Chapter 235 : Chapter 235
Chapter 235. Wait, Dating Can Count as a Divine Contract Mission Too?
Kunlun Mountain, Divine Battle Division.
On the mountaintop surrounded by a sea of clouds, the wind swept up fragments of snow, sending them dancing through the air.
“Eldest Senior Brother, bad news! Master has been captured again.”
In the beautiful snowy scenery atop the mountain, the plump Zhu Xiaoming ran across the snowfield.
He hurried over to Eldest Senior Brother Sun Potian and pointed at Xuanyi, who was tied to a tree not far away on the mountaintop.
Sun Potian’s expression immediately turned solemn. “Halt! What demon is this, daring to kidnap Master?”
“Eldest Senior Brother, it is not a demon. It is Master himself,” Zhu Xiaoming corrected him.
“...” Sun Potian frowned, then forced himself into a hot-blooded pose. “So an evil cultivator has possessed our innocent master! Take a blow from my staff!”
Behind him, Zhu Xiaoming and Shamilu stretched out their right hands. “Eldest Senior Brother, be careful!”
A self-directed kidnapping drama was unfolding on the snowy ground.
Jiang Yichen and the others, who had just returned from the ruins, stared until they were dumbfounded.
Jiang Yichen turned to look at Mei Xue’er. “Are the divine contract holders in your Divine Battle Division not a little too absurd?”
Mei Xue’er also smiled helplessly. “There is no helping it. Master Xuanyi and the others can exploit this kind of bug in their divine contract mission.”
“Sister Xue’er, what is your divine contract mission?” Su Linyu, who was standing at the side, asked curiously.
Mei Xue’er thought for a moment and stroked her full beard. “Well... since we will all be on the same side from now on, there is no harm in letting you know.”
“The god I formed a divine contract with is Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of desire and charm. From the moment I formed a contract with Her, my mission became to prevent Her revival.”
“That is why I needed to keep it confidential and never told you before.”
“As for my divine contract mission...” Mei Xue’er paused for a moment, looked at her own bearded middle-aged man appearance, and sighed. “It is to experience a pure love that is not influenced by my own charm.”
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Dating?
Jiang Yichen and the others looked surprised. Ancient Greek gods even had this kind of mission? How bizarre.
“Um... Minister Mei, actually, I am quite pure-hearted,” Tang Long said with a chuckle, showing the friendliness of a fat man.
“Do you want to date me?” Mei Xue’er put on that coy, sweet voice again and looked at Tang Long with a flirtatious gaze.
Hearts sparkled in Tang Long’s eyes. He felt as if the entire world had turned pink, and he completely surrendered to her charm.
“I do. I really, really do.”
Mei Xue’er suddenly rolled her eyes at him. “That is why you do not count. Anyone who develops affection because they are influenced by my charm does not count.”
There was some melancholy in her voice. From childhood to adulthood, she had never met anyone who could resist her charm yet still sincerely like her.
“Huh? Who could possibly avoid being influenced by your charm?” Tang Long came back to his senses and helplessly pursed his lips.
“There is one.” Chu Xingchen pointed at Jiang Yichen.
Lingling, Mo Yan, and the others also nodded.
Jiang Yichen had never been affected by the minister’s charm.
When Jiang Yichen saw everyone looking at him, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
But at this moment, a figure blocked the way in front of him. Su Linyu spread her arms and protected him behind her.
“No. Brother Yichen is mine.”
Everyone burst into laughter.
Mei Xue’er smiled and linked arms with Su Linyu. “No one is fighting you for him. My mission is not to complete the divine contract mission. It is to never complete it.”
“If Aphrodite revives and plunges Huaxia into crisis, then I will be the sinner of Huaxia.”
She turned her eyes to Jiang Yichen. “Linyu is a good girl. Do not let her down.”
Jiang Yichen nodded slightly. He had never denied this point. The lesson from his previous life had also taught him never to let her down again.
“Little brat, what is your divine contract mission?” Tang Long pressed his hand against the robot Lingling’s forehead.
Lingling showed a cute angry expression. “Do not press my head. I will not grow taller!”
