Chapter 1181: 18.19 First Grey Star - Leica and Ji Yoonjun
Leica answered, "Because Mo Xuejing of the Mo Clan and Satan are coming in this danger zone as well."
Su Jin already had a preconceived notion of Mo Xuejing and Satan, two of the more formidable Gourmet Hunters of the younger generation, so formidable that Lu Ming was insignificant in their eyes.
Ji Yoonjun said, "Even I, a mere Chef, knows their name even if I haven"t met them myself. Would you two be alright?" He asked his friend and his lover who had plans to hike in the mountain to find some ingredients.
Su Jin peered at Lu Ming, whose face was already turning white. Ye Jieye is afraid of his cousin, even though he was once a member of the Lu Clan and his elder cousin; that man has only shown his elder brother a modic.u.m of kindness because he works for him. As for the others, Ye Jieye regards them as no different from someone who does not share his bloodline.
Leica said, "Don"t be afraid. There is still a chance. Lord Ye is not interested in that new ingredient. You only need to ask If Lord Mo is interested in it. If he is then... sorry even if A"Shang spoke a word then it is impossible to ask for it.
But if they are not interested we can ask right?"
He consoled Lu Ming and Su Jin, who were disheartened since they realized their aim had already gotten out of control, acting as the nice older brother that he always was. Even if they did fight, they would not be able to defeat him.
Lu Shang said, "Help me ask for that Villa on the outskirts and I will speak for you in front of our cousin."
"But if it was Mo Xuejing who wanted it, would he give his elder cousin a face?" Lu Ming asked.
Lu Shang and Leica said at the same time, "He would."
"Really?" Su Jin asked as he couldn"t believe it.
They hated each other so much that in his previous life, these two would have always been at odds with one another. In fact, Mo Xuejingn was killed by Satan for chopping off his hands when he was without memory. Ji Yoonjun is also perplexed, unable to comprehend the extent of the deviations in the lives of other characters that have resulted from his alteration of the protagonist"s shou.
However, what he did not realize is that the plot was already out of control the moment someone is soul took over Ye Jieye"s vessel.
Su Jin nodded his head as if he decided, "I will ask the man who handles the villa. Would you like to buy it or rent it? Buying it would be the best move but renting is also fine."
"Buy. We still need to renovate the whole place. The ones who will live there have children after all," Lu Shang said.
Lu Ming who knew about his elder cousin realized that his nephew and niece would be coming over as well.
"Jingxia and Anxia are also coming. That"s dangerous! Are they going to bring the cubs to hike in the mountain ranges?" Lu Ming exclaimed.
Lu Shang frowned and hit his brother"s head, "Of course not, you fool. What"s the use of the villa if they are going to bring the children with them? The cubs will wait at home with their great grandfather."
"You mean our grandfather?" Lu Ming asked in disbelief.
The only reason the children were kept apart from him was because his older cousin bet his life and battled against these two elderly men, only to be saved by that senior. He was aware of how his older cousin detested their grandfather because he was the reason why he lost his wife. This included the elderly man from the Mo.
Lu Shang snorted and said, "Of course not! Do you want them to start a war? It"s his maternal granddad."
"I see. So that senior is coming too," mumbled Lu Ming. He knows that the old man hates anyone surnamed Lu. Except for his elder brother, all others were thrown out by this senior as their clan failed to protect his son and caused such tragedy in his elder cousin"s family.
Lu Shang said, "I hope our old man doesn"t hear anything about this though."
"E-Elder brother I... I... I reported this situation to... the clan," as Lu Ming spoke these words his voice turned quieter with each word, especially upon seeing his brother"s darkening face.
Ji Yoonjun, the lone dog in the bunch, felt that everyone disliked him. Leica laughs as he stops his girlfriend from beating up his younger brother. Lu Ming fled behind Su Jin"s back. These brothers look funny.
Ji Yoonjun suggested, "How about we focus on the villa first? Since what happened already did happen."
