Lu Ming swaggered arrogantly, but Chen Lin felt a little relieved.
It seemed the man had not come for revenge. He had probably seen Chen Lin undergoing his tribulation, discovered his identity as a Punishment Monarch, and decided to recruit him.
After a moment's thought,
Chen Lin turned his wrist and displayed his Qingxuan Token.
Looking at Lu Ming, he said, "Thank you for thinking so highly of me, but I have already joined the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace. I'm afraid I cannot accept your recruitment unless you can persuade the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace to revoke my membership."
Lu Ming's expression froze.
"You belong to the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace?"
He leaned closer to inspect the token. Once he confirmed its authenticity, his expression began to shift uncertainly.
Seeing this,
Chen Lin also took out the Seven-Star Ladle.
He said nothing, merely toyed with it in his hand.
As a descendant of Lu Jiuxuan, the man most likely knew of Ye Zhangge.
He should also recognize this treasure.
But Chen Lin had no connection to Ye Zhangge and could hardly be called one of his people. Pretending otherwise could sow trouble for the future. It was better to let the man fill in the blanks himself.
Just as Chen Lin expected,
clear astonishment appeared in Lu Ming's eyes when he saw the Seven-Star Ladle.
After a long while,
he said somewhat sheepishly, "Being an Attendant of the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace hardly counts as holding an actual office. Still, I am not an unreasonable man. How about this? You can serve as my Attendant too."
With that, he held out a hand toward the maid behind him.
The maid immediately produced a Storage Bag and handed it to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming tossed it to Chen Lin.
"My terms are no worse than