This Fortune Was Way Too Brutal!!!

Lu Chen's heart tightened, but he kept his expression calm and cupped his hands respectfully. "In reply to Lord Jun Cai, that is merely the ignorance of the common people. They have eyes but fail to see Mount Tai, unaware that Lord Jun Cai is the Emperor God of Wealth, foremost among the Five-Way Wealth Gods. By divine rank, you are the god who presides over fortune itself!"

Lord God of Wealth was slightly surprised. "I never expected someone in the mortal world to know that I am the Emperor God of Wealth. Boy, you know quite a lot about me."

Lu Chen immediately began his introduction. "Lord God of Wealth, whose true name was Chai Rong, was the Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou during the Five Dynasties. Legend says you were originally the Heavenly Wealth Star Lord descended into the world. You engaged in trade in your early years, and after ascending the throne, you promoted policies involving waterworks and official kilns. You loved the people as your own children, encouraged commerce and governance to enrich the populace, and were also known among the people as Prince Chai. Gradually, you came to be worshipped as a Wealth God.

"Am I correct, sir?"

Lord God of Wealth laughed heartily. "Correct, correct. I never thought that despite your young age, you would know my history so well. Not bad. You have indeed put your heart into this. Very well, since you are so sincere, I cannot refuse you. Though I am the god of mercantile wealth, I can still grant you a stroke of fortune. Today and tomorrow, your wealth fortune will flow freely, and the Five Blessings will come knocking at your door."

Lu Chen was overjoyed. "Thank you for your blessing, Lord Jun Cai!"

"However, there is something I do not understand. Judging by your attire, you do not seem to come from a great clan or noble house. Why do you know this secret art of communing with gods?"

"Well..." Lu Chen's wits flashed in his urgency, and he explained, "The Spirit-Summoning Secret Art I recited just now was passed down by my ancestors. A few days ago, I happened to discover it and learned a few moves. I never expected the results to be so outstanding."

"So your ancestors were once prosperous as well?"

"In reply to you, sir, that should be the case!"

Lu Chen made it up on the spot.

From the looks of it, even immortals could not directly peer into a mortal's heart.

That made Lu Chen secretly delighted.

At least Lord God of Wealth probably did not know the secret of his transmigration.

But then again, he had not exactly lied.

He was not some foreigner—whose ancestors had never been prosperous?

Anyone who had survived to this day, which of their ancestors had not been a poison king?

Lord God of Wealth's voice carried understanding. "So that is how it is. Very well, the blessings have been bestowed. You may return now. Remember to come fulfill your vow in the future."

"I understand! My deepest thanks, sir!"

Seeing the golden light on the clay statue gradually fade, Lu Chen cupped his hands once more. "I respectfully see Lord Jun Cai off."

When the golden light disappeared completely.

Lu Chen suddenly sensed something and jerked his head up, only to discover that a fine golden rain had begun falling from the sky, drenching his entire body.

Yet the golden rain did not wet his clothes. Instead, it seeped into his body, leaving Lu Chen with an ethereal, comfortable sensation.

This must be the opportunity Lord Jun Cai bestowed upon me. Amazing! Combined with what I learned in my previous life, I'm practically a tiger with wings in this world—the sky is vast and the sea is boundless!

Only then could Lu Chen finally be certain that the theoretical knowledge he had accumulated in his previous life could be put into actual practice in this world!

Sure enough, the strategy of stoking a cold stove was right. If I had summoned Zhao God of Wealth, even if I succeeded, I might not have gotten such a huge spectacle. Hehe, obscure gods really do give more!

Lu Chen forcibly suppressed his joy.

I wonder, after this, how much my Divine Service Rating with Lord Jun Cai will increase. It should be at least 2%, right?

Given the scale of this golden rain, his Divine Service Rating was bound to soar!

The temple can test it, and it's free. I'll go try it right now!

As soon as the rain stopped, Lu Chen strode outside.

Before leaving, he did not forget to deeply cup his hands toward the shrine once more.

However, just as he reached the entrance to the rear courtyard.

Something flew in from the side and smacked directly onto Lu Chen's face.

"What the hell?"

Lu Chen pulled it off and looked at it.

He froze in shock.

What had flown onto his face was, astonishingly, a ten-thousand-yuan bill—the highest denomination.

"No way, this fortune came way too brutally!"

