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Chapter 203: The Reverse Scale
Is there a god in this world? If there is, I think he must be blind, or perhaps, after seeing so many people, he prefers livestock instead.
In this world, there is an animal called the Bianhan, part of the Bianhan Divine Beast family, which has always protected the unity of humanity. They survive by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, which can be grass or weaker animals.
However, their responsibility is to collect Resentment.
In the human world, there is an overwhelming amount of Resentment. When Resentment reaches a peak, it becomes the greatest enemy of both humans and animals. It will strangle all living beings in the world, turning it into an ocean of Resentment.
The Rooster once asked its Mother why they needed to absorb Resentment. The Mother told it that it was because they had love!
Later on, it understood that love meant promoting good and eliminating evil.
Hell City is a place heavy with Resentment, so in its youth, it followed its master into battle. After its master died, it crafted a body from Paper Craft to guard that place and prevent Resentment from leaking out.
In Hell City, where Yin and Yang are unbalanced and extreme evil prevails, it felt it should not leave because it held love in its heart.
Yet, it ultimately left that place, forcibly taken away by others. Its mission required it to confront evil, and its responsibility forced it to become a henchman for Pan Shenbao.
To be honest, it did not like Pan Shenbao; in fact, it harbored resentment towards him until one day when Pan Shenbao knelt before it and spoke those four words of wisdom. Only then did it realize that although its master had died, heaven had granted it a new master.
This master would lead it to eliminate evil and help save more and more lives.
Hell City may lose its protection and be overwhelmed by Resentment, but in this world, absorbing Resentment anywhere is the same. Compared to the desolate birds of Hell City, perhaps places with more people are where it is most needed.
In the International Trade Building before it stood a Nightmare Beast. The Nightmare Beast and Bianhan are natural enemies; the Nightmare Beast uses Resentment and Yin Qi to invade the dreams of living beings, devouring their Nightmares. Nightmares instill fear in people, and fear is what the Nightmare Beast loves most.
It enjoys tormenting people! Yet Bianhan likes to help others; they are natural enemies and sworn foes in the world's biological chain.
“Roar!” Rooster let out a loud roar at the Nightmare Beast in front of it, and the Nightmare Beast widened its nine eyes and roared back at Rooster.
The two beasts once again engaged in a fierce battle, tearing at each other's flesh, drinking each other's blood, using sharp teeth to rip through muscle, and using their claws to knock each other to the ground.
Not everything needs a reason; sometimes, all that is required is a proactive approach.
In the International Trade Building Conference Room, six 'people' appeared before me. They sat at the conference table, their gazes locked onto me. I held a Frying Pan in one hand and casually tossed my flashlight onto the Ground. Slowly, I drew my Copper Coin Sword from my waist and pointed it at Guo Yongjia, saying, “Guo Yongjia, did I overestimate your professional ethics or underestimate your human dignity?”
“Neither, Master Pan. Don’t you think we should be friends?” Guo Yongjia replied with a smile.
I shook my head and firmly denied it: “You don’t qualify to be my friend.”
“Do you remember Ghost Seal?” Guo Yongjia said with a smile. “If you hold a grudge against me because of Ghost Seal, then you should have let it go by now.”
I shook my head again, “You’re wrong. There can never be friendship between us.”
Different paths lead to different goals.
A person often does many outrageous things when there is no pressure.
Murong Duoduo calls me a Loser because I always act silly in front of her; Yan Ruolan calls me Pervert Cao because I unabashedly display my lecherous side before her; while Shan Shan calls me Brother Qilong because I have always shown her my best side, not wanting her to see any of my flaws.
Humans are strange creatures.
When in a good mood, one might sing alone; for instance, when alone, one might boldly smell their own socks; or when using the restroom, one might check their own size.
These actions are quite silly; it's just that we have become accustomed to disguising ourselves and not letting others know about them.
I simply express my most original self without reservation.
Perhaps some may call me silly, but I can only smile calmly because I know that even if I usually act foolishly, I will never be confused at critical moments.
Be friends with Guo Yongjia?
What a joke!
A chicken and a wolf can never become friends. Whether it is the chicken or the wolf, they are hostile to each other. Being together while pretending otherwise is just self-deception and self-harm.
"You may not yet understand your situation," Guo Yongjia said with a smile. "I need to introduce you to everyone present."
I did not refute him but instead looked at Guo Yongjia mockingly. Guo Yongjia appeared before me in a spiritual form; in other words, the current Guo Yongjia is merely a wandering soul. If I wanted to, I could rush over at any moment and beat him until his soul scattered.
"This is my Father!" Guo Yongjia pointed to an elderly man and said.
Guo Yongjia's father had already died ten years ago. In the Three Directions Emperor Formation, there was Guo Yongjia's father.
