Chapter 427 - 15 in 1

The Netherspirit Battlescouter revealed Chen Xiaobei's latest cultivation development.

Ding –

[Cultivation: Middle phase of Celestial Cultivation; Lifespan: 70 years; Health: 149,000; Combat power: 113,700]

"Five days – that's 120 hours. Which meant it's 100 health and 100 combat power every hour! That means each has increased by 12,000!" Chen Xiaobei calculated excitedly. "That way, whenever I use the Primordial Witch King Combat Enhancement Training Manual, my combat power could reach up to 147,810! It was good decision to eat that two Five-stars Spiritual Instruments last time. My health can now support the full discharge, and I won't lose any excess combat power! That means my health and combat power are beyond the 130,000 combat power of the pinnacle phase of Celestial Cultivation! I can fight anyone below Ethereal Cultivation! Awesome!"

You reap what you sow. The result of cultivating for five days had Chen Xiaobei floating on cloud 9.

More importantly, Chen Xiaobei's actual combat power was very close to 130,000. Once he reached this peak, he could take the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill and break through to Ethereal Cultivation!

Once he breaks through, Chen Xiaobei would become the number one prodigy under the age of 30 in Northern Wilderness that no one could ever hope to surpass!

Wenren Muyue appeared at the mouth of the cave to inform Chen Xiaobei.

Mr. Chen! The rescue spacecrafts are here! We can leave now!"

She had donned on a very casual outfit, and appeared very relaxed. The expression on her face was one of elation, and on her lips hung a smile that could captivate an entire nation's attention.

"Alright! I'm coming!" Chen Xiaobei got up and walked out of the cave.

Outside, the scene had Chen Xiaobei flabbergasted.

One by one, modern, advanced-looking spacecrafts descended from above.

The spacecrafts were so big that when you looked up, they looked like islands floating in the vast ocean.

Wenren Muyue was stood next to Chen Xiaobei. "These are space motherships! It is actually a trump-card killing machine used for cosmic battle. But because there are too many people to evacuate, they have all been deployed here!"

"Space mothership?" Chen Xiaobei swallowed. "A mothership like this could carry up to ten thousand people, right?"

Wenren Muyue shook her head. "It can carry 30,000 people and a small combat aircraft!"

"Wow! That's incredible!" Chen Xiaobei exclaimed. "A mothership like this, carrying 30,000 elites, can easily sweep across an entire planet!"

"That will depend on which planet it is." Wenren Muyue smiled. "Let's go! It's almost boarding time for the people of Silver Plume planet!"

"Okay!" Chen Xiaobei nodded, and then popped a question casually, "Do you know how to get a spaceship that can travel across the universe?"

Wenren Muyue thought for awhile and then said, "The Temple monopolizes all of the combat spaceships. Regular people don't have access to them! You can buy ordinary transportation spacecrafts in Divine Cloud Planet but they are very expensive, and require a lot of Spiritual Stones for fuel! I don't even think the richest nobles could afford it! That's why, in the Northern Wilderness Starfield, the universal spacecrafts are used almost exclusively for commercial transportation! Most people choose to travel using portals!"

Chen Xiaobei's palm began to sweat. "How many Spiritual Stones does one small spaceship cost?"

"Other than the size, the speed will also determine the price!" Wenren Muyue said. "From what I know, the smallest and slowest old model of spaceship costs 10 million low-grade Spiritual Stones! Every flight will burn about 10,000 low-grade Spiritual Stones!"

"No way…" Chen Xiaobei's forehead was practically dripping with sweat when he heard this.

He remembered how, during the auction previously, the richest noble families in Silver Plume city only had 6 million liquidable low-grade Spiritual Stones at their disposal!

Even though they had ways to earn more Spiritual Stones, they would never spend up to 10 million on the smallest and oldest model of spaceship!

Chen Xiaobei wanted to get one for himself but he only had three million low-grade Spiritual Stones. He could not afford it!

Ding!

Suddenly, Chen Xiaobei's notified him of an incoming message. It was not from the Three Realms group, but a normal text.

Zhu Dachang: Mr. Chen, do not come near the spacecraft! Something happened!

Ding!

Wenren Muyue received a message as well.

Miao Yiyue: Muyue, is Mr. Chen done cultivating? Don't come here! Something happened!"

"Mr. Chen, look at this…" Wenren Muyue showed the message to Chen Xiaobei, a worried look on her face.

"It's nothing. Let's just go!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged nonchalantly.

"No!" Wenren Muyue said nervously. "Bro Yiyue said that even the young governor could not control the situation over there! Something big must have happened!"

"Don't worry. It's just a small thing! There's no need to get worked up." Chen Xiaobei continued ahead.

"Does that mean you know what is happening over there?" Wenren Muyue studied him.

"It's very simple!" Chen Xiaobei looked back at her. "I saved everyone but killed Lu Changwei! They warned us not to go, probably because the Lu Family are causing a nuisance!"

"Oh…" Wenren Muyue's widended with a sudden realization. "It looks like the rest of the world found out about everything that has happened within these five days! The Lu Family has always been overbearing and hate being at a disadvantage. They had just lost their family heir… they would never let this matter go!"

"No matter." Chen Xiaobei shrugged, not slowing his footsteps.

"Mr. Chen! Why are you still walking over there? Stop!" Weren Muyue pulled Chen Xiaobei back. "The Lu family is looking for trouble. If you go there now, you'd be walking into the lion's den!"

"Don't worry, I'm no sheep and the Lus are not worthy to be called lions! They can't eat me!" Chen Xiaobei appeared calm and composed as if he already knew what was going to happen.

"How is that possible?" Wenren Muyue did not believe him at all. But Chen Xiaobei had increased his pace, and all she could do was catch up with him.

The spaceship picking up Silver Plume citizens was resting on the spacious land.

More than 10,000 Silver Plume citizens had gathered outside the spaceship.

Before them stood a group of angry looking middle-aged men. Their auras were so powerful that the people around could feel the suffocation from it.

Obviously, they were the core members of the Lu Family who came rushing over when they caught wind of the death of Lu Changwei.

Their leader was none other than the master of the family, Lu Mingjun!

"Uncle Lu! It's was exactly like what everyone else said! Changwei, he was maniacal, and that was why Mr. Chen had no choice but to kill him!" Dong Xiaonwu explained.

Right now, as the son of the governor he was the only one who had priviledge to speak. Everyone else was in no position to speak, nor had they the guts to!

"Young governor! Say no more! I, Lu Ming Jun, only has that one son! The pain of losing a son pierces deep into the bones! If I don't avenge him, I am not human!"

Lu Mingjun's face was frosty, and his tone was thick with fury.

Had it been someone else other than Dong Xiaowu talking to him, he would have beat the person to death with one strike.

"But…" Dong Xiaowu was not done.

"Young governor! Put yourself in my shoes! If you were the one who died, do you think the governor would let the killer off the hook?" Lu Mingjun cut in with his aura forcing unto him.

Dong Xiaowu sucked in a breath of cold air when he felt the powerful presence. He suddenly had this feeling that Lu Mingjun was going to kill him.

Lu Mingjun only had one son, and he spent all his energy, time and resources into nurturing the family's heir. How could Lu Mingjun walk away from the fact that Chen Xiaobei had just killed his one and only son?

But Lu Changwei deserved to die! He had it coming!

However, Lu Mingjun was being unreasonably wilful, and despicably arrogant simply because his cultivation and his standing was above the others. The people said nothing because they were afraid of him, but in reality, they were all repulsed by him!

"I've already said that whoever that can hand over Chen Xiaobei to me will be rewarded with 10 thousand low-grade Spiritual Stones! A great opportunity like comes by only every once in a while!" Lu Mingjun shouted.

No one responded.

After experiencing the brush with death during the earlier battles, 99% of the surviving people had already become Chen Xiaobei's disciples. They would never betray him.

"What? No one wants to tell?" When Lu Mingjun saw that no one was willing to cooperate, he decided to threaten them. "This mothership behind me is under my jurisdiction! Evey day the Chen guy is not killed, is another day the spacecraft doesn't fly! If none of you want's to go home, we can all stay here forever!"

After the catastrophe they had just went through, everyone had their hearts set on going home. Lu Changwei's threat hit them where it hurt most, causing them to be troubled and angry.

Yet, no one was willing to sell Chen Xiaobei out.

"You group of ungrateful, snot-nosed bastards! I am so pissed right now!" Having made no progress, Lu Mingjun was burning under the collar. "Back in Silver Plume, your families cried and begged me to help! But you refused to give me face! When I get back, I will make damn sure to suggest to your families that they should change heirs!"

At once, the people's faces fell.

The South Town Lu Family's influence in Silver Plume City trumped that of the governor. If the Lus pressured down hard enough, the little families would not dare defy his orders.

This threat was clearly so much harsher than the previous one. Lu Mingjun thought that this bullying would eventually cause someone to break and give Chen Xiaobei away.

What Lu Mingjun did not expect was that no one responded to his promises of rewards, and no one said anything even when he gave them an ultimatum.

Threats and bribes, and sugar-coated bullets. Lu Mingjun did everything he could think of and still no one blew the whistle on Chen Xiaobei.

Lu Mingjun felt as if he was a helium balloon about to explode.

He was the master of the South Town Temple Lu family! Yet, he could not compete with a lowlife outsider?

How humiliating!

"There's no need to trouble everyone. I've come here to present myself to you. If you have the balls, then go ahead and kill me!"

While everyone was protecting Chen Xaiobei, Chen Xiaobei came forward and showed himself. He even openly challenged Lu Mingjun.

That was, in everyone else's opinion, a stupid, self-sabotaging act!

"Mr. Chen, why have you come? We told you to hide first, didn't we?"

Everyone was shocked to see him.

"Don't worry. I don't need to hide. Lu Mingjun wouldn't dare kill me!"

The crowd gasped in surprise as Chen Xiaobei made his way through them and towards Lu Mingjun, an unconcerned expression on his face.

"You little piece of shit! Did you eat the leopard's gut for lunch? You actually came and present yourself to me!" Lu Mingjun's eyes were two round angry balls of flame. "Since you're asking to be killed, I promise you that I will rip you to shreds so that nothing is left of you!"

The murderous intent that exploded from Lu Mingjun shook everyone.

Chen Xiaobei laughed. "Don't speak too soon! What if you are too afraid to kill me? That'll be very embarrassing for you!"

"Me? Afraid of killing you? That's the biggest joke in the world!" Lu Mingjun sneered. "I am Lu Mingjun! The master of the Lu family of South Town Temple! Demigod-level! I would kill you over and over again with just one finger, you piece of shit!"

"Really? Well then, if you are not afraid, hurry… come and kill me!"

Everyone was completely stunned.

In Silver Plume city, even the governor Dong Zhuo had to give way to Lu Mingjun. Chen Xiaobei was the first person in history who ever challenged Lu Mingjun so directly!

