Chapter 260
Ascension to a Great Clan! SSS-Rank Mission Appears?!
Chapter 260 Ascension to a Great Clan! SSS-Rank Mission Appears?!
"Squeak—"
As the temple doors were pushed open, the God of Wealth and the Old Man Under the Moon emerged together.
"Brother, I won't see you off any further."
"Brother, please wait a moment."
The God of Wealth nodded slightly and beckoned with his hand.
The jinx waiting outside immediately understood and respectfully followed.
After the two immortals left the Star Palace area, the God of Wealth transmitted his voice, saying, "Fellow Daoist, quickly go and inform my sworn brother to put his mind at ease. That was not a red thread to bind a marriage, but a 'severing thread' to settle karma. Miss Sun will be fine."
"The severed thread?" Broom Star was taken aback: "So, it was all just a misunderstanding?"
"Exactly."
"Alright! I will go and inform the Lord right away!" The Broom Star's face lit up with joy.
"Wait!" Jun Caishen called out to him, "That's the first point. The second point... Tell my sworn brother that this is actually the Old Man of the Moon testing his abilities. If he can break through this 'love tribulation' within nine days, the Old Man of the Moon will ask him for something."
If this succeeds, he will be able to smoothly ascend to a major human clan;
Even if he fails, or is unwilling to take on the task, as long as he tries his best to avert disaster, the Old Man of the Moon will reward him with 10,000 military merits as compensation.
"Huh?" The jinx looked confused: "Break this karmic entanglement that was meant to end our relationship? Wouldn't that just make the two of us entangled again?"
"Don't worry," said Jun Caishen calmly. "The Old Man of the Moon himself said that Zhao Wanliang and Sun Yourong are not destined to be together in this life. This is fate. Even if this calamity is resolved, there will be no change. There is no need to worry."
Broom Star nodded, unable to contain his curiosity: "Lord Juncai, what exactly does the Old Man of the Moon want you to do?"
In his mind, the Old Man of the Moon was in charge of marriage and spent his days connecting people; why would he need the help of mortals?
Jun Caishen glanced at him sideways: "That matter...you didn't know about it?"
The Broom Star shook his head: "This humble god has always lived in seclusion and knows little about the affairs of the Heavenly Court."
Jun Caishen's gaze was profound: "If you don't know, then so be it; if you do know, I hope you won't say anything more. Whether this matter will succeed or not is still unknown."
Broom Star was completely confused and could only suppress his doubts: "This... alright. This humble god truly does not know. Does Lord Jun Cai have any other instructions?"
“Tell my sworn brother that if he wants to avert this calamity, he can seek out other deities who govern marriage. There’s no need for him to come here again.”
Remember, he only has nine days. This is a golden opportunity if he wishes to advance to a major clan.
If you have no interest in this, you can simply ignore this calamity.
Once the deadline is up, you'll have to resolve the issue yourself.
At that time, I will also write a letter explaining the situation.
The Broom Star bowed solemnly: "This humble god understands. It seems that a great opportunity awaits Your Majesty ahead. This humble god will go and report immediately!"
Having said that, He rode a hazy, rainbow-like light and vanished in an instant.
Jun Caishen watched him leave, then looked back at the Red Phoenix Mansion, sighing inwardly, "Brother, don't blame me for revealing the truth. Rather than letting him be kept in the dark and make wild guesses, it's better to tell him frankly and let him know what he's dealing with. As for how to choose... let him decide for himself."
With a long sigh, the God of Wealth rode back to the temple on a rainbow.
Behind them, two divine generals from the Arctic Exorcism Institute silently followed.
……
In the mortal realm below, the night faded and dawn broke, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.
Lu Chen, Sun Yourong, and Sun Qingcang had stayed up all night on the sofa in the living room and were now exhausted and asleep.
Suddenly, Lu Chen opened his eyes and sat up abruptly!
Sun Qingcang and Sun Yourong woke up at the same time: "What's wrong? Is there news?"
"Hold on."
Lu Chen quickly ran to the statue, lit a stick of incense, and inserted it into the incense burner of the Broom Star.
"My Lord!" The jinx's divine voice quickly followed.
"How is the situation?"
"Your Majesty, this matter was originally a misunderstanding..."
The Broom Star relayed the God of Wealth's words verbatim, without omitting a single detail.
"What? That black line isn't a marriage line, but a 'severing thread' that cuts off karma?"
Lu Chen blurted out. Upon hearing this, Sun Qingcang and Sun Yourong's pupils contracted sharply.
