The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

133. Why Don’t You Admit Defeat

Translator: Joy

After a brief silence, whispers came from the crowd.

Everyone unanimously looked over in the direction of the young boy. No one knew who had made the move, so their sights all landed on the young boy.

Based on his pure eyes and his innocent expression, it was obvious that it wasn’t him. However, since no one believed he had attacked, everyone’s gaze shifted to the man who was standing beside the young boy. There was a trace of coldness on his handsome and refined face and although his eyes weren’t as sharp as needles, the calmness in his eyes gave people a dangerous feeling.

The man emitted an aura that was hard to describe. His spiritual energy was intimidating and seemed to be floating between heaven and earth. No one could put up any resistance against the fear and it was like they were standing before a misty mountain peak that was shrouded in clouds. It might have been a delusion, but some people even felt the need to kneel and bow down to him.

Many people were surprised when they saw the calm expression of the man.

The people of the Dino Family had already long been stupefied. They had thought of many results, but no one thought that one that would lose was Exalt God Mo Lan.

The blow to their confidence definitely wasn’t small. Originally, since Exalt God Mo Lan was there, they were sure they could take the perpetrators from the Heaven Fantasy Family, but unexpectedly, their plans were disrupted. He didn’t protect the Heaven Fantasy Family, but instead shielded the perpetrators. That person was Luo Nanshu, and he had people supporting him that even the Dino Family didn’t dare to provoke.

They had let the matter go because Luo Nanshu was really a difficult opponent. But now, Exalt God Mo Lan, who was a powerful figure in their hearts, was defeated by an unknown person. The prestige of Exalt God Mo Lan’s family wasn’t low, and their power was quite strong. Although they weren’t the strongest, in a place like the northern territories, they could do whatever they wanted to.

This time, they had come to the Emerald Dragon Mountains on a special assignment, or else they wouldn’t have secretly entered the city.

In their hearts, they were always confident about getting what they wanted at the Emerald Dragon Mountains. They had relied on the Exalt God Mo Lan, which was the most important reason why they could do as they pleased in both the northern and western territories. Mo Lan’s two powerful protectors and others never thought that their opponent would be hiding such a powerful person who could defeat Mo Lan in one move.

In an instant, the people of the Dino Family didn’t dare to cause any more trouble.

“Leader, he isn’t dead, is he?”

The boy’s voice broke the stifling silence of the inn. There was both shock and disappointment in his voice. They could understand why he was shocked, but as to why he was disappointed, everyone in the crowd was mute.

“No, I controlled my power.” The man said in a faint voice.

It was finally clear to everyone who had made the move. Even Luo Nanshu stared at him with surprise. His expression was blank as if he didn’t know what to think about. Only when he heard the discussions of the people around him, did he finally realize. He immediately started cheering, yet his face, which was always full of enthusiasm, was filled with fanatical excitement. His eyes were almost glowing as he stared at the King of the Netherworld.

“Good job! I never thought that you are hiding your talent and even I didn’t discover it. However, that move was truly beautiful. That old geezer Mo Lan finally got a taste of suffering. He was beaten black and blue in public. I’d like to see if he dares to show his face in public in the future. This is really a great joy to everyone!” Luo Nanshu’s laughter resonated through the entire inn and drowned the sounds of discussions of the crowd.

After he finished laughing, Luo Nanshu naturally walked over to sit with them, and he looked at Feng Xi and then the King of the Netherworld a few times. Finally, he let out a smile and said with poise: “You two look good together. Do you have any interest in dueling with me?”

People in the crowd immediately fainted. The first sentence was full of flattery while the next bluntly asked the person to fight him. No wonder the expressions of experts from the God and Demon Kingdom would change when they heard Luo Nanshu’s name. It seemed that Master Luo never forgot to ask people to duel him when they met. Clearly, he was a fighting fanatic and it was no wonder that he was so strong even though he was still young. He deserved to be called abnormal!

“Do you want to duel with me? Sounds good!” Feng Xi revealed his little canine teeth as his face was full of enthusiasm.

“…” Luo Nanshu was speechless. It wasn’t that he looked down on the boy, but he knew at a glance that the boy’s cultivation was much worse than his own. Why did the boy think that he was talking to him? It didn’t make sense. However, if he directly refused, then it might hurt the boy’s self-confidence. He had always been straightforward, but this was the first time he found it hard to say anything back.

“What’s wrong?” Feng Xi looked at him earnestly.

“No…” Luo Nanshu tried his best to think of a way to persuade the boy. He never imagined a day like this. As he was thinking, he realized the importance of eloquence, “I’m not sure… How would you like to duel?”

As soon as he spoke, Luo Nanshu had the urge to slap his mouth because he saw that the boy’s eyes lit up even more.

