Mushroom Man

Chapter 14: Words and deeds are inconsistent, waiting for the rabbit

That night.

Temple of Childbirth.

In a certain Zen room, the lights were on brightly.

Abbot Shanren sat cross-legged, looking at Master Wen in front of him, his face as gloomy as water.

"So, you used the Confession Mushroom and checked all the suspicious people in the three families, but you didn't find the whereabouts of Sekong?"

Master Wen nodded and said, "To the abbot, I really haven't found any information about Sekong's whereabouts."

"but……"

When she said this, she paused and pulled out a portrait from under her monk's robe.

"But I already have some ideas."

"If my guess is correct, this person is definitely inextricably linked to Sekong's disappearance."

"It's even very likely that Sekong was secretly imprisoned by him."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Abbot Shanren took the portrait and took a closer look.

On the portrait, there was Wu Liang wearing a coarse linen shirt!

"Wu family branch mushroom master, first level low-level cultivation?"

Abbot Shanren looked at the information next to the portrait with a slightly puzzled tone.

Nun Wen shook her head slightly and said, "Abbot, please don't underestimate this boy..."

"I seriously suspect that this boy may have some kind of hidden secret."

When Abbot Shanren heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Oh?"

"What's the problem with this kid?"

Nun Wen did not keep anyone in suspense and immediately stated her own inference.

"When I went to the Wu family earlier, the first suspicious person I used the Confession Mushroom to interrogate was this boy."

"This boy was acting particularly suspiciously at the time, and for a moment he seemed to be hesitant to speak."

"Logically speaking, as a rank one mushroom master, he wouldn't hesitate when faced with a rank four repentance mushroom."

"At that time, I became alert and suspected that this boy might have some means to interfere with the repentance mushroom."

"So, in secret, I activated another Faith Fungus... the Words and Actions Fungus."

When Abbot Shanren heard this, he understood.

The Words and Actions Mushroom is Master Wen's natal mushroom. The only function of this mushroom is to punish people in a timely manner when they behave inconsistently with their words and actions.

However, this mushroom cannot have the same effect on others as the Confession Mushroom, making it particularly useless.

However, under the development of Master Wen, this mushroom has acquired remarkable magical uses.

For example, whenever Nun Wen wanted to confirm whether someone was lying, she would silently say in her heart that she was about to hear the other person's true words.

Then, if that person told a lie, she would naturally be punished by the Words and Deeds Mushroom for not practicing what she said.

This kind of punishment is not a minor one, and in serious cases it can even be life-threatening.

Therefore, even Master Wen did not dare to use it casually, and only dared to use it according to the situation.

"After I activated the Words and Actions Mushroom, I soon discovered that this boy had not been affected by the Confession Mushroom at all from the beginning to the end."

"And yet, facing my questioning, this boy still pretended to be influenced, even at the cost of tarnishing his own reputation, in order to conceal the truth and clear himself of suspicion."

Master Wen spoke in a deep voice, and there was a hint of coldness in her tone when she said this.

"To be able to achieve this, the truth he is hiding must be shocking."

"From this, I can confirm that Sekong's disappearance is definitely closely related to this child."

Abbot Shanren's eyes flashed coldly when he heard this.

He spoke to Master Wen in a stern tone.

"Good good!"

"Since you already knew there was something wrong with this boy, why didn't you capture him and force me to reveal the whereabouts of my son Sekong?"

Master Wen clasped her hands together and said "mercy".

"Don't worry, Abbot..."

"This boy, as a first-level mushroom master, was able to imprison Sekong without anyone noticing, and without leaving any clues."

"There might be someone behind him who is secretly planning all this."

"This boy is able to ignore the effects of the Confession Mushroom. Perhaps it's because the mastermind behind this has planted a trick on him." "If we capture him rashly, we might alert the enemy, and Sekong's whereabouts are still unknown."

"Until we find out exactly where Sekong is imprisoned, I think it's best not to act rashly."

"Are you trying to...play the long game and catch the big fish?" Abbot Shanren narrowed his eyes.

Nun Wen walked to the window, looked in the direction of the Wu family land, and said slowly, "That's right."

"After this battle, this boy must be feeling a sense of crisis."

"Disciple is absolutely certain that this boy will take action in the next few days."

"Then we'll just have to sit tight and wait for the big fish to come online..."

……

The next day, Wu family land.

"Did you hear that?"

"The unfortunate fellow whose sister was humiliated by the branch family, it is said that his so-called deep affection was all an act."

"I've known about this for a long time. I happened to be there when the clan leader and the elders were discussing this last night."

"I heard that the reason that guy's sister is still in a coma is because he drugged her."

"Hiss, I didn't expect that kid to be so vicious. How is he any different from a demonic thief?"

A group of Wu family mushroom chefs sat on the second floor of the tavern, chatting freely.

Just at this moment, Wu Liang happened to pass by.

He listened to the discussions coming from upstairs, his expression calm, without the slightest change.

"After much persuasion, we finally managed to postpone the three hundred lashes until tomorrow."

"It seems that I will have to start planning when I return."

"Otherwise, if I really get three hundred lashes, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave even if I want to."

Wu Liang pondered secretly in his heart, silently considering his next plan.

If this mission fails, he will die without a burial place, without any chance of survival, and will never be able to take revenge.

If this trip is successful, he will be able to take the opportunity to completely turn his life around and live a wonderful life.

Everything depends on whether today's plan can develop smoothly as he envisioned...

Wu Liang was full of thoughts and before he knew it, he had arrived in the town.

He sold the second-level diarrhea mushroom he had obtained earlier to a mushroom master in exchange for twenty drops of silver water.

Afterwards, Wu Liang bought a first-level remains mushroom and a second-level transformation mushroom at the market.

The only function of the Remains Mushroom is to restore the appearance of the deceased to their original appearance before death.

The function of the face-changing mushroom is to peel the skin and change the face...

Without exception, these two mushrooms are disposable mushrooms and are relatively cheaper.

But even so, it still cost Wu Liang thirty drops of silver.

If he didn't have the silver he earned from transporting the stones, he really couldn't afford it.

Late at night.

Wu Liang dug up the soil and dug out a large wooden box from his house.

The wooden box was heavy and massive, and it emitted an indescribable stench.

"Little sister...thank you for your hard work."

Wu Liang murmured softly and opened the wooden box.

Inside, there lay the already decayed corpse of a young woman.

It is obvious that this female corpse is Wu Liang's real sister Wu Weiyang.

After his sister drowned that day, Wu Liang buried her in the house.

The reason he did this was not because he had any special hobbies.

The real reason was to be able to use his sister's death to give the lecherous monk a wonderful funeral one day.

Wu Liang activated the remains mushroom, and the appearance of the corrupted female corpse gradually changed.

Soon, a woman who looked weak and very beautiful came into view.

Wu Liang took a deep breath, looked at the dim sky outside, and muttered to himself.

"Everything is ready, and now it's all up to fate..."

(End of this chapter)