The Broom Star continued, "That's right. According to Lord Juncai, the Old Man of the Moon's actions were actually a test of the Lord's abilities. If the Lord can overcome this tribulation of love, He will have something to entrust to Him; if not, then this matter will be dropped."
Lu Chen's mind went blank for a moment: "So...it was coming for me?"
"Exactly. I suspect that the Old Man of the Moon might not have wanted Lord Juncai to reveal these things, but Lord Juncai, out of consideration for his relationship with the Supreme Lord, still revealed most of the truth."
The remaining hidden details will depend on the choice the ruler makes.
In short, once this matter is resolved, the ruler will be able to rise to a high position.
Even if it's all in vain, just trying it out will earn you ten thousand military merits.
As for Miss Sun, Your Majesty can rest assured that this matter has nothing to do with her.
In truth, it was merely a pretext used by the Old Man of the Moon to test the Lord of Heaven.
"I see." Lu Chen, having learned the whole story, still frowned: "Then can you guess... what the Old Man of the Moon wants me to do?"
“I truly do not know. However, Lord Juncai said that once the deadline has passed, regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, he will write a letter to explain the situation.”
"Okay, I understand." Lu Chen clasped his hands in a salute: "Thank you for your trouble, you jinx."
"Your Majesty is too kind. This is merely my duty." The Broom Star's voice lightened slightly. "If there is nothing else, I shall take my leave. I still need to go to the Imperial Stables."
"Go."
The faint light on the statue gradually faded.
Lu Chen took a deep breath: "To help me rise directly to the ranks of a powerful clan... how big of a deal is that?"
He quickly calculated in his mind: even including the 20,000 military merits earned through cooperation with the imperial court, the total was only 110,000.
To be promoted to a high-ranking clan, 150,000 military merits are required, but 40,0
But the Old Man of the Moon could not possibly know about his cooperation plan with the imperial court.
This means that if this matter is successfully completed, the military merit reward will be at least 60,000!
Not to mention, he still needs 3 billion yuan to become a major clan, and he is currently short at least half of that amount.
However, the money issue is relatively easy to resolve; even if we need to borrow money from others, there are plenty of ways to do so.
The truly challenging aspect of advancing in a family's career has always been military merit.
"A mission worth 60,000 military merits?" Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he gasped, "Good heavens! What level of mission is this? It's terrifying!"
—Is it SS-class?
SSS-level?!
"Lu Chen, how is it? You just said that Rongrong's hand doesn't have a marriage line?"
Seeing that the offering ceremony was over, Sun Qingcang hurried forward.
"Don't worry, Uncle Sun, Sister Sun, it's alright, it's just a misunderstanding." Lu Chen temporarily suppressed his thoughts, smiled and reassured them, and then explained the effects of the Broken Bond Silk in detail.
"So that's how it is!" Upon hearing this, Sun Qingcang let out a long sigh of relief, his tense shoulders completely relaxing. "I thought it was really fate that had entangled Rongrong. If that were the case, I would risk my old life to kill that Zhao Wanliang!"
“Dad…” Sun Yourong also showed a relieved smile.
She noticed that Lu Chen still had a furrowed brow and a serious expression, and her smile faded. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there some further development?"
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, then thought for a moment and said frankly, "Sister Sun, Uncle Sun, to be honest, I plan to find a way to break the severing bond between you and Zhao Wanliang."
"What?!" Sun Qingcang exclaimed in astonishment.
Sun Yourong also stared wide-eyed, utterly puzzled.
"Don't misunderstand," Lu Chen explained. "The Old Man of the Moon has already made it clear that you and Zhao Wanliang are destined to be apart in this life. This is fate. The reason I want to break this severing bond is because from the very beginning, the target of this matter was not Sister Sun, but me."
"What do you mean?"
"The God of Marriage wants to ask me for a favor. If I succeed, he will guarantee my advancement to a great clan! So breaking this severing thread is just an appetizer to test me."
Sun Qingcang and Sun Yourong were both stunned.
"The Old Man of the Moon has sent down a divine mission... to guarantee your advancement to a great clan?" Sun Qingcang subconsciously did the math: "Your current military merits are only 90,000 at most, and you need 150,000 to advance to a great clan, which means this mission guarantees at least 60,000 military merits!"
He couldn't help but swallow hard: "This level of military merit is at least a top-tier SS-level mission, maybe even SSS-level! What kind of mission could offer such a generous reward?"
Lu Chen shook his head: "I don't know either. But I do know that it successfully piqued my interest."
"It interests me very, very much!!"
(End of this chapter)