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Chapter 971 - 625: The Little Guy

Chapter 971: Chapter 625: The Little Guy

Qiu Wentian’s grumbling clearly voiced the thoughts of everyone present.

After all, just a second earlier, he was an elegant and handsome youth, as if the air around them had turned the color of roses.

But the next second, he started ’Ahahaha’ laughing.

The contrast was too great, like a lump of shit suddenly appearing in the rosy blush of youth.

It made everyone quite uncomfortable. Qiu Wentian even held back the words of praise he had wanted to say.

Yet, some people’s points of focus were different.

Like the pond owner, who felt joy in his heart upon hearing these words. He could now confirm that the Black Mud Divinity indeed had the power to suppress the Three Corpses.

Li Changhe restrained the Three Corpses God!

Another person was Master Kongchan, who had witnessed Li Changhe suppress the Three Corpses of Sword in Wine firsthand and had the most direct understanding of his strength.

After hesitating for a moment, he opened his mouth to speak, "This is indeed good news, but there is still something old monk fails to understand."

"What is the master referring to?" the pond owner asked as he approached.

"It’s quite abnormal," Master Kongchan said, looking at Sword in Wine who was being treated not far away. "Don’t you find it strange, Yao Master? He was possessed by the Three Corpses. Although the possession wasn’t complete, and he retained his own consciousness, he still got past our guard. Why not continue to hide and, at a critical moment, strike us with a deadly blow?"

"Indeed," Li Changhe thought for a moment and explained to the pond owner who had just arrived. "After Elder Yao parted with you all, he was with Elder Li Kun the whole time. Later, he encountered the Three Corpses God. After being injured by the Three Corpses God, he accidentally entered an illusionary maze before returning to the old temple. During this time, his Three Corpses showed no sign of anomaly. Therefore, the Heavenly Eye of the Taoist school failed to detect any change in him, not even he himself realized it."

"Is it possible to remotely control the disturbance of someone else’s Three Corpses? Like a remote-controlled bomb?" the pond owner frowned, finding this ability very dangerous.

If used well, it could completely circumvent all discerning methods of the Taoist school.

For the Taoist school’s Heavenly Eye can only perceive the causal changes when the Three Corpses are in turmoil.

"From the perspective of the Three Corpses God, if there is such a means, it would be better to lie low. Use this trump card at a more crucial moment," the pond owner analyzed. "For example, during our battles. Or when we are injured. A sudden move from him could leave our losses incalculable."

"Exactly, and now the reality is. After he got past the perimeter checks, he immediately attacked the mute lady," Master Kongchan added.

"Hmm... from the perspective of the Three Corpses God, this isn’t cost-effective. Moreover, the old temple already had both the mute lady and two Earth Level Extraordinaries here," the pond owner said. "Perhaps he... sensed that the Purification Talisman of the mute lady was too much of a restraint on him?"

The Clear Heart Mantra and Purification Talisman are effective means against the Three Corpses.

The Clear Heart Mantra requires the user to have a mind free of distractions, and aside from Li Kun, almost no one can maintain the Clear Heart Mantra while in battle.

Therefore, the main defense is still the Purification Talisman. And the mute lady is a Talisman master and the maker of the Purification Talisman.

If he attacked the mute lady because of this, it seems plausible.

However, openly, the strongest one on the association’s side was Li Kun. Shouldn’t this method be best used against Li Kun?

"We can guess all we want, but we won’t have an accurate idea until Li Kun returns," Master Kongchan shook his head. "His divination is very strong, perhaps he could figure out some clues."

"The problem is, we’ve all rushed back here, and he’s still nowhere to be seen," Jiang Shenchui, who had been silent, finally spoke up. "He hasn’t been ensnared, has he?"

"With his strength, he should at least be able to escape," Master Kongchan said. "Although we’re all Earth Level Extraordinaries, both of us combined are not a match for Li Kun."

....

Elsewhere, in a side room of the old temple.

The mute lady leaned against the wall, drained of energy. The sudden assassination attempt and the subsequent battle had exhausted all her physical strength.

Beads of sweat dotted her forehead, her scent drenched in perspiration.

Next to her, a second-generation female disciple of the Dao sect was dressing the mute girl’s wounds, muttering under her breath, "So close, just so close."

She was terrified in hindsight, although the mute girl’s injury had been stabilized. But during the healing process, this senior sister was horrified to discover that the cicada-wing-thin cut on the mute girl’s neck had actually severed an artery.

If it weren’t for the extraordinary strength at the Earth Level and timely treatment, the mute girl would have undoubtedly died.

The mute girl shook her head slightly, indicating that she was not in serious trouble.

"You call this not in serious trouble? Why didn’t the initial golden light talisman protect your neck but shielded your lower abdomen instead?" The senior sister, teeth clenched in anger, said, "And, your pulse... Ghost Hand, that bastard, he really did it to you!"

This senior sister was infuriated. While taking the mute girl’s pulse just now, she was astonished to find that her innocent younger sister had... become pregnant. Although it was faint, the pulse was definitely indicative of pregnancy.

At that moment, she was completely dumbfounded.

The mute girl was the foster daughter of Li Kun. Moreover, the gentle and kind mute girl was also the most favored disciple in the sect.

To communicate normally with her, who could not speak, everyone in the sect had learned sign language.

However, such a kind, gentle, and beautiful darling sister had been ruined by Ghost Hand.

Not only had they pledged their lives to each other in secret, but she was also pregnant!

Ghost Hand, oh Ghost Hand, how did you dare to deceive our little sister? The senior sister was seething with frustration.

No wonder the master had been wearing a worried look lately, even ordering the brothers to beat up Ghost Hand, threatening to take matters into his own hands if he dared to fight back.

So that was why...

"Alas... it’s a done deal now," the senior sister sighed, "I should have noticed earlier. I kept wondering why Ghost Hand was challenging our sect every other day. It was all for you."

Seeing the mute girl’s cheeks flush with a touch of red, the senior sister didn’t say anything more, only sighing that their own ’cabbage’ had been taken by a ’pig’.

However, although Ghost Hand was a bit shameless, he was also a man of responsibility.

Since the sister liked him, she would hold her nose and accept it. Li Kun probably thought the same.

"So, he doesn’t know yet?" the senior sister asked.

The mute girl nodded with a blush. She indeed hadn’t found the right moment.

The senior sister clicked her tongue, still feeling like a fresh flower stuck on a pile of cow dung.

Afterward, seeing the mute girl gently caress her still-flat abdomen, with a tender smile on her face, she looked every bit the picture of a happy mother-to-be.

At this scene, the senior sister’s heart softened. She reached out and patted the mute girl’s head, saying, "All right, it’s still early. You’re not showing yet."

"However, speaking of which, your child, whether a boy or a girl, will be both good-looking and extraordinarily talented," the senior sister said with a smile.

That’s true; both Ghost Hand and the mute girl were quite handsome. Moreover, they had both become extraordinary talents of the Earth Level at a young age.

Their child should inherit these virtues.

And it was the child of the mute girl... likely to become the new darling of the Dao sect, perhaps.

Indeed, a lucky little one.