Lu Chen was deeply shaken and hurriedly turned back to cup his hands again. "Thank you for your blessing, Lord Jun Cai!"

Meanwhile.

At the temple exit.

Li Ruoyi and Song Hao were still waiting for Lu Chen.

"It's been so long. Why isn't this guy out yet? Wasn't it just one stick of incense?"

Song Hao frowned.

"Holy shit! Look, it's raining gold!"

Someone in the crowd shouted.

Everyone looked up in the direction of the voice.

Sure enough, deep within the temple grounds, a patch of heaven and earth was drizzling golden rain. Though it fell in a fine patter, it was enough to stun everyone present.

"This... someone successfully received a blessing!"

"To make a phenomenon like golden rain appear, the blessings must run deep!"

"Damn, someone's getting rich again!"

Listening to the cries of astonishment rise and fall around them.

Li Ruoyi and Song Hao exchanged looks.

Li Ruoyi said, "Could it be... Lu Chen?"

Song Hao's eyes went wide, and he could not help swallowing hard!

"No way, right? He only used one stick of incense! That worked too?"

"Why wouldn't it work?"

A teasing voice came from behind them.

Song Hao jolted and immediately turned around.

Lu Chen had already appeared at the exit.

Li Ruoyi's eyes widened, surprise and delight mingling on her face. "Lu Chen, did you really bring down that golden rain just now?"

Hearing this, the people around them went wild.

"Brother, which god did you pray to? Can you tell us?!"

"Yeah, share it with everyone."

Seeing how these worshippers were like cats that had smelled blood, Lu Chen thought to himself, This is a good chance to provide Incense Fire for Lord God of Wealth. If Lord Jun Cai knows I introduced them, it'll also greatly help raise my Divine Service Rating.

He did not keep it to himself. "Lord God of Wealth Chai Rong. If you are interested, you can give him a try. But I cannot guarantee success—I was lucky myself."

"Good, good, good. Thank you, brother."

Temple-goers immediately rushed toward the incense stalls to buy Incense Fire.

"Lu Chen, it was really you? Impossible! I don't believe it! I absolutely don't believe it! It had to be someone else—it couldn't have been you!"

At this moment, Song Hao's jealousy had completely twisted his face, and even his words became incoherent.

He absolutely refused to believe that Lu Chen had communicated with a deity using only one stick of incense—an obscure deity at that, and on his very first worship!

Put those conditions together, and the odds of success were practically the same as Li Ruoyi instantly falling for him and loving him to the point of madness.

Was that possible?

Absolutely not!

Seeing this guy stubbornly refuse to admit defeat, Lu Chen did not waste words with him. He took the ten-thousand-yuan bill from his pocket and waved it in front of Song Hao and Li Ruoyi.

Li Ruoyi covered her mouth. "This money... don't tell me Lord God of Wealth gave it to you?"

Lu Chen neither confirmed nor denied it.

Song Hao's mentality collapsed. He subconsciously took two steps back, still muttering, "Impossible. This is impossible!"

Suddenly, as though he had thought of something, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

"I know! I know everything now! You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Before Lu Chen could say anything.

Song Hao hurriedly explained to Li Ruoyi in agitation, "Ruoyi, don't believe him. He did all of this on purpose. He deliberately stood around at the school gate to catch your attention, then deliberately said he wasn't coming to the temple. But in reality, he was waiting for us to arrive first so he could follow us. Then he deliberately bought one stick of incense and claimed he was worshipping some obscure god. Actually, this big bill was already in his pocket. He was just deliberately showing off in front of us."

Lu Chen: "..."

How could someone be this sick in the head?

Li Ruoyi was not that foolish either. She could not help mocking him. "Song Hao, are you okay? Why would everything in this world be deliberate? Besides, I was the one who suggested coming to the temple. What does that have to do with Lu Chen? He simply succeeded in praying for a blessing. Stop being jealous of him."

Having said that, Li Ruoyi ignored him. "Congratulations, Lu Chen. I didn't expect you to succeed on your first try."

Lu Chen waved his hand. "Just luck."

Li Ruoyi said, "You're so lucky. That means you must have an affinity with this Lord God of Wealth. Quick, go test it. What has your Divine Service Rating with him reached?"

Lu Chen nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking. Let's go!"

The two arrived at the Divine Service Rating testing window in the temple hall.

Lu Chen inserted his hand. "Excuse me, please test my Divine Service Rating."