If Chen Xiaobei was strong enough, then it would at least make sense! The problem was, Chen Xiaobei had already announced publically that he was not at the level of demigod!

He was not even powerful enough yet he kept poking at Lu Mingjun!

"Damn you! If you want to die, I will make it happen!" Lu Mingjun roared and charged towards Chen Xiaobei like a hungry tiger.

"Stop!" Wenren Muyue suddenly called out. "Uncle Lu, our families are both loyal and devoted to the Temple, and are friends! I respect you as an elder but if you must kill Chen Xaobei, you are going to have to do that over my dead body!"

"Huh?" Lu Mingjun's slowed down his footsteps and glared at Wenren Muyue. "Muyue! Step aside! I have to kill this son of a bitch today!"

"I won't! Mr. Chen saved all of our lives! Without him, this place would have been covered in corpses and rivers of blood! I won't watch Mr. Chen get killed! Not unless I die first!"

"Hmph! You are just a girl! You can't stop me!" Lu Changwei barked and tried to get around Wenren Muyue.

But Dong Xiaowu, Miao Yiyue and the others ran forward and surrounded Chen Xiaobei protectively.

"What are you doing?!" Lu Mingjun shouted.

"If Wenren Muyue, a woman, is willing to die with Mr. Chen! Why should the rest of us young and vigorous men remain indifferent?! If you want to kill Mr. Chen, then you'll have to get over our dead bodies first!"

Dong Xiaowu and the others shouted simultaneously, swearing to protect Chen Xiaobei even if they had to die.

Dong Xiaowu was the young governor of Silver Plume; Miao Yiyue, Qin Luo, and Wei Ruilong were the heirs of the three Star Temples, and Miao Yiyue's father and grandfather were the Temple elders.

These five people alone represented Silver Plume's top-tier noble's authority, and they were all standing by Chen Xiaobei's side.

This shocked Lu Mingjun. "What the hell are you guys doing?"

"Mr. Chen only killed Lu Changwei to protect us! If we just stand here and watch Mr. Chen get killed, we are no better than animals!" Wenren Muyue shouted. She was going to protect Chen Xiaobei at any cost.

Like the Prime of Tongtian had said, if you kill people for personal gain, you are an evil beast! If you kill someone to protect yourself, you are an average beast! If you kill someone to protect your kind, you are a kind beast!

To protect the people, Chen XIaobei killed Lu Changwei – that was, without a doubt, an act of kindness!

But anyone who had a conscience would know which side to stand on!

What was even more surprising was that even Wenren Muyue, a girl, stood out to defend Chen Xiaobei. If the men around her turned their backs in fear, then they would have proven that they were just a bunch of scaredy-cats!

"Us too! If Master Lu wants to kill Mr. Chen, you'll have to do it over our dead bodies!"

The 10,000 young men of Silver Plume shouted heatedly, and gathered around Chen Xiaobei like stars circling around the moon.

"You… Have all of you lost your mind or were you brainwashed by this Chen idiot?!" Lu Mingjun's face was green and red with anger.

"We didn't lose our minds nor were we brainwashed! If Mr. Chen had not saved us, we would have already become food of the Demonic Beasts! Now that Mr. Chen is in trouble, we must also bear this with him!"

All 10,000 young people shouted in unison – the unity of will was an impregnable stronghold – A firm, unmoving aura exploded, and managed to suppress Lu Mingju's presence.

"How dare you threaten me?!" Lu Mingjun said through gritted teeth. "Don't worry! I won't kill any of you. If I do, I will become the greatest sinner of Silver Plume! But I will kill that Chen idiot!"

"If you want to kill Mr. Chen, then you'd have to do it over our dead bodies!" The 10,000 people shouted again; staunch and unyielding, loud and clear, attracting the attention of the other young people from the other planets nearby!

"Hehe, are you guys really insane or just pretending to be insane? You want to stop me?" Lu Mingjun barked.

Immediately, he channeled his Ethereal Force to his body and communicated with the Mother Nature.

"Allow me to borrow… the power of flame! Kneel before me, you puny humans!"

Seconds later, a bright merciless flame began to appear and attempted to turn the entire area into a sea of flame!

"Shit!" The people shouted.

They could all feel an enormous threat on their shoulders.

The pressure came from the skies and the ground, crushing them in the center, and they were overwhelmed with a strenuous feeling.

Their bodies began to shake, and their knees trembled. They had to fight very hard just to stand on both feet.

Lu Mingjun wanted them to bow. He simply was not just saying it!

He had already reached the level of a demigod. The power of nature that he had borrowed was far stronger than a Celestial Cultivation elite!

In front of Mother Nature, how could they not kneel down?

"So, can you stop me now?" Lu Mingjun sniggered. "The strong rule in this world! Not only did you fail to stop me, you will also have to watch as I kill that piece of shit! Hahah!"

Lu Mingjun was using his strength to coerce everyone, thinking that he could kill Chen Xiaobei, and he broke out into a bout of deafening laughter.

However, in the next second, Lu Mingjun was completely stumped.

"Stop!"

All over the place, young people were trickling in like river flowing into the ocean, gathering all around Chen Xiaobei.

10,000 people, 100,000 people, and finally all 1 million young people were standing around Chen Xiaobei.

"I am the young governor of Spiritual King Planet! If you kill Mr. Chen, you would become our Spiritual King Planet's enemy!"

"My father is the Temple's core elder! My grandfather is the overlord's consecrated military advisor! If you kill Mr. Chen, we will make you pay!"

"My gather is the Grand Marshal of number one space fleet! We'll see if you dare touch a hair on Mr. Chen!"

"My uncle is the vice chairman of Northern Wilderness Chamber of Commerce!"

"I am the young governor of Mercury Planet!"

"I am…"

All at once, the top-tier young nobles revealed their identities.

There were actually a whole group of high-ranking rich brats among these one million young people!

And all of these people were adamant on protecting Chen Xiaobei!

Most importantly, these people who dared announce their families, all had people who were so much stronger than the Lu Family which were supporting them. They were not people Lu Mingjun could afford to offend.

"This…"

Lu Mingjun was stunned. A few seconds ago, he had been laughing away, but now he was one push away from vomiting blood.

There was a saying: win the people's heart, and you win the entire world!

That was the power of people's hearts!

In other words, that was the power of disciples!

Seeing this brought joy to Wenren Muyue and Dong Xiaowu's heart.

Now, even if he had the heart of a lion, he would not dare kill Chen Xiaobei, or at least, not kill him here!

"Hey, Lu. I told you just now not too speak too soon! So? Now that you are too scared to kill me, where are you going to hide your face; your Lu family's face?"

Chen Xiaobei's tone was calm as if he had already expected this to happen.

"You…" Lu Mingjun's face scrunched up, as if he has just tasted warm turd.

Lu Mingjun was too afraid to kill Chen Xiaobei but when Chen Xiaobei taunted him, his anger was once again aroused.

"You piece of shit! You've gone too far! Even if I have to offend the entire universe today, I will kill you!" Lu Mingjun barked, and made a move to leap over the sea of people to attack Chen Xiaobei.

"No! Protect Mr. Chen!"

The people screamed. Lu Mingjun was a demi-god. If he truly wanted to kill someone, none of them would be able to stop him!

Whoosh!

But suddenly, another shadow leaped into the air, and struck down on Lu Mingjun's shoulder, sending him to the ground.

"Old… Old Meng? Why are you here?" Lu Mingjun gawped. When it came to strength, he was not afraid of Old Meng. But when it came to rank and position, he would not dare offend Old Meng.

Instead of replying, Old Meng looked behind him.

The sea of people parted, and Ximen Dingjun came through, pointing a finger at Lu Mingjun and shouting, "Motherf*cker! Lu Mingjun, you sure are a piece of shit!"

"N… Ninth Young Lord, why are you here?" Lu Mingjun's palms began to sweat.

If Lu Mingjun could not wrong the rich brats before him, what more Ximen Dingjun, as he was considered as the number one rich brat in all of Northern Wilderness Starfield.

"Why am I here?" Ximen Dingjun repeated. "You were going to kill the person who saved my life! That's an insult to me and to my father!"

Lu Mingjun exhaled shakily. "Misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding! I wouldn't dare! I would never dare to that! What more to the overlord!"

"Misunderstanding? Are you saying that I have wrongly accused you?" Ximen Dingjun spat.

"I…" Lu Mingjun opened his mouth to speak.

"F*ck! How dare you say I've wrongly accused you? That disgraceful son of yours thought that just because his cultivation was high, he could kill everyone who is against him! If Mr. Chen had not killed him, the Demonic Beasts would have eaten me alive!"

"Not educating a child is a father's fault! Lu Changwei nearly caused my death! But instead of reflecting on your own inadequacy, you wanted to kill my benefactor! You are trying to revolt aren't you?"

Lu Mingjun looked like he was going to throw up. "No! No, no! Ninth Young Lord, please don't misunderstand…"

"What? You're still claiming that it's a misunderstanding? I will make sure that my father knows about this. He will decide whether or not this is a misunderstanding!"

"No… no!" Lu Mingjun was shaking all over. "It's not a misunderstanding! It's all my son's fault! I didn't teach him well. I am in the wrong too! I know it now! Ninth Young Lord, please don't involve the Temple Overlord in this!

"You know that you're wrong?" Ximen Dingjun said icily. "Then tell me, did your animal of a son deserve to be killed?"

Lu Mingjun looked tortured. But he had no other choice. "Yes… he deserved to be killed!"

"Since your son deserved to be killed, was it right for Mr. Chen to kill him?" Ximen Dingjun asked.

"Yes, he was right to kill him." Lu Mingjun was bleeding inside. He had never been so dismal and helpless his entire life.

"He did the right thing? Then why don't you apologize to Mr. Chen?"

"A… Apologize?" Lu Mingjun was bewildered.

His son was murdered and he had to apologize to the person who killed him? Was there any justice left in this world? Was there any law?

"What is it? You're not willing to do it?" Ximen Dingjun snapped.

"I… I am…" Lu Mingjun swallowed hard. He turned to Chen Xiaobei, lowered his head and said begrudgingly, "I'm sorry."

Chen Xiaobei beamed. "I already said that you wouldn't dare kill me but you refused to believe me! Are you happy now? Now that you've been thoroughly humiliated, how are you going to walk around Northern Wilderness Starfield?"

"I…" Lu Mingjun tasted blood in his mouth. He had thought he could kill Chen Xiaobei but he barely even touched a hair on him as he was humiliated before 1 million young nobles.

From today onwards, Lu Mingjun and his entire family would become the laughing stock of the Northern Wilderness Starfield.

His face had been completely lost, and his dignity had hit rock bottom! This was a classic case of a face slapping moment.

"Lu Mingjun, you listen carefully! If Mr. Chen doesn't return to Silver Plume City safely, you will be held responsible!" Ximen Dingjun barked.

