Free Web NovelChapter 450: Chapter 377: Forming a Team
Watching the Rabbit Heroine descend slowly on the dragon-shaped clouds to the city gate at the foot of Medicine King Mountain, the inhabitants of Yao Shi Mountain City were as if in a dream. Even the Pharmacist’s Wish, who had anticipated it, could not hide his shock.
Could it be that the True Man of Locking Dragon was defeated?
No one dared to believe this idea, but the Rabbit Heroine’s strike just now had almost ignited the sky. The intense light and flames hurt the eyes of all witnesses. The sky seemed to have a giant wound cut into it by her, with the Candle Tears flowing as the blood of heaven and earth. If even heaven and earth could be hurt, how could a Bodhisattva not be?
Inside the city gate were many messenger guards, almost all descendants of the Yao Family, and it wouldn’t be surprising if upon checking the genealogy, they were found to be relatives of the Emperor in Chang’an City.
Faced with a Foundation Establishment Powerhouse who could kill their own ancestors, they trembled almost kneeling, let alone them, even the Third-Turn Messenger wasn’t qualified to participate in such a battle. Nothing could make them more aware of their insignificance than the half-burning sky.
"Dharma Guard!"
Suddenly, a young messenger shouted aloud, drawing a bow and aiming at the Rabbit Heroine, his eyes bloodshot, almost bursting: "Do not let delusions invade the Saint’s platform—"
"Protect the Pure Land until dawn!" The other messengers responded in unison, suppressing their life’s instinct to flee or kneel with the strength of the First-Turn Messenger, pointing their arrows at the Foundation Establishment Zhenren! The Rabbit Heroine gripped the Bingzi Pepper Forest tightly, glanced at them with an expressionless face as if looking at weeds.
"Heh! Heh! Heh!"
At the moment of shouting the last cry, all Dharma Guards became one in spirit, letting go of life and death, abandoning fear, and with a determination to die, fulfilling the mission of the Dharma Guards!
Clang clang clang——
Golden lock chains descended from the sky, falling around the Rabbit Heroine, blocking all arrows. Everyone looked up in surprise to see the True Man of Locking Dragon descend with his hands behind him, his white clothes billowing like a Bodhisattva stepping into the mundane world.
Everyone knelt on the ground, respectfully saying, "Welcome, the mighty Locking Dragon Bodhisattva, savior of great mercy and compassion."
Indeed, the Locking Dragon Bodhisattva would not be defeated, even if the enemy was another Foundation Establishment, even if trapped in the Candle Tear Fire House. The Locking Dragon Bodhisattva could still emerge unharmed!
The True Man of Locking Dragon landed in front of the young messenger, gently touching the latter’s helmet. The latter was immediately moved to tears, almost fainting from excitement.
The True Man of Locking Dragon glanced at the Rabbit Heroine, then turned to look at the only standing Pharmacist’s Wish on the street, sneered coldly, turned, sleeves full of lock chains clattering, and leaped back to the mountain.
"Follow me." The True Man of Locking Dragon’s voice came from a distance.
The Rabbit Heroine snapped her fingers, and in an instant, the sky full of Candle Tears burned out at an incredible speed.
They did not have the convenience of the mountain climbing technique of the True Man of Locking Dragon and had to climb the mountain step by step.
With the order from the True Man of Locking Dragon, all checkpoints on Medicine King Mountain naturally allowed them passage. Along the way, many dared not look at the Rabbit Heroine, but no one was foolish enough to disrespect a Foundation Establishment Zhenren. However, after the Rabbit Heroine and Pharmacist’s Wish entered the mountain temple, many messengers voluntarily stayed outside to stand guard.
The True Man of Locking Dragon did not return to the Mountain Temple Secret Realm but stood on the viewing platform outside the Daoist temple, overlooking the entire mountain city.
"I couldn’t tell, Aunt Yue, you are quite beloved," the Rabbit Heroine said as she walked over. "I didn’t expect that besides us, there were others who dared to challenge the Foundation Establishment with a mortal body."
"You guys?"
The Deer Horn Beauty glanced at the Pharmacist’s Wish behind the Rabbit Heroine: "When you say ’you guys’, do you mean just you and the Yellow Dog, or... does it also include the Black Wolf?"