“How is a robot supposed to grow taller?” Tang Long said speechlessly.
“None of your business.” Lingling turned her head proudly.
Liang Shan smiled and said, “Lingling formed a divine contract with the Great Emperor of Fengdu from Huaxia mythology. Her divine contract mission is the ‘Cycle of Life and Death.’ She needs to use the Book of Life and Death to judge the virtues, sins, merits, and faults of the deceased, determine their lifespan, early death, misfortune, and fortune, decide the direction of their reincarnation, and complete one cycle of life and death.”
“She only needs to complete it once. Is it very simple?” Tang Long asked in surprise.
“Simple?” Lingling laughed in anger. “If it were simple, would I still have failed to complete it by now?”
“Then you are just stupid.”
Lingling: “...You damn fatty!”
Lingling raised her mechanical arm and started hammering Tang Long’s protruding belly. But Tang Long was thick-skinned and tough, so he treated it purely as a tickle.
Mei Xue’er burst out laughing. “It is not that simple. Humans are very complicated creatures. They cannot be judged by a single aspect.”
“Someone you believe to be guilty of heinous crimes may have their own hardships, forced into crime by life itself.”
“A philanthropist you believe to be kind by nature may secretly be a perverted murderer who kills without blinking.”
“So, if you do not understand enough about the deceased’s entire life, their virtues, sins, merits, and faults, you will not be able to make a judgment.”
When everyone heard this, they nodded in understanding.
Chu Xingchen approved of it the most. He could not help thinking of the overbearing CEO Jiang Feng. In everyone’s eyes, Jiang Feng had originally been someone annoying.
Yet Jiang Feng had been stubbornly loyal to him, and even because of a little help Chu Xingchen had given him, he had been willing to risk his life to save him.
Every person was complex. It was indeed difficult to judge someone based on a momentary display.
He wondered how Jiang Feng was doing in prison.
Chu Xingchen’s eyes lowered slightly as he sank into his memories.
“Liang Shan, Little Yan, you two should talk about your divine contract missions too. The New Recruit Assessment is over. From now on, they will be our comrades.”
Mei Xue’er pulled Liang Shan and Mo Yan over.
“I formed a divine contract with Shiva, one of the Three Pillar Gods of the Indian Divine Temple. My divine contract mission is very cruel. I need to kill ten thousand people with poison.”
Liang Shan smiled gloomily and touched the protective suit and gas mask on his body. “That is why, ever since I joined the Divine Battle Division, I have never taken off this protective suit.”
“I still carry the accusation of poisoning my parents and younger sister to death.” When he said this, his voice became somewhat hoarse.
When everyone heard this, they could not help falling silent.
Mo Yan, who was beside him, patted Liang Shan’s shoulder, understanding him all too well.
“Little Yan, it is your turn.”
Mo Yan pointed at his own mouth, as if saying, Are you sure you want me to speak?
Mei Xue’er froze for a moment, then smiled and spoke for him. “Our Little Yan is truly impressive.”
“He is the divine contract holder of the Jade Emperor, the Sovereign of the Heavenly Court in Huaxia mythology. He possesses Words Become Reality, which has a 50% chance of triggering. He especially likes to fail at critical moments.”
Mo Yan: “...”
If you do not know how to speak properly, can you please not speak at all?
The Jade Emperor?
Everyone’s eyes lit up. That sounded rather prestigious.
“However, Little Yan is also a poor soul. Because he said one wrong sentence, the Mo Family was destroyed in a disaster,” Mei Xue’er said in a low voice.
Mo Yan lowered his head and sighed.
Jiang Yichen and the others froze, sympathy appearing on their faces.
For a time, the cheerful atmosphere from earlier suddenly became somewhat heavy.
Only when Mei Xue’er’s phone rang was the stifling mood broken.
Mei Xue’er responded to the phone with a few murmurs, nodded slightly, then hung up.
“All right. Let us not talk about these unhappy topics anymore. Jiang Yichen, all of you completed the New Recruit Assessment with full marks.”
“Now, you can return to the New Recruit Training Camp. Commander Xu has prepared a celebration banquet for you.”