Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 76 Guanyin Mountain Paper Goddess
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Zhu Sihai was in a terrible mood; his good mood of the past few days had completely vanished today.

"I had already instructed the masters of Blood Buddha Temple to send the Blood and Flesh Spirit to the Empress's Guanyin Mountain this morning!"

The red-faced paper doll butler, still with that cold expression, stiffly shook his head and spoke again in a strange tone:
"No, Lord Zhu, no one has come to deliver the Blood and Flesh Spirit Officers today. The one in the mountains is causing a big commotion, and we're running out of Blood and Flesh Spirit Officers. Her Majesty sent me to urge you to hurry up."

Zhu Sihai pinched the bridge of his nose, wondering what kind of trouble the Blood Buddha Temple was up to.

A lark flew out of his sleeve. Zhu Sihai decided to go to the Blood Buddha Temple's outpost to ask first.

When I first joined forces with these people, I felt like I had the world under my control. But now it feels like they're all useless teammates.
A drop of blood seeped from between her fingers and fell into Yun Que's body. A red light flashed in Yun Que's pupils. Just as she was about to fly out of the council hall, the maid who was waiting at the door suddenly walked in.

Six scarlet ordination scars appeared on her delicate face, squeezing her features into disarray.

The mouth, which had reached the neck, slowly opened:
"Lord Zhu, the monks who helped you deliver the Blood and Flesh Spirit Official today have disappeared. Why don't you send someone to Guanyin Mountain to ask the Paper Goddess if she has offended you in any way?"

The council hall was silent. The lark, which had circled once, flew back into Zhu Sihai's sleeve.

Before Zhu Sihai could speak, the bowing paper steward said, "Master Six Eyes, no one from Guanyin Mountain went to deliver anything today. That's why I've come to inquire about this with City Lord Zhu."

"Oh~?"

Liu Mu was slightly taken aback. He glanced at Zhu Sihai and was also surprised to see the other party nod. Then his voice turned cold.

"So someone has robbed my Blood Buddha Temple of its way?"

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Zhu Sihai had a terrible headache, but he forced himself to stay calm and put today's matter aside for now.

"Alright everyone, it's just a few unexpected events and changes. What day in this world is there without unexpected events? I can assure you all that it was definitely not the City God who did it."

Let's deal with the immediate problem and try to salvage it first!

"Master Six Eyes, could you please prepare some more flesh and blood spirit officials? The City Lord's Mansion will buy them at the agreed price. How about we go to Guanyin Mountain together later?"

Liu Mu was somewhat confused. He had arrived late and was unaware of what had happened. The paper steward was the same, but after hearing what Zhu Sihai said, the two of them said no more.

Then Zhu Sihai turned to look at the Tree Goddess and comforted her as well.

"That martial god originally intended to use the goddess's power to trap him outside the city and recruit him for his own use. Now that the other party has missed this opportunity, we might as well just kill him!"
My promise to Your Majesty remains valid, and any losses Your Majesty incurred will be attributed to me, shall I?

The Tree Goddess shook her branches and leaves, which was considered an agreement, but the Tree Goddess, who had listened to the whole thing, sensed something unusual!

"Lord Zhu should investigate Wufang City as soon as possible to avoid delaying important matters."

Zhu Sihai nodded, though he also felt a little uneasy.

With so many unexpected events happening all at once, can it really be explained as just accidents? There's probably someone with ulterior motives lurking within this city!
But given his and his daughter's control over the city, if there were such a force that could evade their senses, would they need to act so furtively?
Can't figure it out!
However, no matter what, as long as the City God is still in control, these scoundrels in the shadows will eventually be dealt with.

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty. The City God is already trapped. As long as you and the Paper Goddess trap the Civil Official, I will surely change the heavens and earth in these five directions after the middle of the month! At that time, I will definitely find these people in the shadows and give everyone an explanation!"

The Tree Goddess nodded slightly.

"It's good that Lord Zhu understands. Then I'll take my leave!"

