The one who had sent the summons was Broom Star.
"Looks like something urgent came up."
With a thought, Lu Chen activated the City God Token. His body immediately turned into a wisp of green smoke, and in the blink of an eye, he was home.
Amid the curling incense smoke in the room, Broom Star's hurried divine voice soon came through. "My Lord!"
"What is it that has you calling so urgently?"
"My Lord, Lord God of Wealth summoned me over just now. He said there was something to pass on to you, something the Matchmaker God had entrusted to him earlier."
"Oh?" Lu Chen's brow rose, his interest piqued.
Before his words had faded, divine light suddenly blazed atop the statue. A jade box flew out of the light and landed steadily in Lu Chen's palm.
He gently lifted the lid.
In an instant, a red glow rose from the box, cloudlike and misty, draping itself over him in the blink of an eye.
"This is..."
Lu Chen lowered his head and saw a letter lying quietly at the bottom of the jade box.
He reached out to touch it. The letter immediately turned into specks of golden light, spreading through the room on their own and forming lines of golden writing:
"To my young friend:
By the time you see this letter, I expect Meng Niang and I will already have entered reincarnation. On behalf of my wife and myself, allow me once more to bow in thanks for your aid. Should fate bring us together in our next lives, we shall surely repay you with all our strength.
This Red-Fate Dharma Robe is a magical treasure personally refined by me. It has already been infused with your fate and now recognizes you as its master.
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