Chapter 968: Night Emperor’s Weird Request
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“Night Emperor. Your highness,” seeing the man in white sitting down at flowers stage, visitors all saluting to him. So cupped one hand in the other before one’s chest. So saluted with great admiration, so with fear. ng Qi stood among them and stared at this legendary Night Emperor.
He assud that the florist outside was the real Night Emperor, the one sitting inside right now was just a body double. But this young man in white moved with a reserved and casual manner. He laughed a lot and liked to enjoy himself. If he did not et florist outside, he might not doubt about him.
Night Emperor Huo Lishang shook his hand and smiled, “Just now I was worried that no one could accompany to enjoy all these delicious food and wine. And now I see you guys here. Make yourself at ho. Tonight there is no gentle and simple. We are all friends.”
The woman sitting behind him had an exquisite beautiful face and figure. She let Huo Lishang lying in her bosom and was peeling longan. She put the peeled fresh longan into his mouth gently with affection.
Huo Lishang looked at the woman gently with love as if he was looking at so rare treasure in the world.
Besides them, a girl in fresh green clothes was making tea. Her eyes and eyebrows were as pretty as paintings. A natural beauty who was as pure as white lilies. Another beautiful girl with apple check who held the sword in her bosom was pouring drinks. The forr was so charming in every movent. The latter was sweet and lively. Both are rare beauties with talents, just like the very first girl who held Huo Lishang close in her bosom. Huo Lishang looked at them with the sa affection, airy, and artistic in an unconscious way.
The guests including ng Qi sat down one by one with girls as pretty as flowers attending by their sides. There was a pleasing scent given off in the whole space like silk.
The Night Emperor lifted his glass and smiled, “Dragon Blood Burning Sun Liquor, a unique formulation from ancient tis. I accidently obtained a jar of dragon blood and mixed 365 exotic flowers and rare herbs in it. I then kept it for nine years and then another 9 years to put it in ice spirit cellar. Now it’s finally complete. It’s good for curing disease, increasing blood and energy, activating acupuncture points, practicing Form. It could reinforce vital energy but don’t drink too much.”
He explained without showing off.
The guests only heard of the liquor in stories but never saw it before. They lifted their glasses passionately.
“Salute to the Night Emperor.”
Warm blood liquor went through throats but a feeling being burned entered to guests’ stomach from throat. ng Qi definitely benefited from drinking it even at his current level and realm. A great liquor with pleasing scent and sweetness.
The Night Emperor kept smiling and casually drank the tea handed from girl in green. He pointed to the dish on the table of white at and said, “This crab lived for over one hundred years and hurt many people. I sent n to catch it. Its at was fresh and crunchy, very rare too.”
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He behaved like a welcoming host introducing every dish to his guests in a calm tone. The guests were all very impressed with his unique manner and style.
ng Qi made himself at ho and tasted the delicious al, anwhile pitying that the little foodie was not here.
After tasting nine different liquors with different functions. Many guests felt tipsy and the banquet climbed to its climax. They started wondering whether the Emperor would help soone to realize their dreams.
After watching a marvelous dancing performance. The Night Emperor clapped his hands and hinted at the dancers leaving the stage. He then smiled to the guests who looked at him with expectations and said, “Many thanks to you all. I had a great ti tonight. And now I would like to pick one guest and help him to fulfill one wish.”
The hall quieted down instantly. One could only hear heartbeats. Except for ng Qi, everyone was hoping to be picked by the Night Emperor.
“You, co here,” Huo Lishang pointed to the guest sitting next to ng Qi.
The guest was a chubby man with pale skin. He walked towards the Night Emperor with great joy, staggering between tables. He kneeled down and said:
“Hei Gu from Wu Fang Island is going to ruin my business. Can you please stop him?”
The Night Emperor kept smiling and turned around, looking at the sweet girl, “Yunyue, write a letter for and send it to Hei Gu.”
“Such minor stuff you just need to pass a ssage. Hei Gu would not dare to go against your order,” the sweet young girl said with a duck face.
Such authority of Dharmakaya, such power!
Huo Lishang laughed and said, “You are just being lazy. Sure, whatever, as long as you help this friend to get what he wants.”
The guest kowtowed and went back to his table. ng Qi heard his mind saying:
“Why, I’m so stupid. Why not directly ask the Night Emperor to take as his disciple. Hei Gu would never dare to be enemy with the Night Emperor’s disciple.”
“And I’ll gain much more by this kind of relationship.”
“I’m stupid, stupid...”
Huo Lishang seed to get tired. He turned around at another girl and said, “Youhu, show our guests to the door.”
Youhu put down the teapot and stood up. She instructed attendants to guide the guests in an elegant manner. The sudden banquet ended. To most of the guests, everything tonight was like a dream but they did gain sothing.
ng Qi followed others and stepped out of the hall. He’s back in the flower garden again. Soone ca close to him, the florist with passion and love towards everything.
