The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 285 Lu Chen: The second-in-command of the martial arts department took the initiative to become a younger brother? (asking for monthly tickets)

"Haha, what kind of expert am I? I'm just a show-off. I practice to keep fit. Compared to you, Taoist Priest, I'm nothing."

Li Mingkong is like the uncle next door. He speaks politely but with heroism. When he smiles, wrinkles appear on both sides of his eyes. He gives people a good first impression.

After the two chatted for a while, Li Mingkong dismissed the guards around him, poured a cup of tea for Lu Chen himself, and asked as if he was chatting with his family: "Master...are you a modern person?"

Lu Chen chuckled and said, "Minister Li, you are joking. I am not a modern person. Am I an ancient person? Wouldn't that make me a monster?"

Li Mingkong said: Monster?
I’m afraid even monsters don’t live as long as you!

Of course, on the surface, Li Mingkong smiled and said, "The other stone gates were built by the Taoist priest, right? Our martial arts department has not yet thanked you for your help."

"Tao has no nationality, but people do have nationality. As Chinese, it is our duty to protect our land, defend our civilization, and preserve our classics." Lu Chen said quietly after taking a sip of tea.

Li Mingkong's eyes flickered, these words touched his heart.

At this time, Lu Chen said, "Of course, if the Martial Arts Department really wants to thank me, I can't refuse. Just take 180 billion. If you give me more, I will feel ashamed to accept it."

"..."

Li Mingkong's smile froze on his face instantly.

Lu Chen put down the teacup and said with a smile: "It's just a joke, Minister Li, you won't mind, right?"

"Oh, why bother? It's as I should, as I should."

Li Mingkong smiled again: "Don't even mention hundreds of billions or trillions, even trillions is worth it!"

Lu Chen glanced at him and said, "I am talking about the Meiyalika coin."

Li Mingkong: “…”

He really wanted to say, I'm talking about the Zimbabwean dollar!
But he couldn't say that. He nodded with a smile and said, "If the Taoist priest really needs something, why bother buying it with money? If the Taoist priest needs anything, just let the martial arts department know."

Not to mention one trillion American Lika coins, even if it's ten trillion, one hundred trillion Daxia Martial Arts Department can get it!

However, the impact caused by this is huge, and it may cause the international Meiyalika currency to plummet...

This also affects some domestic economic situations. Li Mingkong does not understand economic issues, but he knows the value of balance.

Besides, the value of money does not lie in itself.

People's positioning of it determines the value of the coin.

Li Mingkong didn't believe that Lu Chen didn't understand these things, so he had to express his attitude now.

What is money?
As long as Lu Chen is willing, he can have whatever he wants.

What is more important than money is power!

Lu Chen smiled and didn't respond.

Be it money or power, although they are indispensable on the path of cultivation, they are not that important to him now.

After all, the Daxia Martial Arts Department is not the Heavenly Palace of the Heavens. If it were the power of the Heavenly Palace of the Heavens, Lu Chen would still be interested.

But it is just a right in a mortal country, and Lu Chen does not take it to heart.

When Li Mingkong saw this, he knew what Lu Chen meant.

"This means that he doesn't value power... No, wasn't I asking him about Lu Xiuchen from the Northern and Southern Dynasties?"

He suddenly came to his senses.

I was trying to get Lu Chen to tell me something, but how did he end up leading me somewhere else?
He thought for a moment and asked, "Does the Taoist priest know what is in the deep underground palace?"

Lu Chen nodded: "There are a lot of good things, but they are of no use to me."

Li Mingkong was stunned for a moment: "Master, have you been there?" If he had never been there, it would be impossible for him to know it so clearly.

But seeing that Lu Chen smiled but said nothing, he continued: "Our people have found many records about Taoist Lu Xiuchen in the classics, and even a portrait. The person in the portrait... is very similar to you, Taoist!"

He stared at Lu Chen.

That portrait is more than just similar!

It's exactly the same!
And that painting was painted by Xie Lingyun, a great calligrapher and painter of the Northern and Southern Dynasties!
Lu Chen looked at Li Mingkong: "So? Minister Li, do you think that's me?"

