471: Chapter 471 Sacrificing Family for the Righteous

"Old Wang, Old Wang, calm down!"

"We're brothers, blood is thicker than water!"

Wang Yao was escorting Xiao Sheng, intending to hand him over to the Law Enforcement Team for the sake of righteousness over family. This scene made Xiao Sheng shout repeatedly in alarm.

"Brothers by recognition, no blood relation."

Wang Yao added coldly.

There was nothing he could do; he didn't want to sacrifice family for righteousness either, but 3 million was simply too much.

Although he also thought the Southern Desert was quite strict, selling some pre-prepared meals wasn't an issue, but what kind of pre-prepared meals could sell for 3 million?

He didn't believe his good brother hadn't added anything to them.

After all, even his current assets were only 670,000 Spirit Stones; buying these pre-prepared meals could buy several of him.

So, to prevent his good brother from going further down the path of crime, he could only do this!

"Admit it, Xiao Sheng!"

"Did you add Eastern Domain Enhancer to it? Otherwise, how could it sell for so much money!"

"I never thought you would fall this far."

Xiao Sheng, pinned to the ground, was wondering if he had miscalculated today, as his luck was so volatile, not at all like there was no problem.

But as soon as he heard Wang Yao's words, he instantly understood what the other party had misunderstood, and at the same time, he got angry.

"Wang Yao! What are you saying!"

"How could you think so little of me? How could I add such a thing!"

"These 3 million were accumulated over three years of continuous selling. Aside from being a bit out of regulation, it's all clean. Otherwise, let alone the Law Enforcement Team, my Master would have to clean house for me!"

Wang Yao was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.

"Even so, it couldn't be 3 million! If it were really that valuable, everyone would be doing this business!"

"Nonsense! These are dishes personally made by Old Zhou. How could they not be delicious? And rarity makes something valuable; if it's both delicious and rare, how could it not be expensive?"

"Oh, dishes made by Senior Brother, then it's not strange, it's not strange at all."

Wang Yao took only 0.1 seconds to understand the situation, quickly helped Xiao Sheng up, and apologized to him.

At the same time, he no longer mentioned taking the other party to the Law Enforcement Team.

After all, he originally thought of helping his good brother with some fines, and the matter would be over.

But since his good brother earned 3 million, he couldn't do anything about it and could only let him worry about it himself.

Then the two sat back at the table, but Wang Yao humbly began to apologize to Xiao Sheng, drinking 10 catties of Xiao Sheng's tea in one go, which scared Xiao Sheng into forgiving Wang Yao.

It was only after this farce ended that Xiao Sheng remembered to ask Wang Yao the purpose of his visit.

"Speaking of Old Zhou, what's going on with him? I heard he went into seclusion, but why can't I reach him? And what about you? Why did you suddenly come to the Southern Desert?"

"Alas, it's a long story, so I'll make it short." Wang Yao couldn't help but feel a little sad when he heard Zhou Yan's name.

"Actually, my Senior Brother didn't go into seclusion; he seems to have... died a little."

"According to Long Tianxing, Senior Brother was instantly crushed into ashes by a Demonic Sect Fiend, and has probably returned to the underworld."

"But the Sect Elders said he would be fine. It seems Senior Brother can't return for now, he must have encountered some trouble, and I don't know when he'll be back."

"As for my purpose in coming here..."

Wang Yao clenched the teacup, scaring Xiao Sheng into quickly snatching it back from him. After all, this teacup was worth a lot of money and couldn't be ruined by him.

Seeing the cup taken away, the emotions he had so painstakingly brewed instantly shattered. Wang Yao could only awkwardly say,

"Actually, it's Long Tianxing. He insisted on personally resurrecting Senior Brother, saying there was a way in the Southern Desert, so I followed him."

"Then we were attacked by a group of bandits on the way, which forced us to separate."

"It was only after I pursued that group of bandits that I understood the truth."

"The Apocalypse Project is restarting." Wang Yao's expression became serious again.

Xiao Sheng also gasped.

"The Apocalypse Project!"

Wang Yao nodded heavily, his expression growing more solemn.

"What is the Apocalypse Project?" Xiao Sheng frowned, asking in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"No, if you don't know, why are you so agitated?"

To this, Xiao Sheng just forcefully pulled his foot away and said,

"When you said that, you stepped hard on my foot. How could I not be agitated?"

"If it weren't for my curiosity, I would have cursed you first!"

"This..." Wang Yao scratched his face, could only cough twice, and then continued smoothly.

"You haven't heard of the Apocalypse Project, but do you know about the First City Under Heaven massacre from several years ago?"

Xiao Sheng rubbed his foot and nodded.

