novelBeing Invincible Brings Such Loneliness
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Before Wang Hu could finish, Di Baijun—who had been fairly relaxed and secretly mirthful—instinctively turned wary right away.
She subtly raised an eyebrow. That useless fox had been hardworking?!
Additionally, judging from the jerk's demeanor, he was actually fairly appreciative of this fox.
For some inexplicable reason, she cast a somewhat bothered and slightly suspicious glance at the jerk.
Yet, she didn't know what she should be suspicious of either. In any case, she simply felt rather bothered.
Oh, right, what's she being so nice to Big Treasure and Little Treasure for?
A sense of wariness arose in Di Baijun at once.
Might she be doing it on purpose to deceive that jerk and gain his trust, thereby gaining some kind of benefit?
The jerk might seem shrewd, but in truth, he was sometimes awfully stupid in some things. Moreover, that fox even looked so coquettish. Mother had once said that all male tigers loved coquettish women. It wasn't necessarily true that he wouldn't fall for it.
All of a sudden, as though she had just realized something, her eyes widened big and round; fury came over her at once. No, that jerk would definitely fall for it. He definitely would.
It was very obvious from the way he was putting in a good word for that fox, for he had already been fooled.
That jerk... hmph, how impossibly stupid. To think he actually dared to fall for that fox's tricks...
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She immediately glared daggers at Wang Hu.
Wang Hu received a huge shock. He was just sounding her out a little—that was all. He hadn't even launched his combo attack yet, but she was already showing such a huge reaction!
He hastily went on and said seriously, "However, it hasn't been that long yet. Moreover, Su Ling isn't one of us tigers. We mustn't fully trust her so easily. You have to keep an eye on her, Baijun."
It was only upon hearing those words of his did Di Baijun's anger fade.
Looks like that jerk hasn't fallen for her tricks yet. He's not too bad, I guess.
As for Su Ling... hmph.
I have to look for an opportunity to knock her down a peg or two soon. How dare she play such little tricks.
"I know, of course, " replied Di Baijun coldly. She continued to face away from Wang Hu as she mulled over what kind of opportunity would be suitable.
After all, she wasn't unreasonably or temperamentally punishing that fox. She had to find a suitable reason. Otherwise, how was she supposed to convince the masses of her credibility?
How was she supposed to lead the tigers?
Wang Hu changed the topic back to the two little fellows and moderately continued with his mudslinging in preparation for the future.
The two little fellows wouldn't know anyway. He could also claim that they had forgotten after doing it. Besides, he had already done quite a bit of mudslinging. Adding a little more or a little less wouldn't matter.
With such perfect scapegoats around, if he didn't make use of them a little, then wouldn't he be wasting god's gifts and the resources available to him? Nobody would be able to stand watching him do something like that.
He secretly observed Silly Girl. When he saw that she had cooled off and had become preoccupied with what he had said, he knew right away that it was time to wrap things up.
His smile disappeared, and he gazed lovingly at Big Treasure and Little Treasure. He sighed softly and said, "Y'know, Baijun, Big Treasure and Little Treasure's biggest wish is actually very simple."
Di Baijun's cool gaze shifted at once. She couldn't help but look at the jerk and then at the soundly asleep Big Treasure and Little Treasure. She resisted the urge to ask what their biggest wish was.
After pausing for a whole three seconds, it was only when Wang Hu sensed that Silly Girl was close to the limit of her endurance that he finally went on. As though lost and despondent, he said, "They are too young and too naive. In their world, all they want is to have a full meal when they're hungry and to be able to play with each other, as well as with their father and mother, whenever they want. They just want to be able to stay together as a family and be happy every day."
Di Baijun's gorgeous visage froze, and even her breathing caught in her throat.
She felt the urge to immediately run out. An indescribable and complex feeling arose in her.
The next moment, a wry and self-mocking laugh rang out once more.
"Yet, I, their father, couldn't even give them these things."