The latter was stunned and couldn't help but ponder for a moment... Is that so?
Not really possible.

Their martial arts department had already thoroughly investigated Lu Chen's background.

Everything that happened from the time when Lu Chen started to wear crotch pants to the appearance of Taoist Ruchen was investigated clearly.

Although there are not too many details in the middle, most of the files can match.

The most important thing is...is there anyone who can live from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the modern times?
At this time, Lu Chen nodded: "Yes, I am Lu Xiuchen."

Li Mingkong nodded and said thoughtfully, "It's normal that he's not Lu Xiuchen. How could someone survive from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to... Hmm? Wait! Who are you?!"

Li Mingkong widened his eyes as wide as he could and looked at Lu Chen in disbelief.

Lu Chen slowly poured water into Li Mingkong's teacup and said calmly, "Don't be nervous, Minister Li. I am not an old monster or a demon. I am from Daxia, Blue Star, and I have no ill intentions. You can put down the button in your hand. If I really want to kill you, I can tell you responsibly that a button like this is completely useless. Even if I take off your head in public, no one will notice."

Upon hearing this, Li Mingkong glanced at a hidden small button on his left hand.

This is an emergency button.

He knew that Lu Chen was not bragging. If Lu Chen really wanted to kill him, he would definitely not have the chance to press the button.

He smiled heartily and threw the button on the table: "I told the General Staff that this thing is useless, but they insisted that I carry it with me."

He looked at Lu Chen curiously, and he seemed to relax. He asked like an old friend, "Master, is this the effect of the copy of the heavens?"

Lu Chen did not ask if someone forced him to hold the button, but just smiled and said: "I don't know why this happened. I guess it has something to do with the copy of the universe, but it may also have something to do with me. The details are unknown."

Li Mingkong frowned: "That means the copy of the world of the universe may affect the real world?"

Lu Chen drank a cup of tea, and he didn't say it was because of his special physique.

It doesn’t matter whether this is said or not. After all, the True Flow strongmen and the Three True Bosses will enter the real world in the future, which is equivalent to the world of the heavens influencing the real world.

When Li Mingkong thought of this, his mind became a little confused.

So many things have happened in the underground palace of Mount Zhongnan. What if more things will happen in the future?
He didn't think about it because it was Lu Chen's special problem.

The probability of this happening is almost zero!

After all, although Lu Chen is strong, he is just an ant compared to the copies of the heavens.

It is unknown whether the dungeons of all heavens are absolutely fair.

But for the humans on the blue planet, the impression of fairness and justice in the copies of the heavens has been deeply rooted in their hearts.

Why is Lu Chen the only one special?
Isn't this unrealistic?

Li Mingkong's guess is that in other places unknown to the Martial Arts Department, things from the copy world of the heavens, and even people, have begun to invade reality.

This is not a supernatural item that can be bound to the Chosen One, but one that can be entered alone!
"Could it be that it has something to do with the clearance rate of the mission world, or the degree of exploration..."

Li Mingkong was thinking in his heart that the Martial Arts Department had already made hundreds of sets of cognitive exploration plans for the Zhutian copies, and had made countless detailed speculations about its subsequent changes.

However, although he was worried in his heart, he still looked cheerful and chatty with Lu Chen, as if everything was no big deal.

Lu Chen naturally understood his thoughts, but he didn't say much.

Once a seed is dropped, the Daxia Martial Arts Department will definitely take action.

His half-hidden approach would actually be more clever, allowing the Martial Arts Department to take the initiative to investigate. As long as there is something unusual, the Martial Arts Department will not let it go.

The two chatted about random things. Li Mingkong wanted to get more useful things from Lu Chen, for example, why Lu Chen was so strong now.

Lu Chen would throw out some information from time to time, of course, most of it was avoided.

However, even just a little bit of useful information about practitioners made Li Ming's heart blossom.

In the global race, being one step faster means something completely different!

"Why call me Minister? I'm from Donglu, so we're from the same hometown. Just call me Brother. I'll be more generous and won't call you Taoist Priest. How about calling me Brother?"

Li Mingkong was so excited that he even wanted to become sworn brothers with Lu Chen.

