Scourge Messenger

Chapter 378 Team formation
As the bunny girl slowly landed on the city tower at the foot of Medicine King Mountain on a dragon-shaped auspicious cloud, the people of Medicine Master Mountain City were as if in a dream. Even Medicine Master Yuan, who had expected it, could not hide his shock.

Master Suolong has been defeated?
No one dared to believe the thought, but the Bunny Girl's strike had almost set the sky ablaze, the intense flames stinging the eyes of all who witnessed it. It was as if she had cleaved a massive wound in the sky, the candle tears becoming the blood of heaven and earth. If even heaven and earth could be wounded by such a thing, how much more so a Bodhisattva?
Inside the city gate were many messengers and guards, almost all of whom were members of the apothecary family. If you traced their lineage back, they might even be relatives of the emperor in Chang'an.

Faced with a Foundation Establishment expert capable of slaying their own ancestor, they trembled and almost knelt down. Not to mention them, even a third-level messenger was not qualified to participate in such a battle. Nothing could make them realize their insignificance more than half of the sky burning.

"Guardians of the Dharma!"

A young messenger suddenly roared, drew his bow and aimed an arrow at the bunny girl, his eyes bloodshot and bulging with rage: "I will not allow any delusional thoughts to intrude upon the sacred altar—"

"Protect the Pure Land until dawn!" The other messengers echoed in unison, actually suppressing their life instincts to flee and kneel, and with the strength of a first-level messenger, aimed their arrows at a Foundation Establishment cultivator! The bunny girl gripped the Bingzi Pepper Forest tightly, glanced at them sideways, her face expressionless as if looking at weeds.

"Hah! Hah! Hah!"

In the instant they uttered their final cry, all the Dharma protectors united their thoughts, put aside life and death, put aside fear, and carried out their mission as Dharma protectors with the determination to die!
slam-la-

Golden chains descended from the sky, landing around the bunny girl and blocking all the arrows. Everyone looked up in surprise and saw Master Suolong descending from the sky with his hands behind his back. The fierce wind blew his white robes, making him appear as ethereal as a bodhisattva treading through the mortal world.

Everyone knelt down and respectfully said, "We respectfully welcome the Greatly Compassionate and Merciful Bodhisattva Who Saves from Suffering and Calamity and Has Great Spiritual Power to Lock the Dragon."

As expected, the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva is invincible. Even if the enemy is another Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if he is trapped in the Candle Tears Burning House, the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva can still remain unscathed!

Master Suolong landed in front of the young messenger and gently touched his helmet. The messenger was immediately moved to tears, so excited that he almost fainted.

Master Suolong glanced at the Rabbit Girl, then turned to look at the only person standing on the street, Pharmacist Yuan, snorted coldly, turned around, and with a clatter, the chains on his sleeves popped out, and he jumped back up the mountain.

"Come on, Master Suolong's voice came from afar."

The bunny girl snapped her fingers, and all the candle tears in the sky instantly burned out at an extremely fast speed.

They didn't have the convenient mountain-climbing skills of the Dragon-Locking Immortal, so they could only climb the mountain step by step.

With the instructions of Master Suolong, all the checkpoints on Medicine King Mountain were cleared. Along the way, many people dared not look at the Rabbit Girl, but no one was so foolish as to disrespect a Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, after the Rabbit Girl and the Pharmacist entered the Taoist temple in the mountain, many messengers still voluntarily stayed outside to stand guard.

Master Suolong did not return to the secret realm of the mountain temple, but stood on the viewing platform outside the Taoist temple, taking in the entire mountain town.

"I didn't realize you were so well-liked, Aunt Yue." The bunny girl walked over and said, "I never thought that besides us, there would be someone else who would dare to challenge a Foundation Establishment cultivator with the mortal body."

"you?"

The antler beauty glanced at the pharmacist behind the bunny girl: "When you say 'you all,' do you mean only you and the yellow dog, or... does that include the black wolf as well?"

