My Father Is Definitely Possessed

Chapter 574 - 266: Li Changqing in the Lamp

Seeing this face, Li Hengsheng finally understood why the voice sounded so familiar. Although there were slight differences from Lord Zhou’s previous voice, upon careful listening, it was recognizable.

Looking at the smiling Lord Zhou in front of him, Li Hengsheng frowned and said, "Why are you here?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Lord Zhou smacked his lips, "If I weren’t here, kid, you wouldn’t know how many times you might’ve died by now."

Li Hengsheng didn’t make a sound; he evidently agreed with Lord Zhou’s words.

Back then, when his portrait made its way to Ghost City, it was definitely Lord Zhou who swapped it out upon seeing it.

"You really have incredible luck," Lord Zhou said with a chuckle. "When you fell out of the space, it was my people who found you. I took your things away, intending for those carrying corpses to take you out, but I didn’t expect you to wake up halfway and end up caught by General De Kang’s mansion."

"Here, these are your things."

At this moment, Lord Zhou took out a few silver notes from his chest and handed them to Li Hengsheng, along with a small bottle.

Inside the bottle was Dragon Blood Essence.

Seeing these items, Li Hengsheng reached out to take them, but still frowned and said, "Why save me?"

Li Hengsheng still clearly remembered that back at White Snake Dao, Lord Zhou had pushed him off a cliff.

He nearly died there.

And now Lord Zhou wanted to save him.

"You’re my junior brother; if I don’t save you, who will?" Lord Zhou said with a cheerful smile.

"Stop spouting nonsense. Do you think I’ll believe you?" Li Hengsheng snorted coldly.

"Wow, Fourth Brother, you’ve finally wised up and learned not to trust people so easily?" Lord Zhou said, feigning surprise.

Li Hengsheng didn’t engage in more banter with Lord Zhou; he just stared at him intensely.

"There’s no special reason to save you," Lord Zhou shrugged. "One is that as a key, your role is finished, and there’s no significant interest between us. But since in the Mountain Ancient Land, you were indeed my adorable junior brother, how can I stand by and watch you die? Especially when we’re both of the Human Race, in a place like Ghost City, we should help each other."

"Help each other?" Li Hengsheng shook his head, "Not really. I can’t help you with anything. You’re the famous Governor, even City Lord Xu Zhi’an greatly respects you. If my guess is correct, City Lord Xu Zhi’an is also a member of the Longevity Sect, isn’t he?"

"Well..."

Lord Zhou pondered for a moment, "If you put it that way, I suppose he is. He wasn’t originally, but now you could say he is."

"It looks like City Lord’s trip out was related to the Longevity Sect. I assume your task in coming to Ghost City was also to recruit him into your Longevity Sect, am I right?"

Li Hengsheng speculated.

"Hehe, you’re indeed cleverer now, Fourth Brother. But there’s indeed another reason; I’m also interested in having you join our Longevity Sect now."

Lord Zhou looked seriously at Li Hengsheng.

"You must be crazy," Li Hengsheng sneered, "You think I’d join your damned Longevity Sect?"

"In the past, I would have thought not, but now, who knows," Lord Zhou laughed. "Fourth Brother, not to discourage you, but do you know how valuable your life is in the Cangyuan Realm right now? A Painting Immortal Level Painting Treasure, do you know what that means?"

"A Painting Immortal Level Painting Treasure, looking across the whole Cangyuan Realm, there aren’t over twenty of them. Each one is a top-notch treasure. I even have a strong urge to tie you up and trade you for treasures! You’re so valuable, where do you think you can find refuge in the Cangyuan Realm now?"

"Even Dao Mountain can’t protect you."

"Ghost City is just a temporary place for you, and once your identity is exposed, you’ll instantly become the target of many. In the entire Cangyuan Realm, the only place that can protect you is our Longevity Sect! And I heard your uncle has died at the hands of Monarch Yuehan. If you join our Longevity Sect and help us in our revival endeavors, you can have whatever you want in the future, and your uncle can certainly be brought back to life."

Listening to Lord Zhou’s earnest persuasion, Li Hengsheng was not moved and simply said calmly, "Turning me into one of the inhumane beasts like your Longevity Sect, sorry, I can’t do it! I’d rather die than do that."

Hearing this, Lord Zhou wasn’t angered.

"Fourth Brother," Lord Zhou took a deep breath, "the Longevity Sect is not a bloodthirsty group; they have their ideals. The Longevity Sect wants to change this world, what’s wrong with that? Perhaps you think our methods are a bit cruel, a bit extreme, but looking at the entire history, which significant revolution wasn’t accompanied by rivers of blood, mountains of bones?"

"The demise of countless dynasties, numerous powers destroyed overnight, do you think today’s Cangyuan Realm, allowing you to safely walk on the street or sleep peacefully at night, isn’t built on countless corpses beneath your feet or under your rest?"

"You think you can peacefully cultivate in Mountain Ancient Land, with abundant resources and multiple experts guarding, yet how many lives has Dao Mountain sacrificed over the years to secure this for you? You just haven’t seen it, and what our Longevity Sect is doing is but a necessary step for change, nothing more."