The Journey to become the supreme god

04. The world is truly small

Lu Chen, who had just gotten out of trouble, immediately returned to his residence without looking at the clan members who were glaring at him. Even when Lu Chen arrived home, people continued to insult him for his lazy nature and how weak he had become over the past few years.

“They really look down on others too much, huh... Even though what they say is true, am I doing the right thing?” Lu Chen hid many things from his uncle, but he didn't dare say it directly because it would be dangerous for him and the Lu family.

The next day, Lu Chen acted as usual, not appearing anywhere, just sitting in a tree, leaning against the trunk, and falling fast asleep there. The Lu family children who saw how relaxed Lu Chen was, felt very angry, but they also didn't want to disturb or cause trouble for someone as incompetent as Lu Chen. So instead of arguing with Lu Chen, they preferred to stay out of it and avoid trash like Lu Chen. They also heard that Lu Chen was being entered into a competition to be held at the mayor's house. Some were unhappy, some thought it would only embarrass the Lu family. Many protested to the head of the family, but he never paid any attention to their complaints. This meant that the head of the family either wanted to embarrass the Lu family or wanted to teach Lu Chen a lesson. No one knew, but they were sure that Lu Chen would not be able to win the competition at the mayor's house.

On the contrary, the person in question didn't seem to care much. Lu Chen just went about his daily activities casually and didn't practice at all. Even the elders no longer cared about Lu Chen, even though they were actually worried inside. They were worried that Lu Chen would embarrass them, but they also didn't dare to argue with what the head of the family had said. So all they could do was stare at Lu Chen with deep hostility.

Whoosh!

“Hm? I didn't expect them to do such a good job!” Lu Chen said to himself, but in his hand was a small piece of paper. On the paper was written, “I'll wait for you at the usual place!” Although the words in the letter were very casual, Lu Chen could sense that there was something else that the writer wanted to say but couldn't express in a letter alone. Lu Chen smiled, burned the letter with the energy that came out of his hand, and began to stand up while stretching his stiff body. Walking lightly, he walked out of the Lu family's main residence without saying goodbye to the elders or his uncle.

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Elsewhere, in a luxurious shop, several figures were seen sitting down discussing something. Their discussion was very simple, namely what they should do about the problem currently facing the city lord's family. This problem arose because the city lord's youngest child had suddenly fallen ill and had been unconscious for weeks. Although it had been covered up, the news had still leaked out, so the city lord asked those with extensive connections to find out what illness the city lord's child was suffering from.

“Is he really coming? We've been sitting here for quite a while! If he doesn't come, it will be troublesome for us to face the mayor.”

Some people were very worried, not because they were afraid the mayor would be angry with them. They were worried that the reputation of the shop, which had been built up over many years in the city, would be lost because of their failure to help the mayor. The middle-aged man sitting in the middle seat remained silent. He had already sent a letter to someone who could help. But they had to wait, even though the relationship between them and that person was only a mutual cooperation. Still, for some reason, they had become too dependent on that person over the years, so that whenever they encountered a problem they couldn't handle, they would call him to the shop.

“He will come, there is no reason for him not to come. Moreover, this is also a good opportunity for him to ask for help from all of us, so calm down and wait!” As the leader of the shop in the city, he could only remain calm in front of all his subordinates. Of course, he was also very worried that someone from the main store would come after hearing his bad reputation and revoke his status as the city store manager, a position he had worked so hard to achieve.

If the store manager were to be dismissed, he would probably end up as an ordinary employee, even worse off than a new employee who had just joined the store. And if that really affected the main family's big business, he could be expelled and punished according to family rules. So among them, it was the store manager who was most worried about his future. Everyone was still waiting impatiently in silence, one hour, two hours, three hours, four hours passed, and the day had already turned from morning to afternoon.

Tap!

“Hey, why did you call me? Is there something you want to show me? Or is there something you want to ask for?” Just as they were worried that the figure would not come, it appeared in the hall wearing a mask. The mask resembled a black pelican, and the black eyeballs gave Lu Chen a mysterious aura to those who saw him for the first time, and Lu Chen really looked more authoritative than they did as well.

The head of the city's large store stood up and politely asked the figure to sit in the center seat. Everyone in the room also stood up and greeted him. Of course, even though they sometimes complained, this person with the pelican mask was the savior of their store. And because of Lu Chen, the store could grow even bigger, to the point that even people from prominent families told them to continue building a relationship with the man with the pelican mask.

“Ahaha, I apologize for calling you at such a busy time. Actually, there is something we want to discuss with you regarding a request from someone, but... This person is quite special to us! So, could you please keep it a secret from everyone?”