The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 373: Bianca?

“And then he ordered those little girls to look at his private parts just like that!” one guy looked around making no one else but his group was listening and then said it. 

Earlier, he was going around the company to have a look around for some star to meet when he spotted two pretty little girls walking in one of the corridors, he planned to strike up a conversation with them, but the girls quickly entered some office, and before the door closed he spotted the one and only Victor White inside, laying on a couch in an ambiguous pose. 

Before the door was closed, he heard what Victor said to the two girls! Damn that Filthy pervert...

“Really?” Micheal, who was waiting for his turn for the audition, asked in shock. “What a pervert!” he exclaimed.

“Damn, I didn’t expect the lives of those in the media to be so depraved!…” another guy said. “Maybe I should reconsider auditioning for this damn movie…” he added righteously.

“I agree… This place is too immoral! In that office earlier, there were two other girls that I couldnʼt clearly see, they seemed to have just finished doing it though!.” The first guy said.

“Are you telling the truth?” Micheal asked, feeling a little jealous of his brother-in-law.

“Yeah, Victor was only wearing a bath towel after all!… I swear on my mother’s grave!” the guy said. 

“Wait... Wasn’t she your mother? The one who was encouraging you outside?” the big-boobed girl who was standing with them asked while raising one eyebrow. She was the reason they were all acting full of justice.

“Ah no, That was my… Ehm… Sponsor… Every young talented actor like myself needs one!” The man framed it nicely. “We are talking about Victor White now…” he quickly demanded her to drop the subject of his sugar mama.

“Fine… Can you remember what the girls looked like?” the girl asked. “We can ask about their identity later…” she clarified.

“Ah… One had a ponytail, while the other had a Twin-tails haircut… They were very pretty and cute, but I had never seen them before!” the guy said. “Still, one of them moved like a prostitute…”

“Oh…. Well, it is nothing strange… we have all heard the rumors about Victor white’s wild preferences!” the girl said, shrugging. “Be it old or young, there is nothing money canʼt buy!”

“Even you?” Michel asked as he secretly checked her boobs for the 37th time today. Although They were not comparable to Gloria’s, they were not bad.

“Interested?” she asked in a flirty tone. She had long noticed his peeks.

“YES!” the three men who were standing next to her all nodded.

“You can’t afford me!” she said then chuckled. 

Micheal really wanted to ask her for a quote, but he didn’t dare to. This girl might appear all nice and friendly, but he saw her bash a man earlier who tried to molest her.

“Can that Victor afford you?” one other guy asked before Micheal could.

“I wonder… “ she said in a sad tone while hugging her boobs, making them pop out of the neck of the V-neck sweater she was wearing. “But since he got his hands on even the all-mysterious Crimson Pearl, would I be able to resist him if he came after me…” she sighed as she sexily bit her lip making the three young men swallow hard.

“You are different!” Micheal said.

“If you say so…” she giggled. “By the way, do you have an idea who that Crimson Pearl is? I really want his autograph!”

“Sadly no…” The three guys shook their heads. Still one of them had a different spark in his eyes. It was Victor’s brother-in-law, Micheal. 

“You know something don’t you?” the girl asked poking Micheal’s muscular arm with her delicate finger.

“Ah… Not really… But I know someone who knows…” he said, hesitating a bit. He feared that if he revealed his relationship with Victor, the girl might decide to use him to get to his big fish brother-in-law before abandoning him.

“Wow… really? Can you get me an autograph?” she asked with sparkling eyes.

“I will try my best!” Micheal replied.

 “Wow, thanks! I am a huge fan!” she said. Acting a little excited.

“Really?” the three guys asked. Crimson Pearl was not a conventional writer after all.

“It is True!” she said. “His novels have technically saved my life when I was most desperate…. I was looking forward to meeting him when he said he was going to reveal his identity to raise some funds, then all of a sudden he changed his mind a few months ago deciding to keep his identity a secret. He even stopped publishing frequently…” she complained.

“True…” Micheal nodded. In the past, Crimson Pearl used to finish publishing an exciting full novel every month, but for the last three months, he only managed to publish 20 chapters or so. It was as if he was very busy.

Micheal now knew why. It was because Crimson Pearl was busy working on this new movie.

“Well…If you managed to know more about him, I would be really thankful…” the girl said, sighing.

“How thankful?” one guy asked. It was an appropriate question, but the guys needed to know.

“Well…How about…” the girl bit her lip flirtingly and began to speak when someone called from the back.

“Those who are auditioning for the role of the pimp please step forward!” Mira announced. “Quickly now!”

