ATPnovel Chapter 3898 The Other Half of the Loose-knit [Traveler's Group] in Action
Chapter 3898 The Other Half of the Loose-knit [Traveler's Group] in Action
Chapter 3898 The Other Half of the Loose-knit [Traveler's Group] in Action
[Kasyapa] World... [Interpretive City].
Today, the city of Shiyi is unusually lively. Even travelers who are usually in a hurry have stopped their never-ending steps because of a big event.
Several members of the infamous "Traveler's Guild" will be guided by the "Three Buddhas' Son" to the true Pure Land (execution) at sunset.
"Look... those are the Black Bodhisattvas of the Central Spiritual Mountain! Tsk tsk, I've only ever seen this many before, back when the Central Spiritual Mountain was conquering the Villain Lord... five years ago!"
"Looks like they're serious this time... I wonder if the legendary Sun Lanbao will show up to save them?"
"Maybe it's already here, or even right next to us, we just haven't noticed it yet..."
"Have you heard? I heard from my aunt's son-in-law's girlfriend, who works at the garrison, that even the Venerable Avalokiteshvara has been alerted this time, and has already secretly arrived!"
"Hiss... what the heck is Aunt Ba's son-in-law's girlfriend?"
"Shh, didn't you see those patrolling Arhat soldiers? Talking about this is asking for trouble... If you're mistaken for accomplices, you'll be crying!"
Blah blah blah...
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In a small eatery on the main street of [Shiyi City], several people dressed in cloaks sat silently in a corner. This kind of attire is common among travelers, and since the customers had ordered a lot of side dishes, the eatery owner was naturally delighted.
One of the shorter figures lifted his hood, frowned, and said, "The Vermilion Fruit is fine... Monk, I'm still not used to your new skin. Why don't you go back to the old one?"
[Tyrannosaurus] Bro barely suppressed the urge to roll his eyes—mainly because Old Di was actually nudging him with his foot under the table!
Do you know what it feels like to have your thigh kicked by a middle-aged male prostitute?!
Startled, Tyrannosaurus Rex could only retort irritably, "Wanted posters are plastered all over the streets, I don't want to be exposed right now. You're so powerful, why don't you just storm in and rescue them?"
The short boy… Sun Lanbao frowned—what’s wrong with the monk? Ever since he woke up, he’s been speaking very aggressively… He still remembers being pushed out to take a bullet for her in the desert.
However, Sun Lanbao thought that this was normal... If the monk really didn't take it seriously, he would suspect that someone else had been replaced!
"Alright, you two, that's enough." Di Qinglong lowered his voice. "Lan Bao, how much of your strength have you recovered... are you confident later?"
Sun Lanbao shook her head slightly, "As for physical strength, it has only recovered to about 60 or 70% at most... Even if I can unleash my super power after transforming, it will still be too difficult to rescue Boss Xuanzang in an environment surrounded by experts, especially since [Guanyin] is here this time."
Di Qinglong thought for a moment and said, "It seems that we have no choice but to outsmart them."
Sun Lanbao really wanted to hear Zhu Guo's thoughts... In their group, it was always Zhu Guo who came up with the ideas; he was the strategist type.
The fact that the [Traveler's Guild] was able to create so many major events in the past was inseparable from the planning and strategizing of [Vermilion Fruit].
"Do you have any good ideas?" Sun Lanbao asked curiously.
Di Qinglong's gaze flickered subtly. The system progress bar, visible only to him on his retina, had reached 99.9%... In fact, it had reached this progress last night, but the last bit seemed to be stuck, not moving at all.
"Let's sneak in first." Di Qinglong took out a few cards from his pocket.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was very curious about what this thing was, but it wasn't the right time to ask, lest it arouse Sun Lanbao's suspicion... Sun Lanbao's eyes lit up slightly.
"Arhat Soldier Card?" Sun Lanbao exclaimed in surprise, "Zhu Guo, where did you get this kind of thing?"
“As long as you can afford the price, you can always find something satisfactory on the black market.” Di Qinglong smiled calmly. “However, these cards are all defective products, salvaged by scavengers from the [Villain] battlefield… They are usable, but only usable. They can’t unleash the true combat power of a Luohan soldier; they’re just skins.”
"That's enough!" Sun Lanbao chuckled. "The Luohan soldiers are fine, and it's impossible for our superiors to fight each other."
Di Qinglong suddenly asked, "By the way, Lan Bao, can you use the [Card of God] now?"
[Tyrannosaurus] narrowed his eyes slightly... Old Di is indeed an old hand; his question was quite clever.
Sun Lanbao hesitated for a moment before saying helplessly, "Actually, I don't know where the [Card of God] went either."
"...What do you mean?" Di Qinglong asked in surprise, "Didn't you take it? Then why did the [Three-Life Buddha's Son] chase after you all the way?"
