Xie Bi'an immediately clasped his fists. "The General has the Netherworld's great cause at heart. How could my brother and I refuse? Wouldn't that make us sinners of the Netherworld for all eternity?"
Fan Wujie nodded. "Exactly. The Netherworld's incense offerings have been flourishing by the day, all thanks to the General's support. Who in the Netherworld does not know the General's name now? So my brother and I believe that even if the General truly broke the underworld laws, given your abilities, the Netherworld likely would not pursue the matter too harshly. Most likely, they would simply turn a blind eye."
"Precisely." Xie Bi'an nodded.
Damn!!
So waving slogans and pulling out the big banner really did work.
But thinking about it carefully, Lu Chen really had accomplished substantial things for the Netherworld.
Without actual achievements, just shouting slogans would have been useless.
Every last one of them was shrewd as ghosts.
"Then many thanks to you both." Lu Chen clasped his hands again, but Xie Bi'an hurriedly stopped him. "General, you mustn't."
Lu Chen smiled and did not stand on ceremony any longer.
Xie Bi'an looked at Xie Qingyi beside him and snorted. "You were lucky to run into me and your Eighth Uncle today. Had it been anyone else, there would have been absolutely no room for compromise."
"Thank you, Father!"
A trace of fondness flashed through Xie Bi'an's eyes before his gaze became utterly resolute. He gave the order behind Lu Chen, "Ox."
"Seventh Master!" Ox-Head clasped his fists and stood ready.
"Return to the Netherworld at once. Report this matter to Lord Yama and invite him to come to City God Street personally. If he is willing to come, we will have at least a fifty-percent chance today. Go quickly!"
"Yes!"
"Wait!"
Lu Chen called