Atlas of Heaven and Earth

Meng Huang's figure gradually grew taller and expanded, as if something inside was preventing this skin from confining him, eager to squeeze out.

His skin cracked, and a constant rustling sound, like flowing sand, leaked out from the gaps. Some blocky substances were also falling off and peeling away from his body. With each piece that fell, the "human' part of him seemed to diminish by a fraction.

In just a short while, his figure had grown to over three meters tall, and although there was nothing there, a massive phantom filled the space, its shifting shadows twisting on the faces of everyone present.

All of these changes occurred in full view, under the gaze of all the Meng family members. They stared blankly, not understanding what was happening.

Only a few higher-ranking family members who understood the reality realized something, and their gazes towards Meng Huang suddenly became filled with terror.

Chen Chuan stood calmly in place. He glanced around and confirmed that the entire room and even the outside were filled with secret rituals. It wasn't just that secret cult materials were smeared on, but that they were directly integrated into the building materials and concealed by elaborate decorations.

At the same time, the good lighting was used to hide the dark side of it. Under normal circumstances, if it wasn't activated, it wouldn't have any influence on people, so it was no wonder he hadn't felt anything strange before.

Judging from the current situation, this should be some kind of extremely effective binding ritual, probably used to deal with existences like Meng Huang .

Meng Huang slowly raised his head at this moment, covering half of his face, revealing one eye, and stared at Meng Lai , saying, "Ritual, is it?"

In the light screen, one of the Meng family members couldn't help but question, "You're already like this, you're not even human anymore, do you still want to inherit the Company?"

Meng Huang actually chose to answer him, "Of course, otherwise why would I play this game with you?"

"Do you think we'll accept you? Do you think the people outside will accept you?"

"Why not?"

Meng Huang revealed a playful expression.

"Once I control the Company, as long as I transfer enough benefits, make greater concessions, and promise to operate within a certain range, do you think they won't accept me?

The Processing Bureau? It doesn't matter if they don't want to, I believe some people will.

You say I'm not human, but even if I'm not human in appearance, as long as what I do is like a person, and what you hear and see is like a person, does it really matter what's behind it?"

He looked at Meng Lai and seemed to smile, "Since you can tolerate a body double under a Consciousness Coordinator, then why can't you tolerate me?"

As he spoke, he slowly lowered his other hand. On the broken skin of that half of his face, a larger eyeball squeezed out, almost occupying the entire cheek, and the edges were covered with sharp teeth, and filled with disordered blood vessels. There, the physiological organs and certain external features seemed to be completely mixed up.

The Meng family members in the light screen watched in shock, and several of them suddenly vomited.

Meng Lai , facing such a scene, still maintained his composure, or rather, he had been prepared for it. He said to everyone on the other side of the light screen, "You should have seen it, and you also know why I chose Xiaoshu."

"Second brother, what's wrong with him?"

"Yes, Second Uncle, what exactly is this?"

Not everyone knows the truth of the world. The vast majority of the Meng family members don't care about anything, they just take the money and family income given by the family and the Company and enjoy their lives. Of course, they don't understand what's going on.

Meng Lai didn't explain. He looked at Chen Chuan standing there and said solemnly, "Executive Officer Chen, Xiaoshu's safety is entrusted to you. Please send her away safely."

Chen Chuan nodded. He could see that although Meng Huang "s strength was restricted by the ritual, it might not be able to trap him for long, perhaps only for a while.

Meng Shu stood up, bowed to Meng Lai , and then walked out with Yan Yi .

Meng Huang suddenly looked back, but it wasn't a normal look, because his body didn't move, only the huge eyeball on half of his face moved, but everyone seemed to be targeted.

The security guard he had brought had been standing still since he came in, and even though various abnormalities had appeared on his body, he hadn't reacted. Now, hearing his words, he immediately rushed up and punched Chen Chuan and the others, but before the attack could get close, a gust of wind passed, and Auntie Yu blocked his path.

Her seemingly slender arm simply lifted slightly, and she blocked the fist. The specially made floor suddenly sank down, and the surrounding furniture made creaking sounds as they moved.

Chen Chuan "s eyes didn't even glance to the side. He directly walked out with Meng Shu . At this moment, he used the Boundary Token to contact the Processing Bureau through a separate channel and showed them the situation here.

Meng Lai then looked at Meng Zhenghuai and said with some apology, "Great-Grandfather, I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this matter today."

"Oh, don't say that. I'm already one hundred and twenty years old. I even underreported my age by two years back then in order to be an apprentice. I've lived long enough.

If I didn't come today, he wouldn't have come with peace of mind, right?

Lai, you were right to choose Xiaoshu, you've done right by the old Meng family..."

