Each of the nine dragon maidens possesses extraordinary abilities.

Lu Yueyuan: "I'll be heading to Baidi City soon. I'll meet them there. Is there anything you want, Aunt?"

Su Zhaoran: "No."

Lu Yueyuan tidied up his belongings, putting everything he needed into his storage ring, then stood up. Su Zhaoran stood there watching him pack, without moving. He glanced at her one last time before walking past her.

Su Zhaoran: "Have fun..."

The words were spoken so softly that Lu Yueyuan had to use his spiritual energy to hear them.

Chapter 71: Did they really go on vacation?

Facing Qing Zaishan, Lu Yueyuan must be fully prepared and even consider the possibility of using his trump cards.

If he could easily resolve the situation like he did in the future simulation, that would be fine. But if not, Lu Yueyuan would show no mercy.

Qingzhou is a crucial territory, and it absolutely cannot fall in order to prepare for the decisive battle.

Now, he has eradicated the curse on Ming Huaiwei and has also placed some Huai Zai lineage members in Yun Gu in advance. As long as he patiently waits for Ming Huaiwei to recover his strength, he can gain an advantage in the later decisive battle. Moreover, the current situation is better than he expected, so he made this decision to enter Qingzhou ahead of time to deal with Qing Zaishan.

First, resolve a part of the grand plan, thwart the Four Gods' momentum, and then announce in a high-profile manner that the Holy Emperor of Eternal Annihilation has returned.

Therefore, for this operation, Lu Yueyuan intends to maintain his principles and act only with Arrogance.

Although Gluttony repeatedly expressed her desire to go along and contribute to the liberation of the Holy Emperor, Lu Yueyuan really didn't want unrelated people to get involved. So he discussed it with Pride and decided to let Gluttony go to Qingzhou for a trip and then go back.

Lu Yueyuan didn't even want Gluttony to go to Qingzhou, but he arrogantly said that Gluttony no longer had any family and that she mostly followed the organization. Jealousy was also in Qingzhou, so he could let Gluttony go find Jealousy.

With the two of them together, it would be easier to manage them and prevent them from getting involved in these matters... That's what Arrogance said, but considering the changes that were about to happen in Qingzhou, Lu Yueyuan thought it would be better for the two of them to leave Qingzhou.

However, the Mohists...

That place is indeed a safe place, but let's discuss it after we meet. The main problem is that Arrogance is moving too fast. She has already contacted Jealousy and asked them to prepare to pick him up.

In an inn in Baidi City, Lu Yueyuan finally waited until evening for the two to return from Yun Valley.

Arrogance lay down on the bed as soon as she entered the door, looking listless. It was one thing to help Huai Zai and the others settle down, but then there was Ming Huaiwei who kept playing pranks on her. She was exhausted these days. So, after greeting Lu Yueyuan, she stayed in bed and said that Lu Yueyuan and Gluttony could discuss and decide.

Binge eating is blissful because, from her perspective, it's like traveling.

The most dangerous time for espionage has passed. With an agent under the Holy Emperor's protection, can we say that the liberation of the Holy Emperor has been successful? Then the organization can expand vigorously, increase the Holy Emperor's faith, and spread His followers throughout the land.

Her gluttony has already made a great contribution, and with the Holy Emperor above, she will surely be protected and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

Being able to live comfortably is already quite good, after all, Gluttony joined the organization with the initial goal of eating meat.

She's been eating meat to her heart's content these days. Ming Huaiwei has no ill intentions towards her, and Aoman and the Proxy Lord have also treated her well. Most importantly, Aoman told her that such dangerous spy missions will never happen again.

Hahaha, is there any believer happier than her? No one!

Yesterday, Greed told her that if Gluttony could secretly draw a picture of the Agent for her, she would be willing to pay a lot of money for it. Gluttony originally thought this was inappropriate, but Greed said that the Agent would have to show his face sooner or later anyway, and besides, as the Agent of the God, if there were any issues with his appearance, Greed could make some preparations in advance, so that the believers wouldn't think that the Holy Emperor had a problem with his aesthetic sense.

Gluttony thought it made sense, so he drew a picture based on his memory. Greed saw it but didn't say anything. He gave her a large sum of money, enough for her to buy many rare ingredients.

By the Holy Emperor, is this the reward for her loyalty to gluttony? She cherishes her current happiness and hopes it can be passed on forever.

However, the travel matter needs to be resolved first. Gluttony took out the storage rings she had prepared beforehand, three in total, one for Pride, one for the Agent, and one for herself.

Gluttony: "My Lord Agent, I have prepared everything related to the trip! These three storage rings contain living supplies, emergency supplies, and a guide to Qingzhou customs. However, I am not very familiar with your lifestyle, so the things I have prepared for you are all very ordinary."