Suddenly, many golden lock chains appeared around, sealing and isolating the entire space. The Pharmacist’s Wish was startled, instinctively stepping back a pace and gripping the Dragon and Snake Seven Kills tightly. The True Man of Locking Dragon snorted coldly: "This is just a small barrier to block sound and light, why are you so tense? Do you think I’m mad to lay down a limited-range barrier to fight this little one?"
The greatest weakness of the [Candle Tear Red] Divine Power is its limited attack range, and its initial damage is not high. Sustained damage and cumulative damage are key, and the narrower the terrain, the better it is to utilize. Pharmacist’s Wish knew he was too tense, yet still gripped the Dragon and Snake Seven Kills tightly and remained vigilant.
The exposure of the Black Wolf’s identity was expected, or rather, it was deliberately done by the Pharmacist’s Wish. Some cards are more valuable when revealed than when hidden. The Third-Turn Messenger Pharmacist’s Wish does not have the qualification to converse with the True Man of Locking Dragon, but the thief Black Wolf does, as she can always escape to the Thief’s House.
Only the thief Black Wolf qualifies to accompany the Rabbit Heroine.
The True Man of Locking Dragon sighed helplessly, "It seems you’re determined..." She looked at the Dragon and Snake Seven Kills Spear in Pharmacist’s Wish’s hands, "Is this the spear made from Exotic Iron?"
"Yes."
"Can I take a look?"
After a brief hesitation, Pharmacist’s Wish directly tossed the Dragon and Snake Seven Kills over. True Man of Locking Dragon raised a hand to catch it, activated Spiritual Essence slightly, and immediately understood the performance of this Legendary Token. He raised an eyebrow slightly and returned the Dragon and Snake Seven Kills, "Very good, it suits you well. At least the meat is rotten in the pot."
"Aunt Yue has such a good mindset." The Rabbit Heroine said grandly, "We’re all family, what’s there to be unclear about?"
"Who said you’re family to this bratty kid?" True Man of Locking Dragon glanced at her, "Tell me, why did you hold back against me just now?"
The Rabbit Heroine’s Candle Tear Slashes seemed to engulf the True Man of Locking Dragon in the [Rainstorm Raging Rapids], but in reality, most of the Candle Tear Fire Wall just grazed past him, causing no harm, as if they wrapped her in a customized Fire House. The reason True Man of Locking Dragon stayed inside for a while was that the Fire House space was too narrow, and she had to carefully escape without touching anything.
"Even if I use my full strength, I can’t keep you here," said the Rabbit Heroine. "Just now, the [Heaven-Covering] of Bingzi Pepper Forest was about to end, and I didn’t have any other long-range attack means. You were always in an unbeatable position."
"But that was just not being able to hold me back," True Man of Locking Dragon took her right hand out from behind her back, revealing her scorched sleeve and half-burnt hand. "Power of Calamity... You, this little brat, have also matured."
Most of the Candle Tears merely brushed by, but one Candle Tear Blade Gang had struck True Man of Locking Dragon’s hand. Even though the defense barrier of True Man of Locking Dragon could stand firm, the Blade Gang, strengthened by the calamity, directly injured her body, and the Candle Tear, strengthened by the calamity, continued to burn her hand. Hence, she clearly realized that if the Rabbit Heroine had exerted her full strength earlier, she would have been seriously injured or worse, unable to escape unscathed.
"Didn’t you say that you’d seek revenge if there’s a grudge?" True Man of Locking Dragon asked, "You don’t seem like a forgiving, benevolent little kid."
"This heroine also said to repay kindness," the Rabbit Heroine replied. "You imprisoned me in the Secret Realm Dungeon, that’s a grudge, so I want to defeat you in front of the whole city once; but you saved us from Winter Hunting Zhenren, that’s kindness. Grudges must be avenged, and kindness cannot be forgotten. That is the true way for a female knight."
"This little brat is full of righteous principles," True Man of Locking Dragon snorted, "So, did you purposely come to show off and demonstrate to me? Fine, take this girl away if you want, I can’t stop you anyway. If she doesn’t want to become Duke Jin, have her tell the Court, I won’t bother with it."
