Chapter 30
Just as the young Taoist said, this photo would soon be featured in the official newspaper. It was also displayed prominently on the homepage of the Chinese Feng Shui Association’s official website for a whole week. The caption read, “First Heavenly Master’s Handover Ceremony and Friendly Meeting Between Two Realms”.
The photo featured a Taoist in grey robes, a banner, and official documents. The main character of the photo was Wen Xingze, who looked utterly confused and filled with questions.
The member list on the official website was quickly updated. The column for “First Heavenly Master” listed all the past First Masters of China in descending order:
Lin Xiasui (78th, Master of Tianxia Peak), Ran Yangyan (79th, True Man of Liyang), Zhang Jinghua (80th, Master Jinghua)… Wen Xingze (81st, an artist under Daomei Entertainment, a subsidiary of Shengtian Entertainment).
Even three or four years later, many Feng Shui masters who were not involved in worldly affairs were puzzled. They wondered what the title “under Daomei Entertainment, a subsidiary of Shengtian Entertainment” meant and why it was so long.
How fashionable!
Closer to the present, this official website photo was discovered by enthusiastic internet users not long after. It was uploaded to Weibo, causing a new round of shock, meme creation, and laughter…
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On the deck of the ‘Fantasy Cruise’ ship.
The young Taoist took out a red envelope and asked the director to distribute it to the crowd, saying it was a token of appreciation. Then, the young Taoist handed a gold-embossed business card to Wen Xingze:
“My name is Zhang Liuquan. This is my business card. My Feng Shui firm has branches all over the country. You can just mention my name.”
Some people might find it strange that Zhang Jinghua would entrust such an important responsibility to a young man he had not yet met. But in reality, in terms of strength, Wen Xingze was the only one who could completely crush Xu Sichao. Moreover, Feng Shui masters don’t need much interaction to judge a person. They can get a glimpse of a person’s character just from their aura, destiny, and facial features.
Wen Xingze: “…Oh, okay.”
“Since you’re in a hurry, I won’t bother you for now. I’ll visit you when you return to the country, and we can handle the rest of the First Heavenly Master’s duties then.” Zhang Liuquan gratefully shook his hand, the director of the office took another commemorative photo, and then they left.
“Young Master,” the butler bowed to Wen Xingze, “I will also take my leave. Do you need any servants or bodyguards to stay?”
The director looked at the butler and Wen Xingze in horror, shaking his head slightly.
Wen Xingze’s expression was ashen: “Thank you, no need… Don’t say anymore, please.”
The butler was a bit reluctant, but he left anyway. However, the plane in the sky was still there, monitoring the safety situation at all times.
Everything seemed to make sense, but it was all so strange.
Wen Xingze didn’t know what social death meant before, but now he knew. This was social death!
Wen Xingze returned to the dining room in a daze.
The entire dining room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Time seemed to freeze at the moment Wen Xingze left the dining room.
The boy band member was still holding the teapot, the tea inside had already been poured out, dripping from the table onto the carpet. Everyone was looking at Wen Xingze with a look of awe and shock.
“…”
Wen Xingze: “Actually, I…”
Unexpectedly, the first to break the silence was Fang Ruxue.
“Help! My savior!” Fang Ruxue suddenly stood up, “Then last night, Xu Baijing… supermodel… I…”
Wen Xingze: “The past is the past, you don’t need to worry anymore.” Wen Xingze guessed that the jade plaque was now in his hand, and Xu Sichao should be unable to rise again.
Fang Ruxue didn’t realize she had been so close to danger. So, Xu Baijing’s target last night was to steal her luck. If it weren’t for Wen Xingze, she might have…
Fang Ruxue secretly noted this great favor in her heart. In the future, if Wen Xingze needed any help, she would definitely go through fire and water to help. However, these words didn’t need to be said, after all, gratitude couldn’t be expressed in a few words.
