Chapter 497 – A String of Stone Pearls (2/2)

He subconsciously raised his hand, taking advantage of the sunlight outside the window to carefully examine the string of stone pearls.

Bright rays of light peeked through the chinks of the stone pearls, fluctuating between all sorts of angles. In certain tiny places, there seemed to be rainbows within.

It was only at this point that he finally realized what had occurred.

Those objects of incomparable divinity, the source of all Daos, the Heavenly Tome Monoliths, were currently being worn on his hand.

And there were eleven of them.

The sunlight illuminated the stone pearls and shot into his eyes, dazzling him and giving a dreamlike impression.

At this moment, the door to his room was pushed open.

He turned his head and saw Tang Thirty-Six and Xuanyuan Po.

”Just where did that idiot go?”

”How would I know…Princess Teacher Luoluo even wanted to me to keep an eye on him, but then he went and ran off without even saying anything. How can I keep an eye on him?”

Xuanyuan Po said with great chagrin, then he and Tang Thirty-Six saw Chen Changsheng's figure.

After a moment of silence, Tang Thirty-Six patted his stomach. With a little fear still lingering in his voice, he said, ”It's fine, it's fine. I won't ask you where you've been. As long as you didn't run away, it's fine.”

Puzzled, Chen Changsheng asked, ”Why would I run away?”

”You just up and disappeared for half a day…”

Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said, ”We all suspected that upon hearing that Xu Yourong was coming back, you got scared that your fiancée would beat your face into a swollen mess and so ran away.”

Xuanyuan Po waved his hands around, saying, ”I didn't say it like that.”

Tang Thirty-Six sneered at him, ”Do you dare say that you weren't thinking about it?”

Xuanyuan Po was a very honest bear child. Hearing this question, he hesitated for quite some time before finally saying nothing.

Chen Changsheng was a little taken aback. ”Your mentioning her just reminded me of something. Can one of you help me write a letter to the Divine General of the East's estate?”

Tang Thirty-Six asked in shock, ”A son-in-law with muddy feet moving into the house of his wife? The woman hasn't even come back, there's no need to be in such a rush.”

Chen Changsheng shook his head, saying, ”I plan to pay a visit tonight. There are some matters I wish to discuss.”

”You can't really be afraid of Xu Yourong and planning to do some dirty tricks, are you?”

Tang Thirty-Six was interested now, saying, ”You should first ask me about these things. You know that I'm most skilled at them.”

Chen Changsheng laughed, but paid no attention to his words. He made his way out of the room, saying, ”I'll go eat first.”

A few days ago, Luoluo had said to him that it was certain that the girl had not left the Garden of Zhou alive. He said to her that he would go to the Divine General of the East's estate to end the engagement. He had promised her this back in the Garden of Zhou. Even if she was no longer here, he would assuredly still carry out this promise. He had not gone to the Divine General of the East's estate in the last few days because he had been rather busy, because he had lost an important and necessary item in the Garden of Zhou. At the same time, it was also because his heart still held one final thread of hope.

If she did not leave the Garden of Zhou, then perhaps she was still there. Since the Garden of Zhou had not been destroyed, she might still be alive.

Only last night and this morning, when he finally entered the Garden of Zhou once more, did he discover that there was no one within. No person was there, that person was not there. As a result, his final hope was also not there.

As he had searched, he had retrieved that item in passing.

As he watched Chen Changsheng's back go through the door, Tang Thirty-Six fell silent. Finally, he asked, ”Do you think that he's a bit stranger today?”

Xuanyuan Po asked in confusion, ”How is he strange?”

Tang Thirty-Six replied, ”His laugh was rather strange…very ugly.”

Xuanyuan Po recalled the scene, then nodded, ”Yeah, he laughed like he was crying.”