Chapter 1147: The Scam

"People all have desires. Sometimes, desire clouds the mind, so they have no idea what they are actually doing. They stubbornly believe that everything they do is correct," Su Yan shook her head. "But they don't know that the direction they are striving toward is nothing more than a trap carefully laid by someone else."

"Understood," Chen Yu nodded. "Since you at Dragon Breath know that the item Li Zhangjun is holding will invite trouble, why not take a step ahead and take it away?"

"It's useless, because there is more than one map. Since the Ghost Clan wants to restore their nation, they must fabricate all sorts of lies and spread them throughout the world so that people will believe these things are true," Su Yan said. "Moreover, the person buried in the Cloud Void Realm is the ancient Ghost Kingdom general, Yinkong."

"It even has a name?" Chen Yu was stunned. "So what do you need me to do?"

"Long Lao wants you to make a trip to Chuan Shu. The mission is to stop Jingxi from being foolish," Su Yan said. "Yinkong wakes up once every thousand years. In his previous awakenings, no one met his requirements, but this time, he might open the gate of the Ghost Clan seal and let thousands of ghosts descend upon the world."

"So, I have to eliminate him?" Chen Yu gave a wry smile and said, "Do you have any simpler missions?"

"This is already very simple for you," Su Yan smiled slightly.

"Not at all," Chen Yu shook his head. "And is there any support from your side? I feel that just that old hag Jingxi is enough to give me a hard time."

"No support," Su Yan shook her head again. She smiled, "The experts within Dragon Breath are actually very busy, and since you have had contact with both Jingxi and the Ghost Clan before, this time, we must send you."

"I can go, but I need to have no worries behind me. You understand what I mean," Chen Yu looked at Su Yan.

"I understand," Su Yan nodded and said, "Rest assured, within Shengjing City, no one dares to act recklessly."

"I've seen quite a few people who act recklessly," Chen Yu sighed, but he intended to accept the mission.

A dozen charred corpses were taken away for further processing, and Chen Yu and Ning Ruoxue also left the scene.

"You've only been back in Jing for a few days, and you're leaving again?" Ning Ruoxue looked up at Chen Yu. "I want to go to Shu with you."

"Stop messing around. Do you know what this is about? An old monster who has been asleep for thousands of years, and there's also a Buddhist Cultivator," Chen Yu felt helpless; just thinking about it gave him a headache.

"I don't care, I just want to accompany you on the journey. It just so happens I have my own business to handle in Shu," Ning Ruoxue said.

"What business do you have?" Chen Yu looked at Ning Ruoxue in surprise.

"An old client has run into some problems and needs me to represent them in a case," Ning Ruoxue said. "So whether I go with you or not, I have to go."

"Your scope of business is too broad, isn't it?" Chen Yu was speechless; it was obvious Ning Ruoxue was making an excuse.

"Hee hee, it is very broad. I don't care, you must take me with you, otherwise I'll run over there secretly by myself," Ning Ruoxue acted spoiled.

"Fine, but you have to promise me that once we get there, you can only stay in Shu City. When I go to the Cloud Void Realm, you cannot follow," Chen Yu said.

"Then it's a deal," Ning Ruoxue smiled faintly. "I'm going home to prepare and hand over the matters at the firm. This time, let's just treat it as a vacation."

Since it was a vacation, it should be more leisurely. A car carried the two of them as they drove all the way toward Shu.

The road to Shu is difficult, more difficult than ascending to heaven. Shu has many mountain ranges; in ancient times, wanting to cross Shu was likely not a simple matter.

However, in modern times, expressways extend in all directions, so such things no longer exist. Driving on the expressway along the way and enjoying the beautiful scenery around is a wonderful thing.

Ning Ruoxue seemed to have never been this happy before. She said to Chen Yu, "After you left, I was once reclusive. I thought that in this life, I would never see you again."

"So I fought desperately to clear your name because I believed you would not commit a hit-and-run. Perhaps it was my efforts that moved the heavens. I also never expected that you would appear in my life in another way. I feel this is a gift from the heavens."

"In the future, I will never leave you again. Even if there is Reincarnation, I will find you," Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"Ahead is Daliang Mountain. I heard that the ethnic minorities there have very local characteristics," seeing the road signs, Ning Ruoxue immediately became interested.

"Then we'll take the next exit off the expressway and I'll take you to experience the local customs," Chen Yu said.

"That wouldn't be good, would it? What if it delays your business?" Ning Ruoxue wanted to go, but she still shook her head.

"It's not time for the appointment yet. Even if we go, we'll just be waiting around. It's fine to be delayed for one night," Chen Yu laughed.

"Daliang Qiang Ethnic Customs Village, this place is said to have good ratings. We can go and experience it," Ning Ruoxue quickly found the address.

"Alright, let's go there," Chen Yu smiled.

Following the directions all the way to a scenic spot in the mountains, Chen Yu realized something was wrong as soon as he arrived; this place had been hyped up by internet influencers.

Because before they even reached the entrance, a crowd of greeters swarmed up like a hive of bees, offering lodging, meals, and low-priced tickets to the Folk Custom Village.

One look at this kind of place and it was clear it lacked management, the staff was chaotic, and it was a far cry from the advertisements.

But since they were already here, they might as well bite the bullet and go in. They found a shop that looked relatively reliable to stay in for the time being, then went to the nearby food street to see if they could eat something.

Although the buildings here were all modern, they were built to imitate ethnic characteristics, with rows of two-to-three-story wooden cabins. While the environment inside was average, it looked quite exotic from the outside.

Forget about the food on the snack street; internet influencer spots are all like this—the prices are sky-high, the food is terrible, and you can't even say it's bad, otherwise a group of merchants will surround you and cause trouble.

Moreover, this dump called itself a Folk Custom Village, but many people spoke with accents from all over the country, and there was even a guy from the Northeast with a thick Northeastern accent.

"I will never believe any internet influencer spots again," Ning Ruoxue was greatly discouraged. She angrily deleted the review app on her phone and then left a negative review on the way.

"Haha, you're not someone who travels often. If you take this kind of thing seriously, you lose. Let's just stay here tonight and leave tomorrow; just treat it as a rest," Chen Yu laughed.

"Alright then, that's all we can do," seeing that it was getting dark, Ning Ruoxue couldn't help but sigh. There was nothing else to do now; she could only blame herself for trusting those so-called folk custom village cultures too much.