The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 135 - 105: Life Has Dreams, Each Brilliant in Its Own Way_2

Chapter 135: Chapter 105: Life Has Dreams, Each Brilliant in Its Own Way_2

This could only mean one thing—no matter what method she used, she couldn’t heal this burn.

And the only thing that could cause this was the Dragon Flame of a True Dragon.

"Chen Guangxi, we have over fifty people here, more than twenty of them are fourth-rank, and six are fifth-rank. You may not be able to defeat us before the Control Bureau arrives."

"Damn it, why does that sound like you’re boosting their morale and dampening our own confidence?"

"Never mind that, just hurry up and tie Zhou up."

Seeing this crowd was even making Chen Guangxi uneasy, Zhou Yuan knew trouble was brewing. He cursed the local Holy Crow Church in his heart a thousand times. What the hell had they done?

He took a deep breath, his expression changed, and his charm aura fully activated. With an air of calm and confidence, he cupped his fists and greeted everyone:

"Everyone, I just got here and I don’t want to make things worse. Let’s all calm down and tell me what’s going on."

The high charm value showed its effect at this moment. His words, like a spring breeze, instantly extinguished the anger in everyone’s hearts, making it difficult for them to erupt.

"The bishop of the Xinyue Holy Crow Church scammed us out of more than three billion federal currency and took off with the money. To this day, his whereabouts are unknown," the leader explained coldly.

"How did he scam you?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"His name is Zhen Wuliang. His aoneng power is [Shapeshifting], allowing him to take on anyone’s appearance."

Someone growled, "For years, this bastard has secretly infiltrated various organizations and churches in Xinyue using his aoneng power, using our identities to take out loans!

By the time we discovered it, each of us was burdened with anywhere from tens of thousands to millions in loans. Besides various high-interest loans, there were also loans from federal banks. To avoid ruining our credit scores, we could only repay the money."

"Huh?" Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded.

"Huh? That’s possible?" Chen Guangxi was stunned. She had lived for hundreds of years and never thought shapeshifting could be used this way. Tsk, humans really were despicable, filthy, and shameless.

"That’s not all, he even shapeshifts into others to cheat people into bed!"

A fair-skinned, beautiful witch said angrily, "One time, I arranged a date with a rich, handsome man, only for that bastard to disguise himself as that man and sleep with me over ten times! And he got addicted to it, occasionally impersonating my regular clients to come over."

"He even transformed into a girl I liked to seduce me and play some twisted game." A young man with a delicate, feminine appearance made an even more explosive statement.

"Huh??" Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi were stunned, finding it hard to believe. That guy had an interest in Nanniang? And as a woman, too?

"He also transformed into a beautiful woman to seduce me, then suddenly turned into a muscular man and laughed creepily at me afterward." Another young man seethed with anger.

"Huh???" Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi were completely dumbfounded. This was already in the realm of extreme perversion.

"What’s even more infuriating is that he also used my ID card to take out a two-million loan!" that man added.

"Me too. I was forced to bear a debt of 1.3 million," a young man sobbed as he wiped away his tears.

The creditors spoke one after another about their experiences, making Zhou Yuan feel dizzy.

Damn, was the Holy Crow Church full of such perverted bastards? Was there really no way to leave the church?

He looked at Chen Guangxi, signaling with his eyes, "Can you use teleportation magic to get me out of here?"

Chen Guangxi responded with her eyes, "They came prepared. This place has been sealed with a skill barrier; teleportation magic won’t work. I suggest you don’t run. If you do, they’ll go berserk."

"What are you two scheming about with those expressions? Planning to run away?" the disfigured woman shouted harshly.

The sound of the scene paused, and everyone stared intently at Zhou Yuan, making him feel immense pressure.

Zhou Yuan swallowed hard and braced himself, "Everyone, grievances have a source, and debts have an owner. All these wicked deeds were done by Zhen Wuliang. If you want revenge, go find him. I don’t even know him.

Also, you’re aware of the Holy Crow Church’s ways. Even if you capture me and cut off a finger a day to send back, they won’t pay a ransom. Instead, they’ll just choose a new Saint Heir.

