The end of the party

  Tian Xinzi was sitting leisurely in the central armchair of the Tianxing Sect's main hall, holding a cup of wine that seemed to be breaking through the heavens. If it were an ordinary old yellow wine, one could only say that Tian Xinzi had finally come around and understood the reason why men must drink wine. However, what he was holding in his hand was actually a glass of brandy, and the cup was made of artificial crystal, which made him look somewhat strange.

  Below Tian Fengzi, all the elders of the Tianxing Sect stood solemnly on both sides, like wooden puppets. In the center of the main hall, three feet in front of Tian Xinzhi, Tian Leizi sat on a futon with a pale face, blinking his eyes. Tian Leizi quickly made a gesture to Tian Fengzi, but Tian Fengzi kept shaking his head slightly, indicating that he couldn't save him either.

  Tian Xinzi lightly sipped the white wine, nodded and said: "Mmm, good wine. Compared to the village-brewed light wine I had when I first left the mountain with my senior brother, this is much better."

  "Ah, this one, brother, you like it? I'll go get a few dozen more for you... Look, I've been sitting on the ground for over 20 hours already, if you don't pity my butt, you should at least pity the legs of the other brothers who have been standing for so long..."

  Tian Xinzi downed the glass of brandy in one gulp, and with a hint of genuine smile looked at Tian Lei: "Oh, sorry, younger brother. Look at my memory, I even forgot you were sitting on the ground. It's really not right, really not right. Hmm, Tian Feng younger brother, privately going down the mountain, recklessly stirring up trouble, these crimes can be overlooked, no more than facing the wall for half a year, isn't that so?"

  Tian Fengzi said bluntly: "Yes, Shixiong, this facing the wall for half a year is usually a punishment for disciples under our sect. Hmm...this..."

  He snapped his fingers, and the bottle of brandy on the tea table next to him suddenly gushed out a stream of wine, pouring into the cup in his hand with a 'brush brush' sound, filling it up perfectly. He took a light sip and nodded, saying: "Mmm, the taste is indeed not bad... Ah, sneaking down the mountain, recklessly stirring up trouble, these minor crimes won't work on Heavenly Thunder either, he's not a rookie, in the past two hundred years, he's been punished to face the wall over forty times, and has faced the wall for over twenty years, right?"

  Tian Fengzi smiled bitterly and nodded, helplessly secretly waving his hand at Tian Lei, indicating that he had no way out.

  Tian Lei Zi smiled and said to Tian Xin Zi: "Senior brother, this time, actually there's nothing big going on, right? I'm just going to help our fellow Taoists with a small matter... We Tian Xing and Wu Xing Zong are of the same breath and branch, so helping each other out is only natural."

  Tian Xinzi smiled: "Oh? Helping with a small favor, just a small favor, and yet provoking the strongest one in the Western world? Unsurpassed Taoist Master, my junior brother, you are really formidable! When I went down the mountain a few times, the most I ever provoked was a thousand-year-old evil spirit. You, on the other hand, don't stir up trouble if you don't have to, but once you do, it's always big trouble... Brother asks you, what should we do if the other side seeks revenge in full force someday?"

  Tianlei Zi was speechless, he knew that if he were to encounter the Pope one-on-one, his only outcome would be to flee for his life.

  Tian Xinzi slapped the tea table heavily and shouted: "Tian Leizi, today I represent our master in front of the heavens, sentencing you to not leave the Illusory Star Cave for a hundred years. Can you accept this?"

  Tian Lei Zi hastily knelt down on the ground with great respect, saying repeatedly: "Junior brother dare not disobey, and hopes senior brother will give more guidance."

  Tian Xinzi stood up, took big strides to Tian Lei's face, looked at him with annoyance for a long time, circled around Tian Lei more than ten times, then fiercely raised his hand but couldn't bear to hit him. He let out a long sigh and shook out several silver metal blocks from his sleeve, saying in a soft voice: "These are some star stones that your senior brother has spent years condensing with great difficulty. Your 'Crossing Tribulation Thunder' is all used up, so work hard in the Illusory Star Cave. Your senior brother doesn't have much time to teach you anymore, from now on, everything depends on yourself."

  Tian Lei's body shook all over, and he vaguely raised his head: "Shixiong..."

