Chapter 2341: Dead but Still Talking Tough
"Hey hey hey, don't try to play dumb with me here! I've gone through untold hardships, crossed who knows how many light-years, and chased all the way here!"
"And now you're telling me you don't know?"
Bing Chacha's forehead was drenched in sweat: (•́ω•̀٥) "Boss Nan Shen, you really are a handsome man who forgets things easily~ You know... that thing? You forgot?"
The smile on Jiangnan's face gradually twisted:
(〃ಡωಡ)⊹ "What thing? Everyone's here, no outsiders, what's there to be shy about? Just say it!"
Wang Youzhi's expression also turned teasing.
For the sake of pursuing his own happiness, being so persistent and unwavering—this poor kid was really determined!
But Bing Chacha's face was flushed red. With so many people, men and women, how was he supposed to say it?
Didn't he have any face to save?
[From Bing Chacha: Resentment +318]
[From Bing Chacha...]
Seeing everyone's gaze focused on him, Bing Chacha's expression hardened.
If you can't bear to lose face, you won't find happiness!
I'm going all out!
Bing Chacha suddenly stood up, without hesitation reached his hand into his pants pocket!
The next second, with a "crack," every man present sucked in a sharp breath of cold air!
And Bing Chacha pulled out a mass of mosaic from inside and raised it high!
۩٩(ˊ益ˋ*)و "Here! This is it! Boss Nan Shen, have you forgotten?"
Immediately, everyone looked at Bing Chacha in terror!
ﾞ━=͟͟͞͞(Ŏ◊Ŏ‧̣̥̇) Holy crap!
What the hell did you just pull out?!
Jiangnan also sprayed and coughed violently, turning his head.
Do you have to be so direct?!
But Bing Chacha didn't care about face: "I went through hell and high water to get this happiness back. When I came to you to decode it, you had already escaped from prison!"
"I came all this way for this! Boss Nan Shen! This little one knows his mistake! Please give me back my happiness!"
However, Jiu Lan and Chong Feiyu were both confused. What was it?
(O'～'O)(°～°〃)?
That artistic-looking thing seemed oddly familiar.
Jiu Lan scratched her head. This looked a bit like the treasure Jiangnan said his mother left him, which she had helped him find?
Chong Feiyu was puzzled. Hadn't she seen this somewhere before?
Happiness? Pulled out of a pants pocket?
Could it be...
Seeing that things were going wrong, Jiangnan instantly teleported, grabbed Bing Chacha, and dragged him to a corner by the wall.
(￢益￢(´-﹏-`‧̣̥̇) "Don't you dare show that off anymore! Here, I'll give it back to you now!"
As he spoke, he quickly pulled out the Cow-Horse Pen, switched it to Horse Pen mode, and decoded Bing Chacha.
Bing Chacha looked down at the ground and burst into tears.
˚‧º·(˚˃̣̣̥᷄口˂̣̣̥᷅)‧º·˚ "Happiness! Happiness! You're finally back! From now on, when I meet the right person, at least I won't have to hang my head in shame!"
Jiu Lan: !!!
So that's what it was!
Jiu Lan approached with a sweet smile, veins bulging on her forehead:
(ꐦ⌒◡⌒) "Jiangnan? That artistic thing you hid in the flush toilet tank before, and I found and confiscated it—was it about the same as this?"
"Was it a gift your mother left you? Was it?"
Jiangnan's forehead dripped with sweat, his eyes darting away:
(◔ㅂ◔ิ‧̣̥̇) "Huh? Did... did that happen?"
Jiu Lan smiled: (ꐦ°᷄◡°᷅) "Before, when you and Bo Deng were competing over who was the most hung man in the death prison, you cheated, right? You used this Cow-Horse Pen to apply mosaic, then unscrewed it and hid it in the water tank, right?"
"You lied to me and said it was a treasure your mother left you, made me look for it for you, right? Then it was taken by Chong Feiyu to use as a lamp stand, right?"
"And do you know how many beatings I took to get that back for you?"
Not only that! I touched it, put it in my pocket, even smelled it!
Now that she thought about it, Jiu Lan wanted to die!
Jiangnan was sweating like rain:
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ㅂ꒪‧̣̥̇) "Huh? I wasn't lying, it really is a treasure my mother left me!"
[From Jiu Lan: Resentment +1010]
[From Jiu Lan...]
Chong Feiyu smiled and put her arm around Jiangnan's shoulder, tilting her head to look at Bing Chacha:
(ꐦ⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴) "Where did you find this thing?"
