Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 167 Departure for Rongcheng! The Secret Realm Coveted by "Terror"!

--shame!

This moment was an absolute historical humiliation for Zhao Wanliang.

He was actually being threatened by a young man who had just risen to prominence.

Unfortunately, he currently has no way to deal with the other party.

I took a deep breath.

Zhao Wanliang tried his best to maintain his composure and said with a smile, "Good! I think Patriarch Lu just went to the City Lord's Mansion to receive a new mission. I wonder where he's going this time?"

"You have forty seconds left." Lu Chen's expression was calm. If someone else had seen him, they would have thought he was the scion of a powerful family.

"Master Lu, please go ahead. When you return, I, Zhao, will make sure you see my sincerity! At that time, the entire city will be familiar with the Lu Clan Temple!"

"Thirty seconds!"

Zhao Wanliang took a deep breath, took out a document from his bag, and handed it to Lu Chen.

"Patriarch Lu, please take a good look. After you've read it, decide whether we should join forces."

Lu Chen was slightly surprised.

Open the file bag; inside are two documents.

He quickly scanned them with his spiritual sense, his eyes narrowing slightly: "Interesting, these things... shouldn't be photoshopped, right?"

Zhao Wanliang: "Patriarch Lu underestimates me too much. At our level, how can something fake become real?"

Lu Chen gave him a deep look.

"So, don't be fooled by their politeness towards you before. In reality, they are more ruthless than me. They are eager to destroy the foundation of the Lu family head so that they can get a share of the pie. As for me, at least from beginning to end, I have never done such a thing."

Zhao Wanliang took the initiative to extend his hand and said, "I hope that Patriarch Lu will be lenient and that we can each take a step back. My Zhao family is willing to do everything in our power to help the Lu family ascend to the position of a great family in Jiangdu! Let's work together to achieve great things! If at that time Patriarch Lu still doesn't approve of my Zhao family..."

Let's have a fair and square duel.

When two armies meet on a narrow path, let's see who wins first.

What does Patriarch Lu think?

Lu Chen looked at the documents in his hand, and then at Zhao Wanliang's genuine gaze, at least for the moment.

Fingertips tapped on the file folder...

A moment later, Zhao Wanliang drove away in a business vehicle.

Lu Chen watched the car lights disappear into the distance, then picked up the documents in his hand again.

"It seems that getting the exclusive rights to ghost money from the old King Yama was definitely the right thing to do! Although the Wu family can't make ghost money either, with the King Yama in front of us, it saves them from suspecting me."

"And the Qin family actually wants to invite the Star Lord? It seems the Seven-Day Demon Slayer has quite a bit of staying power."

However, the Plague Emperor's request was to build a temple and sculpt a golden statue.

But the main hall of the Qin family was already full of deities.

In other words, he really wanted to invite the Plague Emperor.

We must first invite a great deity to go out.

Obviously, this could easily be a job that offends both sides.

It all depends on whether Qin Guangshan has the courage to do so.

If he really did have it, Lu Chen wouldn't mind.

On the contrary, he found Wu's secret cultivation of Netherworld Spirit Masters even more despicable.

"Sure enough, none of these families are easy to deal with."

However, Zhao Wanliang's actions today were indeed unexpected.

Unexpectedly, he used this method to break the deadlock.

“He’s a talented person, worth making use of. Anyway, the Emperor of Fengdu has given us three months. Let’s see how much we can squeeze out of the Zhao family during this time.”

"However, once three months are up, given the character of Li Chenghuang and Zhao Wanliang, these two must not be allowed to live!"

He pondered to himself.

Lu Chen grabbed his things and drove away.

I'll go home and pack first, then head to Rongcheng tomorrow.

As for Li Chenghuang's side...

Forget it, I'm not going to play along with their act anymore.

Lu Chen directly sent Xie Qingyi and Fan Rusong to deliver his message, saying that the Zhao family matter should wait.