Suddenly, numerous golden chains appeared, sealing off and isolating the entire space. The Pharmacist was startled, instinctively taking a step back and gripping the Dragon-Snake Seven Kills. The Locking Dragon Master coldly snorted, "This is just a small barrier to block sound and light. What are you so nervous about? Am I crazy to set up a limited barrier to fight this brat?"

The biggest weakness of the [Red Candle Tears] divine ability is its limited attack range and low initial damage; continuous and stacking damage are key, and it is most effective in narrow terrain. The Pharmacist knew he was too tense, but he still gripped the Dragon-Snake Seven Kills tightly, without relaxing his grip at all.

Black Wolf's identity being exposed was expected, or rather, it was something Pharmacist Yuan deliberately did. Some trump cards are more valuable to reveal than to hide. Pharmacist Yuan, a third-tier messenger, didn't have the right to speak with Master Lock Dragon, but Black Wolf, the thief, did, because she could infiltrate the Thieves' Den at any time.

Only the thief Black Wolf is qualified to come with Bunny Girl.

Master Suolong sighed helplessly, "It seems you're determined..." She looked at the Dragon-Snake Seven Kill Spear in Yaoshiyuan's hand, "Is this a spear forged from rare iron?"

"Yes."

"Can you show it to me?"

After a brief hesitation, the pharmacist simply threw the Dragon-Snake Seven Kills over. Lock Dragon True Man caught it, and with a slight circulation of his spiritual energy, he understood the basic properties of this legendary artifact. Raising an eyebrow slightly, he returned the Dragon-Snake Seven Kills: "Very good, and very suitable for you. Hmph, at least the meat is still in the pot."

"Aunt Yue has such a good attitude," the bunny girl said in a self-important tone. "We're all family, what's there to be upset about?" "Who said you, you arrogant brat, are family?" Master Suolong glanced at her. "Tell me, why did you hold back against me just now?"

While Bunny Girl's "Rainy Night" candle tears attack seemed to engulf Lock Dragon Master, in reality, most of the candle tears fire walls merely grazed the edges of Lock Dragon Master, causing no harm whatsoever. It was as if a fire trap had been tailor-made for her. The reason Lock Dragon Master stayed inside for a while was because the fire trap was too cramped; she had to carefully escape from it if she didn't want to get caught.

“Even if I go all out, I can’t stop you,” said the bunny girl. “Bingzi Jiaolin’s [Overturning Heaven] is about to end, and I have no other ranged attack methods. You remain invincible.”

"But it's only enough to keep me here." Master Suolong took his right hand out from behind his back, revealing that his sleeve and half of his palm were charred. "The power of natural disaster... you little brat, you've really made something of yourself."

The vast majority of the candle tears grazed the surface, with only one candle tear blade strike Lock Dragon Master's palm. Even though Lock Dragon Master's defensive barrier remained unmoved, the blade blade, amplified by the natural disaster, directly injured her body, and the candle tears, also amplified by the natural disaster, continued to burn her palm. Therefore, she clearly realized one thing: if Bunny Girl had used her full strength just now, she would have been severely injured even if she hadn't died, and there would have been no way she could have escaped unscathed!

"Didn't you say you wanted revenge?" Master Suolong asked. "You don't seem like a magnanimous brat."

"As I've said before, I repay kindness with kindness," said Rabbit Girl. "You imprisoned me in the secret dungeon, that's an enmity, so I must defeat you in front of the whole city; but you saved us from Master Winter Hunt, that's a favor. Enmity must be repaid, but kindness must not be forgotten, that's what makes a true heroine."

"This brat has a whole bunch of grand theories." Master Suolong snorted lightly. "So, you've come here on purpose to show off and intimidate me? Fine, take this girl with you. I can't stop you from taking her away anyway. If she doesn't want to be the Duke of Jin, let her talk to the court. I'm too lazy to care."

The pharmacist stared blankly at Master Suolong. From the moment she agreed to Yan Qing's suggestion, she had actually been prepared to break ties with Master Suolong.

