Passing on the Lamp of the Buddha's Heart: Infusing Wu Song with Spiritual Power, and the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

"I'm only afraid that Lady Ji has quite an appetite—she might come asking me for favors and make me hand over a share of 'public grain.'"

Zhang Fei, however, was straightforward by nature. "My lord, why be so stingy? If you ask someone to handle a matter, it's only right to give them some money and provisions. We've got a great estate now, and the River God Temple's harvest is so abundant. We're not short of this bit of public grain for Lady Ji, are we~?"

Wei Zheng smiled. "Yide, say no more! The 'public grain' our lord intends to hand over isn't the kind you're thinking of~"

Lin Chen quickly changed the subject and pointed ahead. "Look, who is that?"

There, upon the ancient Broken Bridge, stood an exceedingly familiar figure in white.

The woman was slender and graceful, her white robes whiter than snow. Her bearing was gentle as water, yet she carried a faint immortal air that set her apart from the mundane world.

It was none other than—the great demon Bai Suzhen!

When Bai Suzhen saw Lin Chen arrive with his entourage, a flicker of delight flashed through her beautiful eyes. She immediately stepped forward with light, graceful strides and gave a deeply respectful curtsy. "Suzhen pays respects to the divine lord."

Earlier, Lin Chen had summoned Erlang Shen Yang Jian, who had swept away the evil presences of West Lake with thunderous force. Together with Lady Ji, he had taken control of West Lake and brought this stretch of water back into the light.

Erlang Shen was also the overlord-tier deity of Bai Suzhen's native Qingcheng Mountain.

Thus, Bai Suzhen was now completely convinced of Lin Chen's greatness and regarded him as her true sovereign.

Seeing Bai Suzhen, Lin Chen asked curiously, "Lady Bai, why