Li Chenghuang must be ecstatic.

……

As expected.

Not long after, inside Chenghuang Street.

Upon hearing this, Li Chenghuang frowned and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, did the general really say that?"

Fan Rusong clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "That's right, sir. The general instructed me to convey that the matter concerning the Zhao family is to be temporarily suspended. As for why, the general did not say so, and we do not know what exactly happened to the Zhao family. May I ask if you could reveal the answer, sir?"

After pondering for a moment, Li Chenghuang smiled and shook his head: "Since the general won't say, then it's naturally even less appropriate for me to say. How about... I go and ask the general myself?"

Fan Rusong continued, "My lord, the general has instructed that it is unnecessary. He is going on a business trip to another place tomorrow, and he is busy with many things today. He asked that you please do not take it to heart."

"How dare I! In that case... I understand. I hope you two will convey that I am ready to serve the general at any time!"

"Yes! I will certainly convey your message! Farewell!"

Seeing the two women disappear in a flash.

Li Chenghuang stood with his hands behind his back, his divine eyes slightly narrowed.

"My lord!" Hu Sanniang appeared from behind.

"Thank you for your hard work this time."

"You're too kind, sir. It's my honor to serve you." Hu Sanniang immediately knelt down.

Li Chenghuang nodded slightly, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips, and let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally, this matter is over!"

Hold on!
They endured until the position of the prefectural governor was finalized.

That is the time for reckoning!

……

That night, I returned from Nanshan Community.

Lu Chen took out the Zhong Kui token.

As magic power was infused into the token.

A red light suddenly appeared in the living room.

"Young friend, is there something urgent that you summoned me?"

The exorcist Zhong Kui, in his fluttering red robes, is already before us.

"I apologize for disturbing you, True Lord."

"Oh, why bring this up? Young friend, please speak freely."

"True Lord, this way please!"

The two sat down in the living room.

Lu Chen took out the finest tea leaves, brewed the tea, and then immediately cast the Life-Saving Spell.

"True Lord, please!"

Zhong Kui took a sip of tea, nodded, and said, "This mortal tea does have its unique qualities. It has been a thousand years since I last drank mortal tea, and now that I am tasting it again, the flavor is truly unforgettable."

"If you, my lord, do not mind, you are welcome to come again anytime."

"Very well, young friend, I will be sure to bother you often in the future."

The two exchanged pleasantries.

Lu Chen then got to the point: "Actually, the reason I invited you here today is to ask you for a favor." He paused and said solemnly, "Before, Hu Sanniang from Chenghuang Street tore through space and arrived in an instant; after that, Chenghuang Li did the same."

Therefore, the younger generation felt that their place of residence was not very safe.

The True Lord was originally a guardian deity of the mortal world, capable of keeping evil spirits away and causing all ghosts to flee.

Therefore, I humbly request your help, True Lord, is there any way to eliminate this calamity?

"I wondered what was going on, but it turns out to be such a trivial matter."

Zhong Kui just laughed it off.

A red light flashed in his hand.

Something flew into Lu Chen's hand.

"This is a magic weapon I used in my early years - the Evil-Repelling Bell. Hang it in your home to prevent the danger from happening again."

"Uh……"

"What, you don't believe it?"

"No, no," Lu Chen waved his hands repeatedly, "It's just that my hometown... also needs one."

Zhong Kui's lips twitched slightly.

call out!
The red light flashed again.

Another thing flew in.

"This is another magical artifact—the Eight-Sided Asura Fan. You can place it in your old house to provide protection."

Lu Chen immediately stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you, True Lord!! I will never forget your great kindness. I have prepared over a hundred million underworld coins and would never dare to ask for any treasures. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will grant my request!"

"Over a hundred million?" Zhong Kui's lips twitched even more. "I've long heard of your extraordinary ability to manufacture ghost money, and seeing it today, it's certainly true. However, you can forgo this much ghost money. I'm more willing to bestow treasures upon you because I value your character and abilities."

