Dream Travel

Chapter 539 Give them a beating

"Oh oh—" Luxenbra lost its usual flamboyance and immediately unleashed a large area of ​​shadow.

His energy expenditure can be absorbed by Bai Mu, but his output depends on himself.

Therefore, even with the White Curtain as his backing, the shadows he releases are limited.

However, the current vast expanse of shadow looks like it's blocking out the sun, which is quite intimidating.

The Bull Demon King was shrouded in darkness and temporarily lost his sight, causing the bandits watching from afar to scatter and flee.

Although it's unclear who's stronger, these bandits are all masters of adapting to changing circumstances; when they sense something's wrong, they all run away faster than the last.

Lei Tianba still wanted to save Supreme Treasure, but Bai Jingjing kicked him back. After rolling twice on the ground, Lei Tianba roared in frustration.

"Ahhh, guild leader, I will definitely bring people to rescue you!!"

After saying this, he joined the fleeing bandits.

A streak of crimson light fell from the sky, dispersing the shadow covering the Bull Demon King. The Bull Demon King looked at the falling meteorite with a startled expression.

"Where did this big rock come from? Watch me blow it away!!" he said, wildly waving his banana leaf fan. The wind blew the falling meteorite, changing its trajectory.

The meteorite that hit the distant object exploded into a mushroom cloud.

"Hmph!" The Bull Demon King roared, having scanned his surroundings and seeing no one, his body trembling violently, causing a swarm of lice to fall to the ground: "Find him! Dig three feet into the ground and find him for me!!"

The fallen cow lice disappeared without a trace.

Bai Mu grabbed Bodhi Patriarch with one hand and hurriedly ran away from the Bull Demon King before putting him down.

"I never imagined the Bull Demon King's strength was so terrifying. Luckily, we ran fast!" Patriarch Bodhi gasped for breath, shaking his charred right hand.

His right hand, which had been reduced to charcoal, regained some mobility; he was, after all, a god.

Bai Mu took out his scope and scanned the surroundings. He found no one around and realized that Bai Jingjing and Chun Sanshi Niang hadn't gone with him when they ran away.

He couldn't catch up even if he wanted to, not because Bai Mu was slow, but because he couldn't fly.

Not only that, Lei Tianba has also disappeared, which means that if he can't find the Source of the Otherworld, he won't have much time left.

He also wanted to touch the Moonlight Box.

"It's a stroke of luck that you've survived. You should know when to stop," said Patriarch Bodhi somewhat abruptly.

“You’re right, now it’s my turn to do my job.” Bai Mu placed the weapon case on the ground: “Take care of them.”

"Oh dear, oh dear—" Bodhi Patriarch slapped his forehead, his face immediately showing a bitter expression: "My Bodhi root has been injured, and it will take at least a hundred or two hundred years to recover. Can you wait for this matter... No, no, no!"

Seeing the combination of swords that Bai Mu took out, Patriarch Bodhi shook his head vigorously, but his face still showed some difficulty: "They are not in the Book of Life and Death, and are destined to become wandering ghosts. Why bother to collect them?"

"I can ignore some of them, but some have had enough bad luck in life, so they should at least be given a good resting place after they die, right? You're a god, can you help me pull some strings?"

"Well, since you're so kind, I'll give it my best." As he spoke, Patriarch Bodhi took the gold bars that Bai Mu had taken out.

“Let’s wait until midnight, then find the Black and White Impermanence,” Patriarch Bodhi suggested to Bai Mu. “Once you see the Black and White Impermanence, you should rush up and fight them in a chaotic battle, then pretend to be outmatched and leave behind a bunch of wandering ghosts and run away.”

"...Didn't you say they weren't on the Book of Life and Death, destined to be wandering ghosts?"

Bodhi Patriarch nodded: "That's right, but if Yama finds out about this, he won't be able to serve as king anymore."

After you leave behind those wandering ghosts, I'll step in and morally blackmail the Black and White Impermanence. I'll provide plenty of incense, candles, and paper money, and I don't believe they won't comply!
Don't worry about them not doing their job. If they take my, Patriarch Bodhi, bribes and still don't do their work, then I'll just file a lawsuit with the King of Hell. And when they're going to beat them, they'd better give them a good beating."

"Sounds alright."

Although the plan proposed by Patriarch Bodhi was somewhat wild, it was still feasible. It simply meant that he would play the villain in the process, and Bai Mu would not care about that.

He won't stay in this dream world forever. As long as he sends away those pure souls, good or bad reputation won't affect him.

"Let's get started without delay." Bodhi Patriarch breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that Bai Mu had agreed.

This method is a bit unethical, but it really works.

As for the Black and White Impermanence being brutally beaten, that's just one possibility.

If the White Curtain can't defeat them, then they'll have to go down with the Black and White Impermanence.

The soul inside the box will then go down with it, which can be considered as fulfilling one's wish.

If the Black and White Impermanence really can't defeat the White Curtain, then according to the original plan, the White Curtain will pretend to be defeated and leave behind a bunch of 'wandering ghosts' to escape.

He would then step in as a peacemaker, offering extra incense and paper money as a form of compensation, partly as payment and partly as restitution for the beating he received from the Black and White Impermanence.

Having received bribes, the Black and White Impermanence should have to do their jobs.

