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

Chapter 148: Calling Yama the Godfather, what should I call the Venerable One?
"This is just my guess."

After all, we are merely observing from the "past," not actually present.

Therefore, one can only see its form, but not its power.

Furthermore, the [Fireworks Manual] has only recovered less than 10% of its power.

If it is perfect.

No matter what kind of magic tricks that person used to conceal the secrets of heaven.

"I can easily find him too."

"I see." Lu Chen nodded. "It seems there's another secret behind the Zhao family? The Underworld... Ha, hasn't it just walked right into my line of fire?"

"Young friend, do you intend to expose the entire Zhao family as well?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "Kitchen God, after seeing this, you understand very well."

The young master of the Zhao family had planned to use Qiu Qianluo and Ma Shilong as pawns from the very beginning, which is why he hid himself so well.

But despite his meticulous planning, he hadn't anticipated that the Kitchen God would be willing to sacrifice the spiritual essence of the "Fireworks Book" for his descendants.

The Kitchen God nodded, not denying it: "That's right. If it weren't for the kindness you have shown me, my limit would have been just to have the [Fireworks Book] find Qiu Qianluo and Ma Shilong as my pawns."

They would never go to such lengths at the cost of spiritual essence.

Of course, there is also part of the reason why I did this, which lies in the [Fireworks Book] itself.

"If it weren't so close to the little friend, it wouldn't have gone to such lengths to reconstruct the cause and effect."

He paused slightly, his voice deep and resonant: "Therefore, no matter how much you plan, you will inevitably make mistakes. The more careful you are in planning, the more likely you are to make mistakes."

Lu Chen wholeheartedly agreed: "That's why I plan to implicate Ma Shilong first. He's already been exposed. As for the Zhao family... although there are clues to cover up the truth, they may not be conclusive evidence to bring them down."

Revealing the truth now might alert the enemy.

His eyes grew cold: "In addition, you said that the Jade Talisman for transmitting sound has roots in the Underworld... It seems that there are also villains in my Great Underworld."

This matter must be handled with utmost care; the thief might be lurking right beside me right now.

Kitchen God: "Young friend, it seems you've already made progress?"

Lu Chen took a deep breath: "I just feel that many things are too strange. Now that I think about it, something is wrong everywhere."

"Please speak frankly, and I can offer some advice."

Lu Chen then recounted the whole story in detail: "At first, I asked to see the Fourth Duty Officer, but I was turned away at the door."

Later, Li Chenghuang of Jiangdu assured me that he would handle the matter personally, but it would take some time.

I realized that waiting passively was not a good strategy, so I turned to you, the Kitchen God, for help.

Who knew that as soon as I agreed to help the master perform the consecration, I received a message from Li Chenghuang that very night, saying that Qiu Qianluo had been captured.

It uses the City God's secret techniques.

Following today's completion of the consecration ceremony, the connection with Ma Shilong was brought up again.

But Ma Shilong was clearly not the mastermind; the real culprit was the young master of the Zhao family.

But now, as the investigation continues, they've even uncovered traces of the underworld...

Lu Chen looked up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light: "Kitchen God, don't you think all of this is too much of a coincidence?"

The Kitchen God pondered for a moment: "You suspect the City God Li? But that doesn't make sense. Since he's already gone to such lengths, using the City God's secret arts, if he's truly the mastermind, what would his motive be?"

--motivation!
The two words, like a flash of lightning, suddenly cleaved through the fog in Lu Chen's mind.

"I understand!" His eyes gleamed brightly. "City God... roll call!"

"The City God? How did the City God get involved again?"

"Kitchen God, you may not know this, but some things have indeed happened recently..."

He explained the matter of Chenghuang Street in the shortest possible way.

The Kitchen God was taken aback upon hearing this. He first gave Lu Chen a deep look, clearly not expecting this kid to cause such a commotion.

Immediately, he understood.

"If that's the case, then it does make sense."

This young master of the Zhao family and Li Chenghuang likely have an unusual relationship, and Li Chenghuang may even be behind the scenes of this corpse-dissolving technique.

The reason for sacrificing pawns to save the chariot is probably to gain the position of governor, at which point he will have the authority to check the rolls.

In this way, there's no need to resort to these evil methods; it's all a matter of a single thought.

Lu Chen nodded heavily: "At least logically it fits perfectly."

But I can't figure out what the Zhao family has incriminating evidence against Li Chenghuang that would make the mighty Chenghuang help him like this.
This is truly against common sense.

The Kitchen God sighed softly, "It's a pity that the spiritual essence of the [Fireworks Book] is almost gone now, otherwise, if we had investigated that Young Master Zhao more thoroughly, we might have been able to find more clues."

