Fate Trading System – Chapter 108

Plan A

Rise in Another World 20

Eighth Floor

Su Xin couldn’t see, but Yu Si, standing there, could see everything clearly.

Yu Si frowned slightly, finding it a bit strange, but didn’t think much of it.

Because Nan Cheng would absolutely never harm Su Xin, this was something they all knew.

After all, the intimacy and tacit understanding between them was evident to everyone.

Yu Si was still watching those two people, feeling something different.

Li Xiuxiu, Mu Yao, her and Su Xin, her and Su Xin, Nan Cheng and Su Xin – in these three different combinations, Su Xin gave her different feelings.

Between Su Xin and Nan Cheng, there was an intimate aura that others couldn’t interfere with, as if they had a barrier that excluded everyone else.

She didn’t dislike it, just felt a slight curiosity.

Nan Cheng released the aura of the mythical beast on her body, trying to cover the human scent on Su Xin and Yu Si to avoid detection.

Actually, being detected wasn’t a big deal, but if they could avoid one trouble, they would. Although in the end, they couldn’t hide it completely.

Because if they were to go to the eighth floor, they would inevitably have to pass through the territory of the fox spirits.

Nan Cheng didn’t have much interaction with that group of fox spirits, only meeting their leader fox a few times. Generally, everyone kept their distance, playing in their own territories, who had time to care about others?

High-level mythical beasts and humans didn’t have the idea of fighting to the death. After all, if they openly expressed contempt for humans and the humans on the eighth floor found out, they would inevitably fight. So those contemptuous feelings were only expressed privately.

Nan Cheng held Su Xin’s hand with one hand, Su Xin held Yu Si’s, and they quickly walked towards the territory of the nine lives cats.

It was winter now, and although the nine lives cats didn’t need to hibernate like the snake clan, most animals were lethargic in winter.

There weren’t many mythical beasts on the road, everyone was curled up in their homes, wrapped in blankets, sleeping deeply, their consciousness relaxed.

Nan Cheng brought Su Xin and Yu Si back to her own room, letting them stay there comfortably.

“Master, wait for me here, don’t go out randomly. If you’re hungry, eat something from the room.”

Nan Cheng instructed carefully.

“I understand, don’t worry, we won’t wander around.”

Su Xin nodded, she wouldn’t be foolish enough to run out.

Su Xin lay on Nan Cheng’s bed, Yu Si sat on a stool, Nan Cheng nodded and went out, carefully closing the door after leaving.

Nan Cheng went directly to find the elders, explaining her purpose for coming.

Abdicate, go to the eighth floor.

“King! This absolutely cannot be!”

The Grand Elder rubbed his forehead. This relatively new cat spirit king satisfied him in terms of strength, wasn’t cruel in methods, and wasn’t licentious in behavior, except for one thing – refusing to mate.

“Is there any reason why you must abdicate? Moreover, the eighth floor is the human’s territory, what are you going there for?”

To say that the mythical beasts of the seventh floor were wary of the humans on the eighth floor was indeed true, but to say they couldn’t defeat them wasn’t entirely accurate.

But the mythical beasts had their concerns. Humans could reproduce, so it didn’t matter if a few died. For them, the mythical beasts, if one died, that was one less.

Generally speaking, the seventh and eighth floors didn’t interfere with each other. The people on the eighth floor didn’t need to come down because the magical elements on their floor were more abundant than anywhere else in the outside world, and they were pursuing a place – the ninth floor of the Sky-reaching Tower.

Generally, once one crossed the ninth floor, they should have touched the legendary god-level.

Nobody knew where the entrance to the ninth floor was, but what was known was that if one was to enter the ninth floor, a teleportation array would automatically appear under their feet, taking them away.

Those who left never came back, just like ascending.

That might be the highest level of magic.

“There’s a reason I must go. I’ve already found a candidate for the new king. You can see if they’re suitable when the time comes. After abdicating, I’ll leave.”

The Grand Elder looked at her, deep wrinkles between his brows.

“I didn’t notice before, but now looking carefully… King, did you sign a master-servant contract with a human? Is that why you want to go to the eighth floor?”

