Recap
Today is not a prayer day and there are very few people in the hall.
There is a statue of the goddess in the middle of the lobby, it is an ordinary statue. She looks ordinary, and most statues of deities have this appearance.
Several believers were praying for blessings from the goddess, and Xunzhe’s tail swayed slightly, slithering past them silently.
When passing by the goddess statue, Chu Shici suddenly had a strange feeling.
It seemed like something was calling him.
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Chu Shici turned and looked around.
On the left is an ordinary goddess statue, and on the right is an equally ordinary believer. There is nothing strange about it.
Xunzhe stopped and asked in a cold tone, “What’s wrong?”
“It’s hard to say, but after entering here, I have a strange feeling.”
Chu Shici thought for a long time, “It’s very familiar. It seems like something is calling me desperately and can’t wait to enter my body.”
Xunzhe: ?
System: [Heheh!]
Chu Shici was feeling around carefully when he was suddenly picked up.
He raised his head and met Xunzhe’s cold eyes. Pu Xin on the side also showed a complicated expression.
Chu Shici remembered that what he just said was ambiguous, and he made a gesture, “It’s not that kind of thing, it’s a very innocent kind of entry.”
A trace of doubt flashed in Xunzhe’s eyes, “Aren’t you saying that someone or something wants to possess you? What does ghost possession have anything to do with innocent entries?”
Monk Pu Xin looked at him worriedly, “Only Benefactor Chu feels it? This humble monk will be more vigilant and help you two pay attention to the surroundings.”
Chu Shici realized that one of the two people was a monk and the other was an innocent little snake. Among the three people present, he was the only one who was thinking crookedly.
Fortunately, the system is with him and they can be dirty together.
After leaving the hall, the strange feeling disappeared.
Chu Shici thought about it carefully for a while, “I don’t think it was a ghost possession. I didn’t feel any malice. On the contrary, it was very friendly.”
He weighed his words, “It’s a bit like a child calling mommy.”
Xunzhe: ?
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The Monkey King didn’t know where the golden statue was, but he thought that such an important thing was probably placed in a hidden small room or a secret room that was not easy to find.
When they searched, they also went into the inaccessible rooms.
All rooms that looked like “no entry allowed” were searched by them. Not to mention the gold statues, they didn’t even see any gold or silver jewelry.
However, when entering a room of a senior member, they bumped into several members of the Dataiyang Cult.
They were whispering to each other in a low voice, barely audible to anyone outside of the circle.
Xunzhe took advantage of his invisibility and slithered behind them to eavesdrop.
The leading man whispered, “Are the bombs ready?”
“It’s already hidden in the backpack. It’s enough to kill a bunch of people.”
“The queen didn’t say where she wanted to blow up, she just asked for there to be lots of people. What’s the situation on your end?”
“To blow up the train station, where there are the most people.”
“If you can’t pass the security check, just take the bus. This happens to be a time bomb. I will first take it to the car and then throw it on the ground. I will get off after passing this station, at that time, the bomb should explode on time.”
They quickly discussed and prepared to blow up passengers who are going to work and school at seven o’clock tomorrow morning.
One car was not enough, so they planned to split up and execute their plans in different cars. A conservative estimate is that it could kill at least a hundred people.
After the discussion ended, several people visibly relaxed. They each found a place to sit down and started chatting while eating.
One of them swung the wine glass twice and said, “What does the Lady want with so many souls?”
“I don’t know. I heard her talking to someone a few days ago. It seemed like some plan they made was coming to an end and a war was about to begin. She wanted to eat more souls to increase her strength.”
The man straightened up in confusion, “A war? The foreign bigshots are coming?”
“That’s a national matter. It has nothing to do with us. It could be a war between yaoguais.”
The amount of information they disclosed was very large, and Chu Shici listened very carefully.
Unfortunately, after chatting for a while, they started talking about other topics.
Chu Shici lay on top of Xunzhe’s head, and he clearly felt Zhe-ge’s breathing quicken for a moment.
The next second, the invisibility spell ended, and the snake yao whipped his snow-white snake tail around, injuring several people.
He quickly cast a spell using his hands and a sound barrier was set up. Xunzhe’s pale hands grabbed one of their necks, and his voice was cold and threatening, “Tell me everything you know.”
The man’s eyes widened in terror and he opened his mouth to scream.
Xunzhe broke his neck, turned his head and looked at the other person’s face, “Talk.”
His method of questioning without batting an eyelid was particularly effective.
Chu Shici poked his head out and asked a few questions, and the remaining people answered to the best of their abilities in order to survive.
On the other hand, the leading man gritted his teeth the whole time. When he saw that his fellow teammates were selling them out so thoroughly, he roared loudly: “You traitors, you will all be reincarnated as pigs in your next life!”
