Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 4040 The Song of the Purple Moon (91) — Perhaps, a continuation of a dream
"I... will absolutely not let my father be buried with this guy!"

The pink-haired imp suddenly raised its head, spread its arms, and stood in front of David Jones, staring intently at the crowd like a stray dog ​​guarding its food.

It wasn't that he disliked [Cornebuso], but simply that he hated "little devils" like her. Shenzhou Zhenlong sneered, "Who said he was going to bury him here too? Don't flatter yourself. Besides, who said this guy is dead? Only the dead need to be buried, okay?"

Pink Hair knew, of course, that David Jones was not truly dead. She said sadly, "What difference does it make if Father looks like this... Death is a relief for him."

With that, [Colibusser] laboriously lifted [David Jones] from the ground and carried him on her back.

However, she was extremely small at the moment, and the weight of [David Jones]'s body instantly bent her back, making her look... like a piece of sushi made from an enormous tiger prawn, with a trailing tail.

Before she could take two steps, the pink-haired little devil was pinned to the ground, her face covered in dust.

Ah Xi Ruo said calmly, "Are you really going to take him away? If he stays here, at least he can maintain his original appearance. Once he goes out, the curse that the Sea God once placed on him will relapse, and he will once again become a ghost ship captain who is neither human nor ghost. Do you want to see that?"

“But…” Corybusser bit her lip. “Unless we can find the Trident of Neptune to lift the curse, what can I do?”

“It’s not that there’s no way.” Ah Xi Ruo suddenly glanced at Boss Luo and said calmly, “However, it depends on how much you’re willing to pay.”

Upon hearing this, Boss Luo couldn't help but blink—even the maid's eyes flashed with surprise.

—Is Miss Long trying to attract business for the shop?
“You have a way…” Following Ah Xiruo’s gaze, [Corybusch] looked at Boss Luo pleadingly, “Can you really save my father and spare him this pain?”

Boss Luo thought for a moment and said, "That depends on what kind of suffering you want to spare [David Jones]."

[Colibusor] paused, "What...does that mean?"

Boss Luo sighed softly, "Physical pain is easy to resolve; simply lifting the curse will do the trick. But the pain in one's heart is something that can't be eliminated just by lifting the curse... You should be well aware of the pain in one's heart, right?"

“Time…” [Corybusch] gritted her teeth, “Time can heal all wounds. Let me soothe my father’s pain! As long as the curse can be broken, the long river of time will surely forgive everyone!”

"Understood." Boss Luo nodded simply, then waved his hand.

Three face cards instantly appeared in front of [Cornebuso].

“These three cards represent the items needed to break the curse,” Mr. Luo smiled slightly. “Of course, Miss Corybusch, you only need to provide one of them.”

Pink Hair's expression immediately became excited, and she couldn't wait to turn over the three flower cards one by one—when she turned over the first card, her brows furrowed, and when she turned over the second card, her expression became even more troubled.

When she turned to the third sheet, a wave of paleness and weakness washed over her. She collapsed to the ground, bitterly saying, "These... I..."

"Oh ho?" Shenzhou's True Dragon couldn't help but sneer, "You were quite stubborn just now, but it turns out you were just being stubborn? It seems you don't love your father that much after all."

The little female ghost glared hatefully at Xi Ruo, then gritted her teeth and chose one of the flower cards, saying in a deep voice, "I choose this one, and I will reward you with the essence of the small world! But... but I have only just awakened, I... I need time to collect them! I... I will definitely gather them as soon as possible!"

Mr. Luo suddenly chuckled, "Miss Corybusser, you can pick up the service first and settle the bill within a specified period. However... you will need to enter into a contract with me."

—Is there really such a good thing?
The pink-haired little imp looked incredulous... At that moment, an old parchment scroll slowly unfurled before her eyes.

"Also, I need to remind you of something," Boss Luo's voice became more impartial at this point, "If you break your promise before the deadline, the punishment will be quite severe."

"This is... the Holy Covenant!" The little imp's expression suddenly changed drastically. "You... you're from the Holy Land?!"