“How was it?” the florist asked in a low voice.
ng Qi smiled and answered, “Fake can never be compared to the authentic.”
The florist gave a pure smile like a child and asked, “How do you know?”
He did not deny nor did he try to pretend. He was the real Night Emperor Huo Lishang!
“The one inside tried to mimic your manner and behavior but his affection towards the world was more like a normal person. He did not have that strong passion towards life, that obsessiveness to light.” ng Qi did not look at the florist. He enjoyed the view of fresh flowers decorating this brilliant ship.
The florist, real Night Emperor looked at Youhu with his eyes lit up. He then smiled and said, “Youhu was like an orchid with nine petals, blooming quietly. I enjoyed looking at her and appreciating her beauty.”
Then he pointed to the gentle girl the fake Night Emperor relied on and smiled, “Liushang, her appearance and temperant were as gentle as water. With her accompanying by the side, one could be relieved from all troubles. But the best thing about her was that gentle appearance was only her façade. Under that cover, she had a very jealousy heart and always thinks about trapping other won such as Yunyue. At that mont, she was like a burning sun.”
“Xiapei, charming on the outside, shy and conservative inside. She opened her heart slowly and that makes her so beautiful...”
“Yunyue, sweet and naughty. To be together with her, one can easily forget about all the worries. She’s like a flower blooming when she gets angry...”
He introduced these girls one by one with admiration and interests. Then he said, “One could only forget about tragic departure when he learned how to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of every mont and everything.”
ng Qi felt curious and strange talking to such a person for the first ti. He asked on purpose, “Mr. Lishang, why did you hire a fake one?”
The fake Night Emperor was enjoying attended by four girls. He played with them naturally and did not see himself as body double at all.
The florist Huo Lishang bathed in moonlight and said, “The priority of my life is to experience as much as possible and enjoy beautiful things. That’s why I invited those I t by accident to the banquet and fulfill their wishes. I want to give different experiences to different people and see their life blooming.”
“A few years ago, I had an idea. Why not have myself to experience other people’s lives? Therefore I found him and asked him whether he was willing to exchange identity and beco the Night Emperor.”
“This fake one used to be a florist at Rosy Cloud Island. He lived with his parents, wife and children. A simple and honest man. I’m curious how an average man live his life therefore I invited him to exchange his identity with .”
“A florist’s life was indeed very simple, but beautiful too. I’ve seen flowers blooming, a serious but caring father, a mother who lived his son so much but like to quarrel with daughter in law, a wife not so pretty but interesting, and a cute child who liked to cry all the ti. I then understood that a normal life enquired careful calculation of money, fighting with colleagues, etc. All these were very interesting and full of fun. I did not grow tired of it even after half a year.”
ng Qi frowned. The Night Emperor’s ideas and behavior was a bit unique and rebellious. He then asked, “You now beco a florist for the Night Emperor. Are you planning to return to your identity of the Night Emperor after this journey?”
Lishang nodded slightly and said, “I did not get tired but I’m afraid that he would be completely addicted to his fake identity of the Night Emperor and would not be able to return to his normal life. Therefore I planned to exchange back identities after arriving Frost Sea and Northern Star World and then send him back to Rosy Cloud Island. But I t you here. What a sha, he has to leave early.”
? Why is that? ng Qi was confused. Huo Lishang shook his robe and he returned to his original look and appearance. Then he strode into the hall.
The fake Night Emperor lying together with Liushang and Xiapei was surprised to see him. He pointed at Huo Lishang and stamred, “You, you...”
Huo Lishang smiled,
“Ga is over.”
He stretched his hand towards the fake one’s face and snatched a transparent mask. The imposing manner disappeared.
The one who was smiling and helping people to fulfill their wishes suddenly beca a normal man. He shouted with disappointnt and despair, “I, I’m the Night Emperor. I am the Night Emperor.”
He turned around and looked at Liushang and Xiapie and shouted, “Liushang, Xiapei, I’m the Night Emperor!”
The two girls did not cast another glance over him as if he did not exist. And they walked towards the real Night Emperor with arms open.
“A day together as husband and wife ans endless devotion the rest of your life. You two, how can you treat like this? Leave alone. I’m the Night Emperor,” the fake one was arrested by attendants and kept crying out loud, unwilling to wake up from this beautiful dream and return to his normal life.
Liushang and Xiapei held the real Night Emperor’s arms back to the flowers stage. He turned around facing ng Qi and sat down. His eyes were bright and full of affection to all the beautiful things.
From now on he was back to the Night Emperor again.
He looked at the fake one leaving and exclaid, “He declined my request at the very beginning. But after I let him experience my life for a few days, he agreed.”
“To exchange identity ans to exchange everything. During this half year, all my concubines and subordinates belonged to him. He could make any decision as he wished and enjoyed everything I used to have. The only difference is that I can only use this Infinitely Changing mask to provide him limited power. Therefore he better not get in any fight with other Dharmakaya.”