“Ah… it is my call!” Micheal said.

“Me too…” the other two guys replied as they turned to go one stage. Not forgetting to give the big-boobed girl one last look.

“Wish me luck, Bianca!” Micheal told her not expecting a reply, but in the next moment she stepped forward and gave him a hug and kissed his cheek. 

“Good luck… Call me later if you wanna party!” Bianca whispered in his ear before chuckling as she let go of him. 

Giving him and the other guys one last look, she winked, turned, and left, leaving poor Micheal in shock as the two other guys cried after her for a ‘good luck kiss’ too, but she ignored them.

…

Tom had to tell the truth. He really liked life in the Celestial sect but he was literally about to explode!

Being one of Caspian’s ‘harem’ he was given an entire courtyard to live in by himself where he could train his martial arts surrounded by pretty maids that he couldn’t touch… 

“Damn it!” he cursed as he secretly made his way through a hidden mountain path.

His time here was filled with meditation and training. During this period he was only allowed to meet Caspian three times, and it was under supervision fearing the curse might relapse.

Thankfully, Tom didn’t feel anything when he met Caspian, on the contrary, it was Caspian who began to breathe heavily every time their eyes met, forcing the elders to end the meeting.

According to the whimsical system, Caspian was like this because his soul was not the original owner of the body he occupied, and this made him very susceptible to curses that controlled primal desires!

Although the curse was dispelled by the sect’s elders, the body that lacked the nourishment of its original soul couldn’t easily forget the sensual pleasure it experienced that day!

Thankfully, his suffering was not in vain! The system unlocked some new features for him as compensation!

Now he had access to the system store and the system’s storage space.

This not only allowed him to store many of the treasures he stole but also to purchase an encrypted satellite phone to call and assure his loved ones of his safety.

He also got some very high-quality toys to relieve his manly needs!

So, with too much time on his hands, and nothing to do, Tom began to focus on training his skills when he was not out exploring the Heavenly Sect and investigating Caspian under the System’s instruction.

According to the information he collected secretly, Caspian seemed to own a small hut on the edge of the sect. That place was off limits as Caspian was supposedly raising some rare flowers there. Those flowers would wonder if anyone who didn’t have the right kind of energy got near.

According to the reports, Caspian would go there to ‘meditate’ every night at sunset and leave in the morning, so Tom was instructed by the system to go there today, as there was currently a contest being conducted in the main courtyard to choose the participants of the Jade Grand Tournament that would be held in a couple of months.

Nova (Tom) being Caspian’s ‘wife’ didn’t have to participate, but this was not true for others including the guards who yearned for a promotion!

This made it more convenient for Tom to sneak to the hut while the security was minimal.

“System… We will enter the forbidden zone any time now…” Tom said.

; ;
… CONFIRMED… 

SYSTEM WILL GIVE YOU THE ULTIMATE DISGUISE FOR THREE HOURS…

THIS WILL COST YOU 399 SYSTEM COINS!. IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL HOUR RIGHT NOW, IT WILL BE 449!

“Damn, greedy system…” Tom cursed silently. The system prices are always over the top. He can get those system coins by completing missions, or by selling GEMs and COINs.

; ;
WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE!

THE SYSTEM PRICES ARE ALWAYS FAIR AND WELL-CALCULATED!

“Whatever…. Let’s do it! 4 Hours!” he said. He had a lot of money after secretly raiding a few of the elders’ halls with the system’s skills, and from experience, he could tell that the system’s offers were always worth it!

The only complaint he had was that the system was really too whimsical. Sometimes it would flatly refuse his requests while others, it would stop responding completely!

He discovered that in order to assure the whimsical system’s help he needed to either set his plan beforehand or be in some really shitty situation. It was like getting an appointment with a dentist!

Feeling the disguise effect engulf him, Tom became more brazen, not caring to walk like a lady as he put on the levitation necklace and then hurriedly broke into the forbidden zone by flying over the high fence surrounding it.

Inside, it was really just a large field of flowers with a small wood hut in its center. It was really a picturesque scene.

Without stepping onto the flowers, Tom floated until he reached the hut, where the system teleported him inside free of charge.

The hut was empty. There was nothing inside but an old chair.

; ;
SEARCH UNDERGROUND!

A RANDOM WHIMSICAL TIP: 

ALL THE POWERS IN THE WORLD HAVE NUMEROUS UNDERGROUND DUNGEONS TO KEEP THEIR SHIT, SO ALWAYS SEARCH FOR ONE WHEN YOU ARE OUT RAIDING!

The system said.

