Chapter 242
The fake one, sitting high upon the lotus throne, with a solemn dharma appearance, his words carrying the mandate of heaven.
The real one, his cognition falling into chaos, shouting and screaming, completely exploding.
True or false, it is not the primary consideration; only suitability matters.
To remove a heart-demon that has already gone insane, allowing oneself to take a step further toward Great Perfection;
To acknowledge a "fake" who once protected the human world and established the True Monarch system, and after clearing his own name, to establish the history of the Official Generals;
Finally, to reach a reconciliation with a youth who has a background and is heavily focused upon by the Heavenly Dao.
When Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan turned the Universal Salvation True Monarch into a "madman," he had already anticipated this inevitable result.
Choosing the Universal Salvation True Monarch is a pure negative return, while choosing Sun Brother Baishen is a positive return; there is simply no need to hesitate.
All the bad things were done by this "fake," the Universal Salvation True Monarch; this "fake" with hidden malice subverted the True Monarch inheritance, framed the true Bodhisattva avatar Sun Brother Baishen, and even splashed dirty water on the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Now, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has set things right.
Perhaps, this is what is meant by "when the false is taken for the true, the true becomes false."
Above, that gaze filled with majesty moved slowly.
This movement was intentionally made for those present to perceive.
The gaze first fell upon Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng; Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng raised her head in a daze, she could feel it, but not much.
Immediately, the gaze moved to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.
Looking at Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng was like holding a brush and dipping it in ink; the focus was still on the youth.
The meaning was the relationship with Emperor Emperor Fengdu.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked up to meet that gaze, a smile he was most accustomed to appearing on his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, with just the right amount of shyness.
This expression could only be used for another two years; once he grew older, he would have to switch to a fixed smile.
The majestic gaze softened slightly at this moment; although still majestic, this change in amplitude was expressed very clearly.
It was as if the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had become an elder gently stroking a junior's head at this moment.
Facts proved that pulling the name of the Great Emperor of Emperor Emperor Fengdu was still very effective, because the Great Emperor of Emperor Emperor Fengdu was still alive.
The Long Wang lineages of the Qin and Liu families, while not low, were ultimately dwindling in population; if it were in their prime, those ancient existences would not dare to tear their faces off.
The revenge of one generation of Dragon Kings might be blocked, but one could not withstand them coming generation after generation; no one wanted to be that mountain destined to be moved by the Foolish Old Man.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew very well that the current meeting of gazes, filled with a touch of affection, was definitely fake.
But both sides could be considered to have found a way out for each other.
Tacit understanding: let's not mention the past for now, and let it be revealed here.
Stifling a young genius was not a difficult task for a Bodhisattva, but the Bodhisattva was unwilling to pay this price.
At this moment, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not feel lucky or grateful in his heart; instead, he was thinking that he should be able to continue using the Two Generals of Increase and Decrease as puppets.
After all, this matter happened beforehand, and regardless of whether the Bodhisattva acknowledged it, he could play dumb.
Everything ended, and the gaze disappeared completely.
The atmosphere in the great hall was restored.
From beginning to end, the Bodhisattva had never appeared here, nor had he left any dharma decree or even a single word, but it was as if the Bodhisattva had already said many things.
Such an existence, the means to avoid the induction of the Heavenly Dao and karma, were truly too rich and too high-end.
The White Crane Boy looked up at the red mole between Sun Brother Baishen's eyebrows, stunned for a moment, somewhat incredulous.
This feeling was like finally making up one's mind to jump ship, only to find that before one's butt was even warm, the new unit was immediately acquired by the old one?
But soon, the boy blinked again; this didn't count.
He was only hanging his name in this new government office, and Sun Brother Baishen was only his superior in name; his true "new government office" should be the Long Wang team where Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was located.
After his thoughts were cleared, the boy lowered his head and began to "slurp, slurp."
Suddenly, the boy straightened his waist.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Hmm, what?"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You deliberately spoke the words out, then turned his head to look at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, his lips moving as he said:
"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, he wants to temporarily possess my body."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew that the one who just called him "Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge" was not Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, but the boy.
Because Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was not used to that monkey brain game, he not only completely gave up control of his body for the time being, but also blocked all perception.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "Hmm."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Okay, come on up."
