Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#339 - Chapter 338: Fortune and Honor in Danger

The night deepened, and the moonlight was thick like water.

There were few pedestrians on the street, and the slightly damp night wind blew, causing the discarded cans on the ground to make "clanging" sounds.

Next to a public bench by the roadside, a young man with messy hair and ordinary clothes was squatting there, using a SIM card ejector tool to install a SIM card into his new phone.

This person was none other than Li Chenqiu, who had changed his appearance.

After crawling out from underground, Li Chenqiu returned to Xiyue City via Jituhui and spent six hundred yuan to buy himself a new phone.

Buzz——

Accompanied by a burst of vibration, the phone screen lit up, and a mellow male voice came from it: "Xiaomi phone, your personal butler!"

Li Chenqiu stretched out a finger and swiped back and forth on the screen. After finishing some miscellaneous settings, he dialed Xiang Nanzhi's phone number.

Ring ring ring——beep!

The phone was connected, and Xiang Nanzhi's impatient voice came from it: "I don't need insurance, don't ever..."

"It's me," Li Chenqiu interrupted directly.

The sound of a blanket being lifted came from the other end of the phone.

"Are you Li Chenqiu?"

"Who else could it be?"

"Where are you now? Have you been imprisoned by the Takahashi Conglomerate? Quickly give me your location..."

"No need, I escaped myself."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.

"You're amazing. I, as your father, was still worried about how to save you. I didn't expect you, as my son, to be so capable and save yourself. I'm so relieved!"

Li Chenqiu's expression darkened: "Where are you?"

...

Soft white light illuminated the room brightly.

"You really know how to create miracles. You actually escaped from that old guy's clutches. How did you do it? Tell me about it!"

Xiang Nanzhi carried a takeout bag, walked to the sofa, and sat down.

Li Chenqiu held a glass of warm water and took a small sip: "The matter is a bit complicated. Let's start with Lu Xiancong. At that time, I saved him..."

"Wait a minute!"

Xiang Nanzhi hurriedly tore open the takeout bag, took out a hamburger from it, bit into it, and gestured for Li Chenqiu to continue.

"I'll talk after you finish eating."

"I can't eat if you don't talk."

In the time that followed, Li Chenqiu told everything he had seen and experienced today in its entirety.

During this time, Xiang Nanzhi, as a listener, provided ample emotional value, uttering different words such as "what," "oh my god," "amazing," "scary," and "really?" every few seconds.

"Later, I changed my appearance, returned to Xiyue City, and came to you."

Hearing this, Xiang Nanzhi spat out the chicken bone in his mouth and said solemnly: "Then, if you reappear as Li Chenqiu, won't your identity as a Resurgent be exposed?"

"Exposed?" Li Chenqiu smiled calmly: "It won't be exposed. If a group of Southern Federation people jump out and say I'm a Resurgent, will anyone in the Northern Federation believe it?

Even if someone believes it, someone suspects me, so what? What is there to suspect about me? With 'Gluttony' in my body, as long as I eat enough meat at once, I won't age, and I can control my wound healing.

In this case, even if I admit that I am a Resurgent myself, everyone will probably treat it as a joke."

"That's true." Xiang Nanzhi crossed his legs and leaned lazily on the sofa: "If it were me, I wouldn't believe you were a Resurgent either."

Li Chenqiu interlaced his fingers and leaned forward slightly: "What do you plan to do about Lu Xiancong's matter?"

Xiang Nanzhi tapped his chin speechlessly: "What can I do? If Lu Xiancong wasn't lying, then this matter is beyond our involvement.

Afterward, I'll report this matter to the King of Hell, and after you return to the Northern Federation, you can tell Wenren Qing about it. That's the end of it. You be your Chief Disciplinarian, and I'll be my Protector."

Li Chenqiu frowned: "Aren't you usually quite lively? Why have you suddenly become so docile this time? Are you really Xiang Nanzhi?"

The corner of Xiang Nanzhi's mouth twitched: "I do like to be lively, but I'm not stubborn. I know the ceiling is right above my head, but I still jump up and hit it. That's just being a complete idiot, like you."

Li Chenqiu retorted: "How did I become an idiot? Now the Takahashi Conglomerate thinks I'm dead and that they've obtained the real key to open the Bronze Gate. This is a godsend opportunity!"

"Godsend my ass!" Xiang Nanzhi cursed directly: "I've discovered that you're even crazier than me. Anyone with half a brain knows how important this thing is to the Takahashi Conglomerate. Do you think they won't have any defenses?

I bet that as soon as you walk into Snow Dusk Valley with the key, someone will jump out and arrest you immediately. If you dare to resist, they'll execute you on the spot without saying a word!"

Hearing this, Li Chenqiu fell silent, unusually not refuting.

Although Xiang Nanzhi's words were harsh, they were reasonable. Lu Xiancong knew that Snow Dusk Valley held the Finishing Touch, so there's no reason why the Takahashi Conglomerate, who explored Snow Dusk Valley with him, wouldn't know.

The other party must have completed their deployment in Snow Dusk Valley years ago.

In this sensitive period, the more time passes, the more complete the Takahashi Conglomerate's deployment will become, and the situation will become more severe.

So...it must be fast. He must seize the Finishing Touch before the other party realizes that the key is a fake!

Seeing Li Chenqiu's eyes becoming sharper and sharper, Xiang Nanzhi sat up and said: "Hey, hey, hey, what do you want to do? Did you even listen to what I said?"

"I listened, so I plan to set off tonight. Only by being one step ahead of the Takahashi Conglomerate can I have a chance to seize the Finishing Touch." Li Chenqiu put down the water glass in his hand.

"Cough cough cough!" Xiang Nanzhi coughed violently a few times, looking at Li Chenqiu as if he were an idiot: "Did you listen to a damn thing? I'm telling you to be more stable, not to rush to your death!"

"Fortune favors the bold, plan boldly, act carefully. If I'm always so well-behaved, when will I become stronger?" Li Chenqiu slowly stood up and continued to urge:

"You don't need to worry about this matter. It's safer for me to act alone with the Seventy-Two Transformations. Nothing will happen. Afterward, I'll contact Wenren Qing and have him find someone to meet me outside. That way, nothing should happen."

After speaking, Li Chenqiu walked towards the balcony.

Xiang Nanzhi shouted loudly: "I'm really convinced by you. Wait, don't go yet!"

Li Chenqiu stopped and looked sideways: "What's wrong?"

"Isn't the Underworld more reliable than Wenren Qing? And don't you think about it? Contacting Wenren Qing means seizing the Finishing Touch as a Fated One.

If the Northern Federation asks you to hand it over, or the three major Southern Federation conglomerates secretly send someone to assassinate you, how will you deal with it? Rely solely on me?"

Xiang Nanzhi said unhappily, while taking out his phone from his pocket: "Wait, I'll contact the Underworld."

"Thank you, then you contact them first, I'll go out for a while." Li Chenqiu gestured.