SEC Chapter 216 Emotional Trauma
Chapter 216 Emotional Trauma
Chapter 216 Emotional Trauma
The next day.
"Sorry, we cannot agree to your conditions. As the main force of the Sun Moon Empire, don't you think your offer is too little sincerity? We also have Soul Masters in our team. If you think you can persuade us to spar with you and voluntarily reveal our strength based solely on these things, don't you find that a bit laughable?"
Sitting in the private room, Bei Bei spoke with a somewhat displeased, cold laugh. Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao had been sent out as representatives for this negotiation.
"No, no, no, I think Captain Beibei has misunderstood. We are not deliberately making things difficult for you. It's just that this transaction was conducted privately, and many of the items are controlled goods, making it difficult for even the people of the Sun Moon Empire to possess large quantities. If you feel that our sincerity is insufficient, we can continue to discuss it, but we hope that Captain Beibei will not make things too difficult for us, after all, all our resources are limited."
Rachel suppressed a laugh and deliberately adopted a humble posture. If it were Jing Peng, that honest guy, he would probably have given himself away easily. But don't let Rachel's big and burly appearance fool you; he is actually a shrewd and calculating person.
"Alright, since we can discuss this, I hope you will all respect our wishes. After all, some things cannot be obtained simply by providing supplies." Huo Yuhao looked at Yan Lingshu and Rachel seriously, his words revealing a hint of displeasure.
Yan Lingshu nodded in agreement, saying, "That's natural, so please show your sincerity as well. I think if only one side of us is sincere, such cooperation is destined to fail. I believe you understand this principle."
"Of course, as long as you show enough sincerity, we will not let you down. After all, it is your honor to compete against our previous champion. Such a precious opportunity cannot be bought with money." Huo Yuhao looked at Rachel and Yan Lingshu with arrogance, his pupils seemingly radiating a kingly majesty.
To rule the world.
When Huo Yuhao spoke, he also used Elder Mu's "ruling the world" technique. He wanted to take this opportunity to continuously undermine Rachel and Yan Lingshu's mentality, and eventually defeat them so that they would never dare to have any thoughts of being Huo Yuhao's enemy again.
Feeling uneasy about the unusual situation, Rachel silently guided his soul power to activate a soul-guided protective shield, enveloping him and Yan Lingshu within it.
"Alright, since you've all put it that way, if we still can't show sincerity, it would make us, the Sun and Moon Team, seem petty. I hope there won't be anyone to sabotage our cooperation. Everyone, happy cooperation."
The exchange was brief, and in Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei's eyes, the Sun and Moon Team suffered a complete defeat in this confrontation.
They have been completely put on the defensive. If Tang Sect takes the initiative to increase their stakes and Sun Moon Team agrees, then it means that Huo Yuhao's guess was correct.
Stepping out of the private room, Rachel suppressed her joy and left the Mingyue Hotel at lightning speed.
When the two of them returned, Luo Yu put down the soul guide design blueprints in his hand and asked calmly, "How's the plan?"
"The captain is truly a prophet! The Tang Clan team is exactly as the captain predicted. They are constantly hinting that if we want to spar with them, we will have to pay a sufficient price. During the negotiations just now, they did refuse because the conditions we offered were not enough, and they even told us to keep raising the bar." Rachel could no longer contain his joy and recounted everything that had just happened.
"No rush. Since they want to take advantage, let them. We need to play the long game. If we don't invest some money first, how can we convince the big fish that we'll continue? You don't need to tell me what happens next, and you don't need to report back to me. Just tell me the result, and the rest is up to you."
Overt schemes are not scary; what's scary is when the other party has complete control over all your thoughts and feelings.
The current situation seems to be that Tangmen has the upper hand, but if the Sun and Moon team quits, Tangmen will still get nothing. However, Tangmen still feels that they have the Sun and Moon team in their grasp, so they will continue and will actively cooperate with the Sun and Moon team's invitation to spar.
Habits are a terrifying thing. Once your habits are known to your enemies, they will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
Human desires are like a boulder rolling down a mountain; once they begin, it's hard to stop them.
If it were the previous team leader, Xiao Hongchen, everything would have been exactly as Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei analyzed. But the team leader had changed; he was replaced by a complete stranger who was someone they didn't know at all...
The competition is still ongoing, but due to the large number of participating teams, the current progress is stuck in the period between the end of the previous round and the start of the next round.
However, based on their respective rest and venue setup, the fourth round will likely end in about five days. This means that the Sun and Moon team will have at most five days to think things through. Once those five days are over, they will have lost their chance forever.