“I did take the item.” Sun Lanbao didn’t hide anything, but said with a strange expression, “The [Card of God] just disappeared on its own… When I touched the [Card of God], it vaporized directly, as if it had merged into my body, but I couldn’t find it anywhere.”
Di Qinglong and Tyrannosaurus Rex exchanged a quick glance.
[Tyrannosaurus]: See? We should have killed this guy last night. Maybe we would have already gotten that [God Card] and [Senior Brother] card!
Di Qinglong: You're making it sound like it's really been revealed and you can use it right away... Cards need to be compatible, okay?
...Their eye contact felt like an eternity.
Sun Lanbao watched the exchange between [Zhu Guo] and [Tou Tuo] with a strange and satisfied expression... Were these two hiding something from him?
He also secretly glanced at the mentally challenged white dragon who was engrossed in eating... gnawing on something.
"Lanbao, Lanbao! This is so delicious!! Do you want some?"
We can't communicate, we really can't communicate...
Sun Lanbao shook his head and pondered, "By the way, Zhu Guo... why did that guy, the 'Three-Life Buddha', create 'me' and 'The Monk'? And who is that white-haired old man?"
Di Qinglong said calmly, "Perhaps it's just a smokescreen? Sigh... You know what kind of people those bald guys from [Central Spirit Mountain] are up to. Who knows what kind of tricks they're up to?"
"Hmm...that makes sense." Sun Lanbao nodded. "Let's get ready to take action!"
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[Shiyi City], in the temporary palace of Lord [Three Buddhas of the Three Worlds].
Several renowned exorcism masters stood trembling in fear before a blue candy lying on a golden silk cushion... The air seemed to be filled with murderous intent.
"Useless! What master-level healers! Not a single one of them could restore this Buddhist disciple to his original state!" Blue Candy flew up, her roar echoing, "You're all liars! Liars shouldn't exist!"
Several magic masters immediately knelt on the ground in terror. "Buddha's disciple, we have really tried everything... It's not that we are incompetent, but we have never seen this kind of transformation spell before, especially since the time was so short... If we could have more time to study it, we would definitely be able to help you recover!"
"How long is 'a little time'?!"
"Three...three to five years? No, three to five months!!"
"Save them!" The angry voice of the [Three Buddhas] rang out.
Then, a blue beam of light suddenly shot out from the wall behind him, piercing through the chest of the magic master... and turning him to carbonization!
Fall down!
A silver card, along with the death of this master of debuffs, coalesced in his chest and slowly rotated.
"Spare us... Spare us! Your Excellency Buddha, spare us!!" The crowd cried out in terror, their faces drained of color.
"Three hours!" [The Three-Life Buddha's Son] said coldly, "I will give you a maximum of three hours! If you cannot resolve this before sunset, this is your fate... Take him away! Produce a solution in three hours, and don't bring him back!"
The bald men in white robes quickly dragged the limp exorcism masters out... and they themselves left as well. [The Three Buddhas] was furious; anyone who stayed here was doomed!
"I'm going to kill you!! Kill you!!!"
The room was tightly closed, yet the angry roar of the "Three Buddhas" could still be faintly heard.
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"Killed a master of exorcism?"
In a palace in the city of Shiyi, the Venerable Guanyin, seated on a silver-gray lotus throne, listened to the words and said calmly, "It seems that the problem of the Three Worlds is quite serious this time."
A nun in white robes sitting below said softly, "Venerable One, if the Buddha's disciple ultimately comes to you for help... will you grant it?"
[Guanzizai] said calmly, "That depends on what the Three Lifetimes have to say... Saving him isn't the problem, the key is whether he's worth saving... Have you found out who cast this transformation spell on the Three Lifetimes?"
Another nun quickly presented a purple crystal ball, saying, "Your Excellency, this is a copy I made from the Buddha's carriage, detailing the events leading up to and following that battle."
With a casual wave of her hand, the purple crystal ball fell into her palm.
“Pink…” Guanzizai’s gaze slowly turned serious. “Is this a warrior card I’ve never seen before…? Judging from the data, its combat power is probably no less than that of a nine-star gold warrior… What could its origin be?”
—Nine-star Gold-level combat power?!
The nuns were greatly alarmed... Wasn't this fighting power enough to rival that of the Venerable One?!
It is known that the highest combat power of the [First Element] card can only reach Gold Nine Stars... Only the legendary [God Card] can break through this limit!
Are there really such masters among the common people?!
"Investigate this person as soon as possible." Venerable Guanyin put down the crystal ball and said in a deep voice, "I have a premonition that this person will have a very significant impact on the world order... a negative impact."
"Know!"
The nuns dared not slack off in the slightest, for the Venerable One's premonitions had always been remarkably accurate—the intelligence system needed to be mobilized with all its might!
