Return of the Celestial King

”Ah, this...”

Qin Tuo’s words made Mr. Ouyang’s face flush red with embarrassment.

He opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.

Recalling his aggressive attitude toward Qin Tuo just moments ago, he was too ashamed to ask for help now.

Long Wu, who was standing to the side, seemed to notice something and carefully observed Qin Tuo’s expression.

A thought struck him, and he immediately understood.

”Mr. Qin, please help Mr. Ouyang. After all, he’s an old man, and it’s not easy for him. How can you bear to watch him be plagued by resentful energy?”

As he spoke, Long Wu kept shooting glances at Qin Tuo.

Qin Tuo put on a stern face and remained firm.

”So you believe me now? A moment ago, you wanted to kick me out. That’s a pretty quick change of heart!”

”Mr. Qin, that’s not what I meant...”

Mr. Ouyang felt like dying inside.

As a former high-ranking official of the Imperial Court, he now had to beg someone so pitifully.

The problem was, he had no other choice!

When he thought of the terrifying resentful energy plaguing him, any amount of groveling was worth it.

Long Wu continued to persuade him earnestly:

”Mr. Qin, you’re a magnanimous man. Why haggle over this?”

But Qin Tuo just kept his stern face and ignored them.

The atmosphere grew a little awkward.

Mr. Ouyang wrung his hands and shot Long Wu a pleading look.

Long Wu shook his head and said with a helpless smile:

”How about this, Mr. Qin? If you’re willing to help Mr. Ouyang, then we at Huaiyi Hall will owe you a favor. What do you say?”

Hearing this, Qin Tuo immediately showed a flicker of interest.

But Mr. Ouyang quickly shook his head!

”No, no, no! Long Wu, you’re helping me so much. How could I let you be the one to owe a favor?”

With that, he forced a sincere smile at Qin Tuo.

”Mr. Qin, if you help me out, I, Ouyang Tianqi, will owe you and Huaiyi Hall a favor!”

He puffed out his chest, his expression solemn, clearly very confident in the value of his favor.

After all, over the years, countless people not just from Ming City but from all over the country had come seeking his help, only to be turned away.

A favor from Mr. Ouyang was enough to make many people go crazy.

A subtle smile instantly appeared on Qin Tuo’s face.

’Mission accomplished!’

Seeing this, Long Wu also let out a huge sigh of relief and smiled knowingly.

”Since Mr. Ouyang is so sincere, I suppose I can reluctantly lend you a hand!”

Qin Tuo appeared unwilling, but inwardly he was very satisfied.

Ouyang Tianqi had only recently retired, and the influence he still possessed was immense. Getting a favor from him was a huge gain.

And so, through the duo’s coordinated performance, Mr. Ouyang was played for a fool without even realizing it.

Mr. Ouyang wasn’t thinking about any of that. He just asked excitedly:

”Mr. Qin, what exactly is this method you mentioned?”

Qin Tuo slowly explained:

”I will use a unique technique to try and remove the resentful energy from this dragon robe. But I have to warn you, there’s no guarantee of success.”

”Yes, yes, of course! Please, Mr. Qin, just do what you can. I trust you!”

Mr. Ouyang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, his face full of gratitude.

He was now even more certain that Qin Tuo was an unworldly master.

’Didn’t you hear? He even has some kind of secret, exclusive art!’

Qin Tuo turned and paced slowly around the room.

Then, he gently rubbed the Celestial King Order with his finger.

In truth, he wasn’t confident that the Celestial King Order could successfully absorb the resentful energy.

But if it worked, he might be able to achieve a breakthrough.

So, it was definitely worth the gamble!

”Let’s begin...”

Qin Tuo approached the dragon robe.

Under the two men’s nervous gazes, he slowly pressed the ring against it.

Just then, something strange happened!

The previously calm dragon robe suddenly began to tremble violently.

”Ah, what’s happening?”

Mr. Ouyang and Long Wu turned pale with fright, standing frozen on the spot.

’Just as I thought. The resentful energy is actually fighting back?’

Qin Tuo sneered inwardly and began to channel the power of the Celestial King Order, continuously suppressing the resentful energy.

But the next moment, the resentful energy, feeling the pressure, resisted violently!

WHOOSH...

In mid-air, a formless aura materialized into a fearsome, three-headed python, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, looking terrifyingly life-like.

”Heavens, this... this is...”

Mr. Ouyang and Long Wu were utterly horrified, unable to believe what they were seeing.

At that moment, due to the appearance of the three-headed python, the other antiques in the room also began to stir restlessly.

Streams of formless Spiritual Qi were released from these antiques, filling the entire room.

’Such dense Spiritual Qi!’

Qin Tuo’s eyes lit up. This was a rare opportunity!

He let out a loud roar, making the other two men jump in fright.

A surge of true qi flowed from his Dantian, desperately converging into the Celestial King Order.

In that instant, the Celestial King Order began to vibrate violently!

BZZZZZT!

As the true qi flowed in, the Celestial King Order became like an invisible vortex, frantically absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi and resentful energy.

An eerie, phantom wind seemed to sweep through the room, and the temperature dropped sharply.

Mr. Ouyang and Long Wu shivered, not daring to move a muscle.

’Is this the terrifying power of a Celestial King?’

An indescribably shocked look filled Long Wu’s eyes.

All the Spiritual Qi and resentful energy formed a whirlwind and was slowly drawn into the Celestial King Order.

Qin Tuo could clearly feel the room gradually returning to calm.

After an unknown amount of time, all the Spiritual Qi and resentful energy had vanished completely.

In the air, the materialized three-headed demonic python let out a hiss, then gradually shrank and disappeared into the ring.

”Whew, it worked!”

Qin Tuo let out a turbid breath, fine beads of sweat dotting his forehead.

But as he took a closer look, he was a little surprised.

’Something’s not right! Before, when I absorbed the Celestial Snow Lotus, the Celestial King Order channeled all the Spiritual Qi into my body. But now, after absorbing so much Spiritual Qi, I don’t feel any reaction at all?’

Qin Tuo was puzzled now. He looked at the ring and couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

’Could it be... that the Celestial King Order kept all the Spiritual Qi for itself...?’

After thinking for a moment, he concluded it was the only possibility.

Seeing that everything had calmed down, Mr. Ouyang finally dared to speak.

”Mr. Qin... is it done?”

He was extremely cautious, as if afraid of disturbing some evil spirit.

Qin Tuo nodded and said:

”Rest assured, Mr. Ouyang. I’ve removed all the resentful energy from this dragon robe. From now on, you can collect it without any worries.”

Hearing this, Mr. Ouyang finally broke into a long-unseen smile, nodding and thanking him profusely.

”Thank you for your help, Mr. Qin! I, Ouyang Tianqi, will remember this kindness and will surely repay you generously in the future!”

He had no idea that the entire room of collectibles had already lost all their Spiritual Power, which was now all in Qin Tuo’s possession.

He was the biggest sucker, yet he was still thanking Qin Tuo nonstop.