After all, the first step of Yan Qing's plan was to demonstrate his strength and subdue Suolong Zhenren. If Suolong Zhenren became furious or resolutely refused, then nothing could be discussed. Yaoshi Yuan, who was responsible for the communication bridge, would most likely also be blamed and would have no choice but to completely abandon his prestigious status in Qi and flee into the family of thieves to accompany Yan Qing.

Could she not come? Absolutely not. It was precisely because she was there that when Bunny Girl stopped, Lock Dragon Master dared to believe that Bunny Girl truly had no murderous intent.

In fact, Yan Qing could have created a new alt account to consume the Foundation Establishment Demon Pill, and Yao Shiyuan didn't even need to come; she might even have been able to cultivate another alt account along the way. But in the end, Yao Shiyuan insisted on participating. Firstly, she believed she could be the foundation of trust between the two sides, and secondly, she didn't want the Thieves' Family to become mortal enemies with Suolong Zhenren.

She was the Black Wolf of a family of thieves, and also the Duke of Jin of the Ba River Pharmacist Clan.

No one expected that the conflict would be resolved so easily. After all, they had genuinely stolen the rare iron, and as the victim, Master Suolong had every right to be angry. After all, she had been a Foundation Establishment cultivator for a hundred years; who in the Zhou Kingdom would dare to disobey her? It wasn't surprising that she had developed an arrogant and self-centered personality, but Master Suolong simply dismissed the matter with a simple "the meat rots in the pot."

The main reason why Master Suolong reconciled so easily was naturally because the Bunny Girl Warrior had reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Without equal strength, Master Suolong would have given them a good beating long ago. But it's also true that Master Suolong has calmed down; she has truly let go.

Yaoshi Yuan's impression of Master Suolong was always based on hearsay, and she had even harbored resentment towards him because of Shi Dong's matter. But seeing the guardians of Yaoshi Mountain City willing to fight against the Rabbit Girl for her, and seeing Master Suolong waving for them to get lost, she suddenly understood why, in the Foundation Establishment Sect of Zhou Kingdom, only Master Suolong was worshipped as a Bodhisattva by the world.

“Locking Dragon Bodhisattva,” the Medicine Master said earnestly, “as long as the Great Zhou does not betray me, I will remain the Duke of Jin of the Great Zhou.”

"As long as you don't steal my things, you can be the emperor." Master Suolong glanced at her sideways.

"Don't hold a grudge, Aunt Yue. As I've already said, we've come here to seek revenge and repay a debt of gratitude." The Rabbit Girl said, "We've come here to discuss a tremendously good matter with you. You should be able to tell that I now possess limitless supernatural powers."

"I thought it was the effect of one's profession and Dao foundation." Master Suolong frowned. "Is there such a thing as unlimited supernatural powers in this world?"

"Of course not. This heroine's current state can only last for one day. After tomorrow, I will revert to my original form." The bunny heroine said seriously, "In order to make the most of this precious day, I need Aunt Yue's help."

"You just said you had some incredibly good fortune to look after me, how did it turn into helping me so quickly?" Master Suolong sneered, "Tell me about it."

"First and foremost, you need to help me capture Master Dongshou. I'm going to burn him alive!" The bunny girl flashed her little tiger teeth, looking fierce yet adorable.

"Impossible." Master Suolong refused directly: "I know Helan Shou offended you, but he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhou Kingdom. I would not go against my own country's Foundation Establishment cultivator for the sake of an outsider like you. Besides, I can't catch him either. He was able to break free from my Suolong last time, so he can certainly do it again now."

She paused for a moment: "Don't be fooled by the fact that I tricked Helan Shou last time. Actually, this kid is just as cunning as you. There have been several Foundation Establishment battles in the Central Plains over the past hundred years, but he has always avoided all of them. He is not as simple as he seems."

"Alright," said Bunny Girl. "Then you'll definitely have to help me with this next thing."

"Medicine Master Yue, I need your help in my cultivation," she clenched her small fist, "to accompany me in conquering the Fourth-Rank Secret Realm!"

(End of this chapter)