"Guests should always be welcome. There's no reason to turn you away. You've just been released from the evil idol, and your soul is still rather weak. It's not really suitable for you to go look for your physical body now. Since they imprisoned your soul, they probably wouldn't waste your body. Even if they didn't destroy it, it should be safely stored by them at the moment. Why not rest here for a while? Wait until you've recovered a bit, and then go look for your body?"
Shen Weixun immediately made the decision for Xiaotuanzi.
This E Shou was extraordinary. It could even accurately describe the place where its soul was taken. It could even detail the people who made a deal with Liu Liye. It seemed best to keep it.
When Cheng Huang heard Shen Weixun's words, it immediately put on a heart - broken expression.
It felt abandoned!
A meal was indeed a small matter. It ate or consumed things just out of interest. It didn't rely on food for nutrition or to sustain its life.
But the issue wasn't about the meal. It was about the E Shou playing tricks on it and leading it around in circles.
As the saying goes, one should fight for one's dignity. This dignity was very important!
"What's wrong with you, kid? I knew from the moment I saw you that you weren't a good person. My little master is Nian Nian. This matter should be decided by Nian Nian. How can you make the decision casually?!
I don't care. I don't agree. I firmly oppose it staying. If you keep this up, I'll run away from home!"
Cheng Huang lay on the ground and threw a tantrum, rolling around. Its round body was like a rugby ball, rolling back and forth on the ground.
"I'm a child. I have to listen to Third Senior Brother."
Nian Nian stated that she was on Shen Weixun's side.
Even Xiaotuanzi had already expressed its stance. No matter how much Cheng Huang threw a tantrum, it was useless.
At this moment, the way it looked at Xiaotuanzi was like a young bride looking at a heart - breaker.
It was full of disbelief.
Little Master! What's wrong with you?!
Have you forgotten our running in the sunset?
Have you forgotten all the days and nights I've accompanied you?
Have you forgotten the days when you grilled and I ate meat?
Cheng Huang was very sad. It felt that it would never love again.
At this moment, it didn't know that for the next period of time, Shen Weixun would cut its rations for nearly a month because of today's incident.
If it knew, its heart would probably be broken into pieces by now.
Everyone ignored Cheng Huang. Nian Nian fixed her eyes on the E Shou and asked, "Do you know about the Holy Cult? The evil idol seems to be made by the Holy Cult."
"The Holy Cult? I know. It's an organization in your human world. It's been around for many years. But I heard that they have a good reputation among the people. How could they do such a heinous thing?"
The E Shou's description of the Holy Cult's heinous deeds was not an exaggeration.
Spirit beasts were the darlings of heaven and earth. From the moment they were born, they had the ability to communicate with heaven and nature.
If some small spirit beasts were killed, perhaps the Heavenly Dao wouldn't interfere.
But if a large number of spirit beasts died because of the Holy Cult, or if a spirit beast like the E Shou died.
The person who made the evil idol would definitely be punished by the Heavenly Dao and struck by lightning.
"That's just the surface. They've done a lot of bad things secretly. They even wanted to harm my parents and brother before. We've seen the evil idol before. Later, when we asked the people who worshiped it, they said it was given to them by the Holy Cult."
When Nian Nian mentioned that the Holy Cult had a good reputation among the people, she pouted, very dissatisfied.
"I see. Since the little Taoist priest says they're not good people, it must be true. I believe the little Taoist priest won't lie to me.
Are you planning to take this opportunity to wipe out the Holy Cult?
If that's really your idea, I advise you to think twice. The power they hold is not small. Take these evil idols they made for example.
There were five other evil idols transported with me at that time. Each of them sealed a spirit beast. After being imprisoned in that evil idol for so long, it not only eroded my power but also the vitality of others. These small evil idols are just containers. The spiritual energy collected and transformed will return to the main body.
So much time has passed. They've probably made quite a few evil idols and absorbed a lot of power. They can't be underestimated."
As the imprisoned spirit beast, the E Shou knew best how much its power had been consumed and where it had been transferred.
The person who made the evil idol was very skilled.
Normally, when the evil idol absorbed the spiritual energy from spirit beasts like them and then transformed it, at least half of the power would be wasted.
But it could clearly feel that each time the evil idol only consumed a little, and the rest was successfully transformed and stored.
Its skill was obvious.
Although it had seen Xiaotuanzi's power, it didn't think that this little kid in front of it could fight against the evil idol that had gathered so much power.
If that thing had already grown powerful, it would be no different from a real earthly immortal.
If one day the evil idol really evolved to the level of a god.
Then it would be able to control the weather and create things out of thin air.
"Don't worry. We won't act rashly. Without full confidence, we definitely won't tear ourselves apart from them. You just need to tell me where they are."
Shen Weixun's eyes were firm. As long as the Holy Cult existed, Nian Nian would be in danger for one more day.
But this matter couldn't be rushed.
It would be best to figure out the Holy Cult's ways and then strike a fatal blow to wipe out the Holy Cult and its lair.
So he wouldn't be carried away by the news for a moment.
Nian Nian listened to him and naturally wouldn't act rashly either.
"Alright then. But it's really too dangerous for you two kids to go there. It's better for me to go. I was just careless before, which is why I was caught. It won't happen again. You just wait for me here. If I confirm that there are still people there, I'll first estimate their strength. Then I'll send you a message."
The E Shou shook its long ears.
Suddenly, it felt that its soul state was quite good.
At least it could hide its aura more completely, which was most suitable for reconnaissance.
"But we should be prepared for the worst. If you're caught again, you might not be as lucky as to meet me and Nian Nian again. Moreover, if we go, with my identity, I should be able to find a proper reason and won't be rejected."
Shen Weixun frowned slightly and didn't quite agree with the E Shou's idea.
Nian Nian also thought this plan was inappropriate and nodded repeatedly, "Third Senior Brother is right. Their goal is to capture spirit beasts. We humans are fine, but you're the most dangerous."