Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 389 You Lied to Me, I Deceived You

As Lin Jiang flipped through the list, he noticed that there were quite a few of his old acquaintances on it.

The most familiar one is the donkey head.

According to the scroll, when Donkey Head and his entourage arrived in Dachen, they were warmly received by the most powerful figure at the time.

That important figure's surname was Li, given name Fu Qi, and he possessed the cultivation level of the eighth heaven. He had several like-minded eighth-level experts by his side, and because he had obtained many rare treasures from the Old God City, he wielded considerable influence within the Dust Kingdom.

It then mentions that Li Fuqi claims to be a legitimate descendant of the royal family of the Divine Kingdom, the only bloodline of the immortals left in the world.

This claim has no reliable basis and sounds exactly like his boasting, yet no one can disprove it.

Some ministers who escaped the turmoil in the divine kingdom simply followed him.

After all, for these ministers, the truth or falsehood of Li Fuqi's identity was irrelevant; what mattered was that they needed a successor to the divine kingdom to legitimize all their actions.

Lin Jiang felt that their actions were somewhat like burying their heads in the sand, but since they were so pleased with themselves, he couldn't comment on it.

In short, Donkey Head seemed to have known Li Fuqi beforehand, which significantly elevated his status upon arriving in Dachen, far exceeding expectations. A thief who had only just entered this circle could only possess a very limited amount of information.

As for those he had more contact with, they were the civil officials such as Zhou Canshen.

These civil officials brought their wealth into the mortal realm, intending to exchange it for protection within the mortal kingdom.

The Dust Kingdom did not break its promise and fulfilled its vow of protection, but only after all of its assets had been confiscated.

All the treasures carried by these civil officials were given to Da Chen without exception, leaving him only with a few basic necessities to survive.

They were indeed able to live a relatively comfortable life here, just like ordinary wealthy people in the Great Dust Realm, with no worries about food and clothing, and almost carefree.

However, these civil officials were born in Daxing and were used to a life of luxury, so even this kind of life was unbearable for them.

Now that they have no power to resist, even though they are extremely unwilling, they can only remain silent and endure.

With their power waning and dependent on others, even if they were full of resentment, they could only bury it deep in their hearts.

Zhou Canshen, the head of the civil officials, seems to possess the method to make the "elixir of immortality." He is using this to maneuver in the mortal realm and do his best to seek personal gain.

Lin Jiang's brows twitched slightly upon seeing this.

Elixir of Immortality.

They gave that elixir a rather elegant name.

Lin Jiang had always harbored murderous intent towards Zhou Canshen.

If it weren't for this person manipulating things behind the scenes, Sun Zhong's soul wouldn't have been in such a state of disorder.

However, he was in the capital at the time and it was inconvenient for him to take action. Now that he was out of the city, if he encountered this person again, he would definitely not let him off easily.

However, if Lin Jiang wants to deal with them, including Donkey Head, he needs to solve one problem:
How to lure this group of people out of the Dust Kingdom.

They were both cautious and timid, and Lin Jiang was certain that they would never leave the protection of the Dust Kingdom unless absolutely necessary.

Lin Jiang was not entirely confident that he could force his way into the Dust Kingdom and kill people. Therefore, to truly deal with this group of people, he needed to find a way to lure them out of the capital.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Jiang wrote some words on the scroll and handed it back to the woman in front of him:
"Take this to your master."

The woman took the scroll, put it back in its original place, then leaped outside, transforming back into a bird or beast with a flap of her arms, and flew into the sky.

Lin Jiang planned to have Dao Chengzei try to smuggle some of their important figures out of the Dust Kingdom.

This can probably only be done once. Once one of them dies after being lured out, given their current nature, they probably won't leave the Dust Kingdom.

Whether this will work out is another matter. In any case, let him try first. If it fails, then we'll think of other ways.

……

Despite his thievery, he still lived in his mansion.

Although he had successfully brought the Third Miss and the Sixth Young Master under his control, firstly, this mansion had indeed taken a lot of his effort, and it was filled with many clever little props that he had carefully prepared. If he were to abandon so many of his cherished possessions and leave directly, he would definitely feel heartbroken.

Secondly, he is taking a huge risk at this moment. If the people in the Dust Kingdom find out about this relationship that he has gained on the edge of a knife, he will probably be in deep trouble.

Therefore, he should go into the city less often and try to have as little contact as possible with the Third Miss, who has already been replaced.

Anyway, he had ways to get the other party into his house.

Just as the thief was leisurely savoring the hard-won fruits of his victory, he also caught a glimpse of a bird flying in from the distant horizon.

He chuckled and waved to the bird, which swiftly landed beside him, transforming into a woman who nestled into his arms.

The thief took the scroll from the woman's body, examined it carefully, and couldn't help but spit to the side:
"This young nobleman from Daxing really knows how to order people around, casually throwing such a tricky task at me."

"Then should we refuse?" the woman who had previously been a bird whispered in his ear.

Upon hearing this, the thief seemed to ponder.

"There's no need to refuse."

In the present day, there are indeed some people who treat the people of Daxing with great favor, but there are also many who hate these Daxing people who are clearly being treated well.

Even the faction led by Li Fuqi, which advocated appeasement, held the civil officials group led by Zhou Canshen in contempt.