Lu Yueyuan: "........You're so thoughtful."

Gluttony: "No, no, it's all for the Holy Emperor!"

Lu Yueyuan: "Arrogance and I have discussed that our main purpose in entering Qingzhou this time is to promote our faith. However, considering the local customs of Qingzhou and the taboos of the Holy Emperor, we plan to split into two groups. Arrogance and I will go one way, and you and Jealousy will go the other way."

Binge Eating: "Huh? Are we going to travel separately?"

Lu Yueyuan: "........Ah, right, traveling separately. I'm a very boring person, and only arrogance can put up with me. Besides, I also have to contact the local forces in Qingzhou, which is somewhat dangerous."

Binge eating: "Ugh..."

Her eyebrows were furrowed, and she looked like she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Lu Yueyuan: "Is there a problem?"

Gluttony: "No, no, I was just thinking, Lord Executor, don't you think my cooking is delicious? If I didn't cook for you, you probably wouldn't eat it, right?"

Indeed, the food bulimia made was really delicious; her understanding of food was like a sculptor's understanding of a work of art.

While cultivators can certainly live without food, there is a concept of dietary supplementation. If spiritual meat and other ingredients are prepared properly, cultivators can achieve twice the results with half the effort in their cultivation. Top-quality ingredients can even remove a cultivator's inner demons, allowing them to comprehend the Dao more quickly.

This is why the Jiuyi Sect opened a canteen, and many cultivators also specialize in becoming chefs.

Gluttony clearly had this talent as well; even the Holy Emperor couldn't help but praise the dishes she made.

Lu Yueyuan: "The agents of the gods rely on the gods to cultivate, so it doesn't matter whether they eat or not."

Gluttony: "Is this... okay."

"She just wanted to come with us."

Lying on the bed, Arrogance suddenly transmitted his voice to Lu Yueyuan: "She has prepared spiritual food in our storage rings, which can be stored for a long time. The reason she said that is just that she wants to play with us. Hmm... Gluttony must be quite lonely. She doesn't have any other hobbies besides eating. Besides, I'm the one who brought her into the organization. Apart from Greed, she's only really close to me. Jealousy... Sigh, that person has a quirky personality. The two of them might not get along."

A terrifying gaze descended upon them.

Arrogantly, he sat up abruptly in bed, breaking out in a cold sweat.

She saw Lu Yueyuan looking at her coldly.

"so what?"

Lu Yueyuan's icy voice echoed in Arrogance's mind: "Arrogance, I've already told you, the game is over. What we're doing isn't something that should involve others."

"No matter how lonely you are, it's better than losing your life. If you lose your life, you lose everything."

Chapter 72: Jealousy, one of the treacherous ministers under the Holy Emperor, reports to you!

【Travelers and merchants alike bow their heads in reverence, the Prefect keeps his eyes closed, praising the eternally virtuous Prefect!】Once you enter Qingzhou, you can see this slogan in various places such as inns, commercial streets, and city walls.

This is, of course, what's on the surface. In reality, in some corners, one might see crookedly written phrases like, "Your mother, Lord Hengjun, where is the promised blessing?" In some extreme cases, one side of the wall might praise Lord Hengjun, while the other side might inquire about the Lord's parents.

Lord Hengjun tormented the people of Qingzhou to the point of loving and hating them at the same time, but at least on official transportation such as the Immortal Boat Train, his positive image was generally promoted.

However, these places are really rip-offs.

Lu Yueyuan, who had read Qing Zaishan's records, felt a deep sense of agreement.

To conceal their identities, Lu Yueyuan, along with the disguised women Arrogance and Gluttony, boarded the Immortal Boat Train to Qingzhou. Just as Qing Zaishan had recorded, the train tickets weren't expensive, but they would use various methods to charge fees, and the food sold on board consisted of demonic beasts. Arrogance excitedly ordered a hot pot set meal, only to be served a plate of demonic beast meat, thankfully stopped by Gluttony.

But before Gluttony and the train staff could argue, the train was robbed as soon as it entered Mo family territory.

It was like being robbed while enjoying hotpot and singing songs. Most importantly, the thieves didn't seem to be after money. It was as if someone from their region had gotten food poisoning on a train and came for revenge. They sabotaged the train's spiritual energy device, rushed up and beat up the train's chef, and then drove off, leaving the passengers dumbfounded.

Fortunately, this place wasn't far from where Jealousy had mentioned, so Lu Yueyuan gave up on flying and decided to go on foot.

