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Chapter 591 The Results of the Second Attempt
“I am the most supreme, the great king. You must have regarded me as another familiar person. This undoubtedly makes me feel both humbled and honored.”
Xu Ning felt himself bow slightly and respectfully replied, "Before you, whose very existence is a miracle, so-called wondrous arts are nothing more than the simplest tricks. The loyal Crocodile King summoned me, a wandering magician, to please you. The trick I learned in Liyue is turning water into wine, while my companion learned the art of turning stone into gold. We..."
The young man on the throne waved his hand expressionlessly, interrupting Xu Ning.
"Don't rush to watch the magic tricks, sit down and watch the dance first."
Xu Ning obediently cupped his hands in greeting, lifted his long robe, and sat down to the side of the throne.
A beautiful woman with golden hair as bright as the sun, draped in a pink veil, walked lightly to the throne and began to dance in front of Xu Ning.
The woman's supple waist, coupled with the sweet fragrance emanating from her scarf, makes one feel as if they are strolling on the clear lake of an oasis, wanting only to feel the warm breeze and be intoxicated in a sweet dream like that of dates, never wanting to wake up.
But even such beautiful dance moves could not ease the brow of the person on the throne.
"This dance gets boring after a while. Let's give our guests something new!"
The blonde beauty smiled playfully. Although her eyes were blindfolded with a red silk brocade, Xu Ning clearly felt that she gave him a deep look as she turned around.
"This seems to be a bad sign!"
Although he didn't know what the beautiful woman wanted to do, Xu Ning clearly felt an uneasy thought rising in his mind.
The blonde beauty's dance did not stop because the person on the throne spoke, but after a sharp spin, her figure suddenly blurred.
As she stopped and stretched, a tall, beautiful woman dressed in traditional Liyue attire appeared before Xu Ning.
"This dancer is also skilled in transformation? But she transforms into people she doesn't recognize."
But why does it feel somewhat familiar?
Xu Ning searched his memory carefully, but couldn't recall ever seeing this person in front of him before.
The dance continued, but the Liyue cheongsam seemed ill-suited to the dancer's movements that involved such large-scale physical displays.
However, after leaning back twice, the two buttons on the front of the blue cheongsam popped off with a bang.
Her clothes were open, revealing a corner of her moon-white pocket. The beautiful woman didn't seem to care at all; instead, her movements became even more exaggerated, as if she intended to shake off the only piece of clothing she was wearing.
Just as Xu Ning's sense of morality was still lingering in his lower abdomen and had not yet risen, something hard protruded from his waist first.
But the dust-concealing gourd he had hidden under his robes suddenly sprang out.
The golden patterns on the gourd flashed, as if something was about to burst out, but a small seal on the gourd's mouth flashed and suppressed it.
However, an angry female voice rang out through the gourd.
"You bastard surnamed Li, you've got guts! Daring to use your ladylike appearance to seduce these scoundrels, I'll tear you to pieces when I get out of here, you dog, let me out right now..."
Xu Ning could no longer conceal his identity. He gave an awkward smile, flicked the gourd to silence it, and pressed it down.
"Uh, I'm done playing. Um, Lilupal, change back quickly, your clothes are about to fall off, don't come any closer, you'll drag me down with you..."
Pushing away Lilupal, who had swaggered in front of him and was about to pull off his little bib, Xu Ning pulled down his hood and turned to look at the throne.
"How idle are you every day? You've built your royal city full of corridors and gates. I feel like throwing up just looking at it from afar. That's why I had your little minions bring me in. By the way, why are you drinking alone here all by yourself? Where's Hua'er? Weren't you two always inseparable? Did she finally come to her senses and dump you?"
Upon hearing Xu Ning mention "flowers," a trace of sorrow flashed in the eyes of the person on the throne. However, Xu Ning was urging Lilupal to get dressed and did not notice the fleeting unusual emotion.
"And why did you lock Liuxia inside? Call her out to drink with us."
Xu Ning smiled wryly, "Forget it. She's been through a lot of setbacks lately, and that girl is clearly a bit hot-tempered lately, almost ready to explode at the slightest provocation. Let's not let her cause any more trouble. What about what I told you last time? What have you thought about?"
The man on the throne picked up his golden cup, took a sip, and said, "It's still too radical. After all this running around, is there anyone like me who's willing to listen to everything you have to say?"
Xu Ning gave another wry smile, "That old man back home is very patient; he's the only one besides you who listened to the whole thing..."
"Oh?" The person on the throne showed a hint of interest. "What did He say?"
He said, "The time is not yet right."
The person on the throne was stunned.
After a long pause, she murmured, "So that's how it is? What do you plan to do then?"
Xu Ning chuckled and said, "Let's just see how it goes!"
After taking a hearty sip from the gourd, Xu Ning paused for a moment before speaking.
"Actually, there is a friend who might be able to help, but I'm not too brave enough to take that step. I'm afraid the old man will get angry and kill me. But even if he does kill me, it's not a big deal..."
The young man on the throne frowned. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
Xu Ning smiled, no longer continuing the previous conversation, and returned to the question from before, "Let's talk about your considerations!"
The man on the throne said solemnly, "I can help you."
"Don't get too excited yet. It's not your way, it's my way. Consider it scouting ahead for you. But if I fail, we'll do it the way you said. Just come over and take what I left you."
Xu Ning nodded. He had actually been prepared to give up last time, but he was already very fortunate to get such a result on his second visit.
"Alright, with you saying that, my trip wasn't in vain. I have to go now. I need to find a place to let Liuxia out for a walk, otherwise she might really bite someone. I'll come back to have a drink with the three of you next time I have some free time."
Xu Ning turned and walked out. "Hey you? The one with the crocodile mask, take me out of here. I can't remember the way. And don't forget your payment for today!"
The young man on the throne watched Xu Ning walk away.
"This guy isn't exactly a rigid, trustworthy first choice. Should we add another layer of insurance?"
While asleep, Xu Ning felt something hard protruding from his waist again, making him uncomfortable. He opened his eyes and realized with a start that he had just had another dream.
"The one on the throne is naturally the Crimson King, but what exactly is the plan I proposed? It requires the help of a demon god like the Crimson King, and it also involves the old man. It certainly can't be something as simple as putting together a mahjong game."
Xu Ning couldn't help but shudder as he recalled the way the old man coldly slashed with his sword.
Did I end up doing something? What could have been so terrible that the old man would kill me?
Ok?
Before he could figure it out, Xu Ning realized that he was sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall.
What's even more interesting is that I was all alone in the room.
Judging from the style of the room, it's still in the Red King's Tomb, but I don't know where everyone else has gone.
"Could it be that I've been pulled into a dream again?"
Xu Ning stood up and walked to the only door in the room.
He pointed the red sandstone slab in his hand at the book-page-shaped instrument in front of the door.
The symbols on the stone slab and the symbols on the pages of the book lit up at the same time, as if triggering some kind of resonance, and the door slowly opened.
What came into view was no longer the neat little rooms and winding corridors of the tomb, but a huge cave space and a deep underground river below.
"This is... beneath the tomb. Who has so much free time to go to such lengths to dig such a pit? What is their purpose?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I should be thinking about right now. What I should be thinking about first is where everyone else has gone. Although, given Belial's strength, I shouldn't need to worry about her, but... um?"
Just then, Xu Ning suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a fight going on in the river below.
"Hey, this came so easily, here's a ready-made clue delivered to me."
After taking a sip of wine, Xu Ning walked to the edge of the platform and jumped off.