Newspaper Boy
Chapter 221 Epilogue (7)
"People always say that with great power comes great responsibility, but that's not true. The reality is often that the greater the power, the lighter the responsibility, because no one dares to punish the strong. However, the greater the position, the greater the responsibility."
"Uncle, I've figured it out. The position of the Xiahou family head is a shackle for me. I don't want to be held back by family trivialities and waste my energy on mediocre clansmen. Moreover, the development of the Xiahou family has reached a bottleneck. No matter how well I do, I can't surpass you, Uncle."
Hearing this, the old patriarch of the Xiahou family almost burst into tears, his face full of relief, "After experiencing so many things, you have finally grown up..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiahou Aotian changed the subject and laughed wildly:
"So, I'm going to develop in the Third District and establish a new Xiahou family. At that time, I will be the first Xiahou family head, immediately surpassing you and the ancestors."
"I have already contacted many young people of the Xiahou family who admire me. When the time comes, we will collectively break away from the Xiahou family, hahahaha..."
The old patriarch of the Xiahou family silently drew out his blacksmith's hammer: "Hand over the list of those traitors."
...
Songhai.
Yuanzi's former girlfriend? Grandpa and Grandma looked at Zhang Yuanqing at the same time, then looked nervously at Fu Xue and Guan Ya, but found that both Fu Xue and Guan Ya were unexpectedly calm.
Although Guan Ya's displeasure and dissatisfaction were written on her face, she was still too calm, like a wife in feudal times whose husband took a concubine. Although she was unhappy, she could do nothing about it.
Usually, in this situation, as a girlfriend, and especially a "marrying down" girlfriend, shouldn't she throw her chopsticks, scold Yuanzi for being a two-timer scumbag, then slap him in the face, and declare a breakup on the spot, and leave in a huff!
And as Fu Xue, who runs a group with assets of tens of billions, should she sneer and say: Losing my daughter is the Chen family's greatest misfortune! Chen Shu, our relationship is over, and those orders worth hundreds of millions are now canceled!
But this powerful woman just glanced at it and withdrew her gaze, continuing to pick up vegetables. Her beautiful face was calm, as if it said: My son-in-law taking a concubine is no big deal.
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the mischievous Jiang Yuer, and nodded to Yin Ji: "Sit down and eat together."
His expression was calm and majestic, giving Grandpa and Grandma the illusion of an old leader giving a speech: "These are my grandma and grandpa, these are my parents..."
He introduced them one by one.
Yin Ji smiled gently. When Zhang Yuanqing introduced Grandma, she called out "Grandma," and when he introduced Grandpa, she called out "Grandpa."
Chen Shu and Zhang Zizhen addressed them as Uncle and Aunt.
This strange harmony made the old couple uncertain, and they frequently looked at their daughter and son-in-law, but Chen Shu and Zhang Zizhen's expressions seemed to say: Oh, another daughter-in-law has arrived, sit down, let's eat together!
Yin Ji sat down a little restrainedly, accepting the bowl and chopsticks diligently handed over by Jiang Yuer.
In the slightly awkward atmosphere, Grandma cleared her throat and said with a forced smile:
"Yuer, don't joke around. This girl is your colleague, right?"
Jiang Yuer blinked her innocent eyes:
"No, her name is Yin Ji, Yuanzi's former girlfriend. They used to be a couple, but Yin Ji's elders didn't agree. In order to fight against her parents, Yin Ji ran away from home, but she didn't expect Yuanzi to chicken out first and proposed a breakup."
"I heard that they got back together recently. Yuanzi, what's going on? Haven't you broken up with Guan Ya yet?"
Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice, "Shut up and eat!"
Although you do this will make both Guan Ya and Yin Ji embarrassed, what's the point of tormenting the two old people who are truly sitting on pins and needles?
As expected, Grandpa and Grandma's faces stiffened.
Grandma kept using her eyes to hint to Chen Shu, what should they do?
Chen Shu pretended not to see it, thinking to herself, Mom, do you think this is Yuanzi two-timing? This is actually a drama with three daughters-in-law.
Grandpa and Grandma finished the family dinner in torment. Grandma used the excuse of cleaning up the dishes and called Zhang Yuanqing into the kitchen.
As soon as the kitchen door closed, she instinctively wanted to smack Zhang Yuanqing on the head, but she retracted her hand halfway and said angrily:
"What's wrong with you? Is that Yin Ji really your ex-girlfriend? How come I don't know? Are you learning to two-time now? Do you know how embarrassed your grandpa and I were just now?"
"Your mom will blame me later, saying that I didn't teach you well."
Zhang Yuanqing took the initiative to wash the dishes, his tone as steady as an old dog: "Why don't you ask your daughter what's going on, bringing my reconciled ex-girlfriend home."
He had glanced at the chat group just now and roughly guessed the ins and outs.
Guan Ya was secretly showing off in the group, which made Sun Miaomiao unhappy, so Sun Miaomiao told Jiang Yuer about it, and Jiang Yuer brought Yin Ji back to make trouble.
