"I think I seem capable of the job."
"There are quite a few mountains and forests east of Shangqiu. True Person may freely choose one as your Daoist grounds. If you need anything else, just seek out Tongming."
With that, Lord Shang and Dark Bird departed one after the other. And with Lord Shang's words, a conflict that might originally have erupted in Shangqiu vanished without a trace—at least on the surface.
Once Lord Shang had left, Yu Chen returned the power he had withdrawn to the various dungeon worlds one by one, then calmly glanced at the second young master of Ge Kingdom, whose face was twisted with resentment and fear.
The old man, who had barely managed to rise, hurried to Ge Yi's side and looked at Yu Chen cautiously.
Tongming, who had also risen, worried that another mishap might occur. He stepped forward at the right moment and said, "Fellow Daoist, you were truly bold just now. Had the imperial envoy not been due to arrive in a few days, today's matter would not have been settled so easily."
"I see!" Hearing this, Yu Chen gained some understanding of what had just happened.
Yu Chen had his own calculations in choosing this time to enter the Central Plains. Quite a few people knew that the ancient gods opening the calamity was now a foregone conclusion, and a top-tier feudal state like Shang Kingdom would certainly have sensed something.
At this point in time, both the feudal lords and the Xia Dynasty needed a period of respite.
After all, the Xia Dynasty was the main world's first hereditary dynasty. Once the calamity began, no one could say with complete certainty which direction the future would take.
Unless driven to the very brink, no one wished to be the