50: Chapter 50 We'll sneak in quietly later, no shooting!

Lu Chen looked at Shen Mengyao, who was standing straight but still could not hide her heaving chest, and waved his hand with a headache.

"Alright, alright, stop standing there, sit down."

He pointed to the animal skin rug on the ground.

Shen Mengyao blushed, and along with Lin Bufan, obediently knelt on the edge of the rug, looking like two elementary students ready to listen to a lecture.

"You two, one is a Saint, the other a Saintess; you are the face of our Yunxiao Holy Land."

Lu Chen spoke slowly, his voice carrying the hoarseness of someone who had just woken up.

"Therefore, today, your master will give you some special training and teach you the first iron rule of being away from home."

Lin Bufan and Shen Mengyao immediately pricked up their ears, and even the Su Sisters nearby stopped what they were doing, looking curious.

Lu Chen cleared his throat, his expression becoming serious.

"Remember, when venturing into a Secret Realm, don't be afraid to cause trouble!"

"If you really cause trouble, or if you see someone you don't like and want to pick a fight, don't use our own Holy Land's name, and don't use our own Cultivation Technique or Martial Skill."

He extended a finger and shook it slowly.

"Just say you are from the Jiang Family of the Zhongtian Domain, or a Personal Disciple of the Dao Yi Holy Land. If that doesn't work, Taichu Holy Land is fine too."

"Which Holy Land is famous recently? Which one is badass? Use their name! The name must be big, the tone must be arrogant, scare them first! You get the items, and you give the other faction a bad reputation—it's a win-win!"

Lin Bufan's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh hard.

"Brilliant! Ancestor Lu's strategy is truly brilliant!"

Shen Mengyao, however, listened with a pale face, her worldview receiving a violent shock. She asked weakly:

"Ancestor Lu, do we... do we really find this useful? It doesn't seem to make sense, does it?"

"Logic?"

Lu Chen glanced at her and continued:

"If others don't believe it and get suspicious, they still won't dare to act rashly. Why? Because even if they suspect you are fake, they can't prove it! What if you are real? This is called risk gaming."

"This is called 'better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't.' But if the other party suspects you, as long as you don't ride on their faces, they won't bother you."

"But what if a fight actually breaks out?" Shen Mengyao's voice was as thin as a mosquito's.

"If a fight breaks out, it's even easier to handle!"

Lu Chen slapped the armrest of his chair.

"If you can't bluff them and get beaten up, just open your mouth and shout, 'Ancestor, save me!', then summon people, and summon me out!"

"And I must emphasize the most important point!"

Lu Chen suddenly remembered something, and his expression became extremely solemn.

"If you want to do things like robbing houses and looting, or killing people for their goods, absolutely! Absolutely do not use our Holy Land's name! Remember to disguise yourself, change your clothes, and don't use your real names!"

He lowered his voice, leaned in closer, and said mysteriously.

"When doing bad things, remember to imply to the other party, 'I am from the Wanhua Immortal Gate,' or 'My father is an Old Ancestor of the Zixiao Holy Land.' If you can secretly learn a few of their Sect's unique Divine Abilities like I did, it will be even more realistic."

Learned it! This is the truly useful Dao!

Shen Mengyao sat there blankly, her mind a complete blank.

Is this the legendary code of conduct for an Emperor? Why is it completely different from what is written in the Sect's scriptures?

"Ancestor Lu, we are, after all, a righteous Sect. Is doing this... is it against the principles of the Righteous Path?"

"Righteous Path?"

Lu Chen acted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

He flicked his finger, and a chestnut landed precisely on Shen Mengyao's smooth forehead.

"Thump."

"Ouch!" Shen Mengyao covered her head, her eyes teary.

"Silly girl."

Lu Chen leaned back into his chair and crossed his legs.

"What kind of place is the cultivation world? Others are wolves and tigers, and you want to be a little white rabbit, waiting to be eaten?"

"The so-called Righteous Path is just the rules written by the victors. As long as we are strong enough, what we do is the Righteous Path! Understand?"

Shen Mengyao nodded, half-understanding. Although she still felt something was wrong, looking at Lu Chen's matter-of-fact expression, she found herself unable to refute.

Just then, the flying ship shook violently, and its speed slowed down suddenly.

The sea of clouds ahead dissipated, and an incomparably magnificent canyon appeared before everyone's eyes.

The mountains on both sides of the canyon looked as if they had been split by a Divine Being with a giant axe. The fractures were as smooth as mirrors, reflecting thousands of rays of light under the sunset, magnificent yet desolate.

"Let me teach you one last trick."

Lu Chen's voice rang clearly in everyone's ears through sound transmission.

"When looting treasures, we should not shoot; we will sneak into the village quietly and get rich secretly."

Wei Hongyu walked over at some point, and hearing this, couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"You are a dignified Emperor, why are you acting like a thief?"

"You don't understand this."

Lu Chen said righteously.

"This is called strategically hiding strength. Only by being unexpected can you catch them off guard. You can also call it—I am the 'Old Six'!!"

He waved his hand and gave the order.

"Take down all the flags of the Holy Land! Only hang the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce's flags!"

Following his order, the large cloud-patterned flags representing the Yunxiao Holy Land on the flying ship were quickly lowered, leaving only the golden "Wanbao" flags fluttering in the wind on both sides of the ship's hull.

The luxurious wanbao treasure ship slowly sailed into the outer airspace of the Sunset Grand Canyon.

At this moment, the area outside the canyon was already bustling with noise, and the flying Magic Treasure of various forces were floating in the air, densely packed like an aerial market.

There were chariots burning with flames, with the flag of "Fentian Valley" hanging on the front.

There were huge palaces pulled by nine ice-crystal dragons; that was the vehicle of the "Ice God Palace" of the Beixuan Domain.

There were also many flying ships from first-class forces, although not as imposing as these hegemonic forces, they each had their own characteristics.

When the wanbao treasure ship, a behemoth that could be called a mobile golden palace, appeared, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"It's the ship of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce!"

"Tsk tsk, they really have money to burn. This ship could probably buy our entire Sect."

On the chariot of Fentian Valley, an old man with red hair named Yan Lie sneered at the Disciple beside him.

"Just a bunch of merchants, nothing to fear. At most, they are here to try their luck and see if they can buy some Materials afterwards. No need to pay attention to them."

On the side of the Ice God Palace, a beautiful woman in palace attire, Xue Ji, also just glanced at it lightly and then withdrew her gaze.

"Although the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce has immense wealth, their top combat power is scarce. As long as we don't provoke them, they won't look for trouble themselves."

The big shots of various forces almost all had the same thought.

They had no idea that on this merchant ship, which they saw as full of the stench of copper, sat a living human Emperor.

The Wanbao Chamber of Commerce of the past had plenty of resources, but very little top combat power, yet they were not easy to provoke. After all, they had resources and intelligence and could hire many big shots. However, as long as one didn't provoke them, there wouldn't be any big trouble!

Inside the barrier on the deck, Lu Chen had already laid back down.

Su Qiyue had peeled another juicy Immortal grape and handed it to his mouth.

Lu Chen opened his mouth to eat it, his eyes passing through the barrier, looking at those forces outside with great interest.

Those Elders who were usually high and mighty were now full of smiles, exchanging pleasantries with each other, saying some insincere polite words. The atmosphere was as peaceful as friends chatting.

"Hypocritical."

Lu Chen curled his lips and started teaching his Disciples on the spot.

"See that? This is what they call the Righteous Path. Smiling on the outside but hiding a knife on the inside, honey-mouthed but sword-hearted. Once the Secret Realm opens later, these people will flip their faces faster than flipping a book."