Chapter 102: Great Sincerity

"Mr. Gu, regarding the incident at Riverview Residences, I wonder if I might have the opportunity to apologize to you in person?"

Behind Riverview Residences stands the Sencheng Group, the largest real estate company in Yongzhou; news from such a corporation is naturally beyond what the average person can access. Following the previous incident, Gu Changqing had become a focus of the Sencheng Group. After this latest affair, the relevant team at Sencheng held a meeting, submitted the entire process to their superiors, and received immediate approval. For a conglomerate of this size, a single villa meant nothing. If they could build a good relationship with a Level 4 Awakened, it would be well worth it—even if only to avoid offending him.

"One hour from now, at Dingsheng Restaurant on Nanhua Road!" Gu Changqing hung up the phone. "I told you they would have to thank me for giving them this opportunity!"

He was in a lounge on the second floor of the Chongming headquarters. In fact, there were quite a few such rooms, specifically for staff on duty to rest. Each room was about twenty square meters, containing a bed, a bathroom, a loveseat, a coffee table, and a desk. After waiting an hour, Gu Changqing went downstairs to call Tan Li and Qiao Renxia, who were still on duty: "Let's go, I'm taking you out for a feast!"

"The Captain is generous!" The two immediately beamed with joy.

"When am I not generous?" Gu Changqing scoffed.

Qiao Renxia drove to the entrance of the restaurant, and as the three stepped out of the car, they saw two men in suits waiting at the door.

"Mr. Gu! Thank you for coming and giving us the chance to express our apologies!" The two men hurried forward as soon as they saw him.

Tan Li and Qiao Renxia realized what was happening. Qiao Renxia poked Tan Li and whispered, "I was just thinking to myself that the Captain was being so generous today, I was tempted to call him 'Godfather'!"

"I didn't expect the Captain to be using someone else's flowers to pay his respects!"

Gu Changqing turned and smacked the back of Qiao Renxia's head. "Be grateful you're getting a meal! Do you think I can't hear you whispering bad things about me?"

The group was led into a private room, where they saw two identical women in their early twenties with sweet smiles. This time, Qiao Renxia and Tan Li were truly surprised; these two were a twin duo currently very popular in the public eye, and they hadn't expected to see them here.

"It's Ou Qiang and Ou Wei!" Qiao Renxia whispered.

"Your attitude is very sincere," Gu Changqing laughed, feeling that the group was quite sensible.

The two men could tell at a glance that the tall young man surrounded by the others was the principal figure. He had an imposing, heroic appearance, though it carried an underlying air of ferocity.

"Mr. Gu!"
"Mr. Gu!"

"Sit, please sit!" Gu Changqing walked between the two women and wrapped an arm around each of their waists. Twins were a bonus. Based on what Qiao Renxia said, they were celebrities? That was a double bonus.

The meal was a pleasant affair for both host and guest; Gu Changqing was never a man to quibble over trifles, provided the other party showed the right attitude. As long as their stance satisfied him, everything else was negotiable.

More than an hour later, Ou Qiang and Ou Wei helped a slightly intoxicated Gu Changqing to a hotel directly across from the Security Bureau headquarters. Once inside the room, Gu Changqing opened his arms, signaling them to help him remove his shirt; there was not a trace of drunkenness in his eyes.

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Two hours later, Gu Changqing looked at the two women lying limp on the bed, contemplating whether he should try the dual cultivation techniques of the Xiulou female cultivators next time. Ordinary people really couldn't handle his current physique, unless he took on more than eight at a time.

The next morning, Gu Changqing returned to headquarters and went straight to the logistics department to take out the shackles. The logistics staff couldn't figure out where he had pulled such massive shackles from, considering the chains were as thick as a child's arm, over five meters long, with two stone rings at the ends.

"See if this can be repaired?" Gu Changqing asked directly.

"Damaged this severely? I'll have to send it to the main headquarters to see if it can be fixed," the logistics worker said after examining it for a moment.

"Then send it to headquarters, and get it fixed as soon as possible!"

"It doesn't look like an ordinary spiritual artifact. Even if it can be repaired, it will likely cost a lot of points."

Gu Changqing tossed the necklace and ring over. "Are these enough? Repair it quickly; I'm waiting to use it. Also, notify me as soon as the items I requested arrive!"

With those matters settled, Gu Changqing returned to the lounge to continue meditating on the deity. The image of the deity within his acupuncture point was becoming increasingly clear. What was once just an outline had now fully taken shape, missing only a few details. Gu Changqing estimated that more than half of the progress was complete. In another three or four days, he would be able to fully visualize this 'Xiang Sui' deity.

However, that evening, Gu Changqing opened his eyes abruptly, his gaze full of irritation. The speed of his visualization had slowed down.

He finally confirmed one thing: his visualization speed had been so fast because he had previously devoured the Illusion Monk, absorbing the monk's accumulated 'wish power' along with it. Now that the wish power was exhausted, at his current rate, it would take at least several months. He had to see if the Illusion Monk's remaining relics still contained any wish power that he could absorb, otherwise, he would have to find a way to obtain a deity statue to collect incense and wish power for his visualization.

Calculating the time, Gu Changqing went to the logistics department. "Has my stuff arrived yet?"

"About an hour left!" the logistics worker replied directly.

Gu Changqing nodded slightly and returned to his office to pace around. He then called Meng Xi and asked her to buy him some clothes.

An hour later, the logistics department sent him a message. Upon arriving, Gu Changqing saw several metal boxes on the table. He opened them all to find, in addition to two fog sacs, a severed hand, a candle, an incense burner, a golden crown, and a dozen other miscellaneous items. These were all the remains of the Illusion Monk from the Chongming headquarters.

As the boxes opened, faint chanting and prayers began to echo in the room, instantly calming the mind and creating an urge to join in the prayer.

"Even in death, you won't behave!" Gu Changqing scoffed, then closed the boxes and took them away.

Back in his room, he took out the severed hand and wrapped it in his 'Blood Prison.' Within moments, the hand vanished into the prison, and at the same time, an indescribable energy was absorbed into Gu Changqing's body. Gu Changqing felt a stir in his heart—it seemed feasible.

He then sank his consciousness into his acupuncture point to meditate. A moment later, he opened his eyes again, a smile on his face. It was indeed feasible.

The Illusion Monk’s abilities were entirely rooted in wish power, and upon the monk's death, that power had not dispersed but had formed various relics. Most other strange entities were similar, which was why these relics possessed such incredible effects. However, among all the relics of strange entities, those of the Illusion Monk were the most precious.