Bing Chacha swallowed, ignoring Jiangnan's frantic signals.
Chong Feiyu was more terrifying! She was a Star Devourer, after all!
(๑◔﹏◔ิ๑) "After you escaped, I... I found it in your room. It was being used as a lamp stand..."
Chong Feiyu mechanically turned her head to look at Jiangnan, a dozen veins popping on her forehead:
(ꐦớ̫ờ) "When I captured you to be my insect consort, you swapped it out, right?"
A lamp stand? If Jiu Lan hadn't mentioned it, Chong Feiyu wouldn't have remembered.
Her proudest handcrafted work, that lamp stand, turned out to be Jiangnan's...
I had it standing on my nightstand as a lamp for so long? Accompanying me to sleep?
The reason it later looked wrong was because it was swapped? The lamp became shorter?
The one put on was Bing Chacha's? So that's why Bing Chacha was always trying to sneak into my room afterward?
At this moment, Chong Feiyu's gaze could kill.
Women's intuition is terrifying. Grasping one clue, she deduced the whole truth without a mistake.
She was Sherlock Holmes Bug and Dr. Watson Jiu!
Jiangnan trembled like a sieve:
(｡･ˇ﹏ˇ･｡:) "Wrong! Completely wrong! It was lamp swap, not nothing! Bing Chacha doesn't deserve it!"
Bing Chacha covered his face. What the hell, "lamp got shorter"?
Chong Feiyu's mouth twitched. Jiangnan was probably dead, but his mouth was still tough, right?
(ꐦ°᷄皿°᷅)و "Jiang! Nan!"
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪⊗) "I'll tele..."
Before he could pull the move, Jiu Lan was already in front of him, also grabbing Jiangnan's shoulder and slapping a Ming He Death Seal on him.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Jiangnan dripped sweat: (‧̣̥̇⁼̴ㅂ⁼̴‧̣̥̇) "Ah hah~ ah hahaha~ This must be what it feels like to have one on each arm, right?"
Chong Feiyu and Jiu Lan had already raised their little fists and hammered a pair of black eyes onto Jiangnan.
"You just keep being a bamboo shoot, won't you? I'll take another lamp stand off you right now!"
"I'll turn your treasure into a relic, damn it!"
Jiangnan was dragged into the corner and beaten. He couldn't run; Chong Feiyu's silk had already wrapped him up tight.
Jiangnan struggled frantically:
(#)●3●)ﾂ "Xuexue! Langmie! Save me! I'm innocent!"
Zhong Yingxue stood still with a gentle smile, unmoved:
(٥⁼̴◡⁼̴) "I don't understand what's going on, but it must be Xiao Nan's fault, right?"
Xia Yao just put her hands behind her back, shook her leg, and whistled, pretending not to see.
Soon, Jiangnan's screams came from the corner.
Jiangnan looked regretful. Sure enough, the beatings that were meant to come couldn't be avoided!
What's fated will come; if you cheat, you'll be beaten like a dog!
But I can't take the beating alone!
(#)◉益◉)☛ "Brothers! Beat him! Beat Bing Chacha! Revenge for grievances, pay back old scores!"
The entire Bully Gang turned red-eyed and surged forward to hammer Bing Chacha. This wasn't the Ming He Death Prison anymore!
Bing Chacha was beaten into a ball on the ground, but his face still wore a blissful, carefree smile!
୧(#⁼̴)◡(⁼̴#)୨
People never cherish what they have until they lose it. Now that he had regained it, nothing else mattered!
Beat me, beat me! Bing Chacha has finally found happiness!
When I get back, I'm definitely going to enjoy it!
The scene was burning hot. Bo Deng was crying in Ta Luo's arms.
(ง༎ຶ口༎ຶ)ง "Nan Shen... Nan Shen's not human! He cheated! I told you... I said I was the most hung man in the Ming He Death Prison! Wuwuwu~"
Yakeli's mouth twitched: (￢益￢٥) "No need to prove it. We all know you're the most hung man in the entire starry sky, okay? A model?"
Sa Mo patted Bo Deng's shoulder comfortingly:
(๑ớ◠ờ)ھ(งཀ益ཀ)ง "The title of 'Steel Egg' will always belong to you!"
Bo Deng cried even harder, feeling like his name had been cleared.
But just then, an extremely dangerous feeling surged into Jiangnan's heart!
୧(#꒪ͦ)3(꒪ͦ#)୨ "N-no... no good!"
