"I'm out of money too, really. Your sister-in-law keeps a tight watch, how much pocket money can I have?"
"Besides, what are you going to Japan for? If you want to watch movies, I have the collector's edition..."
Kurgan dryly complained.
He Li held the phone, his face a mess, as if nobody else had the collector's edition. He didn't waste any time and said directly, "I'm leaving all the Canadian dollars I have on me to Willow. Exchange some Japanese Yen for me, I need it."
Kurgan grunted, "Then exchange 5,000 yuan. I don't have much either..."
"Okay, 50,000 it is. Transfer it quickly."
After He Li finished speaking, he hung up and entered the airport. The staff member, holding He Li's identification and visa, looked at it back and forth and asked, "Is this you?"
He Li looked at the photo on the visa, which looked very similar to Willow. He pursed his lips, his expression melancholic, and said, "I was still fat back then. It was all from plastic surgery in Korea. I'm going back to Korea to get it fixed."
The staff member looked at He Li with sympathy and a polite smile, saying, "Please step aside!"
"Alright." He Li turned and left.
He Li sat by Victoria Harbour with Xiao Lan, gazing at the azure sky. The salty breeze brushed past his nose, his face etched with worry.
Then,
He picked up the roasted chicken and ice-cold cola beside him and began to feast.
"Xiao Lan, let's eat more. You can carry me on your back tonight, and we'll go to Japan. I checked, it's not far, just over 7,000 kilometers, crossing the Pacific Ocean."
He Li ate and drank while envisioning, "I've even thought about it. We'll go halfway, take a detour, and visit the Hawaiian Islands for two days, then go to Japan. I'll enjoy myself, and you can rest too. How about it?"
Xiao Lan lay on the concrete harbor, still as majestic and handsome as ever, but his eyes were much more haggard. Ever since following the god, he hadn't had a single good day. Morin, that bastard, ran away. Where did all the people of the Chen family who practiced divine arts go?
Did all the suffering fall upon me... a dog?
He Li chuckled foolishly and patted Xiao Lan's head, took a bite of a large chicken leg, then picked up the large 2-liter ice-cold cola, tilted his head, and chugged it down...
...
India, Zanyong Pagoda.
This was where believers came to pray to the gods they worshipped. The architecture was distinctive. In front of the pagoda, believers lined up, holding colorful flower garlands in their hands. Their eyes were half-closed, their expressions solemn, and they chanted prayers. In their hands, beneath the garlands, were banknotes of various denominations.
The top of the pagoda resembled a pavilion in a Chinese park, supported by four golden pillars holding up a roof. In the center stood a "god" cast entirely in gold, with four faces and eight hands. The four faces depicted joy, anger, sorrow, and love, while the eight hands held different weapons.
"The people of this country have a deep-rooted faith in their gods," Nifeita said softly, sitting by the railing and watching the believers below. "Unfortunately, our power does not rely on the faith of believers. Otherwise, you would be the most powerful."
Nifeita turned to look at the woman sitting cross-legged beneath the golden god. Her facial features were those of a standard Indian woman, and she was incredibly beautiful. Compared to Nifeita, if a distinction had to be made, Nifeita could not compare to her.
Nifeita said, "Plaidana, have you made up your mind? Ally with me, and survive until the end in this war of gods."
Plaidana slowly opened her eyes. They were brown, with a hint of cloudiness in the whites, giving them a hazy appearance. The brown irises seemed to hold a trace of gold.
Plaidana smiled at Nifeita and said softly, "Nifeita, why can't you just wait?"
"Upper gods have their own battles. Middle gods and lower gods should stick to their own fights, shouldn't they?"
"In the last era's war of gods, because you killed Xiapesh, Sesuo Jiang did not receive what he deserved. In his anger, he voluntarily entered reincarnation, directly cutting off everyone's path to advancement.
Ultimately, the war of gods ended inconclusively. You and Horse became the final winners, replacing Ricardo and Tang Ya, becoming middle gods. Those two, however, fell in rank.
In this era, the war of gods has begun again. Not to mention Ricardo and Tang Ya, who were outmaneuvered by you and Horse, just look at Xiapesh and Sesuo Jiang. Are you ready to face the wrath of those two?"
Plaidana was a gentle girl. Her voice and tone were soft and gentle. She smiled at Nifeita, but every word she spoke was filled with sarcasm and mockery.
"Nifeita, I am very curious about your future. Who will kill you?
Ricardo? Tang Ya? Or Xiapesh or Sesuo Jiang?"
Plaidana smiled slightly, looked into Nifeita's eyes, and said softly, "Xiapesh and Sesuo Jiang are unlikely. They wouldn't deign to bother with you. Ricardo probably won't either. He always prides himself on his chivalry. Even if he wants revenge, he'll go after Horse, not you.
So, I guess it's Tang Ya. That woman isn't very magnanimous and has a strong vengeful streak."
Nifeita did not interrupt Plaidana's words. She listened quietly to her sarcastic remarks, then waved her hand and asked, "So, are you going to ally with me?"
Now it was Plaidana's turn to be astonished. She thought she had made her intentions very clear, but she didn't expect Nifeita to be so indifferent.
Plaidana seemed to understand. She seemed to know why this blonde woman became the biggest beneficiary in the last war of gods.
As a god, she could dismiss sarcasm as if it were wind and treat mockery as encouragement. She could endure anything that was beneficial to her.
Plaidana looked at Nifeita intently. After a long pause, she sighed softly and said to Nifeita, "Go find Ba Tuo Kui Si, Ke Suo Tu, and A Le Si Wa. If they agree, I will agree."
Nifeita smiled, "Coincidentally, you and they are the only gods who don't have grudges against me. If you told me to go find Sesuo Jiang, our conversation might end here."
Plaidana tilted her head and blinked at Nifeita, looking very cute.
Nifeita's expression turned cold, and she said coldly, "Your cute act is just like a streetwalker."
Plaidana retorted with a smile, "Yes, for a woman who wanted to rely on Xiapesh, was rejected, and then plotted against him, I, a 'streetwalker,' am much nobler."
"Hmph!"
Nifeita snorted coldly and left, saying, "I'll go find them."
Plaidana smiled and watched Nifeita leave. After Nifeita left, Plaidana's smile faded. She stared at the direction Nifeita had left for a moment, then picked up her phone and made a call.
"Tang Ya, Nifeita has made her move. It's time for us to awaken... Sesuo Jiang."
"Understood," a female voice replied from the other end of the phone.
Plaidana hung up the phone, her lips curving upwards, her smile blooming like a flower.
...
"Go to Egypt," Nifeita said coldly to Morin.
Morin lowered his eyes, not looking at Nifeita's cold expression, and responded, starting the car.
Sitting in the back seat, Nifeita looked at Morin's back and asked, "You betrayed Xiapesh, only because he wasn't Xiapesh, but He Li?"
"Yes, my goddess. The god I followed is no longer here. The new god is not my master," Morin replied.
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