“Master, please accept my bow.” Fang Ruxue held up a rainbow lollipop with both hands and offered it to Wen Xingze, “A small token of appreciation, not much.”
Wen Xingze: “No, no, no, how could I?”
Even so, his eyes couldn’t help but follow the lollipop. In the end, Wen Xingze tentatively unwrapped the candy and bit into the lollipop with an “ah” sound, eating it with relish.
Fang Ruxue: “!!!” So cute.
Parents from another universe: “!!!” Ahhhhh!!!
The back-and-forth interaction between Wen Xingze and Fang Ruxue finally eased the atmosphere in the dining room, bringing it back to normal. Everyone had an expression as if they were waking up from a dream.
That Taoist, Zhang Liuquan, is the great-grandson of Master Jinghua. Anyone who pays a little attention to the Feng Shui circle would know this.
The banner is real, custom-made overnight.
The official documents are also real.
How come even fen shui masters have a system these days?!
A female guest: “So, the stunning Feng Shui master in the photo…”
Wen Xingze sighed: “That’s me.”
Zhu Bo: “The genius Feng Shui master written about in the Pineapple Gazette, who single-handedly defeated a group of feng shui practitioners, can summon divine dragons, black phoenixes, Poseidon…”
Wen Xingze: “That’s me.”
Girl group member: “The 18th line star that Chi Yan is secretly in love with…”
Wen Xingze: “That’s also me — wait, I didn’t know about this one!” How did that get slipped in?
Who would have thought that the events written about in the newspaper actually happened on their cruise ship, and just last night? The guests suddenly felt a strange sense of relief. For a while, no one was bothered about why Wen Xingze was able to go out last night, or whether he was a sea monster.
“A'ze, your family is so rich, and you’re so talented. You even made Xu Sichao cry out in pain,” the boy band member looked at him admiringly, “You became a star to pursue your dream, right? To chase your dream in the entertainment industry?”
Wen Xingze became a star out of necessity. At the time, he was completely fooled by Dao Mei Entertainment because he owed rent. But explaining this would be a bit complicated, so he said, “You could say that.”
“You’re not planning to become a Feng Shui master or a magician, are you?” Zhu Bo suddenly started to tear up, “Good boy, don’t betray the working class.”
After all, Wen Xingze doesn’t know how to read Feng Shui or perform magic. How could he possibly become a Feng Shui master? Wen Xingze said, “Of course…”
The next second, Fang Ruxue added:
“Speaking of which, Feng Shui masters make a lot of money. When Xu Sichao claimed to be the First Heavenly Master, he charged tens of millions for a single home Feng Shui consultation. Taxes are paid voluntarily, and appointments are already booked up to three years in advance.”
Wen Xingze changed his mind in a second: “…I might consider it.”
Zhu Bo: “???”
Damn it!
“Cough, don’t bother Wen, no, Little Wen anymore. It’s almost eight o’clock sharp, the recording is about to start, pay attention to your state!”
The director clapped the clapperboard, and the photographers gave the OK sign.
The dining room was divided into three small tables, with guests seated according to their numbers. Wen Xingze, Zhu Bo, and Fang Ruxue sat at one table. Conveniently, they were all sea monsters, which facilitated communication.
Unexpectedly, not long after the recording started, an unexpected person walked in.
It was Jean, the seventh guest who was clearly eliminated by the sea monster camp last night.
“Hi!” The blond playboy greeted everyone and sat down next to Wen Xingze. He looked at them expectantly, probably expecting their exaggerated reactions. He whispered, “We meet again, what a coincidence.”
Zhu Bo, Fang Ruxue, and Wen Xingze were all indifferent.jpg.
Jean: “…”
The chef served breakfast, and everyone started eating after exchanging pleasantries. Jean picked up the menu to cover his expression: “You guys, I feel awkward. Ladies and gentlemen, aren’t you curious why I’m still alive? Guess?”
Fang Ruxue sighed: “I was curious, but — never mind.”
