Kamimine

Chapter 366 Hiring the Shadow Puppet Master
"Seeking the City God? Sure, you can come."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ying Tong told the others to step back.

He'd be a fool if he hesitated even a little.

"Ancestor—"

The Dragon Sea Queen and her entourage were shocked and unwilling to simply hand over the spoils.

"idiot."

Ying Tong snorted coldly, his Dao-merging power overwhelming the entire scene. Empress Longhai and the others were stunned and dared not interfere.

"You're quite clever."

Liu Chengfeng looked at Ying Tong with a half-smile.

"You may invite the magistrate."

Even Ying Tong herself made way.

If someone can summon the God of War to solve their problems, wouldn't that be wonderful?
"You think I'll treat just because you tell me to?"

Liu Chengfeng smiled and shook his head.

"You were the one who came to invite the God of War—"

Empress Longhai gave a cold laugh.

"I'm summoning the God of War, are you all getting out of here? Don't even think about getting the Underworld Token."

Liu Chengfeng sneered, disdainful.

The Golden Saints all snorted coldly; this was impossible.

"Anyone can try to get a bargain."

Liu Chengfeng chuckled.

"What do you want?"

Ying Tong stared at Liu Chengfeng, speaking coldly.

"Call him 'Young Master' properly, and don't be disrespectful."

Liu Chengfeng waved his hand, as if shooing away flies, intentionally provoking them.

"This guy, is he crazy?"

The other gods of the lineage were dumbfounded, muttering to themselves, "This is outrageously arrogant."

You're not worthy—

The Golden Saint Master gave a cold laugh.

"Who do you think you are!"

The Dragon Sea Empress glared angrily, her killing intent palpable.

"Okay, I'm nothing, you guys have fun."

Liu Chengfeng gave a strange smile, shrugged, and turned to leave.

"Can you really summon the God of War?"

The others weren't in a hurry, but Ying Tong was, and she called out to Liu Chengfeng.

"What's so difficult about this? People like you who beg and plead will never get help in this lifetime. Who came up with such a stupid method?"

Liu Chengfeng gave a cold smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, he let out a cold snort that shook the heavens and earth, causing billions of stars to tremble and the legs of the gods to shudder.

"The Lord of the Peeling-Skin Human Clan—"

Someone glanced at the molting man's residence and was horrified.

That cold snort came from the sect leader of the Skin-Shedding Man Sect; it was his idea.

"Alright, young master, please come in."

Ying Tong is flexible and adaptable; he truly deserves the title of "Young Master".

The others gasped; Ying Tong was a Great Celestial God, the Supreme Ancestor of the Dragon Sea.

"They really know how to bend and stretch."

Liu Chengfeng looked at Ying Tong, his mind clear as a mirror.

Someone was pressing down on Ying Tong from above.

Ying Tong also made the Dragon Sea Empress and the Golden Saint Lord call him "Young Master".

The Dragon Sea Empress and the Golden Saint Lord had terrifying eyes, filled with a murderous intent that wanted to tear Liu Chengfeng to pieces.

"Good girl, how much are you willing to pay?"

Liu Chengfeng nodded, looking like he enjoyed being called "Young Master".

"you--"

"Are you looking for death?!"

Empress Longhai was enraged, her fury reaching the heavens.

The Golden Saint and his group were filled with murderous intent, believing that Liu Chengfeng was playing them for a fool.

"Don't push yourself too far!"

Ying Tong's face darkened. He had limited tolerance, and he had already compromised to achieve his goal.

"Isn't this what you're doing? Giving money to the shadow puppeteers so they can pray."

"I'm hiring shadow puppeteers for you to pray, and I haven't even taken a commission from you. Do you expect to get something for nothing?"

Liu Chengfeng spread his hands and smiled.

"Anyone can ask a shadow puppeteer to pray, right? We can do that too."

The ape queen was also dissatisfied.

"Go ahead and treat me. I'm watching. How many more days are you planning to treat me?"

Liu Chengfeng laughed, crossed his arms, and looked forward to watching the show.

"You are courting death!"

The Golden Saint and his companions felt they had been tricked by Liu Chengfeng and were furious.

