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Chapter 265 [Lin Qingquan's Wake-Up Call] (7000)

Chapter 259 [Lin Qingquan's Wake-Up Call] (7000)

Thinking of this, Chen Yan took out his phone, opened WeChat, and scrolled through a friend list.

"Old Lin, are you there?"

Chen Yan's fingers flew across the keyboard as he sent a message.

I haven't been in touch with Lin Laodeng for a long time, and I don't know where that guy has gone now.

Soon, a reply came on WeChat.

It's an internet-famous meme featuring a giant panda named Huahua rolling around on the ground in a round shape.

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"Oh?" Chen Yan raised an eyebrow and quickly typed in the text on his phone:
"Fellow Daoist Lin, this is quite impolite. We're neighbors, after all."

Lin Qingquan finally replied again: "Alright, what's up?"

Chen Yan thought for a moment: "A group of demon cultivators have been assimilated into the realm. This matter was handled by the Patrol Division, did you know that?"

This time, Lin Qingquan didn't reply immediately, but waited for a long time.

Impatient with the wait, Chen Yan simply made a voice call.

It took more than ten seconds for the other party to finally answer the call.

The surrounding environment seemed quite noisy, with voices of men and women talking nearby.

Lin Qingquan's lazy voice came through: "Kid, what are you doing?"

"Do you know about the thing I asked about?"

"...I know, but why are you asking this? Are you an assistant or an intern assistant in the Inspection Division? Why are you asking about these high-level procedures?"

Chen Yan didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "I have a friend who has been naturalized, but he doesn't want to return to the domain. You can't force him, can you? You can't force a cow to drink water if it doesn't want to."

"...Wait a minute." Lin Qingquan's tone seemed to have changed slightly: "Wait a moment, I'll find a quiet place to talk to you."

After waiting a while, Lin Qingquan, who had clearly moved to a quieter place, asked with a hint of doubt, "You have demon cultivator friends? Are they on the naturalization list?"

"I just want to ask, is the Realm really this domineering? They don't want to be naturalized, so they just forcibly take people back?"

"Don't ask me about this. It's a task assigned from above. The Inspection Division is only responsible for carrying out the decrees issued by Sendai." Lin Qingquan deflected the question cleanly, but then added, "Who is your friend? Just tell me what you want to do."

"Could we discuss removing this person from the naturalization list?" Chen Yan asked with a smile.

Lin Qingquan fell silent for a while.

Chen Yan suddenly felt a jolt in his heart, realizing that this matter was probably not so simple.

Chen Yan thought for a moment: "How about we meet and talk? Where are you?"

"I can't see you, I'm not in Jinling Prefecture right now," Lin Qingquan sighed.

"What a coincidence, I'm not in Jinling Prefecture either," Chen Yan replied with a smile.

Suddenly, he heard faint sounds coming from around Lin Qingquan on the other end of the phone.

It seemed to be something like "three scenes, six shots," "Cut!" "Transition!"

Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat: "You wouldn't be...?"

"Oh, I'm busy right now, I'll contact you later!" Lin Qingquan suddenly hung up the phone in a hurry.

Chen Yan frowned and pondered for a while after the voice message was disconnected.

Lin Xianyu, standing beside Chen Yan, looked at him expectantly and said, "Um, Immortal Official, I..."

Chen Yan thought for a moment and said, "Don't rush, I need to see someone about this."

Lin Xianyu was somewhat worried, but Chen Yan said slowly, "Don't worry, since I have enlightened you, I will protect you as long as possible."

After saying that, he told Lin Xianyu to wait there. Chen Yan shook his body inside the RV and transformed into a sparrow. He then told Lin Xianyu to open the window and flew out of the RV.

·
Sparrows were flying low in the sky, and Chen Yan had already activated his Qi Observation Technique to survey the surroundings.

