Chapter 480: Zhang Suannai: Everything is Under Control

"Chen Shu is right, everything here is a cultural relic and extremely valuable; we had better try not to start anything here. Besides, the Wishing Dragon has an extraordinary status, and I fear we might offend it if we cause a ruckus."

You might not expect it, but these words actually came from the mouth of Zhang Suannai.

I saw Zhang Suannai frowning, looking dead serious, her hands raised and pressing down into the air: "Everyone, calm down, don't worry about these details."

Wu Eiwei glanced at her coldly.

The Group Leader squinted and frowned.

Dharma Master Tongdeng and Little Master Xuanzhen couldn't help but shrink their necks back, putting a little distance between themselves and her.

Chen Shu, meanwhile, couldn't help but scratch his head.

One look at that silly expression and you knew she was brewing a belly full of mischief.

Everyone looked at each other, exchanging inner thoughts.

Qingqing, meanwhile, had unknowingly retreated to a distance further away from them, so she could take in the whole scene and observe them quietly.

"What's with those looks?"

Zhang Suannai's frown deepened: "What do you mean? Damn it, I'm doing this for our own lives! Think about it, this is the Shengzu Secret Realm; this city must have been built by Shengzu, right? It must be very important to him, right? The Wishing Dragon is also a creation of Shengzu, right? If we start fighting here and the Wishing Dragon eats us in one bite later, where would we go to reason with it?"

After finishing, she clapped her right hand against her left, *slap*, and spread her hands out to look at them: "Tell me, isn't that the logic?"

Everyone looked at each other again, exchanging inner thoughts.

These words were actually somewhat convincing.

Zhang Suannai's eyes darted around, using her peripheral vision to sneak a glance at this one, then that one, remaining calm as she said after a few seconds: "Fine, fine, if you really want to fight, I'll accompany you, but we can't fight here, let's go outside to fight... Those of you who haven't finished making your three wishes, hurry up and make the remaining ones. If you don't know what to wish for, just pick one at random, wish for world peace or something, just don't waste them. Once you're done, we'll go out and spar. And we can see if the wishes we made have come true."

Everyone continued to look at each other.

Zhang Suannai couldn't help but urge: "Hurry, hurry, I can't wait to go out and fight you all! Hurry and wish! If you don't know what to wish for, just wish for world peace!"

"What about you?"

"I'm not like you guys, I only made two wishes," Zhang Suannai said with a straight face.

"..."

Everyone had zero trust in her and couldn't help but look at Chen Shu and Ning Qing nearby.

"Indeed."

Chen Shu nodded.

Ning Qing was expressionless.

Everyone glanced at the Wishing Dragon again.

They had assumed that with the status of this dragon, it wouldn't care about such trivial matters, but unexpectedly, it nodded silently and majestically, confirming the matter.

"..."

Dharma Master Tongdeng was the first to stand out.

Facing social death, his heart was in chaos, and he only wanted to leave this place quickly, so he said: "Amitabha, as the benefactor Grandma said, this humble monk's last wish shall be for world peace."

The Group Leader also stood out, his heart equally in chaos.

The third wish he had originally planned could naturally not be made now; with so many people, he couldn't say it out loud, so he had to say:

"May the Dayi Imperial Family last for a thousand generations."

"This Daoist wishes for the prosperity and strength of Dayi."

"I wish for Zhang Suannai to turn into a dog!"

The dragon stared down at them from on high:

"Received."

"Pfft, hahaha..."

Zhang Suannai couldn't hold it back for a second, clutching her stomach and laughing, bending over until her face turned red.

I saw her first point at the Group Leader: "I couldn't tell, you dog of a Group Leader, you're dreaming of defeating me and Chen Shu even in your sleep? Hahaha, you're killing me..."

The Group Leader's expression stiffened.

The image he had long maintained of the magnanimity of the Imperial Family and the composure of the future number one powerhouse was shattered right then and there.

The others couldn't help but sneak looks at him.

Which made the Group Leader feel even more uncomfortable.

Little Master Xuanzhen was sentimental, and usually had a good relationship with the Group Leader, so he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart for the once-strongest member of the group. Yet, this very look of pity and sympathy inadvertently stung the Group Leader's sensitive and proud heart even more.

Just then, Zhang Suannai moved her hand to the side, pointing at him:

"And you! You fire-stoking Daoist!"

Suddenly her expression changed, she put away her smile, and imitated Little Master Xuanzhen's tone from just a moment ago: "I want to find a girlfriend, but I can't find one, so I can only pretend to be uninterested in women..."

Little Master Xuanzhen froze for a moment, then lowered his head deeply, blushing with shame.

He didn't dare look at the group members either.

Wu Eiwei and Dharma Master Tongdeng couldn't help but sneak a glance at him, their faces showing an expression of "So that's the wish he made."

"You're even more impressive! As a monk, you actually want to eat meat!? I regret so much not recording your video... If I had recorded it, I would definitely rent a billboard at Wangxi Ancient Town under Xinzheng Temple and play it on a loop 24 hours a day."

