Chapter 84
Xu Yue: "There's some trouble at the Boss Pedestrian Street store. We need you to come over."
Luo Hengzhi heard a lot of noise on the phone. After hanging up, she said to Ye Zi, "I need to go out for a while."
Ye Zi: "I'll go with you."
"Is there something interesting to see? I want to go too." Gu Li stared eagerly at the phone in Luo Hengzhi's hand.
In the blink of an eye, Luo Hengzhi and his two companions appeared in the store and saw a man with a gun blatantly robbing the store.
"The blood oath has been performed," Luo Hengzhi asked.
Xu Yue: "Yes, it just finished, and this guy stopped pretending."
The thief was having a great time robbing, arrogantly shouting, "I'm invulnerable to swords and spears now, what can you do to me!"
"What?" Gu Li raised her hand, and the man's neck was already in her grasp.
The thief, sucked away, was dumbfounded: "You...you..."
"What?!" Gu Li raised his hand and slapped the man's head with a loud thud. "Oh, you mortal actually have a protective shield!"
Seeing that he was unharmed, the thief suddenly became bolder: "That's right, even you cultivators can't do anything to me."
Gu Li laughed: "Can't do anything to you?"
Ye Zi raised her hand to support the man in mid-air and said to Gu Li, "You can't kill people here!"
"See? You can't do anything to me!" The thief laughed loudly, becoming even more arrogant.
Luo Hengzhi stood to the side and said calmly, "Call the police!"
"How ridiculous, the people from the city lord's mansion are here, so what can they do..." Before the thief could finish speaking, he found himself bound and unable to move his hands.
Luo Hengzhi threw the person back to the ground, where the person fell with a loud "thud"!
Luo Hengzhi looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "The protective barrier will never become an accomplice to the wanton evil of some people, but will become a tool to assist public officials in law enforcement."
"Once it is discovered that someone intends to use the 'Guardian Deity' to commit evil, the protective barrier will turn into a confinement barrier, rendering the evildoer unable to move, just as they are now!"
"Furthermore, Hengduo will share this confinement technology with law enforcement agencies in various cities, hoping that every citizen who uses the 'Visible Guardian Angel' will be devoted to good, otherwise... they will suffer a backlash, and the cute guardian angel will turn into a bloodthirsty beast, watching you at all times!"
"Ah, the kitten... how did it turn into a tiger? Don't bite me... no!" The thief's face was pale, and he screamed in fear.
Seeing this, the people were finally relieved. The barrier protecting them must not become the emboldening force for evildoers.
Gu Li saw the cell phones, iPads, and computers displayed on the stand: "This is the magical artifact that Luo Hengzhi has. There are so many!"
"Is this a cell phone?" Ye Zi explained, "I'll buy one for you."
Luo Hengzhi looked at Xu Yue and said generously, "Give him the new set."
Xu Yue immediately went to get it and handed it over, while Ye Zi went to pay.
“Sister-in-law, no need to pay. This shop belongs to the boss, and it’s yours too. You should take it all. Paying is just going into your own pocket.” Xu Yue blocked the payment code.
"Let's go." Luo Hengzhi stepped forward, took Ye Zi's hand, and pulled her away.
Gu Li was carrying a bunch of electronic products in his arms. The next second, he ran into his storage ring. The onlookers, who had never seen magic cast before, exclaimed in surprise at this scene.
Suddenly, someone shouted at Luo Hengzhi, "President Luo, could you make a storage ring that we can also use?"
Upon hearing this, those present echoed his sentiments.
"That's right! This way, you won't have to worry about having a lot of stuff when moving or going on a long trip."
"Yes, Mr. Luo, let's build one together."
“If you build it, we’ll buy it.”
......
Luo Hengzhi paused for a moment, but did not respond, and left with Ye Zi.
"Why not agree to their request? If they can create a protective shield, a storage ring usable by ordinary people shouldn't be difficult to make," Ye Zi asked.
