Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 47 You worship the Sea Dragon King! I worship the Well Dragon King!
Just imagine.

As the God of Wealth, he is equivalent to the financial manager of a company.

The key issue is that this financial manager position is merely nominal.

The real power was in the hands of Zhao Gongming.

This Water Virtue Star Lord is equivalent to a department manager.

This Dragon King is equivalent to the top official under His command.

Now, a top salesperson's big performance has been stolen by someone else.

You have a nominal finance manager tell the department manager, "Don't let your top salesperson worry about it; if the performance is lost, it's lost."

By the way, let the top salesperson contribute some more to the competitor's sales (praying for rain).

Isn't this asking too much of people?

Let's not even talk about whether a nominal financial manager has that much influence.

What if the Water Deity is in cahoots with the Dragon King?
Even if it's not a pair of pants.

Let the Dragon King, burdened by the hatred of killing his son, bring rain to Longhu County once more.

It's unreasonable and illogical to say that.

Even if other rain masters were to come.

Who would be willing to offend the Dragon King of the East Sea for a little incense offering?

Sun Yourong had already made this point very clear in the car: in recent years, there have been at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, worshippers of other rain masters.

All attempts were unsuccessful.

It's clear that only the Dragon King could accomplish the task of praying for rain.

We can't exactly have the Water Deity come in person, can we?

This idea seems even more unrealistic.

"No, we can't let my brother do favors like this!"

Lu Chen's mind raced.

"Even if my brother were to forcefully persuade the Water Deity Star Lord for his own sake, he would likely pay an extremely heavy price! It's not worth it!"

"At most, we can ask my brother to persuade the Water Deity Star Lord to give him some benefits so that he can restrain the Dragon King of the East Sea and not interfere with our rain-making efforts. That would already be a great help."

"If we really want rain, we have to rely on ourselves!"

Lu Chen thought to himself and nodded silently.

"Sun Yourong said that only dragons can break this Dragon King Formation. As for summoning clouds and rain, these are actually innate skills of dragons. Any old dragon with a certain seniority should have this skill."

Lu Chen stared at the dried-up Great Dragon Pool and murmured, "Longhu County, Great Dragon Pool... Logically speaking, with so many dragons in this place, there should have been many dragons living here in the past."

"Were they all killed by the Dragon King of the East Sea? And then his son usurped their place?"

"Looks like I need to find someone to ask around and see if there are any remaining criminals in this area!"

Upon thinking of this, Lu Chen felt a surge of anger and turned to go back to the county government office to find Wang Zhongmin and get to the bottom of things.

Unexpectedly, the soil beneath his feet was soft, and he stumbled and lost his balance, falling hard with a "thud".

"Pfft..."

But at that moment, a faint chuckle seemed to drift over.

Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly shouted, "Who?!"

The laughter abruptly stopped.

Lu Chen looked around but didn't see anyone: "Did I see a ghost in broad daylight? Or did I hear wrong? Impossible! There's no way I could have misheard!"

Lu Chen shouted again, "What the hell is that? Show yourself!"

But the laughter disappeared without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Apart from the distant sound of horns and the occasional sound of wind, there was no other noise around.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Lu Chen noticed a dilapidated shrine, almost buried in mud and sand, standing not far from the edge of the pool.

You really can't tell unless you look closely.

Upon closer inspection, three characters were clearly written on the shrine: "[Land God]".

Lu Chen's pupils contracted, and he slapped his thigh: "Why bother looking for Wang Zhongmin? There's a living county chronicle right in front of us!"

Overjoyed, he immediately ran back to his car, took out an incense stick from his backpack, and quickly returned to the shrine.

Burn incense and chant mantras.

"I humbly beseech all the divine earth gods to ascend to heaven and roam the lands, to guard the winds and clouds and uphold the four cardinal directions... I bow three times before the altar, may the earth gods quickly manifest their power!"

This is the "Spell to Invoke the Earth God" specifically for summoning the Earth God!
"boom!"

Suddenly, white smoke rose from in front of the shrine.

As the white smoke dissipated, a small old man holding a jujube wood cane could be seen circling around in place. It was the local Earth God.

The old man looked exactly like a farmer, wearing a patched gray cotton jacket, his face was tanned dark, his cheekbones were high, and his stubble on his chin was messy.

It may be rough, but it has a kind of warmth to it.

Unlike celestial immortals, earth immortals can manifest directly.

"Greetings, Earth God."

Lu Chen gave a slight bow.

In fact, given his current divine position in the underworld, he is fully qualified to be addressed as "this lord" or "this seat".

After all, the position of the Earth God is similar to that of the Black and White Impermanence.

