195: Chapter 195 Chaos

Ye Qingzhou was right beside them, and after listening to the two of them talk like old friends of many years, he felt secretly shocked.

Because he knew clearly that within this very phone call, everyone had already made a secret deal.

The Wei Family actually still held leverage over his old man, and only revealed it now.

Wei Jian, he was afraid he could no longer hold onto.

This great merit was also ruined.

He was still in a daze when Wei Yuan greeted him from the side, "Qingzhou, don't be in a rush to leave, stay for dinner. My family's cook is quite good, let's have a few drinks."

Ye Qingzhou had been stretched to his limit; he was stunned for a long while before regaining his composure.

"Uncle Wei, there is no need for dinner. You might as well just state clearly what you need me to do."

This time, Wei Yuan didn't pretend anymore; he gently patted that letter.

"The Wei Family are not small-time peddlers; we won't always hold onto others' leverage. However, we also won't let others pee on our heads."

"Nephew, in life, victory and defeat are common occurrences."

"I understand that you young people are eager to achieve merit."

"But you are still lacking a bit of seasoning if you want to play games with us. You lost this round."

"I have already reached a tacit understanding with your father. The person returns, the letter is taken away. We will both pretend this never happened. It's that simple."

"Oh right, that Miao Manman must face legal sanctions."

Ye Qingzhou was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed—laughing a bit like a mental patient.

He realized he was like a clown right now.

He had sold his wife, but the capital gained from the sale had turned into nothing in the blink of an eye.

Before, he thought Tang Long was a petty person who only cared about small gains like money and women. But compared to him right now, he had lost so much he didn't even have his underwear left.

To go back and ask him for Empowerment, he would still have to pay an expensive fee.

Moreover, the position of President of the White Clothes Society, which he had already publicly promised, would also have to be yielded to him.

Thinking it over, it was because he had been blinded by huge benefits at the time and had forgotten the formidable strength of the Wei Family.

In the end, that petty person had actually profited immensely, while he had suffered a crushing defeat.

Damn it, haha~~

The three Wei brothers looked at each other, not knowing what he was suddenly going crazy about.

Ye Qingzhou stood up, sneered a few times, and said, "Fine, I accept the loss. I can release the person right now!"

"But I also have a small request."

"You must give me fifty thunder spirit stones, not one less!"

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Song City Red God Cathedral.

Outside the Divine Fire Hall, Red Hand led a hundred fully armed elites, standing in formation outside the tightly closed gate.

High Priest Shang Yuleng shouted, "Is your Hand of the Red God trying to rebel? You dare to even block us? Call Lv Yang out to see me!"

Wei Ye paced back and forth, also asking impatiently, "The Divine Fire Hall is the holy hall of The Sect, not someone's private property. Is Lv Yang trying to claim it as his own?"

"The rumors outside have spread to the heavens. If we don't find a way to calm them down, it will lead to unimaginable consequences."

"I would like to ask, will this consequence be borne by Bishop Lu?"

"Red Hand, you go in and report personally! Within ten minutes, Lv Yang must let us see the High Priest!"

"Otherwise, with just you lot, can you stop the three of us?"

Liu Zhiming quickly persuaded, "Everyone, don't be agitated! We are all servants of the Red God, we are one family."

"There's no need to reach the point of resorting to force, really!"

"Red Hand, go call Lv Yang again. No matter what happened, we can all discuss it together."

"Him staying inside and refusing to see anyone, and not letting us see the High Priest, what problems can that solve?"

Liu Zhiming always had prestige, and his words made Red Hand, whose face was usually as solid as a rock, waver slightly.

"Bishop Liu, the High Priest previously ordered me to take orders from Bishop Lu."

"And Bishop Lu's order is that no one is allowed to enter the Divine Fire Hall, which is actually mainly targeted at the three of you."

"This order has not been changed to this day, and of course, it includes myself."

Before Liu Zhiming could speak, High Priest Shang Yuleng was already furious.

"Idiot!"

"If the rumors are true, can he hide it? Can he carry it alone?"

"Are you the Dean of the Protection Knight Order of The Sect, or Lv Yang's private bodyguard?"

Wei Ye also continued to land a blow, "The urgent priority now is to find out who leaked the matter, who is spreading the rumors, and implement remedies as soon as possible. Blocking us outside and letting our forces consume each other internally, Old Lu is afraid he has lost his composure."

Liu Zhiming changed his tone again, "Red Hand, tell Lv Yang, just let me go in alone. Let's see what he has to say!"

Red Hand seemed to waver.

He was now also suspicious that something had really happened to the High Priest.

After all, it had become such a mess outside the hall, and if he could settle it with just one word, why was there no movement for so long?

