Chapter 86
Chenxing Empire, inside a certain company building.
Matthews, dressed in the standard gray suit of a corporate drone, ran all the way, finally reaching the office in the last minute before being late. His thick black short hair was slightly damp, obviously not having time to dry it properly. His hastily tied necktie was a bit crooked. His face, still catching his breath, showed signs of sleep deprivation, with the dark circles under his eyes particularly noticeable.
Seeing his appearance, his colleagues started teasing him as usual. “Hey, Matthews, didn’t sleep well again last night? Looking at those dark circles under your eyes, don’t tell me you’re still obsessed with those internet rumors, trying to find those non-existent extraordinaries!”
“No, no, no, calling them extraordinaries isn’t accurate, they should be called martial artists. It’s said to be an ancient heritage of the Yao Country. When cultivated to the level of ‘seeing the world’, one could create a divine realm like a god and embody everything within it!” At this point, they couldn’t help but burst into laughter, “Even an idiot wouldn’t believe such a ridiculous lie! The stories made up by the Yao people are too absurd!”
Amidst the laughter filling the room, Matthews’ face turned red. His fingers at his side clenched tighter and tighter, until he finally couldn’t help but retort. “It’s not a lie, it’s true!”
Everyone looked at him in surprise. Not because of what he said, but because of his rare “rebellion” today.
Matthews took a deep breath nervously. “Two months ago, hundreds of people from the Five Domains disappeared simultaneously all over the world. This was a real incident reported in the news, and the truth behind it is clearly not simple. A few days ago, when most of the missing people reappeared, many people nearby heard a mysterious voice…”
He spoke all this in one breath, his face flushing even deeper, not from anger but from excitement. “It said It had returned! At least thousands of people worldwide heard it! And it was in different places across the Five Domains! At the exact same time those missing people reappeared!” Matthews’ expression was full of longing, “This must be the god at the pinnacle of martial arts cultivation that those missing people mentioned! The mysterious ‘Master of the Heavenly Capital’!”
Seeing him becoming increasingly excited, his tone becoming more enthusiastic, not only had he lost his usual silent and submissive attitude when they teased and mocked him, but he had even learned to argue loudly, seeming to have changed from a soft persimmon to a hard one, the others felt inexplicably displeased.