He has no exclusive information, and since he is also a lackey of the stone carving spirit. Xunzhe didn’t like him and strangled him to death.
Monk Pu Xin sighed softly on the side.
Xunzhe’s face turned cold, “Can’t stand seeing me kill?”
When he was suddenly called out, Pu Xin shook his head and said, “It’s just a lament.”
Xunzhe sneered.
After making sure that the little wooden sculpture had finished asking questions, the snake yao beat them all to death with one palm strike. He grabbed the souls of several people who were trying to escape and stuffed them into his mouth.
Seeing his action, Chu Shici realized that something was not right with his Zhe-ge.
Seeing that one of his souls was about to be eaten by Zhe-ge, he quickly jumped on the lotus platform and flew in front of him, “Zhe-ge, why are you eating the soul?”
Xunzhe pursed his lips and lowered his head without saying a word.
“Didn’t you say that only those who absorb the essence of the sun and moon belong to the righteous path? If you eat their souls, how can you transform into a dragon in the future?”
Chu Shici observed his expression, then suddenly patted the little lotus platform, flew over and gave him a hard slap on the tip of his nose.
Xunzhe only felt a little itchy. He raised his hand to rub the tip of his nose and looked down at the small wooden sculpture.
“Eating souls and essence are all evil ways. Zhe-ge, you have persisted for more than a thousand years. It’s okay to give up on your dreams but if it’s because some trash wronged you, then it’s truly not worth it.”
Chu Shici hugged his fingers and said, “You are already very strong now. As long as you accumulate more merit, you will definitely be able to transform into a dragon in the future. Believe me.”
Xunzhe was silent for a long time before he said calmly: “No matter if I am good or evil, this world will not accept me.”
He took a deep breath, with some confusion in his eyes, “I don’t know how to continue on the righteous path, I…”
Xunzhe did not continue, but Chu Shici understood what he meant.
From the beginning to the end, humans have never accepted the snake yao. His good intentions have been for naught and taken advantage of, and he has begun to waver.
The Monkey King gave up cultivation and became a lackey of the Stone carving spirit, and lived a luxurious life. He enjoys life in a carefree manner and plays around wildly, yet the group of little monkeys are still able to live happily.
The nine-tailed fox cooperates with the stone carving spirit and embarks on the evil path of helping people to steal their fetuses. It can’t earn merit, but it can save a lot of yao qi to save other foxes. The little foxes who were waiting to die every day all grew tails and gained a hundred years more to live.
Xunzhe rarely interacted with other yaoguais before. He had no benchmark point for reference and thought that all yaoguais lived the same life as him.
Living in a cold lair, carefully avoiding human capture, and working hard to earn meager merit by doing good deeds. They must also be careful about the people they have saved to avoid being attacked from behind.
Now along the way, he discovered that only the yaoguais who cultivate the righteous path had to endure these pains.
Evil yaos can do whatever they want. They don’t have to cultivate hard and can live a carefree life.
If he hadn’t saved those men in the first place, he wouldn’t have been targeted by the Yaoguai Slaying Alliance.
If he had ignored the woman asking for help, he would not have been sealed for five hundred years.
He thought times had changed, but those people who appeared on the cruise clearly told him that it had not.
Yaoguais are still Yaoguais, humans are still humans. No matter how honest he is, there are still people who want to kill him.
Under Chu Shici’s gaze, Xunzhe’s already red eyes became even redder.
“I don’t know what heaven is like, and whether the situation will get better after transforming into a dragon.”
He pressed his lips together in the uncomfortable silence, “I’m a little tired.”
Xunzhe rarely expresses his feelings and does not take the initiative to talk to others.
Chu Shici didn’t know how long Zhe-ge had been keeping these thoughts in his heart. He only felt tightness in his chest.
He hugged the fingers in front of him and said, “Zhe-ge, the world is not black and white. Even if you don’t want to be a good yaoguai, there is no need to be a bad yaoguai. If you change your mind and don’t want to turn into a dragon, then we can kill the stone carving spirit and after avenging you and everyone, we can just sneak into the human world and be an ordinary person.”
“Nowadays, people can accept your eye and hair color, and you can live a normal life. There are also several large boxes of gold and silver jewelry in the lair, which is enough for us to live a good life.”
He patted the lotus flower, flew over and kissed Xunzhe on the cheek.
“You are already an invincible being, you are strong, and you are a long-life being. You have already had all these benefits similar to that of a deity. Besides, is there no discrimination in heaven? Even when you join the establishment, There may still be a bunch of people ordering you around, that’s really not worth it.”
Xunzhe was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he seemed to agree.
He has everything the deities have.
He glanced at the small wooden sculpture beside him with his peripheral vision, and the tips of his ears turned red.
What the deities don’t have, he also has.
