The Real World, the Lu Family Ancestral Grounds.
Inside his room, Lu Mingshi slowly opened his eyes.
A faint smile involuntarily curled his lips.
"Five hundred thousand Divinity Points a month..."
"This live-in son-in-law really does spend lavishly."
Lu Mingshi murmured to himself, not a trace of his earlier flippant manner remaining on his face.
Just then, an artificial lifeform's notification sounded from within the wall.
"Master, the investigation into Yang Fan has yielded no further information of value. There are likewise no leads on the Corpse-Cultivating God behind him."
"Understood."
Lu Mingshi remained calm and simply waved his hand.
"No need to investigate any further."
"For five hundred thousand Divinity Points a month, taking the blame is more than worth it."
At this point, the smile gradually faded from his face, and his expression grew solemn.
"However, judging by what I saw today, Yang Fan doesn't seem as simple as the data suggests."
"His mental power is already comparable to that of a Mid-Order God."
"If we can avoid offending someone like him, we should do our best to do so."
"Yes, Master."
The artificial lifeform acknowledged his order, then fell completely silent.
After returning to the Real World, Yang Fan took off his Virtual Helmet.
As he looked around the empty room, his body, which had remained tense all this time, finally relaxed a little.
His carefully maintained persona had nearly fallen apart during this visit to the Virtual World.
Fortunately, he had managed to bluff his way through in the end.
Although Yang Fan no longer needed to live off his wives to obtain resources for his Divine Kingdom, the Lu Family's and Gu Family's connections were still of considerable use to him.
That meant he still had to take his relationships with both wives seriously.