They were already high-level mythical beasts, with their own pride and self-esteem. They would never actively sign a contract with humans. So the King was likely forced, and whoever could force the King must be extremely powerful. If the King was willing, it would say even more about the strength issue.

There was no such thing as a master-servant contract between mythical beasts, so it could only be with humans. And only the humans on the eighth floor were recognized by them as powerful humans, so the Grand Elder deduced that Nan Cheng’s going to the eighth floor must be for the person who signed the master-servant contract with her.

This guess was quite close to the truth, but who knows what’s really inside.

“Not entirely, anyway, don’t worry about it, Elder. Being on the throne but refusing to leave offspring is my dereliction of duty, so it’s better for someone else to sit in this position.”

Nan Cheng initially took this throne just to resolve troubles in one go.

The Grand Elder fell into deep thought, and Nan Cheng didn’t rush him, letting him think.

Sometimes it’s not that you don’t provoke trouble, but trouble will find you. Su Xin listened to the knocking sound that arose, not knowing if this was trouble or not.

Su Xin and Yu Si exchanged a glance, shaking their heads slightly, indicating not to make a sound, pretending not to be there.

The person knocked twice, stopped, then started knocking again, suddenly paused, and left.

Su Xin didn’t know what game this was, and continued lying on the bed.

It was the Second Elder who came looking for Nan Cheng, but when he knocked, he found no response, yet he clearly felt two auras in the room. He continued knocking.

Just as he knocked once, the Second Elder belatedly realized that two auras could mean the King was discussing something with someone or the King was… doing what she had always refused to do before!

The Second Elder knocked his own head, thinking it best not to disturb, whichever it was.

“I’ll discuss with them and get back to you.”

Things like the King’s position had to be handled very carefully. It wasn’t something you could just take up or leave as you wished.

Moreover, after Nan Cheng left, the next King would have to take over the affairs, which was why Nan Cheng didn’t just leave with Su Xin.

“Mm.”

Nan Cheng returned to her room, asked Su Xin if there had been any situation. Su Xin mentioned the knocking sound, nothing else.

Nan Cheng didn’t know who would come, but it could only be a few people.

“I might be delayed here for a few days. During these days, try not to go out as much as possible, and don’t let others see you, okay?”

“Mm.”

Su Xin nodded.

Nan Cheng hugged Su Xin, burying her head in her neck and inhaling deeply. Su Xin didn’t understand the meaning, stroking her hair.

At night when sleeping, Yu Si made do on the soft couch in Nan Cheng’s room, while Nan Cheng hugged Su Xin and slept on her bed.

Mythical beasts valued enjoyment to a very high degree. Nan Cheng had made her den very comfortable. Even the soft couch wasn’t much different from the bed. Yu Si wasn’t picky about the environment either. After all, she had slept in the wild for so many years, she was long used to harsh environments. Besides, she didn’t want to squeeze onto one bed with Su Xin and Nan Cheng. The scene was weird just to think about.

Nan Cheng used to be a bit shorter than Su Xin, but now she was almost the same height.

Su Xin felt like she couldn’t sleep. Everything now was very close to her mission objective, but there were still many unknown questions.

Su Xin could only remember her mother’s appearance now, she didn’t know her name or anything else, so how to find her?

Su Xin thought she might be able to draw her mother’s appearance, but what then? Take it around to ask?

“What’s wrong, can’t sleep?”

They were so close, Nan Cheng naturally noticed that Su Xin hadn’t fallen asleep yet. She was hugging Su Xin face to face, her expression gentle.

“Little One, have you been to the eighth floor? What kind of place is it?”

Su Xin lowered her voice, almost whispering in Nan Cheng’s ear, her warm breath blowing on Nan Cheng’s ear.

Nan Cheng’s ears suddenly felt hot, and she abruptly opened her eyes.

“I’ve been there, a very long time ago. It’s a… very chaotic place, but I don’t know what it’s like now.”

Nan Cheng knew Su Xin was being considerate of not waking Yu Si, so she also kept her voice low, whispering.

“I see…”

Su Xin’s fingers were unconsciously tapping on the edge of the bed. Chaotic?