"You little brat, where did you learn this secret technique that you dare to summon me directly? Confess the truth at once."

The local earth god was still a little confused.

He just saw someone fall flat on their face, found it funny, and chuckled a couple of times out of boredom.

To my utter surprise, I was summoned directly by the other party.

Lu Chen smiled slightly, calm and composed: "I am Lu Chen, the adopted brother of the Heavenly Court's Minister of Finance, the God of Wealth, and the adopted son of the current King of the Underworld, Yama, and I hold the position of General of the Mighty Virtue of the Underworld."

Lu Chen rattled off all his titles in one breath.

When you're traveling, your title is your status!
As for Yama's adopted son?

These little details are no longer important.

It's bound to happen sooner or later anyway, so let's just use it first.

Having said that, he turned his hand outward, and the crimson Yama's Decree appeared, radiating a chilling aura.

Sure enough, the Earth God's expression changed drastically upon seeing the Yama's tablet. He put down his jujube wood cane and knelt down with a thud.

"This old man was unaware of Your Majesty's esteemed presence and has failed to greet you properly. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"Get up."

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, as steady as an old dog, but his heart was actually pounding.

Although Xiaoqing and Xiaoru had previously treated him with great respect.

But I didn't feel much that time.

On the contrary, when the local earth god knelt before him today, Lu Chen belatedly realized that his current identity was quite impressive!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I had no intention of mocking you just now. Please do not take it to heart."

Lu Chen waved his hand: "It's alright. If you hadn't made that joking remark, I wouldn't have noticed there's a local earth god shrine here. It just so happens that I have some important matters to attend to right now and would like to ask you, the local earth god, some questions."

"Please speak, Your Majesty, this old man will answer to the best of my knowledge!"

The old man's attitude was quite good.

It's the familiar taste of the Earth God.

Lu Chen walked in front, while the local earth god followed behind, leaning on a jujube wood cane.

"I have come today to pray for rain in Longhu County..."

Before he could even speak, the local earth god excitedly rushed to his side, leaning on his cane and clasping his hands in a fist salute: "So that's why the Lord has come! That's wonderful! My Longhu County is finally saved!"

Lu Chen raised his hand in a gesture of reassurance, his tone calm: "Don't be so quick to rejoice. Although I hold a position in the Underworld, I am still just a spirit in the mortal realm. Besides, I already know the full reason behind the three-year drought in Longhu County. This matter... is indeed quite troublesome!"

"Your Majesty's divine might is unparalleled; even the most thorny issues can surely be resolved with ease!"

Seeing that the old man was treating him like a savior and frantically flattering him, Lu Chen chuckled, but he was quite pleased with himself.

"Alright, let's get down to business. I have a question for you. Since this Dragon Tiger County is named after Dragon Tiger, it must have been a place where dragons and tigers gathered in the past. There must have been quite a few dragons, right? Could it be that they were all killed by the East Sea Dragon King who violated the forbidden territory?"

"Your Majesty, that's right!" The Earth God's face immediately showed a trace of sorrow: "There used to be a great river in Longhu County called Xu River. In this Xu River lived a Xu River Dragon King who protected this place with good weather and abundant harvests. His dragon palace was located at the bottom of this Great Dragon Pool."

The Earth God pointed to the dry basin and sighed, "But later, the Dragon King of the East Sea violated the law by crossing the Xu River. The Dragon King of the Xu River was proud and refused to bow his head, so his aquatic creatures were wiped out by the Dragon King of the East Sea. His palaces and mansions were destroyed and nothing was left."

Lu Chen snorted coldly: "The Four Seas Dragon Kings are indeed domineering in their actions."

The Earth God snorted, "They're just relying on the strength of the sea tribes and the power of their troops."

Seeing that this old man had some character, Lu Chen guessed that he had a close relationship with the Xuhe Dragon King in the past. After a pause, he said, "I heard that the East Sea Dragon King set up a Dragon King Formation here, which can only be used by dragons to control clouds and rain. I ask you, besides the Xuhe aquatic tribe that has been wiped out, are there any other dragons in this place?"

Unexpectedly, he had just finished asking the question.

The local earth god suddenly stomped his cane on the ground, then clasped his hands in a solemn manner and said, "Your Majesty, there really is one!"

A glint of light flashed in Lu Chen's eyes: "Where?"

The Earth God raised his hand and pointed: "In a deep well in a desolate mountain about fifty miles from here."

Lu Chen was taken aback: "You mean... the Well Dragon King?"

The Earth God nodded solemnly: "Indeed! If Your Majesty wishes to go, this old man is willing to lead the way! We will arrive in no time!"

(End of this chapter)