About half an hour later, in the scenic area outside the palace, the sparrow that Chen Yan had transformed into finally landed, hopped on a white marble fence, chirped a few times, and then quietly watched a crowd of people surging in front of him.

In a side hall, a photographer was filming behind a camera, while a man who looked like a director was watching from a simple monitor. He appeared to be quite young, but he was wearing a large vest.

Inside the side hall, two workers holding lamps stood around.

Lin Laodeng sat in a chair, dressed in the dragon robe of a Qing Dynasty emperor, with a smug expression on his face, and even a hint of lewdness.

In front of him, a voluptuous actress was kneeling on the ground, her face tilted back, her heavily made-up face contorted with an expression, loudly reciting her lines.

"I can't do it!"

"Crack!"

The director shouted, then got up and jogged over to Lin Qingquan, bowing and scraping, saying, "Boss, this scene was great, take a look for yourself?"

"Hmm!" Lin Qingquan snorted and swayed as he followed the director to look at the footage on the monitor.

"Not bad, the actress's emotions were quite intense, it's just..."

"No, boss, that's enough! If we keep filming, we'll exceed the time limit for renting the venue today, and the lighting isn't good enough either. Should we move on to the next session?"

The director chuckled ingratiatingly, adopting a very humble posture.

Chen Yan was taken aback at first, but when he saw that Zhao Shanhe was standing outside the hall, he immediately understood.

"Chirp!"

The sparrow chirped twice, and Lin Qingquan subconsciously turned his head, stared at the sparrow for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly twitched.

The sparrow then flapped its wings and flew up to a high place, standing beside the roof beam and looking down at Lin Qingquan.

Lin Qingquan sighed and said to the director indifferently, "Alright, let's not change locations today. The old man is tired. Let's continue tomorrow."

"Huh? But tomorrow..."

"It's alright. If we don't finish filming and it goes over time, I can pay you extra." Lin Qingquan waved his hand and said, "But I have a request. You guys should spend some money on these actresses playing the imperial concubines. Find some decent extras. These actresses are supposed to be imperial concubines? Are there no beautiful women left in Hengdian?!"

"Yes, yes, yes, there is!" The director nodded repeatedly, turning his head to look at Zhao Shanhe standing outside.

Zhao Shanhe laughed heartily, walked over, and said politely, "Boss, don't worry, our company may not have much else, but we have plenty of actors! For tomorrow's film, I guarantee I'll find you some good ones! But as you know, actors' fees are tiered..."

“Five hundred a day for one person, I’ll find you according to the special contract standard! Don’t think I’m an old man who doesn’t know the business. If you find me another extra who pays fifty a day, I’ll ask for a refund.”

Zhao Shanhe laughed heartily: "Alright! I'll definitely find you a beautiful and good play tomorrow."

"Exactly! I can join the super VIP group! I'm on a solo filming crew, and it cost a fortune, so don't try to fool me."

After Lin Qingquan finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and said, "Let's go, let's remove our makeup!"

The old man was taken to a makeshift makeup area in the back, where hired makeup artists applied makeup to his face and removed it. Someone else politely came over to change his costume.

Lin Qingquan waved his hand, took out a cigarette, lit it, and after taking two puffs, said, "Will there be a car to take me back to the hotel later?"

"Yes! Of course!" The director laughed. "We've arranged a car to take you back to your hotel."

After saying that, he even specifically mentioned the hotel's name.

Lin Qingquan listened, glanced back at the sparrows on the roof beam, and nodded almost imperceptibly.

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More than half an hour later, in a hotel not far from the film studio, Lin Qingquan walked into the room and casually opened the window.

He went into the toilet, washed up, and came out wiping his face with a towel.

In the living room of the room, Chen Yan was already sitting on the sofa, unscrewing a bottle of mineral water.

"Oh, you're here. You're quick." Lin Qingquan casually put the towel down.

Seeing Lin Qingquan come out, Chen Yan raised an eyebrow: "Old Lin, you've come here to indulge your emperor fantasies, huh!"