It has nothing to do with money.

If you insist on repaying me in any way, then you might as well owe me a favor first.

What do you think, young friend?

"True Lord, I do owe you a favor, but I hope you will grant me this small token of my appreciation!"

"I only want favors, not money. If you refuse, I'll give you the treasure, but I won't take the favor."

Lu Chen hurriedly bowed: "True Lord, you are too kind. It was my rudeness! Then let us do as you wish! Thank you, True Lord!"

"Alright, alright, no need for formalities. After all, I will be entering your Lu Clan Temple in the future, and I will inevitably need your help with offerings then." "Of course, True Lord, please rest assured!"

Zhong Kui nodded, then suddenly asked suspiciously, "Young friend, do you suspect that City God Li is a problem...?"

"This one……"

"Don't worry, with me here, He can't hear what we're talking about."

Lu Chen was also pondering whether to tell or not to tell anyone about this.

It's not that I don't trust the Exorcist Master.

For this reason, currently only the Emperor of Fengdu and he are capable of doing so.

It can ensure that nothing goes wrong.

If it is easily leaked, it may lead to unforeseen circumstances.

Seeing that Lu Chen looked slightly troubled, as if he was pondering, Zhong Kui laughed loudly, "Alright, I understand now, no need to say more. I believe you already have a plan in mind, young friend. I wish you success!"

"True Lord, I..."

"It's alright, it's alright. The matter was accomplished in secret. You can continue to proceed according to your thoughts and plans."

Lu Chen took a deep breath and nodded emphatically: "Thank you, True Lord!"

"Very well, I'll head back now. Thank you for the tea, young friend!"

"You flatter me, Your Excellency!"

After seeing Zhong Kui off, Lu Chen looked at the two magical treasures in his hands and felt a great weight lifted from his heart.

Now we don't have to worry about Li Chenghuang showing up unexpectedly!
I can finally get a good night's sleep.

……

The next morning, at eight o'clock.

At the entrance of Yunding Mountain Villa residential area.

A convoy of cars slowly drove up.

Parked at the entrance of the residential area.

"boarding!"

The rear windows of the car were lowered.

Sun Yourong shouted.

"No, Sister Sun, why...why is there such a big commotion?!"

Lu Chen roughly counted at least ten cars.

"Those who went to Caomiao Village this time were all prominent figures from various places, so naturally we had to prepare some pomp and circumstance, unlike the trip to Longhu County."

As Sun Yourong spoke, she frowned slightly and asked, "What, you're going alone? Aren't you taking anyone with you?"

Lu Chen opened the car door and got in: "I won't bring them. My troops can arrive anytime, anywhere."

Even if all ten cars are fully occupied, there will only be fifty people in each car.

Lu Chen wanted to call for reinforcements, so he summoned four Yin Messengers and a hundred personal guards. This display of power must have been quite impressive.

“Alright.” Sun Yourong also knew that Lu Chen had the Four Underworld Messengers.

"Then let's go."

"go!"

With a driver this time, neither of them had to push the other to drive.

On the road, after turning on privacy mode.

This back row became a private little space for the two of them.

"Sister Sun, I searched for this task online yesterday, but I couldn't find a single related message."

"What are you thinking? How could such news be posted online? Even within the major families, they wouldn't easily reveal the specific details, for fear that other families would beat them to it."

"So you mean you don't know the specifics either?"

Sun Yourong nodded: "However, a good friend of mine has already gone there ahead of time. Although she wouldn't say it on the phone, she promised to tell us what she knows once we meet up with her."

"Alright." Lu Chen nodded, chuckling, "Looks like they're all shrewd people."

"If you weren't shrewd, could you have gotten this far?" Sun Yourong looked at him, seemingly teasingly adding, "Aren't you one?"

"I...I'm very simple and honest!" Lu Chen said with a smile, scratching his head.

