A thunderous roar of lightning and thunder could be vaguely heard from within the black mist.
Outside the black mist, a torrential downpour had begun.
The center of the banquet, surrounded by the heavy rain, seemed to be encased in a water sphere. Inside the sphere was the swirling black mist, and beneath the mist were the bewildered humans.
The lights went out, and the splendor vanished.
All signals were cut off.
Everything seemed to fall silent.
From the edge of the black mist, near the parking lot, a young man in a black jacket emerged.
He held an umbrella, moving with an air of leisure, humming a tune, and looking with great satisfaction at the water sphere and black mist, from which an ancient ruin was about to appear.
"Lu Tai, where King Zhou of Shang immolated himself. The Heavenly Wisdom Jade is about to appear. My plan has taken a huge step forward."
This young man appeared to be only twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. His features were ordinary, but his eyes were deep and effeminate. The narrow corners of his eyes gave him a sinister aura.
However, when he turned around, his eyes suddenly changed. The corners of his eyes became round, and he was full of vitality. Even his hairstyle shifted slightly, giving him a radiant, sunny disposition.
Two completely different temperaments alternated on him, creating a sense of split personality.
On the rain-drenched road, a luxury car drove up.
The young man's eyes flickered, and he quickly moved to cleverly block the car's path.
"Madam, it's raining so heavily, and even President Sun received notice and couldn't make it. How could you still come?" the young man said, quickly opening the car door.
Li Fengzhi stepped out of the car, wearing simple cloth shoes. She looked with disappointment at the hotel after the downpour. "What happened? It's all dark. Is the banquet over?"
The young man smiled. "They just set off large fireworks, so it's dark everywhere. The banquet is over. Madam, you came... to see someone?"
Li Fengzhi sighed. "You know me. I wanted to see that child. Although I'm sure he's not the son I lost, I still feel a strange sense of kinship."
The young man tried to dissuade her. "The person might not want to see you. I heard from Brother Chengfeng that the young man named Sun Qinglu seems very proud. He has a small group behind him, and they don't look like decent people."
"Hmph, don't mention Li Chengfeng. He's been hanging out with that scion of the Sun family lately and denied it when I found out. It turns out he lost over twenty million gambling, and that Sun scion helped him pay it off."
"That scion, Sun Shaoyang, is truly infuriating, but Yong'an always favors him, preventing me from disciplining this child."
Li Fengzhi shook her head, unwilling to talk about young master Sun any further.
She smiled at the young man. "Little Xu, you are young and ambitious. It's a waste for you to be my driver. I told Yong'an that during the next company training, I'll arrange for you to be an assistant first. With your abilities and talent, you will be the most capable person in the Sun family in the future."
A trace of tenderness flashed in driver Xu's eyes. "I'm not going anywhere else. I just want to be your driver, Madam."
He directly opened the car door and glared at the temporary driver. "You get out!"
The driver looked confused. "Ah? What do you mean?"
"With such heavy rain, how were you driving? When you turned just now, you didn't slow down in advance. What were you rushing for?" Driver Xu sneered. "With your skill, you think you're worthy of driving Madam?"
The driver was angered and ignored Li Fengzhi's presence. "We all drive cars; we're all workers. What right do you have to lecture me?"
A murderous glint appeared in Driver Xu's eyes, but he then smiled gently. "Apologies, brother. I got a little agitated." Su Dan Novel Network
The driver continued to curse stubbornly. Li Fengzhi had always been gentle and tolerant with staff, but this time, she even intervened. "Old Zhang, your driving is indeed not as good as Little Xu's. Go back. You've worked overtime today, and I'll give you double the bonus. Let Little Xu take me back."
She was actually in a bad mood and was still thinking about young Sun Qinglu, so she wanted to chat with Little Xu.
Driver Zhang was delighted. He could have a day off and get paid extra.
He got out of the car and snatched Xu's umbrella. "If you like serving people so much, go in and drive. You idiot. I have other engagements."
Driver Xu's sunny demeanor suddenly shifted back to his initial effeminate appearance. He smiled at Zhang, revealing a row of white teeth, and then slammed the car door shut with a bang, speeding away.
Rainwater splashed all over Old Zhang.
Old Zhang spat. "He's always sucking up to Li Fengzhi, acting like she's family. Isn't he just an employee? Hmph. I understand Madam's situation. Damn it, he's got ideas about that old woman. Is he crazy about marrying into wealth?"
Muttering these vulgar words, Old Zhang shook his umbrella and opened it, intending to catch a taxi.
But suddenly, he discovered in horror that he couldn't lift his feet.
The ordinary umbrella in his hand felt impossibly heavy.
Damn it, what is this?
Driver Zhang was greatly alarmed and tried to shake off the umbrella, but it wouldn't budge. The handle seemed to have melted into his palm, fusing with his flesh and blood.
Oh no!
Driver Zhang seemed to hear Little Xu's voice in his ears: "Your flesh and blood will be offered to me. Your soul will never find peace after death. Fool, you've provoked the wrong person!"
The black umbrella suddenly opened, expanding to the size of a parasol. Its ribs protruded like thousands of steel knives.
Before Driver Zhang could cry out, the giant demonic umbrella snapped shut with a bang.
Flesh and blood were pulverized!
Blood and shattered bones were rapidly absorbed by the demonic umbrella. The umbrella returned to its original state, then, like a crow with spread wings, it shot across the sky, darting through the rain.
Driver Xu drove Madam back to the Sun family villa. After watching Li Fengzhi enter the house, he raised his hand.
The demonic umbrella flying from the sky landed precisely in his hand.
"Well, are you satisfied? Good. Let's head back to the Liuyang River Hotel. The show is far from over!"
No one would have imagined that the leader of the Taoist sect, the master of Tianyi Temple, the proclaimed genius of the Taoist world for a century, Xu Chunyang, was disguised as Li Fengzhi's driver in Chaoge City!
The title of Grand Celestial Master was not merely a title.
It represented status and power.
There were three thousand Taoist sects in the world, and Xu Chunyang had spent ten years reorganizing them. He had finally brought them under his control.
With the wealth and manpower of these three thousand sects, he was capable of launching a war to destroy a small country.
However, Xu Chunyang's goal was far more ambitious and insane.
"The Pure Land is about to appear. Only by purifying everything can we start anew. No one understands my compassionate heart. You, Qin Yexuan, are merely seeking fame and indulging in your romantic entanglements. How laughable..."
Xu Chunyang reappeared within the black mist and sneered.
At the banquet center within the black mist, the ground had already caved in. Beneath the earth, a strange structure seemed to be rising!