Chu Shici clapped his hands together, “Why don’t you let go of your lofty ideals, maybe you can live an easier life. No matter if you are a dragon or a snake, you are still my big brother.
Xunzhe nodded, then paused, “Big brother?”
“Yup, what’s wrong?”
“…”
After lowering his expectations of himself, Xunzhe’s aura instantly became much lighter. The heavy burden that he has been dragging around by himself disappeared.
His eyes were no longer red, but his face was gradually turning red.
“I’m not your big brother. According to humans, you should call me husband.”
Chu Shici: …
Good fellow, just after a single kiss, and his Zhe-ge has already appointed the gong and shou positions.
Although he was very sad, Xunzhe didn’t really want to eat souls, he preferred to bask in the sun more.
He let go of his hand and let the souls fly out. When they arrive in the underworld, all the evil deeds they have done will be struck clean.
Chu Shici held up his chin and teased him, “Why are you the husband? Do you know the differences in bed?”
Xunzhe hummed, “During the breeding season, I saw other snakes mating.”
He blushed and made a hand gesture for ‘two’, then lowered his head and remained silent.
Chu Shici let out a long oh.
Snakes have two, so he felt that it would be more appropriate for him to be on top.
Coincidentally, Chu Shici thought so too.
At the same time, he heard a notification in the background.
[Add 2 points to the vitality value, and the current vitality value is 49.]
[Add 1 point to the vitality value, and the current vitality value is 77.]
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Those who wanted to blow up the bus had all been dealt with. Chu Shici asked Zhe-ge if this was considered a meritorious deed.
Even if they didn’t want to ascend anymore and no longer have plans to transform into a dragon, they still have to give them something.
Xunzhe nodded.
Chu Shici asked him how he knew.
Xunzhe thought for a moment, “A special feeling that all cultivators have.”
He couldn’t describe it, but it was almost like intuition.
The golden statue hadn’t been found yet, so Xunzhe continued to search the other rooms.
Chu Shici was sitting on the little lotus platform, following him leisurely, quietly smoothing over his thoughts.
When they interrogated those people just now, they gained some new information.
The person behind the Dataiyang society calls herself Lady Dataiyang.
She has a bunch of younger brothers, in addition to the Monkey King and the Nine-tailed Fox, there are also White Deer, White Eagle, Butterfly Spirit and so on.
Chu Shici and Xunzhe reached a conclusion. Except for the snake yao, all the escaped small animals on the mural joined the camp of the white marble stone carving.
The Monkey King is in the camp purely for quick money, and it will be friendly to whoever gives it more money.
The nine-tailed fox has yet to be caught and interrogated. However, based on the clues provided by the little fox, it is deduced that it wants to quickly accumulate yao qi to support the family.
But it can’t be that the other yaoguais in the entire mural regard wealth as the sole purpose of life or are taking care of their families.
In this case, what does the stone carving spirit use to lure these yaoguais into joining her and cooperating with her at the risk of being devoured?
There may be a common interest here, something that can benefit all yaoguais.
Chu Shici felt that he had vaguely touched something.
The existence of the merit system is like a hemp rope tied around the yaos’ necks. They are like dogs, bound tightly by the rules set by the deities.
After humans discovered the hemp rope, they wanted to strangle them to death and exchange the yaoguais’ corpses for merit.
For thousands of years, yaoguais have had the lowest status.
Chu Shici’s eyes widened slightly.
Could it be that the stone carving spirit gathered all the great yaos together to prepare for a rebellion?
Chu Shici quickly rejected this speculation.
The reason why the stone carving spirit can make believers trust her is because the king of hell is also her accomplice.
At the same time, she also accidentally revealed to her followers that there was a deity standing behind her. Giving her some advice and helping her to become a deity.
The King of Hell may have lied, but the Monkey King did not lie. The men who had just been killed by Xunzhe were telling the truth too.
So the deity behind her is real.
The stone carving spirit is different from other yaoguais. She has a convenient way to ascend to godhood. There is no need to rebel, after all, this would be self-destructive.
The clues connected in Chu Shici’s mind.
The information is enough and the situation is clear. Now there are only two possibilities.
The deity behind her is real, and the stone carving spirit uses rebellion as an excuse to trick other yaoguais into joining her. When the yaos rebel and bring disaster to the world, she will cooperate with her master, and come down to suppress the yaos in the name of justice.
Saving everyone in the world is such a great merit. When the deity returns to heaven, they will definitely be promoted to a higher rank, and the stone carving spirit will not need to continue cultivating, she will be able to directly ascend on the spot.
This can also explain why the stone carving spirit did not devour the animals on the murals. It was more cost-effective to keep them than to eat them.
Another possibility is that the deity behind her is fake and the rebellion is real.