"Yes." Lu Mingjun's face was now a dark aubergine purple. "I will protect him and make sure he returns safely!"

"At least you're sensible enough! Get your ass to the spacecraft and get ready to take off!" Ximen Dingjun shouted.

Lu Mingjun and his family boarded the mothership with their tails tucked between their legs.

Ximen Dingjun walked over to Chen Xiaobei and said, "Mr. Chen, once you arrive in Silver Plume, give me a call! If Lu Mingjun tries anything funny, I will give him something to be sorry for!"

"Yes! Thank you very much, Ninth Young Lord!" Chen Xiaobei smiled.

"Don't need to thank me! You saved me, and you saved Old Meng. I owe you two lives!" Ximen Dingjun said. "I hope that once you've cured Wenren Muyue, you can come work for me in Divine Cloud Planet! I will make sure that you are placed in a high position!"

"I will have to think about that. We'll talk about it at a later time!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

"Alright! Take your time to consider it. You can come see me anytime!" Ximen Dingjun said. He then lowered his voice, "Next time we meet, I hope you can make me more of that Hundred Fruits Dragon's Dick Moonshine!"

"Alright! That's a promise!" Chen Xiaobei nodded, a wide smile plastered across his face. "I hope that Ninth Young Lord can help me inquire about the Elite Hunting Competition reward! I need to get the Golden Purple Echeveria Lola!"

"No problem! I will ask about it personally!" Ximen Dingjun beat his chest in assurance.

After that, the crowd dispersed.

Chen Xiaobei and the rest of the Silver Plume citizens boarded the mammoth sized mothership.

Once inside the cabin, Chen Xiaobei felt as if he had stepped into a whole new world. It was his first time seeing everything inside the mothership.

A metallic ultra-modern technology was installed all throughout the spacecraft. It was as if he had stepped into the future or into one of the sci-fi blockbuster studios in Hollywood. Everything was new and unfamiliar.

The cabin was very spacious, enough to accommodate 30,000 soldiers. The facilities inside could ensure that the needs of all 30,000 soldiers were met even in the event of a military expedition!

Of course, what interested Chen Xiaobei most was what Wenren Muyue had told him about earlier; that the mothership was equipped with 1,000 combat spacecraft!

Chen Xiaobei really needed a small aircraft but with the dismal amount of Spiritual Stones he had right now, he could not even afford the smallest and oldest model of spacecraft.

It would be awesome if he could steal one from here!

It should not be forgotten that this mothership was under the Lu family's jurisdiction. They would have to bear the cost of the missing spacecraft!

If Chen Xiaobei took more than just one, he could break the Lu Family's bank!

Not only could he solve his own needs, but he could also kick his enemy down at the same time!

Chen Xiaobei felt a surge of excitement when he thought about this.

Once everyone was on board, they were assigned to their own living quarters to rest.

The engine purred, and the mothership took off, whizzing through the air at an incredible speed, tearing through the atmosphere, and entering the boundless universe.

Lu Mingjun then summoned Zhu Dachang to the bridge of the mothership.

The core of Lu Family members and him had all gathered there.

When he saw this, Zhu Dachang began to panic. "Uncle Lu, is there anything you need from me?"

"Nephew!" Lu Mingjun said. "You were best friends with Changwei! How do you feel about his death?"

"I… I was really sad, of course. I couldn't eat nor could I sleep these past five days." Zhu Dachang put on the expression of an mourning person.

"If that's the case, has it ever crossed your mind to avenge Changwei?"

"Yes! Of course!" Zhu Dachang said with a pain in his voice. "But you also saw that everyone sided with Chen Zhufeng. I don't have a chance or the ability to take revenge for him!"

"Still, you have always helped Changwei come up with clever plans. You are an intelligent person. So, why didn't you think of trying to outwit him?"

Just now, Lu Mingjun had confessed his faults and apologized Chen Xiaobei only because he was forced to. Deep down inside, he still longed to shed Chen Xiaobei's blood and would not rest until he was dead!

"How… How should I do that? Please enlighten me." Zhu Dachang swallowed nervously.

"Get close to Chen Xiaobei, and earn his trust! I already have ideas on how to outwit him!" Lu Mingjun said.

"Why me?" Zhu Dachang asked. "Chen Zhufeng knows that I am Master Wei's good friend. He won't possibly accept me! It would be easier if you choose someone else!"

"No! I've already chosen you. You are my only option." Lu Mingjun said firmly. "If it's like what you said, that everyone sides with Chen Zhufeng, then these people cannot be trusted! Even though you are among them, I know that your relationship with Changwei is different! I can trust you! I only trust you alone eh?"

"But…" Zhu Dachang felt his stomach churn.

Five days ago, he had already expressed his desire to follow Chen Xiaobei, in which Chen Xiaobei gave him a task, and that was to blend in with the Lu Family and earn their trust.

And now, Lu Mingjun wanted to use the same tactic: get Zhu Dachang to spy on Chen Xiaobei.

This was going to be very awkward for him.

He could not agree nor disagree!

"I understand that this task is very dangerous. But if you manage to gain Chen Zhufeng's trust, I will take you in as my godson! You will become part of our Lu family! All our riches, and power will be yours automatically!"

"I…" Zhu Dachang thought for a while and then replied, "Alright! I'll do it. I'll go do it. I'm going to go and talk to Chen Zhufeng now. I hope I can convince him!"

"You are a smart man! You will definitely be able to do it! I'll be waiting to hear the good news from you!" Lu Mingjun chuckled.

After they were done, Zhu Dachang excused himself from the bridge, and rushed to Chen Xiaobei's private quarters.

Chen Xiaobei was planning hus next move in his quarters when he saw Zhu Dachang walking over. "Why are you here?"

Zhu Dachang locked the door behind him and said in almost a whisper, 'Mr. Chen! Something happened! Lu Changwei asked me to get close to you! He said that as long as I can win your trust, he will make me his godson!"

"Heh, this Lu Mingjun really is a sinister, persistent little man!" Chen Xiaobei said. "Just do as he tells you! I will work with you. We'll put on a good show, so that you can be integrated into the Lu core family even sooner!"

"But, how am I going to convince Lu Mingjun that you've accepted me?" Zhu Dachang asked.

"Well, that's very simple. Just tell him about how you were willing to sacrifice yourself and how you professed your loyalty to me. He will believe it! After that, you can sell me out a few times. Then, he should not suspect anything!"

"Mr. Chen, you are very wise! I know what to do now!" Zhu Dachang understood Chen Xiaobei immediately.

Five days ago, Zhu Dachang managed to convince Chen Xiaobei that he could trust him by laying down his life.

This was the truth. All it needed was a little editing and it would be very believable.

As for betraying Chen XIaobei, as long as Zhu Dachang informed Chen Xiaobei of the betrayal immediately, it would manageable. On top of that, this could help Zhu Dacnag earn Lu Mingjun's trust even faster!

Zhu Dachang, the mole, could then help Chen Xiaobei accomplish many great and important tasks!

"If there's nothing else, I'll go now!" Zhu Dachang said.

"Hang on!" Chen Xiaobei quickly said. "Are you crazy? It has only been a few minutes! You'll give everything away if you go now!"

"Oh, yeah! Then I guess I'll be in your hair for quite a while, Mr. Chen."

"Sit! I want to ask you about something!"

"I'm not tired. I'll just stand!" Zhu Dachang said respectfully.

Chen Xiaobei could not be bothered with formalities so he just dove right into the deep end. "Do you know where the smaller space jets are located inside this mothership?"

"Small space jets? Do you mean the combat space jets? That is in the HIVE in both of the mothership's wings! This mothership is used for space battles. If the HIVE is opened, the space jets would be deployed in flocks, straight into the battlefield!"

"Do you know the exact location?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

"Sort of. If you'd like, I could draw a simple map for you! It should be pretty accurate!"

"Alright! Draw one for me! Oh, by the way, do you know how to fly those space jets?"

"No, but I heard that it's actually very simple. Just get into the cockpit, and you'll be able to learn very quickly!"

"Alright! Then, draw me the map first!" Chen Xiaobei nodded.

"Mr. Chen, what are you planning to do?" Zhu Dachang swallowed.

"I've never seen a combat space jet before. Can't I just go and take a look?" Chen Xiaobei retorted.

Zhu Dachang was no fool. "You're not just taking a look, are you?" He warned Chen Xiaobei, "You better don't do anything crazy! There are a lot of cameras in the HIVE. They are equipped with the latest alarm systems. One slip-up and you'll get caught! Entering the HIVE without permission is also a crime that the military themselves will handle!"

"Alright! Stop nagging! I know what I'm doing!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

Zhu Dachang was very worried, but he had only just been accepted by Chen Xiaobei so he dared not say anything against it. He simply did his part and drew the map to the HIVE.

Chen Xiaobei took it when he was done. "It's almost time! You better go report to Lu Mingjun! Try to drag it out. I need time!"

"Mr. Chen, don't do anything rash! Interstellar combat weapons are the temple's most precious weapons! Don't touch them!" Zhu Dachang reminded before he left.

"I know! I know! Long-winded!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

"Also, there are also a lot of surveillance cameras outside the rooms. Once you step out of the room, you will be watched like a hawk!"

"Heh, no one can stop me from doing anything that I, Chen Zhufeng, want's to do!" Chen Xiaobei said confidently.

Chen Xiaobei got down to work the moment Zhu Dachang left, and he was not allowed to use the Nightstalker Outfit because it was daytime. Besides, there were CCTV's at the entrance as well. He would be spotted instantly if he went ahead and opened the door. After doing thorough research, Chen Xiaobei also found out that the HIVE was equipped with the latest alarm systems. If it was any other person, there was simply no way for them to get close to this facility.

However!

This was Chen Xiaobei we are talking about!

Everything could be solved because he had one powerful item in possession.

"Witness my 72 Changes!"

With a smile on his face, Chen Xiaobei took out a high-tier Prosperous Monkey Fur from his Infinite Space Ring. After that, he blew at it. Before he could realize it, the size of his body shrunk to the size of an ant! There were also a pair of wings on his back as well. It allowed him to fly into the air, undetected. During the Duanwu Festival that was held in the underworld realm a while ago, Chen Xiaobei managed to snatch three high-tier Prosperous Monkey Fur, and the one that he had just used was his last one.

No doubt, this item was priceless to Chen Xiaobei. Judging by the importance of this operation, Chen Xiaobei would have to use it no matter what. After all, there were still millions of Demonic Beasts inside his Verdant Emperor Divine Gourd and they needed to eat, drink, and defecate every day. They had been going on without food for five days. Chen Xiaobei's merit points would be deducted if they died of hunger! That was why it was crucial for Chen Xiaobei to look for an uninhabited planet for them as soon as possible.

