearing this, and she let out a chilling laugh: "Hmph, seeing me like this must make you happy!"

Realizing something was amiss, Li Chenqiu scooted back, shielding his chest with his hands: "I just wanted to try and comfort you from a different angle. If it didn't work, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

"It worked, how could it not have worked!" Xiang Nanzhi said, rolling up her sleeves and staring intently at Li Chenqiu.

Li Chenqiu stood up, warning her: "What do you want to do? This is an auction, don't mess around!"

"I just want to give you some loving training, how is that messing around?!"

Whoosh!

A fist the size of a sandbag rapidly enlarged in Li Chenqiu's eyes, and with a "thud," it landed squarely on his forehead.

"Ah! Are you crazy!"

"Take this, Crow Takes Flight!"

"Can you be normal!"

"Got some moves, take this, Black Tiger Steals Heart!"

Ten minutes later.

Li Chenqiu's mouth was open, his chest heaving like bellows, and strands of hair were plastered to his scalp, soaked with sweat.

"Do you still dare to be a smart aleck!" Xiang Nanzhi stood on the table, pointing at Li Chenqiu aggressively.

"I don't dare, I won't dare again," Li Chenqiu said quickly.

Xiang Nanzhi snorted coldly and sat back on the sofa like a proud rooster: "If only you knew this earlier, why bother now."

Li Chenqiu was扶着墙壁正要站起身, when a shadow suddenly loomed over him. He looked up and saw the stern, pale face of the Northern Yin Emperor.

"Your Majesty."

Li Chenqiu staggered to his feet.

Xiang Nanzhi, the victor sitting on the sofa, also quickly rose to greet him.

The Northern Yin Emperor stood between the two, looking them up and down, and asked in confusion: "So much sweat, were you guys doing a fat-burning workout here?"

Li Chenqiu looked embarrassed: "A little disagreement."

The Northern Yin Emperor didn't press further. He conjured a set of clean clothes out of thin air and said to Li Chenqiu: "Use your ability to wash off the sweat smell and change into these clothes."

Li Chenqiu took the clothes, pointing at his feet in confusion: "Here?"

Xiang Nanzhi said speechlessly: "It's just changing a jacket, what are you being shy about!"

Urged by Xiang Nanzhi and the Emperor, Li Chenqiu quickly washed away the sweat and changed into the clothes given by the Northern Yin Emperor.

"When you meet the Ying family later, you are no longer the Resurrector Chu Li, but the Chosen One Li Chenqiu, understand?" The Northern Yin Emperor said seriously.

"Understood," Li Chenqiu nodded.

"Okay, let's go." The Northern Yin Emperor snapped his fingers crisply.

The next second, Li Chenqiu felt a blur before his eyes. When his vision returned, he realized he had left Box 12.

He looked around and saw a box with the same layout, but slightly larger. In front of the sofa, an old man with a weathered face stood quietly.

The old man was hunched over, his hands clasped together, gripping a cane. His gray cloth clothes clung tightly to his body, accentuating the sharp angles of his frame.

He looked so frail, as if a gust of wind could easily break him.

This man was named Ying Xiu, a direct descendant of the Ying Consortium.

On either side of Ying Xiu stood a man and a woman, both appearing to be around forty years old.

The man was burly and stern, and the woman was slender and cold-faced, neither of them looking approachable.

Upon seeing the Northern Yin Emperor appear with Li Chenqiu, they subconsciously stepped forward, blocking Ying Xiu.

"If Your Majesty wants to attack me, you won't be able to stop him. Step back!" Ying Xiu waved his hand.

Hearing this, the man and woman slowly retreated behind the old man, watching the Northern Yin Emperor warily.

"I didn't expect you old man to be the one to come this time."

The Northern Yin Emperor smiled as he walked up to Ying Xiu, looking down at him.

Ying Xiu bowed slightly and said politely: "Since it's an auction held in the name of Your Majesty, the Ying family naturally has to show enough respect."

"Hehehe." The Northern Yin Emperor reached out and patted Ying Xiu's shoulder, saying in surprise: "Everyone says that your Ying family is like a shrinking turtle these days.

I didn't believe it at first, after all, you're a consortium, how could you be a shrinking turtle? But now it seems I was wrong."

"You..."

The man beside him looked moved and was about to say something, but Ying Xiu stopped him.

"There's nothing wrong with being a shrinking turtle. At least turtles live long. As long as the Ying family can continue to exist, I'll be a turtle!"

Ying Xiu said calmly, his wrinkled face devoid of emotion.

"That's true, after all, being alive is always better than being dead." The Northern Yin Emperor nodded in agreement, then turned to Li Chenqiu and beckoned: "Come here."

Li Chenqiu stood still, even tending to retreat, looking afraid of the Northern Yin Emperor.

The Northern Yin Emperor smiled helplessly: "Why are you afraid of me? If I wanted to kill you, do you think you could have lived until now?"

Hearing this, Li Chenqiu gritted his teeth and cautiously walked to the Northern Yin Emperor's side.

"I've brought the person. Our deal is done. Is there anything else?" The Northern Yin Emperor asked in a deep voice.

"No, thank you, Your Majesty," Ying Xiu nodded in thanks.

"Mm."

The Northern Yin Emperor responded perfunctorily, turned to his side, and smiled softly: "Goodbye for now."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared into thin air.

Seeing this, Li Chenqiu's heavy expression and tense muscles completely relaxed, and he seemed much more lively.

Ying Xiu stepped forward and asked: "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Li Chenqiu forced a smile and said to Ying Xiu solemnly: "Thank you for the rescue, I will remember this kindness!"

Ying Xiu showed a kind smile: "You dug up such a big piece of information for the Northern Federation. We should be thanking you."

Li Chenqiu replied modestly: "It's what I should do."

"The Star Plucking Academy really recruited a good student. Speaking of which, there's another relationship between me and you that you don't know about."

"Relationship?" Curiosity rose in Li Chenqiu's eyes, and he asked: "What relationship?"

Ying Xiu used a little force with the hand holding the cane, straightening his body: "I'm your senior."

Li Chenqiu: (+_+)?

Seeing his expression, Ying Xiu explained: "A senior who is more than a hundred sessions older than you."

The corners of Li Chenqiu's mouth twitched slightly: "Uh... Senior looks younger than his actual age!"