Although he had just been canonized as the White Crane True Monarch, the boy did not have much politeness or respect for Sun Brother Baishen.
With the real boss here, he could not have a good attitude toward the nominal fake boss.
In the past, he was ignorant, which was why he became the one with the deepest seniority but the lowest status among the Official Generals; now, the boy only wanted to progress.
Sun Brother Baishen's body still could not move; if he moved, the group of True Monarchs outside the hall would also instantly regain their freedom, so he chose to temporarily borrow the White Crane True Monarch's body.
The system was the same and it was bestowed by him; on the premise that the other party did not resist, possession was still very easy.
Soon, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's body trembled, and Sun Brother Baishen came down.
After coming down, he still maintained the posture of the White Crane Boy squatting there.
And the reason the boy was squatting there earlier was to eat monkey brains.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan walked over proactively, just in time to see "Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You" use a spoon to send a piece of "tofu brain" into his mouth and suck it in.
This was the monkey he once loved most; he had spent his whole life dedicated to universal salvation and had no offspring, so he actually raised the monkey as his own child.
The one he loved most had betrayed him the most deeply.
That day, when the Universal Salvation True Monarch took the lead in attacking him and held a manifesto to read out his crimes, his heart was very calm, because he knew that after he refused the Bodhisattva to ferry away the merits of himself and the True Monarchs from him, this day would definitely come.
But when the monkey was the first to rush in with a stick, his heart felt as if it had been fiercely pinched, stinging incomparably.
Buddha said that all living beings are equal, but in his treatment of this monkey, his favoritism was especially great.
At this moment, he had to eat this mouthful of "tofu brain," in this most resolute way, to completely make an end to the karmic debt between himself and the monkey in the past.
Repaying injury with kindness, how to repay kindness?
Sun Brother Baishen did not choose to continue to be tolerant, but faced his own disappointment and anger.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Is it delicious?"
Sun Brother Baishen: "Although fresh, it is a bit old."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "A pity, should have drunk it earlier."
Sun Brother Baishen: "Indeed."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan ended the topic.
Sun Brother Baishen said lightly: "Thank you."
He knew that the youth was helping him "add ingredients" to better remove the karmic debt.
Sun Brother Baishen stood up, then bent down slightly and said: "White Crane True Monarch, injured very heavily."
Since Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin were injured to that extent, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You naturally could not be relaxed.
However, with the boy living in his body, A You would no longer be in a coma or paralyzed like before; at the very least, he could retain self-care and adjust a tofu brain or something.
Hmm, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan just noticed that the boy took a sugar bag out of his backpack and put it in.
Sun Brother Baishen's gaze swept toward Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, and finally, when he pointed at them, he deliberately pointed at Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng alone.
Although Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng did not directly participate in the battle at the end, Sun Brother Baishen, sitting above, clearly saw that many times, this girl was ready to drink the poison in her hand.
"You have a group of excellent followers."
"They are partners."
"Deliberately emphasizing?" Sun Brother Baishen's eyes revealed contemplation, "This is where you and him are different."
"Your contact with him during that period must have been like that."
"Actually, my contact with him was not much; that was because I kept many Buddha-skin papers in private."
"I know."
Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao during that period could not have any true private friendship; even the one under the peach forest, in his eyes, was not a true friend or partner.
"But he was indeed a remarkable figure; it's just a pity that his reputation was not prominent, and he never left a name in history; perhaps, he was indifferent to fame and wealth."
"Everyone has a lifestyle that suits them."
Sun Brother Baishen made a gesture of invitation, leading Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan to the outside of the hall door; they didn't walk far, standing on the inside of the black and white boundary line.
The group of True Monarchs standing outside seemed to have become the sculptural background for the two of them chatting.
Sun Brother Baishen: "Why did you help me?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Because I want to live."
Sun Brother Baishen: "Even if you didn't help me, you wouldn't die, and you could still receive benefits."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I don't like to entrust my life to others."
As for the benefits, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan actually received them; eight lotus petals, after being completely digested, his spirit would be even deeper and more solid.
In addition, from this exchange, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan could see the "simple" side of Sun Brother Baishen.
No wonder he would eventually be overturned by the Universal Salvation True Monarch and encounter the collective betrayal of his subordinate True Monarchs.