A space jet could surely help Chen Xiaobei to solve his current problem. Besides, he could get Lu Family into big trouble if everything went smooth! Considering that Chen Xiaobei had memorized the map that Zhu Dachang drew, he could maneuver his way inside the mothership without a problem. His tiny body size allowed him to fly into the mothership through the door crack. Just like what he expected earlier, there were many CCTVs lined up in the hallway.

However!

No one would pay attention to a tiny flying ant. Due the gigantic size of this mothership, Chen Xiaobei had to fly for a very long time before he could arrive at his destination.

The HIVE!

It was a perfect name of this mothership. There were around 500 heptagon steel doors adorning the giant walls. Seemingly, all 500 space jets were being parked behind all these 500 doors. Once the HIVE was activated, these 500 killing machines would slaughter all their targeted enemies mercilessly – like a group of bees attack their invaders.

"Zhu Dachang is right! Every single door is equipped with an extremely high-end anti-theft system. There's simply no way for an ordinary human being to unlock it!"

Chen Xiaobei then flew closer to the door and saw that it would require one to key in a password, register a fingerprint, and present a given identification document to unlock the door.

Swoosh!

Immediately, Chen Xioabei channeled True Qi to his body. Though he had turned into a tiny little any, his cultivation did not go lower. Just like last time, Chen Xiaobei transformed into a flying ant and made a mess inside Yin Wuqiu's stomach. This time, Chen Xiaobei was going to do the same. He wanted to make a mess that was rowdy enough to capture everyone's attention, and he would not need to worry about his own safety because no one could see him anyway.

Shinng!

Suddenly, a True Kang Blade a few meters long was formed on his tiny body. Most importantly, the Scripture of Heaven and Earth had made his weapon invisible. In other words, the CCTV would not be able to capture the movement of the weapon as well.

"Break!"

Without any hesitation, Chen Xiaobei swung his True Kang blade at the streel door. After five days of training, Chen Xiaobei's combat power had increased to 113,700! That was why Chen Xioabei could destroy the door with ease.

Shinng!

The sound of metal colliding with each other could be heard. One could see that there was a slash the length of few meters long and few meters deep carved on the door.

"Eh? Such durable titanium! I can't believe that I didn't manage to slash it into half! It seems like I would need to use my strength to break it!"

Wee Woo!

Wee Woo!

The alarm system was triggered and the whole place was flooded with red light. Clearly, the place where Chen Xiaobei stood was the most important spot of the mothership. In just another few seconds, he could expect everyone to storm at where he stood. As usual, Chen Xiaobei showed no fear at all. Instead, he was smiling in a calmed manner.

"I will steal as many as possible before they arrive here!"

This time, Chen Xiaobei was going to activate the Primordial Witch King Combat Enhancement technique to boost his combat power to 147,810! With his 149,000 health, he could handle this combat power with ease.

Shinng!

Shinng!

Shinng!

Chen Xiaobei swung his True Kang blade at other doors. Due to the boost of his combat power, Chen Xiaobei managed to slice the doors into half this time.

"Security! HIVE is under attack!"

Chen Xiaobei could hear someone shouting from afar. Seemingly, they were about to arrive here soon.

"Done! I have just destroyed ten doors! Time to grab and go!"

Immediately, Chen Xiaobei dismissed his True Kang blade, grabbed ten space jets, and kept them inside his Infinite Space Ring. They looked exactly like the fighter jets from earth but they were definitely more technologically advanced!

"A small, slow, and old space jet could be sold for ten million Spiritual Stones! I believe this latest model could be sold for at least ten times the price, which is 100 million! And ten of these space jets would cost around one billion! Lu Family would never be able to pay for the loss even if they took out everything they have! Wahahaha!"

At that moment, someone from Lu Family led a group of people to where Chen Xiaobei was.

"Wh… What… What is this?! What happened?!" There were cracks running down the length of all 10 doors, and the combat space jets behind them were nowhere to be seen.

This unimaginable scenario had everyone completely horrified.

This was a bombshell to the Lu Family. They all looked like they had their living daylights knocked out of them."

"Wh… Where did all the combat space jets go? My god… If they're missing, our Family is done for…"

"That's strange! There was no one here when we came! Who could have done this?"

"But none of these surveillance cameras caught anything! Could it be a ghost?"

"There's not a single lead. Where do even begin to search?"

The Lu Family members were shell-shocked. All color drained form their faces, and a flurry of cold shivers seized their hearts!

These interstellar combat weapons and equipment were of extreme importance to the Temple. With 10 combat space jets gone, the Lu Family was not going to be able to get away from this!

Worse still, these combat space jets were incredibly costly. If the Lu Family were unable to hide this, they would never be able to reimburse this massive loss even if they sold everything they had!

If the Northern Wilderness Temple looked into this matter, the Lu Family would be buried beneath the waves!

"Chen Zhufeng! It must be that Chen Zhufeng!" Lu Mingjun suddenly shouted. His face twisted into a scowl. He longed to grab Chen Xiaobei by the neck and strangle him to death.

Clearly, in Lu Mingjun's eyes, of everybody on the entire mothership, Chen Xiaobei was the only one who dared do such a thing.

The others would not dare do something like this even if they could.

Lu Mingjun's guess was, undoubtedly, accurate. This was all Chen Xiaobei's doing.

But Lu Mingjun did not have any evidence.

"Master." One of the core Family members stammered. "We have been watching Chen Zhufeng's room, but he has not come out so far!"

"What? How is that possible?!" Lu Mingjun's eyes were so wide, the corners of his eyes were beginning to crack, unable to accept the fact.

Even if he cracked his head, he could not think of anyone else to suspect other than Chen Xiaobei.

"Go to his room now! Find out whether he's in the room or not!" Lu Mingjun barked.

"Yes!"

A Lu Family member immediately took action.

At the same time, Chen Xiaobei had returned to his room, de-spelled the Prosperous Monkey Fur, and was already resting on his bed.

The core family member called almost immediately. "Master! Chen Zhufeng is in his room! He's never left!"

"How is that possible? That's not possible!" Lu Mingjun felt himself begin to crack.

He could not imagine, as to who, apart from Chen Xiaobei, would dare do such a thing?

The mothership had been flying for some time. No outsiders could have infiltrated the spacecraft midway in flight.

There was no one in Northern Wilderness Starfield who did not know that the interstellar combat weapons and equipment were the Temple's untouchable babies. Whoever touched them would be sentenced to death for sure!

Only a foreigner; an outlaw like Chen Xioabei would dare do such a thing!

But the problem was, there was not a single piece of evidence that could prove that it was Chen Xiaobei who did it.

Lu Mingjun began to waver. "Nephew Zhu!"

Lu Mingjun's eyes landed on Zhu Dachang.

"Yes, uncle Lu?" Zhu Dachang swallowed, sensing that something bad was about to happen.

"Come with me!" Lu Mingjun gritted his teeth like a tiger ready to pounce.

When he and Zhu Dachang arrived at the mothership's bridge, he said, "You told me that Chen Zhufeng has already accepted you, right?"

"Yes."

Zhu Dachang swallowed nervously.

No one knew this but Zhu Dachang could confirm that the missing space jets were Chen Xiaobei's doing!

Zhu Dachang was worried that Lu Mingjun may not let Chen Xiaobei off the hook, and might find out the truth.

"Good. Now that he's accepted you, I want to hear how you plan to take care of this matter?" Lu Mingjun asked.

"Take care of it?" Zhu Dachang looked worried. "How am I supposed to do that if we don't have any evidence??

"Are you trying to play dumb?" Lu Mingjun gave him a look that could freeze hell over. "Shouldn't you take a peek into his Spiritual Instrument's storage?"

Zhu Dachang gulped. "Yes, we should check everyone's storage"

Zhu Dachang was not confident at all.

All 10 of the combat space jets were definitely in Chen Xiaobei's Infinite Space Ring. Once they frisked Chen Xiaobei, the truth would be exposed.

Stealing 10 combat space jets was an executable crime in Northern Wilderness Starfield!

Even Ximen Dingjun would not be able to protect Chen Xiaobei!

Zhu Dachang could feel his stomach do a somersault when he thought of this. He was devastated.

Under Lu Mingjun's pressure, Zhu Dachang dared not deny him. All he could do now was to quickly contact Chen Xiaobei.

But what was the point of doing that?

So that Chen Xiaobei could hide all 10 combat space jets under the bed?

"Mm, it looks like you can be trusted!" Lu Minjun nodded. "Go tell all of the Lu core family members to lead search teams, and check every passenger's Spiritual Instrument's storage!"

If Zhu Dachang had said no, Lu Mingjun would have grown suspicious.

When Zhu Dachang agreed to do a search, it was proof that he was not on Chen XIiaobei's side, and would increase Lu Mingjun's trust towards Zhu Dachang.

After that, a strict search began.

Chen Xiaobei was, naturally, the first person to be searched.

And Lu Mingjun himself showed up at the scene.

"Hey kid! The alarm went off just now. Why did you stay in your room? Do you know what happened?" Lu Mingjun asked.

"I don't want to know!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "I don't like butting into other people's problems. Also, you see me as your enemy. I was afraid that if I left my room, you would have tried to accuse me of something I didn't do!"

"Hmph! Let me tell you, that 10 combat space jets were stolen just now, and you are our biggest suspect!" Lu Mingjun shouted.

"Is your brain missing a piece? I didn't even step out the door. Why am I the suspect?" Chen Xiaobei did not even try to hide the sound of contempt in his voice.

"Whether or not you should be suspected depends on what I find in your storage! You just need to hand over your storage ring, and let me check it!"

"You don't even have any evidence, why should I allow you to search me?"

"Your refusal to hand it over means that you have something to hide! As commander of this mothership, I have the jurisdiction to use force against you!"

"Fine! I'll let you check!" Chen Xiaobei said. "I'll just pretend that I've been bitten by a dog!"

"Hey, you piece of shit! Who are you calling a dog?!" Lu Mingjun exploded.

"If a person has no proof yet wants to search my Infinite Space Ring, isn't that like a mad dog biting at people?" Chen Xiaobei retorted.

"How dare you compare me to a dog?! Believe it or not, I will kill you!"

"I don't believe it!" Chen Xiaobei said. "Nothing good will happen to you if you kill me! Your family will be hated by millions of people and you will become like rats in the streets of Northern Wilderness Starfield! Even if you wanted to kill me, you wouldn't dare do it in public!"

"Don't celebrate just yet, you punk! Once I find a lead in your Infinite Space Ring, I'll dispose of you immediately according to military law! No one can protect you!"

"Fine! I'll let you check it then! Take a good look huh!" Chen Xiaobei took off the ring on his finger and tossed it over to Lu Mingjun.

Lu Mingjun caught it and then looked at the items inside.

If he did not search, he would never have known. But now that he had, Lu Mingjun's face changed color!

"So? Did you find what you're looking for?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

Lu Mingjun responded with scorn, "What a poor bastard! All he has inside this rare Infinite Space Ring are just a pile of rubbish! What a waste of resources!"