"What's the use of getting angry? You still can't find anyone to help you."

Liu Chengfeng didn't care and picked at his ear.

How many shadow puppeteers can you hire?

Ying Tong stared at Liu Chengfeng.

"I can easily invite more people than you do."

Liu Chengfeng glanced at the sparsely populated shadow puppets present and said slowly.

"Such arrogance! You think you can get the shadow puppeteers to work?"

The Golden Saint Lord sneered, dissatisfied.

He begged and pleaded with everyone, going door to door, promising all sorts of benefits, before he finally managed to get these few shadow puppets to appear.

If Ruo Liu could casually invite him, wouldn't that make him seem incompetent?

"That's because you're incompetent; you can't get them to move."

Liu Chengfeng smiled.

"You can hire a third of the city's shadow puppeteers?"

Ying Tong stared at Liu Chengfeng.

The bigwigs above estimated that at least a third of the shadow puppeteers would need to pray together to force the demon out.

"We can hire as many as you want, but you have to pay. You can't expect to get something for free."

Liu Chengfeng was leisurely.

"How many can I hire?"

With a single glance, Shadow Eyes shone with a wondrous light.

"Ignorant and arrogant, no amount of money can possibly hire him."

The Golden Saint Lord snorted coldly.

He tried paying more, but he just couldn't hire a shadow puppeteer.

"You can hire as many as you want? That's impossible."

Other gods and ancestors who inherited the lineage all thought it was impossible.

Previously, when they wanted to buy the "Underworld Puppet," only a very few shadow puppeteers were willing to sell it.

"It means you don't have enough influence to get them to come."

Liu Chengfeng shrugged.

"Any amount is fine? Can you invite the whole city?"

Ying Tong stared at Liu Chengfeng, thinking that what he said was unreliable and that Liu Chengfeng was playing them for fools.

His eyes flashed coldly, a murderous aura rising within him, a terrifying killing intent that swept across the nine realms, causing everyone present to shudder. If Liu Chengfeng dared to play him, he would tear him to pieces, making him wish he were dead.

A cruel and terrifying cold light flashed in Ying Tong's eyes.

"As long as you can pay, I'll bring you every shadow puppeteer in the city!"

Liu Chengfeng laughed loudly, knowing what Ying Tong was thinking, but he didn't care.

"The whole city? Impossible!"

Nobody believed it, and nobody could persuade all the shadow puppeteers in the city to come.

If they could invite them, the Skin-Shedding Man Clan would have already taken action.

A few people can be persuaded, but no one in the entire city has that much power and influence.

"If you can hire the whole city, I'll give each of them ten million."

The Golden Saint Lord was filled with rage. He led thousands of disciples from Longhai to go from stall to stall, offering them money and promising benefits.

He didn't believe Liu Chengfeng could invite the whole city with just this few shadow puppets!

Totally impossible.

"Thirty million each, I won't make a profit from your middleman."

Liu Chengfeng smiled.

"Thirty million—"

Everyone gasped; this was outrageous.

"thirty million!"

Even the Golden Saint Lord changed color; he had only quoted ten million because he was furious.

This price is outrageous.

"Thirty million? I'll go and invite them myself!"

The Golden Saint Lord sneered.

"Okay, go invite them yourself."

Liu Chengfeng chuckled.

The Golden Saint was quickly proven wrong; even if he raised the price to 30 million, he couldn't hire many shadow puppeteers, and the puppeteers he had previously hired refused to work.

"Don't leave yet, we can talk."

The Golden Saint was embarrassed, and the shadow puppets had mostly dispersed.

Ying Tong's face was grim; the task assigned from above had fallen through just like that.

"If this drags on any longer, it will cost a hundred million."

Liu Chengfeng crossed his legs and waited for them.

The Golden Saint Lord and the others looked at Shadow Eye; they couldn't make the decision, the price was too outrageous.

"Thirty million, we'll take as many as you can hire."

Ying Tong gritted her teeth.

"You said it yourself, you'll take as much as you want."

"If you can't even hire more than a third of them? You'll all keep your heads!"

Shadow Eyes revealed a terrifying, cold glint.