He didn't even see clearly the attitude of the Heavenly Dao toward this matter as a river-walker.
Immediate benefits must be considered, but long-term development must also be taken into account.
The Heavenly Dao is now very clear; it wants to cultivate itself into a knife to stab those ancient existences.
If one goes to play with those existences for benefits, "you are good, I am good, everyone is good," then where is the value of this knife? How do you expect the Heavenly Dao to look at it?
This wave is not complicated, but it is very dangerous.
After entering this temple, he actually only had two choices left: help Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun or help Sun Brother Baishen.
After making the choice, he would then have to Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face the pressure exerted by the monkey and Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun.
It was not His fault that Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun had miscalculated twice against him; it was because the situation here was special.
His companions had risked their lives to defeat the monkey.
On either side, if one failed to hold their ground and made a mistake, everything would be lost.
But at the same time, this "return gift" was extremely generous and efficient, even to the point of being considered an early distribution.
If one breaks down the timeline, it can be seen that the rewards only began to be concentrated after he made the choice to help Sun Brother Baishen.
His eight lotus petals and the Green Lotus Power obtained by his true body, along with Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun, were solid gains; although the side effects of the yin evil entering the bodies of Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin were obvious, the benefits would be immense once they were treated and recovered.
Analyzing it with the benefit of hindsight, was this not the Heavenly Dao observing his attitude?
In the "Code of Conduct for River Walking," Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan defined this current period as a new stage of river walking.
The intensity of the waves would increase, and the merit returned would also be greater; as a blade of the Heavenly Dao, as long as he did not break after being thrust out, the more it was honed, the sharper it would become.
This meant that in the same amount of time and with the same number of waves, one wave for him was worth two or three, or even more, for others.
Besides this, in addition to river walking, he would also receive more preferential treatment.
Just like the period before this wave began, he and his companions were truly relaxed, and the absorption provided by the waves was also very gentle.
For example, the monkey attempted to sneak into his team on the island, but because he had received clues very early on and had sent Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin ahead... the monkey's schemes were seen through by Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin before he even landed on the island, which made the monkey's series of operations a joke after he arrived.
This was before the waves; there should also be new preferential treatment after the waves.
For instance, the situation with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin this time was very serious, especially for Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, as recovering consciousness was a major difficulty.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had a faint guess in his heart: when the time for the next wave arrived, if Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin and Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng had not yet recovered, the Heavenly Dao would very likely lower the difficulty of the next wave for him.
To the Heavenly Dao, it could watch this blade of his break, but it could not break without value; at the very least, it had to result in mutual destruction, letting him inflict damage before breaking, rather than forcing it into battle before the blade was even sharpened.
This guess was somewhat bold; whether it would actually happen would have to wait until the clues for the next wave appeared.
Sun Brother Baishen did not have all these realizations.
This was equivalent to a highly capable executive who lacked political sensitivity.
Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao had seen this long ago; if it weren't for wanting the Buddha-skin paper in Sun Brother Baishen's hands, Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao would truly not be willing to play with such a "fool."
Sun Brother Baishen: "I have already lived for a very long time."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "But you have lived without value."
Sun Brother Baishen revealed a bitter smile.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I am not targeting you."
The young man thought of those people he had seen who lived for a long time; none of them lived happily.
When life loses its color, no matter how long it is stretched, it is only a meaningless extension of black and white.
Sun Brother Baishen: "You are right; my life has indeed been lived without value. The things I established were overturned, and the greatest portion of my life was spent sealing this place.
Moreover, just now, my faith collapsed completely."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I thought it collapsed when the Bodhisattva asked you for a share of the merit."
Sun Brother Baishen: "At the time, I was not certain that it was the true Bodhisattva; the Buddha has a heartless aspect."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "I understand."
At the time, Sun Brother Baishen thought the Bodhisattva who asked him for a share of the merit was just an avatar, or will, without emotions and only with a fixed behavioral logic.
But when the Bodhisattva chose him between himself and Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun, his faith finally collapsed completely.
Because a Bodhisattva capable of calling a Divine Divine Divine Deer a horse and making choices based on pros and cons could not possibly be heartless.
Sun Brother Baishen: "So, back then, he had already seen my future and had laughed at me in advance."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "The new Official General Head has been established, based on your Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun system; your past career was not entirely without harvest."
