Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 223 Food Crisis
Xue Zhengying's expression was strange, and he couldn't figure out who the other person could be.

"Could it be a former female fan?"

With some doubt, I walked to the lobby of the club.

A woman with an unusual style of dress, who looked to be in her thirties, stood prettily at the door. After noticing Xue Zhengying's presence, she turned around slowly and glanced back, a slightly playful smile appearing on her beautiful face.

"Who?"

Xue Lingling and Xue Qingyang were completely baffled, clearly having never seen this woman before.

Wu Xian also felt that there was something strange about the woman in front of him.

Looking at Xue Zhengying to the side, he was already standing there dumbfounded, his eyes filled with surprise and panic, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

"You...you...how did you get here?!"

Xue Zhengying rushed forward in a flash, looking flustered and extremely nervous.

"I've come to see my beloved concubine. Is there a problem?" The strange woman's voice was cold and noble, and her every move exuded the aura of a ruler who reigns supreme.

"What the heck, my beloved concubine?!"

Wu Xian and the other two were stunned.

Xue Zhengying turned around stiffly, forcing an awkward smile: "Um... Second Brother has something to do and has to go out for a while. He may not be back for a few days. Don't worry about me."

After saying that, he turned around and dragged the strange woman out without looking back.

The strange woman let Xue Zhengying drag her along, then curiously glanced back at Xue Lingling, smiling sweetly as if to greet her.

Watching Xue Zhengying and the strange woman leave in a hurry, Wu Xian looked at each other in bewilderment for a long time before he came to his senses.

The three of them weren't stupid; they quickly guessed what was going on.

"Holy crap, could that woman be that second aunt from the Zerg alien world?" Xue Qingyang exclaimed in surprise.

"Keep your voice down!" Xue Lingling snapped, her expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. "Don't tell anyone, do you hear me?"

After all, that woman has a special identity, and her sudden appearance in the human world could easily attract a lot of unnecessary trouble.

They never expected that the "second sister-in-law" from the Zerg alien world would dare to come to their human world on her own initiative.

"This emperor?" Wu Xian's expression was strange. "The Zerg queen?"

Xue Lingling said with a strange look in her eyes, "It seems to be called something like Empress, but my second brother didn't say much more."

Wu Xian clicked his tongue in amazement, "What does Master Sister think of your second sister-in-law?"

This should be the first otherworldly being he has ever encountered, and to be honest, he is quite curious about it.

"..."

Xue Lingling remained silent, after all, apart from Xue Zhengying, the entire Xue family knew nothing about that woman.

"As long as it's true love, that's all that matters, isn't it?" Wu Xian asked with a smile.

Although the Zerg Queen did take advantage of Xue Zhengying's predicament when he was trapped in the Zerg alien world.

But judging from their interaction just now, it's undoubtedly true love.

One guarded the information about the Zerg Queen to the death, while the other disregarded everything and rashly came to the human world to find his beloved.

Tsk tsk, once I make the "Matchmaker" (or "God of Marriage"), it'll definitely lock them up for life.

Xue Lingling was slightly stunned for a moment, then gradually felt relieved.

Just as my good disciple said, as long as they truly love each other, it doesn't matter whether they are human or demon.

"Well, I'm going to start cultivating now."

Xue Qingyang glanced in the direction his second uncle had left, then looked at the master and disciple in front of him, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Why are people suddenly all pairing up?

No, we need to find a girl too.

After all, he also shoulders the great mission of continuing the Xue family line!

……

Xue Zhengying, meanwhile, sped along, practically stepping on a coffin lid.

Only after entering the Zerg world dimension did he relax a little.

"You, you, you..." Xue Zhengying stared at the woman before him, his feelings complicated. "What if something happens?" "I know what I'm doing," the strange woman said, slightly pursing her lips, as aloof as ever. "But my beloved concubine, how many times have you run away now?"

"..." Xue Zhengying's expression was slightly stiff.

Over the years, he has been looking for an opportunity to return to the human world and find his family.

However, after each escape, their consciousness would gradually be eroded by the insectoid power within them, leaving them lost in the vast insectoid alien world.

"Is your human world really that good?" the strange woman asked, puzzled. "I believe I have never mistreated you over the years."

Xue Zhengying remained silent for a long time before saying, "But my family will always be here."

The strange woman snorted and pouted. As a member of the Zerg, she never quite understood the human concept of family.

“The aura emanating from you is dangerous,” the strange woman said, frowning. “Aren’t you afraid?”

"I'm not afraid." Xue Zhengying's eyes were firm.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't afraid, after all, it's a fear that originates from the soul and bloodline.

If he didn't still possess a portion of human consciousness and will, he wouldn't have been able to overcome that fear.

"But this makes it very difficult for me to make a move!" the strange woman said seriously.

Xue Zhengying's mind went blank for a moment, and a thousand words turned into a soft sigh, "How about we try the human way?"

"The human way?" the strange woman asked, puzzled.

The next second, Xue Zhengying forcefully pulled her into his arms and began to kiss her wildly.

The strange woman was initially confused, but she soon found herself immersed in that wonderful feeling.

……

Inside a small villa in the North Street area, Wu Xian meticulously studied the composite divine power factor.

I feel like this thing has great potential.

Putting aside everything else, the boost it provides to your personal wealth deity is enormous.

Yes, your personal wealth deity can directly absorb composite divine power factors, just like absorbing spiritual matter.

After absorbing a wisp of composite divine power, the improvement on the panel wasn't significant, but Wu Xian could clearly feel that the texture of the God of Wealth scroll had changed slightly.

That's right, the texture of the natal scroll has changed.

This made Wu Xian realize that there was another special way to improve the [Extraordinary Scroll].

However, it is not yet clear what the specific effects of this improvement will be.

In the following days, I and my master sister opened the [Underworld] dungeon several times in a row, leading the elite members to farm a lot of composite divine power factors.

After a few days of trying and experiencing it, I found that this stuff is far better than any spiritual paint.

It can be used directly as a gold-coil-level material, which greatly reduces the cost of gold-coil production.

During this period, I participated in a Gold League match and won easily.

The alliance leaders also sent a batch of materials needed for the Underworld, as well as many materials for ancient otherworldly outposts.

Therefore, the research and development of this special "domain scroll" of the City God Temple has been officially put on the agenda.

However, the atmosphere in Yaoyang City seems a bit off these past few days.

News of soaring food prices is everywhere.

At first, Wu Xian thought it was just a normal fluctuation in grain prices, until Mayor Chen Shilong and Chairman Cui Wenxuan came to him together.

He was then taken to the association, where he joined a group of scroll painters to discuss the serious problem of soaring food prices.

“The current food supply can only last for another half a month at most,” Chen Shilong said worriedly. “Several major grain merchants in the province have also cut off the supply, and the production of farms in the city is limited.”

Mr. Chen has tried various channels and methods through the Chamber of Commerce, but it is still difficult to resolve this crisis.

Therefore, we have no choice but to turn to the association for help.

Cui Wenxuan frowned at this, "Is Yaoyang City's self-sufficiency really that poor?"

“Even with all the efforts we’ve made to introduce new farms and technologies over the years, we still can’t solve the problem of needing to import food.” Chen Shilong sighed helplessly. “We were barely able to keep things running, but this wave of sanctions from above has completely baffled me.”

"So what exactly did you do to the Wang family? They've even resorted to this tactic."

(End of this chapter)