Pope’s office was very large and could even be described as empty.
Zhang Chu felt that this office, was almost as big as a small basketball court.
On the contrary, within this office, there was not much furniture, except for a row of wine racks against the wall, which was a huge desk.
The rest of the space is empty.
Night Diem frowned slightly, “Not even a seat, how shabby.”
For his part, Bai Diem laughed, “In a place like the royal capital, having such a large office that is still empty can only be described as extravagant.”
Pope also didn’t sit down, he came to the wine rack, casually took a few cups, poured red wine, and handed it to Zhang Chu, Night Diem as well as Bai Yan.
Then, the four of them just stood in the empty office, each holding half a glass of red wine, as if they were old friends who hadn’t seen each other for years, relaxed and cosy.
Zhang Chu did not immediately state the reason for his visit.
Instead, Duke Pu spoke on his own, “Let me guess, what is the reason for the famous Rune Master, Mr Zhang Chu, to suddenly come to me?”
With that said, Duke Pu slowly raised his wine cup to his own mouth and took a small sip gently.
It was then that Duke Pu laughed, “It wouldn’t be to take my life in order to get rid of the demons, would it?”
Zhang Chu asked back, “Why would I want to take your life?”
Duke Pu was slightly stunned, as if he did not expect that Zhang Chu would ask this question.
But immediately after, Duke Pu laughed, “Hahaha, your question is interesting, why do you want to take my life, do you still need a reason to take my life?”
“Don’t you need a reason?”Zhang Chu asked.
At this moment, Pu Gongzi said, “I think that since Master Zhang Chu was able to find me, it means that, already, he has a good idea of my background.”
“My essence, is the Pu Demon Tree, our species, is born to be annihilated, whether it is a human, a demon, or a ghost, once we encounter the Pu Demon Tree, we must be killed at the first opportunity, and we must never be allowed to grow up.”
“Even if we grow up, once we are encountered, once our identity is exposed, we will inevitably be surrounded by countless humans, demons, and ghosts to get rid of us.”
“I am Pu Demon Tree, this reason, isn’t it enough?”
After saying that, Pu Demon Tree drank a little bit of wine very comfortably, unable to see the slightest panic, just some small indignation and a lot of mockery.
It was not known whether he was mocking his own fate or the world’s pursuit of him.
Zhang Chu could not help but ask, “You have been waiting for me to arrive?”
“Yes, have been waiting, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to hide for long, and that someone would definitely come looking for me, it’s just that I didn’t expect that Mr Zhang Chu would be able to find me so quickly.”
When Night Diem heard this, he immediately laughed, “If we were to kill you, what would you do?”
“If?”Duke Pu looked at Night Diem in surprise, “From what you’re saying, you guys didn’t come to find me in order to kill me?”
Night Diem did not make a sound.
Duke Pu laughed, “Interesting, interesting ah, for the first time, I found out that after someone knew my identity, they didn’t directly strike out in a thunderous manner, but instead came to find me for a heart-to-heart chat, you guys are like this, a lot of the means that I have prepared, I won’t be able to use them ah.”
Zhang Chu directly said, “This time I came to find you, it is true that it is not for the purpose of killing you, moreover, you and I have no grievances or enmity, why would I want to kill you?”
“Then what did you come to find me for?”Duke Pu asked.
Zhang Chu directly stated his intentions.
When he heard Zhang Chu say that he needed it to provide a source of power, Duke Pu shook his head, shook the red wine in his glass, and spoke:
“Others just want my life, Master Zhang Chu, although you don’t want my life, you want me to serve you forever and become your slave, you are much more ruthless than the others.”
Zhang Chu then laughed, “This is not the same as a slave, a slave is unconditional obedience, it is labouring day and night, never seeing the light of day, never having an end.”
“And I’m looking for Duke Pu for the sake of co-operation, you contribute your labour, I’ll contribute my money, and only when there’s a competition held will I need Duke Pu’s help.”
“When there’s no competition, Duke Pu can continue to be your psychiatrist, we won’t ask Duke Pu about everything, and at the same time, we won’t put a lot of restrictions on Duke Pu.”
When Pope heard this, he frowned, “What do you mean? There is no need to set any shackles, on me?”
“Co-operation!”Zhang Chu said confidently, “I have the money, and I also believe that Duke Pu has learnt the importance of money after coming to this world.”
“I’ll pay for it, you’ll pay for it, we’re in a co-operative relationship, moreover, you might have competitors oh.”
Pu Gongzi was instantly interested, “Interesting, to think that you don’t want to capture me, don’t want to kill me, and still want to offer me a job.”
Zhang Chu nodded, “As long as you are not the type of demon that kills people on sight and breaks the rules of human society at the drop of a hat, why would I want to kill you?”
“Aren’t you afraid that I will, suddenly, go berserk one day and wipe out the entire kingdom?”Pu Gongzi asked.
Zhang Chu laughed, “You can’t do it.”
“I can’t do it?”Duke Pu had an odd look on his face, “What do you mean? You doubt my ability.”
Zhang Chu said simply, “I’m not doubting your ability, but you’re underestimating Wang Du’s ability, you don’t really think that you’re the god of this world and that you can do whatever you want, right?”
Pope was silent for a while.
Zhang Chu, on the other hand, said naturally, “In short, what about, as long as you are willing to abide by the rules of human society, then we are friends and can work together.”
“But if when there comes a day when you suddenly don’t want to abide by the rules of this world, that time will be your true time of death.”
Pope looked happy as he raised his wine cup up and said to Zhang Chu, “It’s a great honour then, I’m a demon who especially likes to follow rules.”
“Cheers!”Zhang Chu said.
“Cheers!”Ordinary Zi looked happy.
Several people drank their cups of wine in one go, then Pu Gongzi said admiringly, “The three of you are very special.”
“Special how? Is it beautiful?”Night Diem asked.
Duke Pu brought another bottle of wine and spoke, “Knowing my identity and still drinking my wine with such confidence, aren’t you guys afraid that I will sprinkle some special seeds into the red wine?”
Night Diem and Bai Yan froze for a moment, seemingly not expecting this.
Zhang Chu then laughed, “He’s scaring the two of you, this red wine is not bad, it should have cost a lot of money to get it.”
Pu Gongzi on the other hand laughed, “Not bad not bad, entertaining friends, naturally we need to use the most expensive wine.”
At this time Night Diem asked, “Duke Pu, can you tell us about your current business? I see that you seem to be quite busy.”
For his part, Duke Pu said, “Didn’t you guys see it, a psychological clinic that specialises in solving the mental health problems of city people, and because of my outstanding business skills and good reputation, I’ve become a little famous now.”
“Oh? You also know psychology? Quite impressive.”Night Diem said.
Pope then laughed, “Curious? If you guys are curious, I can show you how I treat patients.”
