The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

When the group of people welcomed them, Li Huiran was still completely baffled. 'Who is the Mother of My Lord?'

'Xiaoyu? Impossible. Xuan Kexin? Aside from being female, she doesn't even have a pet, let alone a child. Xiaoye? Even more impossible.'

'It must be Murong Qing. To think Murong Qing had this much influence... I heard the Illusory Sect is full of followers who are rolling in money. Remembering how I tried to throw a check at her not long ago makes me want to die of embarrassment.'

'This is all Chen Dong's fault. Nothing good has happened since he came back! Ugh! Why am I thinking about him again?!'

'My brain must have been taken over by Chen Dong-ians. I can't even think straight anymore…'

In a daze, she was escorted by the members of the Illusory Sect to the edge of a public square. Li Huiran recognized it; it was usually a place where many people came to dance after dinner.

But now, the square was packed with people arranged in neat rows that stretched as far as the eye could see. In unison, they chanted a deafening slogan: "All in this world is illusion, only my Lord is real!"

The scene stunned them. It was a gathering of the Illusory Sect's fanatical believers.

The group that had brought them continued forward, so Li Huiran and the others had no choice but to follow.

The followers continued their solemn chant: "The precepts of dharma and joy illuminate my flesh; form, feeling, thought, and action consume my soul! Illusion births all life, yet restrains the self; the Lord of Delusion's six desires discern truth from lies!"

Li Huiran's eyes widened in utter disbelief. At the very front of these fanatics, her best friend, her dear sister, Wang Mengyu, was leading the crowd, raising her arm and shouting, "Pledge! Life and Death!"

The followers responded in unison: "We! Shall follow!"

Li Huiran couldn't help but wonder, 'Did I travel to another world under this red light? How did Wang Mengyu become the leader of these fanatics? Or maybe I'm still dreaming and haven't woken up. I have been having strange dreams lately.'

When Wang Mengyu saw her, she came over and took her by the hand, leading her forward.

The followers placed their hands on each other's shoulders in a strange salute and shouted in unison, "May my Lord shine upon all living beings! We respectfully welcome the Mother of My Lord!"

Li Huiran was completely dumbfounded. 'The Mother of My Lord... is me?'

Wang Mengyu whispered, "There's no time to explain. It's too chaotic outside right now. If things go south here, I can't even imagine what would happen. Just play along for now!"

Li Huiran's brow furrowed. She asked in a low voice, "You seem to have a high position. Will they listen to you?"

Wang Mengyu replied with uncertainty, "I'm the Sect Leader. As long as what I say isn't too outrageous, it should be fine!"

Li Huiran thought about the chaos she had seen on her way here. Jiangzhou desperately needed order right now. Regardless of whether this was the apocalypse, they couldn't let things spiral out of control. Otherwise, even if it wasn't the end of the world, it would become so.

There were at least three or four thousand people in the square. This was an immense force. If managed well, they could at least restore order within Jiangzhou City.

Li Huiran asked tentatively, "Are you willing to listen to my arrangements?"

A unified, resounding voice replied, "We are!"

Li Huiran smiled sweetly, a spark of ingenuity lighting up her beautiful eyes.

In a tropical rainforest, a black fissure materialized out of thin air. Lord You and Corpse Dove stepped out, with Chen Dong following behind.

His shoes sank into the muddy ground, and only then did Chen Dong feel a sense of reality. Inside that black fissure, the world had spun in a bizarre kaleidoscope of light, accompanied by an astonishing tearing sensation. If not for the protection of the black aura, he felt that with his Internal Scenery cultivation, he would have been ripped to shreds in less than a second.

Feeling the steady drizzle of the Lingyu, Chen Dong asked, "Where is this place?"

Lord You replied flatly, "What you call the Southern Border!"

The Southern Border! Chen Dong's heart sank. The last time they came to the Southern Border, it was by a half-day flight. Even though the helicopter wasn't fast, this place was still thousands of kilometers from Jiangzhou.

Suppressing his shock, Chen Dong asked in a low voice, "Are you also planning to prematurely release the Earth Veins or something similar here?"

Lord You chuckled lightly. "What, you want to stop me?"

Chen Dong's gaze hardened. He said grimly, "You only want to hasten the Spirit Tide. There's no need to harm so many innocent people."

Corpse Dove snapped coldly, "Kid, don't push your luck!"

Lord You's eyes turned cold, regarding Chen Dong with indifference. "Every living being in this world is an enemy to me. What does their death have to do with me? If you want to save all living things, that's impossible. However, saving some people is possible!"

Chen Dong looked at him with suspicion.

Lord You continued, "The Guardian Beast of this place has not yet awakened. It controls six Earth Veins. Releasing them directly will engulf an area a hundred li in radius. You have two days. How many people you can save depends on your own abilities."

Hearing this, Chen Dong took out his phone, searched for his location, and then rose into the air on a current of qi.

Watching Chen Dong's retreating figure, Corpse Dove asked, "Lord You, you could clearly awaken the Guardian Beast now. Why wait two days?"

Lord You said softly, "I am deliberately letting him save people to increase his karmic fortune. The more people he saves, the stronger his fortune will become!"

Corpse Dove cackled. "So Lord You is just using him! Not only does this reduce the sin you have to bear, but it also makes him accumulate that karmic fortune for us!"

At that moment, Chen Dong, now airborne, had a rough idea of his current location. He quickly called Zhang Kongqing, the patriarch of the Zhang Family. The Southern Border Zhang Family's influence was immense; with their help, clearing out a hundred-li radius within two days was definitely possible.