  Tian Xinzi gritted her teeth and finally couldn't help but slap Tian Leizi's head fiercely, saying: "Master said that you have a lot of bad luck in your life, and if you're not careful, you'll be doomed to suffer for eternity... Brother, I can only do my best. Get up, this time it's also fate, the people from the West are destined to have a fierce battle with us, it's fate, we can't avoid it."

  Tian Xinzi let out a long sigh, while Tian Leizi suddenly became spirited: "Eh, Shixiong, so that means if I don't provoke that guy, they'll still come looking for trouble with us... Then, would it be okay if you punish me to face the wall for 50 years?"

  Tian Xinzi's aura was so strong that his eyes widened in an instant. Tian Fengzi and the others' facial expressions were truly colorful, looking at Tian Leizi, they couldn't say a word.

  "Alas, junior brother," said Tianfengzi shaking his head, "no matter what, the one who triggered the calamity, if it could be someone else, why would it have to be you? Don't you know that Heaven's heart is most kind? This time, you mistakenly harmed over a hundred million living beings, and this sin will mostly be accounted for on your head. In the future, during the 49th day of calamity, can you still pass through safely... Alas..."

  Tianlei was stunned, blinking his eyes repeatedly, and he no longer had the temper to be mischievous.

  Tianxinzi gritted his teeth and said, "In any case, let's do our best, brothers. Within three months, we will set up the 'Fantasy Star Array' in front of and behind the mountain. If the heavenly calamity comes later, at least we can hold out for a while." Tianxinzi wasn't worried about Tianfengzi and the others; after all, their Taoist skills were profound, and they had accumulated a lot of merit over the years, so there wouldn't be too much trouble. The only one who needed external protection was Tianleizi alone...

  Inside the Jiuyou Palace in Beimang Mountain, at this moment, a group of demons are dancing wildly, and a batch of top-level demon kings and ghost kings are holding blood wine and desperately offering sacrifices to the Ghost King.

  The Demon King burst out laughing: "Haha, kids, this time those Western barbarians actually came to our territory to look for wild food, isn't that looking for death? Look, weren't they easily chased away by us? In the future, kids must be careful and closely monitor their movements, prevent them from having evil intentions and coming to find trouble with us."

  The Demon King let out a sharp laugh: "Old Ghost Senior is right, hahaahaha, kids, they're coming again, we'll set up the Great Demonic Array and absorb all their true essence... Ahahahahaha..."

  The demons and monsters all shouted in unison and drank their wine with relish.

  The Vatican is now shrouded in gloom, a group of top-notch experts from all over the world who rushed back are angrily surrounding the Pope's bedroom, carefully inquiring about the Pope's injuries.

  At last, the judge with a pale face walked out of the Pope's bedroom on tiptoes, whispered softly, beckoned with his hand, and led hundreds of masters outside. He said in a low voice: "You all go back and get ready, His Majesty is extremely angry, do you understand? However, don't reveal any news in front of him now, be careful not to provoke his anger, or he will take it out on you... Just quietly prepare yourselves and wait for the Pope's decree, hmm?"

  A senior archbishop cautiously asked: "Your Honor, is this what the Pope meant?"

  The chief judge smiled: "Well, the Pope didn't say anything, but... do you think the Vatican can tolerate such humiliation? This time, we must take revenge." Rubbing the two bruises on his neck, the chief judge hummed in annoyance. Tian Xinzi's blow almost crippled him.

  These masters who grasped the great power of the Vatican nodded lightly and bid farewell in unison, then quietly walked out. In Rome's airport, a fleet of private jets were already prepared, ready to send them back to their own territories at any time.

  Kalanti waited until all his colleagues had left, then sneaked up to the presiding judge and whispered: "Sir, about that thing, what do you think?"

  The judge scowled, furrowing his brow: "Don't say another word, and don't tell His Majesty about the loss of the Sacred Beetle either. Otherwise, your head... I may not be able to keep it intact. Hmph! This time, His Majesty was delighted, following me to New York, originally thinking of getting the Sacred Beetle at the first opportunity. But, damn it, the Sacred Beetle was actually hijacked midway!"

  Galanti shuddered all over, he understood that the presiding judge had not explained everything to the Pope. This matter could be big or small, if it was big, the presiding judge might fall from power, but if it was small, then nothing would happen... However, seeing the Pope's current mood, it's probably better not to leak any news.