“Since we are going to duel, then naturally there should be stakes or else it won’t be fun. Don’t you think so?” Feng Xi’s eyes were so bright. As he smiled, he kind of resembled a little fox. Even his two little canine teeth made him seem more like a fox.

“Yes, I agree. Younger brother is right. Then what would you like to wager?” Luo Nanshu’s head was about to explode from all the thinking. He finally decided to stop thinking and let it be. After all, he could think while they fought. Tying the match didn’t seem like a bad idea.

“Well… I’ve been short on money recently. Why don’t we wager crystals? What do you think?” Feng Xi carefully thought for a bit and still felt that crystals would be the most tangible benefit.

It’s true that wagering crystals wasn’t a problem. However, if he’s short on money, doesn’t that mean that he wasn’t carrying any crystals on him. If he loses, how was he going to pay him back? Of course, crystals weren’t a problem. The Gunilla Chamber of Commerce was so poor that they only had money left over. Luo Nanshu was most surprised by the meaning behind the boy’s words. Did the boy think that he would lose?

Luo Nanshu hurriedly pushed back his jaw that was about to drop. After a long time, he said as if he was nursing a grievance: “That’s fine. Then let’s wager ten thousand purple crystals. Ah no, red crystals. What do you think?”

His response was Feng Xi’s disdainful glare. Luo Nanshu immediately became confused. Was ten thousand red crystals too much?

Before he could come up with reason and just as he was about to say that they could bet blue crystals, the boy spoke.

“Aren’t you being too stingy? They even said that you were the young master of the Gunilla or something chamber of commerce, the wealthiest company in the God and Demon Kingdom. You only wager ten thousand red crystals? You don’t even have purple crystals? You’re not an imposter, are you?” After a series of suspicions and disdain, Feng Xi finally looked at Luo Nanshu with doubt, suspecting that he was a fake.

This string of suspicions immediately made Luo Nanshu want to cry and laugh at the same time. It seems that he underestimated these people.

“Then you can set how much we should wager.” Luo Nanshu simply threw the question back at him.

“At least one million thousand purple crystals.” Feng Xi immediately said, smiling.

“Okay! One million is one million! How do you want to compete, you can set the rules?” It’s just one million purple crystals. Even if they waged ten million purple crystals, he still wouldn’t bat an eye. He was the young master of the Gunilla Chamber of Commerce, so he could still use this little amount of money. Luo Nanshu simply gave the authority to the boy, so as to not be called stingy.

Huan Ye and Zong Wuqing became more and more surprised as their gazes landed on the King of the Netherworld. They could tell that the boy’s cultivation level should only be at the God King realm so the difference between them was large. If they were seriously going to duel, Luo Nanshu could beat the boy in one move. If they could see this, then it wouldn’t make sense that that man didn’t notice. However, why didn’t he stop the boy?

As everyone was pondering this question, the boy sweetly spoke.

“Then let’s play rock paper scissors. One round to determine the winner.”

In an instant, countless jaws dropped in shock in the inn, including Luo Nanshu’s.

The only people who showed no change in expression were the King of the Netherworld and Carendra. They had already seen Feng Xi’s real personality. You shouldn’t be fooled by the naïve and innocent appearance he put on. In reality, this kid was shrewder than anyone when it came to other people’s money. He wouldn’t take risks that he didn’t have control of, so they had long predicted this sort of outcome.

Huan Ye and Zong Wuqing finally closed their mouths with much difficulty. They nodded in unison and said together: “So it’s like that!”

“Since you’ve agreed, then let us start. Remember, only one round!” Feng Xi smiled at Luo Nanshu. The latter’s expression was blank, and it was obvious he was quite shocked.

“I…” Luo Nanshu held his breath as his face flushed slightly red.

When he saw this, Feng Xi’s expression became strange causing Luo Nanshu’s expression to become strange as well. He rolled his eyes and asked: “You… It can’t be that you don’t know how to play rock paper scissors?”

Luo Nanshu’s face immediately turned red, even all the way up to his ears. He opened his mouth and only after a while did he squeeze out a few words, “It’s true that I don’t know how to play rock paper scissors. Please teach me.”

As the young master of the Gunilla Chamber of Commerce, Luo Nanshu’s identity was exceptionally noble and formidable. Moreover, he was a fighting fanatic, so in the past twenty or so years, he often looked for strong cultivators to duel with. Therefore, Luo Nanshu was clueless regarding any childhood games or such funny activities. Luo Nanshu never thought that this was something to be embarrassed about, but after seeing the undisguised contempt in the boy’s eyes, he felt that not knowing these games was something to be extremely embarrassed about!

However, he still understood the concept of asking if he didn’t understand. Then he put on a bold face and asked.

After a while, he finally heard the boy hesitantly say.

“Why don’t you…  admit defeat?”