Lin Qingquan chuckled: "Filming, it's just filming, it's all fake, just for fun. You know what, this real-life immersive script murder mystery film tour is really a brilliant idea."

As he spoke, he sat down next to Chen Yan and continued laughing, "The show I'm filming is 'The Legend of Zhen Huan,' but unfortunately, the concubines they found for me weren't very good-looking. The actress who plays Zhen Huan looks no younger than me, and she even told me that she's a good actress with great lines!"
I came here because of the good acting and great lines!

"Is it fun?" Chen Yan asked with a smile.

"That's interesting. I bought a super VIP group. I spent 80,000 yuan to have them build a drama crew for me, like the TV series 'The Legend of Zhen Huan.' I'll play the Emperor Silang, and there will be five female extras playing the concubines. Ah, it's just to have some fun and experience what it's like to be an emperor."

Chen Yan nodded.

Eighty thousand, not bad... I wonder if this old man even knows that this is a business in which I have an investment and a stake. But it's best not to tell him, otherwise, this old man is shameless, and he might renege on his investment and get something for nothing in the end.

"I plan to stay here for a month. After the 'Huanhuan' series finishes filming, I'll film another one called 'Wild Racing' to experience what it's like to be the boss. Hmm..."

Seeing that Lin Qingquan seemed to want to continue, Chen Yan stopped him in time: "Alright, let's get down to business. The thing I asked you about on the phone today... do you have any connections?"

"What do you mean by 'having connections'? In the Patrol Division, your grandpa is the one with connections!" Lin Qingquan smiled proudly.

"Hmm, you're the one with connections! You're so lecherous that you went and coerced a top-tier actress? A big shot from the Patrol Division, bullying a rogue fox demon? What, is it fashionable to bully others by relying on power in this realm?" Chen Yan sneered.

"I knew you were here for that little fox demon." Lin Qingquan sighed. "As soon as I saw you in Hengdian, I guessed you were here for Lin Xianyu."

Chen Yan's smile vanished, and he said seriously, "Tell me exactly what happened."

Joking aside, Chen Yan didn't really believe that Lin Qingquan was the kind of person who would bully others or coerce Lin Xianyu for some shady scheme...

Lin Qingquan may be unconventional, but he's not the kind of person who's despicable.

Suddenly, a thought struck him!
I remembered how Lin Xianyu pleaded with me today, her tone slightly exaggerated...

Chen Yan's expression changed, and he frowned as he looked at Lin Qingquan: "Wait a minute... Old Deng, you..."

"I asked Lin Xianyu to contact you," Lin Qingquan said directly, no longer hiding anything.

Chen Yan was stunned.

"Kid, I'm the one who introduced and recommended you to the Patrol Division. What missions you've done, and which cultivators the Patrol Division has assigned to you, are all recorded in the Patrol Division's official documents."

Do you think I don't know you know Lin Xianyu?

"Lin Xianyu's naturalization is fake? This naturalization thing..."

"The naturalization is true, but the forced naturalization of Lin Xianyu is false." Lin Qingquan shook his head, his gaze towards Chen Yan suddenly becoming profound, and slowly said, "If I didn't find a pretext, to lure you out through someone seemingly unrelated... would I have been able to let you leave Jinling Prefecture so quickly!"

Chen Yan took a deep breath: "What do you mean?"

"So, kid, what you've been doing lately has gone a bit too far," Lin Qingquan sighed, his voice low and somber. "Some things are neither your business nor yours to meddle in!"

Chen Yan's expression suddenly changed! "I had Lin Xianyu call you to lure you out because I didn't want to alert that person... Although I don't know if that person has woken up yet, but... it's best to be as discreet and subtle as possible so that that person doesn't notice."

Chen Yan's face grew increasingly grim: "Who are you... the reincarnated tribulation-crossing powerhouse hidden within Lu Sisi?"

