Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 399 - 396: Friends Come from Afar...

Chapter 399: Chapter 396: Friends Come from Afar...

In that realm that represented the "past," presenting a state of stark clarity and darkness, the Green Sun World.

Figures with eyes tightly shut curled up, floating and sinking like weightless entities in the gloomy void.

Among them were men and women, old and young, their attire at the very least could be described as "neat," with many even dressed in official robes, far from ordinary civilians.

The people detained here were not only the families of the Daoist Soldiers from the five camps in Dengzhou Prefecture.

There were also many officials and their families who had been retaliated against by Xue Jiexi after the second day of the second month.

According to normal reasoning.

Having such a prime leverage in hand, wouldn’t it be better to use them as a trump card when armies faced off in the future?

But whether it was the equally vigorous families of the Daoist Soldiers or these officials who mostly had their Heart Light ignited.

To the No-Life Buddha, they were all exquisite meals.

Compared to the needs of the master, the "Heavenly Official," what were these strategic plans by the servants of the No-Life Dao?

A thousand-strong troop, armed with spears and halberds, the Three Yang Soldiers, stepped into this place using the Talisman Light Decree issued by Master Red Lotus.

"Fire! Fire! Fire!"

The military aura surged over every Daoist Soldier’s body as they swiftly deployed the "Ten Thousand Enemies Skill·Three Yang Boiling Sea Formation."

They were about to step forward and execute all the prisoners in one go!

Suddenly, a shout came from behind:

"Nephew, hold your step!"

At the same time, bowlsized green lotuses floated down, landing on the red-skinned, fiery-breathed leader of the group, the Military Leader.

Tongue Blossoms, penetrating straight to the heart!

The red-faced Military Leader immediately halted instinctively, turning his head to look behind him.

Upon seeing who it was, he was slightly startled, then hurriedly bowed with clasped fists:

"It turns out to be Uncle Golden Cicada. What instructions do you have?"

Although it was Red Lotus who directly commanded all the Daoist Soldiers of this Tao lineage as Sect Master Marshal.

And with a thousand Daoist Soldiers to assist, this Military Leader’s combat strength was sufficient to kill ordinary Dharma Body stages.

But apart from the Great Yan Dynasty, the position of a Magician was above that of Daoist Soldier in any Sect.

What more when the person before him was a mage as senior as the Sect Master?

A young monk with rosy lips and white teeth, riding on golden lotuses of fleeing light, approached at speed, urgently shouting before even landing:

"Just now, an external enemy broke through the One Day Prison Heavenly Array and invaded the Three Yang Small Realm. Leave this place to me; you all quickly go support the Sect Master Marshal!"

Previously, Old Master Wang had been fooled by a truthful statement from Red Lotus due to his carelessness.

But when it comes to deceiving with the truth, who could match his Innate Strange Phenomena Tongue Blossoms Aspect?

Stirring up troubles, manipulating words, speaking nine truths and one lie, causing the other party to uncontrollably believe deeply.

If he spoke the entire truth, even those far surpassing Wang Yuan in Taoist Ability would be deceived just the same.

Especially now, this Innate Strange Phenomena conformed exceptionally well to the role Wang Yuan was playing.

How could a mere Entry Level Realm Military Leader resist his hundred percent pure truth?

"Yes, Uncle, we will go support right now!"

The red-faced Military Leader, without a shred of suspicion and not daring to delay, quickly activated the Talisman Light Decree in his hand, reopening the portal between the Green Sun World and the outside world.

Mobilizing the already formed "Ten Thousand Enemies Skill·Three Yang Boiling Sea Formation," he burst out with a blistering wind.

However, he did not see his own Uncle Golden Cicada making a subtle movement with his little finger.

The gate swirled with white light, and the destination on the other side was immediately switched to another landing spot.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

A few sounds of pounding medicine followed, and then... there was no then.

Master Golden Cicada, with a face full of compassion, pressed his palms together and silently chanted a Buddhist mantra for another batch of nephews who had passed into paradise:

"Amitabha!"

Unable to bear the sight of such a purgatorial scene in the Mortal World, full of dismembered limbs and rivers of blood, the kind-hearted Old Master Wang immediately closed the portal again.

And also completely blocked a few lucky ones who had temporarily escaped calamity from entering.

Of course, the most important thing was, if Rabbit smelled Huang Wu’s scent and shifted his target, that would not be good.

Under normal circumstances, if he wanted to secure the hostages’ safety and eliminate the thousand Daoist Soldiers led by this Military Leader, he might indeed have needed to make a considerable effort.

But utilizing his authority in the Three Yang Small Realm.

With just a thought, he sent them directly into Rabbit’s medicine mortar, and incidentally, he secured them a direct ride to the Western Heaven.

"No need to thank me, just call me the kind Uncle No-Life!"

With a gesture of his Sealing Technique, he turned to those prisoners and shouted low:

"Ghost Realm, open!"

The air showed patches symbolizing the end of decay, black mold, which then swiftly peeled away, corroding a large swath of space into a black hole.

Swish...

The Ghost King Tide guarding around the Yama Palace suddenly swept forth, engulfing all the prisoners into the Ghost Realm.

Huang Wu, along with a troop of efficient Black Law Judges, quickly checked the names on the roster against the prisoners.

Soon, Huang Wu brought Wang Yuan good news and bad news.

The good news was there were significantly more people present than before, many prisoners were capable bureaucrats from the court.

