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Chapter 133 Drinking

Wang Qin hurriedly returned to her room.

This time, she changed her appearance and went back to the Great Sea Loach. Her room was no longer the one next to Qi Fei's.

Her room was not on the same floor as Qi Fei's, making it even more secluded.

The maid was already waiting in the room.

Seeing her push the door open and come in, the maid quickly took out a mirror from the mahogany lacquer cabinet.

A painted mirror.

This is a ritual implement specifically designed for remote communication. It is smooth and lustrous, with a mirror-like surface, but unfortunately, the image becomes blurry when the distance is too great.

Wang Qin took the mirror and slowly channeled her magic into it.

The mirror-like surface resembled water with pebbles thrown in, creating ripples that spread outwards in layers.

A moment later, the Dragon Master's face gradually emerged from the center of the ripples.

The image was slightly blurry, with the edges constantly trembling, clearly indicating that the distance between them was not close at all.

"Dragon Master," Wang Qin said, her gaze fixed on the figure in the mirror, "that thief is still on the boat, still brazenly telling stories!"

After a long while, Long Shi's lips slowly parted, and his voice, carried across the distance, resonated with barely suppressed anger: "You scoundrel—you really don't take us seriously at all."

She paused, then added, "Keep a close eye on him. I'll contact someone here and teach that thief a lesson."

Wang Qin nodded in agreement, her thumb already pressed against the edge of the camera lens, ready to end the call.

But in that instant, she suddenly stopped, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Dragon Master—I saw it."

"Celestial Venerable."

The Dragon Master's expression in the mirror tightened slightly: "How is the Celestial Venerable?"

Wang Qin bit her lip and recounted in detail the ugly behavior of the little pig rubbing against Qi Fei's feet, whining and trying to be cute.

At the end, her voice carried a hint of confusion: "Heavenly Venerable—is this how it is?"

She had never doubted God or the Heavenly Venerable before.

Because God is abstract, supreme, causeless, and absolute reason. She could only hear God's voice, but had never seen God's form, much less his ugliness.

The Celestial Venerable is an incarnation of a god. Today, having seen the appearance of that little pig with her own eyes, not to mention Zhang Jie, even she herself felt an overwhelming sense of doubt.

Without the slightest silence in the mirror, the Dragon Master stated matter-of-factly, "God is the cause without cause, absolute reason, and so is the Celestial Venerable. The current pig form is merely one aspect of the Celestial Venerable's great existence."

"Moreover, the Celestial Venerable became that way simply because he followed reason and made the most appropriate choice."

"The Celestial Venerable has no shame, no impulses; he is different from us mortals who are swayed by emotions."

"But—" Wang Qin wanted to say something more.

The Dragon Master interrupted her directly, his tone leaving no room for doubt: "There are no buts. Gods and Heavenly Venerables are not subjects for you or me to question."

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Her gaze pierced through the blurred mirror of the painting, as if looking directly into Wang Qin's eyes: "When you truly possess reason, when you truly understand what causeless cause is, what ultimate reason is, you will no longer question God and the Heavenly Venerable."

"Do your job well."

As soon as she finished speaking, the image in the mirror flickered and then vanished. Only the slightly shimmering mirror surface remained, reflecting Wang Qin's figure sitting alone in the room.

She sat there blankly, still holding the mirror in her hands, not moving for a long time.

After a long while, she slowly put down the mirror, her mind replaying the words that Master Long had just said.

"Causeless cause" and "ultimate reason" were too profound for her. The Dragon Master had told her about them many times, but she could not understand them.

In the end, she still did as the Dragon Master instructed.

She doesn't believe in God.

She believed in the Dragon Master.

If someone as intelligent and insightful as Master Long believes in God, then surely God cannot be wrong.

In a corner of the viewing platform, the captain and the priest changed into inconspicuous clothes and made simple disguises on their faces. They huddled behind the crowd, while Zi Guang stared intently at Qi Fei.

Qi Fei was pouring wine.

The celadon wine jar was tilted slightly, and the amber-colored wine was slowly poured into the bowl, filling the air with its aroma.

The captain and the priest held their breath simultaneously, their four eyes fixed on the wine bowl, silently chanting the same sentence in their hearts!

Drink it!

Drink it!

The wine contained the deadly poison "lifeless jellyfish" that they had painstakingly collected from the deep sea.

This poison is derived from a nearly transparent jellyfish found deep beneath the ocean. Its venom is as silent, colorless, and odorless as the jellyfish's tentacles. When it is soaked into wine, it blends seamlessly into the wine, making it difficult even for cultivators to detect.

Once it enters the body, the poison will spread like vines, causing either complete loss of magical power or immediate death.

However, although Qi Fei poured the wine, he didn't bring it to his own lips. He held the bowl and pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned and handed the bowl to the little pig at his feet.

piggy:"?"

It lowered its head and sniffed the wine in the bowl, its little nose twitching twice, and said, "This wine—is quite good."

Although Wu Mengsheng was blind, he clearly sensed Qi Fei's actions.

He didn't speak, but simply tilted his head slightly, as if watching a good show.

Qi Fei said, "I've already offended a bunch of women. If it were just one or two, I would have killed them. But there are so many, and they're all pregnant women. I really can't bring myself to do it."

He sighed, feigning difficulty: "So, it's very likely that these women will sneak onto the ship and try to harm me."

"I don't know where they're hiding, nor what methods they have!"

"Therefore, you should try this wine."

piggy:"?"

Its little eyes widened, its cheeks puffed out, and it barked angrily, "So you're using me as a poison test subject?!"

It had never suffered such a humiliating disgrace!

"Not bad." Qi Fei's lips curled slightly, his tone laced with sarcasm. "Your original owner is dead, and now I am your master. Is there anything wrong with you testing poison for me?"

He looked at the pig with a half-smile: "You can't just find a new owner after I die, can you?"

The little pig was so angry by those words that his nose almost crooked. This guy's words were so infuriating!

I really want to smash this guy's head in!

It glared at Qi Fei, gritting its teeth as it said, "You, a dignified cultivator, actually made me test the poison! You're such a coward!"

"That's called being cautious," Qi Fei said without changing his expression.

The little pig took a deep breath, stiffened its neck, and looked ready to go all out: "I'll drink it!"

In the corner, the captain and the priest stared in disbelief.

They watched as Qi Fei and the little pig talked back and forth, and then the little pig lowered its head and drank the wine in its bowl in one gulp.

Before they could stop him, the wine gushed down his throat, and the little pig proudly raised his head: "Cowardly monk, look, I'm fine—"

Before the words were even finished, its eyes suddenly widened, its four short legs buckled, and with a "thud," it fell straight down.

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