The next second, with a huge "crackle," a heavenly thunder punishment strong enough to blow up a planet came crashing down from the sky, heading straight for Jiangnan!
୧(#꒪ͦ)⌂(꒪ͦ#)୨ "Holy crap! Holy crap! Unlock the seal!"
But it was too late. A bolt of thunder struck, exploding. Not only was the hall blown away, but the mining planet under their feet also exploded!
Jiangnan and the entire Bully Gang screamed as they all got hit!
"Damned Watcher! You sneak attack? Can't you play fair?"
He thought the thunder punishment was over, but it had been holding back, waiting to strike while he was in trouble!
Wasn't that too mean?
Sure enough! What goes around comes around, right?
But one thunderbolt after another came crashing down while Jiangnan's special ability was sealed!
The scene was in chaos!
From outside, the Underworld Legion watched from a distance as thunderbolts rained down, their foreheads drenched in sweat.
(•́ω•̀٥) "Lord Bing Chacha! Is he okay? For a hostage, is it really this intense?"
(•́﹏•̀;) "Ah... probably no problem, right?"
The thunder lasted a good while before it stopped.
Jiangnan stood there, bruised and swollen, covered in big red welts, black all over with smoke rising, looking like a complete sucker.
(#)●з˂̶́)
The rest of the Bully Gang weren't much better. Quite a few looked like they'd crawled out of a stove.
They all stayed far away from Jiangnan, obviously afraid of getting struck.
The thunder punishment had learned: switched from frontal assault to sneak attack?
Bing Chacha, too, was beaten into a ball, his front teeth knocked out, covered in black, with a smoking afro, and a sack on his back.
"Cough cough... I'll take my people and go, then?"
Jiangnan said grumpily: "Get lost, get lost! I've had it with you today!"
Bing Chacha grinned, then turned his gaze to Jiu Lan and waved: "Let's go? Come back with me. There's no need to stay here, right?"
Jiu Lan was taken aback, her eyes dimming. She lowered her head and picked at her fingers, biting her lip. Just as she was about to step toward Bing Chacha...
Jiangnan glanced at Jiu Lan, then glared at Bing Chacha and rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking? Get lost! I haven't finished using the hostage yet! Aren't you afraid I'll go back on my word? It's perfectly normal for me to keep a hostage, right?"
Bing Chacha: ???
Afraid you'll go back on your word? Shouldn't we be the ones keeping a hostage from you?
You're making up arguments when you're in the wrong! You clearly don't want Jiu Lan to leave!
Jiu Lan's eyes lit up as she looked at Jiangnan, full of joy.
(∗❛ั◠❛ั) "Exactly! That's perfectly normal, right? Just go on your way!"
Bing Chacha's mouth twitched. Now she's chasing me away?
Bing Chacha gave a wry smile: "Got it! I'll go back and report. Since the demon Jiang is being unreasonable, after giving them a certificate of action, he not only refused to return the hostage but also crazily led people to beat me up. The hostage rescue plan failed!"
Perfect!
With that, he turned and walked back, carrying the sack.
Jiu Lan's cheeks flushed. Staying? So happy!
Jiangnan smiled. He never intended to let Jiu Lan go back in the first place. The secret of the Stygian energy hadn't been solved yet.
It was very important. He would have Sister Li Bing study it when they got back, see if they could figure something out.
Bing Chacha had only taken a couple of steps when he paused and said without turning around: "Will we meet again?"
Jiangnan was taken aback, then laughed heartily: "We will! Just not in the Ming He Death Prison. Go back and train hard. Don't be useless when the time comes."
Bing Chacha grinned: "Then I'll count on you. Take care..."
He wasn't stupid. He naturally knew what Jiangnan and the Underworld were plotting. Once it was done, the Underworld Clan would no longer be in such a situation.
Bing Chacha left with the Underworld Legion of 100,000.
Looking at the devastated resource station, Pang Badi's mouth twitched as he stared at the ruins, his heart bleeding.
He had just set it up! And it was already blown up!
Nan Shen's power was still as strong as ever!
(⌒_⌒$) "Nan... Nan Shen! How about... how about you don't stay here? Go back to Taoyuan Star Region, Milky Way Star Domain, anywhere?"
"Everyone misses you too, right?"
Leave! Get out! If he stayed any longer, Haitang Mining's infrastructure would never get done!
Sure enough! When it's safe, being around Nan Shen is dangerous!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Already chasing me away? How heartless! Pfft~"
"But things here are pretty much taken care of. It's okay without me. Time to go back and take a look."