"I've heard of it. That incident caused quite a stir; even I in the Southern Desert knew about it."

"It's also related to this matter. The Apocalypse Project is said to be a plan spearheaded by the Truth Cult, with multiple Demonic Sects participating."

"Originally, they wanted to gather four special power seeds. Although I don't know what they are, the power of these seeds is said to be incredibly strong."

"And when the four seeds are gathered, the Apocalypse will descend. It is said that thing will possess power comparable to an Immortal."

"Bang!" Wang Yao punched the table, finally succeeding in demolishing Xiao Sheng's furniture. Xiao Sheng still couldn't protect his property.

But at this moment, he had no time to feel bad about his property; he was stunned in place, continuing to listen to what Wang Yao said.

"What the Demonic Sects did in the First City Under Heaven back then was to catalyze the birth of a seed."

"Now I don't know how many seeds they have gathered, but it's at least two or more."

"Because they have already prepared the ritual to summon the Apocalypse in the Southern Desert, whether it's to avenge the First City Under Heaven or to prevent the Southern Desert from suffering a catastrophe, I must stop them!"

"As for Senior Brother, Long Tianxing should have a way, and Senior Brother would also hope I do something, just like those few words he once advised me, telling me to eliminate evil completely."

"Hey, why are you pulling me?"

Wang Yao hadn't finished reminiscing when Xiao Sheng, with an excited face, pulled him away.

And he kept shouting as he ran.

"It matches, it matches! The prophecy Master gave me before I went down the mountain."

"When I meet a crazy avenger, I can return to the Sect."

"It all matches now!"

"Hey you, who are you calling crazy!"

Dream City, Dream River Bank.

Mu Qianqiu was looking at the woman in front of him with a dark expression, his fingers cracking loudly.

"What's wrong, Old Mu? Facing this long-awaited reunion, are you so excited you can't even speak?"

Zhou Yan smiled, and the mosaic on his face had disappeared, revealing his handsome face.

"You bastard, you pretended to be a woman to trick me!"

"I hate nothing more than being tricked by someone pretending to be a woman, especially such a beautiful woman!"

Just now, seeing Mu Qianqiu looking lost and as if he was about to break, Zhou Yan, who had just recovered some Law of the Heart, mercifully helped his old friend, allowing him to emerge from some shadows.

In the other party's shadow, he also saw Mu Qianqiu's experiences during this period.

Because of the Truth Cult's meddling, the Joyous Union Sect was somewhat implicated, preventing him from going to many places, so he naturally returned to the headquarters.

Eventually, under the assignment of the headquarters, he took on the role of an agent.

And one of his clients was Li Lei.

It was clear that this scene had a significant impact on him, and the reason he triggered PTSD and came here was because he had witnessed Chen Lin's perverted actions again.

Although he knew Chen Lin couldn't harm a child, he developed a psychological shadow whenever he saw bronze.

So he hid away to secretly shed 'little pearls,' and coincidentally was knocked over by Chen Lin, who rushed out carelessly.

This happened to attract the attention of his colleagues, making everyone discover Mu Qianqiu secretly shedding 'little pearls.' Thus, grief combined with social death, he ultimately came here to cool off.

In fact, having been among pranksters for a long time, he was already used to such a life, and it was nothing anymore.

But he coincidentally encountered Zhou Yan again. After Zhou Yan helped him dispel negative energy, full of positive energy, he witnessed a fairy-like figure appear before him.

After instinctively striking up a conversation, he learned that this person was his good brother, Zhou Yan.

That's right, the series of socially embarrassing incidents he encountered before were far less impactful than this one. Mu Qianqiu, gritting his teeth in hatred, almost wanted to throw a punch.

But having just been purified by the Law of the Heart, he had no negative energy. Fighting wasn't right, not fighting wasn't right either, which made him even more uncomfortable.

However, Zhou Yan didn't know; he was just doing a good deed.

This is a lie.

If he opened a female account and didn't tease his brothers, wouldn't it be a waste?

As one of the few 'normal people' he recognized in the cultivation world, Zhou Yan naturally didn't hide the fact that he had a female account from him, as it wasn't really a secret.

And with the other party's personality, he probably wouldn't spread it, though no one would believe it even if he did.

The two joked and played for a while, then Zhou Yan brought up the main topic.

"Alright, I'm not playing with you anymore. It's rare to meet, so let's have a laugh."

"By the way, do you know how to leave the Desire Realm?"

Mu Qianqiu's mouth twitched when he heard this.

"I've seen many 'dagger revealed at the end of the scroll' situations, but this is the first time I've seen such a short scroll."

"So you came all this way to mess with me just for this?"

"Then why didn't you just come and ask directly? Are you really not a prankster from the Joyous Union Sect?"