He could see everything that was stored in the Infinite Space Ring inside his head.

A few thousand low-grade Spiritual Stones, a few hundred Chinese herbal medicines, an enclosed painting, and some other insignificant everyday items.

Other than that, there was nothing else inside Chen Xiaobei's Infinite Space Ring.

"Hey, Lu, are you going to admit that you wrongly accused an innocent man?" Chen Xiaobei raised his brows at Lu Mingjun. "Give me back my stuff!"

"Hmph!" Lu Mingjun tossed the Infinite Space Ring back to Chen Xiaobei, and then walked away without another word.

All along, Lu Mingjun was so convinced that Chen Xiaobei was the biggest criminal.

But having searched Chen Xiaobei himself, he found that the 10 combat space jets were not the ring.

So, now, Lu Mingjun would have no choice but to not keep tabs on Chen Xiaobei but to focus on searching the rest of the mothership.

"Close the door!" Chen Xiaobei barked.

After Lu Mingjun left, two people remained outside Chen Xiaobei's quarters to keep a close watch on him for 24 hours!

The two people outside dared not rub Chen Xiaobei the wrong way, so they shut the door and kept watch outside the room.

Chen Xiaobei put his ring back on, and began to tap away on his phone.

Monkey King: Xiaobei! Do you have a fever or something? Why did you suddenly send so many things over to me? What are these toys? I have no use for them!

Chen Xiaobei: It's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! These are all my stuff! It's not for you! 😅

Monkey King: If they are not for me, then why did you send them in Red Envelopes?

Chen Xiaobei: Because the enemy was going to search my Spiritual Instrument's storage! I couldn't let him see my trump cards so I had to transfer them to someplace safe! Out of all the people in the group, the person I trust most is you! That's why I sent everything I had to you in a big red envelope!

Monkey King: Oh, no wonder! When I saw that I received such a large Red Envelope, I nearly went berserk! Has the enemy gone? If so, then I'll send all your items back to you!

Chen Xiaobei: There's no rush! I might send you more items later!

Monkey King: Are you serious? Haven't you sent me everything already? What else are you going to send?

Chen Xiaobei: My enemy will definitely plot against me. When that happens, I will turn his tricks against him, and make him fall into a pit! I might even be able to gain something out of it!

Monkey King: You really are the smartest of them all! Any enemy of yours is going to die! I support you!

Chen Xiaobei: Haha! Monkey King and I think alike! I will not show any mercy! 😏

Monkey King: Are you busy now?

Chen Xiaobei: No, I have nothing to do but wait for the stupid fish to take the bait.

Monkey King: If that's the case, then go to the Three Realms Red Envelope group. It's something big that has to do with you!

Chen Xiaobei: What is it? 😲 I've been cultivating in seclusion lately so I've not checked the group.

Monkey King: It's good news! Go take a look and you'll know!

Chen Xiaobei: Alright!

Chen Xiaobei exited the private chat and clicked into the Three Realms Red Envelop group chat.

NeZha: Woohoo! My Bro Bei is finally online!😃

Chen Xiaobei: Huh? I haven't seen you in this group chat for quite a long time already! I even thought that you've quit the group!

NeZha: We are people who were descended to carry out the Three Realms' duty. While we may not be able to give out red envelopes, we are not restricted from chatting in the Three Realms Intranet! I didn't join the conversation because I couldn't get the Red Envelopes. Watching other people get them is just going to be depressing!

Chen Xiaobei: Oh! Then why did you suddenly show up today?

Shen Gongpao: Let me explain! That's because there will be a new match in a few days. The people on duty from earth can also join!

Chen Xiaobei: A match? What category?

Shen Gongpao: That's up to you!

Chen Xiaobei: Huh? Am I hearing right? It's up to me? 🤯

Shen Gongpao: Yes! What the match will be is up to you to decide! You will also be providing the rewards!

Chen Xiaobei: What?! I will provide the rewards?

Chen Xiaobei muttered to himself, "Hmph! Why would this bugger Shen Gongpao be so kind to grant me the authority to decide? At the end of the day, he is still trying to find ways to set me up! I won't fall for it!"

Chen Xiaobei: I don't want to provide the reward nor do I want to decide the category of the match! You decide and I'll join!

Shen Gongpao: I'm not trying to plot against you this time! It was a consensual agreement that you should be the one calling the shots!

Chen Xiaobei: No way.

Li Bai: It's true! God Chen! You're very stingy! You are the champion of the poetry competition! Shouldn't the effects of the Scholar Heart work like magic?

Goddess Chang'e: God Chen! Don't forget, you won the singing competition and you pocketed the True Sound Pill!

Fan Xipin: And the Go competition! God Chen, you won Lady Nuwo's Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd!

God Erlang: As the saying goes, there will not be a fourth time! You've already won three championship titles and received three awesome treasures! Can't you just share a little bit with your friends?

God Chejiao: Yeah! Yeah! God Chen! People have to be generous! If you only take but don't give back, then you're a Pixie.

Goddess Zixia: God Chen! Just agree to it! We've been waiting for a few days!

Chen Xiaobei: Hehe, it's not that I don't want to agree to it. I'm just worried that no one could beat me. What if I win four championship titles in a row? 😎

Monkey King: If that happens, we'll have another round of Red Envelope Snatching Session! You can get as many Red Envelopes as you want!.

"Damn! Brother! No wonder, Monkey King told me that this is a piece of good news! So, he's waiting here to help me! As long as I become the champion, there will be a Red Envelope Snatching Session! This is awesome!"

Yanwang: Monkey King is right! If we managed to make you a champion, God Chen has to give us some reward! But! If God Chen manages to make himself a champion for the fourth time, then we will accept our loses! By then, we will have a Red Envelope Snatching Session!

Xiao Tianquan: Sounds good to me! We can snatch some Red Envelopes for ourselves during the Red Envelope Snatch Session as well! That would mean a happy ending for everyone!

"Damn! Brothers! Y'all did well!" exclaimed Chen Xiaobei.

Clearly, the whole thing was rigged for Chen Xiaobei to snatch more Red Envelopes for himself. After a small stir-up, the other group members began to go on board with them.

Bull Demon King: Agreed! Agreed! The plan is set!

Zhao Yun: The Red Envelope Snatching Session is long overdue! Time to have it! I support the idea as well!

Everyone: All is set in stone then! God Chen! Please don't disappoint us!

Chen Xioabei: No problem! I will try my best to think of a good competition! I want everyone to be able to participate in it! The most important thing is that I want everyone to be happy!

Shen Gongpao: I think you should tell everyone what's the reward first! Let me tell you bluntly! Do not even try to use some garbage from earth to fool us here!

Chen Xioabei: Hehehe… I remember that you like my Dragon's Edge a lot! I'm going to use it as the prize for the upcoming competition!

Monkey King: Xiaobei! This is clearly a rushed decision! Don't do it! Dragon's Edge is too valuable to be used as a prize!

Yanwang: Xiaobei! Quickly go find something to replace it! Dragon's Edge possesses infinite potential! It can become a really powerful Divine Weapon!

Shen Gongpao: A promise is a promise! You can't take it back! I will not allow you to do so!

Chen Xiaobei: Hehe… Who says that I'm going to go back on my words? I'm confident enough that I will become the champion again! That's why I'm not afraid of bringing out a good prize for the competition! How about you? Brother Shen… What are you going to give me if I claim the throne again?

Shen Gongpao: Hmph! You really shouldn't let your pride swallow you! I will make sure that you will not become a champion no matter what! If, you somehow manage to claim the throne again, I will definitely give you something extremely valuable in return!

Chen Xiaobei: Alright! Deal! Everyone, please remind me about this matter after the competition ends!

Shen Gongpao: You still haven't told us the details of the competition!

Chen Xiaobei: I was only told about this matter today. Allow me to some time to think about it! Three days! I will announce the details of the competition in three days time!

Shen Gongpao: Fine! We will talk about it three days later!

After that, Chen Xiaobei logged out from the Red Envelope chat group and clicked into his Brotherhood chat group.

Chen Xiaobei: Brothers! If I'm not mistaken, I think you guys came up with a competition idea for me, right?

Monkey King: Of course! We have talked about it for a few days!

Chen Xiaobei: Tell me quickly! What kind of competition? What do I have to prepare? Is there a 100% chance that I can become the champion of this competition?

NeZha: Let's welcome Old Wang to talk more about it!

Old Wang: Cough… I suggest a King of Glory competition! Almost everyone can take part in this competition! And they are just newbies! There's simply no way that they can take the first place even if they train for days and nights!

Chen Xiaobei: Damn! That's a damn good idea! Old Wang, what rank are you at right now?

Old Wang: Number one in the server!

Chen Xiaobei: What the hell! There's nothing I need to be afraid of then! You are going to help me to claim the throne! I like the idea! Let's do this!

Old Wang: The thing you need to do next is to get all the Red Envelope group members a cellphone! All of them are using a magical item to chat in the group! They can't play games on it.

Chen Xiaobei: No problem! I will ask Jing Fei to go purchase 10,000 Pear 7 Plus cellphones in a while!

Old Wang: Are you talking about the latest Pear 7 Plus? I'm pretty sure you will need to spend a lot of money for that, right?

Chen Xiaobei: Money is nothing to me on planet earth! I don't care about how much I spend. All I need to do is snatch one item during the Red Envelope Snatching Session and it will cover the entire cost of the whole thing!

Old Wang: It is settled then! Send all those cellphones to the group three days later! I will teach them how to play the game! Let them train for some time and we can have our competition after that!

Chen Xiaobei: No way! I will not let you teach them how to play the game!

Old Wang: Why?

Chen Xiaobei: You are my trump card! Please don't make your presence known before the competition! You need to act like a newbie in front of them! Just let NeZha and Hong Hai'er teach them!

Old Wang: Erm… You are just not going to let them win at all, isn't it?

Chen Xiaobei: Giving them a chance to win this competition is equivalent to suicide! Don't you forget that the prize that I'm going to reward them is the Dragon's Edge!

Yanwang: Xiaobei! Speaking of Dragon's Edge, there is something I want remind you! Shen Gongpao is more cunning than you initially thought! He will definitely do whatever it takes to win the competition!

Chen Xiaobei: I know! My most challenging opponent for this competition is Shen Gongpao! However, none of us will know his cunning plan before the competition! All I can do right now is deal with his cunning plan during the competition!

Monkey King: Don't worry! We will work together to go up against him! There's nothing he can do when he faces our combined force!

Chen Xiaobei: Well said!

…..

At the mothership's bridge.

"Nephew Zhu! I have searched everyone's storage bracelet and I find no combat quadcopters! Also, I went ahead and checked all the CCTV footage as well. There's nothing out of the ordinary! What should we do about this?" asked Lu Mingjun.

"About this… I don't know what to do about it as well…"

Zhu Dachang gulped and shifted his attention to the core family members of Lu Family.

