Night’s Nomenclature - Chapter 220: No Such Worldly Desires

“The real Shadow,” Nan Gengchen murmured.

For some reason, just saying those words would create a sense of pressure on people.

Just the fight between the shadow candidates was enough to receive attention from the entire Federation.

Some were talking about how Qing Wen was a child prodigy, some were talking about Qing Zhong’s talent in cultivation since childhood, and some were talking about Qing Wu’s unmatched persistence.

However, compared to the big shots that have become real giants, the Fight was not much different than just a playground.

For example, Qing Xun, the current head of the Qing family, is a former Shadow.

The shadow candidates were nothing compared to him.

“Sister Yinuo, who is the current shadow of the Qing family?” Li Tongyun asked curiously, “Why is no one mentioning him? I’ve never seen anything about him in the media.”

“Qing Ye, Qing Qu, or Qing Zhun, one of these three,” Li Yinuo replied.

“Wait, what does that mean?” Nan Gengchen was puzzled, “Was there not a winner for the previous Fight for the Shadow?”

“Of course someone won, but everyone only knows that the two who lost died. No one knows who won in the end,” Li Yinuo said.

“Why did that happen?” Nan Gengchen was even more puzzled.

“Because a real Shadow should remain hidden in the dark,” Li Yinuo said with a smile, “The Qing family’s Fight for the Shadow has always been like this. It starts with a lot of attention from the outside, but as it goes on, the truth becomes increasingly confusing and unclear. This is why when the previous Fight ended, the media couldn’t even find out who won. The three final candidates disappeared from the public eye together for more than ten years and have not been seen since.”

Li Tongyun and Nan Gengchen were shocked. They couldn’t believe that the Shadow could be so mysterious.

“The Shadow is the person hiding in the dark, the real man in power under the head of the family,” Li Yinuo explained with a smile, “In most cases, everyone would find out about the truth a long time after it happened, only to realize that the Qing’s Shadow was involved in it. Otherwise, why would it be so difficult to become the Shadow?”

“Someone in the Outer World once said that the current Shadow is suffering from an injury caused by a rival. What is that about?” Nan Gengchen recalled.

“The information was sold by the Hu Intelligence Organization, saying that someone saw the Qing’s Shadow coughing out blood. Some guessed that he was severely injured in one of the last rounds of the Fight,” Li Yinuo said, “When this information was initially released, it made headlines for quite a while.”

“This is so cruel. So many outstanding members of the family died, and the winner was also severely injured,” Li Tongyun muttered, “Isn’t it quite wasteful?”

“Is it cruel? Is it a waste of time and resources?” Li Yinuo shook his head, “There are people who will do anything for more power.”

“What about the Li family?” Nan Gengchen suddenly asked.

“We naturally have our methods,” Li Yinuo said calmly, “Let’s go, it’s about time. Let’s get to the boxing gym early and see what Qing Shi has for us.”

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Li Yinuo’s motorcade quickly headed toward the Fourth District.

Recently, everyone heard about the eldest daughter of Li’s third generation going to Haitang Boxing Gym whenever she had the time, and Jiang Xiaotang had arranged for people to park Li Yinuo’s cars right in front of the boxing gym, turning it into a special promotion for the place.

As soon as Li Yinuo and her party arrived, they found that the holographic projection above the Haitang Boxing Gym had been replaced by the highlights from Qing Chen’s previous qualifying matches.

However, these holographic projections seemed to have been edited so that only Qing Chen’s back was showing, as if they were deliberately creating a mysterious atmosphere.

Li Yinuo looked at the staff, “What’s this about? Is Guang Xiaotu fighting today?”

“Yes,” the staff member said respectfully, “He will face the tiger heavyweight boxer Xiao Taibao today. This is the highlight of the boxing gym recently.”

“Isn’t your highlight usually held on Saturdays? Why did you put it on a Monday for him?” Li Yinuo frowned and said, “Is it because you’re forcing him to do this? I want to see Jiang Xiaotang.”

“No, you must have misunderstood,” the staff explained: “This was a special request by boxer Guang Xiaotu himself, and we were also surprised. However, if you want to watch the weekend matches, he’ll be here as well, probably at a rate of two matches a week.”

“Two matches a week? Does he have a death wish?” Li Yinuo raised her voice, “Did you arrange this, or did he ask for it?”

“This was also at his own request,” the staff member said with sweat breaking out on her forehead, “How can we force him? He is now the boss’s brother. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Boxer Guang Xiaotu yourself.”

“Brother…” Li Yinuo was puzzled.

