Snap!
A woman's shoe hit him in the face, causing blood to gush from Xu Ershao's nose.
When Xu Ershao turned around, he saw Bai Cai staring at him with a murderous look on her face!
Huh? When did she get next to me? Oh no! She can turn invisible!! She might have heard me talking to myself!!
In the distance, Xiao Qing and the others saw Bai Cai on the beach shout, "Young Master Xu, you pervert, I'll kill you!! You're always thinking about what you don't have!!" Then she bent down, grabbed a shoe, and beat Young Master Xu so badly that he ran away covering his head, shouting as he ran, "Hey! Can't I even fantasize a little? If I can't eat the Manchu Han Imperial Feast, can't I at least look at the menu?"
As Xu Ershao and Bai Cai chased each other away, gradually disappearing into the distance, on the beach, under the setting sun, with the waves crashing, their shadows intertwined, stretched long and thin by the sunset... Such a "romantic" scene made several girls sitting on the beach starry-eyed...
"Wow, I'm so envious! Look at this young couple, they're so optimistic, they can still flirt even under these circumstances," Zhang Xiaotao sighed.
"Sigh, we don't even know if we'll live to see tomorrow... They're so happy now because they're so deeply in love that they're no longer afraid of death," Xiao Qing murmured thoughtfully.
Ya Ya suddenly hugged her knees and listened to what others were saying. Then she stared into the distance with her big, blinking eyes and finally sighed softly, "Sigh... If... Chen Xiao... were here right now, that would be great."
Upon hearing this, the girls all shut their mouths.
Xiao Qing and Zhang Xiaotao's expressions suddenly froze. They secretly glanced at each other, and everyone looked somewhat embarrassed.
In truth, Xiao Qing and Zhang Xiaotao couldn't help but feel a pang of envy when they saw Xu Ershao and Bai Cai flirting. At this moment, everyone was in dire straits, with no one to turn to for help. Even if they were to die, if they could be like Xu Ershao and Bai Cai, lovers facing each other with true affection, then they would die without regrets.
They thought this in their hearts, but given their awkward situation—a typical one-man-many-women scenario—they were too embarrassed to voice their thoughts to their "love rivals." Ya Ya, on the other hand, was the most guileless and innocent, speaking her mind without hesitation.
Xiao Qing and Zhang Xiaotao exchanged a glance, both noticing the awkwardness in each other's eyes. At this moment, seeing Bai Cai and Xu Ershao's playful fight, they felt no envy, only a hint of resentment, hating that the two of them had stirred up their painful memories.
"Sigh...the two of them seem like a couple who are ready to die for each other. What are they like? Romeo and Juliet? Or Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu?" Ya Ya looked at Xu Ershao and Bai Cai and sighed enviously—it seems that Ya Ya has really read quite a few books.
"Pah! What Romeo and Juliet, what Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl?" Zhang Xiaotao shook her head dismissively.
Xiao Qing smiled bitterly: "They are Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu, then... what are the rest of us and Chen Xiao?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Zhang Xiaotao, her eyes revealing a frank and even somewhat courageous look.
Zhang Xiaotao remained silent, but Ya Ya, still with an innocent and naive look, blurted out, "Hmm... I think it seems like... Wei Xiaobao and his seven wives!"
Xiao Qing and Zhang Xiaotao blushed simultaneously: "..."
Chapter 300 [Closing the Door]
Chen Xiao was initially skeptical, after all, it was hard for anyone to believe a "god" who said "save me" to him.
However, JOKER's expression didn't seem to be fake, and the deep pain in his eyes made Chen Xiao's heart skip a beat!
"Take everything away? What does that mean?"
JOKER suddenly took a deep breath and approached Chen Xiao. His face carried a resolute expression, and the heaviness in his eyes made Chen Xiao feel a little strange. As JOKER approached, he subconsciously took a step back!
JOKKERR suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged Chen Xiao tightly. The hug was so strong that it made it hard for Chen Xiao to breathe.
When his father hugged him like that, Chen Xiao's body stiffened at first, and his whole body tensed up. His first reaction was to break free, but at that moment, he heard JOKER's gentle laughter.
"Let me hug you, son. I rarely hugged you when you were little. As a father, I could give you everything in the world, and I gave you the whole world, but... I never managed to give you a hug."
These words suddenly made Chen Xiao feel a pang of sadness, and tears streamed down his face!
Her heart softened, and she lost the strength to struggle. Her father held her tightly, his arms squeezing so hard that her bones cracked.
The hug was warm, but also fleeting. Just as Chen Xiao was beginning to feel a surge of warmth in his heart, JOKERR suddenly released his grip and took two steps back.