"Uncle Lu and everyone here are wise men! I think you guys should have already figured out a way to solve this problem, am I right?"

"Alright! Follow my way then since you can't come up with an idea!" said Lu Mingjun.

"I'm all ears…"

"I want you to bring me Chen Zhufeng's Infinite Space Ring later!"

"Huh?! Chen Zhufeng has just accepted me not too long ago! He will not trust me! How is it possible that I can get my hands on his ring?!"

"I'm not asking you to ask from him! This is a bottle of roofie! Use this to drug him! When he loses his consciousness, it would be easy for you to take the ring from him!"

"Roofies? I can try that… But… I'm afraid that he will grow suspicious of me when he wakes up later… By that time, I will not be able to get close to him anymore!"

"This is a critical moment! We have to be more flexible! I will take you in as my godson if you can complete this task! You can stay at the Lu Family's place and assist me after you get this done. In other words, you don't need to stay with that Chen Zhufeng anymore!"

"Alright! I'm more than willing to do it!"

In Chen Xiaobei's quarters.

Zhu Dachang snuck in and closed the door behind him carefully.

"Mr. Chen! Lu Mingjun is going to set you up!" Zhu Dachang whispered.

"That's already expected. It's nothing to fuss over." Chen Xiaobei said placidly. "So, what is it?"

"Lu Mingjun wants me to drug you, and then bring your Infinite Space Ring to him! He didn't tell me exactly what he wants to do with it!"

"Heh! That's simple! He wants me unconscious but he only wants to take the Infinite Space Ring! That means he wants to do something to my Infinite Space Ring!"

"What is he going to do?" Zhu Dachang sounded very concerned.

A treacherous, untrustworthy, despicable scumbag like Lu Mingjun was like a poisonous snake. Once he decided to attack, he would make sure that it was the deadliest attack he could muster!

"It seems like you're not very smart, after all!" Chen Xiaobei chuckled. "10 missing combat space jets. Li Mingjun's number one priority right now would be to salvage this situation! He wants my Infinite Space Ring – that means he wants to plant combat space jets inside my ring! Then, I would be carrying around an undeniable criminal evidence! Then he will just put all the blame of the other 10 missing combat spacecraft on me! He will sentence me to torture, and force me to reveal the location of the space jets or force me to name my accomplices! No matter how much I deny it, this crime will be pinned on me, and the Lus will be cleared!"

Chen Xiaobei's analysis was perfectly reasonable and precise.

Zhu Dachang took in a deep breath and exclaimed, "Lu Mingjun really is a crafty old scoundrel! Not only would he be able to destroy you, he could also save his family's name! That's like killing two birds with one stone!"

Chen Xiaobei shrugged, a smile playing on his lips. "Heh, he really is a crafty old scoundrel. Sadly for him, I've already predicted everything. He will never be able to slip through my fingers!"

"That's right!" Lu Changwei nodded. "Mr. Chen's prediction is on point! An unpredictable prophet with an amazing foresight! When it comes to intelligence and resourcefulness, you are 10 times ahead of Lu Mingjun! Following you has been the best decision I've ever made in my life!"

"Alright, enough with the ass-sucking!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "Take out the drug, and do as Lu Mingjun said!"

"What?!" Zhu Dachang's mouth fell wide open. "Shouldn't we be discussing a counterplan? If we do what he wants, then aren't you jumping into the trap?"

"Heh, who do you think stole the 10 combat space jets?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

"I…" Zhu Dachang swallowed, and then in a small voice, said, "I think it's you…"

"Now, isn't that right? I could hide 10 combat space jets, which means I could hide more! How many Lu Mingjun puts into my Infinite Space Ring, that's how many he's gifting to me! I might as well take them!"

"Wow! That's incredible, Mr. Chen!" Zhu Dachang was practically leaping with excitement. "Compared to you, Lu Mingjun is a mullock! He will never be able to slip from your fingers!"

"Hehe." Chen Xiaobei chuckled as if everything was under control.

After that, Zhu Dachang ran into the HIVE with Chen Xiaobei's Infinite Space Ring in his hand. "Uncle Lu! By good luck, I was able to accomplish the mission! I have Chen Zhufeng's Infinite Space Ring!"

"Good! You did a very good job!" Lu Mingjun took the ring from him.

He examined the contents, and confirmed that it was Chen Xiaobei's.

"Are you certain that Chen Zhufeng drank everything?" Lu Mingjun asked.

"Yes, I'm certain! I mixed the drug into his coffee and saw him finish the whole cup with my very own eyes! He's completely unconscious now! If you're still worried, you can go take a look at him yourself!"

"No! I cannot go or the cameras will capture me as proof to accuse me of framing him!" Lu Mingjun smiled. "In fact, from now on, you are my godson! I have to trust you!"

Lu Mingjun thought that making somebody a godson was a gift, a privilege that most people could only ever dream of receiving.

Anyone who was bestowed with this bond will be predisposed to him!

Because of that, Lu Mingjun never suspected that Zhu Dachang would deceive him. So, he honored his promise and made Zhu Dachang his godson.

"Thank you, Uncle Lu for your trust!" Zhu Dachang bowed.

"Huh? Why are you still calling me uncle?" Lu Mingjun smiled.

"Oh, godfather! Your son, Zhu Dachang, pays honor to you, godfather!" Zhu Dachang was also a very skilled actor. He dropped his knees to the ground and tapped his head on the ground three times.

"Get up! We are family from now on!" Lu Mingjun offered a hand to Zhu Dachang.

From this little gesture, it was obvious that Lu Mingjun's trusted Zhu Dachang even more now.

"Thank you, godfather!" Zhu Dachang got up but he remained in a humbled posture, and stepped aside obediently.

Lu Mingjun smiled. "What do you guys think? How many combat space jets should we put inside so that that Chen guy is thoroughly screwed!"

Zhu Dachang was surprised to hear this. Mr. Chen really was incredible! His guess was so precise!

The core Lu core family members began to discuss among themselves.

"These interstellar combat weapons and equipment have always been the Temple's baby. One spacecraft should be more than enough to have his whole family killed!"

"One is not enough! We lost 10 of them! If we want to set him up as the mastermind, he shouldn't only have one left in hand!"

"That makes sense! After the bounty is split, the mastermind should get more! Everyone knows that!"

"Then we should put 10 more inside! We can say he stole 20, and gave a portion of that to his accomplices!"

"Mm, sounds about right. We'll do it that way then!"

While the group was discussing amongst themselves, Lu Mingjun shook his head and said, "I think we should put in 20!"

The others gasped. "Tw…Twenty? Master, are you kidding? That's enough to alarm the Temple Overlord!"

Lu Mingjun smiled. "That's the whole point! I want to the Overlord alarmed! It's not enough for that Chen guy to just die! The best would be for those who are close to him to be dragged into this! Eliminate all of them in one stroke!"

"Master, you are so smart! If the Overlord is alarmed, this matter would be blown out of proportion!" Everyone nodded.

"The bigger the problem gets, the better!" Lu Mingjun said. "Hurry up! Imitate the cracks on the broken doors on another 20 doors!"

Soon, there were another 20 steel doors which were slashed by True Kang. Another 20 combat space jets were being stored inside Chen Xiaobei's Infinite Space Ring.

"Son of a bitch! There's no one else who can save you this time!"

While holding on to Chen Xiaobei's Infinite Space Ring, Lu Mingjun put on a sinister smile. It was as if Chen Xiaobei had already turned into dead meat in front of him. At the same time, all the other Lu Family members started to laugh at Chen Xiaobei as well.

"30 of your combat space jets were being stolen by him! No matter what, he will die today!"

"He has to die! With him dead, we would be able to be cleared of suspicion as well! This is what I call killing two birds with one stone! Awesome!"

"Our head of the family is really wise! This is a really good move to eliminate Chen Xiaobei!"

....

"No! You are wrong! This is what I call killing three birds with one stone!" said Lu Mingjun with his head shaking.

"What? Killing three birds with one stone? Are there other hidden moves that I didn't know of?"

"Of course! Dong Xiaowu, Wenren Muyue, and the rest of them had mentioned that they are going to live and die with Chen Xiaobei, right? Once the overlord is notified of this incident, all of them will have to die! Even their families will die with them!"

"Oh! I see now!"

Upon hearing Lu Mingjun's evil plan, everyone was shocked.

"Our family head is the wisest man in the universe! He can see a bigger picture here! Not even we can see what he sees!"

"If Dong Xiaowu's and the rest of their families are dead, Lu Family will definitely become the most powerful family in Silver Plume Planet! By that time, our family head will become the governor!"

"So, this is the 'killing three birds with one stone' plan! Too good! This is really too good!"

If that's the case, we should store more combat space jets into the kid's ring! We need to make the overlord even angrier! We want to destroy all their families!"

Filled with excitement, all of them had already assumed that Lu Family was going to claim the throne.

"We can't do that! Don't you forget that Lu Family is responsible for the safety of this spaceship! The overlord will put the blame on us if we allow too many combat space jets to go missing!"

Immediately, everyone quieted down themselves.

"Let's follow the original plan then! Based on the current circumstance, I believe that it's enough to get that son of a bitch and his allies into knee-deep trouble!"

Lu Mingjun then nodded his head and looked to the other side.

"Dachang, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah? Noth… Nothing…" replied Zhu Dachang, gulped.

Clearly, the things they had just said had brought forth a huge impact on him. After all, Zhu Dachang still could not figure out what Chen Xiaobei was going to do about it. That was why worry struck him. Not to mention that if Chen Xiaobei could not find a way around it, they would end up like how Lu Mingjun wanted them to be. When that moment arrived, Zhu Dachang would truly know how scary Lu Mingjun was.

He was like a reaper that collected souls without any mercy given. Not only did he want to kill all of them but he also wanted to become Silver Plume City's governor. When compared to Lu Mingjun, Zhu Dachang felt like he was still too weak when it came to matters like this. He would not be able to do what Lu Mingjun did even if he was given ten years to train himself. He could not help but feel worried for Chen Xiaobei.

Though he was not feeling good about it, he managed to put on a very convincing act.

"Godfather, are you going to ask me to send back the ring to Chen Xiaobei?"

"No! In order to prevent the kid from transferring the combat space jets to other places, I will make you to send back the ring during the final moment!"

"That kid just drank the entire bottle of roofies. He will not regain his consciousness even when he arrives at the Thousand Lakes Planet! We don't have to worry about any unpredictable events!"

"No! We must be very careful! It's better to be careful than be sorry! I will not allow any of the plan to go sideways!"

"You are right…"

Zhu Dachang felt even more worried after knowing Lu Mingjun's thoughts. If Lu Mingjun insisted that he would return the ring to Chen Xiaobei during the final moment, there was nothing Chen Xiaobei could do to stop his own death.

"Actually, I want to remind you to turn on all the CCTVs and alarms when we take our leave later." Said Lu Mingjun.