Lu Chen smiled and declined.

After the two chatted for a while, Li Mingkong felt that it was time and suddenly became sentimental again.

"Brother, do you know how I went from being a veteran to where I am today?"

While drinking tea, Lu Chen asked curiously: "Is there someone behind me?"

What the hell!
Li Mingkong said gloomily: "This is just the most basic aspect."

Lu Chen was even happier.

The most basic?
A hundred-meter-high building rises from the ground. If the foundation is not solid, the building cannot be built that high, right?

Lu Chen knew what Li Mingkong wanted to do, so he just watched him perform quietly.

Well, I have to say, this special tea is really delicious.

Li Mingkong looked at Lu Chen and knew that he had been seen through again, so he couldn't help but drink a cup of tea. He only had a quota of two taels of tea a year!
He said helplessly: "Brother, are you so unwilling to join the official team? Do you have any misunderstandings about us?"

"No."

Lu Chen shook his head and said calmly: "The forest is big, and there are all kinds of people. I know this truth. I have also checked the news. After I told you, you all quickly cleaned up the termites in time. Although it is certainly impossible to be flawless, being able to do this is already better than 99% of the countries in the world."

Li Mingkong complained: "The United Nations has only recognized 193 countries in total. Who is better than us?"

Lu Chen shook his head and laughed, "That's not what I meant. I just said that you guys have done a good job. I have my own reasons for not joining the official team."

His gaze was deep and profound.

It seems like there are endless stories hidden in it.

Li Mingkong couldn't help but feel awe at this look. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Brother Lu, do you... have any difficulties? If so, let me know. I can't help too much, but if it's within the scope, I can help."

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he said with a twitch of his mouth: "It's nothing, that's right, I have some kind of destiny, in the dungeon world of the heavens, few of those who have a good relationship with me have a good ending."

Li Mingkong: “…”

Li Mingkong didn't want to believe this.

But, it's possible that this is true.

He asked: "What about Su Ze and Lu Xuan..."

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "One is my colleague, and the other is a girl. They are both entangled with me in karma."

Li Mingkong was silent.

Lu Chen didn't say anything, just waited for him to consider it.

After a moment, Li Mingkong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm sorry, old... Taoist priest, I thought I was magnanimous enough, but..."

He didn't finish his words.

A Taoist priest is just a Taoist priest, why add the word "old"?

Lu Chen shook his head: "Minister Li is not wronged in this matter, it is my own problem."

As he spoke, he sipped another cup of tea.

There was an invisible sense of confusion in the eyes behind the lowered eyelids.

The world of Journey to the West, the world of gourds.

In both worlds, those who had a good relationship with him seemed to have a miserable end.

Of course, that was the fate of the brothers whom one recognized.

He sighed quietly in his heart.

Without further conversation with Li Mingkong, Lu Chen left.

After he left, Zheng Faming came in: "Are you done talking? Still not working?"

"Ugh."

Li Mingkong sighed and told Lu Chen everything about his conversation.

Zheng Faming thought about it and nodded slightly: "You are right. You are not alone. You are the Minister of Daxia Martial Arts Department. Although Lu Chen is very powerful, you are responsible for the entire Daxia, 1.4 billion people. If there is any abnormality, you need to be cautious."

Li Mingkong smiled bitterly and said, "I really want to pull him into the martial arts department. With this great god in charge, our cleanup and cohesion work will be done much faster."

Zheng Faming said, "Do you want me to give it a try?"

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't he form a sect in Fangcun Mountain?"

Zheng Faming chuckled and said, "If I join in, I can influence him all the time."

"no!"

Li Mingkong immediately rejected it excitedly: "You are my chief consultant! You can't take such a risk!"

"Hey, why are you so excited? You are already one of the top leaders, you can't be so irritated anymore."

Zheng Faming smiled and said, "Can you please listen to me first before you draw any conclusions?"

"Although the martial arts department is not the best in the world, it does not lack a spy!" Li Ming exclaimed.

"What kind of words are these? What is a spy?"

Zheng Faming shook his head: "If you join with the mentality of a spy, you will only get hostility from the opposite side, not comrades on the united front."

