Taiyin Star Lord: This kid is truly awesome!

Chapter 268 Taiyin Xingjun: This kid is truly awesome! ...

Sun Yourong's cheeks flushed slightly: "Let's go."

She was the first to enter the temple.

"Quickly, close the door! Don't disturb Patriarch Lu!" the person in charge hurriedly ordered.

As the gate creaked shut, Lu Chen and Sun Yourong walked side by side.

"If I had known you would dress up so carefully, I would have dressed up a little too."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "At least I'll wear a wig or something."

Sun Yourong was a little shy and awkward: "Not wearing a wig is one thing, but you don't even wear ancient costume?"

“Who said I didn’t?” Lu Chen grinned and unzipped his coat: “Look! Zeng Rou specially prepared this for me.”

He was wearing a short leather jacket underneath, with a strong antique style, revealing a large area of ​​firm muscles at the chest.

Sun Yourong quickly turned her face away: "Alright, alright, let's go."

The two quickened their pace and headed towards the Taiyin Temple.

Little did they know that their every move had already been captured by the omnipresent surveillance cameras within the temple.

……

East of the city, the elegant hall of the Wu family.

On the giant screen, footage of Lu Chen and Sun Yourong was being played in real time.

"What exactly are these two trying to do? What are they up to in the temple in the middle of the night?"

Inside the elegant hall.

Mr. Wu sat in the main seat.

On either side below sat Wu Jingzhi, Qin Guangshan, and Zhao Jiutang.

All of them stared intently at the scene on the screen.

"Didn't Elder Wu say that these two came late at night to pay homage to the Taiyin Star Lord?" Zhao Jiutang said in a deep voice.

"Strange. It's understandable that the Sun family girl is worshipping the Moon Goddess, but why is Lu Chen, a man, getting involved? Isn't the Moon Goddess a deity worshipped exclusively by women? Besides, if you're going to worship, why dress like this? Would it look better if you changed into ancient costume?"

With his legs wrapped in bandages, Qin Guangshan, whose leg had been almost crippled, was still puzzled.

"I think this kid has ulterior motives."

Across from him, Wu Jingzhi, whose hands were also wrapped in bandages, pushed up his glasses and said.

"This kid is getting weirder and weirder!"

Qin Guangshan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "I'm saying, our three families are all prominent clans in Jiangdu. We've suffered such a huge loss this time, are we just going to let it go like this? If it really comes down to it, the three of us should join forces and fight him to the death!"

"Compete? What do you have to compete with?" Wu Jingzhi sneered, "How many fourth-rank soldiers does your Qin family have? They have hundreds of fourth-rank ghosts under their command! They also have the Three Thousand Rakshasa Sect, City Lord Yu Feng is on their side, and they can even add the Sun family to the mix. Tell me, how do you think you can compete?"

Qin Guangshan was speechless for a moment, then sighed heavily: "Ah, so frustrating! So frustrating! Just how much benefit did this kid gain in that secret realm? How did he become so strong after coming back! With this strength, I'm afraid the Wang family of Jiang Province won't have an easy time touching him. It's outrageous!"

Wu Jingzhi took a deep breath, his face turning grim: "Now, it all depends on whose temple he chooses to destroy. It's definitely not the Sun family; it can only be one of the three of us."

These words were spoken.

The three family heads suddenly looked at each other, becoming wary of one another.

"Alright." Old Wu raised his hand to stop the argument: "I specifically invited you here to watch the show, not to argue."

"A dilapidated temple? Maybe he'll collapse on his own after tonight."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Jiutang and Qin Guangshan were both taken aback.

"Didn't you guys realize this kid is playing with fire?"

"Playing with fire?" Wu Jingzhi was taken aback and looked at his father in surprise. "Dad, you mean... he plans to worship the Goddess of the Moon himself? Then why did he call the Sun family girl over? Isn't it to have her worship on his behalf?"

Old Wu shook his head: "During the day, Xiao Li (the person in charge of the temple) said that this kid also offered incense. It seems he plans to pray by himself tonight as well."

"What?! He's a man, and he wants to worship the Goddess of the Moon?! He... he's gone mad?!"