If it weren't for the need to report to the higher-ups, why would he allow himself to be manipulated by a junior?

"Okay, what's the problem?"

Liu Chengfeng laughed loudly and stood up.

"How long do you need to come? I'll give you three days!"

Empress Longhai sneered, giving Liu Chengfeng no chance to delay.

"Three days? That's the time it takes for a good-for-nothing to do things. I only need the time it takes to burn an incense stick."

"you--"

The Golden Saint Lord and the Dragon Sea Empress were trembling with anger, their faces turning ugly.

"Fine, here's an incense stick for you. If you can't get me, my head will roll."

Shadow Eyes was filled with murderous intent!
"Get your money ready."

Liu Chengfeng walked towards the furnace.

"One stick of incense, can it really invite the whole city? That's impossible."

Everyone else muttered that no one could do it.

"How much nether energy does this require?"

Yi Ersan's eyes flickered; he knew more.

At this moment, Liu Chengfeng took out a stick of incense from the incense burner.

"This is incense for the dead; it cannot be lit by the living—"

The Golden Saint Lord sneered, his words abruptly cut short.

Liu Chengfeng opened his mouth and spat out blazing flames, igniting the remaining incense.

"This ghostly energy—"

In the ancestral temple of the molting people, a pair of eyes opened in surprise.

"Seeing the incense is like receiving a command; come quickly."

Liu Chengfeng handed the incense to a shadow puppeteer.

The shadow puppet took the incense stick, raised it high, and rushed into the city.

"Seeing the incense is like seeing a command!"

The sound spread throughout the city, and the shadow puppeteers ran around spreading the word.

The incense wafted through the city, and shadow puppets from each household emerged, heading towards the city's ancestral altar.

Each shadow puppeteer looked solemn, as if on a pilgrimage, and they all flocked to the scene.

The streets were deserted as all the shadow puppeteers gathered at the temple.

The shadow puppeteers gathered in all directions around the furnace.

"This, how is this possible-"

Everyone was stunned when they saw the shadow puppets in front of them.

The Golden Saint's face turned pale and then red. He had gone to great lengths to invite such a small number of people.

Liu Chengfeng offered a stick of incense and invited all the shadow puppeteers in the city.

"Alright, I've got the people you need. Now it's time to pay."

Liu Chengfeng looked at Ying Tong and the others and laughed loudly.

Ying Tong and the others' faces turned pale and then red. Thirty million for each of the city's shadow puppeteers—that's an astronomical sum.

"How much does it cost?"

Everyone gasped; no lineage could afford to pay that amount.

"Let's gather enough for them."

Ying Tong's face turned ugly. She gritted her teeth and asked Long Hai and the Golden Holy Sect to pool their money.

"If you want to buy a road, you have to pay!"

Shadow Eyes even forced the Fire Worship Realm and the Divine Tree Realm to contribute money, otherwise they would not be allowed to buy the Netherworld Road Token.

This is too much money; everyone has to chip in.

The various lineages of the Fire Worship Realm and the Divine Tree Realm were furious, but Ying Tong and the others had no choice but to accept it because they were backed by the Heavenly Unruly Heaven and the Golden Heaven.

The various lineages and Longhai pooled their money together, but they were secretly lamenting that the amount was far too large.

"Now that we have enough money, it's time to pray."

Ying Tong and the others gathered enough divine-grade spirit stones and handed them over to Liu Chengfeng.

Ying Tong's gaze was enough to kill; in the past, he would have turned his back on people without hesitation.

With powerful figures above holding us back, prioritizing the success of the project, we'll swallow this insult.

Liu Chengfeng really didn't take a cut; he distributed the mountain of divine spirit stones to each of the shadow puppeteers.

"Take the money, live a good life, and then get on your way. The city will eventually reopen."

Liu Chengfeng said to the shadow puppeteer.

The shadow puppeteers bowed deeply to Liu Chengfeng, showing both respect and gratitude.

Lighting incense and issuing orders of vengeance—this is too noble a status; a single word is enough to command them.

Yet they still managed to obtain so many spirit stones for them, so that they could live a good life.

(End of this chapter)