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

Chapter 26 Godfather, do you support me becoming the person in charge?
And at this time.

Heavenly Court, the Temple of the God of Wealth.

A golden light flew into the inner hall.

"Sir, you are back!"

The temple attendants, who had been dozing off, immediately woke up and came over.

Jun Caishen nodded slightly, then reached out and straightened his cloak.

The temple attendants looked puzzled: "My lord, I remember you weren't wearing this before you descended to the mortal realm. Could it be... that I'm mistaken?"

"Yes, I also remember that the adults weren't wearing this."

The God of Wealth smiled and said, "How do you all feel about my outfit?"

"Beautiful! This fairy outfit suits you perfectly, sir!"

"That's right, Your Excellency looks absolutely magnificent and awe-inspiring in this outfit!"

"You guys are so good with words. Here, this is a reward for you."

The God of Wealth was very pleased and flicked his sleeve.

The servants each had an extra hundred taels of silver in their hands.

All in all, it amounts to at least four or five hundred taels.

"My lord, what is this?!"

The servants were all shocked.

Although the God of Wealth usually bestows upon them a few taels of gold, it is at most only a few taels.

After all, the adults' monthly salary was only six or seven hundred gold coins.

It's been a very, very long time since we've seen such a grand gesture!
Looking back, it seems that it was during the last time when the incense offerings were more prosperous.

How could the God of Wealth not guess what they were thinking? He was filled with emotion: "Since the decline of my incense offerings, this God of Wealth Temple has become more and more deserted. So many servants have left, but only you few have stayed to serve me. Please keep these heavenly gold coins; consider them a small token of my appreciation."

"But sir, your monthly salary is only..."

Jun Caishen interrupted, "Don't worry, I'm not using a salary, so feel free to use it!"

"Then I thank you for your reward, sir!"

The servants were overjoyed to receive so many rewards and skipped away from the main hall.

Feeling this long-lost vitality, Jun Caishen was filled with emotion.

"I am clearly the God of Wealth, but I never expected to meet someone who is even more like the God of Wealth than me, and the key is that he is just an ordinary person."

Jun Caishen was still puzzled. What secret technique did his second brother use to be able to directly offer heavenly gold and even offer merit?
In his view, this was almost a fantasy.

"No matter how powerful the secret technique, it cannot break through the Heavenly Dao's restrictions between the two realms, unless..."

A bold guess popped into Jun Caishen's mind.

His second brother is very likely a person of great fortune or great merit.

As two natural products of the operation of heaven and earth.

Naturally, one can disregard the limitations of the Three Realms and move freely without hindrance.

"Could my second brother be one of those legendary virtuous men who have lived nine lifetimes? Or perhaps a man chosen by Heaven?"

As Jun Caishen pondered this in his heart.

Suddenly, I felt something.

Above the divine status, there was an additional connection.

"This is...someone invited my idol? Who? Could it be my second brother?!"

The God of Wealth was shocked.

He had just returned; those few short moments would be no more than a few hours in the human world.

"How could my second brother invite me home so quickly? What exactly happened in between?"

The God of Wealth was filled with curiosity, but he was unable to descend to the mortal realm because he had not received Lu Chen's summons.

Just then, he sniffed the air and immediately frowned: "Strange, why does it smell like the stench of the underworld?..."

……

Nanshan Residential Area.

"Thanks!"

Lu Chen waved to the departing car, then lifted his schoolbag and walked towards the residential area.

The statue of the God of Wealth and the tablet of the King of Hell inside the schoolbag collided with each other, making a noise that made Lu Chen's back ache.

Inside the residential area, people chatted about this and that, and occasionally, boisterous laughter could be heard.

Lu Chen went straight up to the third floor and opened the door to his home.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

"Why are you back so late again? I've called you several times, but you haven't answered."

"I was busy just now, Mom, I didn't hear you."

Lu's mother spat out, "From now on, you must send a message home when it's time, so that your parents don't worry, understand?"

"I heard you, Mom, I'm hungry."

"Wait, I've heated up your food."

"okay!"

"Brother!" Hearing the commotion, Lu Wan, the younger sister, also ran out of the room.

"Wanwan, did you eat your food well today?"

"Wanwan ate several pieces of meat! The meat was so delicious! Wanwan wants to eat meat every day from now on!"

Lu Chen chuckled and patted his sister's head.

"Don't worry, I promised you I'd have meat every day from now on!"

"Yay!" At this moment, Lu Wan noticed the bulging backpack on Lu Chen's back: "Brother, what good stuff did you bring back this time?"

"I didn't bring much today, why don't you go back to your room and watch TV?"

"Oh, good!"

The little girl ran back to her room barefoot.

Lu Chen put down her bag: "Mom, where's Dad?"

Lu's mother came out carrying the food: "Your dad went down for a walk. What's in your bag? It's so bulging." "This..."

Lu Chen didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment.

"Come on, Mom, sit down first."

"What are you doing, child? There's still a bowl of soup in the pot. Let Mom get it for you first."

"Don't rush, give me your phone first."

Realizing something, Lu's mother quickly handed the phone to Lu Chen: "Have you spent all the money you had yesterday?"

