Chapter 042: Crippled by the System

19th floor of Beihai Tower, outside Le Xiaotian’s private lounge.

With a worried expression, Su Yun swiftly pushed open the door. If the information was correct, he would be inside.

A flash of cold light—a dagger halted just a hair’s breadth from Su Yun’s throat.

Le Xiaotian’s expression froze. Retracting the dagger, he asked, “Wife, what are you doing here?”

Seeing her beloved standing safely before her, Su Yun’s anxiety melted away. She rushed into his arms. “Xiaotian.”

He didn’t know why she was here, but Le Xiaotian felt deeply moved. Holding her tightly, he whispered gently, “You’ve worked hard.”

After a long embrace, Su Yun finally turned to shut the door. Since she was here, there was nothing to fear.

Walking into the room, Su Yun and Sun Yuzhen spoke at once: “Who are you?” “Su Yun, sister?”

Su Yun asked because she sensed Sun Yuzhen’s presence the moment she entered. She hadn’t questioned immediately, trusting Le Xiaotian. Besides, any woman who could stay here with him was unlikely to be ordinary.

Sun Yuzhen’s question came from Le Xiaotian’s prior mention of Su Yun. At this moment, apart from her, no one else would have come. The woman before her matched the image in her mind.

Looking at the two women before him, Le Xiaotian finally relaxed his taut nerves.

He uncorked a bottle of champagne, pouring drinks for the two women he cherished.

After a small celebration of their reunion on the sofa, Su Yun, sitting at Le Xiaotian’s right, said, “Xiaotian, I’ve come to take you away. Let’s go straight to the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Kingdom and prepare for next year’s competition.”

Le Xiaotian’s eyes narrowed. “Now I understand—you’re a Transcendent Dancer?”

Su Yun nodded obediently. “Five-Star Dancer.”

At this, Sun Yuzhen’s expression changed in shock. Su Yun was actually a legendary Transcendent Dancer?

She quickly asked, “Su Yun, with you here, can we resolve the Beihai crisis?”

But as soon as she spoke, she regretted it.

Transcendent Dancers, true artists of dance, had trained their bodies to the extremes, surpassing many human limits. Their dance was genuinely splendid and noble, expressing heartfelt emotion; their singing deserved to be called beautiful. They were true masters of celestial music, the real transcendent dancers.

Not mere artists—art was merely a term for interpreting the beauty of all things.

They were existences beyond art, specializing in all forms of art and the mother of all civilizations—dance!

Yet their relationship with humanity was as distant as that between humans and ants.

Though all lived on the Music Sphere, the two worlds rarely intersected, and many restrictions applied.

For example, if war broke out in the Ant Kingdom, would a human notice? No. Even if a human did notice, it would be very rare, and those rare cases would require many specific conditions.

Sun Yuzhen’s question improved Su Yun’s first impression of her. Though she wasn’t pleased with Le Xiaotian’s flirtations, Sun Yuzhen’s instinct was to consider the Beihai crisis, showing a broad heart, worthy of being her husband’s woman.

So Su Yun replied, “Yuzhen, I can’t solve the Beihai crisis right now. If I intervene, things will spiral out of control. More importantly, my parents and loved ones would be implicated. So please allow me to be selfish, just this once.”

During this pleasant initial conversation between the two women, a voice sounded in Le Xiaotian’s mind: “Because your beloved has uncovered the truth of the Music Sphere, explanation will now commence. The Music Sphere’s true name is Hongkun Heavenly Realm. It is a mortal realm of star entertainment, a celestial metropolis where gods and demons dance; everything revolves around music and dance. The mission of the All-Star Nemesis is…”

Le Xiaotian ignored the explanation. Lighting a cigarette, he muttered, “The Beihai crisis is not mine to handle. These matters should be left to those with the ability and responsibility. Not me. Let’s leave now. Damn it—”

Before he could finish, Xiao Jiu’s alarm echoed in his mind: “As the All-Star Nemesis and future Grand Dance Commander, you must not only possess courage to oppose all, but also the capacity to embrace all. In handling the Ying Dengyuan incident, your ambition for fame was excessive; your magnanimity, insufficient.”

“Third-rate celebrity Zhang Hao made a misjudgment. After teaming up with military star Ying Dengbo, and with the convergence of all major dark stars in Fama, he has now become a minor state’s third-rate star. Danger level is rising sharply.”

“Due to your mishandling, thirty thousand have become hostages, forty million Beihai citizens are endangered, two billion Fama people are plunged into panic—the harm is immense…”

Damn it! Why am I the one blamed for someone else’s mistakes? How is his error my concern? I’ll deal with your cousin!

As Le Xiaotian’s resistance mounted, Xiao Jiu issued a verdict: “As the future Grand Dance Commander, your first qualification is to lead by example. Based on the comprehensive assessment of this incident, your punishment is the breaking of one leg.”

All the hair on Le Xiaotian’s body stood on end. He wanted to shout, “You wouldn’t dare!” But an inhuman pain swept through him.

Worse still, what he tried to say changed: “Damn it, Xiao Jiu, I won’t let you get away with this, argh!”

Cold sweat broke out instantly. Le Xiaotian knew with certainty—his right kneecap was shattered! That damned Xiao Jiu had really struck him down!

A sudden scream, the crisp sound of bone breaking, an agonized expression, hands clutching his knee, inexplicable rage—all these shocked Su Yun and Sun Yuzhen.

What was happening?

In the next moment, Su Yun had a glimmer of understanding and quickly began to examine Le Xiaotian’s injury.

But soon, Le Xiaotian’s expression returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

He knew very clearly: his right leg was broken. Xiao Jiu’s handiwork.

Such strange circumstances led Su Yun to a conclusion.

Once she realized it, her face grew even more shocked. “Husband, you—you’re the All-Star Nemesis?!”

Le Xiaotian was stunned, then realized there was no need to hide it. “Yes. That is my greatest misfortune.”

From an insignificant man to a genius director of divine talent, destined for countless fans and fame, Le Xiaotian’s lack of excitement now made sense. What he once couldn’t comprehend, now was clear.

He was the legendary All-Star Nemesis. Achieving fame was too easy for him, but this wasn’t his true goal.

His real purpose was to transform the entire Hongkun Heavenly Realm!

The Nine Great Realms of art would be shaken by him, until he surpassed art itself, perfectly performing ultimate music and dance.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yun murmured, “Husband, Yuzhen, let’s go eat. I need a good meal to calm my nerves.”