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

Chapter 25 Fellow villagers, I will not keep this glory to myself!

Lu Chen waved his hand: "Don't rush, Patriarch Sun, I haven't finished speaking yet. Although the King of Hell is only willing to add seven days to his lifespan, I have already made a deal with him. It may not be difficult for the old man to live a few more years."

"A transaction?" Sun Qingcang immediately became interested: "Young friend Lu, please tell me!"

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen recounted the entire deal between himself and Old Yama to Sun Qingcang.

When the topic of erecting a temple and sculpting gold statues came up, Sun Qingcang's expression changed slightly, but there was no major fluctuation in his emotions.

Clearly, it's within the bounds of complete acceptance.

After all, the Sun family temple is so large, building another Yama Palace wouldn't be difficult.

However, what happened next was when Lu Chen heard that he wanted to invite the King of Hell to his home for worship.

The Sun family members almost simultaneously gasped in shock.

"Young friend Lu, aren't you...aren't you afraid of bringing bad luck?"

"Yes, Mr. Lu, you're probably the first person in thousands of years to invite the King of Hell home for worship and to peruse ancient books!"

"Sigh, I really had no choice but to do this for the old man's sake. Otherwise, even the King of Hell wouldn't allow it."

Lu Chen's face was full of helplessness. He cupped his hands and said, "Patriarch Sun, this time I have sacrificed my own interests for the greater good of your Sun family. Fortunately, I have lived up to your expectations."

Sun Qingcang was deeply moved and immediately clasped his hands in greeting.

"Young friend, your generosity is truly admirable! Rest assured, I, Sun, am not the kind of person who would abandon someone after using them! For your generosity and righteousness, I, Sun, will certainly reward you handsomely!"

Look at that, high-end clients are indeed high-end clients!

Just for that one sentence.

All that talking today wasn't a loss!
"Then what?"

"Then..."

Lu Chen told Sun Qingcang about the most crucial thing: exchanging one thousand incense sticks, or more accurately, one thousand pilgrims for five years of lifespan.

As soon as these words came out.

The Sun family was surprised, delighted, and taken aback.

Five years? !
This number is far beyond their imagination!
But after calming down...

Sun Qingcang's expression suddenly turned troubled: "A thousand pilgrims... that's not easy!"

Even Sun Yourong, who rarely spoke and was noticeably aloof, frowned: "A thousand pilgrims? If they were celestial deities, that would be easy, but in the underworld... it's practically impossible!"

She glanced around and said, "Even if we include ourselves, there are only a few of us. It's still far from a thousand!"

Lu Chen asked, "Ms. Sun, how many employees does your group have?"

Sun Yourong: "Although our Sun Group has a large number of people, about two thousand, the worship of deities is entirely voluntary. Even if we force it, it will be useless if the employees are not sincere."

Lu Chen nodded: "That makes sense... How about this, we can discuss this slowly. You guys build the temple and sculpt the gold statues first, and try to get as many as you can, at least to ensure the old man's lifespan for a short time. I will also actively try to find a way, after all, this deal was promised to Yama, and I have to bear the lion's share myself."

Sun Qingcang excitedly grasped Lu Chen's hand: "Young friend Lu, I won't say more about your gratitude. In short, if you encounter any trouble in Jiangdu City in the future, just come to the Sun family, and we will never refuse you."

"This... I can't accept this!" Lu Chen said politely for a moment, then stopped being so polite: "Alright, thank you for your kindness, Patriarch Sun."

"Young friend Lu, you're too kind. There's no need to call me Patriarch Sun anymore. Just call me Uncle Sun from now on. I'll call you Xiao Chen, how about that?"

Instead of becoming a godfather, I became a god-uncle.

Good, good, this is a good deal.

After all, the Sun family is one of the four major families in Jiangdu City.

This powerful backer is someone many people would love to climb but can't!

Lu Chen naturally did not refuse.