Everyone looked at Dharma Master Tongdeng again.

Especially Wu Eiwei, who looked the longest.

"And you! Oh ho ho! You're killing me, Grandma!" Zhang Suannai laughed, her expression suddenly changing again, and she raised a hand, covering her face with her palm to imitate the masked Wu Eiwei, "I want Meng Haoran to be completely obedient to me!"

"Clang!"

The Long Sword was unsheathed once more.

However, remembering what Zhang Suannai had just said, it did have some logic to it, so Wu Eiwei fell silent and sheathed the Long Sword again.

"Swish!"

The four of them turned their heads in unison, searching for Chen Shu's figure.

Yet Chen Shu was seen to no longer be in his original spot, having instead stood at a further distance with Ning Qing, silently watching them.

"……"

The crowd could not help but fall silent.

Wu Eiwei stood out first: "Qingcai, what wish did Zhang Suannai make?"

"Don't say it!"

Zhang Suannai immediately stepped out, blocking the space between her and Chen Shu.

Yet Wu Eiwei only took a step toward her, staring fixedly at her, the cold metallic luster reflecting off her mask.

"Heh……"

Zhang Suannai gave a scornful laugh.

A mere Wu Eiwei, what does she count for? A Sword Sect Disciple has no Fear of heaven or earth; do these people think she is truly afraid of smashing this place up or being killed by the divine dragon?

Then the Group Leader also stepped out silently, standing together with Wu Eiwei, gazing at her.

"Hehe……"

Little Master Xuanzhen also stepped out.

"Heh……"

Dharma Master Tongdeng followed closely behind.

"Uh……"

Zhang Suannai's laughter grew more strained with each sound; once the final laugh ended, looking at the four people with ill intent before her, she wisely chose silence and moved a step to the side, clearing the way and no longer blocking them.

This was undoubtedly a wise choice.

It showed that her intelligence had indeed increased.

Because she still had one wish left, she had originally thought to erase the memory of the wish she made from the minds of Chen Shu and Ning Qing; now, at worst, she could just modify it and add these few people in as well—the result would be the same anyway.

"The first one she made was... hoping her two roommates could be a bit nicer to her," Chen Shu said, and fearing the others might not grasp the essence of it, he kindly added, "You all might not know, but in front of her two roommates, she has always been a sycophant……"

"What nonsense are you spouting!?"

Zhang Suannai was furious and looked at the others, wanting to explain, but saw the others nodding repeatedly:

"We all know."

"We could tell in the group chat."

"Yes."

"Mm……"

Zhang Suannai could not help but fall silent.

It seems she would have to add one more line to the upcoming wish to erase this matter as well.

She wondered if one wish could hold it all……

Fortunately, she had mastered the Yuanyuan Fuzhi Dafa.

"What about the second one?"

"The second one was wanting to become smarter."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Suannai stood out again, "What I meant was, let my brain's thinking become diligent and enhance my logical thinking ability!"

"I swear to heaven, the exact words she said were, 'I want to become smarter'."

"……"

Zhang Suannai fell silent, glancing at the others.

The Group Leader nodded faintly: "This wish is very suitable for her."

Zhang Suannai gritted her teeth.

Little Master Xuanzhen said: "I retract my previous opinion of Grandma; I always felt she lacked self-awareness, but now it seems I was wrong. In her heart, she has always known she is the one with the lowest IQ in the whole group."

Zhang Suannai clenched her fists.

Dharma Master Tongdeng pressed his palms together: "Amitabha, if Grandma can truly become smarter, it would count as a good deed."

Zhang Suannai's breathing fluctuated.

Wu Eiwei's tone was very cold, her expression invisible: "With that IQ of hers, even if it doubled, she'd still be a silly dog……"

Yet unexpectedly, Zhang Suannai relaxed instead—

Ha! The outcome is decided! As the winner, why should she bicker with this group of losers?

"Laugh all you want, in a moment I'll just erase all these memories of yours, leaving only the memories of your social death."

Zhang Suannai thought to herself.

"What about the third wish?"

"The third wish……"

Chen Shu's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

Seeing this, the crowd could not help but exchange glances again, understanding in their hearts that something spectacular was likely coming.

For a moment, their hearts were filled with anticipation—

Even though they had long known Zhang Suannai's personality and had seen her do too many foolish things, they still could not imagine the way she would act foolishly next, and they still felt it was novel.

Chen Shu said with a strange expression: "It was wanting another wish."

"？?"

Everyone was stunned.

The Group Leader was silent for a moment and could not help but sigh: "Grandma's thinking is indeed different from ordinary people."

Little Master Xuanzhen echoed: "Indeed, I also thought of this point, such as wanting two more wishes or something, but I only dared to think about it in my head. To actually encounter such a thing and dare to put it into practice, you are probably the only one in the whole world……"

Dharma Master Tongdeng was silent for a long time, somewhat doubting life: "Wanting another wish, even if it succeeds, what difference would it make from before?"

