Wang Wei clicked his tongue, scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, and said...

"I...I just wanted to get a free meal..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhengguo was stunned, and Lu Xiaoxiao covered her eyes, unable to bear the sight...

It took Lu Zhengguo a long time to come to his senses. He subconsciously felt that he had encountered another idiot...

You went to such great lengths to get me, the head of a major family in the capital, to come forward, just to freeload a meal?

He desperately wanted to grab Wang Wei by the collar and yell at him: "Do you know how much a favor I do for you is worth? Even a hundred million wouldn't be enough to get me to do it..."

After internally criticizing him, Lu Zhengguo said somewhat awkwardly.

"Xiaowei, if you don't have money for food, I can have Xiaoxiao give you a hundred million in pocket money. There's no need to go to other people's places to freeload..."

Wang Wei was slightly shocked. A hundred million in pocket money just like that—it was truly enviable…

But faced with Lu Zhengguo's words, he didn't know how to explain for a moment. He didn't lack money or food at all; what he lacked was this meal at the Divine Banquet to complete his mission...

"Grandpa Lu, besides getting a free meal, I have another purpose: one of my brothers is being held captive by the Qiao family, and I need to rescue him..."

Wang Wei had no choice but to add Hu Li to the list, since simply asking him to freeload a meal was indeed hard to accept...

Hearing his explanation, Lu Zhengguo couldn't help but take another look at him, once again affirming his character. To avoid putting his brother under any psychological burden, he explained that rescuing the person was just a way to freeload a meal...

Although the excuse sounds a bit far-fetched, it makes the person being rescued even more grateful to Wang Wei…

If Wang Wei knew what Lu Zhengguo was thinking, he'd probably give him a thumbs up. Clearly, getting a free meal was the most important task, but Lu Zhengguo imagined it as preventing Hu Li from feeling too burdened. Nobody else could do that…

"Alright then, I'll make a trip to the Qiao family tomorrow..."

A slight smile appeared on Wang Wei's lips. He thought to himself that this matter was settled. He didn't believe that Old Master Qiao could turn a blind eye to the miracle that had happened to Lu Zhengguo. At their age, they valued life and death even more. After all, once they died, it meant that all their power and status would vanish into thin air.

The Qiao family!

The Qiao family's residence was a large courtyard house, which, in today's market value, could probably be sold for around ten million yuan...

The pavilions, terraces, artificial hills, and artificial water features all reflect the former prominent status of this family's owner...

However, this courtyard house now has its doors wide open, welcoming guests from all directions...

However, these guests were quite strange; they were all religious clergy from different faiths…

Among them were monks in kasayas, Taoist priests in Taoist robes, an archbishop holding a cross, and lamas wearing tall monk hats...

Seeing so many people of different faiths arrive, those who don't know the truth might think some kind of miracle has occurred...

An elderly man in a wheelchair greeted everyone at the entrance. His face showed signs of fatigue, but his piercing eyes held an imposing, unyielding authority that made people hesitant to meet his gaze.

This is the air of authority that only those who have held high positions for a long time possess…

Just then, Old Master Qiao seemed to see something unbelievable, his face filled with shock…

It wasn't until Lu Zhengguo stood before him that Old Master Qiao snapped out of his daze. His loss of composure was understandable, given that news had already arrived that Lu Zhengguo might pass away in the next few days…

"Butler, do I look like I'm seeing a ghost...?"

Old Master Qiao murmured a question to the elderly butler behind him…

"Ghost? What ghost?"

The butler asked in bewilderment...

"Lu Zhengguo, you might as well die, but why did you come here? Let me tell you, everyone here today is a clergyman. Be careful, they might make your soul disappear and you won't be able to reincarnate..."

Seeing the butler's reaction, Old Master Qiao assumed he was the only one who could see Lu Zhengguo, which further convinced him that he was seeing a ghost...

Little did they know that this was a normal reaction from the butler. After all, if someone asked you if you had seen a ghost, your first reaction would be to look around to see if there really was a ghost, ignoring the person standing in front of you...

"Master, this is the head of the Lu family..."

The butler said with a dark face…

"You can see Lu Zhengguo?"

Grandpa Qiao quickly pressed for an answer…

"Of course I can see it, what's wrong with that?"

The butler looked completely bewildered…

Grandpa Qiao looked at Lu Zhengguo in shock, meeting his ambiguous smile, and then realized that this was a real person...

But when he confirmed that it was indeed a real person, he was even more shocked…

No one knew Lu Zhengguo's physical condition better than him; there was absolutely no chance he could stand up again. So what was going on? Was it because he held a divine banquet, and heaven was performing another miracle for him?

Even if a miracle is performed, shouldn't it be performed on him? How can it be performed on someone else?

"Old Joe, I can't bear to part with you, so I came here especially to take you with me..."

Lu Zhengguo's words startled the shocked Old Master Qiao so much that his body trembled. If he hadn't been sure it was a real person, he probably would have wet himself...

"Old Lu, do I look like a fool to you?"

Old Master Qiao questioned him with a dark face!

"Haha... How was you any different from an idiot just now?"

Lu Zhengguo said jokingly…

"Old Lu, how...how did you do that?"

Ignoring Lu Zhengguo's teasing, Old Master Qiao stammered as he asked how he had recovered...

"Old Joe, since you can't find a cure, you've started seeking help from gods and immortals. You've gone astray..."

Lu Zhengguo looked at Old Master Qiao and began to lecture him…

Old Master Qiao's face immediately darkened. He knew Lu Zhengguo was trying to disgust him, but since it concerned his life and death, he couldn't directly retort, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable...

"Old Lu, if you don't want to talk, then get lost. Don't waste my time communicating with these clergymen; maybe the cure for me is hidden among them..."

Old Master Qiao said angrily…

"Haha... With your body like this, why are you getting so angry? It wouldn't be good if you accidentally walked ahead of me..."

Lu Zhengguo said infuriatingly…

If someone else had said that, given Mr. Qiao's composure, he certainly wouldn't have been angry...

But when these words came from Lu Zhengguo's mouth, it made him furious...

"Get out...get out of here..."

Old Master Qiao practically spat out those words through clenched teeth…

"Okay...I'm leaving then..."

Lu Zhengguo turned to leave, which surprised Old Master Qiao. He thought to himself, "This isn't right. Could Lu Zhengguo have appeared here just to annoy me?"

However, considering their relationship, Lu Zhengguo really would do something like this...

If we really let Lu Zhengguo leave, then we'll truly lose sight of what caused him to recover his health...