Having cleared up Lu Zhiming's doubts, Lu Jianqing smiled and leisurely brewed tea in the courtyard, occasionally tossing a few pills into his mouth and chewing them like candy. Even in this border city, he was enjoying himself immensely.
Just then.
A streak of light silently descended from the Golden Register of military merits suspended above Mystic Scenery City, landing in the courtyard and manifesting as a Golden-Armored Divine Being with indistinct features.
Lu Jianqing's expression shifted slightly. He hurriedly bowed his head and cupped his hands. "Disciple Jianqing pays his respects to the Artifact True One. What instructions does the ancestor have?"
The kingdoms of Ao, Heng, and Ya had joined forces, with their various clans all contributing. The True Lord's treasure responsible for recording military merits had been crafted by the Lu clan's True Lord of the Heng Kingdom.
The Golden-Armored Divine Being before him was the true spirit of the Golden Register, serving as a tool for the Lu clan's True Lord to monitor his descendants and convey his decrees.
The Golden-Armored Divine Being spoke coldly. "The True Lord has said that this man has a formidable background. The clan's descendants are warned not to approach him. If an encounter is unavoidable, he must be treated with courtesy."
With that, the Golden-Armored Divine Being dispersed, transforming into the image of a young man.
Lu Jianqing voiced his assent, then looked up. When he saw the appearance of the man the Golden-Armored Divine Being had mentioned, he recognized Zhang Yuan.
"This is bad! Why is it him? For the ancestor to send the Artifact True One with a warning, his background must be more than merely formidable. There's probably a True Lord standing behind him!"
Remembering that he had only recently instructed Lu Zhiming to seize Zhang Yuan's