However, he also knew very well that Sun Qingcang was acting this way because the life of the Sun family patriarch was now in his hands.

Think about it this way.

Old Yama's deal, in a way, did him a great favor.

I made another fortune!
"Then, nephew... will respectfully accept your offer!"

Sun Qingcang laughed loudly: "Good, good, good, today is truly a double celebration, Yourong."

"Father."

"I'll transfer the money to Xiao Chen later. By the way, Xiao Chen, where do you live?"

Lu Chen's heart tightened, and he said, "Uncle Sun, my home is in the north of the city."

Sun Qingcang: "Which neighborhood?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment, and since he couldn't hide it anyway, he simply told the truth: "Nanshan Community, not far from the temple, is an old community."

Sun Qingcang nodded: "That's perfect. Our Sun family also has a small villa in the north of the city, in Yunding Mountain Villa, which isn't far from the Zhao Clan Temple. Yourong, transfer this house to Xiaochen's name later. As for the keys, find a time to give them to him first."

“Yes, Father.” Sun Yourong didn’t waste any words.

Cloud Peak Villa?

This villa area is not far from Nanshan Community.

It's only a few minutes' drive away.

Although it's not one of the top luxury residences in the north of the city.

But it's at least above average.

The market price is around 20 million.

"No, Uncle Sun, this isn't appropriate, it's too valuable!"

"Alright, don't be so polite with Uncle Sun. I'm truly moved that you went to such lengths for my father today. What's a mere house compared to that!"

Well, Lu Chen originally only planned to rip off a few million more.

Unexpectedly, they gave me tens of millions directly.

It seems that the happiness of the rich is something the poor can't even imagine.

"How about this, Uncle Sun? You can give me five million as the reward first. After all, I've only been begging for seven days, and I'd be too embarrassed to take all thirty million. What Young Master Sun said earlier was indeed correct. You can pay the balance after I've gathered a hundred pilgrims, enough to at least guarantee the old man's lifespan for a year. How about that?"

Sun Qingcang thought for a moment and didn't refuse: "Then... alright, let's do it your way, Xiao Chen! If we really manage to attract a thousand pilgrims and allow my old man to live for another five years, Uncle Sun will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Lu Chen thought to himself that Sun Qingcang was really filial.

To extend his father's life by a few more years, he was willing to spend a fortune to this extent.

This kind of person is worth befriending!
Soon, Lu Chen received 500 million yuan from Sun Yourong.

"Let's go to the temple hall and get the statue of Yama, the King of Hell."

Sun Qingcang made the suggestion.

"Alright, I happen to have another deity here, I'll invite him as well."

"There's another deity?" Sun Yourong asked. "The God of Wealth?"

Lu Chen nodded: "Yes, to be honest, the reason I volunteered today is ultimately for Him! Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to worship the God of Wealth again in seven days."

Sun Qingcang, being who he was, immediately sensed something fishy going on.

The foundation of the Zhao Family Temple is Zhao, the God of Wealth.

Now, out of nowhere, a gifted Lu Chen appears, and he worships the same god of wealth, Jun Caishen, who is also from the Ministry of Finance.

No wonder the Zhao family felt uneasy.

So that's why Manager Zhao was so aggressive and hostile towards Lu Chen before.

Sun Qingcang nodded: "Alright, then I'll go with you and invite both of them!"

After a while.

The main hall of the temple.

Lu Chen completed the formalities and paid the money.

Under the influence of Sun Qingcang's face-saving measures.

Ultimately, the price for inviting the God of Wealth dropped from one million to eight hundred thousand.

As for the King of Hell, Zhao only charged him 400,000, which was considered a friendly price.

Moreover, Sun Qingcang voluntarily paid out of his own pocket for this 400,000 yuan, as a sponsorship for Lu Chen.

Looking at the brand-new statue of the God of Wealth and the memorial tablet of the King of Hell in his hands.

Lu Chen finally felt relieved.

"I thought I had reached a dead end, but I never expected that I would find a new path to success."

