Douluo Continent: The Myriad Body of Truth and Falsehood

Chapter 72 You've got a kind heart.

Shrek City

Bai Xu was standing on the street outside the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, gazing up at the towering spire that seemed to reach into the clouds amidst the crowd, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The Spirit Pagoda has a council of thirty-six elders to handle important internal affairs.

Above the council, there are forty-three people who make up the entire high-level structure of the Spirit Pagoda: the tower master, two deputy tower masters, and four spirit messengers.

When a collective vote is required, the Tower Master has a veto power, the Deputy Tower Master and the Spirit Messenger each have two votes, second only to the Tower Master's three votes, and each council elder has one vote.

Of course, the Spirit Pagoda is now completely controlled by the Qian Gu family. The current tower master is Qian Gu Dongfeng, the deputy tower master is Tianfeng Douluo Leng Yaozhu, and another deputy tower master is far away in Xingluo. The selection of the Spirit Transmission Envoy is also completely controlled by Qian Gu Dongfeng. However, due to his own selfishness, he colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult, researched drugs for evil soul masters, and cooperated to destroy Shrek Academy and Tang Sect.

Among them, the countless level-nine soul-guided cannonballs and the two level-twelfth god-killing soul-guided cannonballs may have been successfully stolen with the help of the Spirit Pagoda and transported to Shrek City.

Just as Bai Xu's thoughts were wandering, Gu Yue's graceful figure walked out from the main gate, her eyes scanning the surroundings. After seeing Bai Xu, she slowly walked towards him.

"How is it?" Bai Xu asked.

"Everything is normal. My teacher agreed to let me study at Shrek Academy. However, perhaps my talent exceeded her expectations. Even she didn't expect that I would be able to take the Shrek entrance exam at the age of ten."

Gu Yue continued, "Let's go see Na'er."

Bai Xu asked in confusion, "What's visible?"

"She is unwilling to merge prematurely. If I cannot quell her thoughts and cause an imperfect fusion, my strength will be greatly reduced."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xu frowned, feeling quite displeased. With him present, Na'er had no say in the matter. It was simply that he himself didn't care much, and Gu Yue didn't want to pressure her.

Before Bai Xu could react, Gu Yue said again, "Her junior brother, the one mentioned in the intelligence report, might also come along."

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These words immediately took Bai Xu by surprise. After a second of pause, he sighed and said, "Really?"

Gu Yue looked slightly puzzled: "Why don't we just go and see for ourselves?"

Bai Xu thought he needed to get close to this person with the Martial Soul of Cause and Effect. Without Yun Ming and the elders of the Sea God Pavilion noticing, he secretly let the Selfless Dharma Image invade. The original plan was to wait until the War of Cause and Effect broke out eight years later, and then Sui Yuan would take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack and replace Tang Jun.

I never expected it to come to me like this.

Bai Xu immediately felt much better, his brows relaxed, and a smile spread across his face: "Then let's go quickly~"

The concept of non-self has long been stirring within the fruits of all actions.

Inner Courtyard, Sea God Lake

Na'er walked with a brisk pace, her face showing a hint of anger, as if she wanted to shake off the figure behind her. However, the other person was also quite skilled, and despite the apparent age difference between them, Na'er was helpless for the time being.

She stopped abruptly and shouted, "Tang Jun! I told you not to follow me!"

"Senior sister, but Master said I should protect you."

In front of Na'er, Tang Jun appeared timid and submissive. Facing this stunningly beautiful and somewhat arrogant senior sister, Tang Jun often lowered his head and even dared not look Na'er in the eye.

"Master is in a meeting at the Sea God Pavilion right now. I'm going out for some fresh air. Don't follow me."

Na'er channeled her soul power, increased her speed, leaving behind streaks of silver afterimages as she resolutely fled.

Tang Jun was left standing there, at a loss.

