Chapter 853: The Birth Of Netherworld Village
‘Am I dreaming?’
However, when they thought about the power that Su Yang showed them earlier, they had to admit that this world was far from what they had imagined.
Hence, under such circ.u.mstances, Xue Ya and Qu Xuan agreed without hesitation.
Since they had signed a contract, Su Yang did not mind showing them more stuff. He used his gla.s.s phone and brought them into the virtual s.p.a.ce.
Using the phone, they arrived at another world, and Xue Ya and Qu Xuan were both shocked again.
‘This… Is the world of little monsters?
‘And… The entrance is through the gla.s.s phone?
‘Why does this look like the setting of “Digimon” that I saw when I was young?
‘But… It’s so magical!’
After entering the virtual s.p.a.ce, Xue Ya and Qu Xuan’s eyes went blurry.
There were long-legged soybeans everywhere, a pink rabbit who was as tall as a bear, a bat sculpture that was flying in the sky, a walking treant, and an elegant golden leopard…
Other than that, they also saw Zhao Licheng, Chu Xia, and Sanque.
Qu Xuan looked at Zhao Licheng in surprise. “Mr. Zhao? You’re a little monster too?”
Zhao Licheng smiled and nodded. “I used to be human. But I was met with an accident, and Mr. Su gave me a second chance at life.”
Xue Ya’s pale face could not help but look at Chu Xia. “Senior, are you also… A little monster?”
Chu Xia blushed. “Nope, Su Yang only brought me here to play.”
Qu Xuan looked at Sanque and was about to speak.
However, Sanque did not give him that chance as he immediately returned to his eight-armed form!
The large body and eight thick arms shocked the two.
They never expected that the doctor who was treating Xue Ya everyday was not a human…
When they returned to their senses, Qu Xuan and Xue Ya looked at each other with disbelief written all over their faces. They felt like their worldview had been refreshed that night.
‘So, there were actually so many little monsters around me…’
Su Yang smiled and said to the two of them, “You can understand more later on. Now… Let’s save Xue Ya first.”
Hearing Su Yang’s words, Qu Xuan quickly nodded his head.
After all, he knew that the most important thing now was to save Xue Ya.
Xue Ya’s health was deteriorating, and because she did not feel any pain, it was hard to predict her condition. In fact, she might even die as she speaks.
‘If Xue Ya pa.s.ses away because of a chat after we’ve found a cure for her, that would be the most absurd thing ever.’
Hence, Su Yang brought the two of them out of the castle and arrived at the circus.
Su Yang said to Xue Ya, “This is the special item that can save you. I’ll mark you in a bit. Then, the moment you walk in, you can reconstruct your body and become a little monster.
“But remember, little monsters have their own original forms, so you might have some magical changes. However, it’s only normal, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
Then, Su Yang looked at Zhao Licheng. “Old Zhao, you’ve been through that process. Do you have any advice to give her?”
Hearing Su Yang’s words, Qu Xuan and Xue Ya turned to look at Zhao Licheng.
Zhao Licheng coughed and said, “When you’re reconstructing your body inside, the circus will adjust your physical age according to your mental state to make your body more compatible.”
“Therefore, you cannot choose your physical age.”
“But… You can choose your appearance. For example, if you don’t want your current self to exist in this world any longer, you can change your appearance and start your life all over. If you want to continue living in this world, you can use your original face.
“It all depends on yourself.”
“Of course, if you want to use your current appearance, but there’s something that you’re not satisfied with…” Zhao Licheng smiled and winked at Xue Ya.” You could make some slight adjustments as well. ”
Xue Ya’s eyes lit up.
Qu Xuan looked at Xue Ya worriedly and asked, “Xiaoya, are you thinking of plastic surgery?”
Xue Ya had the energy to argue when it came to such matters. She said, “This isn’t plastic surgery! I’m only going to be reshaping my body! The reshaped body will still be mine!”
Su Yang and Zhao Licheng looked at each other with a smile. ‘Women never seem to lose their pursuit of beauty.’
Qu Xuan said, “But you’ve never been good at creating new characters in games. You mustn’t…”
He did not finish his sentence, but everyone knew what he meant.
Xue Ya’s face fell, and she was reminded of her lack of talent.