Pharmacist’s Wish stared dumbfoundedly at True Man of Locking Dragon. Ever since agreeing to Yan Qing’s proposal, she had actually been prepared to break off with True Man of Locking Dragon.
After all, the first step in Yan Qing’s plan was to show strength to subdue True Man of Locking Dragon. If True Man of Locking Dragon got extremely angry or resolutely refused, then nothing could proceed. Pharmacist’s Wish, acting as the bridge of communication, would likely be implicated, having no choice but to abandon her prestigious status in Qi Kingdom and seek refuge in the Thief’s House with Yan Qing.
Could she not come? Even less so. Precisely because of her presence, when the Rabbit Heroine stopped, True Man of Locking Dragon dared to believe that the Rabbit Heroine genuinely had no intent to kill.
In fact, Yan Qing could create a new account to consume the Foundation Establishment Demon Pill, and Pharmacist’s Wish didn’t necessarily need to come. She might have even trained a new small account in the process. But ultimately, Pharmacist’s Wish insisted on participating. First, she believed she could become the foundation of trust between the two sides; second, she did not want the Thief’s House to become mortal enemies with True Man of Locking Dragon.
She was the Black Wolf of the Thief’s House and the Duke Jin of the Ba River Yao Clan.
No one expected that the conflict among them would be resolved so simply, even though they had downright stolen Exotic Iron, and as the victim, True Man of Locking Dragon had every right to be angry. After being a Foundation Establishment True Man for a century, who in Zhou Kingdom dared defy her? It was no surprise she would develop a domineering personality, but True Man of Locking Dragon brushed off the incident with a simple ’the meat is rotten in the pot.’
The ease with which True Man of Locking Dragon reconciled was largely due to the Rabbit Heroine reaching Foundation Establishment. Without equal strength, True Man of Locking Dragon would have smacked them hard. But it was indeed true that she had calmed down and truly let go.
Pharmacist’s Wish had always known True Man of Locking Dragon by hearsay, and she had held grievances over the Shidong incident before. But after seeing the Dharma Guard of Yao Shi Mountain City willing to confront the Rabbit Heroine for her, witnessing True Man of Locking Dragon wave them off, she suddenly understood why among the Foundation Establishments of Zhou Kingdom, only True Man of Locking Dragon was venerated as a Bodhisattva by the people.
"Locking Dragon Bodhisattva," said Pharmacist’s Wish earnestly, "As long as the Great Zhou does not forsake me, I will be the Duke Jin of the Great Zhou."
"As long as you guys don’t come stealing my stuff, you can become the emperor for all I care," True Man of Locking Dragon shot her a sidelong glance.
"Don’t be so vengeful, Aunt Yue. This heroine has already said, we came this time to seek revenge and to repay kindness," the Rabbit Heroine said. "We come this time to discuss a major great matter with you. You should be able to see that I now possess infinite Divine Power."
"I thought it was the effect of profession and Dao Foundation," True Man of Locking Dragon frowned. "How could there be such a thing as infinite Divine Power in this world?"
"Of course not. My current state can only last for one day; after tomorrow, I’ll revert to my original state," the Rabbit Heroine seriously explained. "To make the most of this precious day, I need your help, Aunt Yue."
"Didn’t you just say it was a grand blessing for me, but now it’s turned into asking for a favor?" True Man of Locking Dragon chuckled, "Let’s hear it."
"First of all, the first item, help me catch Winter Hunting Zhenren, I want to burn him alive!" The Rabbit Heroine showed her small tiger teeth, looking adorably fierce.
"Impossible," True Man of Locking Dragon flatly refused, "I know Helan Shou offended you, but he is a Foundation Establishment of Zhou Kingdom, I won’t turn against our own country’s Foundation Establishment for an outsider like you. Besides, I can’t catch him either; he was able to escape my lock last time, and he surely can now too."
She paused, "Don’t think just because Helan Shou was tricked by me last time that he’s simple; in reality, this guy is as sly as you. There have been several Foundation Establishment battles in the Central Plains over the centuries, and he has avoided all of them. He’s not as simple as he seems."
"Alright then," the Rabbit Heroine said, "But you’ll surely help me with this next issue."
"Yao Shi Yue, I want you to assist me in cultivation," she clenched her little fists, "Accompany me in conquering the Fourth-Turn Secret Realm!"