Lu Shang could not let the protagonist gong die at the hands of his Master, because if that happened, this world would have to reset, and even though they were only brothers because of his vessel, Lu Shang wanted to beat this younger brother of his up.
"Let"s go! Don"t you dare escape!" Lu Shang said as he grabbed the ear of his young brother.
"Ow. Ow. Ow. Big brother ears! It"s going to tear. Ow!!" Lu Ming said while being dragged.
Su Jin can only follow after the brothers while worrying for his lover.
Su Jin said, "Ah! Wait for me!"
Ding~ ding~
If Ji Yoonjun is a destroyer, as all destroyers are considered criminals in Vearth, then Warden Yun has a duty to capture him and bring him back to the Nether Prison. As for Leica, he decided to stay in the cafe. Out of the three, Ji Yoonjun is undoubtedly an unknown element in this world. All unknown elements in this world were outsiders like them.
With just Leica and Warden Yun inside the cafe, an abrupt silence fell over the place. Leica, as steady as ever, was sipping his iced cappuccino when he noticed that the entire interior had become detached from the outside world. Naturally, Ji Yoonjun saw this coming because his system was alarming him deeply inside his head.
[Ping! Ding! Ding! Huge Divine Energy detected! Warning the host to run away. Huge Divine Energy detected!
Ding! Ding! Ding! Warning the host to run away.]
[System will try to find the ident.i.ty of the hostile target. Aura comparison in progress...]
Unexpectedly, Ji Yoonjun stared at Leica naturally seated at the table near the door and he was not even looking at him. He knew that he was in a bit of trouble.
Sips!
Leica said, "Name yourself. Cultivation. Reason for appearing in this lower realm. What I will do next will depend on your response. Don"t you dare escape? Field Wardens have the authority to eliminate unknown variables on the spot."
The mention of the word "Warden" by Leica calmed Ji Yoonjun, who was about to fight for his life. This position is exalted even in Vearth, and as such, they only answer to their Lord G.o.d, the Sovereign Ruler of the Nether System.
The Chief Warden is said to be at the Celestial Cultivation Stage already, and the former G.o.d of Fate was reinstated as a Warden and the Chief Warden"s partner to support the two Sovereigns of the Nether System. This individual is a Celestial G.o.d himself.
[Target"s soul aura found. A familiar soul aura was detected. Information from the Main System. The owner of the hostile aura is Warden Yun Ming from the Nether System. Rank: Second only to the Chief Warden. Cultivation Stage: Celestial G.o.d.]
[The only way for the Host to survive is to introduce your real ident.i.ty. The Main System has permitted you. Please do so as soon as possible. Artifact Detected. The whole cafe is under the Domain of the Celestial G.o.d, Warden Yun. Please be careful.]
Ji Yoonjun immediately raised his hands in surrender. He dared to move when he heard that he was inside the domain controlled by the man in front of him.
"World Hopper under the G.o.d System, Kyle Reen. High G.o.d Cultivation. The reason for appearing in this world is to provide support to the Sovereign G.o.d of Void under the orders of the Lord G.o.d Cao Xinsheng," Ji Yoonjun stated.
[A/n: Cao Xinsheng is the Lord G.o.d of the G.o.d System. He is a disciple of Sovereign Ruler Mo. This is also the G.o.d, Yun Ming used to be in love with and also the reason he became a prisoner.]
Leica arched an eyebrow at the sound of that name, and even though he no longer liked Cao Xinsheng, he was relieved Lou Wuye was no longer with them, or else the big man would have turned into a giant jar of vinegar right away. Using his subsystem, he looked up the details under Kyle Reen"s name to confirm that this man is, in fact, employed by the G.o.d System.
His Subsystem responded, [Checking complete. World Hopper, Stabilizer Kyle Reen existed. Current Mission world: E-Cla.s.s no.****.]
After hearing back favorably, Leica reclaimed his territory and the item that had kept Ji Yoonjun captive in this cafe. Everything was back to normal, even the aura surrounding Leica resumed its previous friendly manner.