She was already a pretty girl, so it would be a joke if she ruined her good looks…
Just as the two of them were discussing what kind of body they wanted and even started to discuss Qu Xuan’s special preference for female bodies, Su Yang looked at his watch and coughed. “Although I don’t want to interrupt you, Xue Ya’s condition is still quite critical, so I suggest that she goes in now and decides for herself.”
Su Yang’s reminder made Qu Xuan recall that Xue Ya was still a terminally ill patient whose body was deteriorating at every moment. Hence, he did not continue chatting. Instead, he hugged Xue Ya and pushed her out of his embrace with deep affection, getting her ready to enter the circus.
Seeing that the two of them were no longer “conflicted”, Su Yang reached out his hand and whispered a few words before patting Xue Ya’s head.
Suddenly, a s.h.i.+ning symbol appeared on Xue Ya’s forehead.
As the symbol appeared, Xue Ya’s body started to glow.
From Xue Ya’s perspective, after Su Yang slapped her on the head, everything around her turned dark. She was completely immersed in darkness.
She looked around in confusion, but she was surrounded by darkness.
Just as she did not know what was happening, the symbol on her forehead suddenly lit up. A path of light appeared from afar and extended to her feet.
Stepping on the path of light, Xue Ya felt a sense of warmth in her heart. She felt something calling her from afar.
She followed the path of light, moving forward…
After walking for who knew how long, an indomitable stone door appeared before her. There were a few symbols written on the door. However, because she did not understand the ancient language, Xue Ya did not know what was written on the door.
Just as she was studying it, the symbol on her forehead lit up again. The door opened, and a voice that was neither happy nor sad rang in her ears. “Welcome to… Netherworld Village.”
Through the reflection of the door, Xue Ya realized that the symbol on her forehead also had the word “Netherworld”.
‘Is this… The place that Senior said can allow me to be reborn?
‘Netherworld Village?
‘It sounds like a place that only existed in myths…’
Xue Ya’s eyes were filled with shock as she slowly walked in.
After she walked in, the door slowly closed behind her and disappeared into the darkness as if it had never existed…
Actually, Netherworld Village was the name of the [Burning Reincarnation Circus] after it became +4.
Su Yang felt that as the circus function became more complete, it was becoming more and more like the legendary Netherworld from China’s folklore.
However, because he did not have the power to gather all the souls in China like the legends, Su Yang added the word “village” behind its name, which meant that this place was not Netherworld.
Other than changing the name, Su Yang was able to adjust the content of the circus due to the added points. Therefore, Su Yang did not hesitate to change the interior appearance of the circus.
For example, the interior s.p.a.ce had expanded a hundred times, from a circus to a village. Then, he turned the stage in the middle of the circus into a village square, turning all the chairs into houses so that the souls waiting to be summoned could live in those houses.
As for the name of the circus function, Su Yang had also changed it. For example, [Actors] and [Permanent Actors] were changed by Su Yang to [Villagers] and [Resident Villagers]. Furthermore, [Performance] was changed by Su Yang to [Martial Arts Compet.i.tion].
These were all changes allowed by the circus after receiving an added point. They did not involve the core function of the circus. Even if they increased the s.p.a.ce inside the circus, it was still possible to pa.s.s because the circus s.p.a.ce itself was infinite.
All in all, Su Yang’s adjustment to the circus this time was very smooth. It also made the circus look like a legend from an ordinary prop. It was like the legendary Netherworld and h.e.l.l.
Su Yang felt that he would be able to fool some superst.i.tious people into believing that he was the King of h.e.l.l and was in charge of life and death.
…
After Xue Ya entered Netherworld Village, Su Yang, Zhao Licheng, and Qu Xuan returned to the castle. They sat in the sky garden on the third floor and drank tea while waiting for Xue Ya to reconstruct her body.
Although it was said that the three of them were drinking tea together, only Su Yang and Zhao Licheng were drinking. Qu Xuan could not sit still at all. Every now and then, he would stand up and look down to see if Xue Ya was out.
However, as time pa.s.sed, Xue Ya still did not come out.
This made Qu Xuan unable to sit still. After pacing back and forth a few times, he asked Su Yang in embarra.s.sment, “President, will anything happen to Xue Ya?”
