"Father.. I mean The Xu Emperor!" Xu Weizhe gulped when he realized whose presence he was in front of.
He stare long and hard at the Xu Emperor while avoiding direct eye contact. He even forgot the ability to breathe as his eyes sparkle in delight.
"You are Xu Weizhe right?" The Xu Emperor sized Xu Weizhe up with his own eyes making him nervous.
"Yes emperor sir..." Xu Weizhe answered instantly.
As expected of Fu Xinya son." He soon nodded his head in approval making Xu Weizhe heart accelerate in excitement.
Only he knew how long he dream waiting for the day he would gain the Xu Emperor attention.
And today is the day his fruitage finally pay off.
"How is your mother? It's been a long time since we last talked..." The Xu Emperor began chatting for the next few minutes with Xu Weizhe making him happy while causing the empresses to cast hateful glances at him.
"What happened?" At that moment Xu Lengyu and Yu Xiaolian recovered while holding their heads with a pained expression.
"The fuck..." Xu Weizhe turn to look at the both of them with a foolish smile making Xu Lengyu wonder if he was hallucinating or if he hit his head somewhere.
However, when he saw the man standing right beside him he instantly changed his expression while standing straight.
"Welcome back royal father!" He greeted respectfully.
"Mhm." The Xu Emperor nodded at Xu Lengyu making him sigh he relief.
"Where's Xu Wantian." Yu Xiaolian asked, checking around to see that Yu Sheng was no where to be found she began to panic.
"That's what I was going to ask. He just disappeared the moment the Xu Emperor arrived." Xu Weizhe muttered, scratching his head as if he was trying to comprehend something.
"Did you see where Xu Wantian went royal father?" Seeing the look on Yu Xiaolian face, Xu Lengyu questioned causing everyone attention to turn to him.
Seeing that all eyes were on the Xu Emperor simply answered:
"I sent him to meet someone."
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In what seems to be an unknown place hidden in a unknown space lay Yu Sheng blending inside what seems to be 20x40 box filled with nothing but darkness.
The inside was dead silent as no sound could be heard. This box didn't even have shadows, showcasing how dark it is inside.
"You just had to look in his eyes." Yu Sheng soon got up while shaking his head with an irritated look. Taking a closer look around his surroundings he quickly noticed everything was just a shade of black. He couldn't even see his own hands for how dark the place was.
"That follower of mine is truly a brilliant individual." At that moment the area lit up as torches burn with purple looking flames surround the dark space.
Red carpet appear out of no where leading to what seems to be a sinister throne covered in black bones, skulls resting on the arms of the throne.
Startled by the sudden changes Yu Sheng look around before his eyes stop on the throne. Looking closely he could see a person shrouded in black mist from head to toe making it impossible to see what was beneath it.
"Who are you?" He asked with a curious look.
"Who am I? That is not important child." The voice of a man resound in the space.
"Okay... then why am I here?"
"That is because I am curious to see who you are." The man said, titling his head to the side to get a closer look at Yu Sheng.
'This is weird.' Yu Sheng thought. From what he could see so far, it appears that he was kidnapped by that strange man whose eyes he stare into.
"Alright you saw enough can I leave now?" Yu Sheng questioned with an irky look. He was starting to get creeped out by this strange scenario.
"Very well then." To Yu Sheng surprise, the man wave his hand and a portal appear before him.
"This portal will let you outside." The man said while getting up from his throne.
"So whats the catch?" Not believing that the man would let him go so easily Yu Sheng asked with cold eyes.
"Smart." The man snickered at the question before snapping his fingers.
Soon the surroundings change. A rectangular surface appear as lines began drawing up and down on the ground as a net appear in the middle of it all.
"Let's play a game." The man continued as two rackets appear in his hand. He threw one at Yu Sheng in which he catches with an confused look.
"A tennis game?" Yu Sheng thought while staring at the place becoming a tennis court.
"That's right. Best of 3. Oh, and do not worry, even if you lose I will still let you leave." The man replied.
"However, if you do win I will answer three questions that won't bring harm to you." He said.
"Heh. Do you think I will lose? I should tell you that I am a genius who can do anything!" Yu Sheng said with confidence brewing out of him, agreeing to play this game with the mysterious man.
"Is that so? Well... good luck." The man said with a bit of irony in his tone before summoning a tennis ball.
"Wait!" The man was just about to throw the ball into the air when Yu Sheng shouted.
"The odds are in your favor!" Yu Sheng quickly said.