Meng Zhenghuai was halfway through his words when two servants who were obviously martial artists came up to support him and gently lifted him up, taking him directly out of the room.

Meng Lai watched them leave, but he didn't leave himself. In just a moment, Auntie Yu had gradually suppressed Meng Huang "s security guard , and it was clear that the outcome would be decided in a while.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the extremely tall Meng Huang , asking, "May I ask, who are you? Or rather... which one of them are you?"

Meng Huang "s huge eyeball rolled and stared at him, saying, "Why are you asking this now? Have you changed your mind? Or do you want to talk about a deal with me?"

Meng Lai said very naturally, "I just want to confirm your identity, so that it's convenient for follow-up conversations. After all, you are all different, and you have to have different attitudes towards different objects."

Meng Huang had already grown to more than four meters tall at this time, and his head almost reached the ceiling. He leaned down with his huge body and looked at Meng Lai : "Since you've attacked me, do you still want to talk to me?"

"Is there a problem?"

Meng Lai smiled, and said as a matter of course: "You things have always only believed in strength. If I don't have the strength to restrain you, how can you be willing to sit down and listen to me? I think now is the right time."

A mist seemed to surge in Meng Huang "s eyes, but it seemed to quickly dissipate. "It seems you've been preparing for a long time for today?"

Meng Lai admitted, "Yes, today's situation is what I hoped to see. The scope of influence can be limited here, so as not to influence the Company. Even if some news leaks out, there are ways to explain it to the outside world."

"But your strength seems a bit weak, I'm afraid this is not enough."

Meng Huang looked around, then glanced down, his gaze seemed to see something through the floor, and said: "Your real body should be sleeping at the bottom of this mansion at this moment, I can feel it."

Meng Lai nodded and said, "You're right. If that weren't the case, if I hadn't confirmed this news, you wouldn't have come today, would you?" Saying that, he twisted his body, and the room seemed to shake, and said in his mouth: "Soon, soon."

Meng Lai didn't seem to take it to heart, and said calmly: "You don't have to worry that the ritual strength is not enough. Even if I can't handle you, the people from the Processing Bureau will come later to send you back."

Meng Huang seemed to have heard something funny, and said playfully: "You pin your hopes on the people from the Processing Bureau? But maybe they won't be able to get here."

At the same moment, inside the Processing Bureau.

Since half an hour ago, the contacts that Director Wu received from the City Hall had not stopped.

Violent incidents by martial artists had occurred simultaneously in several areas of Central City, especially one that appeared directly opposite the City Hall, causing extremely bad influence.

Multiple media outlets expressed concern about the security of Central City and the crimes of martial artists . Although they didn't name the Processing Bureau, who knew where the spearhead was pointing.

Several City Hall officials and council members also expressed that they wanted to inspect the Processing Bureau and demanded that they immediately send more manpower to the scene of the incidents, especially near the City Hall.

But all of these were rejected by him.

He believed that this matter was deliberately promoted behind the scenes by Meng Huang , Ferris Wheel, and some other Companies, so at this time, he firmly disagreed, but instead prepared to invest manpower into the Meng Family Manor to solve the problem once and for all, instead of having any sequelae in the future.

He said to the deputy director : "If they have the ability, they can immediately remove me from my post, otherwise I will definitely handle this matter today."

The deputy director was about to say something when suddenly a contact came. He looked solemn and immediately connected. After listening, he said with a complicated expression: "Director Wu , I'm afraid you can't help it this time. Just now, the Defense Department sent a message that there was a change on the World Ring and that we needed to send manpower to support it."

Director Wu frowned and said, "The World Ring has a daily action team responsible for guarding it, how could it suddenly require the transfer of manpower?"

"You know about the previous incident." The deputy director sighed, "It is said that too many people were sacrificed, which led to gaps in some places."

Director Wu seemed to be angry, and slapped the table: "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

The deputy director shook his head, "The higher-ups have their considerations."

"Then what about the backup manpower? Don't they still have backup manpower?" Director Wu tapped the table continuously with his fingers.

The deputy director Fang slowly said after a while: "You know, they won't use these manpower unless it's absolutely necessary, that's the strength used to support the bottom line."

Director Wu walked back and forth a few steps, frowning tightly. After a while, he opened his mouth: "But since it's a matter of defense of the World Ring, I won't hold back. That place is indeed more important..."

At the same time, he said with the contact Boundary Token: "Let Lao Wan and Xiao Lu stay, everyone else come back, the bureau has other arrangements, let them two go to meet Executive Officer Chen, and tell them, don't force it, if things can't be done, just protect your own people."

After explaining, his expression was still solemn. Being able to squeeze out two people was already his greatest help. He only hoped that this time it could be handled properly.