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Chapter 640 - Chapter 640 Chapter 26 The Rack by the Bed

Chapter 640: Chapter 26 The Rack by the Bed Chapter 640: Chapter 26 The Rack by the Bed The red needle on the compass trembled unsteadily from side to side, finally settling straight in the middle of the “bi” character of the Dui trigram.

Chen Lang’s expression was tense until the needle stopped moving, and then he let out a deep sigh of relief.

“President, how is it?”

The female assistant asked softly.

Chen Lang’s face showed a hint of a smile, “All things return to spring, the thunder of spring roared mightily, the winter passes and spring brings life anew. That Ding Jiale really didn’t get it wrong, ‘General Removing Armor’ is most suited to counteract the fierce presences. I simply buried an object that has taken life in the Qian position of the five Pearl Tower apartments, and immediately, the whole Feng Shui setup’s momentum changed.”

“Does that mean Yang is out of options against the ‘General Removing Armor’?”

Chen Lang shook his head, “This is just a temporary measure. To ensure absolute safety, I need to gather the Three Fiends and Seven Furies and bury an object associated with each life taken in positions of the Feng Shui setup other than the Dui position. Next, I need to find three people. The first person, affected by the Five Ghosts Official Talisman, will be stationed at Yongji Building. That is, he will be at the position of the general’s helmet within the ‘General Removing Armor’ setup. The second person, affected by Tiangou, would be at Quanhe Building. With the official qi and the guardian dog, the last person will be stationed at Pearl Building, to beat the drums for the army. Ideally, this person would be a Heavenly Yi Noble, or secondly, someone affected by the Ten Evils Grand Defeat; the worse, the better. Once the Three Fiends and Seven Furies are gathered, unless Lai Buyi is still alive, no one else could break this Feng Shui setup.”

“Quanhe Building should cooperate, but the owner of Pearl Tower has never been willing to meet with us.”

Chen Lang smiled confidently, “We needn’t worry about Pearl Tower. From the very beginning, I found it odd that with ‘All Things Return to Spring’ and ‘Supporting Sun Heavenly Sword’ successively broken, the owner of Pearl Tower didn’t worry at all about his ‘General Removing Armor’ being breached. How could it be such a coincidence that right when an issue arises here, a mysterious successor of ‘Heavenly Marrow Life-Continuation Decree’ pops up? After meeting that Ding Jiale today, I’m seventy percent sure that he must be a person sent by Pearl Tower.”

The female assistant came to a realization and nodded her head.

“From the very beginning, ‘General Removing Armor’ was designed to combine the Feng Shui of all three buildings, with Yongji as the helmet, Quanhe as the sword, and Pearl as the drum. Unless the Overlord discards his armor, the Feng Shui and wealth prospects of all three buildings are secured. Now it’s our turn, the three buildings combined, to go against others, and Pearl Tower knows what to do.”

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“Do I really have to do this, hesitate within sight~”

Li Yan pushed open Judy’s door.

“Whatcha singing, ghost!”

The door had only opened a sliver when it was hit by a pink high-heeled shoe.

After a while, the door opened a bit more, and Li Yan stuck out half his face, speaking softly, “May I come in?”

Judy stared coldly at Li Yan, completely ignoring his jest, “What are you really here in Hong Kong for this time? Is it just a transfer arrangement by your Zhongxing Baode Auction Company?”

Li Yan’s smile faded, “I asked for it. Hong Kong is going to be quite turbulent soon, and I was worried about your safety.”

“Hm. And then?”

Li Yan walked in, took off his beige suit jacket, and sat down on a chair, “At first, I thought about avoiding you and not meeting, but then I felt that wasn’t right. To be honest, I’m surprised and touched that you haven’t looked for another man in three years.”

“Do you love me?”

Li Yan didn’t respond.

“I’ll take your silence as a yes, obviously you love her too.”

“Yes.”

“Bastard.”

Judy silently fumbled on her bedside table, taking a long time to find a cigarette to light. She then leaned back on the couch, squinting her phoenix eyes, “Tell me about her, I want to hear.”

Li Yan thought for a moment, then began, “After I left Hong Kong…”

“Wait.”

Judy interrupted Li Yan, “You met her after you left Hong Kong?”

“Yes.”

The cigarette in Judy’s hand wafted smoke.

…

Ten minutes later.

“Okay, I’ve got it. I want to book a plane ticket to go see if she’s as great as you say. Can I do that?”

Judy’s tone was very calm, and her attitude generous.

Li Yan shook his head, “You won’t be able to see her even if you go to the mainland. Besides, I’m leaving Hong Kong next month. There are undercurrents these two months, and the wealthy are especially prone to disaster. I was planning to wait until this turmoil passed to tell you. Then, whether you shoot me or hire someone to kill me, at least you wouldn’t be in danger.”

“I don’t know which of your words are true and which are false.” Judy extinguished her cigarette on the luxurious mattress, her fingers trembling slightly, “Can’t you just, coax me a bit?”

“I’m sorry, Judy.”

“I don’t want your apology, I want you to make me happy. Aren’t you usually very sweet-talking?”

Judy’s eyes reddened, and she shouted at Li Yan.

Downstairs in the hall, Li was silently wiping and cleaning. She looked up to see Xiu, in her pajamas, opening a sliver of her room door, revealing only a pitiful eye.

Li whistled to get Xiu’s attention.

“Close the door, and go to sleep.”

She told Xiu.

Xiu blinked, bit her lip, and gently closed the door.

Li Yan looked at Judy, whose eyes had reddened, and covered his forehead, somewhat helplessly humming in a low voice, “Actually, every time I see you, I’m also enchanted. Helplessly, you and I have our respective roles, even in the lonely dream, exceeding the friendship, love for you, secretly enchanted.”

“I asked you to coax me, what crap are you singing?”

Judy lost control, yelling and throwing the pillows and lamp from the bed at Li Yan.

As she threw and cursed, she pushed Li Yan out of the room, even tossing his suit down the stairs.

Li Yan stood on the stairs for a while, pursing his lips and knocking on the door.

“Get lost, damn northerner.”

Li Yan’s face showed awkwardness, and he forced a smile, “You don’t like Cantonese, I’ll sing the Mandarin version for you another day.”

“You get lost. I don’t want to see you again in this lifetime, get out.”

Li Yan licked his lips, stood for a while, and seeing that Judy stubbornly refused to open the door, he had to go downstairs to pick up his suit. Under Li’s prickly gaze, he left the villa, still murmuring something unclear.

Only when he reached a dark corner outside the gate did Li Yan stand emotionlessly, smoking an entire pack of cigarettes before forcefully hitting his head against the cold granite behind him.

A black vortex of water appeared out of nowhere beside him, slowly expanding.

The Pig Dragon King, or rather Yang Zichu in scholar attire, emerged from the Water Lord Palace.

“Does the Lord Governor have any orders?”

Yang Zichu was very perceptive and didn’t dare to be presumptuous.

“Take good care of the people in this house. Notify me immediately of any emergencies.”

“Yes, yes, Lord Governor, rest assured. I recognize the lady of the house. I will be thorough.” Yang Zichu nodded and bowed repeatedly.

“…”

Li Yan was silent for a while, “Thank you.”

“Ah?”

Yang Zichu was a bit slow to catch on.

Li Yan said nothing more. He patted Yang Zichu, took a few steps, then disappeared around a corner.