Heroic Death System [BL]

Arc 8: Covenantor (V)

"This is the racer you found?" Surprise flashed in Ya Li's eyes. He smiled and asked, "What's his name?"

"Shang Ze." Yi Yun signaled for Shang Ke to come over and warned Ya Li, "He's my Imperial Uncle's man. Don't try anything." In fact, what Lu Xiufan said to Shang Ke on the phone also held meaning for him. He understood that 'call me if you run into trouble' to Shang Ze meant to him that he must deal with potential problems before they can reach that point.

Ya Li raised a graceful brow and smiled regretfully. "Oh, what a pity."

The more Yue Xuan heard of the conversation between them, the more ugly his face grew. His eyes that stared at Shang Ke filled with growing disbelief and distaste.

"Yue Xuan, is something the matter?" Ya Li noticed Yue Xuan's strange facial expressions, and asked offhandedly.

"No, nothing." Yue Xuan secretly reminded himself not to screw himself over with this opportunity. Yue Ze as a covenantor has no feelings for anything. There was no way he would take the initiative and acknowledge him. Everything would be fine as long as he acted as if Yue Ze does not exist.

However, how could someone bearing a guilty conscience ignore its origin? The fault Yue Ze ever turning into a covenantor belongs entirely to him and his mother. He had thought that, by putting him in the distribution center, he would get rid of him forever. After all, covenantors as beautiful as Yue Ze were very popular at the distribution center. Many influential officials liked to find bed partners or play things there. Because covenantors had short life spans, once they were employed, they were employed for life. Furthermore, if they were violated or tormented, they would not complain. Their bodies felt pain as normal people do, but they could not use emotions to vent their anger. They just regarded the abuse as part of their work.

"Well then, have them all come over. Let's start the race in half an hour." Yi Yun clapped his hand, impatience blatant across his face.

With the Prince sponsoring the car race, naturally many people responded. After brief discussion, twelve participants were finally determined. The engineerers started to get busy and serviced all the cars that would be participating in the race.

It was during this intermission that Yue Xuan walked to his racer and whispered a few words in his ear.

The racer's face shifted slightly and he glanced at Shang Ke.

While testing the Purple Shadow for mechanical faults that could hinder performance, Shang Ke also kept a close eye on the movements of Yue Xuan. Seeing him whispering with the race car driver, he couldn't help raising his guard. He wondered to himself if this guy wasn't going to try something underhanded during the race. Yue Xuan represents His Royal Highness. Once he was found out, his actions would not only affect him, but the entirety of the Yue Family.

Shang Ke's eyes flashed. That wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing on his end, so let's see what he'll do.

With a jarring burst of dynamic music, a three-dimensional virtual track appeared over the stadium. The track was like maze-like, crisscrossing and glittering with the dazzling light of a rainbow.

Shang Ke donned a safety helmet, the track clearly visible through the black goggles. He kept track of the route firmly in mind, including the location and angle of each sharp turn, the distance and elevation of each slope, and so on. There was also a phantom tunnel on the track that had no fixed position and would appear, seemingly randomly, at any given time. Red tunnels would shorten the track, while yellow tunnels would extend it. Under the same speed restrictions, whoever caught the red phantom tunnel the most would be the one who wins. This tested the racer's spontaneous decision-making skills at extreme speeds.