Chapter 521: The Rat Flees, Defeats the Old Thief
Yang Qian was secretly delighted. Seeing Shu Si sitting on the lotus seat in a state of anxiety, he said to himself, “Lingxuzi! Lingxuzi! This is all your own fault. Don’t blame me for throwing dirty water on you.”

“and many more.”

Shu Si said calmly, “The two causes and conditions at the Buddhist Scripture Conference are well known to everyone. Master Lingxu ordered me to come here without any intention of stealing. Besides, the causes and conditions of Buddhism are very mysterious. How can my master take them just by saying so?”

“That’s the truth.”

The Golden Lion Ape said helpfully.

Ji Ming hesitated for a moment, as if he was persuaded. At this time, Yang Qian said, “Master Lu of Taiping Mountain has great magical powers, and his double pupils can see through the universe. Who knows if this is another secret plan of the upper mansion?”

“Yang Qian, you are also a disciple of Mount Taiping. You are so boastful. Do you really think that Master Taiping has no feelings?”

Shu Si shouted sternly.

Yang Qian’s face turned pale, and he began to stammer, even having the urge to run away. However, his words had already been spoken, and there was no way to take them back. Shu Si had to stay here today.

“Master, this rat must not be released.

If the karma in his body is brought back to Taiping Mountain, it will definitely be taken away by the old thief Lingxu for research.”

Hearing Yang Qian calling Lingxu an old thief, Ji Ming didn’t feel angry, he just found it funny.

Seeing that things were developing as he had expected, Ji Ming said to Shu Si: “In this case, fellow Shu Si should stay in the temple temporarily and practice with all his heart. This is a good opportunity for you to fully understand the cause and effect of this “precious rat”. “

“Well.”

Shu Si accepted his fate, his eyelids drooped and he lowered his head to answer.

“It is understandable that the Zen master has such doubts. I will stay here for a few days to clarify my mind.”

Seeing Shu Si lowering his head, Ji Ming’s heart skipped a beat. He knew that Shu Si must have other plans and he lowered his head just to hide the emotions in his eyes.

Sure enough, the next second, a silver light burst out from Shu Si’s body, revealing his true form as a black rat. He flew up into the air like an arrow, and fled towards the top that had just been stretched open by the Golden Lion Ape. His speed was no less than that of a flying sword.

“How brave!”

The first person to make a move was not Yang Qian, who had been staring at Shu Si, but Master Meng who was standing beside him. His body suddenly swelled up in the air, and in the blink of an eye it stretched several feet long, like a retractable rope, and the top end tightly strangled Shu Si.

Ji Ming was nervous and pointed the Demon Subduing Seal at Meng Nan and Shu Si, ready to strike at any time.

Outside the broken ceiling of the hall, lightning flashed rapidly, and then Meng Nan groaned. The long body that was stretched out of the ceiling and entangled Shu Si twitched continuously, obviously hit by Shu Si’s lightning nails.

After Shu Si succeeded in his attack, he did not linger in the fight. He took advantage of Meng Nan’s stiffness to break free from his opponent and quickly escaped out of the mountain.

In the hall, Jin Zhuliu watched the show with great interest and had no intention of taking any action. Just when Madam Shagu was about to sacrifice the Dragon Locking Buckle, an unexpected person took action – Wusizang of the Dasangye Temple.

The old monk threw the rosary in his hand, and it turned into dozens of streams of light, blocking Shu Si’s way like chasing the stars and the moon.

The Blood Forest Lord’s eyes flashed. He and Uszang were both Buddhists, so they naturally knew that the God of Wealth had another important connection, the “Treasure Banner”. Uszang took the initiative to act at this moment, obviously to please the God Chi.

Outside the mountain, Shu Si was not panicked by the incoming beads. He grabbed the lightning nails and hit them forward fiercely, emitting wisps of electric light that hit the beads accurately.

“Subdue the demon!” Wu Sizhang shouted loudly, and formed the demon-subduing seal in his hand. From the beads came out golden hands that could subdue demons, and they reached out to grab Shu Si, but each golden hand grabbed nothing.

When I looked at Shu Si again, he had disappeared.

Wusizang murmured, “This is the ability of the Treasure Rat to escape through the void.”

