186: I am a righteous person!

"Scholar?" Bailu was surprised. Upon closer inspection, aside from a satchel similar to a scholar's, there was nothing else on him that resembled a scholar.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a beggar.

The scholar ran under the large tree and nodded at the two.

"I came to Guo Bei County to collect debts. I was passing through here when I encountered heavy rain, so I'm resting for a while. Please don't mind me."

The scholar was very polite.

Li Tian Ce and Bailu also made space for him.

Such a polite person in this chaotic world...

Usually dies a miserable death.

"Strange, this tree doesn't look very dense, so why isn't a single drop of rain falling? And the ground is dry?"

While confused, the scholar didn't think much of it. He simply placed his satchel on the ground and took out an account book from inside.

"With such heavy rain, I hope my account book doesn't get soaked, otherwise, how will I collect debts!"

The more he worried about something, the more it happened.

The account book was completely soaked by the rain, every page tightly stuck together, impossible to turn.

Some account books were even ruined by the rain, with not a single character on them discernible.

"It's over, it's over!" The scholar slumped to the ground, his eyes filled with despair. "If I can't collect the debts, I'll definitely starve to death this year..."

"Even if you have the account book, people probably won't acknowledge the debt. It's quite possible you'll even die here."

A faint voice drifted over.

The scholar turned his head to look, and it was the white-dressed girl, Bailu.

"Miss, you speak incorrectly. It is said that paying debts is only natural. If I have evidence and they don't pay, then it's breaking the law. I can use the evidence to sue them at the county yamen."

The scholar's words were very naive.

Bailu burst into laughter, almost choking, "You impoverished scholar, still using ancient texts! Do you really not know what the world is like today? Someone like you, you'd probably enter the county and immediately end up on the chopping block."

"Why would I be on the chopping block?" The scholar was puzzled.

Li Tian Ce, who had been silent, finally looked at the scholar: "I'm very curious, how did you get here? Didn't you encounter bandits on the way?"

"No." The scholar was very honest. "All the way here, I only met the two of you."

Li Tian Ce paused, sighing inwardly at this foolish boy's good Luck, not encountering any bandits or demons on his journey.

However, that was the extent of it.

"If you enter Guo Bei County, you will definitely encounter people, and whether these people will be as friendly as us is uncertain."

In a chaotic world, there were still such naive people.

Li Tian Ce, out of kindness, gave a reminder.

If the scholar was willing to listen, he might be able to save his life, but if he didn't...

If he died, he died.

Beside him, Bailu also showed a curious expression, sizing up the scholar.

After days of killing, she was filled with a murderous aura, and her eyes would occasionally revert to vertical pupils, making her seem even less like an ordinary person.

Just that one glance scared the scholar quite a bit.

"You... this, Miss, why did your eyes just turn like a snake's?" The scholar sat on the ground, his expression a little flustered.

"I'm a snake, is that not allowed?"

"This..."

The scholar was a bit speechless. He carefully observed Bailu's eyes but didn't see the vertical pupils again, thinking he had just been mistaken.

He rubbed his eyes, and saw no more vertical pupils.

The scholar couldn't help but raise his hand to feel his forehead, "Could it be... I have a fever?"

After a brief interaction, neither of them paid any more attention to the scholar. However, the scholar, like a chatterbox, kept telling them how miraculous the tree they were sheltering under was.

It annoyed Bailu so much she wanted to slap him to death.

Fortunately, the heavy rain came and stopped quickly.

The scholar packed his belongings, said goodbye to the two, and went to Guo Bei County, while the two continued to wait for Chu Mo to arrive.

[System Notification: Administrator Chu Mo requests Transmigration to Group Member Bailu's world. Do you agree: Yes/No.]

"Finally!" Bailu's face showed a hint of relief, and she quickly nodded: "Agree."

A white light flashed, and Chu Mo landed steadily.

"Chu Ge, you're finally here." Li Tian Ce stood up and greeted him warmly.

Having been with Bailu all this time, he had to constantly keep his little brain clear, lest he make a mistake and perish in this chaotic world of demons.

But now that Chu Mo was here, the sun had risen.

"What's the progress bar pushed to now?" Chu Mo asked out of the blue.

Bailu was utterly confused.

Li Tian Ce, however, understood the meaning of the words.

It was simply asking him how far along his great rebellion was.

"It hasn't started yet..." Li Tian Ce said, a little embarrassed.

He had been here for quite some time, and he hadn't even completed the most basic task of recruiting soldiers and buying horses.

However, he couldn't be blamed for this.

Who knew that this world once had Immortals and Gods? This was his first time in such a Rank of world, and he couldn't afford to be anything but cautious.

"Not started yet..." Chu Mo patted him on the shoulder, comforting him: "No rush. How easy is it to successfully conquer a high-Rank world?"

From the current perspective, the Rank of this world definitely belonged to the top tier in the Chat Group.

After all, Immortals and Buddhas once existed here.

But now, the Prodigy wreaking havoc across the land cannot be ignored. Not to mention anything else, that Prodigy who could kill the Mount Tai Earth God is at least on the same level as Fahai.

"Mhm." Li Tian Ce nodded slightly and explained his plan to Chu Mo.

"Now that we understand the background of this world, the sudden disappearance of powerful Immortals and Buddhas also indicates that this world is not simple, but those are not things we should consider for now."

Their strength was insufficient, so they naturally couldn't investigate the reason for the disappearance of Immortals and Buddhas.

But they could investigate this world.

"The Dao traditions left by Immortals and Buddhas should still exist. What we need to guard against are high-level experts like Fahai in the imperial court."

Such high-level experts usually serve as National Teachers in a Dynasty.

As for other Dao traditions, it still needs to be clarified how many are willing to help this decaying old Dynasty.

And what they needed to do was establish a base, and then Li Tian Ce would try to win over these Immortal Cultivation Dao traditions.

"If we can win them over, we will. If not, I'll find a way to have other Dao traditions hold back those who oppose me, or even destroy them."

"You are already an Emperor, carrying Dragon Qi. If you can scrape some National Luck and Dragon Qi from this Jin Dynasty, it will be of immense help to you." Chu Mo proposed a plan.

Using the Jin Dynasty's imperial relatives as a guide, harvest their Luck, plunder the Jin Dynasty's National Luck, and integrate it into himself, allowing him to have a special destiny.

This way, convincing those Dao traditions would be much easier.

Bailu rested her chin on her hands, curiously observing the two.

She didn't understand a single word of what they were saying.

But she was loyal!

Just point her in a direction, and she'd dare to charge forward!