A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

“Then what should I do?” She asked despondently.

Li Lei’s voice was very calm. “Let’s first take a look at the auction catalog and rule out the possibility that the child will get auctioned off. Then, you should go back to the room and have a rest…” Every guest in this place had their own guest room. Li Lei continued, “I’ll go around and explore all the nooks and crannies in this ship that we haven’t explored yet.”

This was the fastest way to look for Shaohui.

Xia Ling didn’t have a better idea, so she agreed with Li Lei’s plan.

The two of them arrived at the auction venue. Since it was not yet time for the auction, it was quiet in the room with only a few staff members tending to guests that had come to get the auction catalog. Xia Ling dragged Li Lei to one of the staff members and asked for a catalog as well. They scrutinized the exquisitely put together catalog, which was printed on nine pages of craft paper, each with a picture of a slave.

There were seven adults within them, and the last two were kids.

Both were girls. Shaohui was not in the catalog.

Xia Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

The staff members asked respectfully, “Miss, is there anything that I can help you with?”

Xia Ling’s voice was cold and arrogant, maintaining her queen-like image. “Nope, not necessary.” She walked away elegantly with her man-slave—Li Lei—in tow.

They bumped into someone on the way out.

“Yo…” The person let out a long and sleazy acknowledgment, which made Xia Ling give a start. This voice…

She lifted her head and saw a face that she would never forget in her entire life.

She was right, it was Li Feng. He was the first person that Xia Ling saw who was not wearing a mask or using a voice distorter on this ship. He was dressed in a long traditional Chinese robe and had grown out his black hair. His gleaming, slitty eyes that peeked out from under his fringe had the cunning, cold glint of a snake.

Xia Ling stopped in her tracks and had to physically stop herself from taking a step back.

Li Feng looked down at her and laughed lightly. “Not bad… it’s rare to come across someone that isn’t afraid of me.”

After he spoke, his gaze moved from her to the man standing behind her—Li Lei. At this moment, Li Lei was wearing a mask, but his tan face was grim under the black elastic bands of the mask. His muscles were tensed up like a beast that was alert and ready to battle.

Li Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He walked closer to Li Lei and reached out his pale hand, making to lift his chin up.

Xia Ling blocked his hand before he could do so. “You can’t touch my slave without first seeking my permission. Don’t you know this basic courtesy?” She was trying her best to control her voice such that it would not tremble. She put herself between Li Lei and Li Feng, and looked Li Feng in the eye, trying her best to exude a relaxed confidence.

Li Feng appeared to be mildly surprised. “Interesting… Miss, do you know who I am?”

“Do I need to know who you are?” Xia Ling was pulling out all her acting chops, wishing at this moment that the spirits of all the acting geniuses in this world would come upon her, such that Li Feng would not realize her real identity.

She couldn’t understand why she was so unlucky to be meeting the lunatic Li Feng here.

But she knew that every time she came face-to-face with him, nothing good came out of it.

She lifted her head and looked coldly at Li Feng.

One of the staff members ran over nervously, wiping away his cold sweat as he did so. “Mr. Li, it’s this miss’ first time here in Blissful Paradise. Please forgive her if she’s offended you unknowingly.” He then turned to Xia Ling and said, “This is Mr. Li Feng. No one in this place dares to offend him.”

As he spoke, he shot Xia Ling a warning glance.

The staff member was doing this for Xia Ling’s good. Everyone that offended Li Feng had not come to a good end. He didn’t want this big client to suddenly die after her first trip to Blissful Paradise.

However, Xia Ling was not hearing any of it as she continued to stand in front of Li Lei protectively.

Of course she knew who Li Feng was. She couldn’t be more aware of what a lunatic he was. Yet, she couldn’t give in because the man behind her was the love of her life. She didn’t know what would happen if she stepped aside.

Li Feng smiled pensively as he watched her, his tongue flicking out to lick his lips like a snake. “If it was anywhere else, I might have the interest to play this little game with you. However, here…” He made a sudden motion and pushed Xia Ling aside.

Xia Ling only felt herself being flung aside by a strong force and didn’t have the time to react as she took a few steps backward to steady herself. Just as she was about to fall to the ground, she felt someone catch her.

It was Li Lei.

He had materialized behind her to ensure that she didn’t fall and hurt herself.

“Master, are you alright?” His loyal voice rang out.

Xia Ling’s face was pale but shook her head.

Li Feng was walking over slowly.

“Excellent agility…” Li Feng clapped lightly, a knowing smile on his face, his gaze falling on Li Lei’s half-naked torso. “What a loyal slave… you remind me strongly of someone.”

Li Lei glanced at him coldly through the mask, his voice ringing out through the distorter attached. “No one can harm my Master.”

“Really?” Li Feng laughed as he gave Li Lei a once over. “Be my slave.” This was a command, not a question.

“No way.” Li Lei rejected without so much as a thought. He held onto Xia Ling and walked out of the room.

Li Feng watched as they left, the smile deepening on his face, and his gaze full of interest.

A frail-looking slave was following behind Li Feng, and for some reason, he looked like he had been tortured so much that he couldn’t stand steady and was always on the verge of falling.

Li Feng watched as Xia Ling and Li Lei disappeared around the corner before he turned and glanced in disdain at his own slave. He suddenly gave him a tight kick. “Just look at him… look!” He was suddenly furious and gave the slave on the ground a few more kicks to vent his anger. “What rubbish are you?!”

The low thump of someone being hit rang out in the room.

Together with the sounds of ribs being broken.

Not long later, Li Feng’s slave lost all consciousness.

Li Feng was still upset and kicked the corpse on the ground till it was almost deformed, staining the expensive parquet floorboards with the bloody mess. Several of the staff members were standing to the side watching as Young Master Li kicked a person to death. This scene was commonplace for them, and nobody even thought of stepping forward to stop him.

A long time later, Li Feng finally stopped.

One of the staff members came forward with an exquisite porcelain basin and a pristine white towel. He bowed respectfully to Li Feng, saying, “Mr. Li, please wash your hands. It wouldn’t be good for you to dirty your clothes. We’ll clean this up.”

Li Feng took his time washing his hands. By this time, staff had already come forward and were kneeling as they cleaned his shoes with water before waxing it with shoeshine.

The staff carefully said, “You bought this slave about a week ago. Since he’s dead now, do you want to pick another?”

Li Feng gave a huff. “They’re all useless.”