“Waste.” Madam Shagu cursed, and then said to the old demon Huai: “Quick, raise the formation outside Baibao Mountain.”

“It’s useless.” Wusi Zang clasped his hands and said, “The Treasure Rat of the God of Wealth has the ability to temporarily escape from reality and illusion. Unless there is a treasure formation that can seal both reality and illusion, there is no way to catch this monster.”

Shu Si reappeared from the void, his whole body wet with sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

He had just obtained the affinity with the Treasure Rat, and was able to comprehend its power while facing the enemy in battle, and to evade the real and the unreal. This had already exhausted all his talents. Now he had traveled through this place in one breath, and his demon body was greatly overdrawn, but he seemed to have escaped from the sight of the cultivators.

“Daoyou, please take a rest here.”

“what!”

The voice of Chi Shen Zi in his ear frightened Shu Si so much that he let out a breath. He raised his eyelids and saw that he was lying on the altar, in front of Chi Shen Zi and Jin Zhuliu.

“Haha.”

Jin Zhuliu laughed heartily and said happily: “This ten-li area is already within the magical barrier of Brother Chishen. Even if you can escape thousands of miles away, it will be useless if you can’t find the right direction to escape.”

Whether it was the pool of flowers and leaves in the hall, or the magic barrier that confused a mouse’s four or five senses, they all showed the superb magic of the Son of Chi Shen, which deepened the awe in the hearts of the cultivators.

“Brother Chi Shen, I’ll help you deal with him.”

Jin Zhuliu stretched out his long arm towards Shu Si, but was stopped by Ji Ming’s hand. When their palms pressed against each other, there was a dull “bang” and the whole platform shook three times, which showed how powerful these two men were.

“That’s a lot of strength.”

Jin Zhuliu was surprised. He was born with this divine power, but the Son of God Chi could resist it easily. He was even more afraid to act rashly, so he smiled and said, “My foolish brother is careless. I really shouldn’t kill people here at will.”

Ji Ming glanced at Jin Zhuliu, and then said to the people in the hall: “This Shu Si can inherit my fate. No matter if it is Lingxuzi’s secret promotion or other reasons, I will lead him to the right path of Buddhism.”

This sentence was meant to protect Shu Si, but Shu Si’s mind was blinded by Ji Ming’s illusion on the stage and he was unable to understand his painstaking efforts.

“Master Zen.”

In the lotus seat, the Golden Lion Ape, whose body had been tense, spoke.

He has some friendship with Shu Si, or perhaps it can be said that he has some friendship with Lingxuzi, but the friendship is not deep.

Just now, when he saw Shu Si escaping, he wanted to help him, but as a guest here, he was blessed by fate, so he really couldn’t lose face for the owner of this place. He was in a dilemma and now he secretly showed his support to him, which made him feel better.

As soon as Jin Niyuan finished speaking, he attracted many suspicious looks.

At this time, Ji Ming’s tone changed, and he said with a little coldness: “But this Lingxuzi is really abominable. If I don’t give him retribution, I can’t vent my anger. Fellow Daoist Meng, do you have a way to make my thoughts clear?”

“I have a solution.”

Before Meng Nan could say anything, Yang Qian spoke up.

“The old villain’s foundation is in Heguan, located in Heming, Guhe Prefecture. Guhe is a newly acquired prefecture after the founding of our dynasty. Taoism is not popular in the prefecture, and Heguan has only been built for a few hundred years.

In recent years, under the influence of the old thief’s success in making the elixir, Heguan has begun to rule an entire state, and has included the Taoist properties, markets, sacred mountains, Beihu, mines, etc. of the two branch temples of Lanyin and Heshan, making it extremely rich.

We only need to go to Heguan once and seize the hundreds of thousands of cultivation funds hidden in the temple, which will be enough for the Zen master to help the monks in their practice.”

The cultivators were greatly tempted after hearing this. There were few cultivators from the unorthodox sects who would not do such a business with no capital. At this moment, they were all tempted by Yang Qian’s words, but they also knew that Heguan was affiliated with the Taiping Mountain branch, and that the tree was big and had deep roots. Without a strong man leading them, they would not dare to do such a thing.

(End of this chapter)