Sun Brother Baishen: "A better system?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "From the perspective of inheritance, development, eliminating demons, and the one above, it is indeed a better system, it's just not very friendly to the spirit mediums."
Sun Brother Baishen: "Then He did a good job; if He could also change that last point..."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "For the time being, I have neither the interest nor the motivation to do this."
Just as the young man finished speaking, vertical pupils appeared in Sun Brother Baishen's eyes, and then the vertical pupils disappeared.
It was the Child who, upon hearing this, lost control of his emotions and almost snatched back control of the body.
In the past, the Child had once made a promise to the young man, hoping that the young man would not change the Official General Head system.
But now the Child had completely jumped ship; if working at the Nantong Corpse-Salvaging Li Dojo was just a temporary assignment before, then now it counted as changing his organizational affiliation.
Therefore, He was naturally happy to see his old colleagues, who had a poor relationship with Him and used to bully Him, being whipped mercilessly—the harder, the better!
Sun Brother Baishen smiled, effectively speaking for the Child: "That is truly a pity."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan pointed at Sun Brother Baishen, but was actually referring to Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I am too lazy to do such things; he will do it in the future."
Even though Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was no longer an Official General Head, he would still take it as his responsibility to improve the Yin God system and raise the status of people.
The vertical pupils in Sun Brother Baishen's eyes flashed again.
At the thought that he might have the opportunity in the future to personally increase the workload and lower the working conditions for his old colleagues, He was incomparably excited!
Sun Brother Baishen: "There is a question I really want to ask."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You want to ask him?"
Sun Brother Baishen: "Yes."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You want to ask if he is still alive now?"
Sun Brother Baishen: "No."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You want to ask if he is dead now?"
Sun Brother Baishen closed his lips and nodded solemnly.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "For a long time in the second half of his life, he struggled to seek death; I think he should have successfully died."
A brilliant smile appeared on Sun Brother Baishen's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.
Because he was currently using Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's body, this hearty laugh looked a bit silly.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan turned his head to look at the crowd of "lifelike" exquisite sculptures in front of him.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew of Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao's personal charisma.
Everyone who had ever come into contact with him regarded him as a presence as dazzling as the sun.
As for the fact that Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao had no emotions, in their eyes, it was not a disease, nor even a shortcoming, because the sun should naturally have no emotions.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan pointed at the sculptures in front and asked: "Do you have a way for me to come into contact with them?"
Sun Brother Baishen shook his head: "No. Can you tell me what you want to do?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "My companions want some things on them."
Earlier, while walking in, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan noticed his companions constantly eyeing the ritual implements in the hands of these Zhenjuns, as well as their armor, clothing, hats, and shoes.
Sun Brother Baishen: "Once the seal is broken, They will regain their freedom, and the resentment from being banished for long ages will be injected into Their bodies; They will each become demons. Besides that, the cost of Them regaining their freedom cannot be borne, and this would also ruin my promise to that person, and furthermore, it would be disadvantageous to you."
Earlier, Sun Brother Baishen, in the tone of a "true Bodhisattva," spoke of permanent seclusion, which was helping Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan bargain.
This place was the dark history of the Bodhisattva and could only be hidden forever; it could not be exposed to people on a large scale.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Okay, I understand."
These Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun lords had followed the true Bodhisattva in rebellion back then, but in the end, the true Bodhisattva hoped that They would be sealed here forever; it could be considered a kind of joke.
Sun Brother Baishen: "There is one thing I want to apologize to you for, and that is that I gave your followers... companions, too much polluted merit."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I can solve it."
Sun Brother Baishen breathed a sigh of relief: "That is good."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stood with Sun Brother Baishen for a while longer; the two did not speak again, only occasionally would the sound of waves come from above their heads, which had not happened before.
This meant that the seawater would drop, and this place would be completely sealed.
Sun Brother Baishen opened his arms and said:
"I have no interest in the outside world anymore. In the past, I thought this was a new starting point for my life; now, I treat this place as my grave.
I will stay here forever to suppress and seal Them, until I enter that final end together with Them."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Good, then goodbye."
Sun Brother Baishen raised his hand, and on the lotus platform, a Buddha light was released from his brow, turning into a firefly.
"It will lead you out."
"Mm."
"One last request."
"Please speak."
