Chapter 367 is quite dirty.

The term "assistant" actually refers to Sun Youlin, Shen Yun, and Bai Wanqiu.

These three individuals shone brightly in the pop music category of this year's World Arts Festival, earning considerable prestige in front of countless pop music lovers worldwide.

Admittedly, the song was written by Lin Rui, but the music festival also has a large number of awards for singers.

These three individuals were also nominated for several singer awards thanks to their outstanding performances at the World Arts Festival.

Seeing Lin Rui's expression, Christie immediately guessed what was going on and laughed, "Should I arrange for someone to pick them up?"

"No need. They haven't slept for almost a day in order to adjust to the time difference. Let them rest first."

Sun Youlin mentioned adjusting to the time difference in the text message.

"jet lag?"

Christie was somewhat surprised: "Didn't they make any adjustments on the plane?"

"I guess they didn't even consider that."

Lin Rui looked puzzled.

To be honest, this matter might actually have something to do with him.

Sun Youlin did send him a message before boarding the plane, seemingly asking about the time difference, but he was busy at the time, and since he didn't care whether he slept or not, he casually replied that he could adjust later when he arrived.

He truly didn't expect that Sun Youlin and the others would actually believe his lies!

Seeing Lin Rui's expression, Christie seemed to guess something as well, and her face also became strange, even a little bit like she was laughing and crying.

A relatively quiet outdoor cafe, surrounded by flowers, plants and trees. Zhao Wanwan and the others didn't continue following. Christie looked at the ring on Lin Rui's index finger and asked curiously, "Is this the sequence ring of the Heavenly King Council?"

Lin Rui also looked at the ring: "Yeah, I must say, this thing has quite a few functions."

Seeing Christy's interest, Lin Rui recounted everything he had heard from Charles.

"The Heavenly King Council has not yet made any public announcements regarding your situation."

Christie had been keeping an eye on the activities of the eleven members of the Heavenly King Council lately, but there had been no mention or hint at the new sequence, let alone any mention of Lin Rui's name.

"We'll have to wait a bit longer because we need to collect blood."

Lin Rui shrugged: "It seems pretty troublesome."

"Compared to becoming Sequence Twelve, this little trouble is nothing."

Christie said with great interest, "There are far too many people in the world who would like to run into trouble like you."

Lin Rui smiled noncommittally. At this moment, Christie seemed to have thought of something and said, "The Heavenly King Council has existed for many years. There may be something you don't know. Actually, we only learned about the existence of the Heavenly King Council starting from Sequence Four. That is to say, we can pronounce the names of Sequence Four, Sequence Five, Sequence Six, and so on, up to you, and know who they are. But we know nothing about Sequence One, Sequence Two, and Sequence Three."

"Aren't they celebrities?" Lin Rui asked, somewhat surprised.

"They should be celebrities, but according to some of my friends, the top three are not quite the same as the ones after them."

"What's different?"

Lin Rui, however, became interested.

Frankly speaking, his understanding of the Heavenly King Council was almost entirely based on Chen Bin's guesses.

In fact, this organization is not as simple as it appears on the surface. It may seem to be without desires or ambitions, but that is actually the most abnormal thing about it.

Because every organization is built on the principle of a community of shared interests, which can be understood as the core of an organization!

If there's no benefit to be gained, why get together?

If you truly want to be free from desires and wants, you can simply hide away in the deep mountains and forests and live a secluded life thereafter!

If there were no shared interests, why would so many top artists around the world be fighting tooth and nail to get in?

Are you stuffed?!

"To put it simply, sequences four through eleven, and now including you, can all be replaced."

"Just like Sequence Four Jemis, who tried to use his status as an artist to shake up the entire entertainment industry in Los Angeles, he failed and was expelled from the Council of Kings at that time."

"The current Sequence Four is Irielan of the Kingdom of Gru, and there is a gap of nearly thirty years between Jamie and Irielan, during which two other artists have held the Sequence Four position."

Christie frowned slightly: "If I remember correctly, the other sequences have also changed over the years, and all of them were artists who were extremely popular in that era."

Lin Rui asked in confusion, "Isn't this Heavenly King Council only established a little over ten years ago?"

Christie shook her head: "This organization has actually existed for a long time, but it has only started using the name 'Heavenly King Council' in recent years, which has led to many misunderstandings."

I see.

Lin Rui nodded and then asked, "What about the first three in the sequence? Does that mean they were never replaced?"

"I don't know if they've been replaced, but according to my friend, no one has ever been able to name the top three, and they might not even be celebrities."

Christie said thoughtfully, "There is another possibility: the top three sequences actually follow a hereditary system. They may be replaced, but the replacement can only be their descendants."

This is practically feudalism?

On what grounds?!

Lin Rui secretly complained. He thought the Heavenly King Council was a relatively enlightened organization, but he didn't expect it to be playing the feudal system of ancient times.

At that moment, the image of the Heavenly King Council paled in comparison to Lin Rui's.

"Of course, this is just my friend's speculation. I believe you will soon find out the truth."

Christie vaguely sensed Lin Rui's thoughts and smiled, "It's getting late, let's get some rest so we can prepare for the music festival the day after tomorrow."

Back at the hotel, Lin Rui approached Chen Bin and talked to him about his conversation with Christie.

It was clear that Chen Bin was also somewhat surprised. He immediately turned on his computer and began searching online for information about the Heavenly King Council, both overt and covert.

Unfortunately, very little useful information was available, but Christie was right about one thing: this organization had indeed existed for a long time.

"It must be that the Heavenly King Council deliberately erased the previous traces."

Chen Bin finally concluded: "Mr. Lin, this organization is very problematic, I think..."

"It's alright, we just need to keep that in mind. At least for me right now, joining this organization won't do me any harm."

Lin Rui knew that Chen Bin wanted to persuade him to reconsider, because the unknown was the most terrifying thing, and Chen Bin had undoubtedly failed in his duty in this matter.

Without conducting a thorough investigation, persuading Lin Rui to join the Heavenly King Council is a risky move. If nothing goes wrong, all is well, but if something does, forget about giving an irresponsible speech. He and his entire family will probably be too ashamed to stay in the Li family any longer.

wrong!

At that moment, he suddenly thought of his mentor... Changsun Jinghong

Chen Bin looked worried. He silently took his computer and went back to his room. He guessed that tonight, the long-hidden Broken Wing would reappear in the world!

The next day, Lin Rui, Sun Youlin, Shen Yun, and Bai Wanqiu stayed in the hotel and didn't go anywhere. The four of them played cards, of course, the proper Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).

After Lin Rui briefly explained the rules of Dou Dizhu to the three of them, they quickly got into the game. The one waiting on the sidelines was hoping that the landlord would lose in this round so that he could take over.

After playing for an hour or so, Lin Rui decided to leave, because Zhang Qingsheng had sent him a lot of finished movie special effects, which were waiting for his approval and revisions.

In contrast, Chen Bin remained locked in his room without making a sound, and Lin Rui did not disturb him.

Some were busy, some were playing, and the day passed by in a blur.

Another day passed, and on this day, the city of Fran was the focus of global attention!

Shen Yun and Bai Wanqiu were both meticulously dressed up, and the accompanying makeup team worked from eight in the morning until three in the afternoon.

In contrast, Lin Rui and Sun Youlin had it much simpler. To be precise, Lin Rui couldn't stand the messy fussing, while Sun Youlin wanted the makeup artist to do a more fashionable look, but seeing Lin Rui's growing impatience, he had no choice but to go along with it.

Five o'clock in the evening.