"You really got back together?" Grandma was furious: "What about Guan Ya then!"
"Marry them both," Zhang Yuanqing said lightly.
Grandma raised her hand again in anger.
In the end, she didn't hit him, and sighed, "Those who should be finding boyfriends aren't, always pretending to be young, those who should be finding girlfriends aren't, only knowing how to work. You finally found a girlfriend, but you're two-timing."
Grandma poked her grandson's head with a finger: "What, does the family have a throne to inherit, that you have to marry two?"
"I'll handle it, you don't have to worry about it," Zhang Yuanqing said with an unchanging expression.
Grandma snorted coldly and walked out of the kitchen with a forced smile to entertain the guests.
...
Jinshan City, No Trace Hotel.
The hotel, which had been closed for more than half a year, reopened. Early in the morning, firecrackers were set off, and a notice was posted at the door: Grand opening, 50% discount on accommodation.
However, it was still deserted, and no customers came in for most of the day.
It's normal not to have customers during the Spring Festival, and it's also normal for No Trace Hotel not to have customers.
Therefore, the cold, aloof beauty behind the counter didn't care at all. She wore a burgundy uniform and stood expressionlessly all day.
At dusk, as the sun set.
The deserted hotel finally welcomed a guest.
As soon as the guest entered the house, he slammed down the roller shutter and walked straight to the counter, saying:
"Accommodation!"
The beauty with bright features glanced at the closed roller shutter and said calmly, "If you want accommodation, then get accommodation, why close the door? The hotel is still open."
The guest stepped over the counter, picked her up in his arms, and walked towards the elevator, laughing:
"It's closed, and it will be closed tomorrow too. One day and one night for the Sun Lord."
Xiao Yuan snuggled in his arms, her sinking body outlining her full and shapely buttocks, and her sexy legs in black stockings swayed with his steps.
She curled the corners of her mouth.
...
Late at night, Huang Taiji finished his company affairs, turned off the computer and lights, passed through the reception area of the president's office, entered the password, and opened the anti-theft door of the rest room.
He usually lives in the rest room next to the office, a 160-square-meter hotel-style suite.
Huang Taiji's life is almost without entertainment, working, cultivating, reading, with fixed female companions, day after day, boring and tasteless.
On the one hand, the characteristics of the Earth Master profession determine his personality.
On the other hand, as the grandson of the former Great Elder, his words and deeds will be magnified and nitpicked by those with ulterior motives, so he chooses to be low-key.
Occasionally he also has vanity, so he participates in the annual arena competition.
However, since Yuan Shi Tianzun publicly called him "Father" last year, he has no connection with being low-key. The middle and high-level members of the Five Elements Alliance and the subordinates of the branches call him Godfather when they see him.
Recently, after Yuan Shi Tianzun was promoted to Sun Lord, his certification in the official forum has added the honorific title of "Father of the Sun."
Huang Taiji pretends to be disdainful on the surface, saying: Keep a low profile, Yuan Shi Tianzun is really...
But he is secretly happy in his heart.
After a simple wash, Huang Taiji changed into his pajamas and went to sleep. Although the Dominator-level Earth Master has basically said goodbye to sleep, a comfortable "hibernation" will make the brain feel the comfort and pleasure of taking a hot bath.
At this time, the Spirit Realm prompt sounded in his ears:
[Ding, the Spirit Realm map is opening, enter the Spirit Realm in 30 seconds, the Spirit Realm you are entering this time is "The Sun Lord's Back Garden", number: 0]
[Difficulty level: Unknown]
[Type: Multiplayer (non-death type)]
[Main task: Build a palace for the Sun Lord within five days. ]
[Note: Non-Spirit Realm items cannot be brought in. ]
[Introduction to Spirit Realm No. 0: The Sun Lord's power suppresses the heavens and terrifies living beings, so it is not suitable to live in the real world. He wants to build his own palace in the Spirit Realm, so he gathers skilled craftsmen from all over the world to gather in the Spirit Realm. ]
The picture quickly blurred, and when it became clear again, Huang Taiji found himself in a barren desert, surrounded by floating figures.
He looked around at the crowd and saw many familiar faces, including subordinates from the construction group, colleagues from the official, and people from the Spirit Realm family.
The professions are roughly three types: Earth Master, Wood Sprite, and Scholar.
The representative figures of the latter two: Ling Jun and Xiahou Aotian.
Xiahou Aotian looked around, first met up with Ling Jun, and then came together. Before he got close, Xiahou Aotian gritted his teeth and said:
"Damn it, they actually want us to be coolies and build a palace for him. This Sun Lord is as violent as Zhou, as autocratic as Qin, and as lecherous as Sui, hateful!"
Ling Jun didn't care, and said, "He is already the Sun Lord, what's wrong with letting us ants build a palace for him? Besides, building a palace is not dangerous, but there are rewards, rewards given by the Sun Lord."
After speaking, he shouted loudly:
"The Father of the Sun and the Teacher of the Sun are here, everyone, come and sign up quickly."