"On your way out, please help me settle the remains of the Punishment-Executing Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun; the others are my followers, but He is my companion."
All the Zhenjuns actually knew that Sun Brother Baishen was not the true Bodhisattva, but only the Punishment-Executing Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun believed that as long as Sun Brother Baishen was doing what a Bodhisattva should do, then he was the Bodhisattva.
Because of this, when the rebellion occurred, the Punishment-Executing Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun was willing to stand out alone to block all the Zhenjuns.
"Okay."
"Thank you."
Sun Brother Baishen closed his eyes, and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You opened his eyes and yawned; he had just handed over his body for a long time, which was equivalent to taking a nap.
"A-You, go help Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng carry Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin out; we are leaving this place."
"Okay, Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, ah~"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You patted his mouth again and yawned, then immediately frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Child, you actually didn't rinse your mouth."
Led by that firefly, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and the others passed through the vast darkness and entered Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun's temple.
Walking to this point, this firefly had no more use.
Suddenly, the gu insect in Yin Meng's sleeve flew out and, with extreme speed, swallowed the firefly in one gulp.
Seeing this, Yin Meng was immediately anxious and pointed at it, scolding: "How dare you..."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "It's fine, let it swallow it if it has."
Yin Meng: "Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, it is because I did not discipline it well."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "It was unable to resist the temptation of that firefly; it is already quite good that it restrained itself from swallowing it earlier while we had not yet walked out of the darkness."
Yin Meng: "Thank you, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge."
Yin Meng mistakenly thought Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was deliberately making excuses for her poor discipline, and she was very moved inside.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan pointed behind him and said: "If you want to thank someone, go thank that Bodhisattva."
It must have been that Sun Brother Baishen witnessed the little girl trying to drink poison to fight for her life several times, and in the end, she gained nothing, which was quite pitiful, so he deliberately gave a small gift at the very end.
In this way, this time, everyone in the team benefited.
Continuing forward past the temple, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stopped when he encountered the True Lord of Punishing Evil.
The remains of the True Lord of Punishing Evil were kneeling on the ground.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan first let Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You and Yin Meng try to help him up, but discovered that the trauma on his body was truly too severe.
Having no other choice, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had to stand behind the True Lord of Punishing Evil and perform the Nuo Opera Puppet Technique.
The True Lord of Punishing Evil's form was reshaped; he stood up, standing there mighty, majestic, and with a stern gaze.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had him turn around, changing from facing outward to facing inward, so that he and Sun Brother Baishen could "meet gaze to gaze."
Between the two of them were that group of sealed True Lords, which could be considered as them overseeing the punishment of evil.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You and Yin Meng turned their heads to look at each other.
Yin Meng rolled her eyes, signaling for him to go.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You twisted his neck, signaling for her to come.
Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge had arranged things so meticulously; at this moment, there should be someone who understands the zither to come up and point out the meaning or say a few words.
But Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin was still unconscious, and the two of them could not understand the hidden meaning within.
Yin Meng even felt that if Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's consciousness were still there, he might have been able to add a sentence, not like her and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, who could only stare blankly at each other.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Let's go."
Yin Meng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You both let out a sigh of relief, as if a burden had been lifted.
Fortunately, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge did not need the two of them to provide emotional value.
Passing by the temple of the True Lord Registrar, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You picked up a stone basin and explained: "Bin Ge likes this; I'll take it back for Bin Ge as a souvenir."
After returning to the True Lord Gatekeeper's temple, the group continued to walk outward, crossed the bridge, and boarded the boat parked over there.
The seawater had risen, and the boat had not run aground.
Yin Meng said to Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "You drive."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I have never driven a boat."
Yin Meng: "Last time you brought back so many gifts, I thought you..."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I just have channels to get goods; the conditions in my family's temple are okay, and there is temple property, so I don't need to do this."
Yin Meng started the engine and, after familiarizing herself with the boat's rudder, drove the boat out.
As a successor to the orthodox corpse-salvaging tradition, she had dealt with boats plenty of times before.
Yin Meng: "A You, can you help me bring some cosmetics next time?"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I have to wait until I go back; I don't know when I will..."
Halfway through his sentence, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You paused, then turned to look at Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge sitting in front, and asked:
"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, is it that from now on, the Guan Old Old Old Jiang Shou at my old home will never be able to summon the Child through spirit possession again?"