Li Mingkong frowned: "So? He already knows you, what do you want to do?"

"Exchange sincerity for sincerity."

Zheng Faming pushed his glasses and smiled faintly, "I will do my best to help him. I won't hide anything. I will do whatever he asks me to do. Just like I am assisting you, I will do my best to assist him."

Of course, I will also tell him what my real purpose is. Maybe there will be some resistance in the early stage, but time will tell. Lao Li, when we first met, didn’t you also not believe me? "

"People are made of flesh and blood. Over time, he will naturally understand how difficult it is for our martial arts department. Even if he doesn't join us, I believe that when the country and the people are in crisis, he will take the initiative to stand up."

Li Mingkong's eyebrows twitched, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Old Zheng...are you sure you are looking for an excuse to change jobs?"

Zheng Faming's face darkened instantly, and he said in a dull tone: "Old Li... I am born with talent, and you are born with talent, so please be more careful with your words!"

"I'm the Minister!"

Li Mingkong stared.

But then he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Are there any other ways, or other candidates?"

"Have."

Zheng Faming nodded.

Li Mingkong's eyes immediately lit up: "Who?"

"you!"

Zheng Faming pointed at Li Mingkong himself and said, "As the head of the martial arts department, if you resign and become his younger brother, it might be easier to impress him."

"..."

Li Mingkong said helplessly: "Is there no third candidate?"

He's going to be a younger brother?
He can go, but the question is whether Lu Chen will accept him! ?
If Lu Chen dares to accept it, will the country let him go?
He has been trained by several people in the central government for so many years, how could he just leave like that?

Zheng Faming spread his hands and said, "Who else in our martial arts department do you think can get close to him? Wang Weiguo? Aren't you afraid that if he does something wrong, he will be beaten to death by Lu Chen? Or someone else? Who will guarantee 100% of his rights to assist Lu Chen? Only me, Lao Li."

His tone was profound.

Only he is so sure of doing what he says!

Li Mingkong sighed: "Actually... we can also bring Shadow Fox Su Ze and Blue Bird Lu Xuan into the organization."

Zheng Faming's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said in a cold tone: "If you want to fight to the death, you can give it a try. Now he is the one standing in the highest position."

Li Mingkong did not refute.

He also knew that this method was the only solution out of the possible solutions.

The purpose of Lu Chen establishing Fangcun Mountain might be to reduce the probability of protecting those close to him from getting hurt.

If they did so, perhaps Lu Chen would not make enemies with the Martial Arts Department for the sake of Su Ze and Lu Xuan's face. However, the consequence of doing so might be that when a crisis occurs in Da Xia in the future, Lu Chen will most likely save his relatives and friends and ignore anyone else!

The probability may not be high, but they dare not bet on what the thinking mode of a cultivator is like.

After all, according to current information, the stronger the practitioner's strength, the weaker the emotional constraints on the seven emotions and six desires.

This is caused by the elevation of life level.

This was the first time that the Martial Arts Department had come into contact with immortal cultivators, and had not yet established an effective recognition and communication system.

That’s why the relationship with Lu Chen is so precious!

This not only concerns the evolution of life in the entire Daxia, but also the future safety of the entire nation!

He closed his eyes, opened them after a moment, and had made up his mind: "You can give it a try, but... if Lu Chen is dissatisfied with something, you must withdraw in time. I will talk to Lu Chen. Even if we become enemies, you cannot make the slightest mistake."

Zheng Faming smiled, pushed up his glasses, and said in a cheerful tone: "Don't worry, who am I? I am Shizhi Duoxing! How could there be any problem?"

Li Mingkong shook his head and smiled bitterly.

It's because you are so smart that I don't want to let you go...

On the other side, Lu Chen took back the paper man. Not long after he took the paper man's phone, a message from Zheng Faming came in.

After taking a look, Lu Chen couldn't help but look stunned and pondered for a while.

The martial arts department failed to recruit me, but instead I recruited their second-in-command?
No, this should be said... the second-in-command of the martial arts department took the initiative to come and be his younger brother?

(End of this chapter)