After saying this, he flicked his sleeve and the two returned to the farmhouse in the fields.

Lu Chen noticed that the divine light on the [Fireworks Book] was noticeably dimmer than before, realizing that it had consumed a considerable amount of energy. He immediately clasped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Kitchen God. This junior dares not ask for more. Knowing about Ma Shilong and the young master of the Zhao family is enough for me."

As for whether Li Chenghuang is truly the mastermind... I will investigate further in secret.

"Never make a hasty judgment before solid evidence is available." "That's reasonable. Now that we have a lead, with your intelligence, young friend, it's only a matter of time before you follow the clues." The Kitchen God paused briefly, then continued, "Young friend, I need to nurture the [Fireworks Book]. How about this: come find me again in a day, and I will reward you handsomely."

Lu Chen quickly waved his hand: "You're too kind, Kitchen God. I already have a fragment of the [Fireworks Book] and have benefited greatly from it."

He suddenly remembered something, "That's right, if I write the name of the Zhao family's young master into the tattered page, will it be possible to break through the shroud of heavenly secrets and detect him?"

"Given the current state of the [Fireworks Book], I can't guarantee anything, but... it might be worth a try."

The Kitchen God smiled slightly and said, "As for the reward, I have already given my word, how could I go back on it? Please wait a moment, young friend."

“This…” Lu Chen no longer declined, and bowed solemnly, “Then this junior will accept the honor. I shall take my leave now.”

"good."

The white light swept across once more.

As soon as Lu Chen opened his eyes, he saw a huge face almost touching the tip of his nose.

"Holy crap!" He was so startled that he took two steps back before he could see that it was Yu Feng.

"You're finally back! So, any news?" Yu Feng knew that Lu Chen's consciousness had been drawn into the Kitchen God's sea of ​​consciousness, and he had been waiting anxiously for a long time.

Lu Chen glanced at him, then his expression turned solemn, and he used telepathy to tell him everything about Ma Shilong.

Yu Feng's expression changed immediately, his eyes becoming serious: "Are you sure you saw it with your own eyes?"

"Why would I lie to you? His father has a piece of black jade in his mouth. Once we find it, we'll know everything."

"Okay! I'll go right away!"

"Well, I won't go, so I won't get caught in the crossfire when you make your move."

"Don't worry, your job is done. Leave the rest to me!"

As soon as the telepathic message ended, Yu Feng's aura surged, and his killing intent spread out as if it were a tangible substance.

"Come with me!"

He was the first to transform into a fiery cloud and soar into the sky, followed closely by his personal guards.

"Mr. Lu, are you alright?" Zeng Rou stepped forward, her face showing concern.

Lu Chen shook his head, about to speak, when a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the other side of the north of the city.

—The great war has begun!
Lu Chen had no heart to watch the battle; instead of feeling relieved after solving the case, he felt increasingly heavy-hearted.

If he hadn't happened to visit the Kitchen God, and if he hadn't happened to have this opportunity to consecrate the "Fireworks Book," he might never have known that the mastermind behind it all was actually the young master of the Zhao family, and that the seemingly just but actually extremely cunning City God, Li, was very likely the real mastermind.

Although he couldn't understand why.
But if he did help Li Chenghuang ascend to the position of governor, what would happen?

Then he truly became a complete idiot, a tool used by others.

Fortunately, it's not too late.

There is still room for maneuver and investigation.

Even so.

Lu Chen couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "Black! It's fucking black!"

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and instructed, "You go back to the factory first. I'll stay here and wait for Feng."

"Yes, President Lu!" Zeng Rou didn't waste any more words and left first.

Lu Chen took off his Taoist robe and started packing his things.

We plan to wait until the big battle over there is over before getting Yu Feng's signature, and finish the mission first.

After all, the investigation into the Zhao family's young master and Li Chenghuang still needs to be carried out gradually.

"Your clothes are quite interesting."

But at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Lu Chen turned around and saw three strange men standing behind him.

One was tall and the other was strong, while in the middle was an extremely handsome young man.

The young man was holding the Taoist robe he had just folded and put into the box.

"Hey bro, if you want to see this, you should at least ask me first. Not asking at all is pretty impolite, isn't it?"

Lu Chen was naturally a little angry when his Taoist robe was touched.

Without saying a word, he snatched the clothes back from the other person's hands.

"Um?!"

The tall, burly man gave a cold snort.

Lu Chen then realized that the three people were a bit strange, and frowned warily, saying, "Who are you three? I don't think I've seen you before."

“You may not have met us, but we’ve heard about you for a long time.”

The handsome young man's smile was exceptionally clear.

"Boy, I heard you call Yama your godfather. So what should you call me if you call me the King of Hell?"

(End of this chapter)