Now it wasn't just about the affairs inside the Divine Hall; Tang Long had also sent him messages several times before, saying he had encountered danger and asking him to seek reinforcements, but he had been unable to get away.

Just as he made up his mind to disobey the order and enter the hall to check on Lv Yang, the hall doors suddenly rumbled.

The tall and magnificent stone doors opened, and a disheartened Lv Yang walked out, his expression extremely haggard.

"The High Priest... has gone mad."

"Also, the divine fire... has been extinguished."

"The Fengcheng Sect... is finished."

"If you want to see, go see for yourselves."

Every few words, every word felt like a sledgehammer smashing into the hearts of everyone present.

The three bishops immediately rushed into the hall one after another.

Then they saw that the High Priest's solemn and sacred divine robe was nowhere to be found, and his withered and shriveled body was like a monkey, hugging a pillar dozens of meters high and climbing up, while climbing and letting out hysterical laughter.

And the divine fire on the altar that never went out all year round had indeed been extinguished.

The atmosphere in the hall had changed from the usual calm and solemnity, replaced by a gloomy and crazy aura.

Liu Zhiming turned and left with a dark face, and Wei Ye and High Priest Shang Yuleng also retreated immediately.

Arriving outside the door, Liu Zhiming immediately questioned Lv Yang.

"When did it start?"

Lv Yang shook his head, "After daybreak, I'm not clear on the specifics."

"Then this whole morning, what have you been doing locked in the hall?"

Lv Yang also laughed a bit neurotically, "Me? Of course, I was thinking about how to succeed to the position of High Priest."

"I was thinking about how to suppress you all, and make you bow your heads one by one."

"But... the divine fire is out, everyone."

"I wanted to relight it, I sacrificed half of my own blood to my Lord, I used every method, but it just refused to light up again!"

"Song City has lost its anchoring power, we are all fucking finished, what does it matter who is the High Priest, haha!"

Lv Yang's laughter was ear-piercing, but no one felt he was joking.

The divine fire was the power of the God, and it was also the foundation of Song City, irreplaceable.

With the frequency of the heavenly change every night now, if the anchoring divine power was lost, how far was this city from being torn apart?

Liu Zhiming asked in confusion, "But, I don't understand, what exactly happened? How could it become like this?"

Wei Ye also asked, "That's right, Old Lu, what exactly happened to the High Priest?"

Lv Yang chuckled, "Mad Dog and the others, in order to open the seal and save that woman, used the God Descent method to invite the Mad God to descend, and the High Priest's soul left his body to intervene. I don't know the details in between, but the High Priest went mad shortly after returning."

"Mad Dog? He is the vessel for the Mad God? The High Priest was possessed by the consciousness of the Mad God, no wonder he became like this."

"Damn it, damn it! That bastard should have died long ago!"

"Why didn't you tell us such an important matter sooner?"

"Where is Mad Dog? Has he been captured? Interrogate him strictly as soon as possible, maybe we can find a way from him."

"After causing such a big incident, does he still dare to return to the city? I'm afraid he has already slipped away."

"If these rumors were also intentionally spread by him, then the person definitely hasn't run far. Follow the trail, we should be able to catch him!"

At this time, Lv Yang laughed neurotically again, "It is indeed Mad Dog's people spreading it, but the mastermind behind it is not him."

The three bishops immediately turned their gazes back to him.

"Who is it?"

"It's Tang Long."

"Tang Long?" Wei Ye was the first to ask in shock, "How could it be him? Aren't you and him very close? Didn't you ask me to go to the First Specialized Academy to deal with his matters this morning?"

High Priest Shang Yuleng was also very puzzled, "What is this person's identity exactly? How did he know the current situation of the High Priest, and why did he want to spread the news?"

Liu Zhiming also sighed, "Brother, previously the High Priest was in charge, and it was not easy for us to ask. At this point, can you still not tell us?"

Lv Yang showed a strange smile, "The mask of calamity is in his hands, he is the Holy Messenger of this holy lineage."

"He came this morning, but because of the High Priest's matter, I didn't see him."

"As for your questions, I also want to know."

The three of them then showed expressions of realization.

At this time, Red Hand stepped forward and interjected, "Bishop Lu, Lord Tang Long sent messages three times before, saying he encountered danger and hoped I would go out of the city to help him."

"Outside the city? He went out of the city again? When was this?"

"The last request for help was around noon, about an hour ago from now."

Lv Yang suddenly returned to normal, and shouted sharply, "Then what are you still doing here! Get all your men out, find him immediately! No, I'll go with you!"

"He must know something, I'm going too!"

"Then let's go together!"