Nan Gengchen and Li Tongyun were also worried. They didn’t care much about other stuff but were worried if Qing Chen could handle the intensity of the matches.

At this time, Li Yinuo suddenly realized that something was wrong. Just after they entered the door, several people in the crowd began glancing at them every once in a while.

“What’s going on?” Li Yinuo asked curiously, “There’s something unusual today.”

Li Yinuo and her group walked towards their private room confused. When they opened the door, they found Qing Shi already sitting on the sofa.

She stood up and greeted them with a smile, “Sister Yinuo, very nice to meet you.”

Seeing Qing Shi, Li Yinuo understood everything, “You’re early. No wonder I noticed so many suspicious people walking around outside.”

“Sister Yinuo, please forgive me, they’re here to ensure my safety,” Qing Shi said with a smile, “And since Sister Yinuo wanted me to keep the meeting confidential, I asked them all to change into civilian clothes.”

The muscular lady nodded, “After all, we have important matters to discuss here, and confidentiality is the top priority… No one knows you are here, right?”

“Except for my father and some of my personal attendants, no one else knows about it,” Qing Shi said sincerely, “Why did Sister Yinuo ask me to be here today?”

“I learned from other sources that the second round of your shadow candidates’ task is to find a member of the Li family to support. Is this true?” Li Yinuo asked.

She also didn’t mention that she had learned about this from another candidate…

Qing Shi nodded, “That’s right.”

“Then, what do you think of me? Why don’t you come and support me?” Li Yinuo went straight to the point.

Her mindset was that she would have to meet five other candidates, and being too cautious would often lead to misunderstandings, so she might as well just put the offer on the table right away.

Qing Shi didn’t seem to expect Li Yinuo to be so straightforward. She was speechless for a long time and said, “Okay.”

Li Tongyun and Nan Gengchen beside them were also dumbfounded. This so-called secret meeting was made too simple.

Initially, everyone thought the meeting would take several hours, but it ended up being done in five minutes.

So what to do now? What to talk about? No one was prepared…

The private room suddenly fell into an eerie silence…

Li Yinuo suddenly broke with silence and said, “I have long heard that the Qing family’s Qing Shi is a simple and pure girl. I used to think it was all rumors, but now I finally believe it.”

Qing Shi smiled sweetly and said, “That’s not entirely true. I am also very smart!”

There was an eerie silence in the private room again…

At this moment, the host’s voice sounded outside the private room, “Ladies and gentlemen, you must have seen the holographic projection above the boxing gym tonight, and you must know the teenager in the projection. Can you tell me his name? “

“Guang Xiaotu!”

“Guang Xiaotu!”

The sudden sound outside the private room broke the awkwardness in the private room, and Li Yinuo quickly looked outside.

At this time, the host continued, “He is the person who passed the last qualifying match and is also the home boxer tonight. He is Guang Xiaotu!”

The next moment, a live video suddenly appeared on the big screen in the boxing gym. In the video, Qing Chen was backstage, doing his warm-up with an expressionless face. The teenager was wearing loose pants that are common among boxers, and his upper body had elegantly perfect muscle groups.

Nan Gengchen and Li Tongyun were on the windows of the private room again.

However, Qing Shi’s voice caught them all by surprise, “Cutie?!”

In an instant, Li Tongyun, Nan Gengchen, and Li Yinuo looked over silently at the same time, their eyes intertwined on Qing Shi’s face, a little confused and a little doubtful.

Was “Cutie” describing Qing Chen?

But Nan Gengchen felt that something was strange, it seemed like the “cutie” in Qing Shi’s tone was more like a noun than an adjective.

He asked carefully, “… cutie? Who are you calling cutie?”

Qing Shi looked towards the big screen in bewilderment. She pointed at Qing Chen on the screen and said, “He is Cutie. Cutie is his online nickname. We even met this morning.”

Nan Gengchen’s eyes suddenly turned to the big screen. He looked at the handsome face on the screen and could never imagine that his classmate could have such a nickname and meet up with an online friend!

In Nan Gengchen’s eyes, Qing Chen was an entirely different person.

Qing Chen was the top student in Luo City, with an IQ that he could only admire.

Qing Chen was pure and concentrated as if he had abandoned the existence of emotions, having no worldly desires at all.

Now, someone told him that Qing Chen’s online nickname was Cutie, and he was also dating someone online.

Collapsed.

His faith collapsed.

“Cutie” was no better than “A Little Duckling”, and was in fact, much worse!

At this time, Li Yinuo’s eyes narrowed!

This news could shock them for a whole year!

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