Night’s Nomenclature
chapter-232

ONE said in the car: “I have good news. The dividends from tonight’s boxing match are higher than any you’ve ever received before, a full 21 million, and I’ve already taken care of the taxes for you.”

“How did you do it?” Qing Chen’s eyes lit up, and he felt that the injuries on his body were no longer hurting.

“Don’t worry about how I handled it,” ONE said, “Also, what do you think about Li Changqing?”

Qing Chen suddenly shook his head and analyzed calmly: “From her tone, I judged that Li Changqing will intervene in the attack on Heng Group tonight. I have almost no information about this matter, so if I want to get enough information, I have to get it from Li Changqing. This way, I won’t miss this opportunity.”

ONE seemed a little surprised that Qing Chen was willing to take the initiative to meet Li Changqing.

She hesitated and asked, “Your injuries are serious. Shouldn’t you recover first?”

Qing Chen struggled to move his body in the car. “It’s okay. Apart from my two ribs, the other injuries are superficial. If a fight really breaks out, I can use the Marionette Strings to control others to fight. But if I miss this opportunity, I’m afraid Liu Dezhu will really end up living in Prison 10 alone for the rest of his life.”

“He might end up living there for the rest of his life, but he wouldn’t be lonely,” ONE said. “I just noticed something yesterday. The Safety Committee has launched a public prosecution against a group of young people. Before the prosecution, the group of young people did not find a lawyer to defend themselves. Instead, they tried to bribe a detective on the Safety Committee and wanted to go to Prison 10 together. According to my preliminary judgment, they should also be time travelers and know Liu Dezhu. If Liu Dezhu fails to get out, these people can go in and accompany him for at least ten years.”

Qing Chen was shocked. Could this be the group of playboys from Class 4?!

He heard that the playboys were going to go to the prison to look for Liu Dezhu. Would this group of people really be putting their words into action?!

But Liu Dezhu was about to be released from prison!

Qing Chen imagined the desperate expressions of the playboys after they entered the prison. What a sight to be seen…

Qing Chen felt the pain in his body. Using the breathing technique, he stimulated the endorphins in his body while looking calmly out the window.

He was thinking that after watching the boxing match tonight, his master was probably getting ready for a long journey.

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Return countdown: 121:00:00.

11 p.m.

In District 1 City 18, there were not many tall buildings. Apart from a dozen luxurious high-rise residential buildings, there were mostly mansions, and the buildings in the mansions were not tall.

The reason why there were so many residential skyscrapers in other districts was entirely because the population density was too high, but there has never been a problem of overpopulation here.

Outside the Half Mountain Manor.

The 127th Regiment of the First Federal Army was changing shifts. The footsteps of the soldiers were like drums, neat and solemn.

Just a few months ago, the security of Half Mountain Manor was not this tight. When the head of the Li family suddenly fell ill, the Li family immediately mobilized troops to protect the place.

Just in case someone wanted to take advantage of the chaos.

Through the sudden change in the 127th Regiment’s plans, the outside world discovered the clues that the head of the Li family was about to change.

The Half Mountain Manor was very quiet. There were countless open and hidden guard posts in the manor, and the defenses were tight, as if a war was about to begin here.

The head of the Li family was currently resting quietly in the ‘Baopu Hall’ in the manor. The room he was in was filled with medical equipment, and his vital signs were monitored wirelessly from a distance.

The next moment, the old man slowly opened his eyes in the dark. He looked into the darkness somewhere beside the window and said softly: “You came?”

“Well,” Li Shutong walked out from the darkness: “Did I disturb your sleep?”

“No,” the old man smiled weakly, “I’m old now and I don’t sleep too deep regardless. But I’m a bit curious. The defense of Half Mountain Manor is so tight. How did you get in?”

“There is a gap of several minutes in this defense. Isn’t it you who left it for me?” Li Shutong smiled. He sat down next to the old man, placed two fingers lightly on the old man’s wrist pulse, and then withdrew them calmly.

The old man looked at his son seriously in the moonlight shining from outside the window: “Eight years have passed, and you haven’t changed at all. I used to get angry when your master talked about ‘forever young’, saying that he would live longer than me. That was clearly a warning left by your founder, but I didn’t expect that eternal youth truly does exist…”

Li Shutong smiled and said, “My master probably didn’t expect that he would die before you.”