……

Around the time when the "holy land" of the "shop" existed, they called this the "holy covenant"... a fair and clear contract.

The female imp, who had initially been somewhat hesitant, recognized the Holy Covenant and decisively left her mark on the parchment scroll without any further hesitation.

After Boss Luo put away the [Holy Contract] and confirmed the establishment of the contract, the little imp even showed a relieved expression.

Shenzhou Zhenlong couldn't help but ask with great curiosity, "Hey kid, do you have a bit of a masochistic streak? You're drowning in debt, yet you seem quite happy about it?"

The little female demon sneered, "Ignorant old woman! What do you know? In our time, when trading with the Holy Land, there was never this rule of taking first and giving later. It was always cash on delivery, and ridiculously expensive... Only in this new era of gods! Hmph, if the Holy Land had been this lenient back then, so many people wouldn't have been driven mad, and in the end..."

What happened in the end?

【Coribusor】sighed, “In the later stages of the Darkest Fate, for some reason, a prophecy circulated throughout the entire void: the Lord of the 【Holy Land】 would perish in the next divine era in the distant future. A new Holy Lord would emerge in the 【Holy Land】, and so the guy who was already almost driven mad by the Darkest Fate truly went insane, launching an unprecedented war against the 【Holy Land】…”

Shenzhou's true dragon subconsciously glanced at Boss Luo.

……prophecy?

"And then?" Ah Xiruo asked thoughtfully.

“How would I know?” [Corybusch] shook her head. “[Sea God] didn’t participate in this war. Instead, he retreated to the Purple Moon, working with Raizo to build a labyrinth and seek a way to survive the calamity… Later, I was sealed away, and you all know what happened next. However, I never expected that the prophecy would actually come true. In this divine era, the [Holy Land] has welcomed a new [Holy Lord]. You wouldn’t…”

The pink-haired girl suddenly looked at Boss Luo and exclaimed in shock, "You wouldn't happen to be the one who emerged victorious in the war against the Old Gods and ascended to the throne of the Holy Lord, would you?!"

Mr. Luo smiled calmly and said, "Miss Corybusch's speculation is quite reasonable, but unfortunately, I did not experience the war you mentioned."

“How could this be…” [Cornebuso] suddenly looked thoughtful.

However, she quickly put these doubts aside. The Old Gods had gathered the power of the entire void before daring to wage war against the Holy Land head-on, and she had no idea what the final outcome would be... But no matter what, the new ruler of the Holy Land was not someone a little brat like her could mess with.

It's not something she's qualified to investigate the matter of the Holy Land's rebellion against the Lord.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Covenant has been established. Please rest assured, I will fulfill the contract no matter what." The pink-haired girl became very solemn at this moment.

She even wiped away her tears, snot, and dirt from her face, straightened her clothes to make herself look more formal, and then bowed deeply.

Boss Luo didn't say anything.

This deal was not part of his original plan—he hadn't expected that Ah Xiruo would actually bring him this business.

Shenzhou Zhenlong deeply despises [shops]... or rather, instinctively despises [the root].

Boss Luo certainly didn't believe it was because they had communicated more and reached an age where they could understand each other—as for the reason…

“Miss Long probably has some things to take care of privately.” Luo Qiu smiled slightly. “Let’s go out and wait for her.”

"Okay, master."

……

A sigh.

In the cemetery, branches of flowers began to stretch and spread, and before long, the thorny branches had entangled the body of the Sea God.

Like silkworm silk, it eventually covered it completely, and then many small yellow flowers grew.

"Thank you for doing all this..."

The voice from the depths of my heart... and then a beam of light slowly coalesced before the pure white tombstone.

The true dragon of China tilted its head and looked it over.

She was silent for a moment before suddenly saying, "Although we look the same, you look much more pleasing to the eye this time."

Karithorp.

One of the brilliant designers of the Imperial Royal Gardens.

Wearing a pair of round, gold-rimmed glasses, her stunning face gained an air of intellectual beauty.

"Regardless, thank you for everything you've done," the light and shadow said softly, "Miss Gamma."

