Chapter 381: Chapter 381: The Glass Eye (14)_1
Shang Shiming’s actions were undoubtedly a bit eerie and bloody.
For a moment, not only was Rachel watching with a palpable sense of horror, but even Li Min couldn’t help but furrow her brows.
However, as the long nail pierced through his palm, not a single drop of blood came out; Shang Shiming even took a deep breath, his face flushed with rapture.
Starting from the wound on his palm, his flesh rapidly withered, spreading quickly throughout his body.
His already not-so-strong physique instantly became like that of a dried-up mummy, leading one to question whether he was still alive.
But the next moment, Shang Shiming moved like a specter, covering several meters in one step with such speed he almost left an afterimage, and chopped down on a scattered stone slab.
Amid the sounds of cracking, the rather thick stone slab instantly turned into a pile of fragments.
Fu Qian nodded thoughtfully.
Though it wasn’t particularly powerful, it was quite impressive for a low-level Transcendent.
Shang Shiming’s power was clearly mental in nature, with physical strength only marginally stronger than an ordinary human.
And thanks to this thing, he could say that without having advanced to an intermediary level, he had preemptively filled in his own gap.
It could be considered a rather practical item indeed.
Rachel could see that Shang Shiming was quite satisfied with it, and even looked eager to try more, snapping down on two more slabs in quick succession.
“We’d better hurry and leave.”
At this point, Li Min spoke up and reminded Shang Shiming, who was immersed in joy.
“The noise just now was too loud; it won’t be long before someone comes over.”
“If the Night Watchman targets us, I’m afraid the trouble could be significant.”
After Li Min finished speaking, Shang Shiming uttered a string of unintelligible sounds from his throat.
Coming to the realization that he could no longer speak normally, he nodded, grasped the long nail in the back of his hand, and slowly pulled it out.
His flesh quickly filled out his body again, and Shang Shiming was once more able to speak.
After nodding to the others to signal his thanks, the group quickly left the scene of the act.
“I really owe you one this time, Mr. Che.”
After fleeing a good distance along a pre-planned route and confirming that no one was in pursuit, Shang Shiming said to the next to Fu Qian, his face showing genuine gratitude.
“If it wasn’t for you this time, the ceremony would have definitely not been completed. I was already about to give up!”
Fu Qian spoke lightly as if it was a trivial matter.
“It’s unbelievable, you were just an ordinary person not long ago, and the gift you received from the ceremony is beyond imagination,” Shang Shiming praised uncontrollably.
It was clear that the sheer power Fu Qian demonstrated had left a lasting impression on him.
“You flatter me, just don’t forget about my compensation,” Fu Qian replied.
“…Rest assured, that is for certain.”
“The gains this time are better than I imagined, and I will definitely do my utmost to satisfy Mr. Che,” Shang Shiming said earnestly, then turned to look at Li Min.
“And Ms. Li, it’s the same for you. If you hadn’t taken action just now, not to mention completing the ceremony, we might not have been able to escape at all. I will do my best to express my gratitude.”
“I will also help keep an eye out for the ceremony you mentioned before.”
“Then thank you very much.”
Li Min didn’t stand on ceremony either, nodding in agreement.
“Speaking of which, I still have a question,” Fu Qian interjected after Shang Shiming finished with the pleasantries.
“Strictly speaking, when the Stone Tower fell just now, you had all already come out; I was the only one inside, and even the final blow was struck by me.”
“In such a scenario, how could the gift from the completed ceremony be so precisely targeted to you? It would seem that I made a greater contribution.”
“This is actually quite simple,” Shang Shiming responded with a laugh.
“One of the prerequisites for completing the ceremony is having knowledge related to the ceremony.”
“And this knowledge isn’t as simple as just a few summarized sentences.”
“You should know that language is merely a medium for conveying information, not the information itself,”
“What I can describe is not the same as the revelations I receive in my mind.”
“And only those who truly receive revelations can complete the ritual and obtain the gift.”
“Otherwise, wouldn’t it be possible for just about anyone who inadvertently destroys an ancient building to receive it?”
Shang Shiming shook the long nail in his hand.
“Including you, Mr. Che, your gift was also because Roland used a special method to fully convey the revelation to you,”
“Otherwise, even if you completely emptied your insides, it wouldn’t have any effect.”
Is that so? It seems that the rituals of the people in Posey City are different from the general notion of ascending to demigod status.
After listening to Shang Shiming’s explanation, Fu Qian stroked his chin and pondered silently.
“Now that everything is settled, would you like to come and rest at my place for a bit? Let me show a small token of my appreciation?”
After answering Fu Qian’s questions, Shang Shiming took the initiative to offer.
“Forget it, I have some things to do and must leave first. Keep my payment with you for now; I’ll come to get it when I have the chance,”
However, what was unexpected was that Fu Qian shook his head and decisively refused.
“Well, alright then.”
Shang Shiming seemed somewhat puzzled but seeing Fu Qian’s resolute attitude, he didn’t say anything further and turned his gaze to Li Min and the other person.
“No need, Mr. Shang, please go back and rest. We’ll surely visit when we have the chance,”
Unfortunately, after looking at Fu Qian, Li Min also shook her head and declined Shang Shiming’s kind offer.
Rachel was silent, completely deferring to Li Min’s lead.
Seeing that everyone genuinely lacked interest, Shang Shiming didn’t insist further and took his leave.
After Shang Shiming had left, Li Min suddenly called out to Fu Qian.
Fu Qian turned to look at her.
From her swift reactions and deft handling of situations, it was clear she deserved her reputation as an old hand.
“Do you have time to come over to our place for a chat?”
Li Min stared into Fu Qian’s eyes as she spoke.
“That frost earlier, I always felt there was something odd about it.”
Unfortunately, faced with her sincere invitation, Fu Qian still categorically refused.
“If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving.”
Having said that, Fu Qian didn’t mind Li Min’s slightly awkward expression and turned to leave.
“What’s with the attitude! He’s just a simple-minded muscle freak anyway,”
Rachel was clearly very upset, but when she turned to look at Li Min, she saw that the latter was still in deep thought.
As she watched Fu Qian’s figure disappear into the distance, Li Min shook her head.
“I don’t know why, but I feel I’ve seen that man before.”
As the rain fell like beads, Fu Qian moved swiftly through the darkness.
However, the next moment, not far ahead, a small and slender figure suddenly spoke up to greet him.
Enshrouded in a black cloak with a wide hat on top, this person was sitting in the shadows, back turned to this side.
Fu Qian unsurprisingly responded and continued on his way, directly walking to a spot several meters behind this person.
Of course, I knew there was something wrong with that white mist, and I even knew someone was hiding on the side all along.