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Chapter 71: Was he not poisoned to death?

"Just a beast." The marks on the back of his hand had long been erased, but only Shang Xingjian himself knew what was inside.

The little golden dragon circled his wrist a few times, still unable to understand why the god had been distracted at that moment.

"Shang Xingjian, I can't catch him." Cheng Mai struggled in the shallows for a long time, and finally kicked the water in frustration before calling for help.

Shang Xingjian clicked his tongue, slowly got up and walked over, "You can't even catch fish, how are you going to survive in the future?"

"I have money." Cheng Mai gave up completely, knowing he was destined to never be with fish in this lifetime.

The merchants don't use magic; they insist on grabbing things themselves, calling it "fun."

Cheng Mai concluded that he was mentally ill.

Shang Xingjian rolled up his trouser legs and looked down at the fish in the water. "It's only fun when you catch the fish yourself."

Cheng Mai shook the water off his feet, went back to sit on the deck chair, and said, "Then you can catch it yourself."

Anyway, she definitely won't arrest him.

Shang Xingjian seemed to indulge her, and he didn't say much when Cheng Mai refused to do it.

After Cheng Mai sat down, he contacted Shen Luo and learned that Shen Luo was still at the police station dealing with some matters, but there was something that needed their help.

Qin Mai's child was affected by the incident and cannot be found.

Cheng Mai paused for a moment, then sat up straight. "What do you mean, 'can't find it'?"

"It's said that he ran out on his own this morning and then disappeared from the surveillance footage." Shen Luo had checked the surveillance footage, and the child did indeed disappear suddenly, but now it's uncertain whether he was affected by something.

"This morning?" Cheng Mai thought for a moment. "That child was able to walk by himself?"

“Yes, I can walk, though I’m unsteady on my feet,” Shen Luo replied. “I haven’t told the boss about this yet. Qin Mai is at the police station, and Shen Yuanbai is there too. It’s all about the child’s disappearance.”

"What did she say to you?" Cheng Mai asked.

"No, she just called the police that her child was missing, and acted as if she didn't recognize me at all." Shen Luo glanced back at the police station. "This woman is very strange. She insists that Shen Yuanbai hid her child and demands that Shen Yuanbai's house be searched."

Cheng Mai was completely confused. "The situation between these two is really complicated. What did the police say?"

"It's all speculation, there's no evidence. Besides, Shen Yuanbai kept telling Qin Mai to go to his house to find someone, but Qin Mai only sent the police because it would have a bad influence."

Cheng Mai rested his chin on his hand and began to watch Shang Xingjian catch fish, his fingertips lightly tapping his knee.

"What about Luo Linwen? What has she been doing lately?" Cheng Mai asked again.

Shen Luo paused for a moment, probably to check the information she wanted.

Cheng Mai wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently. There were pastries on the table, and she reached out and picked up a piece, eating it slowly.

"Luo Linwen has been staying home every day for the past few days. Xiao Qian sent someone to keep an eye on her, and there hasn't been any issue with the puppets," Shen Luo reported back after investigating.

Before Cheng Mai could say anything, Shang Xingjian tossed a fish onto the table, looking at Cheng Mai smugly, "How about that?"

Cheng Mai got splashed with water and gave Shang Xingjian a look that said, "You've died eight hundred times already."

"I understand. You can take care of other things first."

"Okay, have a great vacation," Shen Luo replied immediately, offering her blessings with a smile.

Cheng Mai: "..." But why this honeymoon-blessing tone? Cheng Mai ended the call, looking at the fish jumping around on the table, "What's going on with Qin Mai and the other two?"

"Do you want to ask Qin Mai or Shang Jianxing? You can't be too greedy." Shang Jianxing sat down and started grilling fish, doing it quite skillfully.

“We adults want everything, so let’s start with Shang Jianxing, then Qin Mai.”

"You're quite greedy," Shang Jian chuckled and scolded. "Shang Jianxing does indeed have a deep connection with me."

This story has a deep origin, dating back thousands of years. When Shang Xingjian's heart was broken, his soul developed evil thoughts. He separated these evil thoughts and gathered them under the Antarctic glacier.

Later, he demoted himself to the mortal realm, experienced the tribulations of love, and tried to see through the path of ruthlessness and completely sever his evil thoughts.

Unfortunately, the Void Realm suddenly collapsed. He killed his wife to attain enlightenment and return to his divine position. He and the other gods maintained the Void Realm at the cost of annihilation. However, he did not expect that the evil thoughts under the Antarctic glacier would take the opportunity to escape. After cultivating for a thousand years, they took human form.

Cheng Mai: "..." Isn't that still him?
"Why did the Void Realm collapse?" Cheng Mai asked, resting his chin on his hand as if he had just heard a story.

"I thought you were going to ask me what evil thoughts I had?" Shang Xingjian clicked his tongue, picked up a salt and sprinkled it on the grilled fish in a pretentious manner. "I don't know. The Void Realm has existed for hundreds of millions of years. Even we can't fathom even a fraction of its secrets. I guess I was in a bad mood, so I just wanted to have some fun."

It could also be because the world no longer needs a true god.

Cheng Mai clearly didn't believe this reason. She felt that Shang Xingjian probably knew as well, but that reason made him feel helpless, so helpless that he didn't even want to talk about it.

"I thought you gods were all-powerful."

"I am all-powerful. After all, whoever I want to beat will have to stand in front of me and take the beating," Shang Xingjian said. "I just pulled out the tendons and cut the bones of this green snake. How powerful am I?"

Cheng Mai looked at him with disdain; this person really didn't know what humility was.

Shang Xingjian handed the grilled fish to Cheng Mai, who refused three times in a row, saying, "No, I won't eat it, it tastes awful."

"I made it, it's delicious, you should try it." Shang Xingjian strongly recommended it, "If you can't eat this fish, I won't be at peace even if I die."

Cheng Mai: "Aren't you supposed to be immortal? Who are you trying to manipulate here?"

After refusing the three-part repetition, I leaned back quite a bit.

Shang Xingjian suddenly burst out laughing, "Really not going to eat? Then I'll eat it myself?"

"Eat, eat, eat," Cheng Mai said, grabbing the plate of pastries and moving away a little.

"What a pity, with such good cooking skills of mine." Shang Xingjian boasted to himself and began to eat the fish.

Cheng Mai watched him eat, showing no interest in the fish, but Shang Xingjian's eating style was indeed appetizing.

A feast for the eyes?
Cheng Mai suddenly realized that she was a real pervert.

"Is this how you used to cook for your ex-wife?" Cheng Mai blurted out without thinking. She only realized what she had said afterward, but it wasn't her style to swallow it back.

Shang Xingjian took a bite of the fish and looked at Cheng Mai, who was clearly annoyed. "I've only done it once."

fish soup.

Cheng Mai felt a little hungry, picked up a peach shortbread and ate it slowly. "Then she wasn't poisoned?"

The merchant laughed and scolded her for not believing in her own skills.

"Besides Shang Jianxing, what else did you want to ask?" Shang Jianxing devoured a fish in a few bites, practically a gluttonous feast, leaving Cheng Mai dumbfounded.

Is this person eating?
Could he really bankrupt a company?