Why would it be chaotic?

Logically, where there are people, there should be order.

Humans are a kind of gregarious animal. When living together, there are things they commonly abide by, a subtle harmony.

What kind of chaos was it?

“I remember when I was very young, I saw many people fighting together, a lot of blood, but there were also many people watching. The smell of blood was very stimulating to me, but I didn’t go up at that time, feeling something that scared me.”

Nan Cheng’s voice paused. At that time, what she feared was the powerful human mages and fighters. Those people sat on high platforms, their expressions very cold.

But several hundred years have passed, those people should either be dead or ascended, right?

Although the higher the cultivation, the longer one can live, human lifespan is ultimately limited, at most they can only live to four hundred years old, which is still very different compared to beasts.

If one wants to break through this limitation, they can only ascend to become a god.

“But I’m definitely not afraid now, I can protect you.”

Nan Cheng said these words almost pressed against Su Xin’s ear, word by word, with loyalty.

Su Xin rubbed her cheek against Nan Cheng’s cheek, expressing her joy.

“I’m so glad I met you.”

Su Xin thought, if she hadn’t met Little One, the path definitely wouldn’t have been so smooth.

Nan Cheng curved her eyes in the darkness, she felt the same way.

I’m so glad I met you.

Nan Cheng hugged Su Xin. Su Xin was used to it. Fifty years ago, when the two slept together, Nan Cheng was a bit shorter than her at that time and always liked to hug her to sleep.

Su Xin also closed her eyes and entered sleep.

Nan Cheng only felt that something empty in her embrace seemed to have been filled. The person she had waited for so long was lying in her arms without any defense.

This… should be satisfying for now, Nan Cheng covered the depth in her eyes.

Even she herself didn’t know that her eyes, which had always been the color of the sky, were tinged with dark red.

Nan Cheng’s abdication caused a storm in the nine-lives cat clan.

Because the cat spirits, who were usually lazy in winter, all became active, discussing this matter together.

Nan Cheng recommended a candidate she thought suitable. When that cat spirit was named, it stood up somewhat confused, but in no time understood Nan Cheng’s intention and immediately said confidently that it could do it.

Declining was not an option. Everyone wanted to be the leader, the boss, but being the boss wasn’t something just anyone could do.

Nan Cheng stepped down more smoothly than she had anticipated, because she had refused spring and gone into seclusion, people had long been dissatisfied.

The elders also followed the wishes of the clan members, letting the possible new king accept challenges, defeating other cat spirits who wanted to compete, and naturally the throne would be theirs.

Nan Cheng appeared not to want to interfere, standing on the side, waiting for the result to come out.

The elders had sensed something when she came out of seclusion, knowing she was now the first person in the clan, but not knowing how to remedy it, could only instruct.

Going to the eighth floor is fine, but be very careful. If you find the person you’re looking for, remember to come home and visit often.

After all, if Nan Cheng were to die, the nine-lives cat clan would lose a great general, and such a loss could sometimes be fatal.

“Let’s go.”

Nan Cheng said to Su Xin and Yu Si. She had finished handling all her affairs, and now they could set off.

“Okay.”

The eighth floor… Su Xin touched her palm that was heating up. In this situation, they could only take it one step at a time.

Going to the entrance leading to the eighth floor, they could avoid the snake clan, but must negotiate with the fox clan.

Fortunately, as they were all mythical beasts clans, the fox clan leader only looked at the three of them with a meaningful gaze before quickly allowing them to pass.

“Hope you can come back alive.”

The fox clan leader’s voice was low, with a hint of laughter.

Nan Cheng left without looking back, pulling Su Xin and Yu Si along. Everything that came out of that fox’s mouth felt weird.

Sky-reaching Tower, eighth floor.

The scene Su Xin saw upon entering didn’t seem very friendly, the smell of blood was pungent.

A person was pressed to the ground by two people, in a sorry state, covered in blood.

Not far away stood a young girl, holding a whip in her hand, the tip still dripping blood.

“Run? Where else do you want to run?”

The girl sneered, twirling her whip, and lashed the person on the ground again. The person struggled violently, but was helpless due to being held down.

