A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 601: Where is Little Suisui?
Chapter 601: Chapter 601: Where is Little Suisui?
Seeing Xiaosuisui jump out of Ji Youyuan’s arms, Liao Kong thought he saw an opportunity. Since this child was imbued with the fortunes of the Dao, his attempt to accept her as his disciple was not approved by the Celestial Dao. The Western Regions Buddhist Sect must have a method to conceal her Celestial Dao. With this in mind, Liao Kong no longer cared about anything else and extended his big hand towards Xiaosuisui.
The speed and ruthlessness of his movements were shocking.
However, Ji Youyuan was no pushover. With a flick of his jade-bone fan, he deflected Liao Kong’s hand.
The Martial Monks of Qixia Temple assembled in formation, surrounding Ji Youyuan and the others.
Ji Youyuan paid them no mind. He casually waved his hand, and a painting scroll appeared out of thin air.
Everyone gasped and cried out in astonishment, "The Probing Scroll! You... you are an Illusionist!"
The Abbot looked at Ji Youyuan in disbelief, his face full of panic. While the Buddhist Sect has secret treasures to counter the Daoist Sect, the Daoist Sect also knows the weaknesses of the Buddhist Sect. Illusion Technique is the winning gambit against the Buddhist Sect.
"I am Ji Youyuan, Sect Leader of the Illusion Sect from Luoxia Mountain. Monks, do you not feel it is cruel to trap a child, not yet five years old, in this Qixia Temple, condemning her to a lifetime of chanting scriptures before a lonely Buddha statue, all for your own selfish desires?"
"Amitabha! I never imagined Sect Leader Ji was so deeply hidden. You possess a treasure capable of countering our Buddhist Sect; why did you not reveal it sooner to halt this apprenticeship ceremony? Instead, you wait until matters are irreversible to produce this treasure and threaten our temple?"
The Probing Scroll, also called the Mind-Dream Scroll, is a treasured artifact of the Illusion Sect. The last time it allegedly appeared was seven years ago in Nanjiang. The appearance of the Probing Scroll on that occasion ruined the successor favored by the Great Wizard of Nanjiang. Since then, both the Buddhist and Daoist Sects had been investigating the identity of the Probing Scroll’s master. Why did this person destroy the favored successor of the Great Wizard? But the master was hidden too well, and they found not a shred of useful information.
Unexpectedly, the master of the Probing Scroll turned out to be the Sect Leader of the Illusion Sect. Even more shocking was that the Illusion Sect’s Sect Leader was the one rumored to be the crippled eldest young master of the Ji Family, who had supposedly broken his legs years ago!
Upon realizing this, the Abbot was utterly astonished. A cripple? That’s simply not right! The man standing before me clearly has two perfectly good legs!
"My purpose in doing so was to give Qixia Temple a chance to choose differently. I simply didn’t expect your choice to be so disappointing. You are supposed to be monks, detached from worldly desires, yet your minds are full of selfish interests. The reason I revealed my identity at this juncture is also to offer Qixia Temple and Master Liao Kong one more opportunity!"
The Abbot could only scoff. He looked up at the vast white scroll floating overhead and thought,
I’d rather not have such an ’opportunity.’
However, he could not voice such thoughts. Instead, he turned to look at Liao Kong, whose face was grave.
"Martial Grand-uncle! This..."
Liao Kong had just been struck by lightning and still felt a lingering fear, the sensation of the lightning’s power dominating him. He looked at Ji Youyuan’s face and said, word by word, "Sect Leader Ji, this humble monk accepts your generous gift."
With that, he pressed his palms together and began to chant Buddhist scriptures incessantly. Then, a golden light emanated from his body, and golden ’Buddha’ characters drifted towards Ji Youyuan. Ji Youyuan remained unhurried. A white light burst from his jade-bone fan, meeting the golden radiance from Monk Liao Kong in mid-air. Instantly, the ’Buddha’ characters were halted, unable to advance another inch towards Ji Youyuan.
"Second Sister-in-law! Can Eldest Brother beat Liao Kong?" Zhu Xiuxiu was a little worried. She knew her main value lay in her speed when escaping critical situations, so she was prepared to flee with her precious child at any moment.
"The contest between Eldest Brother and Monk Liao Kong is no longer a simple physical fight. They are now competing with their mental strength."
"Mental... mental strength?" Zhu Xiuxiu’s eyes widened. They darted rapidly between Ji Youyuan and Monk Liao Kong.
"I’ve heard that a battle of mental strength takes place in the domain of consciousness. If one is careless, the person pulled into another’s conscious domain could have their soul obliterated!" Zhu Xiuxiu belatedly understood.
"You’re right. Currently, Liao Kong has entered Eldest Brother’s domain of consciousness. Those monks should be far more worried than we are." As a Half-Step Grandmaster, Huo Xing’Er could see the current situation clearly.
"That’s good. As long as Eldest Brother isn’t the one who entered that old bald donkey’s domain of consciousness, we have nothing to fear. Second Sister-in-law, what do you think? If I take Suisui down the mountain now, will those monks try to stop me?" Huo Xing’Er thought this was a good suggestion and said, "They wouldn’t dare act rashly now. With Liao Kong having entered Eldest Brother’s domain of consciousness, he’s most vulnerable to external disturbances. If Suisui were to... Huh... where’s Suisui? Where did she go?"
While Huo Xing’Er and Zhu Xiuxiu were talking, they suddenly realized that Xiaosuisui had vanished without a trace.
"Where did that little girl run off to? I’ll go find her!" With that, Zhu Xiuxiu immediately hurried off.
「Right then.」
Xiaosuisui was outside the Mahavira Hall of the temple, tilting her head as she looked at a young beggar. She recognized the young beggar but didn’t know his name, as she had only met him once. In the Gambling House, this young beggar had told her not to play anymore, or she wouldn’t be able to take the silver! Later, the people at the Gambling House indeed went back on their word.
So, earlier, when the Celestial Thunder struck Liao Kong and the Mingwu Building right after she knelt to offer him tea in front of the Mingwu Building, an idea had suddenly sparked in her mind.
She began to speculate about the various outcomes her kneeling could have triggered... When she jumped down from her Great Uncle’s arms, she had initially planned to kneel before Liao Kong again to test her theory. However, no sooner had she landed than Liao Kong and her Great Uncle began to fight. Coincidentally, she then spotted this young beggar, who was acting differently from everyone else. Everyone else was either standing before the Mingwu Building watching the spectacle, or had fled in terror after seeing the Celestial Thunder strike Liao Kong and the Mingwu Building. But this young beggar was strange. He dashed from one hall to the next. In front of the golden statue in each hall, he would kneel and kowtow, muttering a long string of excuses about having no other choice. He would then ask the Bodhisattva for forgiveness. After that, he would reach into the offering box—the one for incense and oil money—scooping out handfuls of copper coins and silver fragments and stuffing them into his purse.
Xiaosuisui watched, dumbfounded, thinking,
So the temple has this much silver hidden away? And not only that, but anyone could just kneel and kowtow to the Bodhisattvas here and then take the silver from the boxes! Should she copy this young beggar? Also kneel, kowtow, and take the silver from the box?
Chapter 601: Where is Little Suisui?
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