“He was trapped by emotions, but I am burdened by ruthlessness,” the old man smiled, “Ruthless old beings can always live longer.”

“You’re not ruthless,” Li Shutong shook his head. “If you were ruthless, I would have died under the electromagnetic cannon of the Scepter eight years ago.”

What Li Shutong was talking about was not the kinetic weapon dropped from space, but the main firepower weapon of the air fortress.

The old man thought for a moment and said cunningly, “I can’t just watch you get killed. Although you are a Knight, the whole world knows that you are my son. If I just watch you get killed by the Qing family, I will lose face.”

“That makes sense,” Li Shutong nodded.

“You came here to say goodbye this time, right?” the old man asked with a sigh. “It’s been quite a while since Prison 18 was destroyed. I’ve been waiting for you to come, but I don’t know where you’ve been hanging out. I couldn’t even find you.”

Li Shutong smiled bitterly. It seemed that in the eyes of parents, as long as their children were not around, they must be fooling around outside doing something mischievous, even if the child was already a demigod revered by the entire federation.

However, there were also some historical factors. The main reason was that when Li Shutong was young, he followed his martial uncle to cheat, fight, and kill people, causing quite a bit of trouble.

In the beginning, when they were causing chaos in District 4, no one knew that he was the seventh son of the Li family. When people found out, they were stunned.

“Well, I’m here to say goodbye. I probably won’t be returning to City 18 any time soon. I have to go to the north and take revenge on some people,” Li Shutong said calmly.

He looked up at the old man, only to find that the old man was looking out the window, his eyes full of yearning for the rising sun, “Back then, your master always wanted to convince me to climb the Qingshan Cliff with him, but at that time none of your uncles were capable, and no one wanted to take over. Your grandfather said that if I dared to leave the Li family, he would cross me out of the family tree.”

Li Shutong clearly knew this past event, and he said softly, “The truth is that being a Knight is not all that happy. It’s not like I’m a billion times happier than you.”

“Stop trying to be sarcastic. I know what you’re trying to say,” the old man sighed, “I’m almost dead, and you’re still trying to piss me off. You’re just like your master.”

Li Shutong smiled and said, “I think you are still strong and healthy. You will be fine.”

The old man looked out the window and suddenly said, “I’ve been dreaming a lot recently. I dreamed that I didn’t take over the Li family’s tremendous power, but I went with your master, followed your master and his master to visit all the mountains, walked through all the Forbidden Lands, and took a look at those magical places. Once I heard your master say that he had seen a phoenix with colorful wings in Forbidden Land 002. I didn’t believe it at the time, but later he sent me a feather that had a gradient of colors…”

The old man continued with emotion, “Life is too short. In the blink of an eye, I am old. It’s really a pity.”

“There is nothing to regret,” Li Shutong said, holding the old man’s hand. “You have slept with so many women in your life, eaten so many delicacies, and received the admiration of thousands of people. You can change the Federation with a wave of your hand. What else is there to regret?”

The old man thought for a moment and said, “That’s true.”

“I have to go now,” Li Shutong said, “I came to see you, and now I have to go do my own things.”

Having said that, Li Shutong let go of the old man’s hand.

However, the old man suddenly held Li Shutong’s hand again and looked at him with sharp eyes, “Leave me a little grandson or granddaughter before you go. If you are willing, I can arrange it for you tonight.”

Li Shutong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “You already have so many grandchildren, you don’t need another one from my seventh branch of the family.”

“It’s different,” the old man shook his head, “You might die if you go, so you have to leave some bloodline behind.”

Li Shutong was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled in the moonlight and said, “I don’t have any thoughts about bloodline, but the inheritance has already been passed down.”

“Oh?” The old man became interested. “Who will take over the Knights? A boy or a girl?”

“Boy.” Li Shutong said.

“Oh…” The old man was a little disappointed: “Then he’s probably as annoying as you, why didn’t you accept a girl?”

Uncle Li was speechless: “Why are you so biased towards girls? Changqing and Yinuo have been spoiled by you.”

“Forget it. A boy is fine too,” the old man asked again, “How is this kid?”

“Very good,” Li Shutong said seriously, “Very good. He is the leader of the next generation. Perhaps he can bring new changes to the Knights.”