novelzi #374 - Chapter 373 The True and False King Chujiang
#374 - Chapter 373 The True and False King Chujiang
“If you put it that way…” Li Chenqiu raised his eyebrows slightly, “Then I believe you.”
Xiang Nanzhi puffed out her chest and pointed her nostrils at Li Chenqiu, “Son, hurry up and call me daddy!”
Li Chenqiu asked suspiciously, “Who is the son calling?”
Xiang Nanzhi said matter-of-factly, “Of course the son is calling you!”
“Oh—” Li Chenqiu drawled, taking a deep look at Xiang Nanzhi.
She’s a pretty good person, just a bit silly.
After bickering with Xiang Nanzhi for a minute, Li Chenqiu got to the point, “Why did the Emperor choose Xiuyue City as the location?”
Xiang Nanzhi said unhappily, “I don’t know, maybe he thinks the starch sausages sold in Xiuyue City are tastier!”
Li Chenqiu touched his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes, “If an auction is really held in Xiuyue City, then this city will probably be very chaotic recently!”
“What does the chaos have to do with you? Eat your fried chicken!” Xiang Nanzhi leaned back in her chair, patting her round belly with her hand, “By the way, is your Shadow Locust Body ready?”
“It’s ready, but I haven’t replenished it with flesh and blood.”
As he spoke, Li Chenqiu took out the Shadow Locust Body from his pocket, bent down, and placed it steadily on the ground.
Buzz—
A slight buzzing sound came from within the Shadow Locust Body, and then the surrounding space twisted slightly, and a humanoid phantom appeared out of thin air, slowly solidifying until it was indistinguishable from an ordinary person.
It was a shell that was completely identical to Li Chenqiu in shape and appearance, and there was almost nothing to criticize except for the slightly dull eyes.
Li Chenqiu's eyes narrowed slightly, staring intently at the Shadow Locust Body.
After a while, the Shadow Locust Body's eyes gradually gained luster, and the corners of its mouth grinned strangely to both sides, revealing two rows of森白 teeth. At the same time, it turned to look at Xiang Nanzhi, and said in a rather strange tone, “How is it?”
Xiang Nanzhi pursed her lips and remained silent for a while, puzzled, “You tinkered in the room all day yesterday, and this is all you came up with?”
Li Chenqiu stared intently at the Shadow Locust Body, using the other party's mouth to say:
“To control the Shadow Locust Body, you must disperse your consciousness to every corner of the body, and also ensure that they cooperate with each other. This is much more difficult than I imagined.”
“If you’re not good, don’t blame the road for being uneven.” Xiang Nanzhi chuckled, “Does it have a name?”
“Isn’t Shadow Locust Body its name?”
“Doesn’t it sound awkward to call it Shadow Locust Body?”
“It does sound a bit awkward, let me think…”
After pondering for a few seconds, Li Chenqiu's eyes lit up slightly, and the fingers tapping on the table stopped, “How about Li Fuqiu? It means floating on the surface, and the ‘Fu’ in the middle is also opposite to my ‘Chen’.”
Xiang Nanzhi waved her hand, revealing a look of disgust, “It sounds terrible. I think it’s better to call it Li Erqiu. It’s catchy, concise, and clear, and it immediately makes…”
Ding Ling Ling… Ding Ling Ling…
The phone rang.
Li Chenqiu picked up the phone that was face down on the table, glanced at the caller information, and asked suspiciously, “King Yama?”
Xiang Nanzhi, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, suddenly raised her head and leaned over, “Open the speakerphone.”
Li Chenqiu answered the phone speechlessly. Before he could take the next step, Xiang Nanzhi snatched the phone away and turned on the speakerphone.
“You…”
“Shh—” Xiang Nanzhi pointed at the phone.
“King Chujiang, am I disturbing you!” King Yama’s magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
Li Chenqiu said indifferently, “What can a phone call disturb? What’s the matter?”
“Is Thousand Faces with you?”
