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Chapter 49: Regretful that he didn't get to see the top scholar?

The events in Fengcheng were beyond Cheng Mai's expectations. Everything else was manageable, but she hadn't been able to make up her mind about the judge.

Gu Shanghuai made it clear that he would not comment on the matter, as if they could do whatever they wanted.

"Still having a headache about the judge's matter?" Shen Luo brought in breakfast and looked at Cheng Mai, who was sitting by the window in a daze.

Cheng Mai took the breakfast. "Your boss just keeps pushing it off and doesn't care at all. What can I do?"

Shen Luo sat down opposite her. "Actually, the matter of the judge is that if someone makes a mistake, he should be punished. This can be considered as fulfilling his wish."

"Whose fault is this, really?" Cheng Mai looked at the rice, thought for a moment, then pushed it away and picked up a fried dough stick. "The judge is not wrong, the King of Hell is not wrong either. In the mortal world, people only value human beings, let alone him."

"So what are you going to do?"

Cheng Mai rubbed his temples. "Let's put that aside for now. You said before that the top scholar found Sanze and the others before you did?"

"That's right, to be honest, this top scholar is indeed quite something, but he just refuses to join Xuanhe."

"So stubborn? Can you arrange a meeting with him for me? I'll be waiting for him at Xuantian Temple tonight."

"You have a way to persuade him?" Shen Luo knew Cheng Mai would definitely have a way. "No wonder he inherited the wisdom of the God of Wisdom."

With curiosity, Cheng Mai asked, "Just who exactly is this Wise God?"

"When I was still an egg, my parents told me that the Goddess of Wisdom was the only female goddess among the twelve war gods. However, it was rumored that she did not get along well with the boss because the boss thought he was smarter than the Goddess of Wisdom."

Cheng Mai clicked his tongue; the boss really had a thick skin.

"Moreover, I've heard that the God of Wisdom lives a secluded life, but in ancient times there were many conflicts between demons and gods, and the God of Wisdom resolved more than half of them. Anyway, he's very powerful."

It's clear that Shen Luo is also a big fan of the God of Wisdom.

"Then you eat first, I'll go find that top scholar and arrange a time for tonight." Cheng Mai nodded, letting Shen Luo go ahead with her business.

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Behind Xuantian Temple, there is a viewing platform overlooking the sea. Shang Xingjian stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the distant sea.

Kang Zhenglian bowed behind him after he came over.

"Senior Shang."

"When I first met you a hundred years ago, you looked just like this. I never imagined that a hundred years later you would still be so old-fashioned."

Kang Zhenglian smiled slightly, not getting angry at these words.

"The last time I met you was to cleanse the evil spirits. A hundred years have passed, and you are finally willing to reform Xuanxuan Realm and establish rules for it."

Shang Xingjian reached out and took out a chair. Kang Zhenglian nodded slightly and sat down opposite Shang Xingjian.

"If I am still alive, it doesn't matter whether there are rules or not."

This time, the merchant poured the wine.

Kang Zhenglian paused, looking at Shang Xingjian who was pouring him wine, and asked, "What is the meaning of this, senior?"

Shang Xingjian put down the wine pot. "This wine was given to me by you back then. Let's treat it as a toast to heroes over wine."

Kang Zhenglian's mind raced, and he understood Shang Hangjian's meaning.

"senior……"

“Surviving for thousands of years is enough.” Shang Xingjian twirled the wine glass in his hand and looked up at the sky. “It’s just that in this world, one Cheng lineage is not enough to support her. She needs someone else.”

"Does Senior think I am suitable?" Kang Zhenglian asked.

Shang Xingjian placed his skull on the table. "Fengcheng can still be stabilized for the time being. I will give you three years."

Kang Zhenglian lowered his eyes. "Three years?"

"Shen Luo will come to Fengcheng to find you in three years." "And what about you?" Kang Zhenglian asked, then realized, "It's not even three years yet?"

Shang Xingjian didn't care much. He drank his wine and stood up. "Cheng Mai will be looking for you tonight, but I believe the top scholar has a way to refuse her."

Kang Zhenglian stood up, lifted his robe, knelt down to offer a farewell gesture, and said, "This student respectfully sees you off, sir."

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As the moon rose above the trees, Cheng Mai paced back and forth at the entrance of Xuantian Temple. The merchant guild leader had been absent all day; he wondered where he had gone.

"What are you doing pacing around like this? The top scholar promised to come, and he will definitely come." Shen Luo sat on the steps, looking at the restless Cheng Mai.

"The boss is never around, and I always feel like he's not coming up with any good ideas."

Shen Luo turned to look at Cheng Mai, "Your last word was quite polite."

"After all, I don't want to get struck by lightning either," Cheng Mai said.

Shen Luo gave a thumbs up, thinking, "She really understands her boss."

"Young Master Cheng, Young Master Cheng." Sanze, who had just woken up, ran over from inside. "Young Master Cheng, a top scholar asked me to give you this letter."

Cheng Mai, with an air of "I knew it," snatched the letter away and waved it in his hand, saying, "What did I say, Shang Xingjian? I knew it was him who did this."

Before Shen Luo could explain anything, Cheng Mai had already run down the mountain.

"Hey, wait for me! I think there's definitely some misunderstanding here." Shen Luo quickly followed after him. "You can't beat the boss."

"That's not necessarily true." Cheng Mai cracked her knuckles. If she didn't beat Shang Xingjian to death today, she would change her surname to Shang.

"Why don't you take a look at what the top scholar wrote first?" Shen Luo suggested once they were in the car.

Cheng Mai took a couple of breaths and then opened the letter.

The top scholar was good-looking and had beautiful handwriting, but he wasn't very decent in his conduct.

He first apologized at the beginning, explaining why he hadn't appeared. He explained that he was in a hurry to possess a body so that he could return to Fengcheng as soon as possible. As for the current predicament of Fengcheng, the top scholar also gave a solution in the letter.

And all three points were clearly listed.

After reading the letter, Cheng Mai tossed it to Shen Luo. Shen Luo glanced at it briefly and said, "This is a good thing. We don't even need to persuade you. It's only three years, it'll be over soon."

Cheng Mai took a deep breath. "In a little while, follow the top scholar's advice and deal with the judge and the King of Hell. Don't go back to the hotel tonight if you have nothing to do."

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

"Reverse Tiangang."

Back at the hotel, Shen Luo watched Cheng Mai hurriedly return to his room with a murderous aura. He silently patted his chest, hoping that his boss would have good luck tonight.

Cheng Mai pushed the door open and went in. "Shang Xingjian, are you kidding me? Come out here."

Shang Xingjian really did come out of the bathroom, wearing only a bath towel.

Cheng Mai suddenly turned around, his back to Shang Xingjian, and asked, "Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

"That's unreasonable of you. You're going to take a shower and get dressed?" Shang Xingjian walked to the table and picked up a water glass. "Besides, didn't you tell me to come out?"

Cheng Mai took a few deep breaths, but ultimately did not turn around, otherwise she worried that she would be seduced by her body.

"Did you go to see the top scholar?" Cheng Mai asked directly, getting straight to the point.

Shang Xingjian took out some clothes and changed into them. "I'm just a lazy big boss."

Cheng Mai turned around and saw that the person hadn't buttoned up their clothes yet. She closed her eyes and said, "Next time, can you tell me what you're going to get involved in or not? Don't make me worry about one thing all day like an idiot."

After changing his clothes, Shang Xingjian looked at Cheng Mai's back and his eyes darkened slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

"What, are you regretting not seeing the top scholar?" Shang Xingjian chuckled.