Chapter 333 The Black Lotus Finally Blooms

after one day.

new York.

A celebration party to celebrate the Avengers' yet another great victory is being held on the top floor of Stark Building.

The invited guests gathered in groups of three or five, drinking and partying, and many people gathered in the hall to sing and dance, chatting about private topics such as whose house they were going to that night.

There are only two exceptions.

There was no joy on their faces, only hatred.

"Long, are the two siblings you brought back sick? They have been staring at me for almost half an hour."

Tony felt extremely uncomfortable being stared at by Wanda and Pietro.

Even though Wanda is a top-notch European and American chick with a very sexy body, and was the type he liked to bring home the most before he became Iron Man, he still felt uncomfortable when a beauty stared at him with hatred.

What's more, next to the beautiful girl is a man who hates her just as much.

If these two people had not been brought by Cheng Long, he would have had them driven away.

"Don't get me wrong, they don't have any thoughts about you, and they are in good health..." Cheng Long hesitated for a moment, then said bluntly, "Tony, do you remember how you felt when you learned the truth about your parents' death and met Bucky a year ago?"

"Uh~~" Tony's heart skipped a beat and he said hurriedly, "Did I kill their parents? I don't remember this happening?"

"It wasn't that serious, but Wanda's parents died from a bomb made by Stark Industries. There was also a bomb that fell in front of them. Although it didn't explode, it made the siblings tremble in fear for a long time before they dared to make any noise and crawl out of the rubble."

Cheng Long's words made everyone in the booth silent.

Everyone knows that this matter has nothing to do with Tony directly. Even if Stark Industries does not produce and export guns and ammunition on the market, there are still a large number of military industrial enterprises scrambling to get a piece of this meat.

But from the perspective of Wanda and Pietro, their parents were killed by a bomb made by Stark Industries, and even they would have been killed if they hadn't encountered a dud.

The two young men were crouching in the corner trembling with fear, looking at the bomb falling in front of them. There was a line of words "Stark Industries" written on it. How could they not feel hatred for Stark Industries?

The person who can best understand the brother and sister's feelings at this moment is not Steve, Peggy, Thor, Banner and others, but Tony himself.

Just as Cheng Long said, a year ago, when Tony learned the truth about his parents' death and met Bucky, the real murderer who killed his parents, he also wanted to kill him.

Although Bucky has not appeared in front of him since then and has been working for S.H.I.E.L.D.

But whenever Tony thought about his parents being beaten to death by Bucky, he still couldn't stop being angry. It was precisely because of this emotion that his relationship with Captain America Steve was very ordinary, and even his Aunt Peggy was not as close to him as when they were children.

Because there is always a thorn in his heart that hurts him!
However, Wanda and Pietro's hatred for Tony is much easier to resolve than Tony's hatred for Bucky.

After all, the bomb that killed Wanda's parents was really just a tool, but Bucky, who killed Tony's parents, was a living person.

"I'll go talk to them..."

Peggy patted her nephew on the shoulder, picked up a fruit plate brought by the waiter, walked up to Wanda and Pietro, and said with a smile, "Can we chat?"

"This is not my home, you can sit down if you want."

Wanda's attitude was not very good. In fact, after being threatened by Cheng Long to sign the devil contract, she was not nice to everyone, including Cheng Long himself.

But she couldn't go against her master's will, so she could only follow him to Stark Tower and meet her 'enemy' face to face.

"Miss Wanda, Long has told us about your childhood experiences. You have every reason to hate Tony. But I wonder if you have ever thought that the fact that Stark Industries' weapons appeared in the hands of terrorist organizations was actually done privately by Obaday, a senior executive of the group, and had nothing to do with Tony."

Although Peggy's words seemed to be comforting Tony, in fact, every word was true, because Tony's main trading partners were the military of various countries, and it was indeed Obaday who privately sold weapons to terrorist organizations.

These are all confirmed news that have been reported in the news. As long as Wanda is determined to find evidence, she can easily get to the bottom of it.

After all, Obaday had been sent by Coulson to serve his sentence in a secret prison built by SHIELD.

The wall fell and everyone pushed it!

No one will speak for a rich man who has fallen from power.

There is negative information about Obaday everywhere on the Internet now.

"You are his friend, so of course you should speak for him."

Pietro curled his lips, totally not believing Peggy's nonsense.