Huang Taiji silently straightened his back.
...
Five days later, in the distant suburbs of Jing City.
In the primeval forest with overlapping mountains, located in the dense mountain forest, using a large number of sunrooms, like a cluster of buildings in a tropical plant research institute, in a sunroom in a higher location, Miao Teng'er, with snow-white skin, cherry lips, delicate and refined, and eyes like a fawn in the forest, is bowing her head and teasing a snow-white squirrel.
She spends every day in the sunroom, with anticipation and trepidation in her heart.
What she is looking forward to and what she is worried about are self-evident.
Suddenly, she heard the Spirit Realm prompt:
[Ding, the Spirit Realm map is opening, enter the Spirit Realm in 30 seconds, the Spirit Realm you are entering this time is "The Sun Lord's Back Garden", number: 0]
[Difficulty level: Unknown]
[Type: Multiplayer (non-death type)]
[Main task: Unknown. ]
[Note: Non-Spirit Realm items cannot be brought in. ]
[Introduction to Spirit Realm No. 0: One of the palaces built by the Sun Lord for himself. ]
He's coming to find me! Miao Teng'er was immediately excited, her heart beating wildly.
Patiently waiting for the countdown to end, the scene in front of her blurred and then cleared. Miao Teng'er instinctively looked around, searching for Yuan Shi Tianzun's figure.
But what she saw was a huge valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, but not cramped or steep, and bright sunlight poured into the valley.
There is a lake in the valley, dotted with many swans and wild ducks. The former are swimming on the glittering lake, and the latter are scurrying in the reeds.
As the Beast King, she also sensed a complete ecosystem in the lake.
There is a small and exquisite manor on the lakeside.
In addition, in the low peaks on the three sides of the valley, there are monkeys crying and tigers roaring, and the figures of birds and beasts can be seen everywhere, but they get along harmoniously.
This place is like a world in a fairy tale, this is a place with rich wood-attribute spiritual power, this is a paradise for Wood Sprites.
At this time, a white ape ran over with a hop and "gurglred" at Miao Teng'er.
Miao Teng'er is proficient in animal language. After listening for a few seconds, she understood what the ape meant - follow me to the house!
Miao Teng'er immediately followed the white ape, walked through the soft grass, entered the exquisite manor, walked straight through the front yard planted with precious flowers, and came to the living room of the manor's main building.
The white ape happily flipped over the sofa, stopped next to the coffee table, pointed to the jade box on it, "gurglred" a few times, then raised its head to look at the ceiling, and drew a circle with its arms.
Miao Teng'er understood what it meant: This is a gift from the great existence, and so is this!
Miao Teng'er just glanced at the jade box and recognized it as the prop once favored by the Demon Lord: the Transmission Jade Box!
The Transmission Jade Box and this manor were given to her by the Sun Lord, and in the introduction to the copy, this place is the Sun Lord's palace.
Obviously, Yuan Shi Tianzun had opened up a palace for her and wanted to keep her here, and the transmission jade talisman in the Transmission Jade Box was the "transportation" for her to travel between reality and the palace.
Miao Teng'er was overjoyed and carefully held up the Transmission Jade Box, as if holding a rare treasure.
At this time, the white ape suddenly "squeaked" twice and ran out of the living room quickly.
A few minutes later, it led in a plump and beautiful woman.
Seeing this woman, Miao Teng'er's expression suddenly became strange: "Mom..."
...
After returning to reality, Ling Jun slept soundly and completely recovered from the fatigue accumulated by five days of labor.
In five days, the Earth Masters made the mountains rise from the desert, the Wood Sprites covered the barren mountains with vegetation, and let animals and insects appear in the forest, while the Scholars smelted steel, calcined glass, and directed the Earth Masters to build a manor.
After successfully completing the task, they received a batch of valuable materials and the Evil-Breaking Talisman personally made by the Sun Lord.
"Such tasks should come more often," he said excitedly as he got up and dressed.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, Miao Teng'er pushed the door in, radiant, her eyes shining brightly, and smiled:
"Ling Jun, I'm leaving here, I can finally leave. I may not come back here again in the future, but I can still return to the real world, I will visit you when I have time."
Ling Jun was stunned for a moment: "I don't understand what you mean!"
Miao Teng'er seemed to be waiting for him to ask, and couldn't wait to share: "The De... Yuan Shi built a palace for me, in the Spirit Realm, it's very beautiful there, I plan to live in the Spirit Realm for a long time."
Ling Jun stared at her blankly, seeming to think of something, his lips suddenly trembled: "Then, is the name of the palace you are building: The Sun Lord's Back Garden."
"How do you know?" Miao Teng'er asked in surprise.
Ling Jun's chewing muscles slowly bulged: "I built that place..."
Miao Teng'er was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "My, my mother will also live there in the future."
Ling Jun was struck by lightning, staggered back, and roared furiously to the sky: "As violent as Zhou, as autocratic as Qin, as lecherous as Sui, I will never coexist with that Yuan scoundrel!!"