Chapter 287

The deer demon was examining everything from the shadows; he clenched his fists in anger but didn't dare to appear.

Because if he appeared, it would disrupt the original plan. Once a conflict with Tang An arose, it would be even harder to lure Tang An into the alchemy furnace.

Hetong saw the look the deer demon gave her and had no choice but to continue cooperating.

"The two of you, please come in."

"My master is inside, waiting for you both."

Tang An's gaze turned toward the deer demon hidden in the shadows, and the deer demon hurriedly turned to hide, not letting Tang An see his figure.

The deer demon's heart was heaving, unable to settle; clearly, dealing with a mortal should be such an easy task, so why did he always feel he had no certainty?

Was it because of the old man beside the Destined One? But that old man also looked like a mortal.

Why did Hetong bring an extra person up? Could it be that the Master had secretly instructed her?

The deer demon couldn't figure it out and hurriedly disappeared from this place to go find Nanji Xianweng and ask.

And Tang An and Bodhi Patriarch followed Hetong's guidance to a quiet place in the hall, sipping tea and watching the immortal scenery outside the window.

"The two of you please wait a moment; Hetong will go find the Master to come over."

Tang An smiled without a word and waved her hand to signal that she could go down.

Bodhi Patriarch did not speak the whole time but silently watched Tang An deliberately hit people and cause a scene.

"Does the senior feel that Tang An's actions were wrong?"

Tang An poured tea for Bodhi Patriarch, looking very well-behaved.

Bodhi Patriarch smiled and stroked his beard. "Right is not right, wrong is not wrong. But as long as it follows the heart's direction, why care about the right or wrong of others?"

Tang An nodded in agreement and also took a sip of tea. "Exactly, who cares about right or wrong; as long as the beating was satisfying, that's enough."

"Hmm~ It truly lives up to Yuxu Palace; even the tea is so..."

Tang An suddenly placed the teacup on the tea table. "Oh no, Holy Water!"

Ah!!! The one she drank couldn't be that "Demon Child's Pee" version, could it?

Whew~ This is the Journey to the West world; where would "Demon Child's Pee" come from.

Scaring herself~

Tang An wanted to take another sip, but the thought of "Holy Water" made her feel disgusted.

"Senior, don't drink this either; drink mine." Tang An took out her own tea set and tea from the Wealth Gathering Ring and poured tea for Bodhi Patriarch.

"Hum~ hum~ hum~"

A humming sound suddenly came from the air.

The tea in the cup she had just poured rippled with the vibration.

And the scenery before their eyes changed rapidly; the windows were sealed, and the jade walls were shifted and disappeared.

After a dizzying change, Tang An and Bodhi Patriarch appeared inside an alchemy furnace as if they had been transformed.

"Tsk tsk tsk."

"Bodhi Patriarch, you must testify for me; I came to Yuxu Palace, and they didn't say a word before wanting to refine both me and you."

"You have to cover for me later; don't let them really burn me up."

Bodhi Patriarch sipped his tea with a calm, shallow smile and didn't say much.

In other words, he didn't put this alchemy furnace in his eyes at all. Even if Yuanshi Tianzun came to refine pills in person, he would have nothing to fear.

Yuxu Palace, at Nanji Xianweng's place.

The alchemy furnace containing Tang An and Bodhi Patriarch had already appeared before him.

"Hmm? How come there are two people?" Nanji Xianweng had just cast a spell to refine the pills when he discovered the anomaly.

Hetong just wanted to speak, but the deer demon spoke first.

He brought over some Jade Nectar and offered it. "Master, the disciple has already checked. That old man is just a mortal; if you feel his physical body has impurities, just remove him from the alchemy furnace."

Hearing this, Hetong had the feeling of trying hard to hold back laughter, her mouth crooked.

Just when she was looking for an excuse, the deer demon had actively helped her out of the predicament.

Nanji Xianweng looked carefully into the alchemy furnace, examining Bodhi Patriarch's roots and physical body.