The amount of shock a person can experience in a day is limited. For those present, they probably wouldn’t be too surprised if Jean came back to life, or even if Jean transformed into Ultraman and drove a Lamborghini across the sea.
Wen Xingze tried to play along and quietly guessed, “Could it be because you’re a skilled sailor, and your skill is to have a chance to revive after being killed, but you would switch to the camp of the person who killed you?” So, is Jean now their teammate?
Zhu Bo and Fang Ruxue showed expressions of sudden realization.
Jean gasped, “Can you read minds, Mr. Wen?”
“…” Wen Xingze didn’t expect to guess right again. He swore to break this bad habit and said, “Sorry.”
Jean showed them his magnetic card, finally gaining the trust of the sea monsters. However, Jean seemed exceptionally frustrated. He even forgot to flirt with the beautiful female guests and gloomily started to nibble on a piece of bread.
The shooting for the second day began in this mysterious atmosphere.
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Meanwhile, in Cub Raising Program.
Congratulations to the parents, the impact to the original work has reached 40%, and the public test phase has been successfully completed! Starting next month, Cub Raising Program will officially be on sale in the universe game store, with an additional 200 million player slots and one billion live channel viewing slots.
Congratulations to the parents, the side mission has been successfully completed! The Universe Travel Exchange System is officially open!
The official version including the travel system will be officially launched next month, and the rules are now announced as follows:
[Universe Travel Exchange System]
System Description: Are you heartbroken because you can’t really touch the Cub? Now, you don’t have to wait anymore, you don’t have to be separated by the universe and the screen, you will soon have the opportunity to see the Cub with your own eyes! Help the Cub book a trip to the Muse Empire, the Light Tower Travel System, to meet all your needs!
System Fee: Cannot be purchased, travel opportunities and duration can only be obtained through special tasks
System Rules:
The length of stay of the Cub in the parallel universe is strictly limited, otherwise, bear the consequences
It is impossible to bribe or threaten the Light Tower to extend the travel time
A maximum of one trip can be made each month, and the travel period can be booked from 9:00 to 21:00 on the first working day of each month.
Moderate gaming is beneficial to physical and mental health, wish you a happy game!
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The Universe Travel Exchange System, for races like the Blood Clan and Merfolk that already have a way to see His Majesty, still has a great attraction, not to mention other races.
His Majesty can actually come to this universe through this exchange system!
They haven’t seen His Majesty in person for more than four months…
At least, the Dragon Clan has started to excitedly hit the snow mountain.
“Tired of only chatting with the Cub on WeChat,” the giant dragons wailed and rolled around in the snow. Because they had just had a fire yesterday, the main star of the dragon race was still in ruins, “I really want to see him, rub my head against him, carry him and fly—”
“The one to carry him and fly is me, I have carried him, His Majesty specifically praised me.” Astor proudly turned around, showing the scales on his back that were specially tattooed. This was probably the 108th time Astor had shown off.
The giant dragons suddenly became quiet.
Including the highly respected old red dragon, all the giant dragons looked at Astor for a while with cold eyes, then all the giant dragons turned around and moved to the side, turning their backs to him.
Astor, as the acting clan leader, was thus, isolated.
Astor: “?”
“Wait,” Astor said in vain, “I didn’t mean that, you guys…”
Just then, he unexpectedly received a communication from the Blood Clan.
Although they were both in the Muse Empire, to be honest, because the Blood Clan was so reclusive, this was the first time Astor had directly communicated with them. He answered nervously, “Hello? Which prince is this?”
There was no greeting from the other side, just a low curse. After Astor patiently listened to the curse for two and a half minutes…
Click.
The call was abruptly hung up.
Astor: “???”
Astor felt doubly wronged.
It was only later, during his communication with the Merfolk leader Zhi Xia, that Astor understood the reason for the Blood Clan’s actions.
