Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 101 The Day of the Campaign
Two days have passed in the blink of an eye!

In the incense hall of the City God Temple, minor deities such as Lin You and Fu Feng were inspecting the carriage.

Today, I'm going out with City Lord Zhu Sihai and the Six-Eyed Monk of Blood Buddha Temple to hunt down the Tree Goddess. If the carriage explodes as soon as we leave the city, it will be a laughing stock!
Thinking about this, Lin You and the others found it somewhat amusing. The day before yesterday, they left the city lord's mansion and went straight to the Blood Buddha Temple outpost.

The Six-Eyed Monk's expression was truly fascinating; he was indeed an expert at manipulating flesh and facial features, changing his face with ease.

But as expected, the Six-Eyed Monk, like Lord Zhu, eventually agreed.

According to the High Priest, if he doesn't agree, he should be beaten up again.

However, Lin You and the others still had some concerns. Would the High Priest really put in the effort to invite Lord Zhu and the Six-Eyed Monk to go out and sweep through the Burial Soul Forest?

Especially the six-eyed monk from Blood Buddha Temple, who was just beaten by the High Priest. Would the other party really not try to trip him up?

Lin You and the others were unaware of Zhu Sihai's sinister intentions; otherwise, they would probably be even more anxious.

With the day growing late and the High Priest still not arriving, Lin You and the others were already considering whether to invite City Lord Zhu and the Six-Eyed Monk. After all, it wouldn't be good to keep the High Priest waiting, would it?

Just as everyone took the carriage out, they saw a huge lark in the distance flapping its wings and flying towards the City God Temple.

Fortunately, Zhu Sihai arrived; otherwise, if these minor officials had come to urge him on, he would have been cursing even more.

As soon as the lark hovered above the incense hall, Zhu Sihai asked, "Where is High Priest Li Wushou?"

Lin You stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said to Zhu Sihai, "Reporting to the City Lord, it's not yet time for the High Priest to start work. There's still a while to go. Why don't you come down and sit for a while and have a cup of tea?"

The hovering lark suddenly felt a pain in its back, as if one of its feathers had been plucked.
Zhu Sihai's anger was hard to contain. All those years of cultivating his temper seemed to have been for nothing. It wasn't even time for work yet? Then why did you make the appointment so early?

Just as he was about to unleash his power, a streak of red light flew from the south city, and in an instant, the Six-Eyed Monk arrived in the arena.

"Greetings, City Lord Zhu. Where is High Priest Li?"

Upon hearing the Six-Eyed Monk ask a question, Zhu Sihai inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation.

Sure enough, after Lin You repeated his previous words, Zhu Sihai keenly noticed that the veins on the Six-Eyed Monk's forehead bulged out instantly!
Whew! That feels so good!

Zhu Sihai calmed down, but then he thought, this comfort is inexplicable. What merit does Li Wushou have? What makes me wait for him?
The six-eyed monk on the other side spoke first: "I am not one of the Five Directions. My assistance is already out of respect for the Buddha's compassion. If the High Priest himself does not value the lives of the people of the Five Directions, then I think we should reschedule for another day!"

The voice was extremely loud, just like the one he used to admit defeat by the river that day, and it was infused with the power of his soul.

This was, of course, deliberately done by the Six-Eyed Monk. He had been put through a rough time by Li Wushou that day, and today he was simply retaliating in kind.

This morning, the people of Wufang City got up early again and were already gathered outside the City God Temple in large numbers.

Liu Mu's shout instantly woke up the crowd, but what they were discussing was:
"Wow~ The High Priest really invited that great monk from the South City?"

"Didn't they say he got beaten up by the High Priest? He got beaten up and he still came?"

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Sitting on the lark's back, Zhu Sihai felt a pang of sympathy for Six Eyes. The Six-Eyed Monk's face was ashen, and he was about to erupt in anger.

Just then, the commotion in the crowd changed again.

"The High Priest has arrived!"

"Why did the High Priest come on foot today?"

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Zhu Sihai and the Six-Eyed Monk stood in mid-air, looking towards the crowd outside the City God Temple.

Standing tall and imposing, Li Wushou stood out from the crowd, still wearing his dark blue official robes and carrying the City God's magic sword at his waist.

