Mushroom Man

Chapter 30: Feigning Compromise and Full of Murderous Intentions

"What do you mean, Master?"

When Wu Liang heard this, his eyes moved slightly and he spoke in a deep voice.

At this moment, he had not yet realized that Master Wen had misunderstood something.

He carefully recalled what he had just said and soon figured out what Master Wen had misunderstood.

As the saying goes, being too clever is often a mistake.

The reliance that Wu Liang just mentioned was nothing more than the inheritance of Jianshouqing and Wuxiang.

However, without knowing these things, Master Wen naturally thought of the Soul Mushroom Master who appeared in the Wuxiang inheritance.

In this situation, she obviously regarded the "reliance" Wu Liang mentioned as some imaginary force.

as predicted!

Master Wen nodded slightly and spoke slowly, "Now that things have come to this, I won't hide anything from you."

"I need you and the person behind you to cooperate with me to investigate the matter of Abbot Shanren's secret communication with the demonic sect."

Ok?
Abbot Shanren is secretly communicating with the devil?
Could it be that Master Wen has already realized that Abbot Shanren might not be the same abbot he used to be?
Wu Liang remained calm, but seemed to be thinking about this in his heart.

At the same time, Master Wen shook the teacup in her hand and spoke to herself.

"I have seen everything the abbot has done over the years."

"Unfortunately, I was powerless to stop it before, and could only watch helplessly as the Temple of Childbirth became the filthy place it is today."

"I have returned to Zhaodi Town to investigate all of this and report it to the Buddhist sect."

When she said this, her eyes fell on Wu Liang.

"In my early years, I once met Abbot Shanren and secretly met with a mushroom master. He was suspected to be a demonic thief and had close ties with the three families."

"And now, as the son of the abbot and a former mushroom master of three families, you are undoubtedly the best person to contact the abbot and find that mushroom master."

Wu Liang frowned slightly when he heard this.

He is already hiding from the abbot, and now asking him to contact the abbot and look for a mushroom master who is suspected to be a demonic villain is no different from seeking death.

"Excuse me for being blunt, but since the nun already suspects the abbot of having an affair with the demonic sect, why would she need to look for a demonic mushroom master? Wouldn't it be better to just report it directly to the Buddhist sect?"

"Besides, with Master's abilities, you can find out all this without me, right?"

"And how did you determine that this junior and the forces behind him would be willing to cooperate with you?"

"Aren't you afraid, Master? We are the so-called evil thieves?"

Wu Liang took advantage of the situation and raised his doubts while cleverly admitting that there was some so-called behind-the-scenes force behind him.

"Ah……"

"If I investigate this matter, it will be a merit. If I report it directly to the Buddhist sect for further investigation, then there will be nothing."

Master Wen did not comment and shook her head.

Obviously, she is not exactly as the people of Zhaodi Town say, a person who hates evil and is a living Bodhisattva.

Everything she did was essentially for her own benefit, for the sake of so-called merit and fame.

After all, if Master Wen found out that the abbot was involved with the evil ways, she would use this as an opportunity to bring the abbot down.

Not only would her reputation rise to a higher level, she would even be able to win the favor of Buddhism.

"I asked you to investigate because I naturally didn't want the abbot to know that I was investigating this matter."

"Although I don't know what kind of existence the forces behind you are, I do know who you are."

"You and I have the same goal. We both want to overthrow the abbot. If that's the case, why can't we win together?"

When Master Wen said this, she put down the teacup in her hand and her eyes fell on Wu Liang.

She spoke slowly, her tone somewhat grim.

"Besides, you are still in my hands now. There are only two paths to take: win together or be crushed to death by me."

"If you choose to win together, I will forgive you for what you have done once we find out that the abbot is secretly communicating with the demonic sect."

"By then, whether you are Wu Liang or Se Kong, you will all be the pride of our Buddhist sect."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang was silent for a while before he spoke.

"If it were in the past, I would have agreed without hesitation."

"However, I am currently in a situation where I cannot make a decision for the time being." "How about I go back and think it over carefully before giving you an answer?"

Upon hearing this, Master Wen was not surprised.

In her opinion, Wu Liang's words of going back to think about it probably meant a private discussion with the fourth-level Soul Taoist Mushroom Master.

"That's fine. Just have a good chat with the person behind you. I'll be waiting for your reply..."

Wu Liang had no intention of staying here. With the idea that the more he spoke, the more mistakes he made, and the less he spoke, the fewer mistakes he made, he immediately said goodbye and left.

However, he didn't get far.

Then he heard Master Wen's voice coming again.

"Oh, right."

"Could it be that the mushroom poison in your body was also planted by the forces behind you?"

Ok?
Poisonous mushrooms?

Wu Liang paused. How could he not know that he still had some so-called mushroom poison in his body?

"Ha ha……"

"It seems that the power behind you is not a good thing either."

"No wonder you said you had no choice. It turns out you were being set up."

Master Wen shook her head, as if she had misunderstood something.

"Friend Wu, I don't know what kind of power the force behind you has that makes you so fearful."

"But if you want, I have a way to help you get rid of the mushroom poison."

"As long as you listen to me..."

She had barely finished speaking when Wu Liang interrupted her.

"There's no need to bother you for now, Master. These mushroom poisons are nothing to worry about."

"Even if you really need Nun's help, it won't be too late once I give you my answer..."

After Wu Liang finished speaking, he left without looking back.

After he leaves...

Nun Wen withdrew her gaze and snorted coldly.

"This boy is not a good person either. The method he used to instruct the monks to kill Sekong is no different from the devil's way."

"And the methods used by the Soul Mushroom Master behind him are clearly closely related to the Demonic Path."

"But the only thing that is certain is that they and the abbot do not get along; their relationship is even hostile."

"After I use this boy to find out what happened to the abbot, I will follow the clues and catch all these evil villains in one fell swoop!"

At the same time, on the other side...

Wu Liang returned to Sekong Zen Temple and sat cross-legged on the cushion with a gloomy face.

What a great Master Wen.

She is not a living Bodhisattva at all, she is clearly a living King of Hell.

Asking him to contact the abbot and investigate the magic mushroom master is undoubtedly a disregard for his life and death, and treating him as a chess piece to be discarded after use.

What you call a win-win situation means that he can either be a dog or die.

As expected... none of these lewd monks and nuns in the Songzi Temple are good people.

If he hadn't misled Master Wen with words beforehand, making her think that there was a force behind him, she would probably not be able to leave the Zen temple if she refused to obey her!

When Wu Liang thought of this, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

At this time, he had already begun to plan and even calculate something.

"I need to think carefully. With my second-rank cultivation, how can I set up a trap to kill a fourth-rank mushroom master in such a short period of time..."

"Compared to Abbot Shanren, Master Wen is a greater threat to me. She knows too much."

"Why would I care whether she's a demon or not, or a Buddhist or not?"

"As long as she dies, no one will know that I am not Sekong, and everything will be over!"

(End of this chapter)