Chu Xinghe's Third Trusted Confidant!

The Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable was the first to agree with Xinghe's statement that he did not seek to make mistakes but only to achieve nothing.

The Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable asked, "Why have we always made such huge profits in the past?"

The reason is that we were too greedy!

We always dream of losing big!

But what happened? They inexplicably made a fortune...

Xinghe's statement this time is completely correct; we don't aim for a win this time, we just aim for a draw.

Let's play it safe this time. As long as we steadily send out the spirit stones and divine weapons, you can tell whether we've successfully delivered the items or not.

Once the items are delivered, you can say that we can reduce our workload now!

So Xinghe really went to great lengths to help us reduce our workload!

Soon, the "nothing to achieve, nothing to accomplish" plan received the support of the entire Civil Engineering Department.

This Earth Civil Engineering Department has prepared a large number of spirit stones and various precious divine weapons.

As long as he can send these away, Chu Xinghe believes he can at least suffer a small loss in this round.

While the Civil Engineering Department may not get a holiday, they can at least catch their breath!

So, Chu Xinghe instructed the Civil Engineering Department to hurry up and prepare things, as they would depart in three days. He told them to prepare as much as they could in those three days!

Just as the Civil Engineering Department disciples were frantically preparing congratulatory gifts, a message was released from Martial Emperor City.

Martial Emperor City said that all the guests were guests and there was no need to prepare any expensive gifts for Martial Emperor City. He was just happy that people came to Martial Emperor City.

No one needs to prepare expensive gifts, and Martial Emperor City will not reciprocate with any gifts!

The purpose of Martial Emperor City is simply to give everyone a good time!

With this news spreading, there's been a lot of discussion from all sides...

After all, in the face of Cheng Xiaotian's promotion banquet, all parties should prepare valuable gifts, and Martial Emperor City should also reciprocate with gifts.

However, everyone was quite satisfied with this explanation regarding Martial Emperor City.

Since Martial Emperor City won't reciprocate with gifts, it means it doesn't matter what kind of gift everyone gives...

In this situation, no one needs to worry about losing face because their gift was too small while the Martial Emperor City's return gift was too precious!

What the heck? You mean Martial Emperor City is really considering everyone's needs this time?

Zheng Yu responded, "What the hell am I supposed to think about this for!"

Am I, Zheng Yu, a fool?

Didn't I know that the more gifts I reciprocated, the more gifts the other party would give in return?

Don't I, Zheng Yu, want to make a fortune?

The reason I'm sending this message is because our city lord's spending this round was too intense. Although our Martial Emperor City wasn't completely overwhelmed by the city lord's spending, it was still severely damaged!

If all parties bring very valuable gifts, according to custom, Martial Emperor City will certainly reciprocate with valuable gifts in return.

However, the treasury of Martial Emperor City simply cannot support Martial Emperor City to take out so many valuable gifts in return!

If the return gift turns out to be subpar, wouldn't our Martial Emperor City become a laughingstock across the entire Four Continents?

So Zheng Yu, "I have no choice but to have such a troublesome master!"

The more generous the return gifts, the more gifts you receive... This is an age-old truth.

Zheng Yu herself was also heartbroken at missing such an opportunity...

But there's nothing I can do... the circumstances just don't allow it...

While preparations for Cheng Xiaotian's promotion banquet were in full swing in Martial Emperor City, three days passed in the blink of an eye!

Cheng Xiaotian's promotion banquet this time was attended by all the bigwigs from the Four Continents!

After all, Cheng Xiaotian's advancement to Quasi-Half-Step Main God means he's not far from becoming a true Half-Step Main God of the Realm!

Under these circumstances, the status of Martial Emperor City has been elevated to a whole new level, and even the various Evil Lords from the Evil Shadow Continent have to give it face.

After Future, they're all Half-Step Main God, right?

Therefore, even the various Evil Lords from the Evil Shadow Continent came to Martial Emperor City after receiving the invitation!

