404: This old bastard is still thinking of causing me trouble? Xu Lu: I have successfully infiltrated the enemy ranks.

"It's like this, as the President of the Modern Poetry Association, I personally greatly appreciate your poetry.

With the intention of preventing talent from flowing out, and also for easier communication, I would like to invite you to join the Modern Poetry Association..."

Looking at the message Zhou Wenhao sent again, Xu Lu was a bit puzzled for a moment.

From the content of the message, there didn't seem to be anything suspicious.

But based on Xu Lu's understanding of Zhou Wenhao, the other party wasn't someone with such broad-mindedness.

Otherwise, last time, he wouldn't have provoked Our CEO Xu and ended up looking so humiliated.

"Could it be that he learned from his mistake, and this guy surnamed Zhou has changed his ways recently?"

Xu Lu muttered doubtfully.

After thinking for a moment, he calmly sent a reply. This time, the message was a bit longer than before:

"Thank you. What information is needed to join the Modern Poetry Association?"

...On the other side, Zhou Wenhao once again saw the 'red dot' appear. He immediately clicked on it and saw the content.

This time, a smile appeared on his face, and he thought to himself:

"I thought this Green Lotus Layman was truly free from desires, but it turns out that after hearing about joining the Modern Poetry Association, he's still acting like a common person, isn't he?"

Thinking this, Zhou Wenhao became much more reserved and edited his message again:

"Originally, joining the Modern Poetry Association was quite difficult, but I, as the President, see that you have great talent and cannot bear to let it go to waste, so I specifically invite you to join the association.

However, to receive special approval to enter the association, you first need to do something for the association. You must first contribute to the association before everyone can agree..."

Contribution?

This old guy isn't thinking of making me contribute the 400,000 prize money I just received, is he?

A thought arose in Xu Lu's mind, but he didn't show it and continued to reply:

"May I ask what contribution I need to make to the association?"

Zhou Wenhao's message came immediately:

"Actually, it's very simple. About half a year ago, the actions of a guy named Xu Lu had a very bad impact on the Modern Poetry Association..."

Seeing this, Xu Lu was startled.

If he didn't know that his Green Lotus Layman alias was very well-kept, he would have thought that Zhou Wenhao knew his true identity.

But after carefully looking at the message the other party sent, Xu Lu felt it might be a coincidence.

So... this old guy wants me to help him, and then deal with myself?

Once he figured this out, Xu Lu almost burst out laughing.

Speaking of which, this guy surnamed Zhou is really unlucky. He was looking for a helper to deal with the main target, but he ended up finding the target himself.

But Xu Lu thought about it for a moment and understood why the other party would do this.

It was because his current 'Green Lotus Layman' alias had already displayed extremely strong modern poetry skills.

And if Zhou Wenhao wanted to 'get revenge' on Our CEO Xu, he would need exactly this kind of talent, and so... this situation came about.

"I can't believe it's been so long, and this old guy is still thinking of causing trouble for me!

But this time you're out of luck, you've delivered yourself to my doorstep. Now, let's see how I deal with you!"

Xu Lu laughed heartily, then sent a message in a righteous tone:

"This guy named Xu Lu is too terrible! To tarnish the reputation of the Modern Poetry Association like this, it's outrageous! If only I had known about this back then, otherwise..."

There was no actual content after 'otherwise', leaving a suspense.

But when Zhou Wenhao saw this message, he didn't think about any of that; he was immediately excited.

Good!

This is the reaction I wanted to see, not those dry replies from before!

"Green Lotus Lay... er, Green Lotus, I am very happy that you have such thoughts and such a sense of justice.

This guy named Xu Lu is indeed very bad and has poor character. Most people in the Modern Poetry Association dislike him.

If you can teach him a lesson, then joining our association will be a matter of course."

After some groundwork, Zhou Wenhao finally revealed his true intentions.

Xu Lu curled his lips, a little speechless after reading it.

I'm bad? My character is poor?

The guy who's slandering others behind their backs right now is the one with truly poor character, isn't he?

But the current act had to continue, so he quickly replied via private message:

"Giving those with poor character a lesson is something I'm very willing to do, but I'm not a member of the association right now, so stepping forward rashly would be improper and unfounded!"

Seeing this, Zhou Wenhao paused, thinking it made sense:

"Then, Green Lotus, send me your information first. I'll handle it specially and get you into the Modern Poetry Association. Oh, by the way, what's your real name?"

If I tell you my real name, it'll scare you to death!

Xu Lu chuckled and started typing away furiously:

"President, I'm sorry, I have social anxiety and don't want my real name exposed. I'd prefer to join the association using my pen name!"

"Just using a pen name definitely won't work, Green Lotus, it's just a name!"

Zhou Wenhao tried to persuade him patiently.

However, the person he was facing was playing him, so how could he fall for it?

"No, President, I only accept joining the association with my pen name. If a real name is absolutely necessary, then forget about it!"

Zhou Wenhao's expression immediately stiffened upon hearing this, feeling a bit annoyed by the other party's stubbornness.

It's just a name, why act like it's going to cost you your life!

But he had finally convinced the other party to deal with that guy named Xu Lu, so he definitely couldn't give up now.

Although joining the Modern Poetry Association with just a pen name was not entirely in line with the rules.

However, Zhou Wenhao was, after all, the President of the Modern Poetry Association, so with a little maneuvering, it wouldn't be too difficult.

And thinking about being able to deal with his 'lifelong enemy', a little trouble was worth it!

Having thought this through, Zhou Wenhao immediately agreed:

"Alright then, I'll help you join the association with the pen name 'Green Lotus Layman' for now. But you'll have to contribute to the association then!"

"Absolutely, absolutely!"

Xu Lu agreed without any pressure.

As he sent that message, Zhou Wenhao on the other side stopped sending messages. It seemed Old Zhou had gone to handle the 'Green Lotus Layman's membership' matter.

After all, only providing a pen name without other information made the process quite challenging.

But Xu Lu didn't care about any of that; he naturally couldn't expose his identity at this moment.

However, the thought of successfully infiltrating the enemy's ranks soon made him a little excited:

"Once I join the Modern Poetry Association with the help of President Zhou, how should I play this? I need to think this through carefully!"

Meanwhile, Zhou Wenhao, who was excitedly rushing to handle things, suddenly shivered without warning.

However, he didn't pay much attention, simply assuming it was a sudden drop in temperature.

He had no idea that by looking for a vanguard helper today, he had actually invited a wolf into his home.