Wu Eiwei said mercilessly: "You can actually do such a stupid thing? If you have the opportunity for this wish, you might as well use it to make yourself a little smarter!"

Everyone glanced at Zhang Suannai.

But they only saw Zhang Suannai looking calm, watching them as if they were fools.

"Hmm?"

Everyone looked at Chen Shu again.

They saw Chen Shu nod:

"She succeeded."

Everyone instantly turned their heads, staring at Zhang Suannai again, then tilted their heads back to look at the Divine Dragon looking down at them, eyes wide open, full of disbelief.

The silly dog is actually me??

"Then..."

Little Master Xuanzhen's voice was dry: "What about her fourth wish?"

"To have three more wishes."

"It... it also succeeded?"

"Yes."

"Gulp!"

Little Master Xuanzhen swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

For who knows how many times, everyone looked at each other, exchanging glances; what they saw in each other's eyes was nothing but their own stupidity and shock at this matter.

Missed out on a fortune! My mentality has collapsed!

As expected, the Group Leader was accustomed to great winds and waves and great ups and downs; she quickly adjusted, took deep breaths repeatedly, and spoke up to ask:

"What about her fifth wish?"

"It is to become stronger than me."

The few continued to look at each other, the meaning conveyed in their eyes being "Quick, seize this last opportunity to mock her a bit more and recover some losses."

"Grandma, haven't you always considered yourself stronger than Qingcai? Why do you still need to make this wish?"

"You've exposed your inner thoughts."

"Amitabha, lies can deceive others, and perhaps one can pretend to deceive oneself, but in the end, one cannot deceive one's own heart."

"I thought you were really that confident; turns out you also know you can't compare to Qingcai..."

The words of these few were one worse than the other.

Yet Zhang Suannai was calm and composed, even smiling.

"What about the sixth?"

"It is to hide."

"What about the seventh?"

"Hasn't been made yet."

"..."

The few all looked at Zhang Suannai.

"Kukuku..."

But they only saw Zhang Suannai covering her mouth with her hand, suppressing her laughter, and walking out; the smile on her face was so bright, comparable to the sunshine and flowers of spring, as she paced in circles in the Divine Hall, looking at everyone and asking: "Do you guys guess what Grandma will wish for as her seventh wish?"

Everyone was silent and did not respond.

"Wishing Divine Dragon Lord."

"Speak."

"I want two more wishes..."

"The eighth."

"I want to erase their memories of the wishes I made, as well as their awareness of me being a sycophant." Zhang Suannai was not afraid to admit it, "Does this count as one wish or two? If it counts as two, I'll just make the first one."

Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly shocked.

If this wish also came true, wouldn't it mean that their behavior of trying their best to recover some losses just now was also destined to be in vain?

For a time, the few expressed different reactions.

The Group Leader was silent, her gaze flickering.

Little Master Xuanzhen was full of regret; why hadn't she thought of the method of wishing to erase memories just now?

Dharma Master Tongdeng put his hands together, lowered his head, and silently chanted sutras.

Wu Eiwei seized the last bit of opportunity and continued to talk trash: "You admit you're a sycophant?"

"So what if I admit it?"

Zhang Suannai didn't care at all, her expression arrogant, extremely arrogant: "Anyway, you'll all have forgotten it in a moment!"

At this, even Wu Eiwei fell silent, only able to pray in her heart, praying that the Wishing Divine Dragon would count this wish of hers as two, and treat it as if she had already finished making her eighth and ninth wishes simultaneously, so as not to let her continue the infinite nesting doll cycle.

They only heard the Divine Dragon say majestically:

"It counts as one."

"Straightforward!! As expected, the stronger a creature is in this world, the more straightforward it is! Just like me!"

Wu Eiwei's heart sank.

"The ninth."

"I want ten more wishes..."

"The tenth."

"Lord Divine Dragon! You cannot blindly indulge her unreasonable demands like this; if this continues, the wishes she makes will be infinitely many!" At this moment, even Little Master Xuanzhen couldn't help but stand up and say repeatedly.

"So what?"

The divine dragon looked down at him with disdain.

This made Little Master Xuanzhen close his mouth—

In that instant, he felt the divine dragon's extreme self-confidence and could not help but think again of the phrase "boundless Divine Power" that the divine dragon had said before.

Could there really be a creature in this world with boundless Divine Power?

Was Shengzu actually that powerful back in the day?

No wonder it was possible to establish a civilization...

No one noticed that in a corner of the Divine Hall, Chen Shu and Ning Qing were standing quietly together; one had a face full of suppressed laughter, while the other had a serene expression, merely glancing sideways to watch the former suppress his laughter, as if her amusement did not lie with them, but with him.

Zhang Suannai chuckled, continuing to pace in the Divine Hall, feeling for the first time in her life the joy brought by an intellectual crushing of this group of silly friends.

Being smart is truly wonderful.