Once in a Millennium

Right after that.

A poster appeared in Liu Di's field of vision.

It resembled the style of Western oddity circuses during their heyday in the seventies and eighties.

Its artwork was mysterious and terrifying, with the black silhouettes of a group of strangely shaped circus members arranged in an inverted triangle.

The one at the very bottom, with his head lowered, was the "meditation master" Liu Zhengqing had mentioned.

Several large lines of text stood above.

"Monster Circus World Tour"

"China, Kyoto Stop—Once in a Millennium. Miss It and You'll Never Get Another Chance."

Liu Di let out a long breath. "If it's once in a millennium, then I have to go meet Liu Zhengqing's master!"

Magic Child said, "Right. If you crush him, wouldn't that mean you've surpassed Liu Zhengqing?"

Liu Di's expression turned restrained, and he felt utterly miserable.

If it really came down to mental power, he probably wouldn't be able to crush anyone.

Still, Liu Di quietly clenched his fist.

At some point, Liu Di had begun to regard Liu Zhengqing, this elusive "father" of his, as a rival!

Surpassing him technologically, even finding Liu Zhengqing and confronting him face-to-face, had become an obsession in Liu Di's heart.

Even Liu Di himself probably couldn't explain why he had such thoughts.

Perhaps.

Liu Zhengqing had abandoned him and his mother without a word, and Liu Di wanted to judge him and tell him that abandoning him had been a mistake!

And.

Liu Di had always felt that he lived under Liu Zhengqing's shadow. Proud and arrogant as he was, he wanted from the bottom of his heart to break free from those shackles.

Other people's fathers were mountains, shielding their children from wind and rain and protecting them.

Liu Di's father was also a mountain—dark, mysterious, and