His face regained that "godlike" smile as he scrutinized Chen Xiao: "Hmm. I still seem a little unaccustomed to this kind of behavior. But at least, I've held you properly now, son."
Chen Xiao hesitated, for he wasn't a heartless person. His hatred for JOKER had subsided considerably. But JOKER didn't give Chen Xiao a chance to speak. He walked directly to the bedside, sat on the edge, gently stroked the woman's hair, and sighed.
At this moment, JOKER's expression was gentle, and his eyes were like water.
He didn't look up, but spoke slowly, his tone seemingly casual and nonchalant: "You don't need to worry too much about the Service Society. Edward is doing a good job; he'll retire again soon. After Edward, Thunder Fox is quite good. He's just a bit ruthless, and his actions are inevitably somewhat extreme, but you're quite familiar with him, so you should get along well. At the club, White Glove is my assistant, and you don't need to interfere too much; just let everyone know you exist. And the Third Organization… that's the real legacy I'm leaving you! Because, when you succeed me, for the Service Society, you'll be the new JOKER. For the club, you'll be the new leader. But for the members of the Third Organization, you're not just the leader; to them, you're their 'god'!!"
Chen Xiao's expression changed drastically: "You... what did you say?!"
"You don't need to do much. You just need to let everyone know you exist. Let the whole world know that there is such a 'god' as you! You just need to maintain a distant deterrent over the world, acting as a guardian—isn't that in line with your consistent principles? You put on my mask, wear my robe, and from then on, you will be a new 'Heavenly King'! No one needs to know who you really are; they just need such a god, wearing a mask and a robe, to make them fear and revere. Child, this job is not difficult, and you have the absolute power to do it."
"All this time I've spent training you has been more than enough for you to handle these tasks! You've experienced killing, you've experienced separation, you've taken lives, you've seen blood, you understand compassion, and you know when to be ruthless. That makes you a god!"
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Chen Xiao was furious, but what he felt most deeply was unease!
“I’m sorry, I actually feel very guilty about doing this.” JOKER sighed, as if reaching out to touch Chen Xiao’s face, but hesitated slightly before withdrawing his hand. He laughed, “I made a big mistake, which is… being a god really isn’t that fun! You know? When I was young, I would be overjoyed to drink a bottle of fine wine, but now, when you can get whatever you want, there’s nothing in the world that can make you happy anymore. That’s what it means to lose the feeling of happiness. Humph, gods, by their very nature, have no sense of happiness!”
He slowly sat down, his face suddenly turning pale. He leaned against the headboard, his fingers stroking Chen Xiao's mother's face: "I'm sorry, I don't want to continue being this god anymore. It's a pity... you know, after becoming a god, I can't even get rid of this divine power!"
His voice was filled with deep self-mockery: "You know what? I can't even die if I want to! In order to become a 'god,' the superpowers I copied included cell healing, but after becoming a god, this ability has become a shackle that permanently imprisons me! Even if I break my own head and tear my own flesh apart, it will heal in the shortest amount of time! And my mental power is too strong, my mental consciousness cannot dissipate, so I cannot die... You see, after becoming a god, I don't even have the freedom of life."
I tried to purify myself with a purification potion, but I failed. For a god who has already reached X-level, the purification potion's effect is far too weak.
I think perhaps only after you become a god can you purify me.
So…child, I hope you will become the second god after me, take everything from me, and then replace me! Only you can replace me! Your innate abilities can absorb all my power while simultaneously 'purifying' me.”
"Why me?" Chen Xiao shook his head: "You have already cloned test subjects number two and three... They have the same genes as me and can also absorb your abilities."
"Number Two and Number Three share the same initial genes as you, but you acquired their purification abilities only after being infected with the purification serum. However, because of Shi Gaofei's presence, who kept sending your latest blood samples here, Number Two and Number Three's abilities grew." At this point, JOKER suddenly laughed, "But these aren't the main reasons! I want you to be my only replacement, for a simple reason: you are my son!!"
He stared into Chen Xiao's eyes: "No matter how similar those test subjects are to you, even if their genes come from you, or even if they are exact copies of you... But! You are my son! They never called me 'Dad' when they were little, never rode on my shoulders laughing, never sneaked into my study to tear pages from books to fold paper airplanes... You are my son, Chen Xiao! Therefore, I hope you will inherit everything I have!"
Chen Xiao felt a sense of absurdity.
"You...you did so much, you did so much, you secretly arranged so many things for me, you made me go through so much suffering...and your final goal was just to make me stronger...so that I could purify you?!"