"Hmm. How so?" He asked while pausing his actions.
"Isn't it obvious? I don't know anything about you!" Yu Sheng sneered as he said this. This man was filled with mystery. He wouldn't even reveal a single part of his body to him.
"But you might as well know everything about me." He concluded with cold eyes.
"..."
The man was quiet for quite some time bring the world into dead silence before he chuckled.
"You do have a point. You do not know anything about me, but I know everything about you. The odds truly aren't in your favor." The man agreed as he threw the ball at Yu Sheng in which he caught easily.
"I am glad we can reach an agreement." Yu Sheng smirked, his eyes filled with determination to end this quickly.
He threw the ball into the air with precise movement before hitting it with the tennis racket with all his strength.
His human, yinyue strength immediately caused the ball to rocket towards the other side of the tennis court, heading right for the man face.
"What a brutal move." The man thought as he prepare himself to hit the ball back at Yu Sheng.
SWOOSH!
However, what he would never have expected was for the ball to curve right when it was in his grasp to hit it.
With a thud the ball hit the ground a couple feet away from the man making him astonished.
"Best of 3 right? Watch me win this without you scoring a single shot!" Yu Sheng shouted arrogantly.
"No need to be like that, I was simply careless." The man shook his head at Yu Sheng taunt before grabbing the ball with his free hand.
"Now let me return the favor." He said as he throw the ball in the air.
'It will go left I am sure about that." With a serious face Yu Sheng keenly gaze at the ball.
He watch the ball every movement until it was lowered to the point the man could hit it.
"NOW!" He shouted as he move with all his speed to the left side. However, what happened next made him stunned.
Just as he reach the spot the ball is meant to go he realized the ball was already on the floor on the exact spot he knew it would head.
Soon a wave of air came out of no where as a huge crater blew a hole in Yu Sheng side of the tennis court, the ball laying inside that hole.
"..."
Yu Sheng stare at the ball with angry gaze before turning towards the man while pointing at him.
"You cheated!" He bellowed.
The man turn to stare at Yu Sheng before saying, "Oh.. how so? All I did was use my own strength to hit the ball just like you."
"Cut the crap! Do you think I cannot sense that strange energy around the ball!" Yu Sheng continued with furious eyes.
"You can sense it? Very interesting.... But when did I say you cannot use your own power to win?" The man chuckled.
"Eh?"
'Now that I think about it, he didn't say such a thing. What a cunning fellow. He's just like a certain person.' Yu Sheng thought while thinking of Xu Lengyu and Xu Weizhe, mostly Xu Lengyu.
"Alright then. Let's continue." Taking back up the ball Yu Sheng attitude became serious. He release his cultivation alongside the Eternal Melody headphones : Crimson Night while also activating his half-step zhong fist that he learn from fighting with Fan Guo.
"Take this!" With all his strength Yu Sheng threw the ball in the air then hit it again causing it to once more rocket towards the man. This time the ball flew at shocking speed while being covered in red flames.
'He's a cunning fellow so instead of letting the ball curve to my right he will make it curve to my left again." The man thought while checking the trajectory of the ball.
'No that can't be it. He will let it move straight towards me!' He said as he prepare himself to receive the ball.
Sadly for him, the ball actually went curved left before touching down onto the ground, shocking him.
"Why are you overthinking it? Just play the game normally." As if knowing the man was surprised by his move Yu Sheng laughed loud enough for him to hear.
"You talk too much." His laugh didn't last long as the ball came shooting before landing behind him.
As if noticing the anger in the man tone Yu Sheng chuckled. "It doesn't matter, I already won. The moment you pass the ball for me to go first you already landed in my scheme for me to win even if you manage to land two balls."
"The score is 2-2, I think you should give up now since I am about to win." With an arrogant tone Yu Sheng declared while preparing to win this.
The man didn't say a word as he prepare himself.
"Suit yourself." With a sneer Yu Sheng threw the ball and hit it with all his strength once more.
This time he wasn't planning for any fancy tricks. He was going to send it straight into the man face to see if he could break the mist shrouding it!
"You lose mortal." At that moment the ball that was speeding towards the man slow down before stopping right in his face.
He then held his two hands on the racket in a tight grip causing the racket to grow bigger than even the mans hands.
"Good game." He said as the racket hit the ball sending it flying into Yu Sheng stomach, blowing a hole right through him.
"What the fuck..." Was the last thing Yu Sheng said before his entire body explode into a hot mess.