“Didn’t the Light Tower just release a new PK task? As the winner of the last PK, the Blood Clan can’t participate in this PK.” There was chaos on the Merfolk side, it seemed everyone was very excited, and occasionally you could hear the sound of dolphins, “The Blood Clan made a curse call to each clan leader who got the challenge qualification.”
Astor suddenly realized: “So it’s because the Blood Clan can’t participate in the PK task, so… huh? PK task?!”
Astor couldn’t care less about feeling wronged. He jumped up from the snowfield, causing the entire mountain to shake.
The reward the Blood Clan got from the last PK task was too generous, making the whole universe jealous. Since then, the dragons have been eagerly looking forward to the next PK.
Hearing that the PK task was released, the dragons all forgot about isolating Astor. Several round heads gathered together, anxiously and expectantly opening the task interface:
[PK Task]
Task Description: Give your Cub a hug of love, and let the Cub hug you back! Note, both hugs must last more than three minutes! The parent who completes two hugs of love first wins. The time limit is one week, if overtime, it will be recorded as a failure of the whole team task.
Notes: You cannot let the cub know about the existence of the PK task in any way, otherwise, the participant will lose the qualification to participate on the spot.
Task Participants: Chi Yan vs Dragon Clan vs Mermaid Clan vs ???
Task Reward: 1. After the Universe Travel Exchange System is opened, the Cub will get a chance to travel, lasting 24 hours. 2. The winning parent will decide the specific address of the Cub’s destination and act as the guide for the Cub’s first space-time travel.
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The live channel has been boiling for a long time.
The bullet screens are layered on top of each other, obviously all parents are shocked by this PK task.
[Marry His Majesty Squad: Damn, I also want to hug the Cub and rub the Cub, in person, I’m so jealous ahhhhhh]
[Pointy Ears: Why?? Why does our clan still not have a name??? What does the question mark in the participants mean?]
[augsgdy: Not only can you hug the Cub, but you can also decide the address of the Cub’s first universe travel, the winner of this time earns a lot]
[Blue Little Bat v: Thanks for the invitation, I am calm and even want to kill dragons, fish, and Chi Yan]
No wonder the Blood Clan is so sour.
Whether it’s this reward or the task itself, it’s too… too exciting!
But objectively speaking, the Dragon Clan is at a clear disadvantage. Unlike the opportunistic Mermaid Clan, they haven’t gotten the key to His Majesty’s mustard space, and they can’t even see His Majesty, let alone a hug of love.
But no difficulty can stop them.
No matter what, they must win this time. The dragons touched their short claws together, solemnly swearing.
That night.
Astor made a phone call. Before he dialed, he was actually quite nervous because it had been a long time since he last spoke with the Dragon Clan leader.
“Hello, Clan Leader?”
There was only the howling of the wind on the other end of the communication.
At the end of the universe, in an ancient ruin, a black dragon was sleeping with its wings folded in the ruins. It was awakened by the noisy sound from the terminal communication.
On the other end of the communication, Astor, who didn’t get a response, was almost crying. He said, “Clan Leader, this opportunity is really rare. The early bird catches the worm.”
The Black Dragon: “…”
The Black Dragon wasn’t interested in limited-time discount promotions. He stretched out a claw, about to hang up, but then he heard Astor say, “If we win this time, we can see the Emperor, the real Emperor.”
The Black Dragon’s claw stopped.
A dull panting sound came from the Black Dragon’s throat.
After a long time, so long that Astor almost thought the call had been hung up, he finally heard the Black Dragon’s deep voice:
“How much for one time?”
Astor: “?”
“Isn’t it a discount promotion,” the Black Dragon paced in the ruins, crushing a pile of scrap iron and copper under his feet, his steps gradually becoming anxious, he asked, “To see him, how much for one time?”
Astor: “Huh?”
Black Dragon: “I want to buy a hundred million times.”
Astor: “Haha, you’re quite a dreamer.”
Black Dragon: “…”
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