In Qingzhou, the Mohists and merchant guilds clashed fiercely. This wasn't because the Mohists, like some merchant guilds, fought for robbing. The Mohists fought without reason; the reasons were known only to their own members. Take, for example, the train hijacking incident Lu Yueyuan faced. They used contraptions and magic, waging a massive attack, not for money or women, but simply to beat up the train's cook. While that man was indeed a beast, it's hard to understand the Mohists' thought process.

Along the way, Arrogance repeatedly told Lu Yueyuan that Jealousy probably had been in the Mo family for too long, so his thought process was not quite normal.

Lu Yueyuan didn't have a deep impression of Jealousy because the Seven Deadly Sins organization was defeated too quickly in the simulated future. In addition, there were many times when Jealousy died in Qingzhou without him having to deal with it. Therefore, Lu Yueyuan really didn't know much about Jealousy.

"We've arrived. This is the place Jealousy mentioned." Arrogance scanned the area with his spiritual sense. "It's so dilapidated. It looks like a battle just took place here."

This is a small town in a valley. The town is dilapidated, with traces of spiritual energy burning everywhere, and broken mechanical artifacts scattered all over the ground.

Lu Yueyuan walked up to a mechanical artifact, picked it up, and examined it.

It's a very crude technique; it's just a simple piecing together of ingredients and then driving it with spiritual energy.

Gluttony came up from behind, panting: "Phew...why don't we rest here for a bit and have something to eat?"

Suddenly a voice came from the side: "Is there anything good to eat? Share some with me?"

The three of them were startled at the same time. Not only was Arrogance surprised, but Lu Yueyuan's heart was also pounding. While Arrogance was scanning the area, Lu Yueyuan also used his spiritual sense, but he came to the same conclusion as Arrogance: apart from the mechanical creations, there was no one here.

"Step back." He shielded his arrogance and gluttony behind him.

The sound came from behind a broken wall on the earthen slope, where only half of a slogan remained: "...No need to open your eyes, praise the eternal Lord Hengjun!" Then a single ahoge (cowlick) suddenly appeared from the wall, wriggling in the sunlight. Then two hands gripped the edge of the wall; its owner was probably trying to climb up, but perhaps because of excessive force, the already dilapidated wall became precariously unstable.

Boom! Then it collapsed with a deafening crash!

"Wow, that looks like you fell really hard. Are you alright?" Gluttony poked his head out from behind Lu Yueyuan and asked worriedly.

Dust filled the air, and the first thing to emerge from the rubble was the ahoge (cowlick), which was buried under bricks. Then, with a whoosh, its owner finally crawled out of the ruins. The three of them fell silent, and Lu Yueyuan even took a step back with them.

Beautiful... is that how you describe it? Lu Yueyuan had seen many kinds of beauty, but he had never seen this kind of beauty before. It's like you're shopping at a supermarket, planning to buy a can of yellow peaches. You already have an image of yellow peaches in your mind, but suddenly you see a unique can of yellow peaches. The fruit inside is plump and whole, and the packaging is also unique. It's completely different from those yellow peaches with simple packaging and shriveled fruit. You think it shouldn't be here, but it is, and it's priced at ten yuan.

The girl dusted herself off, stared at the three of them with innocent-looking eyes, then smiled and made a V sign: "V!"

Lu Yueyuan considered himself a lecherous man. In his previous life, while playing Jiuyi, he had coveted the beauty of many characters, and these characters were indeed very beautiful, such as Ji Chengshuo, Wei Daidan, and Ming Huaiwei... After transmigrating, he understood that anything imbued with divinity possessed beauty. Even if it didn't, girls like Arrogance and Gluttony had their own unique beauty. But a young girl... a young girl's beauty was different. She was unique from head to toe, and this uniqueness, combined with everything else, made her beautiful.

Each element is indispensable; the absence of any one would feel incomplete. Such perfection makes one feel that it is a beauty bestowed by heaven.

Lu Yueyuan then realized a problem: it was jealousy. Who were the people he killed in the simulated future?

"Jealousy?" he asked, frowning.

The sense of unease instilled by the simulated future chilled his longing for a better future, and in an instant, a myriad of thoughts flooded his mind.

Arrogance also poked his head out, looking at him suspiciously: "Agent, you wouldn't have taken a fancy to him, would you?"

Jealousy smiled and said, "Ah...am I that pretty? Thank you, Agent."

She snapped her fingers, and the previously broken mechanical creations suddenly came to life. Even the one that Lu Yueyuan was holding jumped down, and then all the mechanical creations took out suonas from their bodies and started playing them.

The sound of the suona horn echoed through the deserted town, its cheerful melody sounding like a ghostly wail.

"Greetings, Your Excellency, the Actor." The girl gave a strange bow.

She wore a plain cloth dress without any decoration, and straw sandals on her feet, revealing her bright white toes.