The girl sensed the aura of strangers, raised her head to look at the teleportation array, and saw the three women appearing there.

With just one glance, the girl knew these three people were not from the eighth floor of the Sky-reaching Tower. After all, she had stayed here for a long time and had never seen these three figures before.

Women… The girl curved her lips, handed the whip to a servant beside her, and walked towards Su Xin and the others.

“Hello.”

The girl looked humble and polite, completely different from her vicious appearance just now.

“Hello.”

Su Xin gestured to her, her heart on alert.

“You must be mages from outside, right?”

“Mm.”

The girl touched her chin, looking quite delighted.

“Hello, my name is Lang Yan. Welcome to the eighth floor.”

The last few words seemed to linger on Lang Yan’s tongue, carrying a strange, inexplicable feeling.

Su Xin looked towards the person on the ground who was still struggling. One hand was holding Nan Cheng, Yu Si standing beside her.

“Just dealing with a disobedient servant who tried to escape. Please don’t mind.”

Lang Yan saw Su Xin and the others’ gaze and said somewhat embarrassedly, as if this was a very ordinary thing.

“You’ve just arrived and probably don’t have a place to stay, right? If you don’t mind, you can rest at my home.”

There’s no place like an inn here, Su Xin and the others knew.

To stay or not to stay?

With someone so cordially inviting, Nan Cheng squeezed Su Xin’s fingertips and nodded.

“Alright, thank you, Miss Lang.”

“You’re welcome.”

Lang Yan’s eyes curved, she called servants to lead them back.

“I’ll finish dealing with things here and then return home. Don’t worry, my family members are all very kind, they will surely treat you well.”

Neither the girl before them nor the situation was normal, everything seemed strange.

Su Xin was thinking about things as she followed the person. Before leaving, she glanced at the ground. The person pressed to the ground seemed to have given up struggling.

Their clothes were tattered and bloodstained, their hair disheveled. Su Xin couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman. She turned her head away.

Both Su Xin and Lang Yan were clear in their hearts that people who could reach the eighth floor wouldn’t be soft-hearted individuals.

After Su Xin and the others had walked far away, Lang Yan picked up the whip again, her expression playful.

“I should thank you for running away, otherwise how could I have encountered those three? It wouldn’t be good to let others get ahead of me.”

The girl smiled sweetly, looking to be in a good mood, but the next moment her gaze turned cold as she lashed fiercely at the person on the ground.

That person raised their head, revealing a delicate-featured young man. His face was unharmed. He now looked at the girl with venomous hatred but didn’t utter a word.

“What? Angry? How does it feel not being able to speak?”

The girl squatted in front of the young man, gripping his chin.

“My dear brother, what were you running from? But now, you’ve become a discarded piece.”

The girl let go of her hand with disgust, wiping her fingers with a handkerchief.

“Since you’re just a vessel, why struggle? But it doesn’t matter, the one inside your belly is useless too, might as well destroy it.”

The young man’s eyes widened as he began to thrash his body frantically, but the two people holding him down controlled him firmly, stretching out his limbs to expose his defenseless front.

The young man shook his head, tears starting to flow from his eyes. He rolled his eyes around as if searching for something.

“Are you looking for big brother? He won’t come. Did you see those three women just now? I’m sure big brother will like this gift.”

“You are nothing but a discarded vessel.”

The girl’s voice was mocking. She brandished her whip, deftly whipping open the young man’s clothes to reveal his belly.

That belly, which should have been flat, was swollen like a woman several months pregnant. The young man closed his eyes tightly, his face full of pain.

Lang Yan’s expression didn’t waver at all. She lashed the whip down on the belly. The young man’s body convulsed like he was having a seizure, painful sounds coming from his throat.

The people around wore wooden expressions, showing not the slightest bit of sympathy.

A large amount of blood gushed from between the young man’s legs, almost dyeing that area red. His belly was covered in mottled whip marks, flesh turned outward.

Lang Yan raised her hand, a sharp wind blade slicing open the young man’s belly. She used the whip to coil around what was inside and pulled it out.

An unformed dead fetus.

“Useless indeed.”

