Mushroom Man

Chapter 49: The Holy Church's hidden agent, with ulterior motives
"Oh?"

"Is there such a thing?"

When Wu Liang heard this, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

This is really like sending a pillow when you feel sleepy...

He had heard before that when the Wuxiang inheritance was first opened, Master Wen and others had encountered a fourth-level Soul Taoist Mushroom Master.

At that time, Wu Liang was still wondering who this person was.

Now, looking at it this way, he realized that this person, who was far away and yet right before his eyes, was actually his 'dear' clan leader.

Now that I think about it, it makes sense.

After all, in that situation, it seemed that only the head of the Wu family, who controlled the mushrooms in the basin, could follow him to find the bronze door.

At the same time, thousands of little people were still chattering, one after another, talking about the secret of Chief Wu.

"Ten years ago, Wu Tianliang met a third-level magic mushroom master."

"This evil villain calls himself Doctor Mo and is a member of the Holy Church."

"Wu Tianliang originally wanted to chop off Doctor Mo's head and ask for a reward from the Buddhist sect."

"Unexpectedly, Doctor Mo bribed Wu Tianliang with the inheritance of the fifth level of the Soul Dao."

"And Doctor Mo saw Wu Tianliang's desire to become an immortal."

"So, Doctor Mo promised Wu Tianliang that as long as he obeyed his orders, he would introduce him to the Holy Church's special envoy in the future and grant him the opportunity to ascend to immortality."

"Wu Tianliang knew that relying solely on himself, he might not be able to reach the fifth level, or even ascend to immortality, even if he spent his entire life."

"Under such circumstances, Wu Tianliang couldn't resist the temptation and eventually became a hidden pawn of Doctor Mo."

"And no one except Doctor Mo knows about this hidden chess piece of his..."

The little people chattered, then disappeared into the wind, and the strange vision disappeared without a trace.

Doctor Mo's hidden man...

Wu Liang tapped the table with his fingers, thinking about something.

It seems that Doctor Mo is even more complicated than he imagined.

Although he is only at the third level of cultivation, he can easily pass on the fifth level of soul inheritance.

And from what he saw and heard in the abbot's meditation room, this guy has at least a blood path inheritance with a high level of rotation.

With such a profound foundation, this so-called holy religion is truly not simple...

"The secret that Patriarch Wu is the Holy Cult's hidden chess piece is known only to Doctor Mo and himself."

"In other words, even Abbot Shanren knows nothing about this."

"This can be seen from the fact that Abbot Shanren did not recognize the Fourth Transformation Soul Taoist Mushroom Master as Clan Leader Wu."

"So, it seems that Doctor Mo made the decision to win over Patriarch Wu and turn him into a hidden agent of the Holy Church without telling the abbot."

"But if that's the case, why did Doctor Mo hide it from the abbot?"

Wu Liang's thoughts raced, and after just a moment's thought, he realized the crux of the matter.

Could it be that Doctor Mo and Abbot Shanren are not of the same mind?

Doctor Mo has his own ideas behind Abbot Shanren's back?
"If that's true, then Chief Wu's hidden trick is quite intriguing..."

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes and thought to himself how to use this secret to benefit himself.

As he was thinking about this, he didn't realize it was already dawn.

Nothing major happened that night; even the news that thieves had broken into the temple did not spread.

The ignorant monks continued to go about their daily business as usual.

Wu Liang acted as if nothing had happened. He dressed, washed, put on a white monk's robe, and prepared to go down the mountain to keep the appointment.

Perhaps because he was worried that he would make another mistake, the abbot not only secretly sent an 'elder' to follow him, but also asked him to bring the eighteen bronze men in the temple.

The so-called Eighteen Bronze Men are the gatekeeper monks of the Songzi Temple. Although most of them have only the second level of cultivation, their strength is quite impressive.

Each one of them, transformed by the Copper Skin and Iron Bone Mushrooms, had developed a body of copper skin and iron bones. They were fed copper liquid and copper pills from childhood, devoid of emotion, only knowing how to obey the abbot's orders, essentially no different from puppet soldiers.

It is said that the secret recipe for cultivating eighteen bronze men comes from the Pure Land of Buddhism. There are also silver and gold men above them, and the highest can reach the fifth level.

It’s a pity that Abbot Shanren only has an incomplete secret recipe in his hands, which can only cultivate the second-level Eighteen Bronze Men.

But even so, it is enough to protect Wu Liang.

At the very least, if Wu Liang really encountered some powerful villain, these bronze men would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to hold the villain back.

The mountain gate.

Wu Liang was ready to go, followed closely by the eighteen bronze men, and was about to go down the mountain to listen to music in the brothel.

Just at this time, Master Wen "passed by" here and saw them off.

"Sekong, be careful on the road."

"This time, you must get along well with the geniuses of each family and avoid causing any more trouble."

"Whether my Songzi Temple can receive the Wuxiang inheritance depends on you..."

Master Wen stood at the gate of the mountain and said some polite words in a flat tone.

"Don't worry, Master. I know what's important and what's not. I won't do anything rash."

Wu Liang grinned and spoke with a smile.

Nun Wen did not comment and secretly activated the Heart Voice Mushroom.

This mushroom is a Taoist mushroom, and its function is to enable the mushroom master to communicate with others using his mind voice within a hundred steps.

"You are even bolder than I thought. I just let you sneak into the abbot's meditation room, and you surprise me right after."

"Fortunately, I was prepared in advance. After receiving the news, I immediately cleaned up your mess and used the communication channel to conceal all traces."

"Otherwise, the abbot would have used the footprint mushroom to find your bedside last night."

Wu Liang's eyes flickered when he heard this, and he secretly said in his heart: "Thank you, Master."

"Don't you want to get rid of this scourge of the abbot as soon as possible for the sake of Buddhism?"

"That's why I'm a little anxious. Besides, last night was a rare opportunity. If we missed it, it would be difficult to complete the master's commission."

Nun Wen remained silent and continued, "Alright, now that things have come to this, there's no need to say more."

"Now I just want to know, did you find anything when you sneaked into the abbot's meditation room?"

Wu Liang nodded slightly, with a smiling face.

"Master, please don't worry..."

"I did find some things, but I was in such a hurry last night that I didn't have time to sort them out."

"If we continue to communicate like this, it will surely arouse suspicion."

"I'd better take my leave first. After I finish the matter at Chunxiang Tower, it won't be too late to report everything I've seen and heard to the nun..."

When these words were spoken, Master Wen's face trembled slightly, as if she was a little unhappy.

Could it be that this guy has grown too powerful and wants to bargain with her?
Her mind moved and she wanted to say something else.

However, Wu Liang had already waved his hand and went down the mountain with the eighteen bronze men.

Upon seeing this, Master Wen frowned.

She snorted coldly and gave Wu Liang a final reminder before he was about to walk out of the range of the Heart Voice Mushroom.

"Well, I've waited for so long, one or two days won't make a difference."

"But you better be careful, the abbot seems to have set his sights on you."

"This time, the abbot sent an elder to secretly protect you. Even I didn't find him. Where on earth is he hiding?"

"I suspect this so-called elder is the guy behind the abbot who is suspected to be a magic mushroom master."

"Don't let the cat out of the bag and implicate me..."

(End of this chapter)