Wu Jingzhi looked completely bewildered.

Zhao Jiutang and Qin Guangshan were still completely baffled: "No, old man, old Wu, what kind of riddle are you two talking about? I can't understand a word you say."

"You don't even know the rules for worshipping the Goddess of the Moon?" Wu Jingzhi looked at the two of them in confusion.

Zhao and Qin looked at each other and shook their heads simultaneously.

Wu Jingzhi scoffed, "You two are supposed to be heads of the family, how could you not even know such a simple thing? Didn't I just say that the Moon Goddess is worshipped exclusively by women? In other words, men cannot worship her. If you force yourself to worship her, you will surely be punished by the gods!"

"There's such a rule?" The two were initially surprised, but then smiles appeared on their faces as they asked, "Will it cause a backlash of spiritual energy?"

"What is that?" Wu Jingzhi sneered: "Ten times, a hundred times, or even a thousand times more powerful than that."

"Brother Wu, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me already," Zhao Jiutang said impatiently. "Does it mean I'll be struck dead by divine lightning?"

“It’s a hundred times worse than death!” Wu Jingzhi slowly uttered a few words, “I will become a woman.”

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao and Qin were so shocked that they stood up abruptly.

"Ouch!" Qin Guangshan cried out in pain from his injured leg and slumped back down.

"There are such taboos in worshipping this goddess?" Zhao Jiutang was quite surprised.

Although the Zhao family also had a Confucian temple, this was indeed the first time he had ever heard of such a thing.

"However, the recovery time is uncertain. If you're lucky, it will recover in a few days; if you're unlucky, it could take several months or even a year. There are even rumors that some people may never recover, it all depends on Her Majesty's mood."

Wu Jingzhi took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the screen:

"I originally thought that this kid wanted to use the Sun family girl as a roundabout way to make offerings and seek blessings."

I never expected him to actually take the stage himself; this is going to be quite a show!

I guess this kid probably doesn't know about this taboo?
Otherwise, he wouldn't dare even if he had a hundred lives.

After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

The elegant hall erupted in laughter.

"This is hilarious! What a talent! What a talent!" Qin Guangshan gloated.

Zhao Jiutang stroked his beard: "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make arrogant. This kid was too arrogant; he's finally going to suffer a big fall this time! Good! Good!!"

Old Wu sat calmly in the main seat, his expression indifferent: "So why were you all in such a hurry just now? This young man is hot-blooded and arrogant. The best way to deal with him is to do nothing and just watch him fall off the cliff on his own. Why should we take action?"

"The old man is right!" The three men cupped their hands in a respectful gesture of respect: "Indeed, experience counts!"

Old Wu smiled calmly: "Look, they've arrived."

The scene shows the Taiyin Temple.

Lu Chen deftly took off his coat, revealing a traditional-style leather short jacket underneath. ...

Qin Guangshan: "He wears these kinds of clothes too? Is he doing role-playing?"

Zhao Jiutang: "It seems Old Wu was right, this kid really does want to make offerings himself!"

Old Wu narrowed his eyes slightly: "This outfit... could it be that they're planning to perform in an opera?"

Qin and Zhao exclaimed in unison: "A theatrical performance?"

Wu Jingzhi nodded: "I heard that the Goddess Taiyin likes to watch plays. In the past, people would even hire opera troupes to perform in front of the temple to worship her. But in recent years, no one does that anymore. I guess the Goddess must be tired of it."

"Wow, I never knew there were so many intricacies to worshiping the Goddess of the Moon! I've learned something new!"

Qin Guangshan grinned and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you so much for inviting us, sir. I thought we were going to discuss important matters, but it turns out we're here to see such a good show! Haha, coming tonight was definitely the right decision! I'd like to see if he can really turn into a woman!"

“They’re all the same,” Wu Jingzhi agreed with a smile.

……

Inside the temple, Lu Chen and Sun Yourong stood before the statue of the deity.

"Let's begin."

"Wait a minute! Is something missing?" Sun Yourong asked.

"You mean this?" Lu Chen smiled, a glint of light flashing in his hand, revealing a bow.

