Chen Xingyu arrived at the main branch of the Star Radiance Trading Firm. After Li Xuan met with Chen Xingyu, Luo Xuan brought Lian Qiao over. Both were a little nervous when they met. Luo Xuan and Li Xuan exchanged a glance and smiled as they left.
"The trading firm is back on track, and I believe our foster parents will be happy when they know," Luo Xuan said to Li Xuan with relief after listening to a manager's report.
Li Xuan smiled and said, "I'm not doing this purely for them, nor entirely for myself. All sentient beings have the right to live. In my memory, the trading firm provided a platform, a platform that offers convenience to all beings."
"Only when this platform is almost pure can all sentient beings achieve maximized fairness. Making money is normal, but this way I can accept it with a clear conscience. However, it will be hard work for you, Sister Xuan."
Luo Xuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of it for you."
Li Xuan shook his head and said, "Sister Xuan, it's for all of us."
Luo Xuan smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Three days passed quietly, and Lian Qiao and Chen Xingyu had essentially settled their relationship. Of course, Li Xuan spent most of his time chatting with Luo Xuan.
"Brother Li and Miss are truly deeply affectionate, like siblings," Chen Xingyu said softly to Lian Qiao while eating roast meat nearby, wiping some oil from her mouth and looking at Li Xuan and Luo Xuan.
"From now on, you must call us Young Master and Miss," Lian Qiao immediately interjected.
"Yes, yes, yes, Young Master and Miss," Chen Xingyu quickly nodded.
Lian Qiao smiled knowingly, her gaze also turning to Li Xuan and Luo Xuan. As Luo Xuan's closest confidante, Lian Qiao understood that her young master was accompanying his lady before his departure.
This time was brief and warm.
On the fourth day, as the sky began to brighten.
Li Xuan stood up, and Luo Xuan rose with him.
"Younger Brother Xuan, are you leaving?" Luo Xuan asked softly.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, "Sister Xuan, you must also feel that time inside and outside is different. The longer I stay, the more it will be detrimental to Yao'er. Although Yao'er hasn't said it, I can feel that she's been suppressing herself. This is not good for her."
Luo Xuan nodded, "Go. The trading firm has me, you don't need to worry."
"Alright," Li Xuan nodded, and then his figure moved, disappearing from his spot.
"I trouble you, Senior." High in the void, Li Xuan bowed respectfully to the appearing Night Emperor.
The Night Emperor nodded slightly, then waved his hand, and a golden portal immediately appeared before him.
"Let's go," the Night Emperor said, walking in first, appearing very relaxed. Li Xuan followed suit. The Night Emperor's casualness was a testament to his strength. As for Li Xuan himself, he hadn't even reached the ceiling of the fourth dimension.
Must cling to his coattails.
As his vision cleared, Li Xuan found that the golden portal behind him had vanished at some point. However, before him now stood eight colossal figures. Their lantern-sized eyes were all fixed on Li Xuan and the Night Emperor.
"Human, you are powerful," one of the giants slowly spoke.
Li Xuan's gaze immediately turned to the Night Emperor. The target of the giant's words could not possibly be himself.
The Night Emperor glanced at the eight giants and said, "In front of this Emperor, it's best not to stand so tall."
With a wave of his sleeve, the eight figures seemed to be suppressed by an immense force, their huge bodies instantly collapsing to the ground.
"A mere remote corner. If this Emperor guesses correctly, you are merely a branch of the Blood Devouring Tribe. Otherwise, with such strength, it would be too embarrassing for the Blood Devouring Tribe. Also, are you hiding to wait for an opportunity?"
The Night Emperor's gaze shifted, and two more colossal figures appeared in the void. Li Xuan was stunned, as the giant figure in the rear looked somewhat familiar. After recalling carefully, it was the one who had previously bowed before the Night Emperor.
"Your Excellency knows of the Blood Devouring Tribe?" the leading giant asked the Night Emperor, his voice a mixture of reverence and inquiry. Upon realizing he could not sense the Night Emperor's aura, he instantly understood that he was no match for him.
The Night Emperor looked at the giant with a half-smile, shaking his head. "You feel you can't win, and so you start to yield. I must say, with your attitude, it's difficult for me to find an excuse to attack your branch."
Xie Yan's heart was greatly alarmed by this, and he bowed even lower towards the Night Emperor.
"Never mind. This Emperor once met a senior of your Blood Devouring Tribe, and we had an acquaintance. And that fellow was quite to my liking. Otherwise, your branch would not have survived last time."
The Night Emperor waved his hand, then looked at Xie Yan, pondering for a moment before continuing, "I am curious, with that fellow's strength, why is your branch here?"
"Senior has met our ancestor?" Xie Yan was immensely shocked, and his address to the Night Emperor changed accordingly. His tone was questioning, but his demeanor was extremely respectful. It was clear that Xie Yan had believed the Night Emperor's words.
Indeed, it was natural. With the Night Emperor's strength, why would he deign to lie to them?
As soon as Xie Yan finished speaking, he felt that he shouldn't have asked such a question. He swallowed nervously and looked at the Night Emperor.
"Senior, to be honest, our branch was expelled tens of thousands of years ago due to a mistake. As time has passed, our connection with the main lineage has almost been severed. However, the ancestors of my lineage have always longed to return to the main lineage."
The Night Emperor mused for a moment and then nodded slightly, "So, your branch stays here guarding the fourth dimension, raising living beings to improve yourselves?"
Xie Yan gave a wry smile and nodded, "What Senior said is true."
The Night Emperor pondered for a moment, "This Emperor will not judge right or wrong in your raising of living beings within this fourth dimension. This Emperor asks only one question: are you willing to return to the main lineage?"
Xie Yan and several other giants trembled at these words, nodding uncontrollably with overwhelming joy.
Returning to the main lineage – this had been the goal of their branch for tens of thousands of years.
"Go and gather your clan," the Night Emperor said with a smile.
Xie Yan's eyes widened slightly with surprise, but he quickly composed himself, bowed respectfully to the Night Emperor in the void, and then hurriedly disappeared.
Soon, nearly a hundred colossal figures, led by Xie Yan, appeared before the Night Emperor and Li Xuan.
Li Xuan was somewhat surprised, thinking how incredibly fast that was. However, it was also evident that this branch of the Blood Devouring Tribe truly wished to return to the main lineage.
The Night Emperor looked at Xie Yan and the others, then turned to Li Xuan and said, "Wait here for me for a moment."
The Night Emperor pointed into the void, and in the next instant, a white light flashed out. Xie Yan and the others were instantly enveloped by this white light. As they gradually disappeared, the Night Emperor's figure also vanished from Li Xuan's sight.
Li Xuan was utterly astonished, wondering what level the Night Emperor's strength had reached.