Mushroom Man

Chapter 47: Catching a Turtle in a Jar, a False Alarm

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Wu Liang was hiding in a dark corridor. When he heard the noise coming from inside the house, his body stiffened and he thought to himself that something was wrong.

Now we are in big trouble...

At this moment, he was in a narrow corridor, with no way out in front and no way back, and there was not even a place to hide.

If the abbot stepped into the corridor at this moment, he would definitely be discovered on the spot and caught red-handed.

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind.

Just then, another voice was heard in the house.

"Easy to say, easy to say..."

"Anyway, the abbot is more interested in the young novice monks now. These young ladies are no longer able to bear children, so there's no point in keeping them. It's better to make the best use of them."

"I have a mushroom recipe here that can be used to make menstrual blood mushrooms using the blood of these young ladies."

"The only effect of this mushroom is to cause bleeding. Perhaps it can make your previous arrangement, Abbot, even more effective."

As soon as the voice fell, a gleam of brilliance flashed in Wu Liang's eyes.

and many more……

Why does this voice sound so familiar?

Wu Liang frowned slightly, and after a moment of thought, an image of a person emerged in his mind.

The man was white-haired, servile, and fawning. He always grinned with his big yellow teeth, smiling like a grandson.

That’s right, this person was none other than the old doctor who had previously used the Second Transformation Rejuvenating Mushroom to treat his injuries and illnesses!
"No wonder……"

Wu Liang's mind suddenly became clear.

Since he came to Songzi Temple, he has hardly had any contact with other people.

He always wondered when the mushroom poison in his body was planted.

You know, even the most suspicious abbot would not have the chance to take action.

Every time the abbot contacted him, Master Wen and Master Wu were present.

If it was really the abbot who poisoned her, it would be impossible for Master Wen to be unaware of it.

Now it seems that the truth is revealed...

It turned out that this old guy secretly planted mushroom poison in him under the pretext of treating his illness.

Who would have thought that a seemingly inconspicuous doctor was actually the abbot's man.

It is even very likely that this guy is the magic mushroom master that Master Wen mentioned.

Thinking of this, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Wu Liang's eyes.

However, at this moment...

He was keenly aware that the noise in the house had suddenly quieted down.

The next moment, Abbot Shanren's voice suddenly rang out from behind the bookshelf.

There was only a bookshelf between Wu Liang and the abbot, and they were very close to each other.

"Doctor Mo..."

"If I remember correctly, I should have put the jade slip back to its original place before leaving."

"Now, how did this thing get here?"

Abbot Shanren's voice did not contain any emotion, and no joy or anger could be heard in it, but it gave people a chilling feeling.

"Oh?"

"Could it be that some little mouse, unwilling to live long, sneaked in?"

Doctor Mo's tone also changed suddenly.

Then, the bookshelf shook slightly, as if it was about to be moved away by the two people.

Wu Liang hid behind the bookshelf, his expression changing constantly.

At this critical moment, he thought quickly and took out the Wuxiang Order without hesitation.

He spoke softly in an almost inaudible voice.

"Senior Wuxiang, please send me into the nine-story bronze tower!"

The next moment, the bookshelf made a loud noise and slowly moved away.

Abbot Shanren raised his eyes slightly and looked into the deep corridor.

There was no one inside and no movement.

"It seems like it was a false alarm..." "Perhaps I forgot to put the jade slip back when I came out."

Doctor Mo walked out from behind Abbot Shanren and dispersed the scarlet crescent formed by the blood moon mushroom in his hand.

"No, it wasn't a false alarm."

"A rat has indeed come in..."

Abbot Shanren had a gloomy face and activated the Footprint Mushroom.

In an instant, clear footprints appeared before his eyes.

He remained silent and followed the footprints all the way down.

Seeing this, Doctor Mo hurriedly followed.

Soon, the two came to an underground cave.

The first thing that caught the eye was the mess. The woman was burned to ashes and the wooden frame was in a mess.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the field became particularly depressing.

"What a courage!"

"Could it be that Master Wen did it?"

Doctor Mo looked at the broken bottles and jars, his face full of pain and gritting his teeth.

These blood channel mushroom materials were specially collected by him for mushroom refining. Now most of them are destroyed. I am afraid that he will have to sacrifice some lives to collect them again.

"No..."

"If it's really Wenni, with her spiritual skills, she would definitely not leave any traces."

Abbot Shanren spoke in a cold voice, reached out and touched the wooden shelf, and soon found that the list and letter of recommendation had disappeared.

His old face drooped and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

At the same time, Abbot Shanren also noticed that the human skin book seemed to have been stolen by the little mouse.

"It seems that little mouse is quite knowledgeable."

"You actually took away the blood path inheritance that I specially prepared for Sekong."

"Originally, Sekong was too lazy, so I was thinking of handing this inheritance to him when the time was right, forcing him to quickly improve his cultivation."

"I didn't expect that a little mouse would take over..."

"Well, anyway, I'm practicing Color and Void quite diligently now, so I don't need this inheritance anymore."

Doctor Mo seemed to remember something when he heard this.

He narrowed his eyes and immediately said, "Abbot, since that little mouse is not Master Wen."

"So, could it be the one who just left... 'Sekong'?"

Abbot Shanren stroked the Buddhist beads in his hand, turned around and glanced at him.

"The footprints just now showed that the rat came in here and stopped in front of the bookshelf. It must have been caught by you and me."

"But we didn't find him when you and I came in. I guess he escaped by some means."

"How can a mere second-level 'Color Void' be able to vanish into thin air?"

When he said this, his voice couldn't help but pause, as if he remembered the boy's previous behavior, which really could not be judged by common sense.

Then, Abbot Shanren changed the subject and said in a deep voice, "But it wouldn't hurt to check..."

"Go and see if that child 'Sekong' has returned to his meditation room."

"If it's really him, I'll have to discipline him."

"Why did you take my letter of recommendation from the Holy Church when you could take anything else?"

"It's fine if the three lists are exposed. At most, it will shut up Wenny and silence the troublemakers."

"But if the Holy Church's letter of recommendation gets out, I'll have no way out..."

The Holy Religion has a very bad reputation and everyone avoids it like the plague.

Neither the Nine Heavens nor the Four Realms tolerate people from the Holy Church.

Even the evil villains can be considered good citizens compared to the people of the Holy Church.

In this situation, if the news of the existence of people from the Holy Church leaked out, I'm afraid it wouldn't just be people from the Buddhist sect...

Doctor Mo naturally knew the pros and cons of this, and agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, I'll go take a look right away!"

(End of this chapter)