Tom nodded and began feeling around the wooden boards that covered the hut’s floor, where he quickly found a hidden trap door.

Tom didn’t try to open it, but once again used the system shadow shifting skill to pass through it into the long spiraling stairway going down.

Tom didn’t hesitate as he started to descend, and after 5 minutes he reached the bottom where in front of him a long stone dungeon lit with strange blue-colored torches appeared.

; ;
EXPLORE IT!

YOU ARE HIDDEN, SO NO ONE CAN SEE YOU!

The system ordered.

Tom nodded and began to slowly look around. The dungeon was made of a long corridor with filthy cells on both sides.

The first five were empty and covered with a layer of dried blood. The six were not. As Tom approached it, he could see that inside of it there was a group of 7 young girls huddled to one side wearing filthy rags as clothes. They must have been here for a long time.

He frowned and began to look at the other similar cells.

The closer he got to the end of the corridor, the more haggard and hurt the occupants of the cells became.

Reaching the end of the corridor, he couldn’t even look at the two girls who were almost disfigured and missing an arm and a leg in the last cell. 

“What is this place?” Tom asked with a frown.

; ;
CASPIAN’S FEEDING ROOM.

AS A HIGH-RANKING DEMON, HE NEEDS A LOT OF DEMONIC SOUL ENERGY TO USE HIS SKILLS AND POWER TO FOOL THE WORLD.

BUT THE HUMAN BODY HE IS OCCUPYING CAN’T GENERATE SUCH ENERGY!

THE BEST WAY TO GET THIS ENERGY IS TO ‘HARVEST’ IT FROM SUITABLE TARGETS.

APPARENTLY, HE SEEMS TO LIKE EATING THEM AFTER EXHAUSTING THEM.

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN THIS TECHNIQUE?

YOU WILL BECOME A DEMON KING, BUT IT WILL COST YOU YOUR HUMANITY, AND YOU WILL BE ADDICTED TO LITTLE GIRLS’ FLESH. YOU WILL HAVE TO EAT ONE EVERY DAY TO KEEP YOUR POWER!

LIMITED OFFER!

NOW FOR ONLY 7,999,999,999,999 SYSTEM COINS!

“No thanks…” Tom, who felt that the system was trolling him, said. ”Can you tell me why all those demons like girls... Why not guys?” he felt like asking.

; ; VIRGIN GIRLS HAS A LOT OF YIN ENERGY THAT CAN BE EASILY TRANSFORMED INTO DEMONIC ENERGY.
“Oh... Can we save the girls?” he asked.

; ; THIS MIGHT PUT YOU IN GRAVE DANGER...
”I donʼt care...” Tom said. He couldnʼt leave those girls like that.

; ;
CALCULATING...

THE SYSTEM WILL NEED SOME TIME TO CALCULATE THE SAFEST METHOD AND PREPARE A SUITABLE ARTIFACT FOR THAT.

KEEP EXPLORING FOR NOW...

Tom nodded as he reached the wooden door at the end, he took a deep breath and then used the shadow to shift past it.

Inside it was a small corridor that had three rooms. The left one seemed to be a kitchen that had a dissecting table in the middle. Thankfully it was empty.

The second room was empty except for a large red jade slab in its center. After spending some time in the sect, Tom knew that this one was extracted from a dungeon and was meant for meditation. 

“Can I take this?” Tom asked. After learning about meditation, he realized why those sects were so powerful. The strange skills and methods they used allowed them to gain attribute points without having to risk their lives in the dungeon, as meditating on a high-quality jade like this would allow him to get about 1 to 2 attribute points every week!

; ;
OF COURSE! 

JUST BE CAREFUL, LET ME SHOW YOU THE SLAB’S APPRAISAL

BLOOD MEDITATION SLAB, S

MEDITATE TO CONVERT THE BLOOD YOU JUST DRANK TO ATTRIBUTE POINTS.

RESULTS VARY DEPENDING ON THE BLOODMUST USE THE BLOOD SUTRA
The system replied.

“Ah… I guess I would just sell it…” Tom said as he put the slab in his storage space, before giving the room one final look and heading to the last one.

It was a vault of some sort, inside of it, there were many Jars filled with blood and body parts floating in yellowish liquids.

“What is this?” Tom asked.

; ;
THE PICKLING ROOM

COLLECT THOSE FOR THE SYSTEM FOR 998 SYSTEM COINS! (THE PAID AMOUNT WILL BE 988 AFTER THE INCOME TAX IS DEDUCTED)

Despite his disgust, Tom nodded as he collected all the jars, then as if thinking of something he began to search for a trap door. 

