Grudges with the Heavenly Base King

A moment later, Si Yao got up. Su Xiao Li was still asleep; the girl had been watching him all night and only managed to fall asleep when dawn was breaking.

He walked into the living room and found Angel Yan, Angel Chase, and Angel Mo Yi had already entered through the front door as if they were home, sitting on the living room sofa.

"Yo, you're up?" Angel Yan crossed her legs, her face still wearing that playful grin. Her gaze flickered meaningfully towards the master bedroom, "Looks like our little girlfriend is quite tired..."

Si Yao ignored her teasing and walked over to sit down, "Is something wrong?"

Ever since the Huang Village incident, these three angels had left Earth.

Now they had returned suddenly, showing up early in the morning, they were most likely here on a mission.

Seeing that Si Yao wasn't taking the bait, Angel Yan dropped the joking demeanor. She leaned forward slightly, her tone becoming more formal, "Alright, let's get down to business. The Queen is very interested in you, an existence from the ancient Pangu civilization, and sincerely invites you to visit Merlot Heavenly Court in the Angel Nebula for the highest level of civilization exchange."

"Not interested." Si Yao refused without even thinking, "There's no way I'm traveling such a long distance to meet someone, let alone have me cross who knows how many light-years to pay homage to some Queen."

"If you want a meeting, have your Angel King come here herself."

This answer seemed to be within Angel Yan's expectations. She didn't show much surprise and instead nodded, "I knew you'd say that. However, there's another person who is very interested in you, and she should be arriving on Earth herself not too long from now."

She paused, a hint of imperceptible playfulness in her eyes, and added, "Moreover, based on some old scores, the two of you... might have a small grievance."

"Grievance?" Si Yao raised an eyebrow slightly. He didn't recall provoking any angels, except...

Angel Yan didn't name names directly but hinted in a teasing tone, "Sumali... that Second Generation Sky Scum you looted clean and then fed to the crocodiles. I learned from Angel Zhi Xin that fellow... seems to have some complicated past relationship with a certain important figure in our Merlot Heavenly Court."

She looked at Si Yao and said meaningfully, "That senior shut-in who hasn't bothered to step out for thousands of years is actually requesting to come to Earth this time... Do you think she's merely curious about you, an old god of Pangu?"

The implication was clear enough by this point.

The special person who was "interested" in Si Yao and might hold a "small grievance" was none other than the Heavenly Base King—He Xi.

And the source of the grievance was likely Sumali, whom he had finished off and taken the Silver Blade from.

Of course, He Xi probably wouldn't delve too deeply into the matter of finishing off Sumali.

He Xi also wouldn't care much about the resources Si Yao had taken from Sumali.

But the Silver Blade, that was a more sensitive matter.

They hadn't mentioned it before because Si Yao's situation was special; bringing it up wouldn't solve the problem but might instead provoke greater conflict.

And He Xi, an ancient being with a transcendent status in the Angel Civilization, almost on par with Holy Keisha, her arrival meant the Silver Blade matter would definitely need to be addressed.

Otherwise, who didn't know that Quicksilver Weapons were regulated items belonging to the angels?

In the Known Universe, besides the angels, only the demons possessed Quicksilver Weapons. What if Si Yao went around slashing people with that flying knife? What would the angels do?

If possible, the angels didn't want to come into conflict with Si Yao, an old god from an ancient civilization.

Therefore, the issue of the Silver Blade definitely needed to be resolved.

And the only one who could resolve it, and was qualified to do so, was He Xi.

In the depths of the distant universe, a massive Wormhole Station was slowly operating, emitting a dark blue radiance.

The elegantly shaped and smoothly lined Heavenly Base Four, like a silver flying fish gliding into the water, silently entered the wormhole, heading towards Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy.

In the ship's main control room, He Xi leaned lazily in the pilot's seat, her silver hair casually draped, a thoughtful expression on her beautiful face. Her student, the young Angel Zhi Xin, sat upright in the passenger seat, a hint of bewilderment on her face.

"Master," Angel Zhi Xin finally couldn't help but speak, "According to the information transmitted by Yan Jie, although Mr. Si Yao's personality is indifferent, he is not unreasonable. He even tacitly allowed Yan Jie and the others to observe him for a long time, and indirectly helped to wipe out demons. Do we need to be this... cautious for this trip?"

She was referring to He Xi specifically bringing Heavenly Base Four.

This ship was not just a vehicle; it also carried a powerful independent computing system. Although it couldn't compare to the Heavenly Base Computing Group that her master used when stationed at Merlot Heavenly Court, which was connected to the entire Heavenly City's defense system, its computing power was enough to traverse the Known Universe with ease, at least more than enough to deal with Morgana.

He Xi heard this and let out a soft sigh, raising her hand to rub her glabella, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness, "Little Zhi Xin, you're thinking about this too simply."

Her gaze shifted to the rapidly flowing Star Belt outside the porthole.