There is no deity behind the stone carving spirit. She knew very well that Chu Shici and Xunzhe were tracking her, so she released false information and directed her hatred at the heavens.
She knows that the Monkey King and the members of Dataiyang society were lax, so the stone carving spirit deliberately gave them false information.
The King of Hell knew that deity did not exist, but because everyone wanted to ascend, the gap between the underworld and heaven was gradually widening.
The underworld was not forced to open the back door, but the king of hell had a crooked idea and wanted to rebel.
After clarifying the relationship, Chu Shici completely understood.
He sat on the lotus platform and flew to Xunzhe’s ear, “Zhe-ge, I can guess what she wants to do to you.”
Xunzhe paused slightly and said, “What does she want?”
After Chu Shici told him about his speculation of the rebellion, his always happy voice gradually became colder.
“Whether the rebellion is real or not, she must want to recruit you to join her.”
“In terms of strength, the deities in heaven are no match for you. In terms of merit, you have accumulated thousands of years of merits, and it only takes a hundred years to transform into a dragon. Ascension is out of reach for others, but not for you who have already crossed the threshold.”
At the mention of this, the snake yao’s tail raised subconsciously.
Xunzhe raised his head arrogantly, “If I think about it, I can at least be an Earth immortal within a hundred years.”
Chu Shici hit his ear to signal him not to interrupt.
“You have no worries tying you down and are insistent on cultivating on the righteous path. Even if you are hurt by humans, you will just hide. You have no hatred for the world, and your ascension is within reach. There is no possibility of you rebelling with the yaoguais.”
“If the rebellion is true. Once you ascend to heaven, you’ll become their most powerful enemy. If the rebellion is false. Killing such a powerful thousand-year-old snake yao will give her a promotion.”
Chu Shici spoke faster and faster, “When the eminent monk wanted to kill you, she interceded for you. It was not for your own good, but it was because she wanted to lock you up. You can’t cultivate, you can’t accumulate merit, and you can’t ascend while being sealed.”
“When all the other yaoguais are recruited by her and everything is ready, she will think of a way to release you. Holding on to her idea, she will first continue to cause trouble for you and get humans to chase after you. Then she will subtle manipulate you, showing you the enriching life of yaoguais who practice evil ways.”
Chu Shici clapped his hands and said, “Zhe-ge, haven’t you ever thought about why the stone carving spirit deliberately pulled you into the underworld gate in the delivery room when she knew she couldn’t defeat you?”
Xunzhe was stunned for a moment, then a cold light flashed in his eyes, “She wants me to see the white monkey, she wanted to lead me to Lingshan.”
“Yes, including that time in the underworld. She has so many yaoguais under her, but the only ones who ambushed you in the underworld are the nine-tailed fox and the King of Hell. She wants to let you know the existence of the deity backing her through the mouth of the King of Hell. This will make you redirect your hatred of the stone carving spirit to heaven instead.”
“In order to find yourself a maid, you can commit such a murder. Has the impression of heaven in your heart plummeted?”
Xunzhe hummed.
“You are disillusioned with heaven, humans are constantly oppressing you, and there are bad yaoguais who are able to live such a good life beside you. You walked straight into her trap step by step. Once you give up on the righteous path, a group of people will immediately appear and surround you. At this time, the stone carving spirit will offer her help as a compatriot and invite you to join the warm and happy yaoguai family.”
In the past, Xunzhe would be deceived by the Yaoguai Slaying Alliance because he longed for companionship.
After being sealed for five hundred years, his desire only became stronger and stronger.
As long as the plan is not exposed, the only dispute between Xunzhe and the stone carving spirit will be the fight five hundred years ago. The reason why he hates stone carving spirit so much is because he sympathizes with the plight of human beings.
If he becomes completely disillusioned with humanity, that hatred will fade away.
When he fell into the trap, was cornered, and felt like the whole world was targeting him, the stone carving spirit will ‘coincidentally’ come to his aid out of the kindness of her heart.
Provide him with shelter and give him the companionship he most desperately needs. Gradually, he will be influenced and his suspicions cleared up bit by bit.
At that time, he will have no other choice but to follow the stone carving spirit.
If Chu Shici had not traveled through to this space, Xunzhe would have been alone throughout the whole journey. Not only must he strive to adapt to modern society, but he must also beware of the Yaoguai Slaying Alliance.
Xunzhe was already in a very bad mental state, and he couldn’t handle all this without anyone by his side.
Chu Shici’s heart froze, his Zhe-ge almost became someone else’s stepping stone.
He looked up at Xunzhe, whose face was full of astonishment.
“The world is not bad enough to drive you crazy. She secretly designed it to show you all the ugliness in the world. Zhe-ge, the stone carving spirit is trying to manipulate good people into doing bad things. She is forcing you to rebel.”
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