Cosmic Trading System

In a room, a young man was standing in front of a memorial portrait. Find more to read at My Virtual Library Empire

Suddenly, the door opened, and Lin Yun, Xia Qingqing, and Lin Mengmeng entered the room.

"Master, Mistress, thank you for avenging my sister." The young man immediately kneeled before Lin Yun, Xia Qingqing, and Lin Mengmeng, his low voice echoing in the room.

This young man was none other than Guan Xiangsi's brother, Guan Jinshui.

"Stand up, quickly." Lin Yun immediately extended his hand, using a significant force to lift Guan Jinshui up.

"Not to mention our friendship with Xiangsi, she saved my life twice, and eventually died for me. It's my duty to avenge her, you don't have to do this." Lin Yun spoke softly.

Guan Jinshui remained silent.

Lin Yun, Xia Qingqing, and Lin Mengmeng walked up to the portrait.

They saw a portrait of a beautiful, pure girl smiling faintly, as if she was still alive, the memoriam of Guan Xiangsi.

Now that the grudge for Guan Xiangsi had been avenged, they had come to pay their respects.

"Master, Mistress, I have a request, and I hope you can favour me." While Lin Yun, Xia Qingqing, and Lin Mengmeng were lost in their thoughts about Guan Xiangsi, Guan Jinshui suddenly kneeled down behind them again, announcing in a low voice.

His tone was notably complicated.

"What are you doing? Get up! If you have something to say, just say it!" Lin Yun turned around and quickly said.

As he was speaking, he exerted a strong force to lift the kneeling Guan Jinshui.

Although he was Guan Jinshui's mentor, they both were youths who had grown up in the 21st century Huaxia, where such kneeling ceremonies were rare. Apart from some special occasions, Guan Jinshui rarely performed this grand ceremony for him.

But today, in front of Guan Xiangsi's portrait, Guan Jinshui performed such a grand ceremony consecutively, which caused Lin Yun to feel somewhat guilty.

Guan Jinshui was not only his disciple but also Guan Xiangsi's elder brother.

However, to Lin Yun's surprise, the force Guan Jinshui exerted on his knees this time was unexpectedly strong. As Lin Yun was afraid to hurt Guan Jinshui, he didn't exert enough strength, and Guan Jinshui's forehead hit the ground heavily.

Lin Yun, Xia Qingqing, and Lin Mengmeng were all taken aback.

Xia Qingqing and Lin Mengmeng felt Guan Jinshui's strong determination in his kowtow.

What could possibly make Guan Jinshui behave so formally and ceremoniously?

Seeing the determination on Guan Jinshui's forehead, Lin Yun hesitated for a moment, and eventually, he didn't insist on lifting him up.

"What is making you behave this way?" Lin Yun asked.

"I hope, Master and Mistress, you could engrave upon Xiangsi's gravestone that she was 'Lin Yun's wife.'" Guan Jinshui, his head still on the ground, spoke in a somewhat sad voice.

He knew that his sister held affection for Lin Yun. She was happy and content, even when she died for Lin Yun. He didn't blame Lin Yun, but… he hoped that he could do something for his sister.

If his sister were still alive, he would never make such a demand. However, she was already dead… Since this matter would not affect the lives of Lin Yun, Xia Qingqing, and Lin Mengmeng, he dared to make such a request.

"Lin Yun's wife..."

The colour drained from Lin Yun's face.

The faces of Xia Qingqing and Lin Mengmeng also changed. They hadn't imagined that Guan Jinshui's request—for which he was so solemnly supplicating Lin Yun—would be this.

Frankly, they weren't angry, or unhappy, they were just taken aback.

In fact, when Guan Xiangsi was on her deathbed, Lin Mengmeng had already assured Guan Xiangsi that if she survived, she could join them and be together with Lin Yun.

Xia Qingqing was gentle in nature and always concerned about Lin Yun's welfare. She was the one who had nudged Lin Mengmeng and Lin Yun together. She held deep gratitude for Guan Xiangsi, who had saved Lin Yun twice, and naturally had no objections to Guan Jinshui's request.

"Brother…"

"Yun…"

Xia Qingqing and Lin Mengmeng looked up together at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun glanced at Xia Qingqing and Lin Mengmeng, and he clearly understood their intentions.

"Jinshui, get up. I agree to this. From now on, Xiangsi will be considered as my third wife. I will soon announce this to everyone." Lin Yun spoke to Guan Jinshui, exerting a greater force to lift him up.

Guan Jinshui was Guan Xiangsi's brother; if he was to consider her as his third wife, he couldn't treat Guan Jinshui lightly, as he would then be his elder brother-in-law.

"Thank you, Master! I am content that you have agreed. You don't need to announce it to everyone. After all, my sister is already…" Guan Jinshui paused briefly, surprised that Lin Yun had agreed to his request so readily. But soon he expressed his gratitude.

My sister, if you can know of this beyond the grave, you may rest in peace.

He silently prayed in his heart.

"Since I have agreed, I should not take this lightly. This matter needs to be announced," Lin Yun thought for a while before speaking.

The next day, Lin Yun announced this to everyone on the battleship and held a simple ceremony.

Everyone was shocked.

"His Majesty really values his emotions…"

" So we have another Queen…"

Some people sighed emotionally, all aware of the history between Guan Xiangsi and Lin Yun.

At the ceremony, everyone paid their respects together to Guan Xiangsi.

…

Several days later.

On a battleship drifting through space, an intense energy of breakthrough surged sky-high.

"The latter stage of the eleventh grade… I have finally reached it…" Lin Yun opened his eyes, exhaled deeply, and murmured.

They say that the most vital part of cultivation at the end is to cultivate the mind. It was indeed true. After clearing my mind, my cultivation progressed more smoothly. I practised for several days after finally defeating Mingdu, then I easily reached the latter stage of the eleventh grade.

If it were not so, I wouldn't have reached the latter stage of the eleventh grade so quickly.

"Before, my strength surpassed an early twelfth-grade powerhouse and could barely compete with a mid-twelfth-grade powerhouse. Now, my strength should be comparable to, if not exceeding, an average mid-twelfth-grade cultivator…" Lin Yun pondered.

This was a significant improvement.

Now, he was getting closer and closer to the power of a twelfth-grade peak.

"At the end, cultivation is about cultivating the mind. This saying is indeed right. It seems I should pay more attention to this aspect…" Lin Yun muttered.

"Speaking of cultivating the mind, why hasn't the Cosmic Trading System punished me for killing Mingdu yet? Is it because of the reasons I sent earlier or does the Cosmic Trading System's punishment rule really not exist?" Lin Yun frowned the next moment.

"No, that's not possible. There must be punishment rules in the Cosmic Trading System; otherwise, there wouldn't be any warning from the owner of the Cosmic Trading System. Could it be that the Cosmic Trading System is so human-like that it considered Mingdu's previous offenses towards me, and so, there's no punishment for me killing him?" Lin Yun slightly shook his head, lost in his thoughts.

He had this faint feeling that it wasn't the case.

However, he couldn't guess the truth. He had asked Star Blue and other friends who were owners of the Cosmic Trading System, but none of them knew.

"Fine, it's a good thing that the Cosmic Trading System is not punishing me. Why should I dwell on it?" Soon, Lin Yun smiled lightly and stopped thinking about it.

He closed his eyes, started to fully absorb and refine the celestial energy bestowed by the universe, and consolidated his stage of the eleventh grade.