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Quiet chicken, quiet chicken...
Four Arhat soldiers were stealthily scaling the wall and entering—like a flock of chicks caught by an eagle, they moved with devilish speed, quickly leaping over one courtyard after another in the palace!
I don't know if it's because the guards here are too confident, or for some other reason... we didn't disturb anyone along the way!
They would even greet some bald men in white robes who passed by in a friendly manner.
“…I think I understand why you were able to steal the Card of God from the Central Spirit Mountain.” Di Qinglong sighed. “If they were also in this lax state…”
Sun Lanbao's face suddenly flushed, and he said disdainfully, "The guards at [Central Spirit Mountain] are hellish, okay? It's just that the subordinates of [Three Buddhas] are too useless!"
"What do we do now?" Tyrannosaurus Rex frowned and said, "We're in, but we don't know where that bald guy is being held."
Di Qinglong thought for a moment and said, "Generally, important prisoners are strictly guarded... the place with the most guards is probably the place."
Sun Lanbao suddenly said, "Why make it so complicated? Just grab any soldier and ask them... Watch me!"
"Don't rush..." Di Qinglong was about to speak when it was too late.
Sun Lanbao dashed out like an arrow... towards a bald man in a white robe who was walking by quietly, and smoothly knocked him unconscious with a series of blows to the back!
"Zhu Guo, what did you just say?" Sun Lanbao asked curiously after successfully carrying the [Shiyi City] back.
"No... I was just thinking of finding a place to interrogate him properly," Di Qinglong said helplessly.
"This room is fine, I think it's good!" Sun Lanbao pointed casually... it was probably an empty room.
The group quietly carried the bald man in the white robe into the room again... Sun Lanbao simply unzipped his pants and woke the bald man in the white robe up... It was quite smooth.
[Tyrannosaurus]: This guy is just a brat!
Di Qinglong: Don't look down on those chuunibyou teenagers who can become "protagonists," okay? They really will step up when it comes to something!
Tyrannosaurus Rex: convex
In short, the two rebellious disciples had exchanged a glance.
The interrogation went surprisingly smoothly... The bald man in the white robe didn't even have any objections, answering every question—Di Qinglong couldn't help but worry again about the current state of the Central Spiritual Mountain.
This isn't some kind of Buddhist temple... it's just a fake, isn't it?
This is clearly just a makeshift group that has mastered the abilities of the "First Element" card and put on the Buddhist signboard.
"Shh, someone's coming!" [Tyrannosaurus] frowned and immediately gestured to the others.
……
Several magic masters were brought into the room, where they slumped to the ground, utterly dejected.
"Gentlemen, please cherish these few hours," a bald man in a white robe said in a deep voice. "And don't even think about running away; we'll be waiting outside..."
After saying that, the group of bald men slowly left the room.
The remaining experts in the art of deciphering sighed in despair.
"How can there be a spell in this world that can turn people into candy...? That's too bizarre!"
"We can't do it, we really can't... but we have no choice, otherwise Old Li will end up like us! With such a big hole in his chest, how much pain he must be in!"
"Gentlemen, we're all going to die anyway... so why don't we take a gamble?"
"Old Wang, have you figured out a way to break the spell?"
"No," Master Wang shook his head. "However, we can do the opposite!"
"Xisuo!"
These are all masters who have studied this field for many years, and they can understand many things very easily—the key is to open up their minds.
Old Wang pondered for a moment and said, "Although we cannot restore the Buddha's child... who said that restoring the Buddha's child requires breaking the transformation spell?"
"what do you mean……"
“Excellent!” Old Wang said seriously, “We can cast another transformation spell on the Buddha’s son… transforming him from the shape of a candy into the shape of the [Buddha’s Son of the Three Worlds]!”
"Are you kidding me! Do you think Buddhist disciples are mentally challenged and can be easily fooled?"
“Normally, that won’t work… But to be honest, before becoming a healer, I was a plastic surgeon!” Old Wang sighed. “However, I still need you to use all your best skills without reservation and cooperate completely! As long as we can fool you for a while and give us time to leave… I will never take any more orders from [Central Spirit Mountain]!”
"Will this...will this work?" The masters couldn't help but hesitate.
Just then, a slightly amused voice suddenly rang out from the corner of the room, "It has to be connected!"
"who!"
The masters were immediately terrified and turned pale... If these words were overheard, they would probably be executed on the spot within three hours!
A Luohan soldier emerged from the shadows with a smile, "I think the ideas of you masters are really promising... so, how about I join?"
Behind the pillar, Tyrannosaurus Rex opened his mouth wide: What kind of wicked idea is Old Di up to now?
Behind another pillar, Sun Lanbao nodded to himself: [Vermilion Fruit] truly lives up to its name; it's reliable after all…
(End of this chapter)