Moon Above the Moon

It was a shame that Dormammu was helping Kaecilius conceal himself now, making it impossible for Li Congxin to discern his location.

Otherwise, given Brother Coward’s personality, he definitely would have wanted to capture and kill him first.

Letting that rat who could not stand the light stir up trouble in the shadows was indeed not Li Congxin’s style. Aside from those three mages, was there anyone else who might have noticed where that rat had gone?

As he thought this, Li Congxin had already returned to the rooftop terrace of his villa. He suddenly raised his head and looked toward the bright moon on the horizon.

"Alone in a foreign land, I am a stranger; on festive occasions, I pine for my kin." Just as Li Congxin was wondering whether he should find the person who might have witnessed the entire process of Kaecilius’s escape and ask about it, Nalan Bai had already arrived on the rooftop terrace. Smiling, she asked, "You just came out of seclusion and ran here alone to admire the moon. Are you trying to experience the mood of the poem?"

Li Congxin turned around, only to see Xiao Bai wearing a clean white gauze dress today, leaving her arms and shoulders exposed. Paired with her smooth, long hair scattered and swaying gently in the breeze, she seemed to have transformed back into the pretty, youthful girl brimming with vitality whom Li Congxin had first met, rather than the CEO of a top Hollywood conglomerate and the formidable businesswoman whom all those business elites looked up to.

Li Congxin merely smiled calmly before saying, "What if I told you that, right after coming out of seclusion, I had just saved the world once? Would you believe me?"

Nalan Bai clasped her hands behind her back and walked forward with an air that said she had a secret. She leaned forward slightly, and a faint fragrance unique to a young girl immediately drifted into Li Congxin’s nostrils.

That fragrance could not be compared to any perfume in the world. It was the unique natural scent that only appeared on a young girl who had just reached maturity after taking a nice, clean bath.

Normally, Nalan Bai was already past the age when she should have possessed such a fragrance. However, several years ago, Li Congxin had used the Ultimate Serum infused with Dragon Bone to force her body into reverse growth. Thus, despite being over thirty, she had once again blossomed with the vitality of a young girl.

With a slight smile, Nalan Bai cooperated very well and said, "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Everyone says you’re the most powerful expert on Earth now. When danger appears, if you don’t save people, who will? But… guess what good thing I brought you?"

Clearly, to Chairwoman Nalan, her little guessing game was far more important than saving the world or whatever.

Li Congxin thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I can’t guess."

"Hehe." Nalan Bai gave a sly chuckle, but continued to keep him in suspense. "Close your eyes."

Li Congxin smiled calmly and did as she said.

"Open your mouth."

Hearing such an outrageous request from Nalan Bai, the alarm bells in Li Congxin’s mind immediately began ringing. Could this girl be planning to…

He warily opened his mouth. He wanted to see what kind of trick she could pull.

The next moment, his mouth suddenly felt cold as something shaped like a cake was stuffed inside.

It was food.

Li Congxin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he took a bite with a hint of disappointment. It was a mooncake.

After chewing twice more, he discovered it was filled with mixed nuts.

A friendly ally!

After swallowing the mooncake, Li Congxin could not help saying with a smile, "So today is actually the Mid-Autumn Festival. I was wondering why the streets were so lively when I went to the Pearl of the Orient to save the world just now. By the way, can I open my eyes?"

"Of course."

Li Congxin opened his eyes and saw that Nalan Bai was still holding the mooncake to his mouth. He leaned forward and took another bite, smoothly snatching the mooncake from her jade-like hand. Then he said earnestly, "As my strength grows, I can already feel the traits that make me ‘human’ fading more and more."

As he spoke, he took another bite of the mooncake in his hand, chewing carefully and savoring the stimulation on his taste buds. "If it weren’t for all of you, perhaps one day I would completely forget my identity as a human, leap beyond the Three Realms, and become an emotionless god like the Living Tribunal."

Hearing this, Nalan Bai was completely at a loss for how to respond.

After all, she knew absolutely nothing about becoming a god, and had no idea whether she should congratulate Li Congxin or feel sorry for him.

Seeing her reaction, Li Congxin smiled faintly, finished the rest of the mooncake in three bites, and then asked, "Do you want to spend an unusual Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Nalan Bai’s eyes lit up. "Sure! Every year, we either eat mooncakes or admire the moon. It’s utterly devoid of novelty. So, how are you planning to spend this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival with me?"