Having said that, the tender sapling withered and shrank back into the ground. The paper steward bowed and floated out of the house. Six Eyes, however, gave a somewhat apologetic Buddhist bow; he had arrived in haste, and it seemed the maid was no longer able to serve. Zhu Sihai, naturally understanding the other's meaning, waved his hand and said:
"It's alright. I'll go with the master to prepare some more flesh and blood spirit officials."

South of Wufang City
Unlike the villages outside the north city that are situated along the river, the villages outside the south city are built against the mountains.

This mountain is called Guanyin. It is not high, but it is very long and the forest is very deep. Except for very experienced hunters, few people dare to go deep into the forest.

On Guanyin Mountain stands a Taoist temple made of white paper, and inside lives a paper goddess.

In recent years, Nancheng has been sold to Xuefo Temple, and fewer and fewer villagers from outside the city are going to Nancheng, fearing that they will be parasitized by the flesh and blood of the Nancheng residents.

So they worshipped the Paper Goddess even more devoutly, hoping to receive her blessing and have more forests opened up for everyone to hunt.

Although the Paper Goddess is a wicked deity, she does perform her duties after receiving offerings. She opens up a forest for people to enter and beg for food during the two hours when the sun is at its strongest each day, so that they don't starve to death.

However, during this period, the forest became increasingly unstable, with loud noises frequently emanating from it, killing several hunters who ventured into the forest.

This has made people increasingly afraid to go into the woods!
The villages were also very worried. They had offered sacrifices and prayers several times, but the paper goddess did not respond. To this day, no one knows what happened.

If the livelihood in this forest also ends, then these big guys outside the South City really don't know how they will survive.

Liu Sanxiang has been so worried about this that he hasn't been able to sleep for several days. He's even considering whether to hold another sacrificial ceremony.
Maybe the Paper Goddess didn't take a liking to those two little girls last time?
Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly felt a darkness above my head, and a terrifying lark's figure blotted out the sky and flew into the forest in an instant.

Liu Sanxiang shuddered in fright and hurriedly ran home.

This forest is getting stranger and stranger; it's best to avoid it!
The flying lark was none other than Zhu Sihai, who quickly reached the depths of the forest with a flap of his wings.

An exquisitely crafted Taoist temple made of white paper came into view. The lark shrank back, and a blind monk leaped down.

In front of the Taoist temple, two red-faced paper-figure young Taoist boys hurriedly came forward to greet them.

"Greetings, Lord Zhu, greetings, Master Liumu. You two have finally arrived. Her Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time."

Six Eyes chanted a Buddhist prayer, and the young Taoist priest quickly stepped forward to lead the way.

A man and a sparrow entered this white-paper Taoist temple, which turned out to be a hidden world, a huge Taoist temple.

On the ground of the temple was a huge yin-yang diagram, which was different from other diagrams in that it was half blood red and half dark!

To the due north of the Yin-Yang diagram, a white paper altar was erected, upon which sat a white paper Guanyin figure.

He has six arms, each forming a different hand seal, wears a lotus hat, and is draped in a yin-yang robe, with a dignified and solemn appearance.

Suddenly, the Yin-Yang diagram trembled violently, causing the entire white paper Taoist temple to shake. Guanyin opened her eyes, her pupils shining like divine eyes!

Suddenly, flesh and blood spirits floated out from the altar. With the six arms forming hand seals, the flesh and blood spirits exploded and turned into blood mist, falling into the Yin-Yang Diagram.

Then, sheets of white paper suddenly floated out from the side, and all six arms caught them at the same time, folding them continuously until a white paper maze slowly emerged.

As Guanyin exhaled, it seemed as if thousands of souls were wailing from her mouth. The white paper maze sank and disappeared into the Yin-Yang diagram.

The tremors of the ground subsided, and a person and a bird stood at the edge of the ritual site, bowing slightly to the figure on the altar, and said in unison:
"Greetings, Goddess of Paper!"

"Lord Zhu, we don't have enough of the Tree Goddess's infant soul, the Blood Longevity Paper from the Wusheng Sect, or the Blood Buddha Temple's Flesh and Blood Spirit Officials!"

(End of this chapter)