"Yes."
"Then the new spirit medium..."
"It's fine, that group of yin gods will squeeze out another unlucky person."
The vertical pupils in Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's eyes flashed again.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Except when sensing danger or when you are alone with A You, don't let me see you flashing your vertical pupils casually."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's eyes closed tightly immediately.
The young man's words were a bit heavy, but he was doing this out of consideration for Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.
The Child is not as simple as those two vengeful infants; appearing and interfering in Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's life too frequently would easily lead to confusion between his personality and the god's divinity.
Before, the Child only came down when there was something to do; now, the Child lives inside Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's body all the time, so the rules must be set first.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan must make the Child deeply realize that he only recognizes Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, not Him.
Seemingly sensing that the boat they were sitting on had already departed, Sun Brother Baishen accelerated the closing process; the seawater began to surge in, and the slope was no longer as high. Originally, one needed to drive at an angle to get up, but now one could drive straight out.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan entered the cabin first.
After a wave of seawater poured down overhead, this boat returned to the initial gray, dome-covered sea surface.
When Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the cabin, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, who was soaked all over, was taking off a sea crab that was perched on his head.
Yin Meng, who was also soaked, asked Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You strangely: "Why didn't you go into the cabin with Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge just now?"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I just thought Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge was tired and went into the cabin to rest..."
Yin Meng: "You drive; I'm going to change into dry clothes."
In reality, what followed required watching the millstone navigation inside the boat; Yin Meng could not understand it and wanted to throw away the hot potato.
She suddenly realized a problem, which was that when they came, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took turns driving, so Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng could also understand the millstone.
"Oh, okay, I just watched; driving a boat is actually not difficult." Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You confidently took over the rudder.
Yin Meng immediately carried her backpack into the cabin.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You experienced the joy of driving, and then, looking around at the gray sky and the boundless sea surface, the corners of his mouth twitched:
"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, should I..."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stood on the deck, holding a book and reading; he answered without even raising his head:
"Follow the one below."
The one below?
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You looked down at the water surface beside him and discovered that the huge dragon-shaped phantom they had encountered when they came was now appearing under the boat again.
But unlike the back-and-forth shuttling last time, this time the phantom was completely synchronized with the boat's hull, giving the feeling that it was carrying the boat forward.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You immediately adjusted the rudder continuously according to its guidance.
After his heart calmed down, he looked up at the front again.
Clearly, there was the sea under his feet, and the dragon was fake, but now, he truly had the feeling that he was standing on a dragon's back, riding the clouds and mist.
His heart and mind opened up in an instant, and a strange, inexplicable perception was brewing.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You couldn't help but slowly close his eyes.
Just at this time, Yin Meng had also changed her clothes and come out; her black clothes set off the whiteness of her skin, and her hair tied into a ponytail made her look very crisp. The sea breeze blew her clothes, further highlighting her figure.
As soon as Yin Meng came out, she saw Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You driving the boat with his eyes closed.
"You..."
"This is an epiphany for a martial artist; don't disturb him, you drive the boat."
"Oh, okay, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge."
Yin Meng gently pushed Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You away; Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You closed his eyes and walked to the side to sit cross-legged as if sleepwalking.
Looking at him like this, Yin Meng curled her lips and thought to herself: You can even have an epiphany while driving a boat; does that mean out of the whole team, I am the stupidest one?
Sigh.
Yin Meng felt that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was right; even if her brain was ruined by poison, it didn't seem to have any effect.
When they were about to drive out of this dome sea area, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan put down his book, stood up, and performed a peer's bow to the dragon-shaped phantom stopped behind him.
Yin Meng: "Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, why did it follow us just now?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "This is a feng shui phenomenon, seeing off those who have merit added to their bodies."
Next was the ordinary return journey; there was a small accident, which was that an old man floating on the sea surface wearing a lifebuoy was rescued onto the boat.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You recognized the old man; he was the one who carried them to the island when they came, who collected several times the boat fare from him and also cheated him out of a return deposit.
The old man's fishing boat was overturned by waves and he had been floating on the sea for a long time; although his consciousness was still clear, his physical state was not very good. However, because of the timely rescue, there was no danger to his life.
After landing, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan let Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You send the old man home first.
When Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You returned, he was riding in a truck.
The old man's return date had passed but he had not returned, and coupled with the wind and waves on the sea the day before, his family was very worried but had nowhere to search in the vast sea.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You carried the old man home; the old man's youngest son, who ran transport, took the initiative to take on the job of sending them back after learning they were returning to Nantong.
The old man had earned a lot from A You on the boat fare, but now calculating it, his family still had to pay more for fuel.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was already accustomed to this kind of situation.
Good deeds have good rewards and evil deeds have evil rewards; many times it is not very effective, but those with merit are an exception, and coupled with the fact that they are heavily focused on by the Heavenly Dao, even the Bodhisattva has to have some scruples.
Since the Heavenly Dao has seen it, it will handle the karma while it's at it.
The old man's son let everyone call him Yong Zi; unlike his father, he was very cheerful and enthusiastic, and in this day and age, being able to drive his own truck made him belong to the wealthy class in the village.
While passing by a private service station halfway, even though they had just eaten lunch, the enthusiastic Yong Zi still took the initiative to invite Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, who had carried his father home, to a restaurant inside, which had a sign that read: Sisters Restaurant.
Because the Child was currently transforming his body inside him, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You not only had a greatly increased appetite but also digested quickly, so he happily followed to have an extra meal.
Before long, the Child ran back in a hurry.
Yongzi followed them back, feeling somewhat awkward, and said apologetically, "Sorry, I'm really sorry."
As the car started up and got back on the road, Xiang Xiang Seeing Yin Meng asked Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You curiously, "Why didn't you eat again?"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You explained with great difficulty, "Sigh, that wasn't a proper place to eat."
The first floor is a restaurant where you can eat, but on that row of stools on the first floor, there sat many Wo Sect in heavy makeup; when you order, they deliberately press against you and touch you, trying to get you to choose them.
After you finish eating the food upstairs, you can follow them to the second floor to eat the "food" downstairs.
Nowadays, long-haul truck drivers have money and are willing to spend it, so upstream and downstream industries serving them have been born.
Xiang Xiang Seeing Yin Meng understood the meaning and deliberately pretended to be an experienced person, asking, "Then eat, what's the big deal? Just consider it supporting their business. These two are unconscious anyway, and Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan couldn't possibly go, so you go."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "How can that be? How could that be..."
Xiang Xiang Seeing Yin Meng: "What's wrong? Who are you saving yourself for?"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I'm not, how could I be, don't talk nonsense!"
Xiang Xiang Seeing Yin Meng: "Or is it that those who channel Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi must maintain their virginity?"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You simply turned to the side and began to crunch on compressed biscuits.
When the truck drove into Nantong and returned to the village, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan specifically had Yongzi enter from another village road; he planned to settle Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin at Hu Zi's place first, so as not to let his great-grandfather see them and worry.
Xiong Shan and Li Sun Hua were not at home; on the dam, only Xiao Xiao Yingying was sitting there making paper effigies, with Benben lying in her arms—he was likely hungry, as his little head was instinctively nudging her.
Looking from afar, this "Dead Man Raising a Child" scene was actually quite heartwarming.
Sensing the movement outside, Xiao Xiao Yingying immediately stood up, holding the child, and came over to help settle the wounded.
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin was easy to handle; just send him to the bedroom on the second floor to lie down, but as for Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, they had to dig a pit in the peach grove first.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You took a Yellow River shovel to dig, but before he had dug a few times, a gust of yin wind struck, whipping up a patch of peach blossoms that slammed into Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, actually causing some pain.
Even though he was now Bai He Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun, neither Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You nor Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi dared to be presumptuous with this one, so Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You could only drop the shovel, cover his head, and run back looking disheveled.
Clearly, the one under the peach grove did not like this kind of unannounced offense.
At the very least, one must first set up an altar, burn some paper, ask for its opinion, and then invite and plead with it before it would consider whether to agree.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had just finished settling Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin upstairs and come down to the dam when he saw the situation in the peach grove ahead.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had long since accumulated rich experience in how to coax this Peach Blossom Immortal.
At that moment, the youth spoke directly:
"Stop messing around, Qing'an."
In an instant, the entire peach grove fell into dead silence.
The next moment,
A fierce wind suddenly rose, and peach blossoms filled the sky!
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