He raised his hand and slipped the longbow around his neck, draping it securely over his shoulder.

"That's more like it." Sun Yourong nodded in satisfaction: "Let's begin!"

The two lit a stick of incense, bowed sincerely three times, and inserted it into the incense burner.

……

"what?"

Old Wu frowned, somewhat puzzled: "Bows and arrows, ancient costumes, and the Sun family girl's attire... What's going on here? Why... does this look so familiar?"

"Dad! Judging from his posture, could he be... going to act in 'Chang'e Flying to the Moon'?"

Wu Jingzhi suddenly stood up, pointed at the screen, and his tone changed.

—Buzz! !!

Old Wu's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively tightened his grip on his cane: "Yes! No wonder he looked so familiar! This kid has really gone mad! How dare he put on this show in front of the Empress?"

Upon seeing Qin and Zhao, who were still puzzled, Wu Jingzhi uttered eight words:

"Chang'e flies to the moon, the moon rebels!"

Qin Guangshan's facial muscles twitched violently: "I'm turning into a woman! I'm really turning into a woman! Hahaha!!!"

……

Inside the Taiyin Palace.

As the smoke from the cigarette rose...

Lu Chen looked at Sun Yourong.

Sun Yourong understood, and immediately used her magic to fly up gracefully, circling inside the hall.

Before arriving, Lu Chen had crammed a lot of clips from the movie "Chang'e Flying to the Moon," and now she was acting it out quite convincingly...

……

Heavenly Court, Moon Palace, under the laurel tree.

The Moon Goddess walked slowly along the Qinghui Path, followed by a group of stunningly beautiful Chang'e.

—Swoosh!
Two streams of incense flew down from the mortal realm.

"Strange, it should be nighttime in the mortal realm, so why is there still incense burning?" Chang'e whispered in surprise from behind.

"Your Majesty, look at that..." The steward Chang'e, who had been there earlier, couldn't help but whisper a reminder when she saw the strange incense.

The Moon Goddess's eyes flickered slightly, but without any visible movement, the incense flames turned and drifted to her side.

"Let's see if it's him."

With a slight wave of his sleeve, the incense illuminated a scene.

"It's him! It's him, Your Majesty! It's him!" Chang'e, the steward, had seen other immortals display their portraits before and recognized him at a glance.

……

"Chang'e, please don't abandon me, Chang'e!"

However, the next moment...

The sounds and images that came from the screen made all the Chang'e present feel their hair stand on end and their eyes widen instantly.

The attendant Chang'e was even more shaken, her body stiff as she looked at the Moon God.

The Star Lord was taken aback for a moment, then his face suddenly darkened, and the chill emanating from his body almost froze the surrounding osmanthus fragrance.

……

"Forget me, Hou Yi. From now on, I will be watching over you from the moon palace in the heavens."

"Ah!!! Chang'e—!!"

Watching the scene in the video, one can see "Hou Yi" chasing "Chang'e".

All the Chang'e: "..."

Old Wu: "..."

Qin Guangshan, Zhao Jiutang, and Wu Jingzhi: "..."

"It's over... This is going to be a huge disaster!" The steward Chang'e cried out in her heart, just about to speak up to advise him.

But then, a faint smile appeared on the lips of the Moon Goddess, whose expression was tense, and her tone carried a hint of amusement:

"I never expected that someone would dare to put on this show right in front of me? Interesting, this kid is truly interesting."

Having said that, the Moon Goddess raised her hand and waved it down.

Inside the temple, a sharp, silvery-white divine light suddenly burst forth from the center of the Taiyin God statue's brow, carrying a mighty momentum as it pierced straight towards Lu Chen!

--boom!!!!
An astonishing aftershock of divine power swept out at that moment!

　Well, actually, there really are dramas in real life where people put on a show for the gods...

　　The purpose of this plot is to increase the difficulty of Lu Chen's mission, and most importantly, to highlight the "Imperial Edict" storyline.

　　The Taoist priest's cheat ability was actually foreshadowed in "The Heavenly King Chapter".

　　It can be said that, apart from the initial change in the premise, the subsequent plot has followed the original outline.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)