At once, Di Baijun glared at him with her beautiful eyes. Was that jerk mocking her?
However, judging from how he looked... it didn't seem like it either. He looked more like he was mocking himself.
She couldn't help but become cross and annoyed. Whether that jerk was mocking himself or not, he was definitely blaming her to some extent.
How hateful.
Jerk!
You're so shameless!
You have no sense of shame!
...
"Baijun, please promise me that no matter what happens between the two of us, never bring Big Treasure and Little Treasure into it.
"I will do my best to be a good father to them. I hope you can also do your best to be a good mother to them.
"Let's try our best together to give them a wonderful childhood, satisfactory paternal love and maternal love, and a complete home, okay?"
With an extremely solemn and serious look on his face, Wang Hu turned around and gazed calmly and determinedly at Silly Girl.
Di Baijun turned away at once. Her mind felt somewhat dizzy and cloudy. What was that jerk saying?
I... I will definitely put in my best efforts to be nice to Big Treasure and Little Treasure.
That jerk...
Awkwardness, bashfulness, anger, and other emotions mixed with one another as her heart started to pound faster. A suspicious flush of scarlet quietly crept up her jade-like neck.
That jerk. He m-must be taking advantage of me.
"You don't need to answer me, Baijun. You can just do that with your actions instead. Let's stop the conversation here for today. You've only just broken through and come out of seclusion, and you haven't seen Big Treasure and Little Treasure for a month.
"Have a good rest, stabilize your cultivation, and catch up with the two little fellows first. I'll leave for now.
"Lastly, to be able to have a heart-to-heart talk with you like this makes me really happy, " said Wang Hu in a peaceful and tranquil tone as he walked out of the cave, his gait stable and steady.
Then, he transformed into a beam of light and came to a nearby mountain peak. At once, his serene expression cracked and crumbled completely.
He was smug, proud, and delighted.
He was too damn smart.
After going about in circles, Silly Girl must be rather dizzy by now.
Even he took his hat off to himself somewhat. He wasn't such a smooth talker in the past.
In any case, for some reason, his mind simply felt especially quick-witted and his reactions especially fast whenever he was interacting with Silly Girl. He could even pick up certain fine details in the nick of time.
It seemed like... it seemed like all these skills had specially developed to deal with Silly Girl. Additionally, they only surfaced when the one he was dealing with was her.
Hah.
Perhaps this might really be destined.
The corners of his lips curled upward, and a sense of heroism flared up in him. Once he launched his series of combo attacks, a mere Silly Girl would definitely fall right into his clutches.
Being invincible brings such great loneliness!
Being invincible brings such great emptiness[1]...
The tune in his mind paused—what was the next line again?
...
Back in the cave, true to Wang Hu's expectations, Di Baijun was indeed feeling rather dizzy at the moment. Her mind was in an even bigger mess now.
She felt angry and embarrassed.
What kind of ridiculous statement was that? That damned shameless jerk. All he knew was spouting nonsense.
How she wished she could send that jerk flying far, far away with a slap while also yelling 'I'm very displeased' at the same time when she heard his very last sentence.
However, her complex emotions had prevented her from attacking. Neither could she calm herself down at the moment.
As though the devil's whisper, those words imprinted themselves deeply in her mind and just wouldn't go away, causing her to become unusually irritated.
All she could do was constantly curse 'Jerk! Jerk! Jerk!' in her mind...
A pair of bare hands forcefully twisted and wrung the hem of her clothes. The domineering, awe-inspiring, cold, and haughty aura originally around her vanished completely.
She looked more like an incredibly embarrassed and annoyed yet also incredibly vexed and troubled teenager.
It was only after an unknown amount of time that she finally somewhat calmed down indignantly. As she sat on the stone chaise lounge and gazed at the two little fellows, the look in her eyes gradually became gentler and gentler.