Su Yang took a sip of tea and shook his head. “There shouldn’t be any problems.”
Qu Xuan said, “Should? Does that mean there will be times when you shouldn’t?”
Su Yang was speechless.
“Qu Xuan, I don’t chat with people who ask ridiculous quetions.”
Qu Xuan was speechless.
After being mocked by Su Yang, Qu Xuan realized that he was too worried and apologized.
Zhao Licheng looked at Qu Xuan in amus.e.m.e.nt before saying to Su Yang, “It’s good to be young.”
After saying that, he remembered that Su Yang was actually very young. Hence, he coughed. “Forget it. Maybe I’m too old.”
Su Yang looked at him in amus.e.m.e.nt. He did not continue with the topic. Instead, he got down to business. “By the way, Mr. Ma said that he wants to have a meal with me.”
Zhao Licheng replied, “Yes. In order to express his sincerity, he will personally come to Shanghai.”
Su Yang pursed his lips. He felt that Mr. Ma’s sincerity was a little too sincere, making him a little scary.
Zhao Licheng added, “However, I got someone to investigate and discovered that he actually has a meeting in Shanghai.”
Su Yang smiled. He felt that this matched his impression of Mr. Ma.
He said, “You said that I made him wait?”
Zhao Licheng glared at Su Yang. “Of course not! You’re the big boss and you aren’t even bothered about these things. As your subordinate, I will definitely make sure that everything is done properly for you. I told him that you have an urgent matter and I can’t contact you. When I do, I will ask for you to call him back immediately.”
Su Yang touched his chin. “Since I’m free now, I’ll give him a call.”
Qu Xuan was listening to the conversation between Su Yang and Zhao Licheng. Initially, he was worried about Xue Ya. However, as he listened on, he was attracted by Su Yang and Zhao Licheng’s conversation. He approached them curiously and asked, “Who is the Mr.Ma that you’re talking about?”
Zhao Licheng said with a faint smile, “Mr. Ma from Tencent, of course. Who else could it be?”
Qu Xuan was so shocked that he could not close his mouth. “Su Yang, are you so successful that Mr. Ma is even asking you out for a meal?!”
After saying that, Qu Xuan seemed to have suddenly recalled Su Yang’s current ident.i.ty. “That’s right. Your net worth isn’t lower than his now. So it’s normal for him to ask you out.”
At this point, the expression on Qu Xuan’s face was extremely strange. Then, he said to Su Yang sincerely, “President, to be honest… When I first met you, you had just entered the school. At that time, I only befriended you because I wanted to matchmake you and my sister together.
“Therefore, my impression of you is still stuck being my sister’s student and my cla.s.smate. Sometimes, I really forget that you’re already one of the richest people in the country.
“Your development… Is really too fast.”
Su Yang said humbly, “It’s all luck. As you can see, I have so many magical items, so It’s normal for me to get rich.”
Qu Xuan shook his head solemnly. “You’re being too humble. Even if most people have these items, they probably still won’t be able to develop to your level.”
After saying that, he paused and said embarra.s.sedly, “By the way, President, are you really not going to consider my sister? I would really like for you to be my brother-in-law.”
Su Yang almost spat out the water in his mouth, but before he could say anything, Chu Xia, who was watching the show with Little Deeny on the third floor, turned her gaze to Qu Xuan and coughed loudly.
It was only at that moment Qu Xuan remembered that Chu Xia was still around. He quickly smiled and raised his hands to surrender. “I was wrong, I’m sorry, Madam President.”
Chu Xia glared at him and then muttered softly, “We helped you save your wife, but you’re still coveting my husband. You ingrate! Pui!”
Putting aside Chu Xia’s nagging, Su Yang took the opportunity to call Mr. Ma, who was on the phone with Teng Teng. They chatted about the dinner date and soon confirmed the location and time.
After hanging up the phone, Su Yang and Zhao Licheng chatted about the trip to j.a.pan. Suddenly, the circus outside the castle lit up.
Qu Xuan, who had been paying attention to the circus, stood up excitedly and said to Su Yang, “President! President! Has it succeeded?”
Su Yang also saw the change in the circus. He said, “I think so. Let’s go and take a look.”
Su Yang then brought the whole family downstairs to the circus outside the castle.