Chapter 1778: Chapter 1778: Anything You Want
The wandering spirit was lost in thought, and the item in the belt somehow ended up in Little Taotie’s hands.
The wandering spirit was stunned.
Little Taotie giggled, "The method my teacher taught me really works. Just take it first and talk later."
Hua Jinyan frowned, not entirely approving of Lou Lan teaching Little Taotie to steal things.
The wandering spirit snapped back to reality, eyes reddening as if mourning a loved one, and rushed over, "Give it back!"
"No way!" Little Taotie, feeling playful, ran around with the Shariputra, with the wandering spirit chasing behind her.
Ordinarily, there’s no comparison between humans and ghosts; a human’s speed is no match for a ghost’s.
Yet, here the ghost couldn’t catch the human.
"No... I can’t run anymore."
The wandering spirit pleaded for mercy.
Only then did Little Taotie stop, hands on her hips, with an imposing air, "Tell me, where did you steal the Buddhists’ sacred Shariputra from?"
The one in front of me is clearly the thief! But the wandering spirit dared not say it out loud.
The wandering spirit truthfully relayed the origins of the Shariputra to Little Taotie and Hua Jinyan.
When he said his great-grandfather was such an extraordinary person, Little Taotie was a little convinced yet also doubtful.
"Your great-grandfather was so impressive? Then why do you look so weak?"
The wandering spirit awkwardly scratched his head, "I gave up martial arts for literature."
Little Taotie glared, "How can you give up martial arts for literature?"
The wandering spirit tried to explain the merits of literature and the disadvantages of martial arts.
Little Taotie huffed, "You should balance both literature and martial arts!"
The wandering spirit: "..." Sorry, that’s my incompetence.
The wandering spirit cleared his throat, "Could you return the Shariputra to me?"
This time, Little Taotie didn’t make it difficult for him and indeed returned it.
"I hope you’re not lying to me. If you are, I’ll beat you up!" Little Taotie waved her little fist in a threatening manner.
The wandering spirit replied, "I didn’t lie to you, this is indeed the only memory left to me by my great-grandfather." He took the Shariputra, genuinely holding it in his palm.
This surprised Hua Jinyan and Little Taotie, as the wandering spirit was already a spiritual body and logically shouldn’t be able to touch it actually.
"Now that I’m a wandering spirit appearing here, does it mean my corpse is also here?"
Little Taotie nodded, "Logically, that should be the case."
Hua Jinyan added, "There are exceptions too."
"Can you help me find my corpse and send me back home? I want to be buried beside my great-grandfather and grandfather. If you can help me with this, I... will give the Shariputra to you."
This was currently the only thing he could offer.
Upon hearing this, Little Taotie waved her hand, "I don’t want it, this is something your great-grandfather left for you. A gentleman does not take what others cherish."
Hua Jinyan rolled up his sleeve, revealing the Rainbow Relic inside.
Seeing the Rainbow Relic and then looking at his own dull Shariputra, the wandering spirit understood without Hua Jinyan needing to say anything; this person wasn’t interested in his Shariputra at all.
"Then what do you guys want? You can ask my dad. When he sees that you brought me back, he will definitely satisfy your desires."
Hua Jinyan asked, "Are you sure he won’t catch us immediately?"
"That... might require some clarification, but it will definitely be investigated. This matter has nothing to do with you, my dad won’t vent his anger on two kids. He will thank you, and you can ask him for what you want."
"There’s nothing I particularly want." Hua Jinyan said flatly.
Little Taotie blinked, asking in a small voice, "Anything we want?"
The wandering spirit nodded immediately, "Yes, anything you want!"
Considering his dad’s capabilities, there shouldn’t be a problem!
The wandering spirit had great confidence in his dad.
Little Taotie hesitantly spoke, "I want to eat Phoenix wings."