Chapter 60: Completely Subduing Erigou and Meeting the Emperor of Divine Firmament!

"Didn't you blow yourself up, kid?"

Looking at the figure appearing before him, Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound nearly popped his eyeballs out.

He had witnessed Shen Lang's self-detonation with his own eyes.

Yet, turning around, someone was calling him "Ergouzi" (Two-Dogs).

For a moment, this made him feel like his brain capacity was running a bit low.

Wearing a mask, Shen Lang gave Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound a side-eye. "Are they idiots, or are you an idiot too?"

"I was able to suppress Lord Frieza to come here and find you, what the hell is a mere Zhou family?"

"Wasn't it the Supreme Kai?" Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound looked at Shen Lang with a meme-like expression.

Shen Lang froze for a second.

Then he immediately waved his hand. "That's not important."

"What's important is, do you want to follow and work for me?"

"This..."

Seeing Shen Lang suddenly ask such a serious question.

Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound also put away his playful attitude and looked at Shen Lang with utmost seriousness.

After a long while.

He asked the question he cared about the most: "If I follow you, what can you give me?"

"What do you want?" Shen Lang looked back at him with an equally serious expression.

After all, he had been secretly observing the battle between Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound and Zhou Botong just now.

And he found that this dog seemed far from being as simple as he had imagined.

At first glance, it looked like Zhou Botong was relentlessly beating him down.

Yet every single lethal strike from Zhou Botong was dodged by Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound by a hair's breadth each time.

Coupled with the fact that the system had opened a dedicated quest just for him,

and it was even a quest without any penalties.

This was enough to show that this dog was far more complicated than he appeared on the surface.

That was why he had come back to look for Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound.

After staring at each other for a full minute,

Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound chuckled and said, "I want to be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"

Hearing this,

Shen Lang also smiled.

He understood that this dog's condition was to stand at the very pinnacle of this world.

And that happened to be his own idea as well.

He immediately smiled and nodded, "If you call me Dad, I won't short-change you."

"Forget about being the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, even if you want full-package VIP service, I can promise it to you!"

"Damn it, a promise is a promise, from now on I'm following you!"

Hearing that Shen Lang could even satisfy his desire for a full-package VIP service, Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound decided to go all in.

After all, he had witnessed Shen Lang's potential with his own eyes.

Not only was he exceptionally talented, but his intelligence was also top-tier.

As long as someone like this didn't die prematurely,

his future destiny was to be a supreme ruler.

And his own troubles, his deep-seated hatred,

might actually be resolved with Shen Lang's help.

Seeing that Heavenly Monarch Sky-Hound had finally pledged his loyalty,

Shen Lang gave a sweet smile. "Then you'll be called Ergouzi from now on. Disguise yourself a bit, and get ready to come with me to see Her Majesty."

"You call that little girl Her Majesty?"

Ergouzi looked at Shen Lang with a somewhat strange expression.

In his eyes, although the Divine Firmament Great Empress was quite decent,

she was still far inferior to Shen Lang.

It made no sense for a born sovereign like Shen Lang to address someone else as Her Majesty.

Shen Lang could also tell what Ergouzi was thinking.

He immediately laughed and said, "What the hell do you know? Call her Majesty now, but in the future, she'll be calling me Dad!"

Ergouzi: "..."

...

At the same time.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion.

Divine Firmament stood in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, pacing back and forth continuously.

Shadow, standing off to the side, assumed Divine Firmament was worried about Nalan Yanran,

so she couldn't help whispering a reminder, "Your Majesty, Yanran is already fine now. You don't need to worry, she'll be fine after taking a nap!"

"I'm not worried about her!"

As soon as she said this,

Divine Firmament immediately looked toward the entrance and cursed, "That damn dog, why isn't he here yet!"

Her angry curse left Shadow somewhat bewildered.

She couldn't help asking, "Who is Your Majesty waiting for?"

"Who else could it be besides Shen Lang?" Divine Firmament said impatiently.

"Ah?"

Shadow looked completely blank. "Didn't he blow himself up?"

"Blow himself up my foot! That kid is a vicious strategist, a vicious strategist who only schemes for himself. How could he possibly blow himself up?"

"He was just putting on a show for you people to see."

"This..."

Hearing this, Shadow was completely at a loss for words.

As an expert in the Nascent Soul realm, she was extremely certain that Shen Lang had indeed blown himself up just now.

Yet, looking at Divine Firmament's exasperated expression, it was as if Shen Lang truly hadn't died at all.

Just as she was hesitating, a solemn voice rang out from the entrance, "Your subject Shen Lang, pays respects to Her Majesty!"

Boom!

Hearing this voice, Shadow couldn't help herself and rushed straight out.

Then, she was shocked to discover that Shen Lang was actually standing right at the entrance with a smile on his face.

This scene shattered Shadow's worldview completely.

She felt that this world was simply too filthy.

Things she had witnessed with her own eyes could actually turn out to be fake.

Just as Shadow intended to ask how Shen Lang had managed to pull that off,

Divine Firmament's furious voice echoed out from inside, "Get your ass in here!"

Shen Lang flashed an honest smile at Shadow and walked into the hall with a carefree stride.

Then he cupped his fists toward Divine Firmament. "Your Majesty, I am endlessly grateful that you came to rescue this humble subject in person!"

"Cut the useless crap, what kind of game are you playing, kid?"

"Do you really have a way to wipe out the Zhou family?"

Noticing that Divine Firmament had developed a genuine killing intent toward the Zhou family,

he put away his joking expression and said in a serious tone, "The Zhou family is doomed this time..."

As he spoke, Shen Lang laid out his entire plan from start to finish in one breath.

The more Divine Firmament listened, the more alarmed she became.

She couldn't believe that Shen Lang had only been in Returning Cloud City for just a few days,

yet he had already manipulated the situation to this extent.

This made her secretly vow in her heart that if she ever found her true destined husband, she must recommend Shen Lang to him and never let him escape her control.

Otherwise, Shen Lang would become the biggest stumbling block on their path to hegemony.

Having figured this out,

Divine Firmament nodded quite seriously and said, "Since you've already arranged everything, proceed with your plan!"

Seeing that Divine Firmament had agreed to his plan,

Shen Lang cast his gaze toward Nalan Yanran, who was fast asleep not far away.

He asked softly, "And Yanran..."

"I can't tell, you kid actually have some conscience. She only suffered damage to her spiritual core and fell asleep."

"However..."

At this point, Divine Firmament seemed to recall something, the corners of her lips curling into a curious smile. "I'm quite curious, how are you going to explain this to her after she wakes up?"

"You must know, the deeper the love, the fiercer the hatred!"

Looking at Divine Firmament's gossipy expression, Shen Lang's lips twitched as well.

He knew Divine Firmament was right.

Nalan Yanran possessed a fiercely proud and unyielding personality.

Thinking he was dead had even nearly driven her into a state of demonic deviation.

If she were to find out that he was still alive,

she might genuinely draw her sword and hack him to pieces.

However, Shen Lang had once been a high-ranking leader who commanded the political arena.

He knew precisely how to discipline a woman like Nalan Yanran.

Therefore.

Right in front of Divine Firmament, Shen Lang put on his bronze mask and walked up to Nalan Yanran.

Looking down at her as she slept peacefully, he calmly uttered a single sentence: "Wake up, dummy, my master has a message for you!"