Li Congxin smiled indifferently and calmly replied, "Admire the moon."

Before she could answer, spatial energy suddenly surged out of his body and wrapped around Nalan Bai as well. The two of them then vanished from the villa’s rooftop terrace.

The next moment, Nalan Bai found herself standing on a desolate hillside. Grayish land stretched all around them, without a trace of life.

She turned her head and saw a blue planet in the distance, breathtakingly beautiful.

That was… Earth!

Looking at the pitted ground beneath her feet, Nalan Bai could not help asking Li Congxin in astonishment, "Is this the moon?"

Li Congxin nodded. "Since we’re admiring the moon, of course we have to get closer to see it clearly."

Received Nalan Bai's Impression Points +999!

"Growing up, I’ve never heard of anyone who came to the moon to admire the moon." Although she said this, the feeling of stepping onto the moon several times still seemed incredibly novel to Nalan Bai. She spread her arms and spun around once before saying, unable to hide her excitement, "So everything on television was a lie. On the moon, you don’t just take one step and fly high into the air. And the air here is pretty good too. We don’t even need spacesuits."

Li Congxin rubbed his nose. "To be precise, when I brought you here just now, I directly altered the gravitational field, air, air pressure, and a whole series of external conditions around your body. That’s why it feels no different from Earth."

Only then did Nalan Bai understand. But immediately afterward, she was once again struck dumb with astonishment.

She knew Li Congxin was powerful, but in her impression, being powerful merely meant being good at fighting—perhaps even better at fighting than Hulk, Iron Man, and Captain America.

As for exactly how powerful he was, she had never possessed a clear concept.

Only today had this young lady from a martial arts school truly witnessed Li Congxin’s methods.

Could changing the natural environment with a casual gesture really be something a human could accomplish?

Or had he reached the point where he could become a god whenever he wished? Or was he already a god, like Thor, the god who could control lightning?

"Clark." Nalan Bai asked uncertainly, "Changing the gravitational field, air, air pressure, and everything around me the way you just did—is that really something you can accomplish with just a word?"

Li Congxin shrugged. "In fact, you just saw it yourself. I didn’t say anything. So all I had to do was think about it."

Received Impression Points from Nalan Bai +999!

A person who could almost become Omniscient and Omnipotent had actually sealed his perception and willingly played such a childish game with her!

At that moment, Nalan Bai suddenly felt warm inside. An indescribable emotion surged into her heart.

Li Congxin naturally had no idea what chaotic thoughts were running through Xiao Bai’s mind. After smiling slightly, he casually snapped his fingers.

The next moment, music rang out of nowhere.

"I look up at the moon above, wondering how many dreams are flying free. Yesterday was forgotten, sorrow dried in the wind; I want to meet you again on that boundless road…"

As the background music, which made people think of groups of middle-aged women doing square dances, began to play, Li Congxin winked at Nalan Bai. "Would you like to visit the local resident?"

Nalan Bai was shocked. "You know Chang’e?"

"Don’t be ridiculous. I’ve never seen any beauty living on the moon. There’s only one big bald head. But that big bald head is pretty interesting. Come on, I’ll take you to see him." As he spoke, spatial energy swept out once again, and the two of them vanished from the spot.

Nalan Bai felt her vision blur. Without sensing anything else at all, the scenery before her changed once again.

The moon’s surface was still barren, but two additional people had appeared before them.

One of them was exactly as Li Congxin had described: a huge bald head. His bald head was so large that it was no narrower than the width of his torso. He wore a blue robe resembling the style of ancient Egypt or Greece, and his stern expression gave him an unmistakable fortune-teller-like air.

Beside the big bald man sat an old white-haired man in a spacesuit with a glass helmet, perched on a rock and droning on about something. "Once, I was walking while reading the newspaper. When I crossed the street, I almost ran a red light and caused a major disaster."

"Guess what happened? A blind boy beside me stopped me with his white cane. After I stopped, I happened to see a double-decker bus roar past right in front of me. The wind kicked up by the bus nearly tore the newspaper from my hands. I was completely stunned at the time. Can you imagine that feeling? That feeling…"