Luo Hengzhi: "When I first arrived at Lingju Temple, I had the idea of developing new products, but so far I have only developed four types."
"The research and development takes time, and the second is that the emergence of new products cannot destroy traditional industries, which are, after all, the livelihoods of many families!"
"Once the storage ring is introduced, moving companies, luggage manufacturing, retail and wholesale will be impacted, and may even disappear, which will cause a large number of people to lose their jobs."
"This goes against the original intention of developing new products."
"Originally, these new products were designed to make the living environment as safe as possible for ordinary people in the era of cultivation, so that their lives could be stable and sustainable, and even to enrich their lives a little with the ability to 'fly on a sword'!"
Gu Li scoffed, "You're spouting high-sounding platitudes now, all about your concern for the country and its people, but who knows your good intentions? Why didn't you just tell those people the reasons directly? Now, people might be gossiping about you!"
Gu Li released her divine sense: "Let me hear it. They said they wouldn't even make a small storage device. I don't know what they're so arrogant about!"
"I doubt it will work out, otherwise who wouldn't want to make money?"
"Yeah, everyone's begging him, and he's acting all domineering like a CEO."
...
Gu Li: "Listen to this, this is the true face of those people you've gone to so much trouble to protect. You've given them all the benefits, and they still complain that you've made a profit!"
"That protective barrier, a protective barrier that even mortals can use, how many top-grade spirit stones did you spend on it? Not only did you use the most precious top-grade spirit stones as materials, but you even added a level nine formation! That's a level nine formation! Even if you threw it into the God Realm, it would make a loud 'thud' and stir up magnificent waves. And you gave it to those mortals to use? Do they know its value? Do they really... deserve it!"
Ye Zi shouted, "Gu Li!"
"Hmph! I just can't stand his self-righteous, patriotic, and self-righteous act!" Gu Li said. "Isn't he always like this, busy protecting this person and saving that person? But in the end, when he got into trouble and fell, who stood up to protect him? Forget about protecting him, there were hardly any people who didn't kick him while he was down."
"Gu Li, if you say another word, I'll send you back!" Ye Zi's eyes were icy.
Gu Li lowered his head, his voice a little somber: "Little Yezi, we can't go back. After you were reincarnated, they still wanted to take over Plum Garden. Fortunately, in the heat of the moment, Elder Qian took you away and hid Plum Garden. Elder Qian and I followed the trajectory of your reincarnation, but we fell into a deep sleep and somehow got separated. If it weren't for the secret realm you had with you, you might never have seen me again!"
"Xueyao, didn't he say he was neutral and that he would voluntarily return the position of Divine Lord when Luo Hengzhi goes back?" Ye Zi didn't expect someone to break into the Plum Garden.
Although Luo Hengzhi is busy with official duties and often stays at Shenjun Pavilion, Plum Garden is Luo Hengzhi’s nominal residence. To trespass on Plum Garden is tantamount to rebelling against Luo Hengzhi!
Gu Li: "Anyone can say nice things. Those people who used to follow Qing Ran immediately switched to Xue Yao Palace as soon as they heard that Qing Ran couldn't return to the God Realm. Xue Yao thought she was the one everyone wanted and tasted the feeling of being fawned over. She had long forgotten her previous grand words!"
“So, it’s not just Qingran who doesn’t want you to go back!” Gu Li said to Luo Hengzhi. “Your cultivation is only at the Nascent Soul stage, and Xue Yao doesn’t know that you have been reincarnated yet. But once your cultivation reaches the Mahayana stage, the God Realm will be able to detect your existence. Xue Yao, who is already sitting in the position of God-King, will definitely not give you a chance to go back and pull him down.”
"I'm saying all this for Xiaoyezi's safety. Just a reminder: instead of worrying about protecting useless things, you should think about how to save yourself. Don't drag Xiaoyezi down with you!"