There were seven or eight talents from one state or one prefecture, and the least of them could be considered a competent official.

In times of chaos, what is most valuable? Talent!

Pack them up and send them back, and the power of the Civil Servant under Big Cousin and Duan Zhiyin would immediately surge.

The bad news, however, is... solely missing were the hundred or so family members of Soldier Saint Pei Yulou!

They were also the most crucial group of hostages.

"Not there?!"

Wang Yuan hastily utilized the authority of Three Yang Small Realm to trace back in time to the events that had occurred here.

Only then did he discover that Zhou Xinglou had personally visited the Green Sun World shortly before the "Killing Banquet" commenced.

He had packed all of Pei Yulou’s family into a deceit object shaped like a jade bottle and hung it tightly at his waist.

Clearly, this Soldier Saint, who had made peace with the No-Life Dao for profit, had no genuine devotion towards the Old Buddha of No-Life.

Just like in the official arena, he entered the Sect and continued to be deceitful and slippery, never planning to give up this heaviest trump card he held for the sake of the Heavenly Official.

Seeing that he could not retire with his mission accomplished, Wang Yuan painfully took out that talisman of Jialouluo King, long treasured personally yet never willing to use until now.

"In my life, I most despise these double-dealing backstabbers, those who only look after personal gains ignoring the greater good!

Since I had promised Soldier Saint Pei before departing to safely bring back his family, I must not break my word.

A thousand days of breeding soldiers for a moment’s battle, this fight seems unavoidably necessary."

...

Simultaneously.

On the timeline of "August 13th."

A middle-aged Scholar riding backwards on a donkey passed through the closed city gate into Yunjing City, still immersed in its festival lantern show.

The Scholar was clad in an oversized flowing Confucian scholar robe, holding a large red leather wine gourd in his hand, with a long sword hanging at his waist.

Straining his blurred drunken eyes, he chanted in a nodding and swaying manner:

"If Heaven did not love wine, the wine star would not be in the sky. If Earth did not love wine, there would be no wine springs on the ground. Since Heaven and Earth both love wine, loving wine does no dishonor to the sky!

It is said that clear is like a saint, murky is as good as a sage. When both saint and sage have drunk, why bother seeking immortals? Three cups reveal the great Dao, a jug unites with nature. As long as one relishes wine, let not the sober transmit this joy!"

Good wine! Truly great wine!"

He recited the poem while gulping another large mouthful for himself.

"This ’Thousand-Day Drunk’ that can even intoxicate a Corpse Dissection Immortal, made from a drop of essence and a thousand times diluted with mountain spring water, truly lives up to its reputation.

If it were not for being reserved to entertain ’guests,’ I would really drink it all myself.

To assign me such a job where I risk my neck, and only give me this little amount—truly stingy!"

After another swig, which seemed finally enough, the rising surge of alcohol made the Scholar mutter:

"This Mortal World is really quite dull, only the legs of Hongxiao are decent! Observing the mortal world sober is indeed not as good as being thoroughly drunk!"

Splash!

The moment he finished speaking, a maid from a nearby brothel on the road splashed a basin of foot-washing water over his head.

The Scholar on the donkey shuddered, wiped his face instinctively, and spit out a mouthful of water he accidentally swallowed, seemingly recovering a bit of sobriety.

He quickly spat out "Ptui, ptui, ptui..."

But where could he spit out all of the foot-washing water?

Clap! Clap! Clap!...

Then, he heard a round of applause close by.

Slowly turning his head, he saw the Earth Official, Ghost Baby, who had hurried over in response to the signal and was now looking at him admiringly:

"What a fierce man, truly a fierce man!

Brother Du, did you really see the grand white legs of our Sister Ruan?

Don’t tell me you were sent here because of your drunken antics to actually encounter real death?"

This long-awaited reinforcement was none other than Du Sanbei, a member of the Dou Department and known as Wine Star Lord Du.

Rumored to have been a top scholar during Emperor Wen’s reign, he was brimming with talent.

Yet self-named "Three Cups," one cup to honor the scenic land and dust, one to pay respect to the knowledgeable, and another to the beauty of all women, but never a cup to honor the power of the emperor.

Eventually, he turned to the Dao and joined the Nine Soldiers, with a character quite uninhibited.

Seeing him in person was indeed better than his reputation.

Sister Ruan was such a beauty, and though many of her followers had lustful thoughts, very few dared to act on them.

Unexpectedly, probably because wine emboldens the cowardly, Wine Star Lord Du, having drunk a lot, had enough courage!

Du Sanbei scratched his head, dispersing the painful memory that surfaced in his mind, giving a laugh:

"Hahaha, let’s talk about this another day.

By the way, we’re at the place now, drugging the distant ’guest’ is the matter at hand."

He hopped off the donkey, walking up to a Flame Essence Child who had his senses blocked by Wang Yuan and existing in the "August 15th" timeline.

He took out a jade bottle, still bearing a talisman and reeking of alcohol from his bosom.

It was the deceit object, ’Thousand Day Drunk’ that could make even Corpse Dissection Immortals staggeringly drunk!

Obviously.

From the great figures like Great Fate, Victorious Fighting King, and Cloud Lord,

down to Emperor Bao Sheng, Old Master Wang himself, and Wine Star Lord Du Sanbei, their styles of actions were almost inherent from one another.

As the final link in the ambush plan, Du Sanbei was about to execute the task meant for him.

—When friends come from afar, knock them down with drugs!

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