Lin Qingquan sneered: "Why do you think this old man would leave his perfectly good villa and run away from home to go so far away? Isn't it comfortable to drink tea and bask in the sun at home?"

Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat: "Who exactly is that being?"

"Chen Yan!"

Lin Qingquan's expression suddenly tightened, and he coldly shouted: "Don't think that just because you have Old Lady Huang's backing, you can really think that matters at the Venerable Saint level are nothing to a little second-level... Huh? You're at the third level now."

Hmm... Don't think that you, a mere third-realm cultivator, are qualified to meddle in matters concerning saints!

Saints! Venerable Ones! What level of existence is that?

The Heavenly Dao of the Realms is finite, and the positions of Saints are limited!
Every saint is a pillar of the realm!
Every reincarnation and tribulation of a saint is not just a matter for the saint alone! It affects the entire realm!

Every Venerable One is the most valuable and top-tier combat force in the realm, a pillar that prevents the realm from collapsing!
The reincarnation and tribulation of a sage involves countless people and forces! And how many other sages are secretly watching, protecting, and safeguarding it! Absolutely no mistakes can be tolerated!!
For a powerful being of sainthood or higher to reincarnate and undergo tribulation is an event of immense importance! Reincarnation and tribulation are incredibly dangerous!
What if a saint, revered as a mortal, were to perish after being reborn? The fall of a saint is a cataclysmic event!

Do you think that no powerful beings from other realms are secretly watching Lu Sisi's affairs?
"How big of a slate are you? How powerful are you to dare interfere in this kind of thing?!"

By the end, Lin Qingquan was already sternly rebuking him!
Chen Yan remained silent, merely staring coldly at Lin Qingquan.

Lin Qingquan sighed and slowly said, "What do you think happened to Lu Sisi, whose fate was stolen?"

This was her doom all along!
She was burdened with misfortune until she was eighteen, yet she was able to live peacefully to this age without dying prematurely—have you ever thought that it was really just good luck on her part?
Someone is secretly protecting her! They're helping her through this tribulation, but she won't die!
Because, having gone through this ordeal, experiencing the vicissitudes of fate, the separation of life and death, the destruction of family and the loss of loved ones...

All of this is her destined tribulation! She must overcome all of these tribulations!
These are ordained by the will of Heaven!
Who are you to interfere in such matters!

Chen Yan's body trembled!
"I ran away from home because I sensed something was wrong... Even I, an old man, wouldn't dare get involved in this karma, let alone get involved, I wouldn't even dare come near me! I can only run away as far away as possible!"

Let me tell you, I've made up my mind that I will never return to Jinling Prefecture until that great being completes his reincarnation and tribulation!

If it weren't for Huang... if it weren't for... damn it, I wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to remind you!
You'd better listen to my advice. This kind of major cause and effect, this major matter, is absolutely not something you can interfere with, much less control!

If you dare to continue obstructing me, at best you will die! At worst, you will be condemned to eternal damnation!

Chen Yan's expression was cold, and his voice was hoarse as he said in a low voice, "Am I just supposed to watch helplessly as my woman's consciousness is devoured and she disappears from this world by some so-called powerful being I don't even know?"

"You can't look!" Lin Qingquan said decisively, "This is absolutely not something you can interfere with!"

After a moment of silence, Chen Yan said in a low voice, "Is there really no hope at all?"

Lin Qingquan: "…………"

Seeing Chen Yan's gloomy expression, Lin Qingquan sighed softly: "The reincarnation of a great being to undergo tribulation is a supernatural power exclusive to those above the level of saints."

You can't stop it. Before a sage is reincarnated, he left a trace of his wisdom in the Heavenly Dao as a backup mark.

After undergoing trials and tribulations, the reincarnated body is finally tempered and its inner state is filled, and the remaining spiritual intelligence will naturally return.

