"What, what?!"
The instant the Plague Emperor uttered the three words "Rakshasa Cult," Lu Chen's pupils contracted sharply, and his entire body shook.
He pointed at the idol by reflex and stammered in disbelief, "Star Lord... could it be that Mystic Gu Ancestor... is you?!"
When Zheng Changguo and Yu Feng had spoken before, they had mentioned that the Rakshasa Cult worshipped an evil god known as Mystic Gu Ancestor.
And now the Plague Emperor had brought up the Rakshasa Cult again.
The implication could not have been clearer!
Yet the Plague Emperor merely snorted. "Boy, you truly think too little of me. If I truly intended to gather believers in the lower realm, how could I possibly settle for something as trivial as a single cult? If I do not move, so be it. But once I move, the ages will change and the mortal world will be overturned."
"Uh..."
Lu Chen actually believed that.
As one of the [Eight Orthodox Gods], if the Plague Emperor truly wished to play, how could a mere cult possibly measure up to His methods and might?
"Then what exactly is the relationship between the Rakshasa Cult... and the Plague Department?"
"Very well. Since you are already this department's 'Plague-Wielding Young Lord,' there is no harm in telling you certain things." The Plague Emperor's tone was indifferent. "That Mystic Gu Ancestor you spoke of was merely a minor heavenly general under the Western Plague-Bringing Envoy of the [Plague Department]. Taking advantage of my inattention, he secretly descended to the lower realm to sow chaos and establish a cult in private.
After learning of it, I subjected him to severe punishment.
Now that the Rakshasa Cult is a swarm of insects without a head, it is fitting to place it under your command.
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