Chen Nan glanced at the night sky.
It had been filled with stars just moments ago.
But now.
A dark cloud had obscured them all.
He murmured, "No matter who they are."
"No matter if they've cursed me."
"As long as they are descendants of Yanhuang."
"As long as they've been wronged."
"I, Chen Nan, have the obligation to seek justice for them."
As the words fell.
A powerful aura shot straight into the sky.
Breaking through the veil of dark clouds, revealing the myriad of stars.
A true man knows what to do.
And what not to do.
He did not seek fame or fortune.
But he could not stand to see the common folk suffer.
Of course.
He had always been this way.
He was before.
And he would be in the future.
Li Mu's voice choked with emotion, "Do you know why I like you?"
"Some people speak of national righteousness."
"But you are different from them."
"National righteousness has long been integrated into your very blood."
"Whether you are weak."
"Or strong."
"National righteousness has become a part of your life."
"Although this makes your life very tiring."
"You have never complained."
Chen Nan looked at the starlit sky, "Life is inherently a journey of gradual departure."
"In gaining, we lose much."
"Family affection."
"Friendship."
"Love."
"But."
"Faith is the one thing we must never lose!"
Li Mu smiled, "I am fortunate that we both hold faith in our hearts."
"I will now use my connections to contact the tycoons in Jizhou."
"Let's meet tomorrow at noon."
Chen Nan hummed, "You left in such a hurry before, I forgot to bestow upon you a fortune."
"It's not too late to do so now."
Li Mu was a bit bewildered, "What do you mean?"
"National righteousness requires both of us to uphold it together!"
"The nation and its people require both of us to maintain them!" Chen Nan said with a smile as he hung up the phone.
Listening to the beeping on the phone, Li Mu couldn't help but frown, "Mysterious, what is all this!"
Before he could put away his phone.
A dense spiritual energy surged into his dantian.
Condensing into a core in his dantian.
And forming a nascent soul.
At the same time.
His severed arm began to itch intensely.
The next second.
His empty sleeve billowed, and a brand new arm grew out.
His empty left eye socket sprouted a bright eye.
"Holy crap!"
Li Mu's scalp tingled.
He was deeply shocked by the scene before him.
Simultaneously.
The countless barriers within his body were broken, and he transformed into a peak Mahayana stage powerhouse.
"Is this the fortuitous encounter that guy mentioned?"
"How terrifying has he become?"
"What has he experienced in these past two years?"
Li Mu's eyes turned red.
A strange pain welled up in his heart.
He didn't know what Chen Nan had gone through in the past two years.
But one thing was obvious.
It must have been intertwined with death.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have risen so quickly.
It's just that.
After enduring so much hardship outside, he finally returned home.
With no time to relax, so many vexing matters awaited him.
He raised his head and looked at the night sky, his eyes filled with anger, "Although it is said that Heaven will bestow a great task upon a person, it will first test their mind, exhaust their sinews, starve their bodies, and impoverish them."
"But."
"Is this too cruel for him?"
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By the moat.
A gentle night breeze blew, bringing a sense of coolness.
Even though it was late at night.
Many anglers were by the riverbank, fishing in the darkness.
Chen Nan and He Shanshan walked hand in hand along the river, listening to the events of the past two years.
Xie Churan, along with Xie Ling'er and her son, had moved back to their rural hometown.
Yue Qimeng, along with her twin daughters, were taken to the capital by Yan Wushuang.
Although nothing had happened between them and Chen Nan.
Yan Wushuang had taken a great liking to the twins.
Xu Qingxin had also retreated behind the scenes, no longer appearing in the spotlight.
Chen Xiazhi and Chen Hanlu were still attending university in the capital.
They occasionally called and video chatted.
As for his parents, they were reportedly living in the Ninth Dimensional Minor World.
Although after the rise of the Four War Gods, they had visited the outside world once, wanting to bring He Shanshan to live there.
He Shanshan had refused.
It was unfamiliar there, and much less comfortable than staying on Earth.
"Do they know you're back?" He Shanshan looked up at Chen Nan.
Chen Nan smiled, "I returned and went straight to Jizhou, I haven't had a chance to see them yet."
He Shanshan, "If they knew you were back, they'd be very happy."
Chen Nan sighed, "I'll see them after I deal with the Han family!"
Personal affections, though important.
National righteousness transcended personal affections.
The urgent task was to eliminate the Han family, this malignant tumor, and thus declare war on the Four War Gods.
He glanced at the Azure Dragon tattoo on his chest.
His mood was complex.
The Azure Dragon's soul had been severely depleted in the battle with the Human Emperor.
He didn't know when it would wake up.
He truly had no clue about rebuilding the Heavenly Court.
However.
Before that.
He could deal with the Four War Gods first.
And restore Earth's previous order and laws.
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The next day.
At noon.
Chen Nan, driving Jian Ning's Rolls-Royce convertible with He Shanshan, arrived at Lake Heart Residence.
It was a high-class private restaurant.
The place where Li Mu had invited the Jizhou tycoons to meet.
After parking the car.
Li Mu, looking energetic and radiant, came forward to greet them.
Chen Nan asked, "Have the tycoons arrived?"
"A total of thirty-six were invited, and only fifteen have arrived so far," Li Mu shrugged helplessly.
He had utilized his old connections.
Contacted the thirty-six tycoons through a retired official.
However.
Favor fades with distance.
After that official left, his influence was not what it used to be.
It was already remarkable that fifteen had come.
Chen Nan nodded slightly, "As long as they simultaneously expose the Han family's misdeeds, this indictment will be enough to bring down the Han family!"
What Chen Nan wanted was a just cause.
Let alone fifteen tycoons reporting the Han family.
Even one would suffice.
Chen Nan then followed Li Mu into Lake Heart Residence.
They entered a large private room.
At this moment.
The fifteen bosses, who had been happily chatting, saw Chen Nan.
Their eyes showed shock and unease.
If the Han family found out they had met Chen Nan here, would they let them off easily?
An elder with silver hair and a receding hairline slammed the table and roared, "Chen, why are you here?"
Chen Nan, "I was the one who arranged for you to be summoned."
A middle-aged man angrily asked, "Why did you summon us here?"
Others also had anger written in their eyes.
Chen Nan, "I heard that the Han family once extorted considerable funds from you, right? My intention is simple, as long as you jointly testify to the Han family's evil deeds."
"I can bring down the Han family and avenge you."
"And retrieve the wealth that belongs to you."
A middle-aged man named Liu Jun sneered, "Are you implying you want to bring down the Han family?"
"Chen, find a place to pee and see who you are!"
"Do you think you can contend with the Han family?"
"With what?"
"They have a peak Mahayana stage expert backing them."
"How the hell can you possibly contend with them?"