"But everything I said is true. After Tony was kidnapped in the Middle East, he immediately closed down the weapons department when he returned. If he was really an arms dealer who was rich and merciless and only wanted to make money, why would he cut off his own hands and feet?"

"You know, the main profitable business of Stark Industries at that time was the various weapons produced by the weapons department..."

Peggy explained patiently.

She came to comfort Tony with sincerity. As long as she told the truth, the siblings, who were a little more sensible, would not hold a grudge against Tony.

In fact, Wanda and Pietro are not unreasonable people.

Since they regarded Tony as the murderer of their father, the siblings had been paying attention to Tony's news. A few years ago, when Tony was kidnapped and missing in the Middle East, they felt a sense of relief. Later, Tony escaped and held a press conference, and indeed announced the closure of the weapons department.

This is the truth.

They didn't think too much about it at the time, but now when they heard Peggy bring up the old matter again, they thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true. Apart from the gossips that Tony often caused, the negative news about him in other aspects was not that bad.

"Wanda, we sympathize with your experience, but the person who killed your parents and almost blew you up was not Tony, but the warlord who created the chaos. If you can provide accurate information, perhaps we can help you eliminate these villains fighting for power."

"No, they're already dead."

Wanda shook her head and rejected Peggy's kindness. Another reason why the siblings hated Tony was because those who created the chaos were either dead or injured.

They were just small people and couldn't tell whether the people who blew up their parents were warlords or local soldiers.

Therefore, they can only transfer their hatred to a visible target, that is, the helmsman of Stark Industries.

Peggy figured out the brother and sister's mentality and started to deal with them step by step, supplemented by psychological suggestion. Soon, the brother and sister gave up the idea of ​​seeking revenge on Tony.

Of course, it is mainly their hatred, which is really far-fetched. It is like a murderer using a kitchen knife produced in a small workshop to kill someone, and the relatives of the deceased do not seek revenge on the murderer, but instead hate the owner of the small workshop.

In fact, they can figure out these things themselves, but they have been hating since they were young and have become accustomed to it. No one has the patience to enlighten them, so naturally they still hate it until now...

……

After a short episode.

The Avengers gathered together and got drunk.

Tony and Thor compete to see whose girlfriend is better, Barton threatens to arm wrestle with Banner to see who is stronger, Melinda feels that her breasts are not smaller than Natasha's, and wants Cheng Long to try the feel and see if he can hold them all with one hand.

Steve was on the dance floor, dancing with his Peggy.

Wanda and Pietro, who had resolved their worries, silently ate fruits, pastries, and unlimited steak.

To say that they have untied their knots actually means that they don't hate Tony that much anymore. It is still very difficult to get them to talk and laugh with Tony now.

The day after the celebration banquet.

Wanda and Pietro received an invitation to join the Avengers.

The brother and sister immediately came to Cheng Long to seek his advice.

"Wanda, you and Natasha are both mine. It's enough for her to join the alliance, but Pietro can join the alliance to broaden his horizons." Cheng Long was worried that he had no place to settle his brother-in-law! He wished that his brother-in-law would leave quickly, so that he could possess the Scarlet Witch as he wished and make this young girl, who was not very experienced in the world, become his own person completely.

"Actually, I don't really want to..." Pietro said hesitantly.

There is food and drinks at my brother-in-law's house, and there is also a video game room where I can play games to my heart's content.

However, before he could finish his words, Cheng Long interrupted him with a smile: "Pietro, if you join the Avengers, I can make your physique ten times stronger, so that you will be safe even if you are hit by a machine gun."

"Really or falsely, so exaggerated?"

Pietro's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Exaggeration?"

Cheng Long took a fruit knife from the air and said, "Take it and stab me."

"..." Pietro turned his head and looked at his sister.

"Why are you looking at me? Just stab him if he tells you to. You deserve to die." Wanda replied proudly.

In fact, she was a little worried in her heart. After all, he was Mr. Cheng's demon servant. Before she saw his true power, she would be worried even if Cheng Long was cooking delicious food and the oil temperature was too high and accidentally caught fire.

But she didn't want to admit that she cared about the other person.

Because she was forced to sign the devil's contract, she is in a bad mood!

"Then I'm not welcome!"

Pietro raised the corner of his mouth slightly, quietly stepped back a few steps, and then rushed to Cheng Long like a gust of wind. Using the inertia of high-speed movement, he stabbed Cheng Long in the stomach.

