Lu Heng finally arrived at the main courtyard, having avoided several patrols of guards.
Sensing the thoughts of the people around him, Lu Heng quickly pinpointed Zhu Di's location.
With a creak, Lu Heng pushed open the carved wooden door and entered a main chamber.
"Ai, I told you not to disturb me, why did you come in again?"
Zhu Di's voice came from behind a screen on the right, but he did not emerge.
Lu Heng remained silent and walked towards the screen on the right.
"Who is it? Why aren't you speaking? You're becoming more and more ill-mannered, you need to be disciplined!"
With a "splash," the sound of water.
As Lu Heng turned the screen, he heard a splashing sound and saw a rather startling scene.
"Ah!!!" Zhu Di cried out.
"Master, what's wrong?"
"What are you shouting about?"
Following Zhu Di's cries, voices from both inside and outside the room responded.
"I'm fine, you don't need to come in." Seeing it was Lu Heng, Zhu Di quickly shouted towards the door.
Lu Heng turned his head and casually flicked his wrist, sending an ancient long robe from a nearby rack onto Zhu Di.
Then, he turned and left the room on the right.
"Ahem, Brother Lu, why are you here?"
Wrapped in the outer garment, Zhu Di no longer felt awkward. He walked out with Lu Heng, casually exposed.
"You were killed by yourself in the apocalypse, weren't you?"
Lu Heng walked back to the main hall and sat down on a chair.
"Haha, how could that be? I lost my Dao heart and was killed by a woman."
Zhu Di awkwardly scratched his wet hair.
"After living in the apocalypse for a while, very few people still shout and yell at everything."
"I've been here for a while longer, and I've forgotten a bit, hehe.
By the way, Brother Lu, did you see it? I've developed Jinyang City quite well, haven't I?"
"Where is it good?"
Lu Heng had indeed come to discuss the development of Jinyang City with Zhu Di.
He initially wanted Zhu Di to develop Jinyang City so that it would prosper, allowing him to replicate more items in his spatial dimension.
He didn't want to search for resources all over the Shenyuan Continent and then bring them back to Jinyang City to replicate.
This would not only take time, but many things were controlled by powerful families, making them difficult to obtain.
However, Lu Heng did not intend for Zhu Di to transform Jinyang City into a modern city.
Having finally found a piece of pure land, Lu Heng cherished this ancient pastoral life.
"Didn't you see it?"
"See what? I only see tall buildings everywhere.
Is it because the technology doesn't allow it? If you can produce concrete, you'll have to develop real estate on this Shenyuan Continent?"
Lu Heng looked at Zhu Di, who sat opposite him with no regard for his image.
"It's not impossible. By the way, Brother Lu, do you have any cement?"
"You cannot interfere too much. The world you've transmigrated to might not bring you too many benefits."
"Not really. I've read some novels where people brought resources with them and thrived.
It's a pity I only brought a few things. Sigh, if I had known, I would have brought a laptop.
If I had downloaded a bunch of modern item manufacturing methods, even making soap would have made me rich..."
This Zhu Di must have died from talking too much in his previous life.
After talking for a long time, Zhu Di suddenly felt thirsty. He called out loudly, and someone quickly responded from outside the door.
"Master."
"Go get some tea, snacks, fruits, and the like and bring them up."
"Yes." The responding person gradually moved away.
"What's going on with that old man outside your City Lord's mansion?"
"Ai, what can I do? It's too difficult to find literate people in this broken world. I invited this old man from a bookstore in Jinyang City."
"Where did that previous group go?"
Lu Heng remembered that the original City Lord's mansion had many people, including those who handled official documents. It shouldn't be difficult to find literate people.
"I drove that group away. Who else can I use? Rogues are not scary, but rogues with culture are. The former City Lord's confidantes were literate, and I wouldn't dare to use them."
He wasn't completely devoid of brains.
"There must be other literate people in other parts of the city. I suggest you change him."
"What? Have you experienced it?"
Zhu Di's eyes rolled, and he immediately thought of the old man's state. He chuckled and teased Lu Heng, "I can't change him. That old man has blocked many people who wanted to see me. I found him with great care, a real treasure."
"Master." A servant's announcement was heard from outside again.
"Come in."
As he finished speaking, a line of servants entered with trays.
"Come, Brother Lu, let's eat and chat.
You guys go prepare dinner, make it a lavish one."
As the servants responded and withdrew, Zhu Di picked up the tea on the table and drank it himself.
"Brother Lu, didn't I mention before that I wanted to build a sect? I've already found a place and started construction. It should be completed around next spring. You must come and give me your suggestions then."
"Mm, construction here might not be very fast, but the quality should be guaranteed."
"Of course. I used my cheap father's authority to secure the construction personnel. They are all experienced workers who have built various government offices."
Picking up a piece of fruit, Lu Heng put it in his mouth. It had a sweet and sour taste.
"You know about my property in Jinyang City. I don't like tall buildings around me. See if you can revise the plan."
"No problem. I was even thinking of making your place the tallest building besides the City Lord's mansion. But you always keep it locked, so I can't get in."
"The life of looking far from a height might be what these ancients liked, but I prefer a pastoral life."
"Understood. I'll have people change it tomorrow."
Having received Zhu Di's reply, Lu Heng looked at Zhu Di. "Then I'll be leaving. The city's development is quite good, but I hope the area near my courtyard can maintain a low-rise design style."
"Alright, but don't leave yet. I've just asked people to prepare dinner. Stay and eat before you go."
"No, I have other things to attend to."
"Alright, then I'll see you out."
Seeing that Lu Heng was determined to leave, Zhu Di, with good judgment, did not invite him to stay any longer.
As he left the City Lord's mansion, the guards at the entrance and the old man who was still dozing saw him.
The City Lord personally saw Lu Heng off, following him down the high steps before returning alone.
"This? City Lord, that person...?"
"Right, notify everyone. From now on, if someone named Lu Heng comes, let him through directly. If I'm not here and he wants to come in and look around, you are not to stop him. When you see him, treat him as if you see my elder brother, understand?"
Zhu Di instructed the guards.