Chapter 432

At this moment, the living room reeks of gunpowder.

Li Qingying took a cloth and pressed it to the wound on Hui Moqiong's hand that kept bleeding, whispering, "If you have something to say, sit down and speak properly. We're all on the same side—don't make a scene."

Hui Moqiong snatched the blood-stained cloth and threw it to the ground, his eyes bloodshot: "According to you, the seal stops you from revealing the Copper Coin Person's plan, but now Liu Laoer says he is the return of the main god, so the seal must already be broken—you can tell the truth now, right? Say it! Say it now!"

Hu Sanmei opened her mouth to say something, but as the words reached her lips, she could only utter incoherent sounds, and soon blood began to trickle from the corner of her mouth.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Hui Moqiong's anger instantly died down, and he waved his hand: "No need to say more—I understand, just don't get into trouble…"

Bai Shulan frowned and questioned: "Wasn't the seal supposed to be broken once the main god returned? It's obvious it hasn't been."

A single word woke the dreamer.

Everyone looked at each other.

Damn, Liu Laoer tricked me!

He started to chase after Second Master Liu, but Hu Sanmei shouted at him: "Get back here! Stay calm—he's not lying."

"He was just one step away from that moment." I said, "Actually, by now I've basically figured out what's going on."

I took out the hand-drawn diagram I had studied many times, pointing to the part of the Buddha platform covered by silk, and said: "This here corresponds to the main god."

He then pointed to the four Buddha statues facing east, west, south, and north, saying: "These are the Four Direction Buddhas. Therefore, in a sense, the original intention of the heretic monk who established the Five Blessings Immortals was to correspond to this layout."

Hui Moqiong asked: "Xiao Jiu, according to your reasoning, was the heretic monk evil from the start?"

"No, the heretic monk you speak of is the eighth soul cultivated by Dahui Chan Master; after being separated, he became an independent entity, but by then he was likely already parasitized by something foul."

I recounted what happened on Mount Song, and concluded: "Dahui Chan Master is also an avatar; even though his cultivation is high and he's versed in Buddhist doctrine, he can't shake off the inferior genes ingrained in him, the Empty Silence Abbott has hidden himself too deeply, and Dahui Chan Master trusts him implicitly, wanting to save him, so the Empty Silence Abbott thought it would be easy to strike a killing blow against Dahui Chan Master."

Bai Shulan immediately interjected: "So the heretic monk, that is, the Copper Coin Person, was split off by Dahui Chan Master out of sheer necessity; he left the heretic monk as a sliver of hope, even though the heretic monk himself is full of uncertainty."

I nodded: "The Copper Coin Person must have come to Wufu Town Pawnshop under Dahui Chan Master's guidance, and even establishing the Five Blessings Immortals was his intention; but as the Copper Coin Person gradually fell under the other side's control, his training and orders to you have deviated."

I looked at Hu Sanmei.

Hu Sanmei's eyes rimmed red.

It was obvious my analysis hit the mark.

She had tried every means, attempting countless times to speak these words, but failed each time, only ending up bruised all over.

And today, I became her mouthpiece.

I looked at her eyes, also filled with admiration: "Among the Five Blessings Immortals, there must be a main god; this corresponds to the formation's establishment, and the first one chosen was the Fox Immortal."

If the Fox Immortal had compromised then, Dahui Chan Master's plans would have been completely thwarted; it is the Fox Immortal's resistance and perseverance that won us today's situation.

Hui Moqiong slapped himself, looking at Hu Sanmei and said: "Sis, I was wrong—I shouldn't have shouted so loudly just now."

Li Qingying fiercely pinched Hui Moqiong's arm, twisting the flesh purple.

Hui Moqiong winced in pain but didn't dare cry out, silently picking up the cloth he had thrown away, clasping his fists and pleading softly to Li Qingying: "Yingyingzi, give me some face in front of the big family, please, please."

But we need to see if any glossary entry for that? No. So we will add Yingyingzi.

Bai Shulan raised another question: "When Second Master Liu left just now, he was certain we'd come begging him—why?"

"The selection of the Five Blessings Immortals wasn't all made at the same time for stationing at the pawnshop." Hu Sanmei said: "Liu Laoer and I were first, Shulan and Mo Qiong came over a decade later, and the Yellow Immortal came even later; once all five immortals were confirmed, on the day their idols were enshrined, he had us do one thing…"

Hui Moqiong suddenly realized: "I remember—it was a blood oath! I clearly recall him saying that from then on, the Five Blessings Immortals would be one entity; even if someone grows old or dies in battle, their descendants will take their place, and the Five Blessings Immortals will never disband!"

Hu Sanmei nodded: "Exactly, our five families have been bound by fate since that moment—shared honor, shared loss."

"Should we kill Liu Laoer and elect a new Liu Immortal?" Hui Moqiong asked.

Huang Fan, who had never had a chance to speak, immediately declared: "If this works, I'll go kill him!"

I shook my head: "If we could have figured this out earlier, we might still have a chance, but now… we can't kill him anymore."

Just now, Hui Moqiong's punch already proved it for all of us.

"Then let's destroy the Copper Coin Person!" Hui Moqiong's mind raced: "Xiao Jiu, didn't Seventh Lord leave you that golden copper coin? Use it to destroy the Copper Coin Person, and Liu Laoer will naturally kick the bucket!"

I firmly refused: "Regardless of whether that golden copper coin can still unleash such power, consider the consequences—if he dies, you'll have to follow him in death; it's not worth it."

"I'm not afraid of death!" Hui Moqiong said. "I'd rather perish with him than let him run rampant!"

"Then what?" I questioned. "Has it really been resolved? If you all die and leave me alone, even with three heads and six arms I couldn't hold the rear! Why did Second Master Liu come today? He's just forcing you to make a choice!"

They had long set their sights on Liu Junyan's crossing of the Millennium Great Tribulation, wanting us to fall into disarray—no matter what you choose, it's destined to be wrong.

"What's the point of mutual destruction? Do they care about Second Master Liu's miserable life? In my view, his life isn't even worth as much as his father Liu Zhengfeng's!"

Hui Moqiong, frustrated, tugged at his hair: "What should we do? We can't live well, we can't die—this is too suffocating!"

"You need to live well." I softened my tone, speaking sincerely: "Even though the Copper Coin Person later came under the influence of the phoenix and did some heinous things, when he first chose you, he was guided by Dahui Chan Master—meaning you were chosen by Dahui Chan Master, and you are crucial."

Thus we will not add a glossary entry for phoenix; we will translate as phoenix in the line.

Bai Shulan murmured: "What's up with Second Master Liu…"

I speculated: "Dahui Chan Master merely gave guidance—it's like how, before a Tibetan region living Buddha passes away, he points the way for the reincarnated spirit child; even the reincarnated spirit child can be mistaken, let alone the Five Blessings Immortals."

Hui Moqiong's eyes lit up: "Could the Liu Immortal pointed to by Dahui Chan Master actually be the Seventh Lord originally? The Seventh Lord was born on Wangting Mountain, he is not much different in age from Second Master Liu, later the Seventh Lord was taken back by the Linghai Dragon King, and the wicked monk, following the indicated direction, mistook the person."