However, when his divine sense touched Bodhi Patriarch, it was like touching cold water. It seemed gentle but was actually unfathomable.

"Forget it, whether human or immortal, since they voluntarily entered the alchemy furnace, then let them be refined together with the Destined One."

Nanji Xianweng had managed Yuxu Palace for so many years that the arrogance and conceit in his heart had reached a height unattainable by ordinary people.

He didn't care at all who the extra person was, whether the other party was human or immortal, or what kind of scheme or conspiracy the Destined One had.

In Yuxu Palace, he was an absolute authority. He believed that under absolute power, all schemes and conspiracies were not worth mentioning.

He saw him strike the ground with his Panlong Cane, sending out waves of residual power.

Magma like the fire of purgatory suddenly appeared in the alchemy furnace, rushing over rapidly, as if to swallow Tang An and the other.

Nanji Xianweng saw this with full confidence; with the mortal bodies of Tang An and the other, they would surely be refined into pills within an hour or two.

The deer demon also felt he had vented his anger and diligently poured Jade Nectar for Nanji Xianweng to enjoy.

Hetong looked at Nanji Xianweng and the deer demon with some sympathy; after an hour or two, would they still be able to laugh?

Time passed second by second.

Nanji Xianweng sat in meditation with his eyes closed, leaving a trace of divine sense to ensure the heat of the alchemy furnace was maintained.

Only, inside the alchemy furnace, heavy fog had formed for some reason, and even he couldn't investigate it clearly.

As the refining time grew longer, Nanji Xianweng always felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

But once the refining started, it couldn't be interrupted, otherwise the body of the Destined One would be wasted.

Hetong seemed to see the signal Tang An gave her from inside the alchemy furnace, and only then did she step forward.

"Master, the disciple just remembered something."

"Oh? Remembered what?" Nanji Xianweng opened his eyes and drank a cup of water to suppress the unease in his heart.

"Remembered how she addressed the mortal accompanying her when I went to pick up the Destined One."

"Oh? How did she address him?"

"She called him Bodhi Patriarch."

"Clatter~"

Listen, that was the sound of a jade cup falling to the ground, and also the sound of Nanji Xianweng's mental defense breaking.

"Who?"

"Who did you say?"

Hetong was so scared she hurriedly knelt on the ground to report, "When the disciple went to pick up the Destined One, she insisted on bringing the old man to see the immortal mountain scenery together, otherwise she wouldn't come with the disciple..."

Nanji Xianweng raised his hand to interrupt Hetong's words. "Just tell me, what did the Destined One call that old man?"

"Bodhi Patriarch." Hetong looked innocent, as if she didn't know of the existence of such a big figure.

And indeed, Nanji Xianweng had never seriously told them about the deeds of Bodhi Patriarch.

Of course, it wasn't Nanji Xianweng's fault for not telling those things. It was because Bodhi Patriarch's identity was special and his origins were a mystery; even his master, Yuanshi Tianzun, didn't dare to provoke him easily.

Nanji Xianweng himself had never even seen such a legendary figure. How could he have imagined that his disciple could bring Bodhi Patriarch here, and he had personally trapped the person in his alchemy furnace?

"Clatter!"

Nanji Xianweng just wanted to stand up, stepped on the jade cup, and nearly fell flat on his face.

The deer demon and Hetong hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"Master, are you alright?"

Nanji Xianweng was so panicked; his hands and feet were trembling, his scalp was numb, and there wasn't a shred of his previous arrogance left.

"I... refined Bodhi Patriarch?"

"I, I refined Bodhi Patriarch and the Destined One into pills together?"

He was sweating like rain and hurriedly wanted to check the situation inside the alchemy furnace.

The worst result now was that he had really refined Bodhi Patriarch. That way, at the very least, he could offer the pills to Yuanshi Tianzun, and he shouldn't suffer any major punishment.

What he feared was that after refining for a long time, the people inside were still alive and well, waiting for him to open the alchemy furnace.