Lang Yan frowned and threw it away, looking at the young man who was staring with dead eyes.

“Deal with this. I should go back to see my guests.”

As those two people dealt with the corpse, Lang Yan led the others towards her home.

On Su Xin’s side, they crossed the threshold of Lang Yan’s house.

Judging from the appearance of Lang Yan’s home, it was clear this must be a very large family.

There were many servants. As soon as they entered, they could see people guarding inside.

Su Xin knew what was strange about this place. Everyone here had exactly the same expression, except for Lang Yan whom they met initially. All others wore an extremely cold and wooden look, their faces like masks.

There was no smile, no emotion, as if they were wooden people.

The atmosphere was very oppressive. Although there were so many people, there was hardly any sound.

Seeing three strangers come in, those servants still stood in their original positions, as if they hadn’t seen anything.

“Please, guests, go to the hall and sit for a while. Tea will be ready soon. The Fifth Young Miss should be back soon.”

The leader who brought them here said.

“Mm, thank you for your trouble.”

Su Xin and the others took their seats, sitting in the same row.

Fifth Young Miss, huh? So there are four more in front of her.

Nan Cheng had a very bad feeling. As a mythical beast, her perception was more sensitive. She didn’t sense any hostility from these people towards the three of them, but…

Tea was soon served. It was good tea, you could tell just by the smell.

They hadn’t sat for long before Lang Yan returned.

None of them were fools, so Lang Yan got straight to the point.

“For the three of you to reach the eighth floor, your strength must be extraordinary. I wonder what brings you here?”

What else could it be but cultivation, and eventually becoming gods?

Lang Yan thought to herself, as long as these three people said it, she could go along with it.

But Su Xin’s answer surprised her a bit.

“We’ve come to find someone.”

“Who?”

Lang Yan asked curiously.

No name, no surname, only remembering the appearance. When Su Xin tried to draw it, the details became blurry.

“My mother.”

Lang Yan began to carefully examine Su Xin’s features, trying to connect them with something in her memory.

“What’s your mother’s name?”

“I don’t know.”

“Her age?”

The original owner’s mother left her seventy-five years ago, but the original owner didn’t know how old her mother was at that time.

“She left seventy-five years ago, now…”

“Seventy-five years!”

Lang Yan’s face was full of surprise. That era was too long ago. She was only seventy years old this year. How could she know about something that happened five years before she was born?

“What’s…?”

“It’s nothing. It’s just that I wasn’t born then. I’ll help you ask others later, someone is bound to know. But are you sure your mother is on the eighth floor?”

“Mm.”

Su Xin had communicated with Fourteen before. If the client’s mission target had already died, Fourteen wouldn’t be able to detect it. Previously, Su Xin used three months of life value to query the information about the Sky-reaching Tower, so it must be correct.

Su Xin had swept through the first few floors without seeing the mission target, so it could only be on the eighth floor.

“Alright, I’ll keep an eye out for you.”

“Thank you, but it seems too troublesome.”

Not related by blood or marriage, just met, why be so enthusiastic?

They had sensed Lang Yan wasn’t easy to deal with when they came in. This kind of enthusiasm was really strange.

“It’s not troublesome at all, I’m very willing to help.”

Lang Yan looked lively and cute. Su Xin looked at her like this, but in her mind was only the image of her wielding the whip with a playful smile.

This girl is either pretending to be good or has a split personality.

A voice sounded from outside the door. Lang Yan immediately stood up and walked towards the door.

“Big brother.”

Her voice was clear and pleasant, anyone could hear the joy in her call.

“Mm, guests?”

“Yes.”

The deep male voice was pleasing to the ear, getting closer.

What surprised Su Xin wasn’t the man’s stunning appearance when he entered, but his legs.

The man was sitting in a wheelchair, dressed all in white, his black hair neatly tied back. The threshold was specially made. Lang Yan pushed the wheelchair, smiling.

The man had an extremely handsome face, skin like white jade, but it wasn’t the kind of solemn look. Just sitting there, he seemed to be enticing people to come closer.

“Beast?”

The man’s gaze fell on Nan Cheng, his voice rising.

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