Original God: The Eternal Lord of Bliss

The 70th birthday banquet was disbanded before it even started due to Zhu Yuncheng's order.

Because of their old age, Zhu Xie and Ning Kuan were both sitting in the same cart and being pulled back by beasts of burden.

Guili has had no cattle or pack animals since ancient times. These pack animals are naturally creatures from Xumi. Chenyu Valley continued to reclaim farmland and discovered this kind of creature. After domesticating it, it brought it to Guili for trading.

In addition to basic farming, wealthy families like to use pack animals to pull carts.

The domesticated pack animals are docile, slow-moving, and strong, so they can pull the cart very smoothly without any bumps.

"Grandpa, why doesn't the Human King want to hold a birthday party?" A young man in the beast-cart asked Ning Kuan curiously. He is the latter's great-grandson and the son of Ning Cai, named Ning Chao. He now works under Ning Hui of Yaoguang Star.

"Silly child, the Human King has become an immortal. He is seventy years old but still looks like he is in his twenties. Look at that immortal, he is hundreds of years old. He would not even look down upon a seventy-year-old birthday banquet." Ning Kuan smiled, "Old Zhu, time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, more than fifty years have passed."

"Fifty years is just a blink of an eye." Zhu Xie coughed a few times and sighed, "Ning Chao, since you work under Yao Guang, I have a few questions to test you."

Ning Chao immediately said upon hearing this: "Please ask the elders to give us some questions."

"Two years ago, Yancheng sent someone to tell me that Guili's prices for handicrafts were too low. If I didn't raise the prices, they would stop supplying handicrafts. If it were you, how would you solve this problem perfectly?"

Ning Chao listened and knew that this was what Yaoguang, who was in charge of foreign trade, was going to do. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I think Yancheng cannot have the courage to cut off the supply of handmade products. First, from fifteen years ago to five years ago, all the arable land around Yancheng was rented out to the people of Guili for cultivation. If Yancheng cuts off its handicraft industry, it will cut off its own retreat.

Secondly, the contemporary Yancheng King is just a person who likes to enjoy life, and he loves Guili porcelain very much. However, porcelain can only be made by our Guili craftsmen. If the Yancheng King wants to buy it, he needs handmade products in exchange for Mora........."

Ning Chao kept talking, completely unaware that the two old men in front of him had closed their eyes and were pretending to be asleep.

"Master, we're home." At this moment, the servant of the Zhu family who was driving the carriage poked his head in and called out a few times, "Master? Master!"

Ning Chao stopped talking, his face became a little serious: "Master Zhu, Grandpa?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to feel the breath of the two old men. It would have been fine if he hadn't felt the breath. As soon as he felt the breath, Ning Chao's face turned pale and he shouted tremblingly, "Where's the doctor? Where's the doctor sent by the Human King?"

The two doctors were outside. When they heard Ning Chao's shout, they rushed in to check on the two elderly people...

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The palace of the human king.

Before Zhu Yuncheng could even take a sip of water after returning to Fengtian Palace, a red figure appeared: "Long live the Human King."

Zhu Yuncheng glanced at him and said, "Huahua, what's the matter?"

When Dian Huahua completed Zhu Yuncheng's task and summoned back 500 elemental beings who could obey her orders within a year, she was appointed by Zhu Yuncheng as the Human King Guard and began to monitor all officials and people's livelihood.

"King of Man, someone is selling illegal salt."

As soon as Hua Hua opened her mouth, a dangerous light flashed in Zhu Yuncheng's eyes.

Salt has been a government monopoly since fifty years ago, and the law clearly stipulates that salt is a precious commodity and those who sell private salt will be sentenced to death.

"What happened? Tell me in detail."

Zhu Yuncheng spoke coldly.

Hua Hua didn't waste any time and told the whole story truthfully.

Zhu Yuncheng listened, his cold expression gradually turned into helplessness and heartache, and finally he sighed heavily: "Go, bring him back!"

Just when Hua Hua was about to accept the order, a figure ran in quickly. Zhu Yuncheng looked at the gray-haired old man and frowned slightly: "Ningcai, what are you doing here?"

"Long live the Human King!" Ning Cai is already over fifty years old. He knelt on the ground and cried, "My father and the elders are dead!"

Zhu Yuncheng's body trembled, then he stood up suddenly and asked in a stern voice: "What happened? How did they die?"

Ningcai cried, "My son Ningchao just told me that my father and Professor Zhu died of old age."

Upon hearing that they had died of old age, Zhu Yuncheng breathed a sigh of relief, but then he felt infinite sadness in his heart. He still remembered the first time he met these two people.

Ningkuan, who is chubby and has a smile on his face, and Zhuxie, who is expressionless and old-fashioned. The latter even went to complain to Yixiaodaotian Zhenjun when they met for the first time.

It's still a little funny to think about it. Later, as these two people were conquered by Zhu Yuncheng's behavior and ideas, they began to work for him wholeheartedly. Population, land, business, education, laws, taxation, etc. were all completed by these two people. It can be said that Guili's current prosperous situation is completely inseparable from these two people.

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuncheng said, "Huahua, let's wait and see on this matter."

Hua Hua was puzzled, but had no questions and stepped back and left.

Zhu Yuncheng said to the crying Ningcai again: "Please accept my condolences. Take me to your home."

"Grandpa!"

"Father!"

"master!"

In the spacious courtyard of Ningkuan's house, Ningkuan and Zhuxie's grandchildren, children, and servants knelt on the ground and cried.

In this era without so many rituals, since Ning Kuan and Zhu Xie died together, they can be worshipped together without being sent home separately.

"The Human King has arrived!"

Suddenly, there was a shout from outside, and then Zhu Yuncheng, wearing the robe of the Human King, came in with Gan Yu and Ningcai.

Zhu Yuncheng ignored those who saluted him and walked quickly to the front. He looked at Ning and Zhu, who were lying on the bed and whose bodies were beginning to become stiff.

Their eyes were closed lightly and their expressions were peaceful, as if they were asleep, without any pain at all.

"Senior Brother, what happened to Pangpang and Shoushou?" Gan Yu was very confused.

Zhu Yuncheng reached out and stroked Ganyu's head: "Be good, Ganyu, they are asleep forever, don't disturb them."

Gan Yu nodded sensibly and stood quietly beside Zhu Yuncheng.

Looking at the two of them, Zhu Yuncheng felt a little regretful. It would have been great if he had agreed to hold his 70th anniversary party for them at that time. However, regret was of no use now.

He turned around and looked at the weeping people from the Ning and Zhu families, and said, "Don't cry. Ning Kuan and Zhu Xie closed their eyes at over ninety years old. Looking at my Guili, how many people have lived to such an age? This is a happy funeral. Get up and take care of their funeral affairs!"

Then he said, "Ningkuan, Zhuxie's children, go and sort out Ningkuan's pre-death documents and have their achievements engraved on the stone tablet. Tomorrow I will establish the Guili Heroes Pavilion, and these two will be the first batch of heroes in the Pavilion. In the future, all the people of Guili will go to pay homage to them every year!"

"Respect the order of the Human King. Long live the Human King!"

After giving the order, Zhu Yuncheng got up and left.