Chapter 1065: The Chairman's Request
The boring answer drew a scoff from the Joy Star Lord.
Good people were the most boring people of all.
They were measured and cautious, always striving to be fair, with a rare kindness toward others. Yet in the end, they could never escape being exploited until nothing remained.
The Joy Star Lord rolled over, casually pulled an avatar close, and began toying with them. Waves of goosebumps rose across the avatar's skin, but they still forced a fawning smile onto their face.
Admiring that distorted expression, the Joy Star Lord asked, "What else? Did you discover anything else?"
"...No."
"I didn't think so. Heaven Origin is too boring. The last time I went there, there wasn't anything interesting anywhere. I'd rather stay in Blessing and watch people do anything for their medicine. You...forget it."
The Joy Star Lord had originally intended to torment Kong Duiyue. After all, she had recently acquired a few amusing little mystic artifacts that could inflict considerable pain.
But the sight of Kong Duiyue's skeletal body and pustule-covered skin instantly killed her interest.
Listlessly setting down the person in her hands, she waved and said, "Go. You're no longer needed here."
"Yes..."
"Before you leave, eat this."
A thick mass of loathing was brought before him, and unpleasant laughter rang in his ears. Before him lay a calamity split off from the body of one of the siblings, and swallowing it was Kong Duiyue's fate.
After a moment of silence, Kong Duiyue clasped his hands and said, "Yes."
Reaching out, he placed the foul-smelling thing in his mouth. Its revolting taste shot straight to his brain, involuntarily reminding him of seafood rotting in summer. It was nauseating enough to make him retch.
Yet his expression did not change. He merely