Trillionaire's Slice of Life-Chapter 1188 - 744: The Face of the Cards_2
Chapter 1188 -744: The Face of the Cards_2
“Xiao Ning, show some respect. That is Senior Chasing Star. Due to his special cultivation technique, he is sensitive to sunlight, hence his appearance,”
As the middle-aged man finished speaking, the person opposite him, covered with a black cloth over his eyes, seemed to glance in this direction. The middle-aged man with a square face seemed to be acquainted with the other party and also nodded slightly but firmly towards him.
Qin Ning beside him felt a sudden chill rise from the bottom of her heart. She didn’t know why, but as soon as she looked at the man in black, he had already moved his gaze elsewhere.
Qin Ning, with a slightly curled lip, dared not act recklessly again. She picked up the million-dollar-valued wine in front of her and tasted it gently. The mellow flavor swept over her taste buds. However, the young girl who had never drunk alcohol frowned immediately and then casually put the cup of top-grade, worth-a-fortune wine to one side.
The middle-aged man obviously doted on his only disciple and spoke in a lowered voice:
“Xiao Ning, Qin Ning, when Senior Chu comes out later, you must follow me to pay respects. Remember, absolutely no nonsense, or your teacher will expel you from the sect.”
Qin Ning, who originally wanted to retort, when she saw the stern look in her master’s eyes, she, who had never seen her master so serious, could only stick out her tongue playfully, before softly agreeing:
“Understood, Master!”
After speaking, the confused Qin Ning asked:
“Master, why do we have to meet that Senior Chu? That person is really frightening. Every time I see him, I just want to stay far away!”
The middle-aged man sighed helplessly, lovingly stroked the girl’s long hair, then picked up a cup of liquor in front of him and drank it all in one go before softly saying:
“Tonight, the seeds of fear have already been planted in your heart. These seeds will slowly take root and sprout within you. Perhaps it’s not obvious now, but in the future, once these seeds grow, I fear you won’t make any further progress.
Meeting Senior Chu with me is to eradicate that seed of fear in your heart, so you must not cause any trouble later!”
At this moment, Qin Ning squinted her eyes. The images from twenty minutes ago suddenly surfaced in her mind. After that, her body uncontrollably began to tremble, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t control that trace of fear inside her. It wasn’t until she picked up the wine again and took a big gulp that she gradually calmed the tremble in her heart.
Qin Ning didn’t understand what was happening to her. Whenever the battle from tens of thousands of meters in the sky came to mind, she became uncontrollably shaky, as if something deep within her soul was looming in fear.
Perhaps this was the seed of terror her master had mentioned, planted within her own heart.
As Qin Ning was deep in thought, a disturbance suddenly erupted in the originally quiet hall. Then the whole hall stood up as every person’s gaze rested upon the elevator entrance where the young man in casual western attire emerged.
“Mr. Chu…”
“Senior Chu…!”
Respectful greetings filled the air as Chu Mo’s silhouette appeared in the hall. At that moment, all eyes were upon him, making Chu Mo the focus of everyone’s attention.
His gaze swept over the crowd of top fighters, among whom were more than forty Great Grandmasters. In the past, every Great Grandmaster was an object of Chu Mo’s pursuit, to the extent that he had personally traveled to Dali City for the Half-step Grandmaster, Wu Kunpeng, and had spent countless efforts to win him over.
Now, every top martial artist gathered here was extremely respectful, with a profound sense of reverence in their eyes towards him.
Chu Mo simply nodded. He showed no signs of excitement or warmth. To Chu Mo, who had just spent thousands of Divine Opulence Points to defeat the Family Head of the Xue family, he was now like a godly existence. Even though there wasn’t the slightest hint of Innate True Qi or Spiritual Power fluctuating within him, even though he appeared as fragile as an ordinary person on the outside, to the many peak martial artists who had personally witnessed the terrifying black hole, Chu Mo was undeniably akin to a godly being at that moment.
Moving mountains and overturning seas, summoning the wind and calling for rain—these mythical abilities that only exist in legends seemed to be at Chu Mo’s fingertips. At this moment, no one among the dozens of peak-level powerhouses present dared to harbor the slightest doubt towards Chu Mo.
As Chu Mo stepped forward, Tianya—who originally sat by the window and possessed the strength of a Half-step Celestial God—approached Chu Mo’s side with a face full of reverence. Then, under the watchful eyes of all, Tianya, who behaved like a common servant, consciously stood behind Chu Mo, exuding an air of submissive humility.
Clearly, after the great battle, Tianya had made up his mind to follow Chu Mo.
To Tianya, even though he had advanced to a Half-step Celestial God, he only had ten years of life left. Given his effort alone and after experiencing a failed seclusion before, the chance for him to succeed in breaking through on his own was less than one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand.
Such odds were virtually negligible.
However, after witnessing Chu Mo’s terrifying power, Tianya knew that if he could receive even a bit of guidance from Chu Mo, he would have a chance to advance.
Therefore, Tianya had resolved to follow Chu Mo, spending his remaining ten years in exchange for the casual pointers Chu Mo might offer.
Chu Mo did not pay attention to Tianya, who willingly stood behind him. He lightly stepped toward the banquet ahead, where the Li family from Jiangnan, father and son, rose to meet him with equally complex expressions.
When Chu Mo arrived in front of Li Xiaoyao, he nodded lightly and then took the main seat. As Chu Mo sat down, dozens of top-level powerhouses in the banquet hall dared not take their seats.
Even if Qin Ning, seated in the back row, subconsciously wanted to sit down, she was deterred by a glare from her master.
“Everyone, please feel at ease!”
These were the indifferent words from Chu Mo. Only after his words fell did the dozens of peak-level powerhouses who had been standing respectfully dare to take their seats.
“Family Head Li, for the lack of proper reception, I will punish myself with three drinks!”
The banquet tonight was originally hosted by Chu Mo for the Li family, intending to discuss future collaborations. Unexpectedly, so many intermissions occurred that it left the Li family behind; it was only natural for him to apologize now.
As Chu Mo picked up his cup, Li Xiaoyao across him immediately stood up, hastily raised his cup towards Chu Mo, and after tilting his head back to pour the liquor into his mouth, draining the contents in one gulp, Li Xiaoyao then said earnestly:
“Mr. Chu, you are too polite. If anyone should be punished with drinks, it is I, Li Xiaoyao, who should. I was too stubborn before. Our Li family and Mr. Chu have always been the closest of partners. You need not trouble yourself with the inn’s matters; I will discuss it properly with Grandmaster Zhan and Miss Xun’er, and I will certainly not disappoint you, Mr. Chu!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiaoyao filled his empty cup and drained it once more.
If before his arrival Li Xiaoyao still harbored the thought of making Chu Mo pay dearly, holding onto his buildings and hotels to maximize their value, now such petty calculations have dissolved into thin air.
Before, he had only heard of Mr. Chu’s extraordinary skills in Shanghai, but having not experienced them firsthand, he could not gauge. Now having witnessed with his own eyes that kind of earth-shattering power that is beyond human reach, facing such an exceptional powerhouse, if the Li family still failed to recognize their place, they would deserve their annihilation.
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At this moment, Li Xiaoyao had completely submitted, with not a trace of competitive spirit in his eyes.
While Chu Mo slightly curved the corners of his mouth, a man and a woman approached, and the middle-aged man with a square face said respectfully:
“Junior Qin Feng, and my disciple Qin Ning, pay respects to Elder Chu.”