Ding!
The blade broke, and the short blade made a crisp sound when it fell to the ground.

"..."

Pietro looked down at the short blade that fell to the ground, then looked up at Cheng Long's intact belly. This was really a human body, how could it be so hard?

If it's the same elsewhere.

Then wouldn’t his sister…be ruined by the man in front of him?

"What are you thinking about? Come on, follow me into the room."

Cheng Long grabbed his brother-in-law by the collar and took him directly into the training room on the first floor.

Wanda followed timidly.

Then, Cheng Long took out a bead that was glowing red. At one look at it, he felt the fear of falling into the abyss.

But her man didn't care and grabbed two balls of blood and energy and poured them into their bodies respectively.

Cheng Long was very generous in his actions. He directly gave a hundred portions of blood energy to each person. When the siblings refined this blood energy, their physical fitness would be improved to 2.5 times that of Captain America.

This is also Natasha's current physical condition.

Speaking of the Black Widow, in the past three years, this woman has actually absorbed the souls and blood essence of the enemies while performing missions, and has raised her cultivation to the late stage of foundation building.

The progress of cultivation is quite good.

But in Marvel, it is still not enough.

If Cheng Long wants to leave this world peacefully, he must at least let Natasha cultivate to the Golden Core Realm. Only in this way can she rely on the various secret techniques in the Shura Book to protect her life under the hands of some powerful men.

As long as she can escape, she can seek help from others. Thor, Banner and others may not be able to be relied upon for various reasons, but Wanda, the Scarlet Witch, who is also a demon servant, will definitely be able to protect her.

So Cheng Long doesn't have to wait until Thanos is killed before he can leave.

The Mind Stone is in his hands. After it is taken away, Thanos' ideal of snapping his fingers and destroying half of all life in the universe will never be accomplished.

Unless the Marvel Cinematic Universe gives birth to another Mind Gem!
……

after one day.

Pietro, who had grown a lot taller, accompanied Natasha to the Avengers base and began several months of basic training.

His special training was jointly designed by Patton and Steve.

A man as fast as lightning, if he can use his full abilities, will be an extremely reliable ally.

Perhaps Tony felt guilty, so he gave the young man a luxury car and $5 million in gas money on the day Pietro joined the gang.

With the mentality of not refusing a gift from an 'enemy', Pietro accepted it with a cool look on his face.

While his brother-in-law was being sent away and busy with training, Mr. Cheng, who had endured for five days, could no longer bear it and directly asked Wanda to wash up and go to his room as the master...

"Asshole, be gentle, you're hurting me!"

"A new car needs to be run in, and it will run smoothly after a while..."

"..."

"Hiss~~ You are a dog, and you actually bite people."

"I told you to bully me."

A month later.

After finishing his daily practice, Cheng Long took out the Soul Gem and the Black Lotus Seed and began daily nourishment, constantly mobilizing the energy of the Soul Gem and injecting it into the lotus.

Today was his 1133rd time feeding the black lotus seeds, and each time lasted 30 to 50 minutes.

Cheng Long thought that today would be the same as usual and there would be no reaction. However, after only a few minutes, the black lotus seed suddenly emitted a black halo and began to expand rapidly.

When the black lotus seed swells from the size of a finger to the size of a fist, a young seedling breaks out of the shell and grows into a mature black lotus at a speed visible to the naked eye.

- Om!

Suddenly, the black lotus bloomed with a mysterious light, which spread outward from the center of the room, just like water ripples.

buzzing...

One after another, black ripples spread outward, and the radiation range became larger and larger, first half of New York City, then the entire New York, and then the entire New York State.

Until the end, people as far away as the west coast of Citi could see a black light wave passing by at a very fast speed and surging into the distance.

Careful people discovered that the strange black light waves surged twelve times.

"After feeding it for so long, it's finally going to bloom."

Feeling the power of the Soul Gem in his hand being lost at an unprecedented speed, Cheng Long did not show any distress on his face. Instead, he wished that the Black Lotus would absorb more of it.

The more you absorb, the higher the grade of the black lotus.

If one Mind Gem isn't enough, he still has the Ancient Winter Coffin to provide energy.

I'm not afraid of the black lotus absorbing too much, I'm afraid of not absorbing enough.

(End of this chapter)