"Yes!" replied Zhu Dachang with his head nodded.

"I heard that the Chen kid has a very powerful painting with him! I think it's being stored inside the ring! Should we take it out and take possession of it?!" said one of the core family members.

"Are you in idiot? In the past five days, everyone knows about painting while they were at the Overgrown Forest Planet! If you take his painting, people would know that we have messed with his ring! By that time, we won't be able to put the blame on him! Leave the painting alone! We are not allowed to touch anything in the ring!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! You are right about that!"

Everyone nodded their heads.

After that, Zhu Dachang turned on the CCTV and alarm system when everyone left. Other than the people in the HIVE, no one else knew about this evil plan.

…

At Thousand Lakes Planet's space landing pad.

After flying for some time, the spaceship that carried tens of thousands of Silver Plume youngsters had parked at Thousand Lakes Planet which was the nearest planet to Overgrown Forest Planet. They were supposed to go through the portal here to return to Silver Plume Planet.

"Wew! We are finally here! We can finally return to our home after we go through the portal!" said Qin Luoshu with a sigh of relief.

"I want to have all the good food when I return home later! I'm so damn hungry right now!" said Dong Xiaowu while rubbing his belly.

"All I want is a hot shower and a good sleep!" said Wei Ruilong.

"Muyue, what do you plan to do when you head back later?" asked Miao Yiyue.

"Something is not right! Where is Mr. Chen? Why is he still on the spaceship?" asked Wenren Muyue in a nervous manner.

"Could it be that Lu Mingjun is trying to kill Mr. Chen while we are not with him?!"

"No! I don't think Lu Mingjun is bold enough to do it! Look over there!" exclaimed Wenren Muyue with a shocked look.

Immediately, everyone turned around to look at where Wenren Muyue pointed. They could see that Lu Mingjun was bringing a group of people into one of the spaceships.

"The one that is walking in front is the overlord of Thousand Lakes Planet! And the people around him are the family heads of top-tier noble families! What the hell is Lu Mingjun doing with all those powerful individuals?!" asked Wenren Muyue, feeling worried.

"It shouldn't be a big problem!" Dong Xiaowu said. "Thousand Lakes's governor Zheng Xiongfeng and the Lu Family are not in good terms with each other, and Zheng Xiongfeng's son, Zheng Haotian is very grateful towards Mr. Chen for saving his life! There's no way the governor will want to harm Mr. Chen!"

"I know Governor Zheng pretty well." Wenren Muyue nodded. "But what if Lu Mingjun has already cooked something up! What if governor Zheng is being used?"

"You have a point." Miao Yiyue looked worried. "But, we don't know what Lu Mingjun's plan is, and the mothership is on lockdown! There's no way we can go!"

"I'm calling Mr. Chen so that he can be prepared!" Wenren Muyue took out her phone.

After a while.

"No one's picking up! There must be a problem! No, I have to go in and save Mr. Chen!" Wenren Muyue said urgently.

"Muyue! You have to calm down!" Miao Yiyue advised. "Mr. Chen is so much stronger than all of us here! If there's a problem, he will have no problem solving it! Even if he couldn't, and I'm just saying an if, what's the point of going in there?"

Wenren Muyue looked exhausted with worry.

But like Miao Yiyue said, if Chen Xiaobei could not solve whatever problem it was, they would not be able to do anything to help even if they went in. In fact, Chen Xiaobei might even have to save them again instead.

"Muyue! You were the one who believed in Mr. Chen the most! Are you telling us that you don't trust him this time?" Miao Yiyue asked.

"Yes, you're right! We have to trust Mr. Chen!" Wenren Muyue nodded. "He can do it! There's nothing in this world that he cannot do!"

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

After the life and death incident in Overgrown Forest Planet, they all trusted Chen Xiaobei unconditionally, and even saw him as a religious figure!

Of course, other than believing in Chen Xiaobei, they could do nothing else.

In the mothership.

The governor of Thousand Lakes said, "Master Lu! Losing 30 combat space jets is a serious crime! If the thief is not caught, you need to think about the consequences you will have to face!"

"Thank you, brother Zheng for your concern! Why would I invite you over if I'm not confident?" Lu Mingjun chuckled.

"Save the brotherly names! You and I are not that familiar with each other!" Zheng Xiongfeng said. "Since you've invited me here, I will make sure to carry out my duty impartially! If I can't catch the thief, I will have to catch you!"

"Don't worry, governor Zheng! I am very confident!" Lu Mingjun said.

"Since you're so confident, why didn't you capture the thief then? Why are you wasting time? What if the person escapes?" Zheng Xiongfeng questioned.

"That's because this person's identity is a very sensitive issue. Unless I have someone just like you, governor Zheng, to be my witness, I wouldn't dare to touch him. I'm afraid that people will accuse me of abusing my position to retaliate against a personal enemy!"

"Retaliate against a personal enemy? Who might that be? Who is this person you have a grudge against?" Zheng Xiongfeng asked.

"That person's name is Chen Zhufeng. He killed my son Lu Changwei!"

"Chen Zhufeng?" For a moment, Zheng Xiongfeng's eyes flashed with shock and confusion.

About 10,000 young people from his planet had joined the Elite Hunting Competition. Had it not been for Chen Xiaobei, Thousand Lake City would have fallen into mayhem, and the young governor Zheng Haotian would not have been able to return safely!

"What is it? Governor Zheng, don't tell me that you heart has softened towards him just because he saved your son?" Lu Mingjun asked.

"Of course not!" Zheng Xiongfeng said sternly. "As long as there is evidence, I will make sure that justice is served!"

"I knew it! Governor Zheng has always been just and will never bend the law in favor of personal interests!" The excitement in Lu Mingjun's eyes revealed that his insidious plan was going accordingly.

"Enough nonsense! Where is this Chen Zhufeng?" Zheng Xiongfeng asked.

Lu Mingjun raised his finger and pointed. "His room is in front! Please come with me, governor Zheng!"

"Huh? Why are there two people at the door? Did you put him under lockdown?" Zheng Xiongfeng frowned.

"No, it's not a lockdown! It's just house arrest! My men are just guarding the door. They didn't harass Chen Zhufeng at all!"

"Whether there's harassment or not, we'll know in a while! If Mr. Chen is the thief, I will not be lenient! But he's not, I will not be gracious to the people who intend to frame him!"

Clearly, Zheng Xiongfeng was very grateful towards Chen Zhufeng for saving his son.

"We're here. Just ask as many questions as you please!" Lu Mingjun shot the two men a look and they opened the door immediately.

"Chen Zhufeng! Stop sleeping! Get up!" Lu Mingjun pretended to shout, and he rushed to be the first inside the room.

Lu Mingjun reached out and grabbed Chen XIaobei off the bed by his collar.

It might have appeared to be a simple gesture but Lu Mingjun was actually secretly dosing Chen Xiaobei with the antidote through his Ethereal Force.

The antidote was to neutralize the drug he instructed Zhu Dachang to dose Chen Xiaobei with earlier. It was effective immediately and Chen Xiaobei was awakened from the deep sleep.

"Mmm…" Chen Xiaobei stretched his arms lazily, as if he had just woken up from his slumber. It was as if he was never drugged at all.

"Don't bare your fangs and brandish your claws!" Lu Mingjun barked, and reached out to smack Chen Ziaobei's left hand.

In a swift motion, Lu Mingjun placed the Infinite Space Ring back onto Chen Xiaobei's finger. It was done so quickly and smoothly that no one saw it happen.

Lu Mingjun had obviously practiced sleight of hand many times. It was all done flawlessly and effortlessly.

Even the Zheng Xiongfeng who was only one step behind him and he did not notice anything.

At a glance, Chen Xiaobei simply looked like he had just woken up, and his Infinite Space Ring was undisturbed; therefore, eliminating all possibilities of him being framed.

This was Lu Mingjun's entire conspiracy!

He planted 20 combat space jets into Chen Xiaobei's Infinite Space Ring.

And then at the very last minute, he covertly returned the ring to Chen Xiaobei's finger! He obliterated any possibilities of him fabricating evidence against Chen Xiaobei, and prevented Chen Xiaobei from having any time to transfer the space jets elsewhere!

With the impartial, uncompromising Zheng Xiongfeng as witness, Chen Xiaobei would not be able to wiggle his way out once the Infinite Space Ring was thoroughly searched!

"Huh? Why are there so many people?" Chen Xiaobei glanced at the people who had gathered around him.

"Mr. Chen! I am the governor of Thousand Lakes City, Zheng Xiongfeng! Master Lu told me that he was more than certain that he has proof that you were the one who stole the 30 combat space jets! Since you are on Thousand Lake Planet's territory, I have the responsibility to find out the truth! I hope you can cooperate with us!"

"Fine! I will cooperate!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

"Good! It's great that Mr. Chen Xiaobei agrees to cooperate!" Zheng Xiongfeng said. "The items that were stolen were 30 combat space jets. A plunder this size could only be hidden inside Storage Spiritual Instruments and nothing else! So, Mr. Chen, if you would, please hand over your Infinite Space Ring so that I could do a search!"

"Alright. Here!" Chen Xiaobei took off the ring and handed it over.

A smile stretched across Lu Mingjun's face when he saw this.

Before he put the ring on Chen Xiaobei's finger, Lu Mingjun had made sure to check that all 20 combat space jets were inside!

That was less than 10 seconds ago, but Chen Xiaobei did not even think twice before he surrendered his ring to Zheng Xiongfeng.

Chen Xiaobei had fallen into his trap. He could never get himself out of this!

Zheng Xiongfeng noticed the expression on Lu Mingjun's face and suspected that something was amiss. So he asked Chen Xiaobei, "Mr. Chen, before I search your ring, I'd like to confirm two things with you!"

"What are they?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

"First, did anyone harass you while you were in your room? Second, has anyone touched your Infinite Space Ring?" Zheng Xiongfeng said. "These two questions are crucial. Think very carefully before you answer!"

Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "I've been sleeping very comfortably in my room. No one came to disturb me, and no one touched my Infinite Space Ring! I wore it on my finger and if anyone touched it, I would have surely woken up immediately."

Zheng Xiongfeng's brows were furrowed when he asked, "So, you're saying that no one touched your ring, and if the stolen goods are inside, it was not planted by someone else, am I right?"

"Yup!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged again. "I had the ring on my finger the whole time. No one would have the chance to plant anything."

"If that's the case, I'll begin my search! Once the search results are out, there's no changing it!"

Lu Xiongfeng focused his attention and began to search the Infinite Space Ring.

Lu Mingjun's smile widened at this. He had actually prepared some rhetoric to justify the search but Chen Xiaobei was so cooperative, he did not have to say anything. Chen Xiaobei had thrown himself into the fire without his prodding.

"So, the stolen goods are inside, right?" Lu Mingjun asked impatiently.