This is an irreversible trend!
No matter how hard you try, you can't stop a saint from finding their past life. The backup imprint of their spiritual intelligence is left in the Heavenly Dao; you can't erase that imprint from the Heavenly Dao!
In other words, Lu Sisi is an illusion! The original saint is the true self!

"But what if I only want to keep Lu Sisi?" Chen Yan's expression darkened. "Is there really no other way?"

"No," Lin Qingquan said decisively. "Lu Sisi's personality is a reincarnation that was created to fill the mental gap needed by the powerful beings. The experiences of reincarnation, the tribulations she went through, and the mental state she ultimately forged through these experiences are all embodied in Lu Sisi."

In the end, the sage will definitely have to devour Lu Sisi's personality to fill the gap in his mind.

Otherwise, if you keep Lu Sisi's personality, wouldn't you be taking away the mindset forged by her reincarnation and tribulation experiences?

Wouldn't the gap in the saint's mind be impossible to fill?

So, it's impossible for me to leave any for you!

"No one can intervene? No one can change this situation?"

"...Unless the Great Celestial Venerable intervenes! The Great Celestial Venerable will use his supreme power to invoke the Heavenly Dao and rewrite the destiny of the Heavenly Dao with the Heavenly Book!" Lin Qingquan sneered, "But the future of a Saint is related to the lives of all beings in the realm! How could the Great Celestial Venerable sacrifice a Saint for your personal love? How laughable!"

Chen Yan gritted his teeth: "I don't believe it. Is there absolutely no way?"

"...I don't know much about matters at the level of saints, and I can't answer your question." Lin Qingquan's expression was very serious: "My warning to you ends here, Chen Yan! I was entrusted to look after you a bit, but this matter is too big. I've already done my duty by stopping you once! If you continue to act recklessly, I don't want to get involved in this karma! You don't need to ask me about this matter anymore, and I won't say anything to you anymore."

Matters at the level of saints...

Chen Yan pondered Lin Qingquan's words carefully.

Matters at the level of saints...

That's probably not an answer Lin Qingquan could give.

Although Chen Yan felt helpless and defeated, he was ultimately unwilling to give up!
Always...

I've seen the old lady in person!
Lin Qingquan couldn't handle matters at the level of saints, but the old lady might have a different answer!
·
With that in mind, Chen Yan stopped worrying about Lin Qingquan's attitude.

He let out a soft breath, but still stood up and bowed to Lin Qingquan, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Lin!"

Although Lin Qingquan gave him a stern warning, he meant well regardless.

Chen Yan was clear about the importance of this favor.

“Sigh!” Lin Qingquan shook his head: “It’s not surprising that you’re troubled by love at your age. When you get older, you’ll understand that many things in this world are much more important than love.”

Chen Yan didn't say it aloud, but he didn't think so in his heart.

If you can't even protect the one you love, then what's the point of anything important?
Weigh the pros and cons, weigh the gains and losses...

That's something the old guys will have to think about when they get back.

He was only in his early twenties, and he felt that if he had to give up even the person he loved, what would be the point of becoming an immortal or an ancestor in the future?
He's nothing but a coward!

·
However, Chen Yan naturally wouldn't argue with Lin Qingquan about these words.

He composed himself, stopped bringing up the matter, and casually changed the subject: "What exactly happened with that naturalization thing? I now know that Lin Xianyu wasn't forced by you."

"But the assimilation of other realms... this whole thing is already a bit strange."

"Hey!" Lin Qingquan chuckled dryly, reverting to his usual carefree demeanor, and said in a low voice, "Well... if you ask others, you definitely won't find out, but this old man of mine does know a little bit about it."

"Huh? What do you say?"

"The only cultivators we want to assimilate are demon cultivators, not human cultivators," Lin Qingquan said slowly. "Moreover, this order is said to be a decree issued by a demon lord directly through the Immortal Platform."

