Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 100 Li Wushou Inspects the Troops (Happy New Year!)

"Order troops?"

Lin You and Fu Feng were puzzled. Aren't all the soldiers from the City God Temple here? What else do they want?
But the high priest must have his reasons for saying so. The two gladly accepted the order and went to the incense hall. A moment later, they brought out two earthen carts.

Li Wushou strode into the Martial God's carriage with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger. Yin energy surged, and the carriage flew out of the City God Temple. The minor gods worked together to unleash their Yin energy, closely following behind the chief god.

Nobody asked where we were going. Just follow them!
The worshippers who had just been asked to leave the City God Temple erupted in excitement as they watched the two carriages streak across the sky.

Even more so, some people excitedly followed the car closely, weaving through the streets.

The High Priest's grand gesture must mean something big is about to happen, and everyone wants to see what's going on!

As they ran, their expressions turned strange. This direction...something wasn't right! Wasn't this the direction of the East City, the City Lord's Mansion?
The pilgrims and civilians who realized this in an instant had a drastic change in expression. Was this high priest going to beat up the city lord?

Gradually, some people, either tired or hesitant, stopped moving forward!

But there are still some people who keep following, and the number of such people is increasing.

They might be physically strong, unaware of the situation, or simply running because they see others running!
"High Priest Li Wushou has gone to the City Lord's Mansion!"

"High Priest Li Wushou might be going to beat up the city lord!"

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The news spread like wildfire, and even Wusheng Shi, who was still cutting longevity at Wusheng Pawnshop, found an excuse to put aside his work and pay attention to the past!

Has Zhu Sihai already broken ties with the City God Temple?
East City Lord's Mansion

Zhu Sihai had just received a message from Quezi, informing him that Li Wushou planned to attack the Tree Goddess of the Burial Soul Forest the day after tomorrow!

Like Quezi, he felt that Li Wushou had become quite arrogant.

He had seen Li Wushou subdue Liu Mu that day, but he felt that Liu Mu was only afraid of the City God and dared not kill him.

If it really comes down to a life-or-death struggle, Six Eyes has plenty of ways to break through this method of borrowing strength. Moreover, Six Eyes isn't at his peak when he's away from his base.

Li Wushou won by a fluke and became so arrogant that he lost his bearings. That's fine, let's just get rid of him this time so he won't be an eyesore!

So he took out a lark from his sleeve, about to drip blood into it, to deliver the message to the Goddess of the Burial Soul Forest.

The Burial Soul Forest is the Tree Goddess's sacred ground. Even with the full assistance of the Martial God, Zhu Sihai doesn't believe that the other party can do anything to the Tree Goddess!
I just don’t know what it means!
Just then, Zhu Sihai heard Quezi continue speaking slowly:

"This Li Wushou also said that after he kills the Tree Goddess, he will come and kill you, Zhu Sihai!"

"Bang! Crash!"

Zhu Sihai slammed his hand on the table, and the exquisite tea set shattered once again! Zhu Sihai's eyes twitched, his heart aching with heartache.

His collection has lost another set; he's been going through too many tea sets lately!

"How dare he! I will kill him!"

As the lark in his hand flew out, Zhu Sihai was about to discuss the plan to ambush and kill Li Wushou with the lark when he suddenly heard a clear laugh coming from above the city lord's mansion.

"Li Wushou of the City God Temple requests that City Lord Zhu come out for an audience!"

Although the sound was soft, it was carried far and steadily by the power of Yin.

Zhu Sihai took a deep breath, trying his best to suppress the killing intent in his heart. Zhu Sihai stepped out of the council hall, and another lark flew out from his sleeve, landing at his feet. It slowly grew larger and larger, and in the blink of an eye, it had the feeling of covering the sky.

With a slight flap of its wings, the lark carrying Zhu Sihai rose into the air.

Through the senses of the sparrow's body, Zhu Sihai realized that a large number of people had gathered in the East City at some point. Without exception, they were all looking at Li Wushou's carriage and themselves with curiosity!

Zhu Sihai's wrinkled face made his expression unreadable, but his inner anger was barely contained!

What did he hear? The crowd was saying that Li Wushou was coming to beat him up?!

Zhu Sihai tried his best to control his emotions, but his words were still somewhat cold and hard: "What brings the High Priest here?" Li Wushou stepped out of the Martial Priest's carriage and stood on the frame, his blue robe fluttering in the wind, giving him a somewhat otherworldly air. Ignoring Zhu Sihai's tone, Li Wushou spoke directly:
"By order of the City God, I will soon punish the rebellious and treacherous Goddess Tree!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Sihai abruptly interrupted him.