Perhaps because of the enthusiastic support of the crowd, Li Wushou was clearly pleased. He crossed his arms behind his head and walked through the crowd with his head held high!

Zhu Sihai and the Six-Eyed Monk's eyes twitched with anger, especially the Six-Eyed Monk! After he had just shouted those words, the other party swaggered into the City God Temple and put on such an arrogant attitude. What else could it be but a provocation?
Feng Sishui, who was waiting in front of the temple gate, saw Li Wushou walking over in a majestic manner and hurriedly went to greet him.

"High Priest, you've arrived? Lord Zhu and the Six-Eyed Monk are already waiting for you at the incense hall."

Li Wushou glanced at Feng Sishui, patted him warmly on the shoulder, and said:
"Feng Sishui, not bad, not bad~ Hmm~ Take me to the incense hall!"

The High Priest's enthusiasm made Feng Sishui feel flattered. The High Priest was usually too polite, which made everyone feel a little distant. It seemed that his efforts were about to be recognized by the High Priest!
"High Priest, come with me!"

The two walked one after the other and arrived at the incense hall in a short while.

Lin You, Fu Feng, and the others hurriedly bowed to Li Wushou and said, "Greetings, High Priest!"

Li Wushou, who was following behind Feng Sishui, was startled by everyone's sudden greetings. Everyone had planned to show the High Priest a good spirit on their way to the expedition today, but it seemed to have backfired.

Lord Zhu and the Six-Eyed Monk watched with cold laughter. No matter how strong a peasant is, he will always be so incompetent when it comes to the crucial moment.

Li Wushou didn't care. He waved vigorously to greet everyone, and even laughed heartily when he was happy.

Like Feng Sishui, many of the lesser priests felt that the high priest seemed to have truly begun to acknowledge them!

This scene of unity and harmony made Liu Mu close the ordination scars on his head. Zhu Sihai, equally unable to bear it, looked down at the courtyard and coldly asked:
"High Priest, when are we going to stop? Are we still going to demand the destruction of the Tree Goddess today?"

Li Wushou ended his subtle conversation with the minor officials with some displeasure, glancing sideways at Zhu Sihai and the Six-Eyed Monk in the sky.

"Of course we'll launch a campaign! What's the rush? Oh, right, I'm even going to ask the Martial God for help!"

Li Wushou patted his head, then, ignoring the two men whose faces were ashen, pulled up his trousers, walked to the incense hall, took out a stick of incense from his pocket, and stuck it into the incense burner full of ash.

Then, drawing the City God's Magic Sword from his waist and raising it high into the sky, Li Wushou shouted:

"I, Li Wushou, am ordered by the City God to go to the Burial Soul Forest to subdue the Evil Goddess Tree. I hereby request the Martial God's Dharma Body to accompany me!"

After shouting, Li Wushou sheathed the City God's magic sword back into his waistband.

A vast divine power suddenly surged from the ground beneath the City God Temple. Zhu Sihai and Liu Mu exchanged a silent glance, their eyes narrowing slightly.

"May my Dharma body accompany you!"

The distinctive buzzing sound of the Martial God echoed above the City God Temple, and then a clay sculpture flew out of the incense hall and slowly landed on Li Wushou's chest.

Li Wushou suddenly turned around and shouted loudly to everyone:

"Now that we're all equipped, let's head to the Burial Soul Forest and cut down all those old tree trunks!"

The junior priests, their expressions excited, responded in unison, "Yes, High Priest!"

The earthen cart materialized, and the minor priests boarded it. Li Wushou glanced at the war priest's cart and called out to the minor priests lining up to board:

"Hey Lin You, Feng Sishui, come help me drive!"

Lin You and Feng Sishui were stunned for a moment, then boarded the Martial God's carriage with a proud look on their faces, much to the envy of Fu Feng and the others.

With everything prepared, the two carriages, one after the other, sped out of the City God Temple.

"set off!"

"Hmph~ Quite the airs!"

The Six-Eyed Monk snorted coldly, his blood-red eyes exchanging a glance with Zhu Sihai on the back of the Skylark.

The murderous intent in their eyes was undisguised. They then disappeared from the spot at the same time, following the two cars towards the north of the city!

(End of this chapter)