Let the scourge go to the right path, and you make games to reward them?.

Chapter 933 Blissful Pet Training Center (22)

Hou Bao knelt down so quickly that Lin Yuan lost interest in taking action.

Lin Yuan took another sip of the sweet wine, savoring its taste, confirming that it was the wine he had offered as a sacrifice to the ancient saint statue.

Looking at Hou Bao with suspicion, Lin Yuan asked, "This is the wine I offered as a sacrifice to the ancient sage, how did it end up with you?"

"Is this the wine you sent? I was wondering why it tasted so good. The peaches from before were also yours, right? They were indeed delicious; you couldn't stop eating them once you started."

The other party's fawning manner made even the most skilled flatterer, the Cat Elder, feel inferior, marveling that as expected of a cultivator from the Immortal Realm, their words were indeed pleasant to hear.

However, Lin Yuan had heard this kind of talk many times. He raised his hand to stop the little monkey from doing that, and then asked seriously, "Answer my question, why did the things that were offered to the ancient saint end up with you?"

"I don't know either, that's just how it is. Anyway, I often get these kinds of things when I'm waiting in the rear and handling the sacrificial rites here."

Elder Cat looked on incredulously: "You mean, our sacrifices to the Ancient Saints will fall into the hands of you administrators? So, the Ancient Saints are also administrators?"

Lin Yuanze glanced at Elder Cat: "Is this the first time you've heard of something like this?"

"Yes, the managers never communicate with us. They just issue orders and then we carry them out."

"Then why do you listen to them?"

"This is the commandment of the ancient sages, and it is the most important commandment. The ancient sages told us that even if other prohibitions are not obeyed, we must listen to the words of the rulers. Not only that, but we must also perform regular sacrifices, including but not limited to the morning glow, morning dew and morning breeze."

Lin Yuan felt increasingly uneasy as he listened.

Putting aside the so-called sacrifices and ancient sages, this is essentially a tribute, an exploitation of the cultivators of the Blissful Realm.

But this exploitation was so well hidden that it concealed its true nature within the worship of ancient saints by the cultivators of the Blissful Realm, giving it a religious veneer.

However, no matter what, exploitation is exploitation, and it is still exploitation no matter how many times it is disguised.

Lin Yuan ruffled the cat's head and asked, "Besides these things, what else did you perform as a sacrifice?"

“Many. Most of the time it’s morning glow and dew, and occasionally there will be poems. If the other party needs it, we will also send some young cultivators over.”

At this point, the Cat Master's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Hou Bao by the collar and roared, "What happened to our children!"

"Don't rush, don't rush, listen to me!"

"How could I not be worried! Have you guys ruined them?!"

"How could that be? We immortals never kill indiscriminately! It's just that..."

Seeing Hou Bao's hesitant manner, the Cat Hall Master shook the other's head back and forth and shouted sternly, "What's wrong? Speak!"

"I'll take it back as a mount or pet."

"……What?"

Now that he had spoken, Hou Bao let loose.

After gesturing for Cat Master to sit down, Hou Bao said helplessly, "Well, you call yourselves the Blissful Realm, but we immortals actually call this place the Pet Mount Training Center."

"what?"

"The pets summoned from the Blissful Realm are exceptionally obedient, highly compliant with commands, and unlikely to act out of line. They are highly regarded mounts or pets within the Immortal Realm, but they often consider themselves to be working outside. The poems you occasionally offer as sacrifices are their reward, and they particularly appreciate them."

"How could that be! Besides, you're also a monkey, why don't they keep you as a pet!"

"How can that be the same! I'm a monkey raised in the immortal realm, a genuine immortal cultivator, with a registered residence!"

"No... I... that..." After realizing that the poem he had been reciting in the past had become a shackle on his fellow countrymen, the Cat Hall Master was at a loss.

She sat there blankly, occasionally licking her genitals to show she was still alive, and then just staring blankly.

Her worldview collapsed severely at this moment, and her illusions about the ancient saints and the rulers were shattered, plunging her into deep confusion.

Just as Lin Yuan was thinking about how to comfort the other party, he saw "Ancient Saint" emerge from his sleeve and then jump forcefully onto Elder Cat's head.

Leaning close to Elder Cat's ear, "Ancient Saint" whispered something, and then Elder Cat screamed and stared at "Ancient Saint" in astonishment.

After several more exchanges, Elder Cat's emotions went from initial panic to calmness, before he covered his face and began to sob.

Then, the little "Ancient Saint" returned to Lin Yuan's side, climbed onto Lin Yuan's shoulder, and whispered, "I know what you want to ask. I've made the other party believe that I am an Ancient Saint."

"It looks pretty simple, didn't she have any doubts?"

“I have some doubts, but I know some things about her and the Ancient Saint. These things can be deduced from the Ancient Saint’s information. I temporarily used some of your magic power, please don’t be offended.”

"It's alright, we'll use it then."

Looking at the current "Ancient Sage", Lin Yuan realized that after several iterations, the "Ancient Sage" had undergone earth-shattering changes.

She's more human now, still cheerful and generous with a touch of rustic charm, but the way she looks at Cat Master is different now.

This look doesn't seem like the gaze between peers; it's more like a mother looking at her less-than-ideal child, a little angry, but mostly worried.

She now resembles the ancient saint by 95%, but the most crucial part has not yet been found, so she is still not the ancient saint.

Without turning his head, Lin Yuan whispered to the "Ancient Saint" beside his ear, "What do you think? What role do you think the Ancient Saint plays here? Is she a beast tamer or an ambitious person with ulterior motives?"

"Based on the materials I have read, I can sense the ancient sage's confusion and distress at the time, but I don't know where her distress came from. If there were more materials, perhaps I could glimpse the ancient sage's true thoughts and become the ancient sage myself."

"If the ancient sages were truly only training a batch of mounts or pets for the immortal realm, what would you think?"

The light flowed through the eyes of the "Ancient Sage," and the spiritual realm helped her continuously analyze the current situation and make a response that best suited her current personality template.

After the problem was iterated, the "Ancient Sage" firmly stated, "I will set them free."

"Based on that statement alone, I don't believe the Ancient Sage was that kind of person. Little monkey."

"I'm here!" Hou Bao immediately came up to him, asking obsequiously, "What's the matter?"

"Please bring me the information about the Ancient Sage. I want to know what kind of person the Ancient Sage was."

"Okay, I'll go back right away!"

"Wait a mininute."

Telling the other party to stop, Lin Yuan said seriously, "I can let you come here once, and I can let you come here a second time. Don't do anything reckless, or I won't mind eating monkey soup, understand?"

Hou Bao wiped away his cold sweat and nodded, saying, "Understood."

"Go."

"understand!"

Before long, Hou Bao returned with the information about the ancient sage and handed it over to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan then handed these materials over to Gu Sheng, allowing her to begin a crucial iteration.

(End of this chapter)