"Thousands of years ago, Lieyang Tiandao made a grand entrance on Earth, and what was the result? They were severely wounded by that monkey alone, and even Pan Zhen didn't dare to fight head-on, retreating in disgrace."

"Not long ago, Morgana personally descended, attempting to revive the Demon Legion, and what was the result? Her elite squad was wiped out by Si Yao with a raise of his hand, and she herself was forced to flee in panic."

"One Sun Wukong, one Si Yao... Earth is a very strange place!"

She paused, withdrew her gaze, and looked at her earnest student, her tone becoming a bit more serious, "We are going there ostensibly for friendly exchange and to discuss the Pangu civilization, but the core issue is to resolve the ownership of the Silver Blade. That thing is a Quicksilver Weapon, a regulated item, and it absolutely cannot be left lying around, especially not in the hands of a powerful being with an Unknown Stance."

"Whether the other party is friend or foe is not entirely clear. His willingness to engage with Angel Yan and the others doesn't mean he'll give me, an old fossil, any face. What if negotiations fail?"

He Xi spread her hands, a slightly guilty expression appearing on her face, which was somewhat inconsistent with her status, "I'm not Keisha. Direct combat has never been my strong suit. I can put up a fight against someone like Morgana who plays with computing power, but if the other party possesses powerful combat strength like that monkey on Earth..."

"Master, I will be very awkward!"

Her frontal combat power was not stronger than Morgana's. Si Yao's ability to repel Morgana meant he was equally capable of threatening her.

Facing an "old god" who could instantly dismantle the Demon Legion and was suspected of wielding unknown divine power, no amount of caution would be excessive.

Angel Zhi Xin was stunned. She truly hadn't thought that deeply. Her judgment was based more on the relatively "peaceful" contact experience transmitted by Angel Yan.

"But, Yan Jie, she..."

"Yan Jie was lucky not to have stepped on someone's landmines," He Xi interrupted her, her tone carrying a hint of teasing, "And are you sure that Yan Jie's little bit of sass isn't considered an offense in the eyes of truly ancient beings? Perhaps he was just too lazy to bother with a junior."

Angel Zhi Xin: "..."

She suddenly felt that what her teacher said made a lot of sense.

"Then Master, how do you plan to handle the Silver Blade Matter?" Zhi Xin couldn't help but ask.

Demand it directly? It might cause conflict.

Maintain the status quo? That goes against the principles of angels.

He Xi didn't answer directly. Instead, she smiled mysteriously and raised her right hand. A metal long box emitting an icy cold air appeared in her hand.

She opened the lid, and inside lay a long sword with an ancient and elegant shape, its entire body flowing with the unique luster of dark silver!

The sword body was slender, its lines smooth, and it faintly emitted powerful energy fluctuations. It was clearly no ordinary item at first glance.

"Here, use this to trade," He Xi said casually, gently flicking the sword body with her finger, producing a crisp hum.

Zhi Xin looked at the long sword, which was obviously meticulously crafted and had consumed who knew how many precious materials, and then thought of that small silver blade flying dagger. Her small mouth parted slightly, and she was completely stunned.

"M-Master..." Zhi Xin felt her brain couldn't quite keep up. "You want to use... use such a brand new dark silver long sword to trade for a small silver blade flying dagger, one that was captured from the enemy?"

This wasn't equivalent exchange anymore; this was a massive loss! A loss beyond measure!

Her Master, He Xi, was known in the Angel Civilization for being shrewd... no, for possessing both wisdom and foresight.

For thousands of years, in all sorts of research and transactions, she had always been the one to take advantage of others. When had she ever made such an obviously losing deal?

"Master, are... are you joking?" Zhi Xin couldn't help but confirm. "Isn't the price a bit too high?"

He Xi looked at her student's incredulous expression and couldn't help but chuckle. She closed the sword box and leaned back lazily in her seat.

"Little Zhi Xin, you can't just look at superficial value when assessing things," He Xi said, shaking her index finger gently. "You think we're losing money? Trading a pile of cold metal for the potential risk of offending an ancient old god?"

She paused, her gaze deepening. "Leaving that silver blade in Si Yao's possession is a hidden danger for us, a fuse that could ignite conflict. By using this long sword for the exchange, we first show the attitude of our Angel Civilization – we respect his strength and status, and are willing to exchange 'equivalent' items rather than forcefully demand it. This minimizes conflict to the greatest extent."

"Secondly, this is also a test and an investment. I am willing to pay a price far beyond the ordinary. What I get back is not just a flying dagger, but also an impression point from him towards me and our Angel Civilization. It makes him feel that we angels are reasonable, even generous. This favor, at some critical moment in the future, might be more useful than ten dark silver weapons."

On the surface, she was going to Earth to deal with the silver blade flying dagger issue, but in reality, that was just an excuse.

What she was concerned about was not Sumali, who was fed to crocodiles, nor the resources he had, nor even the silver blade flying dagger.

It was Si Yao!

Pangu Civilization, Ultimate Fear, the void...

One troublesome matter after another. When will this damn thing ever end?!