Huo Yuhao was absolutely confident that he could handle this transaction. From Rachel's casual remark earlier, he deduced that Luo Yu had only offered a suggestion, and Rachel was in charge of all subsequent matters. This gave Huo Yuhao reason to suspect that although Luo Yu was powerful, he was completely lacking in leadership and planning abilities.
Of course, this is just a conjecture, and whether the subsequent events are correct remains to be seen.
Mingde Hall.
"Why are you two back? Aren't you supposed to have a competition soon?" Jing Hongchen asked, looking at their almost broken expressions.
"Grandpa, it's nothing..."
Xiao Hongchen shook his head, trying to erase the shadow of that day from his heart. But now, when Jing Hongchen asked him a question, Xiao Hongchen remembered Su Yu and Wang Dong kissing in front of everyone...
It's an eyesore, absolutely an eyesore! Although Su Yu is very handsome, and Wang Dong is even more handsome than anyone else in the world, they are both men! Two grown men!
This scene was a huge blow to Meng Hongchen, and even a form of spiritual pollution to Xiao Hongchen...
"What's wrong? Did Luo Yu's arrangements offend you two?" Jing Hongchen asked considerately.
Meng Hongchen suppressed the pain in her heart and her shattered worldview, and tried her best to keep her voice calm as she spoke: "Grandpa, it's nothing. Luo Yu asked us to go to Mingde Hall for a few days of seclusion. He asked my brother and me to practice our Martial Soul Fusion Techniques more during these days. Luo Yu said that the key to the finals is whether we can successfully perform the Martial Soul Fusion Techniques."
This was a perfectly reasonable reason, and after receiving an answer, Jing Hongchen didn't press the matter further. She could only instruct her beloved grandson and granddaughter to maintain close contact and, at the same time, to protect themselves and avoid any mishaps during their attempts.
After Jing Hongchen left, Meng Hongchen lowered her head, her eyes red-rimmed, and said, "Brother, do you think Wang Dong did this to ask me for a favor?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen's vision went black, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Feeling the throbbing veins on his forehead, he tried his best to calm himself down and slowly said, "Sister, how many times have I told you? It's impossible for you and Wang Dong. Besides, Wang Dong wouldn't make such a joke just to ask you for a favor, so stop fantasizing."
After a brief moment of shock, Meng Hongchen quickly calmed down. "How is that impossible? He and Su Yu have such a good relationship, and they can even use a Martial Soul Fusion Technique. Su Yu must have ill intentions and deliberately took advantage of Wang Dong. Otherwise, why would Su Yu do such a thing? Wang Dong must have been threatened!"
Gently smoothing the throbbing veins on her forehead, Xiao Hongchen remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking, "Sister, you need to face reality. If you think Wang Dong is faking it, why does he always reject you and resist being with you every time you go to him? But after meeting Su Yu, he immediately distanced himself from you. Don't you know this? Stop deceiving yourself, Meng Hongchen, wake up!"
The argument between the two grew weaker and weaker until only Meng Hongchen's soft sobs could be heard intermittently.
Xiao Hongchen could only silently endure his sister, who was blinded by love. If it were anyone else in the Hongchen family, he would have already taken action to discipline her. But this was his own sister, his only blood relative in the world besides his grandfather, Jing Hongchen.
Even if his own sister is incredibly absurd, he still has to shoulder the responsibility of being an older brother; it's something he absolutely must do!
But in Xiao Hongchen's heart, he simply couldn't imagine the intimate scenes between Wang Dong and Su Yu, two grown men, in private...
The sheer volume of information was so overwhelming that it took the young master of the Hongchen family a long time to recover from his mental lapse.
Jingyang Mountains.
Sensing the information shared by Luo Yu, Su Yu felt both amused and exasperated, wondering how long it would take for those two little ones, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, to heal from this trauma.
"What are you laughing at? You're not going to laugh about Hongchen and Meng Hongchen again, are you?" Wang Dong'er blushed slightly. Thinking back to that scene, she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. How could she have unconsciously given in to Su Yu back then?
"Guess, and I'll tell you if you guess right." Su Yu smiled and gently pulled Wang Dong'er into his arms.
Wang Dong'er pouted and said in a coquettish tone, "Hmph, I won't guess, I won't guess."
"I won't guess then. Never mind, I won't say anything then." Su Yu smiled slightly and looked in the direction of Mingdu again.
"Tell me, tell me..."
"Give me a kiss and I'll tell you."
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"Liar, you're lying!"
"Hahaha, only a fool like you would fall for that, hahaha..."
Heavily in debt and the "forever" series.
I'm writing, I'm writing...
(End of this chapter)