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Dusk was falling, the sun not yet set, and the bright moon just rising.
The temple fair at the wharf was just ending.
The temple priest casually gestured, and the head of the smiling Buddha holding a flower in the temple disappeared and landed on his own head.
He turned around, looking at the three figures behind him.
“Are you gentlemen here to offer incense and worship Buddha, or to make a wish?”
Upon hearing this,
The person wearing a Dragon head mask among the three stepped forward and spoke:
“It is better to rely on oneself than to ask others.”
“Good.”
Xiao Mituo nodded slightly, the smile on the Buddha's head deepened, seemingly very satisfied with this answer.
“My three younger brothers, you have given me a surprise.”
“From today onwards, you are part of the Rain Listening Pavilion, and you can go to the Dark Pavilion to collect bounties.”
“If you handle that task well, you can be exceptionally promoted to a Human Butcher.”
He spread his palm, and lying in his large palm were three copper Hall Courtyard Swallows.
In a daze, these Hall Courtyard Swallows seemed to possess their own life, like living creatures, even flapping their wings.
“Don't worry, once the task is done, these Hall Courtyard Swallows will naturally be given to you.”
“May I ask what the task is?”
The Huai Mountain Three Fiends exchanged glances, and the Dragon head spoke in a muffled voice.
Xiao Mituo calmly said:
“Just follow me to transport a batch of goods downstream.”
“Remember, this matter is confidential and cannot be revealed to anyone, lest the Qingyuan Sect find out and interfere.”
“Once the news leaks, no one can save you, my younger brothers.”
Transporting goods?
And absolutely cannot let the Qingyuan Sect know?
Otherwise, it will be eternal damnation?
The three, Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard, exchanged glances and fell silent. freёwebnovel.com
Xiao Mituo thought that the three brothers felt the risk was too great and were unwilling to offend the Qingyuan Sect.
So he chuckled and said:
“I've been a temple priest at this wharf for over ten years, and every day I see fishermen fishing, and I've come to understand a principle.”
“The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!”
“If you three brothers are unwilling to take risks, how can you expect to rise quickly?”
After a long silence,
Li Mo was surprised but showed no unusual expression, continuing to ask:
“Then if you want us to take risks, you must at least tell us what goods we are transporting.”
“It's nothing more than sending some children to a Demon Summoning Sect stronghold.”
Xiao Mituo patiently answered, then asked again:
“You three are smart people, what have you decided?”
As his voice fell,
Within the small temple, there seemed to be echoes of Buddhist chants, relaxing one's body and mind.
The meaning was clear.
I've told you everything; you can't just get off this pirate ship whenever you want.
The Dragon head cupped his hands:
“We are willing to give our full effort.”
Xiao Mituo had just relaxed his mind, and before he could nod or say anything,
A short blade hidden in the shadows stabbed directly towards his back.
The attack was silent, only revealing an astonishing Killing Intent as it approached the target.
Xiao Mituo was indeed a Guan Shen Realm expert, reacting extremely quickly.
His body twisted strangely, like a slippery venomous snake, dodging the fatal blow.
Then he suddenly turned around and used two fingers to clamp the short blade.
If he hadn't practiced Buddhist cultivation and woken up from the Evil Qi in time, this attack would have probably severely injured him.
“What do you want to do!?”
The smiling face on his Buddha head instantly transformed into an enraged Mingwang.
No one answered.
What awaited him was a pervasive mist, like dark clouds that had accumulated countless winds and rains, filling every space around him.
Domain?
Xiao Mituo quickly realized that it only looked like a domain, but lacked the oppressive power of an Inner Scenery martial artist.
However,
The icy chill still sent shivers down his spine.
“Ying Bing!?”
Woo—
A strong wind blew, and the light-blue Inner Breath Sword Qi, along with the Evil Qi of silent blade techniques, swept in, causing the blood light around him to waver.
He raised his palms and pushed them forward, and two palm shadows shattered both the blade and the sword.
But what followed were two gleaming long swords.
One red and one blue, intertwined, endlessly regenerating, like entangled ice and fire Dragons.
Crack—
This stunning sword strike seemed to have hit metal.
“Cough!”
He coughed out a mouthful of burning ice shards.
That sword almost killed him; if he hadn't reacted quickly.
Strangely, there were no wounds on the surface of his body; only the headless golden Buddha statue in the temple suddenly dimmed considerably.
“If I hadn't painstakingly managed this place for over ten years, I really would have capsized in a ditch today!”
“Li Mo, you actually delivered yourself to my doorstep...”
He hadn't even finished speaking.
“Don't reason with evil demons and heretics, let's all attack together!”
“I'll smash the Buddha statue, you guys chop him!”
A hammer appeared in Li Mo's palm, and he called out.
He had figured it out; if they didn't smash this Buddha statue, they wouldn't be able to kill the opponent quickly.
A mere Guan Shen Realm expert, quite troublesome indeed.
Xiao Mituo: “...”
He wanted to stop them.
But he also didn't want to fight the other three.
Mainly Ying Bing; the other two were at most annoying flies, whom he, a Middle Stage Guan Shen, could easily swat away.
This little girl was too terrifying.
Even one-on-one, relying on the Power Of Will accumulated over ten years, he would probably be suppressed.
Now there was Li Mo too.
The intelligence he had received [N O V E L I G H T] said Li Mo used a sword, so why did he suddenly pull out a hammer...
Boom—
The third style of Settling the Universe, Settling the Thunder Pole.
When this hammer fell, rolling wind and thunder erupted, like thunder that had accumulated throughout an entire winter, resounding across the sky on the day of awakening, shaking the eight directions!
Is this even Inner Breath Realm?!
In utter horror, Xiao Mituo could only throw out a string of black prayer beads, hoping to block them somewhat.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the prayer beads approached, the wails of Ghost emanated from them, and they were swept away into dust by the overflowing Qi.
The Power Of Will accumulated over ten years.
Under the true heavenly punishment, it was also destroyed like rotten wood.
Clang—
The sound of a bell pierced through metal and stone.
On the golden statue, spiderweb-like cracks slowly spread.
Then, pieces of the golden statue peeled off, revealing the chilling white bones within.
Finally, he could no longer resist the icy Sword Qi.
A cold wind blew, passing through his body.
The Sword Qi, piercing through forests and striking leaves, riddled him like a sieve, and his blood froze before it could flow out.
...
At the same time,
Rumble—
At Lingjiang Wharf, a young man in brocade clothes, who was inquiring along the street, suddenly froze when he heard such a commotion.
“That's...”
“That's Mituo Temple, we usually go there to pray for blessings from the Bodhisattva before we go fishing.”
The old fisherman's words, like a clap of thunder, flashed through Luo Yu's mind.
Mituo Temple?
Many children had gone missing near Mituo Temple during the temple fair, hadn't they?
Without thinking, he soared like a startled swan and swiftly moved towards the direction from which the commotion had come.
