Urban All-Round Master

Capítulo 1467: Chapter 1501: The Three Generations of Popes of the Bright Church

“Yes. Since I’ve decided to join the South Heavenly Gate, I’ve thought it over carefully.” Mu Cangtian nodded. Over the past few days, he pondered a lot alone and also witnessed the Thunderbolt-like tactics of the South Heavenly Gate.

Instead of waiting for the declining Mu Family to rise under his leadership, it’s better to join the South Heavenly Gate and later revive the Mu Family using its influence.

“And what about Mu Yang? What does she think?” Lin Zifeng thought for a moment, realizing it was still necessary to solicit Mu Yang’s opinion. After all, the Mu Family is declining, but it still has heirs.

Lin Zifeng didn’t want Mu Yang to feel uncomfortable about this matter in the future.

Mu Cangtian gave a mysterious smile and clapped his hands.

With the crisp sound of clapping, the door to the meeting room was pushed open again.

Soon after, Mu Yang walked in with a smile on her face.

At this moment, she looked radiant and charming, her smooth and delicate face glowing even more brightly, as if her spirits had lifted after the events following her grandfather Mu Qingcheng’s passing.

“Mu, Mu-sister…”

Lin Zifeng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but eventually held back. His gaze was surprised as he fixed his eyes on her. Mu Yang’s cheerful demeanor was unexpected for him.

“What? Haven’t seen me for a few days, and now you don’t recognize me?”

“No, not at all. How could I not recognize you?” Lin Zifeng chuckled foolishly.

“Are you satisfied with the effect?” Zhang Mengjie, standing aside, asked with a smile, her charming body trembling slightly, causing Lin Zifeng’s eyes to widen.

“Satisfied! Of course satisfied!” Lin Zifeng laughed heartily, finally feeling relieved.

Initially, Mu Yang’s situation had constantly lingered in Lin Zifeng’s mind. Now, not only could Mu Yang’s situation be effectively resolved, but it also added greater strength to the South Heavenly Gate.

At least, it would be very beneficial for the market that the South Heavenly Gate opened in Yanjing in the future.

“So, does this mean all of you agreed to join the South Heavenly Gate?” Lin Zifeng glanced at Zhang Mengjie, who was smiling widely. Well, it was all orchestrated by this little Elf, who managed everything about the South Heavenly Gate meticulously. Truly deserving of her underworld background, her thinking was so meticulous.

“Yes.” Zhang Mengjie led, and the three nodded in unison.

“If Young Master Lin needs anything in the future, I, Mu Cangtian, will certainly provide all the knowledge I know!”

With a piercing look, Mu Cangtian immediately expressed his loyalty to Lin Zifeng.

Only by fully opening one’s heart can he gain greater trust from the other party. Mu Cangtian was quite adept in social instances.

After spending so many years rescuing his family, now he was putting all hope in the South Heavenly Gate, which is so much better than those other families…

“Uh…” Lin Zifeng was stunned for a few seconds.

“My father is right. Since we have already joined the South Heavenly Gate, we must naturally work wholeheartedly for its absolute interests in the future.”

Mu Yang also stepped forward to show her loyalty.

“…”

This time, Lin Zifeng’s head felt even heavier, thinking, is it really that easy to agree to everything?

Previously, when Lin Zifeng stirred up trouble in the Mu Family, Mu Cangtian nearly tried to kill him. But now he stood before him, appearing so submissive. Lin Zifeng indeed felt a bit like he was dreaming…

“Actually… you don’t need to be so formal. When you’re with me, I hope you can be more natural, so you won’t be uncomfortable, and neither will I.” Lin Zifeng said with a wry smile, his gaze inevitably falling on Zhang Mengjie, the root cause of the issue.

Zhang Mengjie naturally understood his gaze, and she laughed, “Young Master Lin, since Mu Family Head and Miss Mu are willing to join our South Heavenly Gate, it’s naturally a great thing. Not only can we strengthen our South Heavenly Gate, but also use our momentum to help the Mu Family regain its status in Yanjing. Isn’t this a win-win method? You remain you, they remain them, and calling you Young Master Lin in public while engaging casually in private negotiations poses no problem. You needn’t worry much; just consider it as if nothing happened…”

“…”

Lin Zifeng already had no words. The affairs of the South Heavenly Gate were entirely handed over to Zhang Mengjie for management. He himself was just a minor player.

“Since you all have already discussed it, what else is there for me to say?” Lin Zifeng shrugged, remembering the incident of King Yan’s death.

“King Yan has already been killed by me. As for dealing with the Ability Group, I suppose Sister Zhang knows how to arrange it.”

“Rest assured, I will arrange everything for you. Now, if you have questions for Mu Family Head, I’ll step out first.”

Before leaving, Zhang Mengjie gave him a knowing smile and winked, as if to tell him, “See how I handled everything?”

“Now that there’s nothing left for me, I’ll take my leave too.” At this point, Mu Yang also gave Lin Zifeng a knowing smile, seemingly suggesting with her eyes: “See you at home tonight, you rascal. Remember to come and find me tonight.”

The lascivious thought lingered in Lin Zifeng’s mind.

After everyone had left the meeting room, Lin Zifeng respectfully invited Mu Cangtian to sit down.

With a smile, he asked, “Does Mu Family Head really know about the Western Bright Pope’s secret?”

This question had been on Lin Zifeng’s mind for a while, unexpectedly unfolding into a play performed by Mu Father and daughter.

Mu Cangtian smiled knowingly, ready to engage in pleasantries, but Lin Zifeng interrupted him: “Mu Family Head, now it’s just the two of us. You should see that I’m not fond of unnecessary pleasantries. Please get to the main point.”

“In that case, I hope Young Master Lin won’t mind.”

“…” Damn! Is it still possible to have a pleasant conversation? What could have been a straightforward dialogue ended up being a convoluted exchange due to the damned pleasantries.

Seeing Lin Zifeng already eager to continue.

Mu Cangtian chuckled, seeing little reason to continue with excessive formalities, saying, “The so-called Western Sect Hierarch is actually the current Western Pope. When the third generation Bright Church Pope was not yet abdicated, the current Pope was then the Sect Hierarch. Of course, after the third generation Bright Church Pope died, the succeeding Sect Hierarch became the current Pope.”

“Abdication? Does that mean the previous Pope retired?” Lin Zifeng wasn’t very familiar with the concept of abdication, somewhat resembling the tradition of monks abdicating in Buddhism.

“Yes. It’s said that the Bright Church has a thousand-year history, but only three generations are known to the world.”

(A note to readers: Recently I’ve been on a business trip, and might stay in Suzhou Kunshan for two months, so today the housing situation was finalized. Huahua indeed hopes to write more each day, increasing the manuscript fee, but Huahua also has a job. So in the next two months, except for unforeseen circumstances, there will be four~five updates a day!)