Moreover, many of the souls in Bai Mu's possession are benevolent souls. Even if those benevolent souls are not from this place, they are likely to be benevolent people again in their next life after reincarnation.

After going through a round of circulation, it can be washed locally.

As for those evil spirits... the cycle of life and death means even a piece of toilet paper has its uses. So many animals in the human world are waiting to be born.

Upon arriving in town, Bodhi Patriarch swept through the paper horse shop's stock. The shop owner, thinking Bodhi Patriarch's entire family had died, gave him some other gifts with a look of sympathy.

"Are these things really useful?" Bai Mu looked at the things that Patriarch Bodhi had prepared, with a hint of doubt.

“Hey, the dead and the living use different things, these things are guaranteed to work!” Patriarch Bodhi patted the goods next to him with great certainty: “Even the Black and White Impermanence can’t enjoy such incense offerings often.”

"Alright, now all we have to do is wait, right?"

"Well, the Black and White Impermanence are very busy. If you want them to come out, someone has to die." Patriarch Bodhi's expression was slightly troubled.

Bai Mu nodded knowingly: "Okay, then I'll go kill a few people first."

"Cough cough! No need!" Patriarch Bodhi choked and quickly stopped Bai Mu, who was really planning to kill a few people: "I have calculated that a kind person will pass away at midnight tonight. We just need to keep an eye on him."

"You should have said so earlier."

Bai Mu sheathed the combination swords, waiting for midnight, which was between 11 PM and 1 AM...

"They've arrived. You have the time it takes to brew a cup of tea," Patriarch Bodhi reminded Bai Mu. Someone was about to die, and a kind person at that. The Black and White Impermanence would arrive beforehand.

However, Bai Mu needs to act quickly to avoid missing the opportunity to collect souls.

"How do the Black and White Impermanence compare to those two demons?"

"They should be much weaker," Patriarch Bodhi said softly. There were special Black and White Impermanence, but there were many more ordinary ones.

With so many people dying every day, if there were only two people, Black and White Impermanence, they couldn't possibly keep up with the deaths every day.

"Understood." Bai Mu grabbed his weapon and charged forward.

"What a tiger..." Patriarch Bodhi shook his head, then calculated with his fingers, shook his head again: "I can't figure it out, but if he's not a murderous maniac, then he must be a life-saving maniac?"

He secretly observed the situation. The execution on the other side of the White Curtain was very efficient; they had already started fighting with the Black and White Impermanence.

To the surprise of Patriarch Bodhi, a large number of monsters were released from the white curtain.

No, it doesn't seem like a monster either; it's more like something abnormal.

When those things were summoned, they were all beautiful girls with exotic styles, but when the battle started, they turned into monsters.

The Black and White Impermanence were beaten badly. Bodhi Patriarch wanted to remind Bai Mu not to go too far, otherwise killing or driving away the Black and White Impermanence would cause serious trouble.

Fortunately, Bai Mu did not lose his mind. After fighting for a while, the phantoms seemed to be ineffective against the soul-binding spell of the Black and White Impermanence.

One by one, the phantoms were 'taken away,' but the Black and White Impermanence who took away those 'souls' were somewhat bewildered.

They took some things, but something seemed off about what they took.

"Did you notice?" Bai Wuchang asked his colleague.

Black Impermanence waved his hand, and some points of light appeared: "The soul is not right!"

They clearly took away those demonized evil spirits, but when they got them, they found that they had been replaced. Moreover, these souls were too weak, so weak that only their consciousness remained. If left in the wild, they would simply dissipate.

Before they could figure out what was going on, Bai Mu charged over with his weapon.

Surrounded by a large number of souls, which were used as flying props and thrown over by the white curtain.

The Black and White Impermanence wanted to intercept it, but after discovering that it was a benevolent soul, they immediately changed to the method of capturing the soul. If it were an evil soul, being beaten to death while they were performing their duties would be considered unlucky.

But a benevolent soul cannot do that.

This soul-binding made their movements slower, and then they inevitably got a beating from the white curtain.

After capturing all the souls that Bai Mu commanded, the bruised and battered Black and White Impermanence began to prepare for their counterattack.

"Damn those Black and White Impermanence, I'll remember this grudge!" Bai Mu feigned an attack, his combination swords unleashing a trail of hellfire to block the way, before quickly leaving the scene.

The Black and White Impermanence were left standing there dumbfounded. Why did they suddenly run away when the fight was going so well? Even though the White Curtain wasn't running away, they were already preparing to run away.

"Could it be that we captured those souls, making him unable to fight?"

“…It’s possible. Let’s go collect the soul first.” The Black and White Impermanence exchanged a glance. Although they had been badly beaten, their work was important.

They came to collect the soul of a kind person, but inexplicably ended up collecting a whole bunch of souls.

After collecting the souls, the Black and White Impermanence planned to leave. As for the evil and good souls taken from the White Curtain, since they had already captured them, they might as well take them back first; it would be a good performance record...

This attendance was pretty much a success, except for the fact that I got inexplicably beaten up.

And then there's the Bodhi Patriarch who blocked the way.

"Oh dear, you two have worked hard." Patriarch Bodhi waved his whisk and came over very enthusiastically, dragging them to another place while the Black and White Impermanence were puzzled.

(End of this chapter)