As she gazed at them, for some reason, she suddenly smiled. At once, it was as though a garden of flowers had all bloomed at the same time and even the rock walls had lit up. She was stunningly beautiful.
"Hmph, the two of you little fellows sure are mischievous. All the two of you know is learning from that jerk of a dad of yours and making Mommy angry.
"Good job, though. You mustn't show that jerk of a dad of yours any amiability. He's always spouting nonsense."
She paused for a short while. Then, a hint of guilt surfaced on her stunning visage.
"My babies, Mommy can't even make your wish come true. I'm sorry.
"B-but you can't blame Mommy for that either. No, it's all that jerk of a dad's fault.
"In any case, it's all that jerk of a dad's fault. When the two of you grow up, you must side with Mommy and ignore that jerk of a dad. We'll make him die of anger."
She rolled her eyes dramatically and disdainfully. As she thought further and further about it, she started to sulk and stew in silence again.
That jerk...
...
While Wang Hu and Di Baijun were 'fighting and scheming' against each other, all the senior officials of all the major countries were already in an uproar a long time ago.
They couldn't see anything after the golden light curtain blocked their view again.
However, the brief shocking battle that they had witnessed was already enough to give the various major countries a good guess. In addition, it had also triggered a great number of effects.
In China...
The secretariat and the research center submitted their reports at the fastest speed they could. Additionally, both reports contained similar content. A video conference was held in the cabinet once again.
"That was the Tiger King. He's broken through to the Divine Body Realm and has become capable of transforming into the Dao form. The huge white tiger hologram is the Tiger Queen.
"Both the secretariat and the research center have arrived at the same conclusion in their reports. Although it's rather hard to fathom and believe, it's the truth. Following the Tiger King, the Tiger Queen has become the second Third Realm cultivator on Earth.
"Previously, we had already decided on a countermeasure, but the rest of the countries were unable to make a decision... so we could only let it drag on.
"Now that the Tiger Queen has broken through, the Tiger King's influence and status have significantly risen again. While the two Third Realm cultivators are an even bigger threat now, they also hold even more persuasiveness.
"Let's hold another world conference and strive to set the matter in stone, " Dong Pingtao spoke and went straight to the point without letting the others speak.
All the cabinet officials present nodded without any hesitation. They also understood what Dong Pingtao meant.
They had already made a decision prior to this and had also put in efforts for it. Even though the Tiger Queen had broken through to the Third Realm, it wasn't enough to make China change its countermeasures just like that.
On the contrary, China needed the Tiger King and his wife even more now. In that case, they might as well be more straightforward and take the opportunity to resolve the world conference... and earn themselves a favorable impression with the Tiger King and his wife.
Most importantly, the fact that Dong Pingtao had directly said it out loud meant that he was completely sticking his neck out and fully shouldering all the responsibility for this matter.
While it was fine if nothing went wrong, should the Tiger King harm the humans, the outcome would be self-evident.
Dong Pingtao would undoubtedly have to step down while the rest of the cabinet didn't necessarily have to. This way, the whole cabinet wouldn't need to shoulder the blame and step down. Thus, the country wouldn't be thrown into chaos.
This was a leader's readiness to assume their responsibilities in critical times.
The other members of the cabinet mustn't stop him. Neither were they qualified to, much less be qualified enough to shoulder those potential consequences.
China took action very quickly. At the same time, the rest of the countries had also more or less arrived at the same conclusion.
India's leader, a white-haired old man, had an incredulous look on his countenance. He couldn't help but curse furiously, "Both that Tiger King and his wife have broken through to the Third Realm! Do they have cheats? F*ck."
In Russia, the Russian leader—whom one could more or less still consider robust and healthy—had a deep frown on his face.
A brief moment later, he let out a soft sigh.
"What a shame that Russia doesn't have ties to the Tiger King and his wife!"
As for Iran, England, and some other major countries...
"..."
[1] Lyrics from Invincible, a song sung by Chinese actor and singer Deng Chao.
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