"Jealousy, one of the sinners under the Holy Emperor, welcomes you!!" The girl smiled and extended a hand gesture, "V!!!!"

Chapter 73: Mechanical Creatures

"Relax, relax, we're all on the same side." Arrogance probably noticed that Lu Yueyuan's nervousness outweighed his lust, so he patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Jealousy, don't act strangely in front of the Actor."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. From now on, I will be the most sincere and straightforward..."

"Don't try to talk like those robots, just be normal!"

"Okay, I got it." Jealousy nodded, her ahoge visibly drooping down, but her eyes still couldn't help but scrutinize Lu Yueyuan.

A golden light flashed in Lu Yueyuan's eyes. In that instant, he activated the power of the Holy Emperor, revealing the essence of all things in the world. Thus, he naturally saw the threads between himself and the other person, blood-red, even redder than the threads between him and Ming Huaiwei. What the hell? Wasn't this their first meeting? How could there be any love between them?

"Neither Arrogance nor I noticed your presence. Do you have a way to evade spiritual senses?" Lu Yueyuan asked.

“The answer lies in the clothes I’m wearing; these are magical artifacts. In fact, everything I’m wearing consists of magical artifacts, each with a different function. For example, this ring controls these mechanical creations.” Jealousy snapped her fingers again, and the creations put away their suonas and lined up in two rows behind her. “See? It’s very convenient.”

"How did they become like this?" Lu Yueyuan asked.

“A few days ago, a major battle took place here between the Mohists and the Merchant Guild. I was assigned by the Mohists to scout here. Just then, Boss Arrogance told me that you wanted to come, so I thought, let's meet here.” Jealousy said, scratching the back of his head sheepishly and smiling. “Although Boss Arranged for me to infiltrate the Mohists and convert them to the Holy Emperor, I failed. Apart from these little things I created, it seems that no one is willing to come and worship the Holy Emperor.”

"I've made things too difficult for you. The Mo family has a deep belief in the immortality of the Heavenly Craftsmanship, sigh..." Arrogance immediately reflected on her mistakes, and she now realized that she had been too difficult for people in the past.

Lu Yueyuan looked her up and down: "You're not even at the Dao Realm yet, you've only just begun to draw Qi into your body. You probably haven't even completed the Bigu (abstaining from grains) stage. Would you like something to eat...?"

"!!!" Lu Yueyuan saw that her ahoge (cowlick) stood up again.

She looked at Gluttony like a hungry tiger, her aura suggesting she was not afraid of a thousand troops and could break through enemy lines alone. Gluttony was startled. She was timid by nature and thought that she was jealous and wanted to eat her. She was so frightened that she shrank back behind Lu Yueyuan.

"There's food! Yay! I don't have to eat wild vegetables anymore!!" But actually, the girl just wanted to express how hungry she was. She happily tapped out some unknown rhythm, and the mechanical creations jumped and bounced along with her.

Lu Yueyuan looked at her silently. Was this the kind of personality Jealousy had? His mind suddenly became a little confused. He started thinking about the Jealousy characters he had killed in the future simulation. He had acted too quickly and had no idea what kind of person Jealousy was. Moreover, the Jealousy in the simulation had a very ordinary face, an ordinary face. Lu Yueyuan was absolutely certain of this.

"You've been eating wild vegetables? Then hurry up and eat something." Arrogance quickly took out all the food from his storage ring. Gluttony had prepared a very complete set of food. The spiritual food was delicious and had a perfect color, aroma, and taste. Even though it had been stored, it had not lost its original flavor.

"This must have been made by Lord Gluttony! It's so lavish! I'll go get what I've prepared too!" the girl said.

“We don’t eat wild vegetables,” Lu Yueyuan said.

"How could we let the great agent and the boss eat wild vegetables?" the girl said in a reverent voice. "Wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

She ran up the earthen slope with a clattering sound, and then a rumbling sound was heard as a fortress-like building slowly rose from the ground of the town. Jealousy waved to the three of them from the top of the fortress, and the mechanical contraptions also piled up to form a special staircase.

She said smugly, "I've been setting things up around here, and it's perfectly safe here now."

"Not bad, jealousy. You're quite useful when you're normal." Arrogance was quite pleased. "You've done a good thing, I suppose."

“Come in quickly, it’s quite spacious inside!” Jealousy gestured for them to come up the special steps.

Inside the fortress was a massive, hollowed-out cube. The walls were densely packed with gears and linkages, all operating silently, connected by spiritual energy. Lu Yueyuan found it hard to believe he was having lunch with the girls in such a place, surrounded by the sounds of spiritual energy circulating, only to have them drowned out by hearty laughter. Arrogance was right; she was indeed quirky and mischievous. Imitating the robots was her fun, and in a place like this, she had to find some enjoyment.