; ;
YOU SHOULD HUR… 

HIDDEN MISSION INITIATED!

MISSION :

FIND THE SECRET BEHIND THE WALL!

REWARD: 5000 SYSTEM COINS!

The system that was about to scold Tom to hurry up was interrupted and had to correct itself when behind one of the empty shelves, a hidden switch was found.

Tom hesitated for a second then quickly pressed it, opening the panel behind the shelves. It was just a wall, with a small vault in its center.

It was locked.

; ;
USE THE SHADOW SHIFTING TO PASS YOUR HAND THROUGH THE DOOR AND GRAB WHATEVER IS INSIDE.

THE SYSTEM ADVISES YOU TO USE THE NEWLY ACQUIRED [CORPSE GLOVE, D] ARTIFACT TO PROTECT YOUR DELICATE HAND JUST IN CASE. IT HAS GOOD RESISTANCE FOR CURSES!

IT IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR 7.499 SYSTEM COINS

Tom frowned, then as if by intuition he accepted. 

“I will buy it…” he said, getting a golden glove to appear in his hand as he watched his SYSTEM COINS decrease in the system panel.

Wearing the glove, he activated the shadow skill and pushed his hand inside…

Bang…

His hand didn’t enter but hit the solid vault door.

“Why is it not working?” Tom asked, feeling frustrated. This had never happened before.

; ;
WAIT… SYSTEM ANALYZING…

THE VAULT HAS SOME KIND OF ARRAY TO FREEZE SPACE!

THE SYSTEM ADVISES YOU TO TRY TO STORE IT WHOLE IN YOUR STORAGE SPACE!

YOU CAN RETRIEVE IT AND TRY TO OPEN IT LATER!

Tom nodded, holding the Vault by its sides with his fingernails then tried to pull on it while activating his storage space.

From a moment there he could see a message that read

; ; INSUFFICIENT AUTHORITY
But moments later another massage took its place.

; ; AUTHORITY OVERRIDE BY THE WHIMSICAL SYSTEM!
The vault disappeared, entering the storage space.

“What was that?” Tom asked.

; ; WAS WHAT?
The system asked.

“The messages…”

; ;
THE WHIMSICAL SYSTEM HAD TO USE IT’S AUTHORITY TO HELP YOU TAKE THE VAULT.

CONSIDER IT A FREEBIE

“Oh…” Tom nodded as he checked the vaultʼs now empty location and then gave the three rooms one last look and then left them. “Do you have a way to take the girls out?” he asked.

; ;
YES… 

THE ONLY SAFE METHOD HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED!

THERE IS THREE CONDITIONS…

THE GIRLS MUST NOT KNOW YOUR IDENTITY TO AVOID DANGER IN CASE THEY ARE CAPTURED AGAIN. THIS OPERATION MUST BE DONE IN 30 MINUTES!.THE GIRLS WILL BE HEALED AND AUTOMATICALLY TELEPORTED TO A SAFE LOCATION ON ANOTHER CONTINENT!
”Where exactly?” Tom asked.

; ;
IT IS A GIRLS-ONLY SECT CALLED THE ICE SECT... 

EVEN IF CASPIAN USED SOME DEMONIC WAY TO LOCATE THEM, HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM BACK!

THEY WILL BE SAFE.

WARNING:

THE SYSTEM WILL NOW CHANGE YOUR SHAPE AND YOU MUST CLAIM THAT YOU WERE SENT BY THE EMPEROR TO SAVE THEM!

“The emperor?” Tom asked.

; ;
JUST A PSEUDONYM TO FOOL YOUR ENEMIES!

THE GIRL WILL BE QUESTIONED AT THE ICE SECT AFTER ALL!

“I understand…” Tom said as a strange shabby-looking cauldron appeared in front of him.

; ; USE THIS TO TELEPORT THE GIRLS OUT.
“A teleportation device? Can I use it too?” Tom asked. He really wanted to leave this place.

; ;
IF YOU LEAVE NOW, YOUR MISSION WILL BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE!

CASPIAN WILL BE ABLE TO LOCATE NOVA WHO IS NOW HIDING UNTIL THE TOURNAMENT WHEN SHE WILL USE THE CHAOS TO FIND HER WAY HERE.

YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ABILITY AS A MAN!

CANCEL MISSION?

YES / NO

“No…” Tom said as he felt the disguise around him lift. The girls who were lying in the cells all looked up at him with fear in their eyes.

“Don’t worry… I am here to save you…” he said. “Ah… The emperor sent me here to save you!” He quickly corrected himself.