Leica said, "Your ident.i.ty has been verified. Thanks for your hard work. I will give you your task now. Your duty is to ensure that Su Jin will never divert his ident.i.ty as the new Protagonist Shou. The two of them must have ended up together as the wish of the original owner of your vessel. The Nether System shall provide you with extra rewards upon completion.
There will be various changes in the plot once the Lords have been involved but as long as their ending is secured there wouldn"t be much problem at all. But you must find a villain that will allow them to get closer, it cannot be you."
"Yes, I understand. Stabilizer Kyle Reen accepts the order," Ji Yoonjun said.
Leica said, "I will report your existence to Lord G.o.d Ye. Whether he would want to meet you or not depends on him."
"Understood, Lord Yun," Ji Yoonjun said.
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Somatic Town. Borderland of the Tornado Mountain Ranges.
At the last and smallest mountain within the mountain range, there is a stone house. The stone house is polished to perfection and does not look as primitive as anyone imagined. The old doctor named Sen raised his hand to ring the bell hanging at the door. He held the string and shook it to ring the hanging bell.
Sen was walking at the stone mountain unhindered, carrying wrapped layered lunchboxes in his hand and jumping unhurriedly and effortlessly at each cliff and distance.
Bling! Bling! Bling!
Seeing no one opening the door after waiting, the grumpy doctor punched the stone door and entered without care about the broken door.
Old Doctor Sen shouted, "Oi, Old b.a.s.t.a.r.d, wake up! Have you been drinking all night again!?"
Not far from where the old doctor stood, a huge stone bed covered with thick and soft fur. A bearded old man who looks like a dwarf opened his eyes with an angered face.
"d.a.m.n, s.h.i.t! My head hurts! Stop shouting. How the h.e.l.l did you get in!? Did you destroy my door again? You Quack Doctor!" This old dwarf is one of the Heavenly Guardians.
The Guardian of the Tornado Mountain Ranges, Xian Wu.
Old Doctor Sen and this old doctor used to be hunting partners but since none of them was a chef, they could only hire one whenever they finished hunting.
"Get out of bed and eat! I brought you those brats" cooking from the Cafe." Old Sen said as he pulled out the sleeping man out of his bed and fell on the floor with a loud bang.
THUD!
Old Xian Wu said, "Argh! I have a hangover for f.u.c.k sake."
"So are you eating or not?" Old Sen asked as he opened the lid of the lunch boxes and the scent of dark chocolate and sweetened milk a.s.saulted his nose. There is a huge bowl of Champorado placed by the old doctor on the table.
While Xian Wu was not a true dwarf, his friends began referring to him as an old dwarf due to his constant size; he enjoyed wine and sweets, particularly chocolate, but his height had stopped growing after inadvertently consuming a dwarfism mushroom. Since then, no one had been able to cure him, and he was scarcely taller.
The Chocolate Porridge (Champorado) was one of his favorites. Moreover dark chocolate is good for hangovers. So whenever Old Sen would visit, he would bring a huge bowl of it for him.
Xian Wu immediately woke up, "Champorado!? I"ll eat. Eat, of course!"
The two old men enjoyed their lunch before having a serious conversation. Of course, they enjoyed what Ji Yoonjun cooked for them.
Heavenly Guardian Xian Wu asked while rubbing his round tummy, "What the h.e.l.l did you come here for?"
"So grumpy! I brought you chocolates already," the old doctor retorted.
Hmp!
"A small bowl like this isn"t enough! Bring a huge pot next time!" Xian Wu said.
Old Sen said, "Jokes aside. There is something you should know. Old Mu is coming over."
"Why would that lunatic come into my Territory? That newly sprouted ingredient wouldn"t be something interesting to him. Wait! Is he coming for real? Doesn"t that mean those old things from Lu and Mo would be coming over as well? Have they all gone insane!?" Shouted the old dwarf in rage as he couldn"t believe that those lot would all come over in his place one day.