Jokes aside, looking at Old Liu's half-serious smile, Lu Chen said with a straight face, "What is it?"
Inspector Liu smiled and said, "I'm not young anymore. Three months ago, I met with an accident during an inspection and got injured in a fight. Thinking about it, I've worked in the Immortal Alliance for decades, so I thought it'd be better for me to retire at home."
Lu Chen was slightly surprised and said in shock, "There's such a thing?"
Inspector Liu smiled and said, "Isn't that so. In the future, the Immortal Alliance and Fuyunji's Hall Master Xue will send people to deal with the corresponding matters. I'll be returning to the Immortal Alliance in a few days. After finishing the last bit, I'll retire and return to my hometown. Little Lu, we've known each other for ten years. Let's say our goodbyes today. I hope we'll meet again in the future. "
Lu Chen nodded and cupped his hands. "Thank you for taking care of me all these years, Inspector Liu. I can't thank you enough."
Inspector Liu laughed and chatted with Lu Chen for a while. Then, he stood up and said goodbye.
Lu Chen and Old Ma sent him to the door. After he left, Lu Chen watched Old Ma close the door. His fat face seemed to be solemn. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Why do you look like you have something on your mind?"
Old Ma glanced at him and said, "Aren't you worried at all?"
Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "Didn't I tell you yesterday? The most important thing to do is to be open-minded. Don't take everything to heart. That way, you can live a more comfortable life. Tell me, what's the matter? "
"The higher-ups said that they'll deduct the number of spirit stones you get every month."
"Bang!" A loud sound startled Old Ma. Lu Chen slammed the table and stood up. His face was full of anger and he shouted, "Damn it! Which bastard dares to mess with me! "
Old Ma gave him a sidelong glance. Lu Chen glanced at him and snorted, "Why are you looking at me?"
Old Ma gloated, "The bastard you scolded is Perfected Lord Tianlan."
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment and then became angry. He said, "What's so great about a Perfected Lord? Is that old man going to break his promise and turn against me?"
Old Ma coughed a couple of times and said, "The six Perfected Lords of the Immortal Alliance are all peerless figures with remarkable abilities. You've directly called out the Perfected Lord's name. Maybe he can sense it?"
Lu Chen sneered and said, "So what if I scolded him? Tianlan old man, you're an old man with short legs and long arms, fatter than a pig, full of evil tricks, and bald head!"
Old Ma was dumbfounded and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Lu Chen looked around and saw that the tavern was quiet. It didn't look like something would suddenly happen. He said to Old Ma, "Look, either that old man Tianlan can't hear me, or he sensed that I was scolding him, but he didn't dare make a sound."
Old Ma smiled bitterly and said, "Little Lu, it's not good for you to be like this …"
Lu Chen rolled his eyes and said, "He's going to deduct my spirit stones, and you're blaming me for falling out? Didn't you say that you would let me live a comfortable life? "
Old Ma said sternly, "I was there that day too. I don't remember Senior Immortal saying this."
Lu Chen said angrily, "Then who said that? I remember it very clearly."
Old Ma pointed at Lu Chen's chest and said, "You said it yourself."
Lu Chen looked at Old Ma suspiciously, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it, who can remember things from ten years ago so clearly? Let's not talk about it for now. In any case, deducting my spirit stones won't do!"
Old Ma sighed and said, "I just asked. In fact, you're not the only one deducted. All the shadows under 'Fuyunji' are the same."
Lu Chen was startled and suddenly stopped talking. His eyes flickered for a moment, then he stared at Old Ma.
Old Ma felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and looked away.
After a while, Lu Chen's previous anger and ruckus seemed to have vanished without a trace, and he seemed abnormally calm. After a long time, he suddenly said, "Damned old man, have you been forced into a difficult position?"
Old Ma smiled and looked a little bleak. He said, "Senior Immortal had no choice. Zhenxianmeng has been passed down for more than three thousand years. It has a big business and countless talents, but it is also full of countless flies and dogs. Therefore, the spirit stones are always not enough to spend. Fuyunji doesn't produce, and we don't see its head. It only says that it will take care of the heroes who have made great contributions to the Immortal Alliance, but it doesn't explain any details. It is equivalent to spending such a huge amount of money every year with empty words. Many people in the Immortal Alliance have long been unhappy with it. "
Lu Chen was silent. After a while, he shook his head gently and didn't say anything.
Old Ma glanced at him, walked to his side, sat down, and said in a low voice, "In the end, you and I both know that Senior Immortal feels guilty towards you. If possible, he doesn't want to make you feel wronged. But if he doesn't deduct your share, it will be highlighted. At that time, if it attracts the attention of people with ulterior motives … "
At this point, Old Ma paused and said, "Fuyunji is under the banner of Senior Immortal Tianlan in the Immortal Alliance, but there are a lot of Hall Masters, Supervisors, Inspectors, and Monitors. All these years, only Senior Immortal and I know your real identity. Even Inspector Liu, who has been secretly patrolling for ten years, and even Hall Master Xue, who is in charge of the affairs, don't know the inside story. They only think that you are the kind of people who have made some small contributions and then entered Fuyunji to eat and wait for death. "
Lu Chen suddenly grinned and said, "Old Man Liu hasn't been bad to me all these years, but he doesn't have much respect for me either. Where did you find out about my identity?"
Old Ma forced a smile again and shook his head with a sigh. "Logically speaking, even this identity shouldn't have been revealed. But now this Immortal Alliance looks famous, but inside, it is like a sieve filled with water. So this is also what Senior Immortal is worried about. "
Lu Chen was silent for a while, and suddenly said lightly, "Those people are still investigating?"
Old Ma hesitated for a while, but still nodded and said, "Yes. That battle back then could be said to have hurt the foundation of the Evil Cult. Not to mention the destruction of the God Subduing Spell, the most important thing is that three out of five elders are gone. This hatred is a blood feud that can't be solved. These few years, we have caught some evildoers of the Evil Cult. After interrogation, when they asked about this, they all said that the Evil Cult has secretly sent countless people into the Immortal Alliance and the major cultivation sects. Their first priority is to investigate that matter back then. They must dig out … the culprit, then tear the body into pieces, and extract the soul to refine the spirit for revenge. "
Lu Chen snorted and said to Old Ma, "You can just say revenge. You don't have to say the words' tear the body into pieces' and 'extract the soul to refine the spirit'."
Old Ma laughed and said, "Wouldn't it be more imposing to add a few more words?"
"Bah!" Lu Chen spat angrily, and then said, "Go cook the noodles!"
Old Ma said in surprise, "You just said a lot of vicious killers will tear your body into pieces, and you still want to eat noodles?"
Lu Chen squinted at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I have a fire in my heart. If you don't cook noodles for me, I will smash your tavern!"
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