Ah Xi Ruo shook her head and said calmly, "Don't overthink it. I have no intention of atoning for some old scumbag's womanizing; I just can't stand it. Besides, your adopted daughter... that little brat has incurred a huge debt because of it, which isn't necessarily a good thing. You know, in the mortal world, countless people are driven to the brink of despair by high debts, and by the time they finally pay off their debts, they've already lost all their youth."

Kalithorpe gently shook his head. "Your father never made me any promises; he was just someone I watched from afar... He was an unattainable dream for me."

Ah Xiruo sneered, "Looking like him, which is unfair, and wandering around everywhere, if he's not guilty, who is? Just like that dead guy, flirting with everyone, doesn't he know he's a human succubus?!"

Karithop smiled wryly and said quietly, "It seems that our Miss Gamma has grown up as well."

"Don't use that elder's tone!"

“I even gave you candy,” Kalithorpe chuckled. “But you probably don’t remember.”

The true dragon of China immediately covered his face—this statement was no less than "I used to hold you when you were a child"...

She sighed again, hesitated for a moment, and then said thoughtfully, "You...you said that in the Old Gods era, your reincarnation, the Sea God, was truly because Davy Jones bore some resemblance to him, which is why the Sea God..."

“I don’t know,” Karithorp shook his head. “I don’t have the ability to see into the future. What will that future me do, how will I do it, what choices will I make, will my tastes be the same as mine? Who knows? But…”

"But what?"

Karithop murmured, "If the future is a dream, perhaps the people of the Empire will be able to experience all sorts of different dreams in the future... different lives, remnants of dreams they once had in their past sleep, whether remembered or forgotten, bit by bit..."

“Speak like a human being…” Ah Xiruo’s eyes immediately turned dead fish-like.

“Let’s just say…” Karithorpe smiled slightly, “that the future is a continuation of our dreams, with good dreams and bad nightmares as well.”

"Is this even human language?"

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Kalithorpe then raised his hands and formed a ball of light.

The ball of light slowly drifted towards the true dragon of Shenzhou... Without any obstruction, the ball of light instantly pierced through the "dragon energy" on her body and merged into her body.

Even the [Stigmata] showed no resistance at this moment.

But Xi Ruo was still startled, "What did you do to me?"

“These are things your father left with me,” Karithop said softly. “Yes, they were originally yours… I think he probably knew that you would come here in person someday.”

"What was left for me..." Ah Xi Ruo paused, instinctively clutching her heart, feeling only a warm sensation. "What is it...?"

“I don’t know either, but…” Karithop shook his head, “He did say that it has a ‘girlish heart’.”

"What?"

The true dragon of Shenzhou was instantly dumbfounded.

With an odd tone, Karithorp slowly said, "[How could my lovely daughter not have a pure, innocent girlish heart?]... That's what he said back then."

Upon hearing this, the true dragon of Shenzhou immediately opened its mouth wide—wide enough to fit an egg.

……

……

Girly heart?
What would I need this for?!
The true dragon of Shenzhou, grumbling and looking displeased, stepped out of the light gate in the courtyard—the moment Ah Xiruo saw Luo Qiu waiting outside, her heart suddenly raced, her face flushed, her mind went blank, her vision blurred, and…

And the heartbeat that couldn't be suppressed.

Ah Xiruo was immediately startled.

I used to get distracted when I saw a jerk... but after several interactions, I don't anymore, okay?

I'll only show a little bit of affection when this jerk is flirting with me!
--no……

I finally managed to get used to it, and now this has brought me back to the weak state I was in at the beginning... no, it's even worse than before!
The true dragon of China feels that it is probably sick!
That's not some girlish heart at all, it's clearly a virus!
"Miss Long, has everything been taken care of?" Boss Luo blinked.

"Hmm... all done!!"

But the true dragon of Shenzhou hurriedly lowered his head and walked past Boss Luo quickly, seemingly not daring to even glance at him... in a panic and in a hurry.

Boss Luo glanced at him with a puzzled look, seemingly lost in thought.

"Miss Long seems a little different," the maid suddenly said.

"Yeah, she doesn't seem so carefree anymore, she seems a little shy."

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