Lin Qingquan lowered his voice as he spoke: "Among the demon race, there is a Venerable One with the title of Hundred Years Old..."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "This name is unlucky. Cultivators have long lifespans. Even an ordinary cultivator can live for at least several hundred years, and a Venerable can be immortal."

"To call oneself a 'hundred-year-old' Taoist priest—isn't that a curse to die young?"

"Who knows about the affairs of the sages?" Lin Qingquan shook his head and said calmly, "I only know that the hundred-year-old sage previously resided in the Heavenly Dao and had been sleeping and cultivating. Some time ago, he suddenly woke up and began to inquire about the affairs of the demon race."

It seems that many things and cultures from this world have spread to the other world, arousing the curiosity of that saint, who then wanted to learn more about them.

Therefore, a decree was issued to search for demon cultivators scattered throughout this realm, select suitable and talented individuals, and send them back to serve under that sage.

Chen Yan nodded: "I understand... So we need a guide who understands this world, to be sent to the Sage to introduce him to the situation of this world and to relieve his boredom?"

"It's not... that simple..."

Lin Qingquan's expression suddenly turned strange: "The list of those who have been naturalized this time consists entirely of female demons..."

"Ok?"

Chen Yan's eyes widened.

"That centenarian venerable one's cultivation emphasizes 'indulging in pleasure'. He has a hundred wives and concubines serving him, from various ethnic groups... He can be considered a unique existence among the ranks of sages."

I've heard that one of the wives/concubines has reached the end of her lifespan and passed away, so a female demon has been chosen to serve her, perhaps... also to make up for the number of one hundred wives/concubines.

Damn it?

Chen Yan couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Is this some kind of centenarian venerable one?

It's clearly a case of sleeping soundly!

"However, naturalization is not mandatory. We in Sendai are reasonable. Those who want to go can go, and those who don't want to go will not be forced."

The things Lin Xianyu said to you were things I instructed her to say, just to lure you out of Jinling Prefecture as quickly as possible.

Lin Qingquan sighed: "However, actually, sending someone to be a Saint Venerable's wife or concubine is an incredible stroke of luck for cultivators in the realm. Many people would fight tooth and nail for it."

Chen Yan wasn't surprised by this statement.

The same principle applies to the real world. If you were to ask someone to be a concubine for a powerful figure, such as either of the two Mas, many people would be eager to do so. Not to mention women, some men would also think it's worth a try.

"Lin Xianyu refuses to go. She says she's already preparing to enter the Heavenly Dao in this realm and is frantically accumulating merit." Lin Qingquan said, glancing at Chen Yan: "The fox demon you enlightened does seem to want to stay in this realm, but... what a pity."

She possesses some of the bloodline of a demon emperor, though diluted, it is still top-tier. If she were to go to the realm to serve the centenarian venerable one, with her bloodline, she would most likely have a great opportunity awaiting her.

"Ha! Old Lin, you're a patrol officer, are you also a pimp?" Chen Yan chuckled.

Lin Qingquan glared at him: "I already said there was absolutely no coercion!"

He paused, then waved his hand: "Alright, I've lured you here, and I've said everything I needed to say. Just remember my warnings and don't make the same mistake again."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I know what I can and cannot do, and how I should do it. However, I appreciate your kindness."

After saying this, Chen Yan got up to take his leave.

"Hey! Why don't you stay here and hang out with me for a few days? I'm filming 'Crazy' on another set, I'm playing Brother Qiang, you could play a fish butcher?"

Chen Yan pursed his lips and walked away.

After leaving the hotel, he took out his phone and made a call.

"Zhao Shanhe? Don't these two have a client named Lin Qingquan who assembled a super VIP filming crew?"

Um... um... he's my friend...

Oh no, no! I didn't mean to give him a discount...

Raise the price! Yes, raise the price!

Huh? The price has already gone up? They've already ripped us off badly?
Oh my! He's incredibly rich, the kind of rich but stupid!

Another price increase! Another 50% increase!

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(End of this chapter)