This time, Zheng Yu accompanied Wu Qiushui, the Grand Elder of Martial Emperor City, to personally welcome guests from all directions in front of the city gate of Martial Emperor City!

Just as Zheng Yu was waiting anxiously, a commotion suddenly broke out in the distance!

"It looks like a teleportation array from the Vast Heaven Holy Land!"

As the teleportation array descended, the Grand Elder led countless powerful figures from the Vast Heaven Holy Land out of the array's white light.

Don't misunderstand, this teleportation array wasn't set up by the Grand Elder, but by the White Tiger Holy Venerable himself.

The Grand Elder originally intended to set up a teleportation array, but it was stopped by the White Tiger Holy Venerable at the first opportunity.

The White Tiger Holy Venerable said, "Elder, why should you personally set up a mere teleportation array? I, the Little White Tiger, am merely a naturally Innate Formation Mastery. Such a trivial matter can be handled by me..."

Elder, you can rest now...

What the heck? Don't you think calling it "Little White Tiger" is a bit too modest?

In response, the White Tiger Holy Venerable declared, "Compared to the Grand Elder's teleportation array, my mere innate Innate Formation Mastery is nothing!"

Seeing the light of the teleportation array of Vast Heaven Holy Land fall, Wu Qiushui and Zheng Yu walked directly out of the city gate of Martial Emperor City and headed towards the teleportation array!

"On behalf of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, I congratulate Martial Emperor City Lord Cheng on his promotion!" The First Elder stepped forward to offer his congratulations.

"Elder, you are too kind. The presence of all the guests from the Vast Heaven Holy Land in Martial Emperor City Martial Emperor City an honor to our humble abode! Please!"

Wu Qiushui personally led the way for the bigwigs of Martial Emperor City!

While Wu Qiushui was leading the way, Chu Xinghe also found Zheng Yu immediately.

"Junior Brother Zheng Yu!"

"Senior Brother Xinghe!"

"Come, come... bring up the congratulatory gifts that Vast Heaven Holy Land has prepared for City Lord Cheng!"

At Chu Xinghe's command, Ma Liang arranged for disciples of the Vast Heaven Holy Land to bring up more than 500 cars loaded with congratulatory gifts!

What the heck? Why is this car full of congratulatory gifts, and not full of lists of gifts?

Chu Xinghe retorted that there were only three damn days left...

The Civil Engineering Department did want to prepare a list of 500 truckloads of congratulatory gifts to send over... but the problem is, the Civil Engineering Department isn't invincible!

They can't do it!

In response, Huang Ritian suggested, "Senior Brother Xinghe, if all else fails, how about we pull out the gift list we gave to the Empress last time and send it over again?"

Chu Xinghe was originally going to nod in agreement...

But after glancing at the gift list, Chu Xinghe thought, "This is really unacceptable!"

Don't forget, the last time we gave Holy Empress Ji Ya was a list of betrothal gifts!

It's covered in festive things...

Although this is a joyous occasion for Martial Emperor City... sometimes joyous occasions are not all the same!

Look at the rubbish on those gift lists...

One thousand jade pendants symbolizing the birth of a son and the dragon and phoenix... One thousand cartloads of Nine-Colored Spirit Stones for the early birth of a son...

The Stone of Eternal Bond...

The "May You Grow Old Together" Spirit Pattern Crown...

Eternal Love Awakening Elixir...

A match made in heaven, a purple jade pendant...

A nine-colored fan symbolizing the unity of husband and wife...

Predestined by the Bai Ling Tree across three lifetimes...

Look at this gift list... Is this even suitable for sending to Martial Emperor City?

If this gift list is sent to Martial Emperor City, wouldn't Cheng Xiaotian storm the Vast Heaven Holy Land that very day...?

You call this gift list a promotion congratulatory gift?

It seems to me that you want to make Cheng Xiaotian...