He had planted the stolen goods inside himself, and he had even made sure to check that the space jets were inside before he 'returned' it!

Zheng Xiongfeng said nothing, his brows still knitted together as he passed the Infinite Space Ring to the other masters of Thousand Lake's first class nobles.

The ring was passed around, and each person looked inside it. Finally, the ring was returned to Zheng Xiongfeng.

"You have all searched it, right?" Lu Mingjun could not wait any longer and made the executive decision when he shouted, "Guys! Come in and…"

Before he could finish his sentence, Zheng Xiongfeng called out in an even louder voice, "Guards! Come in and arrest Lu Mingjun and the rest of the Lu Family!"

"What?!" Lu Mingjun's eyes widened in disbelief. "Gov… Governor Zheng! What is the meaning of this?"

"There's not a single combat space jet inside Mr. Chen's Infinite Space Ring! There was none at all!" Zheng Xiongfeng said sternly. "That is to say that Mr. Chen has nothing to do with the missing combat space jets! As the people in charge of this mothership, your family will have to bear the responsibility of the missing items!"

"What?! They're not in there? How is that possible? You must be mistaken!"

Lu Mingjun's mouth opened so wide you could stuff a fist into it.

He had put the space jets inside himself! He even double checked! How could they not be inside?

"We've all searched though it thoroughly. There's no way we're mistaken. If you don't believe us, then I will allow you to check it once for yourself!"

Zheng Xiongfeng offered the Infinite Space Ring.

Lu Mingjun took it, and rummaged through it. When he was done, he looked like he had just seen a ghost.

"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! No way!"

Clearly, Lu Mingjun could not find the space jets inside either.

Other than the few knick knacks that Chen Xiaobei had inside earlier on, there was not a shadow of the combat space jets inside!

"Give it back!" Zheng Xiongfeng grabbed the ring from him. "Now that the matter has been made clear, we can confirm that Mr. Chen is not involved int the case of the missing combat space jets!"

"No way! This is absolutely impossible, governor Zheng! Listen to me, this is a misunderstanding!" Lu Mingjun began to doubt himself as he spoke.

He would never know where the 20 combat space jets went.

"I don't think so!" Zheng Xiongfeng said grimly. "From now on, you, Lu Mingjun has the right to remain silent. Anything you say will used against you and shall be reported, word for word, to the Overlord!"

"I…"

Lu Mingjun looked like he was going to be sick. His palms were cold and sweaty.

He had racked his brain and exhausted his wiles to come up with this ruthless scheme, thinking that he could destroy Chen Xiaobei and everyone who supported him.

Luckily, Chen Xiaobei and his supporters were safe and unharmed. Instead, it was Lu Mingjun and his core family members who would suffer!

What was funnier was that the Zheng Xiongfeng and the Thousand Lakes nobles that Lu Mingjun invited to witness Chen Xiaonbei's crime actually witnessed his instead!

He really shot himself in the foot this time.

Based on Zheng Xiongfeng's character, he would not be lenient with Lu Mingjun and the Lu Family. He would make sure that the case was presented before the Northern Wilderness Overlord. Even if the Lu Family was not destroyed, they would at least suffer a great deal of losses!

"Blaaargh…" Lu Mingjun was so upset thinking about it that he suddenly vomited blood.

"Heh, Master Lu, isn't it a little too early to be vomiting blood? You'll be doing more of that later on!" Zheng Xiongfeng barked. "Guards! Lock the Lu Family in the dungeon, and wait for the Overlord's orders!"

Because this matter involved the Northern Wilderness Overlord, Lu Mingjun dared not resist his arrest but allowed himself to be taken away obediently.

"Mr. Chen! I'm sorry to startle you!" The anger in Zheng Xiongfeng's had disappeared. He handed the ring back to Chen Xiaobei with both hands.

"You're too polite, governor Zheng. I don't deserve it."

Chen Xiaobei took the ring back and slipped it back on.

"Why not?! You saved my son Zheng Haotian! You have done us such a great favour, I don't know I can ever repay you!"

Zheng Xiongfeng straightened his clothes, and raised both hands, and gave Chen Xiaobei a bow.

"I…"

Chen Xiaobei did not expect this governor whose ranking was equal to that of the Silver Plume Dong Zhao to be so courteous towards him.

"Mr. Chen saved our family's future! We will always remember what you've done!"

The rest of the first-rate nobles did the same, and gave Chen Xiaobei a deep bow!

Those who joined the Elite Hunting Competition were all young nobles from different planets.

Also, these young nobles were either the families' heirs or related to both the top-tier nobles or the common nobles. These young people were vital to their respective families.

Without Chen Xiaobei, they would have all perished, and all the noble families would have to face the tragic loss.

That was why, apart from the one million young people, their families too were very grateful towards Chen Xiaobei.

Zheng Xiongfeng and the others had invited to Chen Xiaobei to remain in Thousand Lakes Planet, and promised him nobility. He even promised to make Chen Xiaobei their number one guest of honor, promising to support whatever venture Chen Xiaobei would pursue.

However, right now, Chen Xiaobei had no desire to associate himself with them, so he made a brief, polite chatter and then excused himself.

Zheng Xiongfeng had to sort out the Lu Mingjun affair so he was not overly insistent.

Everyone lined up to send Chen Xiaobei off.

When Chen Xiaobei walked out, Wenren Muyue, Dong Xiaowu and the others rushed over to him.

"Mr. Chen! What happened? Why have you only come out now?"

Everyone studied Chen Xiaobei, watching out for any signs that Chen Xiaobei was injured or was being put in a difficult situation.

"Nothing. Governor Zheng and the rest simply came here to thank me. We merely talked about the weather. Look, am I not perfectly fine?" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

"Really? So governor Zheng and the others purposely came here to thank you? It's not that simple, is it?" Wenren Muyue frowned. "We saw the Lu Family being escorted out just now! Something big must have happened inside!"

"Yeah, Mr. Chen, tell us. What in the world happened to the Lu Family?" Dong Xiaowu asked.

"What happened? Don't keep us on tenterhooks. Just tell us!" Miao Yiyue was curious too.

"Hehe, as the saying goes – don't bother trouble unless you want trouble to trouble you!" Chen Xiaobei laughed. "Lu Mingjun got himself into trouble, and dragged his family down with him!"

No one understood what Chen Xiaobei was talking about, but as they waited for his explanation, Chen Xiaobei's phone rang.

He looked down at his phone, and everyone stopped asking questions.

It was a message.

Monkey King: Xiaobei! Why have you sent another Red Rnvelope? Are these the spoils you took from your enemies?

Chen Xiaobei: That's right! I was going to take only 10 combat space jets but my enemy gifted me with another 20! So, now I have a total of 30!

Monkey King: Have you taken care of that enemy?

Chen Xiaobei: I don't have to. He screwed himself up really good – enough to die, in fact. 😁

Monkey King: Then should I send the things back to you?

Chen Xiaobei: Yes, please! Thank you, Monkey King!

Monkey King: Why are you being so polite? We're brothers! Get ready to receive Red Envelopes!

Ding –

Congratulations! You received a red envelope from Monkey King. The Green Emperor's Divine Gourd, 533 Demonic Beast Corpses, and three million low-grade Spiritual Stones have been deposited into your treasure chest!

This Red Envelope contained all of Chen Xiaobei's belongings and that was why the notification text was a long list.

With this large Red Envelope, Chen Xiaobei's things were once again returned to his Infinite Space Ring.

Knowing Monkey King's personality, he would never touch anything belonging to Chen Xiaobei.

That was to say that Chen Xiaobei was able to cause that bastard Lu Mingjun to suffer by just using the Red Envelope feature.

The first time when Chen Xiaobei sent everything to Monkey King, Lu Mingjun's investigation came to naught.

The more crucial part came later.

Lu Mingjun had thought that Chen Xiaobei was drugged but the fact was that Chen Xiaobei had the Cleansing Bhodi with him so he was not knocked unconscious.

When Lu Mingjun slipped the ring back on Chen Xiaobei's finger, Chen Xiaobei was actually awake.

Chen Xiaobei used telekinesis to send the 20 combat space jets in a Red Envelope to Monkey King.

It was all done in a short 10 seconds. So, when Zheng Xiongfeng and the others searched the ring, they were unable to find the combat space jets.

And Lu Mingjun's plot was ruined. Not only did he fail to entrap Chen Xiaobei, he caused his entire core family to be imprisoned.

It was all solved beautifully.

After that, Chen Xiaobei led the Silver Plume people to the portal and returned to Silver Plume Planet.

The people on Silver Plume had already known about what had happened in Overgrown Forest.

On this very day, with the governor Dong Zhao in the lead, nearly all of the nobles gathered before the portal to welcome Chen Xiaobei and the others. It was like a hero's welcome.

Today, the whole Silver Plume City rejoiced in an atmosphere of jubilee. It was livelier than a festival celebration.

Today, the name 'Chen Zhufeng' had become the pride of the whole Silver Plume City. Whenever someone mentioned the name Chen Zhufeng, the people's faces would be filled with awe and respect. They were very proud to be associated with Chen Zhufeng.

On this same day, Chen Xiaobei was welcomed by the governor Dong Zhuo himself. Everyone knew that he had come to bestow upon Chen Xiaobei the title of a noble, and officiate Chen Xiaobei's presence in the inner city of Silver Plume!

This also meant that Chen Xiaobei had finally secured a place in Northern Wilderness. Although it was not yet written in stone, it was already considered a major breakthrough.

In the near future, Chen XIaobei would be able to establish his foundation, allowing his friends and family to leave the secret space to live a proud and respectable life in Northern Wilderness Starfield!

When they arrived in Northern Wilderness, it was already morning. After a series of social niceties and entertaining associates, the sky was already dark.

Fortunately, the governor's banquet was the final stop. Once the party dissolved, Chen Xiaobei could finally get away.

But just as he was about to leave, he was notified by the security guard that the governor had asked for him.

Chen Xiaobei did not refuse to see him, but followed the guard to Dong Zhuo's room.

In the large, luxurious room sat two people.

"Governor Dong! Elder Wenren!" Chen Xiaobei greeted them with a slight nod.

"Please take a seat Mr. Chen!" Dong Zhuo gestured to a seat nearby, a warm smile on his face. "Are you pleased with the banquet tonight?"

Chen Xiaobei took his seat and spoke frankly, "Governor Dong called me here to talk about something that cannot be discussed during the banquet. Time is precious. Please, governor Dong, let's get straight to the point!"

"Good! That's what I like about Mr. Chen!" Dong Zhuo put away his smile and said in a more serious tone, "I remember the first time when we met, Mr. Chen, you told me that you were a survivor from the 3rd Regiment. Am I right?"

"Yes! That's what I said, but they were lies!" Chen Xiaobei laid his cards on the table. "Actually, I came from a tear in space. By chance, I came to Silver Plume City. If I had not lied, I'm afraid that I would not have been able to stay here till this day!"