"Ding! One million yuan has been deposited into your Alipay account!"

The cold, mechanical sound echoed throughout the living room.

The mother's surprised expression suddenly became incredibly interesting.

She jumped to her feet: "Xiao Chen, where did you get so much money?"

Lu Chen: "Mom, listen to me, what happened today is a bit surreal. Don't worry, let me explain slowly."

Lu's mother guessed that her son had most likely encountered another great opportunity, and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, Mom won't rush you, tell me slowly."

I've prepared myself mentally.

Lu Chen then recounted his story, from winning the lottery in the morning, to going to the God of Wealth to worship, to meeting the Sun Qingcang family, and finally, his righteous act of saving the life of the Sun family patriarch as if he were a god descending to earth.

Of course, the purchase of materials, the making of paper money, the sworn brotherhood with Lord Chai, and the minor conflict with the Zhao Family Temple are omitted.

The former is hard to explain, and the latter is because I'm afraid my mom will worry.

After all, offending the four major families of Jiangdu City is something that ordinary people almost dare not even think about.

But even so.

When Lu's mother heard about the offerings to the King of Hell, she was still terrified and turned pale.

For ordinary people, the underworld is something that cannot be spoken of or named.

"Son, are you alright? I've heard before that worshipping the spirits of the underworld can taint you with evil spirits from the netherworld!"

"Mom, don't listen to those people's nonsense. Yama is a righteous god appointed by the Heavenly Court. How could he have any evil aura? It's just that those people are afraid and have developed inner demons, and they're blaming Yama."

Lu Chen pursed his lips.

How could he not know whether there was evil energy or not?

People's perspective is so superficial!
Just because someone is ugly, has a dark aura, and doesn't bathe often, does that mean they are considered an evil spirit?
If that's how you think, then all Lu Chen can say is: Kid, you're too attached to appearances!

"Okay, Mom doesn't really understand either, but Mom believes in you. My son is the best!"

"Absolutely!" With that, Lu Chen took out the statue of the God of Wealth from his schoolbag: "Mom, I've brought the God of Wealth home."

Mrs. Lu exclaimed with delight, "Inviting the God of Wealth home is such a wonderful thing! My son is so capable! He's so young, yet he can already invite a god into our home. I must call your father right away and tell him to come back."

"Don't worry, Mom, I've invited another one..."

Lu Chen took the tablet of the King of Hell out of his schoolbag.

Lu's mother immediately chuckled, but not chuckled.

"You brat, it's fine to worship him in the temple, but why did you bring him home?!"

Lu Mu lowered her voice and took a step back, her body behaving itself, clearly showing an instinctive resistance to this Yin spirit.

"Mom, there's really no other way. These are the conditions I negotiated with the King of Hell. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to grant me longevity."

"But... what if the neighbors find out? That wouldn't be good."

"It's okay, we can just move out. Oh, I forgot to tell you, the Sun family also gave me a villa, in the nearby Cloud Top Villa. But they haven't given me the keys yet, probably in the next day or two."

"A villa as a gift? Cloud Top Mountain Villa?"

As soon as Lu's mother opened her mouth, her expression changed again, and the way she looked at Lu Chen became strange.

"Xiao Chen, have you been through something lately? Why all of a sudden..."

"Such a sudden change, isn't it?" Lu Chen chuckled, leaning closer. "Mom, if I told you that your son has found a secret to worshipping the gods, would you believe me?"

"The secret? What secret?"

Lu Chen chuckled and said, word by word, "Light—the—cold—stove!"

"Putting food on a cold stove? You mean worshipping unpopular deities?"

"That's right! I don't care what others do, but at least your son here has never failed me. My current record is 100% accurate!"

Lu's mother gave Lu Chen a deep look: "Alright, it seems you've met your destiny, son."

Lu Chen nodded and said, "I think so too."

“In that case…you can’t tell anyone about this, not even your dad. He can be a bit of a gossip sometimes.”

"Fine, I'll listen to your mother!"

The mother and son smiled at each other. Lu's mother patted Lu Chen's head and said with relief, "Our little Chen has grown up! He's suddenly become so capable and amazing. Before, I never dared to even imagine it! Okay! Keep him at home, as long as no outsiders know. But just in case, you'd better keep him at that villa. After all, people occasionally come to visit. The God of Wealth is fine, but the King of Hell could easily cause misunderstandings and trouble."

Lu Chen nodded: "Okay, I understand. Actually, that's what I was thinking too. How about you take over Dad's work later?"

Lu's mother nodded: "Don't worry, I've already agreed. What objections could your father possibly have? I'll talk to him about it."

"okay!"

After that, Lu Chen began to devour the rice in a whirlwind.

After they had eaten their fill, they saw that their father had not yet returned.

"No wait!"

Lu Chen tidied up a space and arranged the two deity tablets.

Then each set up an incense burner.

"Brother, please wait a moment. Let me talk to the King of Hell about something first."

Lu Chen lit an incense stick and placed it in the incense burner.

He immediately began to chant the Yama Heart Mantra again.

Could I become the person in charge of the underworld on earth?

It all depends on whether his prospective godfather supports it or not...

　There will be a chapter later.

　　I got off work late today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)