"Still denying you're a thief?!"
After hearing what the Lord of Mount Tai said, I felt a bit more at ease.
The stuff in my satchel would seem like junk to ordinary people.
The soul - bottles for trapping and nourishing souls were just empty boxes of heart - saving pills. Those cinnabar boxes and bald - tipped brushes were the kind of things that no one would even pick up if they were thrown into the trash can. As for the talismans drawn for me by Si Jiangchen, they were so strange that just looking at them would make people feel uncomfortable.
If someone really picked them up, they would probably just throw them away again!
However, I must confront this Lord of Mount Tai. He used those mysterious talismans to immobilize me, and I had to save myself.
I'm afraid the most effective way now is to anger him and make him lose his temper.
Although I've only known him for a short time, I think this guy is a simple - minded god. He has the stubborn pride of a god and a kind of naive innocence.
"My things were lost through your hands. If you're not a thief, you're at least an accomplice of the thief!"
"Nonsense! You're being so unreasonable, woman!"
The Lord of Mount Tai was so angry that he was on the verge of losing his mind. He was just trying to be kind and help me change out of those blood - and - mud - stained clothes. Who would have thought that I would accuse him of being a thief? He felt like his good intentions had been misunderstood. "How much could your junk be worth? I'll compensate you!"
I made the Lord of Mount Tai extremely angry. We were having a conversation in our subconscious minds, and to others, it just looked like this round - faced little girl was as puffy as a frog!
"Xiaoshan, what on earth is going on?"
Sheng Shixun finally couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Is Xiaodu feeling unwell again?"
"This guy is so annoying. I... I just threw away her dirty clothes, and she actually called me a thief!"
The Lord of Mount Tai seemed to have found the perfect person to pour his heart out to and told Sheng Shixun everything we had said.
"Hehe."
Sheng Shixun laughed. He really sounded like he was coaxing a child as he said, "Don't worry. I've kept all of Xiaodu's things. Girls tend to be attached to their belongings. Don't take it to heart."
As he said this, he deliberately glanced at my face. Even though it was a bright sunny morning, I could feel the chilling coldness in his eyes behind his glasses.
"Don't waste your effort!"
Suddenly, Sheng Shixun's slightly mocking voice came into my mind. "Miss Du, I've already obtained the demon core of the white wolf Mu Yuan. If I can truly achieve immortality this time, I'll surely remember your kindness!"
Mind - reading ability?!
Does Sheng Shixun already have such supernatural powers?
The moment I heard Sheng Shixun's voice, if I hadn't been immobilized, I would have almost jumped out of the wheelchair!
Mind - reading is actually a power of the gods. It allows them to see what people are thinking in their hearts. Just like the Lord of Mount Tai, as an ancient god, he was used to communicating with me in our subconscious minds and wasn't surprised. But Sheng Shixun was just an ordinary mortal. The last time I saw him, he didn't have this ability!
Before I could even think further, Sheng Shixun laughed again. "Ma Su really fought hard for me. Although I couldn't absorb the spiritual consciousness of the One - Eyed Buddha Mother, the faith power I've collected over the years has brought me one step closer to saving all sentient beings..."
The One - Eyed Buddha Mother?!
As soon as these four words came to my mind, I immediately stopped thinking.
Sure enough, Sheng Shixun was peeping into my thoughts. Although he had turned around and was still chatting with the monks, his voice came into my mind again. "Yes, the One - Eyed Buddha Mother is missing. Do you know where her spiritual consciousness has gone?"
"How would I know!"
I pretended to be surprised and said, "You're the lackey of the One - Eyed Buddha Mother. It's your dereliction of duty not to follow your master closely. How dare you ask others?!"
My words were very harsh, but Sheng Shixun didn't seem to mind at all. He just let out a couple of chuckles. At that moment, an elderly monk turned around to talk to him, so he ignored me and walked away chatting with the monk.
My back was soaked with cold sweat. It seemed that the One - Eyed Buddha Mother sealed in the demon core hadn't been discovered by Sheng Shixun yet. Fortunately, I stopped my thoughts in time. If he had read my mind and found the One - Eyed Buddha Mother, he might have helped the evildoer and made this hypocritical guy even more powerful!
"Hey! Let me go!"
I could sense that the Lord of Mount Tai behind me was very disgusted with me, so I decided to add fuel to the fire. "I've been wandering in the world for a long time. When have I ever harmed anyone? It's Sheng Shixun, who is in cahoots with you, that is the bad guy who has harmed countless people."
"Don't slander others."
The Lord of Mount Tai, who had just calmed down, was angered again by my words. He said puffily, "Sheng Shixun is the most selfless mortal I've ever met. He has devoted all his energy to protecting the glorious heritage of ancient China. Even now, he's still single. He's the mortal I respect the most."
"Bullshit!"
I sneered and continued, "If he's devoted all his energy, how can he have a big villa in Beijing? He's single, but there are always different women around him! You've been blinded by his small favors and only see the petty benefits he gives you!"
"Whoosh!"
The wheelchair suddenly accelerated, and I was thrown out by inertia.
The Lord of Mount Tai was really enraged this time. Not for any other reason, but because I had hit a sore spot. His temple in the deep mountains and dense forests had long lost its incense. The golden statue in the dilapidated temple had become a nest for rats and ants. If Sheng Shixun hadn't discovered it and renovated it, the Lord of Mount Tai would have been like those wild immortals without any support.
In the end, the reason he thought highly of Sheng Shixun was that Sheng Shixun had given him a favor and saved him from being homeless.
So, with his childish temperament, he couldn't hold back his anger and pushed my wheelchair out.
There was an escalator going down ahead, leading to the underground parking lot.
I was thrown like a lump of mud and fell straight down.
Sheng Shixun and several monks who were there to pick up the car were walking in front. It seemed that there had been a fire in the Great Avalokitesvara Temple, and they had specially invited Sheng Shixun, an expert in ancient architecture, to participate in the restoration.
I crashed straight into the back of one of the great monks.
"Ah?!"
The monk from the Great Avalokitesvara Temple was startled and instinctively reached out to grab my arm.
"Eh?!"
My clothes were loose, and the sleeves weren't buttoned. When the monk grabbed my arm, the blood - red talismans all over my arm were immediately exposed. The great monk looked surprised and looked up at Sheng Shixun, asking, "Mr. Sheng, why does your student have corpse - suppressing talismans and soul - soothing spells on her?"
His question was stern, but Sheng Shixun remained calm. "This child has a bad cold and is weak. She was possessed by a wandering soul, so she's been in a daze..."