"Brat, who are you calling godfather?!"
King Yama's sputtering voice came through.
But after a brief hitch, King Yama's voice suddenly turned icy. "Who wants to lay a hand on you? Who dares lay a hand on you?! Tell your father at once... no, tell this king!"
Lu Chen was secretly delighted, though his face remained pained.
"Godfather, your child has encountered a grave problem lately. It cannot be resolved without Godfather's intervention!"
"Then spit it out already!"
Seeing that the time was ripe, Lu Chen recounted Madam Zheng's ordeal from beginning to end, even giving a shortened account of his conversation with his elder brother.
"Heavenly-Triggered Killing Intent?!"
King Yama's voice immediately dropped several notches. "You little brat, of all things to provoke, why did you have to provoke that?!"
"Godfather, it's too late to say that now. I accepted the task and met the person. There's no time to back out."
King Yama fell silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh. "Fine. Let this king take a look first."
"A look?"
The next instant, a black gleam shot out from the Yanluo phantom. It circled Lu Chen twice before abruptly returning.
King Yama smacked his lips. "So that's how it is... Judging by the traces of the lesion, this truly bears the handiwork of the [Plague Department]."
"So it really is the [Plague Department]..."
Between the [Pox Department] and the [Plague Department], Lu Chen had already been leaning toward the latter.
"Hmph, your elder brother from the Heavenly Court actually showed some discernment this time. He knew this matter was beyond him and deliberately had you come seek me."
King Yama chuckled smugly. "Come to think of it, you call him elder brother and call this king godfather. By seniority..."
Lu Chen coughed lightly to