Is this what a zombie is?

143. Exceptionally clean

"Young Master Ai, to be honest, we business people around here all believe in a God of Wealth."

He leaned closer to Ai Yi and lowered his voice mysteriously, "Tomorrow happens to be the day of the memorial service. I wonder if Young Master Ai would be interested in joining us to share in the good fortune?"

"Worship the God of Wealth?" Ai Yi feigned just the right amount of curiosity. "Is it Guan Yu, the God of War?"

Zhao Hongyuan shook his head, his smile carrying an indescribable meaning.

"We don't worship the Martial Saint very often here. We worship someone else. And this person is incredibly efficacious. I don't usually tell this to just anyone."

Ai's eyes lit up, and she jokingly asked, "Could it be that Boss Zhao's wealth is due to worshipping this God of Wealth?"

Zhao Hongyuan nodded heavily, his face full of certainty: "Don't laugh at me, Young Master Ai, it's really true."

These words successfully piqued Ai Yi's curiosity.

"Really? Then I have to go and see for myself. I want to see which deity is so powerful."

"Okay, I'll send a car to pick you three up tomorrow."

Having achieved his goal, Zhao Hongyuan did not linger any longer; he still had other things to do.

"Excuse me, I have some things to attend to at the company, so please excuse me. If you need anything, please just tell Xiao Wang."

"Sure, sure, you go ahead with your work."

Watching his receding figure, Ai Yi suppressed her exaggerated expression and exchanged a glance with Jiang Chen.

"I plan to follow them," Jiang Chen said in a low voice.

Ai Yi's Qiuniu totem can listen to Zhao Hongyuan's every word and action, but it can only listen to the sound. He has to fill in the visuals himself and cannot pinpoint the exact location or know who the other party is meeting.

So Jiang Chen decided to follow them.

Ai Yi pondered for a moment and nodded.

He knew Jiang Chen's strength, and although he was somewhat worried, he trusted Jiang Chen's judgment even more.

"Okay, be careful. Don't alert them."

"rest assured."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Chen flashed and silently disappeared into the crowd, leaving no trace.

The alleyways of the urban village are as intricate and complex as a spider web.

Jiang Chen's figure moved silently through the shadows of the alley, his footsteps barely a sound, his breath barely a whisper, as if he had become one with the darkness.

For him now, this level of stealth tracking is nothing more than a piece of cake.

Moreover, he didn't get too close, maintaining a distance of nearly 100 meters. He didn't need to keep a close eye on the other party all the time; the other party's life magnetic field was the best coordinate for Jiang Chen.

Zhao Hongyuan did not return to the company; instead, he wandered through the maze-like alleyways.

Finally, they stopped in front of an inconspicuous tea stall.

At the tea stall, a middle-aged man with sunken eyes sat uneasily.

Upon seeing Zhao Hongyuan appear, he seemed to see a savior, and he stood up abruptly, his face plastered with a fawning smile.

"Mr. Zhao... Mr. Zhao, what's the matter? Is His Excellency willing to meet with me?"

Zhao Hongyuan casually waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down first.

"Old Jin, you are quite fortunate; the Venerable One has agreed to see you."

Although they were dozens of meters apart, Jiang Chen's superhuman hearing allowed him to hear their conversation clearly.

Zhao Hongyuan's tone was somewhat strange, with an ambiguous meaning, but the middle-aged man, overwhelmed by ecstasy, was completely unaware of it.

He was so excited that his lips were trembling and his voice changed.

"I...I...I've really been chosen, I can really go to see the Venerable One?"

"Of course," Zhao Hongyuan said calmly.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, thank you for your guidance!"

Jin Peilin was so moved that he almost knelt down on the spot, and asked in a trembling voice.

"Mr. Zhao, is there anything I should be careful about? I'm afraid I'll be too nervous and say or do the wrong thing in front of the esteemed person..."

Zhao Hongyuan patted Jin Peilin on the shoulder and gently reassured him, "Don't be nervous, relax. The Venerable One is a very kind person. Just keep a calm mind and answer his questions honestly."

"You should know what an incredible opportunity it is to be summoned by the Venerable One; it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance."

You absolutely must seize this opportunity!

Jin Peilin's face was flushed red with excitement, and he nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice.

you do not say!

In the entire urban village, everyone knows that Zhao Hongyuan and Feng Yingjun, these two big shots, were once just small-time characters like themselves.

Their success and rapid advancement are precisely because they have been summoned and appreciated by the venerable one.

Such an opportunity is now right in front of him, so of course he has to seize it!

If he can seize the opportunity, he can escape his current impoverished life and become a superior person, just like them.

Thinking of this, his breathing became heavy and even more rapid.

Completely unaware of Zhao Hongyuan's pitying gaze.

"Let's go, don't keep the Venerable One waiting."

Zhao Hongyuan stood up and led the excited Jin Peilin back into the crowd.

Jiang Chen quietly followed, and through the conversation between the two, he had a guess in his mind.

This so-called venerable one seems to be selecting something from the lower classes by bestowing opportunities.

To develop followers, consolidate power, and expand territory?

The two walked one after the other through several more dilapidated alleys, finally stopping in front of a crumbling old residential building.

The building has an extremely old style, at least thirty or forty years old.

The walls are mottled, with large patches of plaster peeling off, revealing dark red bricks.

It's not just that it's old and dilapidated; many windows are also covered with ivy and other vines, which wrap the entire building in a tattered green coat.

I don't know what happened, but nobody cared and just let these plants grow wildly.

So much so that when Jiang Chen first saw it, he thought it was a dilapidated building, an abandoned building with no one living there.

More importantly, the environment here gave Jiang Chen a very strange feeling.

Just from the feeling, there is a gloomy atmosphere here, a chilling atmosphere that makes people afraid to go near. People with a weak heart will feel their skin crawl as soon as they get close.

However, when Jiang Chen activated his Qi Observation Technique to try to investigate its energy composition, the scene in his field of vision was completely different.

The energy field of this building is unusually...clean.

Compared to the dark cloud of negative energy—a mixture of greed, jealousy, despair, and resentment—that hangs over the entire urban village, this place is so clean it's like paradise.

This cleanliness is so out of place that it's almost abnormal.

Moreover, that Venerable One is hiding here. How can there be no problem here?

Jiang Chen watched as Zhao Hongyuan and Jin Peilin walked into the residential building one after the other, and he followed them.

This was a tenement building with three sides enclosed. Jiang Chen calmly surveyed his surroundings.

The first floor of this building is not a residence, but has been transformed into various small shops, forming a miniature ecosystem.