Tang Jun remembered Yun Ming's words. Back then, he had defeated Na'er by chance thanks to his martial soul. Na'er was slightly dissatisfied with him, and Ya Li comforted Na'er. Yun Ming stroked Tang Jun's forehead and chuckled, "When you grow up, you must protect your senior sister well."

With this in mind, young Tang Jun still made up his mind to follow them.

He was also a little curious about what his senior sister, who usually stayed indoors in the inner courtyard, was going out to do at this time.

outer city

Bai Xu and Gu Yue stood on the street, somewhat bored, waiting. It was only after a long time that they finally saw the silver figure.

"Gu Yue." Na'er often seemed to lack confidence when facing Bai Xu and Gu Yue.

Gu Yue didn't seem to mind: "Let's go, we can talk as we walk."

Na'er glanced at Bai Xu with some curiosity. Ever since she appeared, the corners of Bai Xu's mouth had been turned up, and his wicked smile never stopped.

Within the Fruit of All Things, the black, selfless Dharma form of the distant past had already sensed something. It opened its large mouth and spat out its selfless clone, which silently disappeared into the ground beneath Bai Xu's feet.

Seeing Na'er looking over, Bai Xu stepped forward warmly, took Na'er's hand with his right hand, patted her shoulder with his left hand, and said with a light laugh, "Na'er, you're so thoughtful. Come on, this meal is on me."

Na'er was puzzled and looked at Gu Yue with surprise. Gu Yue was also confused and shook her head.

The three of them then began to walk towards the food street at the end of the street.

Dozens of meters away, a child's figure was hidden in the crowd, pretending to be a tourist. He would glance in Na'er's direction from time to time. When he saw Na'er and Bai Xu shaking hands and patting each other on the shoulder, he felt a sense of emptiness and depression.

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After Bai Xu and the other two left, Tang Jun gradually removed his disguise and stood where the three had just stood, watching Na'er's figure gradually disappear into the crowd.

As he looked down in dejection, he suddenly noticed a dark hole at his feet, and was immediately struck by the absurdity: "How could there be such a hole on Shrek Avenue?"

Tang Jun bent down, trying to use the light to observe the inside of the hole. This was just a child's curiosity; he would probably only take a quick look before leaving.

But at this moment

The lurking figure of Wuwo, lurking in the darkness, let out a strange laugh: "He possesses Yun Ming's methods, but they're not strong. Ha! It seems he's been living a comfortable life in Shrek City for too long and has long forgotten the dangers."

The selfless Dharma form instantly shifted its position, transformed into flesh and blood, and silently merged into Tang Jun's neck.

Snapped!

Tang Jun slapped his neck, feeling a mosquito bite, and asked in surprise, "Are there still mosquitoes here?"

He then left dejectedly and returned to the inner courtyard. As for the techniques Yun Ming had left on him, they were not triggered by the invasion of the Selfless Dharma Form.

Yun Ming's backup plan was meant to be activated only when Tang Jun was under mortal threat, but the Selfless Dharma Form was even more secretive, bypassing this defense.

At the dinner table

Na'er looked dejected: "I will merge with Gu Yue, but... I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for my brother to come and enroll. After merging, I want to see my brother one more time."

The atmosphere immediately soured after these words were spoken.

Gu Yue also looked at Bai Xu; this was something that still needed his approval.

"Then let's see~~ I've said it before, I'm not a bad person, and the punishment is because you attacked me first." Bai Xu seemed to be in a great mood.

Gu Yue and Na'er breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously. They couldn't grasp Bai Xu's thoughts, and now they could finally relax.

It's likely that in another two years, Na'er won't be able to hold on and will have to merge with Gu Yue. This is much earlier than in the original story, and the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event hasn't even started yet.

However, whether there will be a Poseidon's Fate eight years from now is hard to say.

That's all for today. I'll be taking a day off tomorrow.

There's no Lunar New Year's Eve this year, so I wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year's Eve and a happy new year!

(End of this chapter)