CH 121

- As you wish. Xiao Jie, come and sit next to me.

Bai Jie was very obedient and left her seat for the gentleman. She seemed like a completely different person from when she was at the bar that one time. The man thanked her and then sat opposite of Yang Tian. He ordered some food and wine. After enjoying himself a bit, he looked towards Yang Tian:

- Little brother, do you want a taste.

Yang Tian didn't have any formalities and downed the cup of wine, smiling:

- Not bad. You've already wine and dine so if you have anything to say, say it.

The man looked at Bai Jie and shook his head:

- I rather not in the presence of you girlfriend, we'll meet again.

Leaving behind some money on the table, the man stood up and left. Bai Jie looked at Yang Tian inquisitively:

- Was he someone you know?

Yang Tian shook his head:

- No but he's here for me. Pay him no mind. Don't let him affect your mood. Where should we go next?

- I get to decided wherever we go today right?

- That's right, everything is up to you.

- Then let's go.

Bai Jie happily got up and left with Yang Tian. After they were gone, the owner cleaned up their table. When he touched the bottle of wine, a small explosion rang out. The wine bottle fell to the ground and turned to dust. The wooden floor where the bottle impacted corroded rapidly, leaving behind a deep hole. This was the result of recent bout between Yang Tian and the man. Since Bai Jie was here, Yang Tian went easy on him.

With Yang Tian accompanying her, Bai Jie was very happy as she led Yang Tian everywhere. Initially Yang Tian felt quite comfortable, until he and Bai Jie walked into a shopping center. Only then did he understood the scariness of this place. Yang Tian had his hands filled with bags. He even had a large backpack on his back. When Bai Jie stepped into an underwear store, Yang Tian could only bit his lip and stood outside to wait for her.

It's no wonder that he had always heard that bringing a woman to shop is a pain. When he first heard it, he sneered. It's was only for a couple of hours and these people couldn't even take it. Now he understood that these hours felt like days instead.

After the shopping spree, it was getting late and Yang Tian brought Bai Jie home. Unloading all the baggage in front of her house, Yang Tian turned to look at Bai Jie:

- You don't need me to bring all of this in?

- No need, I can do it myself.

- Great, it's getting late. See you soon.

- Wait.

Bai Jie grabbed a bag and pulled out a hat to give to Yang Tian:

- You gave me a guardian bracelet last time so consider this a gift in return.

- There's no need. I gave you that not to get something in return.

Bai Jie angrily stomped her foot:

- If I tell you to take it then just take it. Why so many words?

As she said that Bai Jie tipped toe up to put the hat on Yang Tian's head to his surprise. After that she quickly kissed him on the cheek. Without waiting for Yang Tian to respond, Bai Jie blushed and took the bags inside her house.

Seeing her disappearing figure, Yang Tian couldn't help but chuckle before leaving. After a few steps, his figure vanished into the night.

Within minutes, Yang Tian appeared on top of a skyscraper. One could see the entire capital looking down from this building:

- Not bad. You want to choose this place as your final resting place?

From within the darkness, a man suddenly appeared. It was the person that drank wine with Yang Tian earlier. He lightly touched his face and it aged quite a bit. It was a kind face but with a dangerous undertone.

- I'm not here to fight you.

Yang Tian chuckled:

- Really? I seem to recall you acting against me earlier. Was my memory wrong?

- That was just me ascertaining some stuff.

- What stuff?

- Whether or not you truly are the Guardian.

The middle aged man stopped here and threw over a wine bottle. Yang Tian caught it and took a whiff:

- Is this an apology gift? Not bad.

- Of course, this is the wine that Lord Blood God found. It was left behind by that supreme being and had been kept for a thousand years. The flavor and aroma has reached its peak.

- Good. I'll accept this. You can go now.

The middle aged man shook his head:

- Lord Blood God asked me to tell you something.

Yang Tian had an uncaring expression as he downed the bottle of wine. With the concentration of spiritual qi inside, this wine could be considered a spirit wine. It's been a while before he tasted such a high grade wine.

The middle aged man continued:

- Lord Blood God wants you to stay out of this conflict. If you agree, when he wins, he will give you control of half the world.

After hearing that, Yang Tian almost choked on the wine:

- What did you say? He wants to share his rule with me?

Although he though Yang Tian's tone of voice was a bit curious, the middle aged man still nodded:

- That's right. If you agree then I'll immediately return to tell him the good news.

- Tell him I have no interest in ruling this world. This wine, on the other hand, is different. For every bottle of wine he gives me, I'll give him a month's time.

Yang Tian never intended to intervene in this. However, it wouldn't be a bad idea to make something out of this.

The middle aged man hesitated. He didn't know how much wine Lord Blood God had. He could only nod in the end:

- I'll relay your message back to him.

He walked away a couple of steps before turning back:

- Oh, right. If Mei-er comes to you, can you pass along a message? Tell her that I miss her dearly.

After that he jumped down from the building. Yang Tian lightly spun the wine bottle in his hand and muttered:

- So he's  Liao Mei's father. Then the devilish qi on her body must be because of him. It seems that your luck isn't that good. I was going to spare your life.

Yang Tian help his hand up and white sword qi materialized. As the sword qi was about to shot out, Yang Tian suddenly stopped himself:

- No, with Liao Mei's personality, I'm certain that she'd want to get revenge herself. So I'll leave you to her.

He waved his hand and the sword qi disappeared. The middle aged man didn't know how close he was to the gates of the Underworld. He was speeding back to relay the news to the Blood God.

Yang Tian returned to the base of the Dark Society. He was speechless when he heard from Ye Wen Tian that the meeting wasn't over. Those four are already very old. Did there age made them forgetful and long-winded? Was that why the meeting took so lonog? Yang Tian followed Ye Wen Tian to a room that was prepared especially for him. Inside, a gaming pc was already set up.

- You even know about this.

Ye Wen Tian nodded:

- Ling-er told me. Did you meet her through an online game?

- That's right.

After waiting for Ye Wen Tian to leave, Yang Tian sat in front of the computer and started his battles. His luck wasn't good today. He had already reached level 30 and could now play in rank matches. First game, Yang Tian encountered two people wanting the mid lane. The worst case scenario occurred as they both went mid and repeatedly fed. Yang Tian tried his best to carry only to be greeted by his exploding inhibitor.

Second match, Yang Tian was pushed into a position he had never played - support. The result was predictable, Yang Tian died repeatedly leading to his teammates constant sigh. He didn't even know if he was reported after the match or not. 

Before he knew it, Yang Tian had already lost the 2 of the 10 placement matches. His spirit was dampened. He played one final match against the AI to get a victorious feeling before turning the computer and went to bed.

At this moment, a middle aged man appeared at a harbor far away.