  The judge pondered for a moment, then whispered: "Carefully investigate the rumors and see who is so reckless as to steal the Sacred Beetle. Hmph, your suspicions are unfounded. Those vampires have had conflicts with the 'Lunar' people, but can they get close to the Sacred Beetle? Think about it, Galanti... Ah, yes, if the American government's envoy arrives, you go and receive them first, see what conditions they have, then come back and report to me... Hmph, perhaps they want us to send someone to help train their experts again..."

  Kalanti nodded repeatedly and didn't dare say anything more.

  Yi Chen and the others, after drifting on the Atlantic Ocean for several days, finally landed in the UK. They casually handed a stack of cash to the captain and Yi Chen easily led his subordinates ashore.

  Looking at the impatient Dekula, Yichen smiled and said: "Mr. Dekula, I'm really sorry, but you have to understand, I don't have the strength to fly across the Atlantic..." In his heart, what he truly wanted to say was: "Even if I could fly, I wouldn't do it, that's too tiring."

  Dekeula shook his head and didn't speak.

  Mishka has already started shouting: "London, London, I want to go to London, ah ha, how many beautiful clothes are in London?" Fifi nodded repeatedly, and a large number of small stars burst out almost simultaneously from the eyes of the two little girls.

  He pointed at Misha: "You see? My dear Grand Duke, in my personal opinion, the Dark Council assigning Miss Misha to Jester is a complete waste... Jester's subordinates in New York are all finished, no need for Miss Misha to manage them anymore... What do you think?"

  "Ah, yes, I think so too, it's not wise for Michelle to be out there alone. So, I'll go and have a heart-to-heart talk with that damned little scoundrel Wester, let him tell that damned president of the Dark Council that Michelle should grow up safely within the castle walls of the Philip family, rather than being exposed outside... Oh God..."

  Mishelle, who had been arranged by Dekula, rushed over and kicked him in a more deadly place without giving Dekula any face. Pointing at Dekula's crying and laughing face, she shouted loudly: "I won't go back, I won't go back to that dark, cold, and ice-cold Philip Castle, where there isn't even an ice cream machine! Hmph, you can go back if you're happy, anyway, the coffins in the basement are plenty, and you like sleeping in coffins!"

  After finishing all this, Michelle's fist, which was still not satisfied, slammed into Deacula's left eye, and then she jumped to Fili's side with a smile, chattering non-stop as if hanging on Fili's shoulder.

  Dekler raised his head in a sorry state, only to find that Yichun had walked away with an air of "not noticing" him. Dekler muttered under his breath: "No way, I have to tell my brother, Misha can't stay outside anymore, she's starting to learn bad things...I won't let her be with that damned Jester...I don't want the Phillip family to produce a female hoodlum...Damn it, Yichun is a big hoodlum, I won't let Misha be with them..."

  Yi Chen smiled and assigned a task to Cain, telling him to use any means necessary to get the fastest transportation to London.

  Cain, Jester and Chekhov had just left the harbor when Phil's phone rang. He answered it, listened for a few words, then handed it to Yichen.

  Yi Chen took over the phone and asked: "Hello, who is this?"

  "Yi, where are you now? Our first batch of cars has arrived, maybe you'd like to discuss some issues with us in detail? And... there's big trouble. Someone attacked the person I dueled last time, and now they've sent people to loiter around my casino every day. What do you think we should do?"

  Yi Chen burst out laughing: "Oh? Your car has arrived? How wonderful... Those little rascals? Just buy a few prostitutes to entangle them and I think within an hour, these lovely gentlemen will be fleeing."

  The Sakura on the other end was speechless for half a day, and Yichen had already hung up the phone with a smile.

  "Phil smiled and asked him: 'Boss, has business started?'"

  "No, Phil, it's just that our printing press is starting up... The Yamaguchi-gumi's efficiency isn't bad, is it?"

  Míxuě already pounced over, tightly pinching Yìchén's neck: "Yì, you've made money again, haven't you?"

  Yi Chen couldn't help but laugh, while Dekula was so ashamed that she almost killed herself. The youngest princess of the Philip family actually asked such a question, wasn't it too rude?

  Yi Chen let Mi Xue'er hang around her neck, and in her heart, she began to ponder: "Should I let Sakura and Arthur go down together? Hmm... it's a problem. Also, Fatadi and others are going to China again, this matter can't be forgotten..."