"Tch~" Sun Yourong rolled her eyes at him.

Because the journey is quite long.

After chatting for a short while, Lu Chen started to doze off.

Sun Yourong was working on documents on the computer.

suddenly.

There was a snap.

She turned her head and saw that Lu Chen's head was resting on her shoulder, and he had fallen asleep.

Sun Yourong was about to burst out laughing, but then she held it back for fear of disturbing Lu Chen.

"This guy……"

Sun Yourong simply put down her computer and remained in that position, but soon she too felt tired.

"Snapped."

The two little heads were pressed together, one above the other.

……

I don't know how long I slept.

"Miss, Miss?!"

The driver's voice could be faintly heard from the front row.

The two then seemed to wake up from a dream.

"Reached?"

"We've arrived, Miss."

"Let's get off!"

Sun Yourong looked sleepy, and Lu Chen was not far behind, rubbing his eyes and looking out the window.

It turned out to be a hotel.

"Where is this?"

"A five-star hotel in Rongcheng."

Lu Chen seemed to realize something and asked, "You didn't... book everything again, did you?"

"No." Sun Yourong touched up her makeup in front of a small mirror: "Too many families came, so we only booked the sixth floor."

Lu Chen: "..."

What a despicable act!
"Let's go! My friend must be getting impatient."

After finishing her makeup, Sun Yourong got off the bus with her bag.

Lu Chen followed behind her all the way to the sixteenth floor.

In a luxurious room, I met Sun Yourong's friend.

"Rongrong!!"

"Yao Yao."

The other party pounced on Sun Yourong like a tiger pouncing on its prey.

Then came a round of small talk between the best friends.

Lu Chen stood aside without disturbing her.

After the two women finished chatting, Sun Yourong began to introduce them: "This is the Lu family head, the newly promoted elite in Jiangdu that I told you about on the phone. This is my good friend, Xin Yao, the second young lady of the Xin family, a prominent family in the neighboring Jiangyang City."

"Hello, nice to meet you." Lu Chen nodded in acknowledgment, noticing that the other person was dressed in a quirky and mischievous way, and seemed to be the energetic girl type.

"Wow, this guy is so handsome!" Xin Yao clung to Sun You Rong's arm and said mischievously, "Tell me! How long have you two been together?"

"What... how long has it been?" Lu Chen was taken aback.

"What are you saying, Yao Yao? Don't talk nonsense!" Sun Yourong scolded.

"Oh my, why are you getting shy?" Xin Yao walked up to Lu Chen, looked up and said, "Little brother, if you two didn't have something going on, I wouldn't believe it!"

Lu Chen: "..."

Sun Yourong: "..."

"Alright, alright, enough with the teasing, let's get down to business!"

Seeing that her plan had succeeded, Xin Yao stuck out her tongue and invited the two of them to sit down.

After the maid served tea and various exquisite snacks, she closed the door and left.

"Yaoyao, what's the situation with this secret realm?" Sun Yourong asked directly.

"Sigh!" Xin Yao sighed, "Rongrong, don't blame me for not explaining it to you beforehand. After all, you know the rules of the secret realm mission. If you want to know the situation, you have to go there yourself to find out."

"Why would I blame you for this? Do you think I don't understand the rules?"

"Okay, as long as you don't blame me." Xin Yao breathed a sigh of relief, then paused and said solemnly, "I think this secret realm mission is probably impossible for anyone to complete."

"What do you mean?" Lu Chen and Sun Yourong asked almost simultaneously.

"Because I feel that this secret realm has been targeted by an extraordinary being."

"Who?"

Xinyao weakly raised one finger and pointed very slightly toward the ceiling.

Buzz! ! ! ! ! !

Upon seeing this, Lu Chen and Sun Yourong's pupils shrank almost simultaneously.

"You mean... immortals?"

"Oh...right!!!"

(End of this chapter)