343 Will There be a Miracle? (1/2)
Yanwang: You aren't paying me those merit points. It's the law of nature; it's Karma! And no one is allowed to break that balance!
Chen Xiaobei: Is this really non-negotiable?
Yanwang: It's absolutely non-negotiable. To save her, even the Prime of Tongtian has to pay the full amount of merit points.
Chen Xiaobei: Fine! I'll send you the merit points!
”I don't care anymore. I'll just pay the fifty thousand merit points to rescue her. I won't let Queen Wen's soul get destroyed! That would not do!” Chen Xiaobei thought as he transferred the required merit points to Yanwang.
Ding!
[You've just spent some of your merit points! You are now downgraded to Philanthropist the Second! Your current merit points are 252000! You will need another 48000 merit points to go to next level! (Charm: 25200. Luck: 25200)]
”Damn it! And I just leveled up moments ago… Now I'm back where I was.” Chen Xiaobei was visibly upset.
He turned around to Queen Wen's direction – where something miraculous happened. The malevolence of her spirit had vanished completely, while she turned into a lady adorned in ancient, traditional robes.
It seemed that Yanwang was efficient at his job, at least.
”My… My sins have been washed away?! Thank the gods, I'm no longer an evil spirit!” The spirit rejoiced excitedly before turning around to thank Chen Xiaobei. ”Young man! Thank you so much… Thank you… What's your name? I must repay you!”
”My name is Chen Xiaobei, but I don't expect any recompense!” Grinning widely, he gave her his blessing. ”Go in peace and find your lover. He is waiting for you in the underworld realm!”
”Yes! He's there, waiting for me! I know it…”
Queen Wen beamed blissfully as her spirit slowly vanished.
With her matter settled, it's time for Chen Xiaobei to do a little clean-up.
First, he stuffed the Demonic Dragon Blade, Emperor Yan's Unwavering Body Fortifying Skill Book and Emperor Yan's body into his own treasure chest. He then ran off to find a Copper Soldier that was in excellent condition and dressed him in the Emperor's outfit to act as a dummy.
While he did so, he also took care to avoid touching the treasures around him. He required witnesses and evidence to calm the situation down, as per Luo Puti's plan.
For that, the five factions around Green Vine Province would serve as perfect witnesses, while the treasures in this room were the best evidence. Chen Xiaobei had already pocketed the most valuable treasure in this tomb after all; he could not care less about these menial riches lying around him.
”Okay… I think it's time to wake Luo Puti, we need to discuss how we're going to fool the others perfectly.” Chen Xiaobei smiled and glanced towards the still-unconscious woman.
Luo Puti woke up immediately after Chen Xiaobei pressed on a couple of her acupuncture points.
She was shocked and awed at once, unable to figure out how he managed to defeat all those opponents that were much more formidable than he was. What's more, he did not even take a single scratch!
She was wallowed in such prolonged disbelief that Chen had to make something up to calm her down. Then they finally went down to business.
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It was three in the morning, but the light in Elder Han's office in town hall was still lit.
He was feeling anxious but not quite able to inhale deeply to compose himself.
”Another Emergency… Another Emergency… And another Emergency…”
Cao Zhenyang was holding a special cellphone and was showing every update to Elder Cao. He was nervous as well and kept throwing glances at Elder Cao in hopes that there would be an answer to the situation.