"The City God Temple can decide on the matter of the supernatural deity itself. I can only wish the High Priest a successful campaign. Why is the High Priest seeking out the City Lord's Mansion?"

At this point, Zhu Sihai glanced briefly at the crowd below and said, half-sarcastically and half-jokingly, "It can't be that, as everyone says, the High Priest wants to have a match with me, can it?"

"Haha. What are you saying, City Lord? Before the City God went to sleep, he often told me that City Lord Zhu Sihai, an old and prudent man, and Xiao Panshan, the High Priest of the City God Temple, are like two great mountains in Wufang City, one in the east and one in the west. He told me to consult with you when I have any problems! I have come to see you this time to borrow troops!"

"Borrowing troops?"

Zhu Sihai muttered something and sneered.

"The guards of the City Lord's Mansion are just mortals. Even if we lend them to you, what good will it do? It probably won't even be enough for Lady Tree's Hundred Infants to eat. High Priest, is this move ill-considered?"

Zhu Sihai seized the opportunity to smear Li Wushou.

These words not only chilled the school guards, but even the ordinary people outside felt that the High Priest was somewhat inconsiderate of mortal life.

Li Wushou's expression remained unchanged, even a slight smile playing on his lips. "I'm not inviting the school guards, but you, Lord City Lord!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Sihai's sarcasm intensified. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Li Wushou suddenly draw his magic sword from his waist, stare at him, and say again:

"The City God protects the five directions, his influence unbroken. Anyone who disrespects the City God is disrespecting every resident of the Five Directions City who believes in him. The Tree Goddess openly obstructs the City God Temple from apprehending the Black Carp River God, who is practicing evil and harming people. That is to show contempt for the lives of everyone in the Five Directions City! This is a disgrace to everyone in the Five Directions City!"

"Li Wushou is unworthy, but the City God trusts me and bestows upon me a magic sword to travel the five directions on his behalf. How can I let such a treacherous god go?"

"The City God Temple is currently short-staffed, and we can only hope that the City Lord will lend a helping hand!"

After speaking, Li Wushou stared intently at Zhu Sihai. The minor officials in the carriage behind him stepped out and stood in the void behind Li Wushou using the method of alliance.

Upon seeing this, the crowd below erupted in cheers:
"Well done, High Priest! You didn't disgrace yourself! That Tree Goddess deserves to die!"

"Who said that the High Priest can't have children because he cultivates Yin energy? That's so manly!"

"Don't you think Lord Zhu is afraid? He's so old, it's normal for him to be afraid."

Even the school guards who were just a little angry began to waver. It turned out that the High Priest hadn't disregarded our lives after all!
The veins on Zhu Sihai's hands bulged. How dare these lowly people act like this? Do they really think I'll be coerced?
And what is the meaning of Li Wushou and this group of officials? If I don't agree, are they really going to attack me?

Zhu Sihai was disdainful and initially wanted to refuse outright, but then he thought, "Fine! I'll go along and kill Li Wushou myself!"

Li Wushou knew perfectly well that he was connected with the Tree Goddess, yet he still dared to invite me like this. Did he intend to get rid of me along with the Tree Goddess?

What a huge appetite! Aren't you afraid of breaking your teeth?!
Zhu Sihai gave a low snort, but on the surface he seemed to be pondering for a while. After a long time, Zhu Sihai slowly nodded.

"Since the High Priest thinks highly of my old bones, then I'll accompany the High Priest on a trip to the Burial Forest of Souls, what's wrong with that?"

"Haha. I knew I hadn't misjudged you! On behalf of all the people of Wufang City, I thank the City Lord for his generosity!"

Seeing that Zhu Sihai had agreed, Li Wushou didn't exchange pleasantries. After thanking him, he turned and returned to his carriage, whereupon the crowd below cheered.

"High Priest has a discerning eye, thank you Lord Zhu!"

Zhu Sihai was furious, his liver and gallbladder churning. What a load of rubbish! These fools! With a flick of his sleeve, Zhu Sihai sent the lark beneath him flying into the city lord's mansion, but Zhu Sihai himself went straight into a secret chamber to begin his seclusion!
He didn't go to the council hall again, fearing that he might lose a few more of his few remaining tea sets!

With his blood-red eyes, the Six-Eyed Monk saw that Zhu Sihai had been humiliated by Li Wushou, and the murderous intent that had been raging for several days finally subsided somewhat.

It's really hard to lose face, but if someone else is losing face with you, it doesn't seem so bad.

But before he could even feel better, he saw Li Wushou driving the Martial God's chariot, leading a group of junior priests, heading straight for the Blood Buddha Temple's outpost.

I posted this a little early to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

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(End of this chapter)