Honestly, I find my position as Saint Heir quite inexplicable."

Zhou Yuan began his performance; his eyes instantly turned red as he sobbed and snot dripped, telling his fabricated sob story:

"Everyone, I was actually tricked into joining the Holy Crow Church.

At the time, I was looking for a job, and they said they had an easy job, nine to five, with a monthly salary of five thousand and weekends off. All I needed to do was film a video on joining, no other work needed, and they’d even find me a match.

Like an idiot, I believed them because the girl was so pretty. Who knew they’d tell me I had to become a Saint Heir after signing the contract.

Everyone, I’m only second-rank. Have you ever seen a church’s Saint Heir that’s second-rank? Is this reasonable? It’s not reasonable. I’m just a scapegoat, a pawn, with a monthly salary of only fifty-three hundred..."

"Don’t listen to his nonsense!"

The disfigured woman couldn’t stand it anymore, suppressing her anger as she interrupted Zhou Yuan’s rant, "People from the Holy Crow Church are all smooth talkers. I can tell you’re a purebred Saint Heir of the Holy Crow Church!

Everyone, stop wasting time. The fifth and fourth ranks hold off Aurelia. The others, go capture Zhou Yuan!"

"Uh..."

Chen Guangxi suddenly looked up at the sky, smiling, "I originally wanted to stretch my muscles with you all, but it seems there’s no need."

The roar of a helicopter’s rotor blades came closer. A helicopter, concealed by a cognitive filter, hovered above, and a figure leaped out of it.

Defying the laws of gravity, the figure landed gently like a falling leaf.

It was an elderly man with a head full of white hair tied in a ponytail. He stood straight, and the years had left deep marks on his rugged face. His black eyes were sharp as swords, and he wore a black custom-made suit and overcoat, exuding solemnity and authority.

——The Director of the Xinyue City Control Bureau, Wei Jianqiu.

Seventh-rank... Peak.

Upon Wei Jianqiu’s arrival, the tense atmosphere instantly dissipated without a trace.

Who dared act rashly in his presence?

A seventh-rank extraordinary person, even if everyone combined forces with Chen Guangxi, they wouldn’t be able to beat him alone.

The sect leaders of various Xinyue organizations had mobilized together, so how could the Control Bureau not know? However, no one expected that the Director of the Xinyue Control Bureau would personally show up.

"Everyone, I already understand the situation. The money, the Control Bureau will negotiate with the Holy Crow Church to ensure it’s returned to all of you, with additional compensation for mental distress," Wei Jianqiu calmly said.

"Mr. Wei has spoken. If we keep pressing, it would be too disrespectful."

The leader cupped his fists, "Farewell."

The group left swiftly and decisively.

"Old Wei, we can always count on you," Chen Guangxi gave a thumbs-up.

"Hearing you call me that takes years off my life," Wei Jianqiu said, turning his gaze to Zhou Yuan. He stared for a few seconds, slightly surprised, "There’s your touch, and a faint dragon aura... Is he your disciple?"

"Sort of. He’s a good seedling, so I’m nurturing him," Chen Guangxi patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder.

"Hello, Director," Zhou Yuan obediently greeted like a child.

"Didn’t the Holy Crow Church in Xinhu warn you before you came? The higher-ups should know about this," Wei Jianqiu said, then shook his head to himself, "Then again, it’s the Holy Crow Church."

Zhou Yuan: "..."

"Zhen Wuliang took things too far, but I didn’t expect them to corner you... Sigh, I’ll settle this for you, but the Holy Crow Church will have to pay a price too,"

Wei Jianqiu said, "Give the Xinyue Control Bureau fifty crates of dark stones. By the way, there’s a task that just came up..."

"We’ll go, we’ll go!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Guangxi hurriedly agreed, then turned to Zhou Yuan with a friendly smile.

"You’d like to go too, right?"

"Yes, yes," Zhou Yuan nodded like a pecking chicken, "I love doing missions with you the most."

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