Xiang Nanzhi pricked up her ears and put her head close to the phone.
Li Chenqiu pushed Xiang Nanzhi away, and said at the same time, “Yes, he’s right next to me listening.”
“You motherfucker…”
Xiang Nanzhi made a fist gesture.
Li Chenqiu dodged the fist sideways and walked towards the balcony with his phone.
“It seems that Thousand Faces is getting along well with you!”
“It’s okay, did you call to ask about his situation?”
“I just wanted to confirm that you are together. King Yama and I are about to arrive in the Southern Federation…”
“King Chujiang?”
“Uh… the former King Chujiang.”
“The former King Chujiang?” Several big question marks popped up in Li Chenqiu’s head, “Can’t the god name be discarded? Only death…”
“Your situation is special, King Chujiang…”
A minute later, Li Chenqiu suddenly understood.
So his god name was snatched from someone else!
“Don’t feel burdened, after all, it has nothing to do with you, you can only blame the god name ‘King Chujiang’ for being too promiscuous.”
“Eating from the bowl and looking at the pot, indeed promiscuous.”
“The former King Yama and I are about to arrive in the Southern Federation. I’ll send you a location later, and you bring Thousand Faces to meet us.”
“Understood, is there anything else?”
“No, see you later.”
“See you later.”
Beep beep beep—
Li Chenqiu put his phone back in his pocket, pushed away Xiang Nanzhi who was approaching him, and said, “The phone is hung up, what are you still listening to?”
“King Yama has such a big air, it sounds nice to call it a meeting, but to put it bluntly, isn’t it asking us to pick him up?!”
“Then don’t go, I’ll go alone.”
……
The waves beat against the rocks, and Li Chenqiu stood on the cliff by the coast, quietly watching the sea.
“Damn it, it’s been half an hour, why hasn’t anyone come yet!”
Xiang Nanzhi sat on the edge of the cliff, her legs swinging in the bright moonlight.
Li Chenqiu looked down at his phone, “The location is correct, they must have been delayed by something, let’s wait a little longer!”
Xiang Nanzhi grabbed a stone and threw it into the sea, dissatisfied, “I told you we didn’t need to come so early, it wouldn’t be too late to come over after eating and watching a movie, but you just wouldn’t listen.”
Xiang Nanzhi spread her hands, “See, if you don’t listen to Nanzhi, you’ll suffer!”
Li Chenqiu lowered his head, “If I listened to you in everything, I would have fallen into a ditch long ago.”
“What do you mean, I…”
“They’re here.”
Li Chenqiu’s eyes locked on a certain direction.
Xiang Nanzhi turned her head to look in the direction of Li Chenqiu’s gaze, and saw two figures appearing on the sparkling sea, approaching their coast rapidly in a suspended posture.
“Sorry, we’re a bit late.”
King Yama’s voice came from afar.
Xiang Nanzhi got up and replied with a smile, “It’s okay, we’ve only waited in the cold wind for a few hours, you don’t have to take it to heart.”
Soon, King Yama and the former King Chujiang landed steadily in front of Li Chenqiu.
Li Chenqiu took a step forward, and just as he was about to say something, he noticed an unfriendly gaze falling on him.
It was a gaze from a middle-aged man, this person was Li Chenqiu’s predecessor—the former King Chujiang.
“Alright.”
King Yama nudged the middle-aged man with his elbow.
“Hmph!”
The middle-aged man snorted coldly, turned his back and stopped speaking.
King Yama smiled awkwardly, “Don’t bother with this guy, his head isn’t normal.”
Li Chenqiu smiled slightly awkwardly.
Xiang Nanzhi bumped Li Chenqiu without fearing the consequences, “The opportunity is rare, hurry up and communicate with the former King Chujiang about your experience!”
The middle-aged man with his back turned said stubbornly, “I will not communicate my experience with a thief!”
Li Chenqiu bit his lower lip, his cheeks faintly flushed.