“Ridiculous!”
I was firmly held in place by the Lord of Mount Tai and couldn't move, but I refused to admit defeat. “I've never harmed anyone in all these years. But you, knowing full well that my blood is poisonous, used your boundless magic power to beat me until I spat blood. If it wasn't intentional, then you must be out of your mind!”
Since the Lord of Mount Tai achieved enlightenment, no one had ever spoken to him like this. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be angry or amused, and his round, chubby face went blank.
“I never intend to harm anyone, but don't provoke me either!”
Watching as the Lord of Mount Tai carried me out of the hospital lobby, I quickly looked behind. The corridor leading to the emergency room was shrouded in a thick fog, and no light could be seen.
“My man is very powerful! Don't you dare cause me trouble!!”
I struggled. Although the world no longer recognized the Lord of Mount Tai, we practitioners of the Dao had to take this ancient god seriously. His power was comparable to the combined might of the Ten Palaces of the Underworld!
Since the Lord of Mount Tai had taken me out, how could he let me go?
Although he had possessed a young girl's body, the power of an ancient god should not be underestimated. He put me down, then made a hand seal I couldn't recognize and pressed it firmly on my forehead. Then he said with a smile, “Your man... is he the one who destroyed the cultivation of countless ghost messengers?”
“... Uh, yes!”
I was hit on the center of my forehead by that hand seal. After a bout of dizziness, I felt my skull tighten, as if an invisible hat was squeezing my head.
I couldn't help but reach up to touch it. As soon as my fingers touched my temple, a cloud of black ash drifted in front of my eyes. Only then did I remember that my hands had been corroded by the yin energy of the soul - binding ropes and were so badly injured that the bones were exposed.
I quickly brought my hands in front of my eyes and found that those numb, pain - free wounds had actually healed. The black powder on my pink skin looked like just dust.
“Hehe, this Bone - Melting Blood is truly well - named.”
The Lord of Mount Tai's round face showed an expression of seeing a wonder. He sized me up and down. “No wonder so many people want to get you... Little girl, who turned you into this half - human, half - ghost state? Do you hate them?”
I thought for a while. This guy didn't seem like those justice - seeking gods. He looked more like a curious child and was actually interested in chatting with me, this “human weapon”.
“My parents did this to me. I had no choice.”
As I spoke, I slowly backed away, planning to run back to Si Jiangchen when he wasn't paying attention. In front of such an ancient god, I had no confidence at all. Only by Si Jiangchen's side could I feel a bit of security.
“Don't run around. You're easy to be exploited like this.”
The Lord of Mount Tai smiled and pointed at me with his right index and middle fingers. “I've planted a 'Obey Only Me' talisman on you. From now on, you'll follow me, so as to avoid getting into danger like today!”
As he said that, he casually looked down at the bloodstains on his nurse's uniform, not worried at all that I would run away.
Taking advantage of him looking down, I turned around and ran towards the hospital lobby. There were a lot of people coming and going there, which was definitely safer than dealing with him alone here.
And that “Obey Only Me” talisman he mentioned, I was afraid it was some kind of restriction on me. I had to get rid of it quickly!
I ran very fast. Although the Lord of Mount Tai had only carried me a few steps, I just couldn't reach the brightly lit door.
“I'm the god in charge of the underworld and the god of Mount Tai. Where I tell you to go, you have to go...”
The Lord of Mount Tai's voice came from behind me. I gritted my teeth and rushed forward a few more steps, but it was as if a faint mist drifted by. Suddenly, my vision went dark, and the lights of the hospital lobby disappeared from in front of me. Now we were in an open area.
“Where... where are you taking me?”
Looking around, I found that this was actually the parking lot behind the hospital.
“You shouldn't be in a crowded place.”
The Lord of Mount Tai walked unhurriedly behind me. In front was a black sedan. I saw someone get out of the car... Sheng Shixun?!
That gray - haired, hypocritical old guy was none other than Sheng Shixun.
“Miss Du, long time no see.”
He habitually pushed his glasses and showed a gentle, harmless smile on his face.
“I've already started renovating the temple for the Lord. You can cultivate your body and mind with the Lord and get out of the sea of suffering in the human world as soon as possible.”
“Bullshit! I haven't lived enough in the human world yet. Why should I get out of the sea of suffering?!”
I hated guys like this who imposed their will on others the most. If Sheng Shixun wanted to become a god, he could just go and cultivate by himself. Why did he have to drag me to some desolate place where nothing grew?!
“Miss Du, cultivating your body and mind is a good thing for you and all the common people in the world. As practitioners of the Dao, we must have a compassionate heart, right?”
Sheng Shixun wasn't angry even after being scolded by me. He still looked at me with a big smile. His self - restraint was really eye - opening. For a moment, I didn't know how to refute him!
My wandering in the human world would pose a danger to others. Sheng Shixun and the Lord of Mount Tai, one was a mortal aspiring to become a god, and the other was a forgotten god. It was not wrong for them to think about the safety of ordinary people...
“Let's go!”
The Lord of Mount Tai gently pushed my lower back and pushed me towards the sedan. “You're a poor child. I don't want to use force!”
“Right!”
Sheng Shixun's voice was also full of pity. “The people around you are all trying to use you. That Du Wenzhong... In order to live a long life, he didn't hesitate to let you get seriously injured every twenty years and lose your memory. And...”
“Nonsense!!”
Before Sheng Shixun could finish, I rushed towards him in a rage. He was slandering Du Wenzhong!!
He was the kindest person to me in this life!
However, before my hand could touch Sheng Shixun's clothes, a force I couldn't resist lifted me into the air and I fell to the ground.
“Little girl, although you're pitiful, you can't hurt people in front of me!”
The Lord of Mount Tai's face darkened. He pointed at my forehead and sneered, “If you dare to harm others again, it won't just be a fall!”
“Oh, the Lord is magnanimous. Miss Du was just blinded by bad people. If we can help her see the light, what's the problem if I get hit a few times by her?”
Sheng Shixun looked so compassionate!