So the imposing manner that fake one had co from this mask... ng Qi thought.
Huo Lishang’s smile was honest. He continued, “Since I take the whole thing seriously, I of course granted him the right to flirt with Liushang and Xiapei and even have sex with any one of the girls. And they should obey his order just like they obeyed mine. And he could spend as much money as he wanted, giving orders to the seven seas and control other’s fate. I would take responsibility for everything he did without regrets.”
This ant that one really had the identity of the Night Emperor.
ng Qi looked up at Liushang and Xiapei and found their faces blush.
How peculiar... ng Qi thought. The perfectionist was usually a pervert. Though ng Qi respected Mister Luda, he saw his consistency as a pervert, too.
“You enjoyed your exchange life. But have you ever considered about these girls’ feelings? And your subordinates?” ng Qi asked bluntly.
The Night Emperor laughed and looked at two girls with passion and appreciation, “They enjoyed it, too. It is boring to always be together with the sa person. They enjoyed themselves seeing an average man started to enjoy life as the Night Emperor and fell in love with them.”
Liu Shang cried and said, “We did not!”
Xia Pei bit her lips slightly and her eyes watered, “We did it because we wanted to satisfy you and fulfill you wish to have a perfect exchange life. How can you say we enjoyed it.”
Huo Lishang smiled and said, “You are right. It’s my fault. I forced you to accept it.”
“I would do everything for you,” Liushang said in a gentle tone. And then she suddenly blushed and lowered her head down.
Xiapei wrung her hands and then said in a low voice, “We would be happy if you are happy.”
The Night Emperor said nothing more and looked at ng Qi with smile, “Rare beauties in the world with both wisdom and beauty, with different personalities and charm. Subordinates all over the seven seas, so tough, so smart, ask them in whichever way and they would just follow the Emperor’s order without complaints. Treasure of all islands with different pills and dicine. The top position of authority and power that would have chiefs of island salute with fear, the most beautiful girls flattering you and you will have the most powerful friends...”
“This is the identity of the Night Emperor. Not only the florist was addicted to it, a guru could not resist it, too. No one, during these years, could leave it behind with no sad feelings.”
“Why are you saying all these?” ng Qi asked, feeling a sudden jolt.
Huo Lishang smiled and said, “You could tell the difference between real and fake. It ans that you are one of the top players. If so, I should have heard about your na. You hide yourself in ships but you are not injured. You concealed your fa and ability because you had your own intentions.”
“The ship started from Chang Hua Island to Island of Ten Magnificence. A few days ago, the chief Qu Baii in Chang Hua Island was killed together with his whole family. And before that Yin Feilong, ambassador of Heavenly Way Alliance visited Qu Baii.”
Then he gave a fox smile and said, “Most importantly, I knew a secret that Qu Baii was related with a secret organization in the past.”
“So, are you one of the mbers sent from that secret organization to investigate the death of Qu Baii?”
Huo Lishang was able to make such detailed assumptions by just talking to him for a few minutes. No wonder he beca the Night Emperor... ng Qi was surprised and then said calmly, “You think too much.”
“I do not think so,” Huo Lishang said confidently. “I’m very interested in your identity as a mber of the secret organization and I want to experience your life. Of course, I will help you to investigate the death of Qu Baii and find out the killer and his intentions behind it.”
He stared right into ng Qi’s eyes with passion towards life and said, “And you beco the Night Emperor!”
“Beauties, strong subordinates, treasures, top position, and power, all these will belong to you and let you experience a completely different beautiful life.”
“You an to exchange our identity?” ng Qi asked, trying to stay calm.
beco the Night Emperor?
With a second thought, it can help to conceal my real identity and use his huge network of connections to investigate the relationship between Baii and Golden Turtle Island. Nobody will know that the Night Emperor is Heavenly Lord Yuanshi from Fairy World.
And Huo Lishang will take full responsibility of everything I do in his identity. But of course, I do not know if he would be capable to shoulder all those responsibilities...
The question is whether Huo Lishang is simply doing this for fun or have other intentions?
Huo Lishang nodded with a smile,
“Yes, to exchange our identity. You wear this infinite changing mask and I will provide power through it and let you beco the Night Emperor. You will enjoy all I have, my position and my power.”
He said in a firm tone as he believed that ng Qi could not resist it. Except for Dharmakaya, few people could resist such a request, especially for n. So n might not be interested in won, so fortune, so power and position, but no one would like none of them.
Most importantly, he could use all his connections and power during exchange to make one’s life easier even after it ended.
ng Qi pondered and then nodded, “Sure. Let’s do it.”
Huo Lishang laughed and then gave the mask to ng Qi.
“From now on, you are the Night Emperor!”
“And I am?”
ng Qi smiled and said:
“Lord Taiyi Han Guang.”
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