"Don't drag Xiao Yezi into this again," these words jolted Luo Hengzhi awake.
Luo Hengzhi: "They all don't want me to go back, is it because I'm the best?!"
Gu Li: "......."
"Is this...important?" Gu Li was speechless.
Luo Hengzhi: "It's very important. If I'm the strongest, none of them can stop me!"
Ye Zi: "Qing Ran and Xue Yao combined can't compare to you in your prime. Besides, they used to be your underlings."
"Okay, I'm the best, little Ye Zi, let's go back to Lingju Sect!" Luo Hengzhi grasped Ye Zi's hand, and the two figures disappeared.
"I'm speechless! Wait for me!" Gu Li saw the disappearing figure and, not knowing the way, hurriedly followed.
Luo Hengzhi appeared calm, but he knew in his heart that the current situation was very unfavorable to him. His Nascent Soul cultivation was indeed not enough, but he could not let Ye Zi take risks for him anymore!
Therefore, before he has the strength to launch an absolute counterattack, he needs to find a way to conceal his strength.
Before we deal with Qingran, we absolutely cannot attract the attention of the divine realm!
As soon as Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi left the city and stepped into the mountain forest, they immediately noticed something was amiss.
Traces of low-level monsters have been found in a region deep within the mountains and forests!
Gu Li stood beside the two of them, looking down: "What's so interesting about those level one lesser demon beasts?"
"No, it's a demonic beast!"
Gu Li suddenly realized that he had been searching for Ye Zi and had never seen a single demon beast on this continent. When he first left the secret realm, he was thinking of catching a demon beast to roast and satisfy his craving, but he hadn't seen a single demon beast along the way.
“Little Ye Zi, this demonic beast... appeared because your ancient spirit body recovered, triggering the revival of spiritual energy in this world.” Gu Li stared at Ye Zi. “What happened to your ancient spirit body? Why couldn’t I sense its presence before?”
"Something must have happened that I don't know about, right?"
Faced with Gu Li's three questions in a row, Ye Zi just smiled faintly: "You should also know that this is the world of mortals. Before Luo Hengzhi's new product was released, a sudden revival of spiritual energy would cause a series of casualties. That's why I hid the ancient spiritual body. Now that people have a protective barrier, they have no worries. That's all. There is no other reason."
"Really?" It sounded reasonable, but Gu Li still felt that something was amiss.
Luo Hengzhi felt guilty as she watched Ye Zi still covering up for her: "It's all because of me. If it weren't for me, little Ye Zi wouldn't have been reincarnated!"
"It's all because of you, you know that!" Gu Li didn't want to ask any questions on the way, and he knew that even if he did, it wouldn't make any difference now.
Gu Li: "Where exactly are you going? Give me a specific location and I'll open a space to get there. At this leisurely pace, how long will it take you to get there?"
Ye Zi gave them the location of Wuming Mountain, and with the help of Gu Li's spatial teleportation, the three of them returned to Lingju Sect in an instant.
Gu Li looked at the ethereal sea of clouds: "This place is nice. It finally looks a bit like what a cultivation sect should be like."
Luo Hengzhi was amazed by the power and usefulness of spatial abilities, which were even safer and more stable than Daoist couple teleportation. And this was just a simple spatial ability; what an invincible existence it would be if space and time were combined!
When Qian Lao appeared and saw Gu Li, his expression changed drastically. He frowned slightly, but quickly concealed it.
He chuckled, "Little Gu Li has finally arrived. It's good that he's... alright!"
"Old Qian, I've been looking for you for so long." Gu Li ran over and hugged Old Qian, filled with grievances, and cried, "I went through so much trouble to finally sense Xiao Yezi's location."
When Luo Hengzhi heard Gu Li's slightly coquettish tone, she thought, "What's wrong with this guy? How old is he? A tall guy of 1.8 meters hugging Old Qian and acting coquettishly, isn't he ashamed? Does he think I'm still a child?"
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