At the entrance of the temple.

Both sides said goodbye.

"Come on, let me scan you."

Sun Yourong took out her phone.

"Scan what?" Lu Chen realized what was happening, took out his phone, and added the other party's contact information.

Sun Qingcang laughed and said, "Yes, you two are about the same age, it's good for you to chat more. Xiao Chen, my You Rong has never added anyone on her own initiative before, you are the first."

“Dad!” Sun Yourong blushed.

Sun Qingcang laughed heartily.

"It's getting late, let's head back now."

"Okay, goodbye Uncle Sun!"

Lu Chen got into another car belonging to the Sun family, waved, and left first.

"Manager Zhao, see you later."

"Take care, Mr. Sun!"

As both vehicles drove away from the temple.

Zhao Zhihong's smile gradually faded, but his gaze remained fixed on the direction Lu Chen had gone.

"You little rascal! You're really lucky with money!"

Each word seemed to be spat out from his mouth through gritted teeth.

……

on the way back.

Lu Chen was also pondering how to complete the next task involving a thousand believers.

They want the King of Hell to enter every household.

If this got out, I'd probably be drowned in spittle.

After all, what normal person would make offerings to the King of Hell?

Just because you don't mind doesn't mean others don't!
Lu Chen could even imagine the expressions on his parents' faces when they saw the tablet of the King of Hell.

"The key is that there are many people and many eyes in the community. What if the news that I worship Yama at home gets out by accident?"

The whole neighborhood is probably going to be in an uproar!
They might even hold a company-wide meeting and severely criticize me!

They might even kick our family out of the community.

unless……

Let them deeply understand the benefits of worshipping Yama, the King of Hell.

Only in this way can the message spread from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, ultimately achieving a viral effect.

However, the King of Hell's abilities are basically all related to the dead.

We can't let Him extend people's lifespan every time, can we?
They're really treating him like a birthday celebrant.

Obviously, this is not realistic either.

"The living, the dead, and Yama, the King of Hell..."

Lu Chen kept muttering to himself.

However, as he kept reading...

A sudden idea gradually took shape in his mind.

"Wait a minute, if the original owner's memories are correct, it seems that people in this world don't have the concept of worshipping their ancestors! At most, they put up a few photos at home to commemorate them."

If I could follow the example of the ancestors I worshipped in my previous life, I could strengthen the connection between the living and their ancestors!

Wouldn't that make it logical to bring the underworld into the mortal market?

In this way, the underworld has everything it wants.

With so many worshippers and offerings, how could there be a shortage of incense?
impossible!

Who doesn't have ancestors?
This is definitely a necessity!

At that time, I won't even need to promote it; the news will spread faster than Pinduoduo, like a virus.

I can also sell ghost money!
May the God of Wealth bless my business and bring me great success!
This business of selling ghost money is absolutely legitimate!
But I have to make a deal with the King of Hell; we must have a monopoly!
Let my ghost money become the only designated currency of the underworld in the human world!

By then, won't I be making a fortune?

As long as this route is opened up.

I earn money while wearing pants.

You can even accumulate merit while doing this!

Perhaps, it will attract the attention of Heaven and bring good fortune upon you!
I will forge my own path!

Who knows, maybe in the future, even the King of Hell will have to recognize me as his godfather!

As Lu Chen brainstormed, he couldn't help but admire his own extraordinary wisdom more and more.

A sudden thought.

The problem that had been bothering them was instantly solved.

However, this is just a preliminary idea for now. We'll have to discuss it with the old Yama King before we can take it a step further.

If He agrees.

Lu Chen immediately got to work!
At this moment, the lights of Nanshan Community are almost in sight outside the window.

Lu Chen felt a renewed sense of anticipation.

Dear fellow villagers.

I've brought you some goodies!
After all, this is an honor!
I, Lu Chen, will not enjoy this all by myself!
　The results weren't ideal, I'll update for a few more days and see. Please continue reading!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)