It seems like they're raising children for the sake of raising them.

Regardless of the strange man wearing a donkey harness, if he could personally deal with that group of civil officials, then Li Fuqi's faction would at most receive some verbal reprimands, which would be completely insignificant.

Perhaps it can even bring in some extra help.

It seems worth a try.

It just so happens that the Sixth Young Master was previously tricked by that Zhou Canshen. He seems to be able to take this opportunity to do something and dig a big pit for that Zhou Canshen in return!
The thief chuckled to himself, already sketching out a plan in his mind.

He felt quite confident of success. ...

Zhou Canshen raised an eyebrow slightly, staring intently at his subordinate:

"Is this true?"

"There's probably nothing wrong. I personally went to that typical house outside the city to investigate, and Dianxing hasn't shown up for several days. Although I couldn't go inside the house to confirm the details, I did carefully check with the surrounding neighbors, and Dianxing's condition is indeed quite abnormal."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shenshen stroked his beard with satisfaction.

There had been no news of the Sixth Young Master for the past few days. Zhou Canshen was worried that this good-for-nothing would back down and not want to get involved in this matter anymore.

After all, the more obsessed the Sixth Young Master was with his ideas, the easier it would be to extract profits from him.

If that person had stopped in time, Zhou Shenshen would have gained nothing.

Now, this good-for-nothing has sent out his only remaining subordinate, Dianxing, and just as Zhou Canshen predicted, with the wrong intelligence, Dianxing is no match for Lin Jiang's group.

They were beaten so badly they were in a sorry state.

Fortunately, he was blessed with good fortune and survived thanks to the treasures he had obtained from the vault.

However, although he survived, he was left with a serious illness; the top treasure that the Sixth Young Master stole from the treasury also unfortunately fell into Lin Jiang's hands.

This has completely ensnared the Sixth Young Master.

His father, Li Fuqi, is still exploring new and exciting treasures in the divine city, unaware of what is happening outside. But once the other party comes out, he will find that his most worthless child has stolen his beloved treasure and lost it to an outsider.

What awaits the Sixth Young Master?

In an ordinary family, one would probably be punished with a bamboo slat, but in a family like theirs, it might mean losing one's life!

How could the Sixth Prince not be worried!

"Go and sound out Sixth Young Master's opinion, and see if you can get him a few more Ascension Pills."

The subordinate left immediately.

Zhou Shen waited quietly there until night fell before his subordinate finally returned.

However, judging from his expression, his subordinate seemed to be having a rather difficult time getting things done.
"My lord, the Sixth Young Master is now extremely wary of us and I'm afraid he will no longer trade with us."

"Not doing business?" Zhou Shen sneered. "That's not necessarily true. He's currently desperate and has no one in the city to rely on. Do you think he'll just obediently wait to die? Go and persuade him again. I firmly believe he'll eventually understand the reasons behind this."

The subordinate nodded, turned around, and quickly left.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Shenshen simply went to bed to rest.

In the middle of the night, he was awakened by his newly acquired concubine.

While getting dressed, I realized that it was the Sixth Young Master who had come to visit at this hour.

Zhou Canshen had just woken up, his mind still a little foggy, but when he heard that the Sixth Young Master had come looking for him, a cold smile immediately appeared on his face.

Sure enough, this good-for-nothing had no one to rely on and could only seek help from others.

The two did not linger and met directly in the main hall.

When Zhou Shen met the Sixth Young Master again, he clearly noticed that the other man's expression was gloomy.

Zhou Canshen's face immediately showed concern:
"Oh dear, Sixth Young Master, what's wrong? Why are you in such a state?"

The Sixth Young Master, his eyes rimmed with dark circles, gritted his teeth and said:

"Zhou Canshen, Zhou Canshen, you've really ruined my life! Those people are so skilled! And you actually said they weren't top-notch!"

Zhou Canshen suppressed a laugh and said with a hint of sorrow:

"Didn't I tell you to prepare more pills? If you don't comply, there's nothing I can do."

The sixth young master lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Finally, the sixth young master's tears streamed down his face:
"What should I do next? I stole my dad's things, he'll definitely kill me when he finds out."

Zhou Canshen also offered timely words of comfort:

"If we can get a group of capable subordinates now, we might be able to take advantage of the chaos and snatch things back from them."

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Young Master immediately looked at him warily:

"Are you trying to use this opportunity to squeeze something out of me again?"

Seeing the other party's wariness, Zhou Canshen raised an eyebrow slightly:

"Sixth Young Master, what I gave you is completely flawless in its effects; it is exactly what it is supposed to be. Have I ever lied to you?"

After pondering for a long time, the sixth young master finally gritted his teeth:
"If we want to deal with that group of people, how many pills do you think we'll need at least?"

"I have seven left. I wonder if you can find seven people over there."

"It should be possible. However..." The Sixth Young Master paused for a moment, "I've run out of savings in the city, and if I want to get money, I'll have to go out and take over the goods. Shall we arrange a time to go out together to hand over the goods?"

"Of course no problem!"

Seeing that the Sixth Young Master had taken the bait, a smile flickered across Zhou Canshen's face.

The Sixth Young Master seemed to finally feel at ease, and a smile appeared on his face as well.

Zhou Canshen just thought he was adorably stupid.

(End of this chapter)