And once this congratulatory gift list is actually sent over, let's discuss who is the real leader, the Holy Lord or City Lord Cheng?

Who the hell is in charge of the "early birth of a son" business?

Therefore, Chu Xinghe directly rejected Huang Ritian's gift list!

If this is sent over, people who know it will think that our Vast Heaven Holy Land wants to send a gift, but those who don't will think that our Holy Lord wants to take Cheng Xiaotian as a concubine!

Everyone outside says that Gu Mingchao and Cheng Xiaotian are so close they're practically inseparable, but you have to understand, that's an adjective describing their close relationship, not an actual suggestion that we're going to let these two big shots sleep in the same bed!

Originally, Huang Ritian said that with three days, they could prepare a gift list of 100-200 cars if they really put in the effort!

But this time, Chu Xinghe refused again!

Chu Xinghe said he was still greedy!

What the hell happened with all the previous gift lists?

Sending out this gift list is only true if we can actually turn it into a gift and give it away; that's what gift-giving is all about.

If we can't send out the gifts later, it's like we've just sent out a bunch of gift lists!

What's the use of just sending a gift list!

So Chu Xinghe said, "Everyone better play it safe this round. If we're going to play it safe, then we have to play it safe!"

This time we're definitely not greedy, we're going to just give away the prize!

You need to understand that a gift list may seem to include a lot of items, but if those items can't be given away, they're worthless.

Sending gifts directly, even if it seems like a small amount, once you've given them away, you're practically losing money!

It has to be said that even Huang Ritian agreed with Senior Brother Xinghe's words.

As the saying goes, only what's thrown out of the basket counts as food; what's in your own basket doesn't!

Therefore, the Civil Engineering Department students prepared 500 fully loaded resource trucks, going all out!

When the grand convoy arrived in front of Zheng Yu was completely stunned!

"Senior Brother Xinghe... didn't you say you wouldn't return the gift this time...? Isn't this gift a bit too expensive?"

Zheng Yu was also stunned... They said they wouldn't return the gift, yet the Vast Heaven Holy Land still gave them so much?

However, Chu Xinghe completely ignored the bewildered Zheng Yu and directly ordered the disciples of Martial Emperor City to come up and count the gifts!

As truckloads of gifts were counted, the scene became quite chaotic!

It's important to understand that once the invitations from Martial Emperor City were sent out, everyone was expected to attend, as they had to give Cheng Xiaotian face.

However, because Martial Emperor City had previously announced that they wouldn't reciprocate the gifts, everyone actually followed the protocol of not reciprocating.

Normally, it wouldn't be a problem if everyone reduced the number of gifts, since following the crowd is the way things are, right?

Meanwhile, the disciples of Martial Emperor City were counting the gifts from Vast Heaven Holy Land while shouting at the top of their lungs what the gifts were.

That voice, which was practically hoarse from shouting, clearly reached the ears of all the big shots who came to offer their congratulations!

Although everyone knows that Vast Heaven Holy Land is incredibly wealthy!

But now, even though it's all about giving gifts, the other powerful figures, looking at the gifts from the Vast Heaven Holy Land's leaders, realized the difference was like night and day...

We could practically throw away all these gifts!

Even big shots have their pride, you know. We may not be as rich as the Vast Heaven Holy Land, but we don't deserve to be called so poor!

Immediately, all the bigwigs started ordering their subordinates to prepare new gifts!

Good heavens! Seeing the chain reaction caused by the gifts brought by the Vast Heaven Holy Land, Zheng Yu was so excited that her eyes welled up with tears!

Zheng Yu said that Senior Brother Xinghe will always be Senior Brother Xinghe. Knowing that our Martial Emperor City is facing difficulties recently, Senior Brother Xinghe came to support me, Zheng Yu, this time!

This time, Senior Brother Xinghe really treated me, Zheng Yu, like one of his own!

I, Zheng Yu, am indeed the third most trusted confidant of Senior Brother Xinghe!