Chapter 046: Departure

After Lady Gremory left, Baal jumped onto Wang Bo's head and said slowly, "Alright, send me off too. The human world is ultimately not as comfortable as hell."

After a pause, Baal added, "But you are welcome to summon me anytime."

Wang Bo smiled and said, "I understand. If there is a next time, I will summon you, Lord Baal."

Baal nodded with satisfaction and was sent off by Wang Bo.

But Wang Bo had made up his mind that unless his life was at stake, he would never summon demons again.

Those two were nothing but scammers.

Every single one of them came with the intention of eating people.

Mephisto had been eaten by Baal, so Wang Bo couldn't send him back to his homeland, and failing to send him back meant losing a chance to draw a lottery.

Thus, upon hearing that Mephisto had been eaten, Wang Bo resolved that from then on, unless he encountered an enemy he couldn't handle, he would never summon a demon.

Because once a demon was summoned, it meant Wang Bo lost a lottery opportunity.

When it came to the lottery, even if Wang Bo were foolish, he wouldn't be willing to lose it.

Unless it was a life-or-death crisis, he absolutely couldn't afford to be cowardly.

After sending off the two demons, Wang Bo turned his gaze back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Li Longji, who had been ecstatic, now looked dazed, while Li Heng, who had been panicked, now wished he could break into a dance on the spot to express his joy.

Seeing the two immortals leave one after another, Li Heng immediately stood up and commanded the surviving Imperial Guards, "Men, escort the Grand Emperor back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and keep him under strict watch."

Among the Imperial Guards, a few quick-witted soldiers immediately rushed out, helped the limp Li Longji to his feet, and, along with Gao Lishi, sent him to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Li Heng then stepped forward and respectfully invited Wang Bo to preside over his enthronement ceremony, hoping to make his accession more legitimate.

His words were extremely humble.

He even wished to become Wang Bo's adopted son, acknowledging Wang Bo as his adoptive father.

Wang Bo looked disgusted. "I'm not older than you; how could I take you as a son? I'm not that bastard An Lushan."

Moreover, the purpose of this trip to Chang'an had been achieved.

Li Longji had abdicated, Li Heng had ascended the throne, Yang Guozhong was crippled, Lady Gremory had returned, and Mephisto's problem was resolved. Wang Bo couldn't be bothered to pretend with Li Heng any longer.

So he grabbed Qin Liangyu and instantly vanished from the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Returning from the Hall of Supreme Harmony to the mansion, Wang Bo and Qin Liangyu rested for a day. He had originally wanted to cultivate feelings with her, but unexpectedly, the next day, Qin Liangyu proposed to take her leave.

The matters of the Great Tang were settled for now. After Li Heng ascended the throne, he would surely benefit the people.

She believed the Great Tang would only get better.

So she no longer had any reason to stay and simply resigned, hoping Wang Bo could send her back.

Wang Bo was helpless. He truly wanted to cultivate feelings with Qin Liangyu and tie the knot, but now she wanted to go back. What more could he say?

Forcibly keep her? How was that different from coercion?

What if keeping her turned affection into resentment?

So Wang Bo had no choice but to agree and send Qin Liangyu back. But before she left, he gave her a large pile of items, such as Resurrection Stones, Heavenly Fragrance Life-Extending Dew, and the Gourmet's Tablecloth...

Well, these were all items duplicated with the Copy Mirror.

With these things, he believed Qin Liangyu would surely live well.

As for Qin Liangyu, she accepted everything Wang Bo gave her.

In her view, these were parting gifts from a comrade-in-arms; there was no reason to refuse. She wasn't the type to haggle over every little thing.

These were all tokens of Wang Bo's goodwill.

More importantly, she knew well that for Wang Bo, who possessed the Copy Mirror, these items were nothing.

So she accepted them with confidence.

She had originally wanted to give him her treasure, the White-Tasseled Spear, but Wang Bo firmly refused. Helpless, Qin Liangyu made a pact with Wang Bo: if he ever came to her world, she would treat him well.

"Alright, it's settled then." Wang Bo and Qin Liangyu hooked their little fingers, sealing the deal.

"Goodbye," Qin Liangyu said.

"Goodbye." Wang Bo finally hugged Qin Liangyu, and with a look of regret, sent him back to his hometown.

[Congratulations, host, you have once again sent off a time traveler and earned a chance to draw a prize.]

[Now, you have two chances to draw. Do you wish to use them?]

Wang Bo stared at the spot where Qin Liangyu had vanished, feeling a sense of loss.

[Host? Host?]

"What?" Wang Bo asked.

[You have two chances to draw. Do you wish to use them?]

"Draw," Wang Bo said. Since there was nothing else to do, he might as well test his luck.

[Alright, host. Drawing begins, drawing ends. Prize confirmed. It has been delivered to your four-dimensional pocket. Oh, oh, oh, host, your luck is still good this time. You've drawn two very nice prizes.]

"What did I get?" Wang Bo asked.

[The first is the Time Villa from the world of Mahou Sensei Negima. How about that? Pretty good, right?]

Time Villa?

Wang Bo thought for a while before recalling what the Time Villa was. He remembered it was a villa created by Evangeline, the vampire progenitor from the world of Mahou Sensei Negima.

The villa looked like a model, but inside it was a world of its own.

There was a sun, a villa, a sea view, and a beach.

More importantly, the passage of time inside the villa was different from the outside.

One day inside the villa equaled one hour outside.

Without a doubt, this involved time magic.

This item was very similar to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber from the world of Dragon Ball, but the difference was that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber was not as beautiful as the Time Villa.

Inside, there was nothing but food, water, and rooms—everything else was absent.

More importantly, the air was thin, it was sweltering hot, the temperature ranged between fifty degrees Celsius and minus forty degrees Celsius, the gravity was ten times normal, and there was a vast space like Earth.

Those with weak willpower or lack of concentration were prone to hallucinations.

The only area where it surpassed the Time Villa was the difference in time flow.

One day in the Time Villa equaled one hour outside, while one year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber equaled one day outside.

Wang Bo admitted that this item was indeed good and could come in handy on many occasions.

If he had had this item in the world of Di Renjie, he could have placed Hanyue and Yushu inside the Time Villa and taken them with him.

It seemed his luck was good this time. He couldn't help but ask, "And the second one?"

[The second is from the world of Harry Potter: The Complete Book of Spells.]

Wang Bo was momentarily stunned. The Complete Book of Spells from the Harry Potter world? That caught him off guard, but he gladly accepted it.

Although the spells from the Harry Potter world were rather underwhelming in terms of lethality, they were very practical in daily life. Many ingenious spells amazed Wang Bo.

"Very nice prize."

[I told you, host, both prizes are very nice.]

Wang Bo rolled his eyes and said, "But I remember that spells in the Harry Potter world require a wand to cast. I don't have a wand. Can I use them?"

[Don't worry, host. With your level, I believe you'll soon grasp the knack of wandless magic.]

"Heh, thanks for the vote of confidence." Wang Bo's understanding of magic came entirely from cheating with the magic lamp. He wasn't so confident in his own real abilities.

But since the artifact said so, Wang Bo decided to give it a try. If it didn't work, he could always cheat later.

Before that, however, Wang Bo planned to leave this world.

After all, there was nothing left in this world worth his attachment.

That night, with the help of the artifact, Wang Bo quietly left this world and set off for the next.