The Guo Yongjia's father before me appeared to be a middle-aged man, around forty years old, with a noticeable scar on his neck. It was clear that Guo Yongjia's father had died from an accident.
"This is Miss Ding Jin," Guo Yongjia pointed to a woman across from his father.
The woman's name is Ding Jin, the last person in the Three Sovereign Formation.
I had previously asked Captain Wang to investigate Ding Jin's background. There was a period of great turmoil in the city when a tall building named Emerald Garden stood in the city center.
Emerald Garden, to put it nicely, was a paradise on earth; to put it bluntly, it was a consumption institution that integrated gambling, prostitution, and money laundering. And the owner of Emerald Garden was Ding Jin.
Some have said that women are naturally emotional. For women, sex is an optional need in marriage, while husbands are the greatest capital after marriage. For men, wives are the sexual tickets obtained through material exchange.
But, at the beginning of humanity, nature is inherently good.
Most women can be restrained by reason and morality, and can control themselves well, maintaining their integrity.
Humans are a category, but they are all unique and different; even identical twin sisters have their differences.
Ding Jin was born into a wealthy family with strict upbringing. In that era of male superiority and female inferiority, Ding Jin was fortunate enough to attend university. After graduating, both her parents passed away, and she began to live a carefree life. Those who have been oppressed for a long time often experience a rebound period, and Ding Jin's rebound period erupted after her parents' death.
She worked in a factory, where a young man jokingly said, "You're so beautiful; can your boyfriend handle you?"
Most women would likely walk away in disgust when faced with such teasing, but Ding Jin smiled and replied, "Why don't you experience it yourself?"
"Are you sure?" the young man asked.
Ding Jin nodded and said, "There seems to be a restroom over there."
Thus, a joke from the young man gave him an opportunity to sneak away during work hours.
From then on, the young man and Ding Jin frequently entered the restroom during work hours, and soon the entire workshop echoed with Ding Jin's enchanting cries. From that moment on, there would be a long line outside the restroom after work.
Ding Jin built her career on her body and extorted all the wages from the young men in the workshop. After saving some money, she met Guo Yongjia's father, Guo Dong. The two partnered to open Emerald Garden, and later, Ding Jin repaid Guo Dong's money, making Emerald Garden her personal property.
The three individuals of the Three Directions Emperor Formation—Ding Jin, Guo Dong, and Chen Xiong—died on the same day. The Feng Shui Master found a piece of Feng Shui land in the Cemetery and established three nearby tombs connected by their heads.
This was because they died on the same day and fell on the same day; they were friends before their deaths. Chen Xiong held military and political power in the city at that time, while Guo Dong controlled twenty percent of the city's wealth. Ding Jin had established the largest network through Emerald Garden.
The incident surrounding their deaths remains an unsolved mystery to this day.
Next, Guo Yongjia introduced two other individuals. One was Chen Xiong's personal bodyguard—a bald man whose scalp looked as if it had been split open by an axe with a large gash. The other stood behind Ding Jin, aptly named her Secretary. He was a pale-faced young man in his twenties, either a fitness coach or a swimmer, with well-defined muscles that made him look very sturdy.
After the introduction, Guo Yongjia said to me, "We want to start a great revolution in the city, and everyone present is a revolutionary! Master Cao, I am different from Xiang Qing; he wants to take revenge for Master, but I have no interest in that. I hope you can set aside past grievances, turn hostility into harmony, and join our revolutionary team to transform the entire Urban Area into a city that belongs to us!"
"You mean Hell City?" I replied with a sneer.
"That's right!" At this moment, Chen Xiong, who was sitting in the central position, spoke powerfully, "You have no choice!"
The implication was that whether I agreed or not, I had to comply.
Chen Xiong truly lived up to his reputation as a great leader, exuding an overwhelming presence!
I scratched my head and then slammed the Frying Pan onto the table. "I’m not ambitious and I don’t have any grand pursuits! World domination or being above millions means nothing to me. I just want a girlfriend and to live a simple life without any upheavals!"
"I am weak; I don’t know what it means to save the country and its people, nor do I understand what it means to benefit all living beings. All I know is to do some straightforward things, defend human dignity, and carry out tasks within my professional scope."
"I am Cao Qilong! I am a Paper Effigy Maker, an ordinary Paper Effigy Maker. In my eyes, ghosts are ghosts and humans are humans. In the world of humanity, ghosts can come but must not interfere with people. If they do interfere, then I, Cao Qilong, will use my identity as a Paper Effigy Maker to tell them that the living do not fear the dead!"
After saying this, I took out the Ghost Seal from my pocket. With a swift motion, two beams of white light flashed simultaneously as I forcibly sealed Rooster and Hen back into the Ghost Seal.
"Master Cao!" Guo Yongjia exclaimed loudly, "You are seeking your own death!"
"If we are going to fight, why waste words?" I replied with a smile.
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