Chapter 40

  The main hall of the Three Equality Sect was much quieter today, many disciples were injured and returned home to rest, the elders had no choice but to temporarily suspend business, and urgently recalled the teaching crowd from outside to guard.

  The common people who came to ask for medicine also heard about yesterday's incident, and today they saw that everyone here had a stern face, they dared not enter, but only surrounded the outside to watch.

  But there is an exception!

  The crowd suddenly became crowded, and a middle-aged woman emerged from somewhere, desperately squeezing forward.

  "Where is the person in charge here? Bring him out!"

  Her voice was extremely loud and harsh, the disciples saw that she wore a large red dress with a green skirt tied around her waist, her figure was stout and plump, her thick waist looked like a water barrel. Looking up again, it was even more unbearable, this big woman's entire face was covered in heavy makeup, as if she wanted to erase her nose and eyes. She stood at the entrance with her hands on her hips, looking three times more ferocious than a paper-made evil spirit.

  The believer couldn't take it anymore and waved his hand impatiently, "Where did this village woman come from? Scram! Scram!"

  "Hey, I don't believe it! You three are blocking the way and won't even let people speak?"

  The monk immediately drew his sword, intending to scare her, but unexpectedly the old lady moved forward instead. She fearlessly puffed out her chest and pressed it against the tip of the sword.

  "What's wrong with you? Want to hit someone? Go ahead and hit then!"

  "Hey!" The man's eyes seemed about to lash out, and the other disciples hastily restrained him, while also urging the woman to leave quickly.

  The people around whispered to each other, and some onlookers even beckoned others to hurry over and watch the commotion.

  The woman, seeing more people, became even more energetic and pointed at the gate, shouting, "Everyone says that this Sanping Island is a good place to save the world. I originally believed it too. Just recently, our house caught a big fire, oh my, I was so scared! I quickly asked my son to come over and ask if we had offended any gods? We also want to apologize as soon as possible."

  "But my son set out with two companions on this mountain road yesterday and hasn't returned yet, oh the worry of a mother! I just want to ask what they've done with my son?"

  The woman said with a loud wail, although there were no tears, but still sobbing: "I'm almost forty years old, and I only have this one son. You don't know how good-looking he is, and his temperament is also very gentle, never naughty or fighting. If there's anything wrong with Fang, as his mother, I'll apologize for him, please let him go, brothers."

  Although she was overreacting, this matter made everyone very sympathetic, and several soft-hearted people opened their mouths to help her.

  "How pitiful"

  "What's wrong with speaking nicely? Let the child go quickly!"

  ……

  The crowd of onlookers looked at me, and I looked back at them, all with bewildered expressions. Although it wasn't quite clear what was going on, seeing the growing number of people gathering to watch, they couldn't just let her continue causing a scene, so there was no choice but to let this woman in first and ask the elder to come out and resolve the situation.

  The elder was very annoyed. Just yesterday, a few unknown little brats came from nowhere and made a big fuss. Today, someone else comes to make trouble again. When has Sanping Village ever been so shameless?

  Moreover, one of them injured many disciples yesterday and escaped. Now they actually want him to hand over the person, and it's just right that the family members delivered it to their doorstep, and they still want to calculate the loss compensation with her!

  But as soon as he saw the woman, the elder was stunned by her loud voice. The woman cried and repeated that she had a hard time, raising children to adulthood, and asked him to please let go of his son. When she spoke emotionally, she covered her face and wept, which made people feel annoyed and didn't know what to do with her.

  "Can you stop for a moment?"

  The woman really stopped crying and stared with wide eyes, "What? Are you willing to let my son go?"

  "Alas, I've never seen those people you mentioned, you'd better go look elsewhere."

  "Impossible!!!" The woman suddenly stood up, subconsciously glanced at the copper mirror on the wall, and pointed at the elder's nose:

  "Don't even think about deceiving me, I've already heard the rumors when I came here. Someone saw my son coming in yesterday and you guys locked them up and beat them up! How dare you not admit it!!!"

  Who hit who, tell me clearly!!!!!

  The elder's face sank, and he said sternly: "Don't spout nonsense here! Yesterday, indeed, a few ignorant thugs came to make trouble, destroying things and even injuring several of my sect's disciples. They escaped, and I still have to settle accounts with you!"

  The woman's manner became even more fierce, and with a wave of her chubby hand, she said resolutely: "Impossible! My son has always been obedient. How could those few children have the audacity to injure your people? When he went out, I gave him a lot of money and told him to make sure to see the face of the Three Saints. You must have seen the wealth and harbored murderous intentions!!!"

  "Nonsense! How can our sect of this size commit such an unscrupulous and unjust act? Don't make a scene here, get out!!"

  With that said, he turned and left with a flick of his sleeve

  As soon as he went out, someone followed him, and it was Lu Jiuqin. He was originally the one who brought him here. The elder called him to his side and carefully inquired about the origins of those people.

  But these people just happened to meet in a restaurant, even if the elder was furious, Lu Jiuqin couldn't say anything, and instead got involved in the case of Officer Lang's bribery.

  After being scolded by the official, he felt even more wronged. Yesterday, he just thought those few people were young and ignorant, but didn't expect they would cause such a big commotion. What's even more infuriating is that the money he was supposed to receive has disappeared along with the pouch, and in the end, he got himself into trouble, all because of those few idiots who were scolded earlier.

  "Since it's like this..." The elder deliberately looked towards the great hall, on the throne of the Three Saints, the lamps were all lit.

  "Don't blame me for being impolite then"

  The elder called over a guardian and whispered a few words in his ear.

  The woman saw that no one was paying attention to her, so she strode out quickly and saw that the main hall's gate was open. She was about to rush in when several monks hurriedly stopped her.

  "What's wrong with you guys?"

  "Halt!" The elder shouted at his disciple and walked over, his face no longer fierce as before, but instead showed a few more sympathetic colors.

  "Big sister, your child is indeed not in the temple, and I don't know where they escaped to. But poor you, a weak woman, I, San Ping Dao, have always been one to rescue those in distress, and cannot bear to see you so anxious. How about this: I'll take you to see the Mirror Immortal, who is all-knowing and has great magical powers. If you sincerely ask for her help, perhaps she can tell you where your son is. If you promise not to make a fuss again, I'll break the rules and bring you to see her, how about it?"

  The woman was overjoyed and immediately agreed, following the elder into the great hall.

  The temple door slowly closed, and the interior suddenly darkened a lot. Only a few lampstands on the altar cast a ghostly shadow of the three saints.

  The old lady knelt down beside her, silently praying for what she wanted in her heart. She twisted the incense and bowed to the mirror fairy, muttering words as she began to pray.

  The woman knelt in doubt, listening to the elder's vague words of blessing, but half a day passed without any progress, and instead, she was getting dizzy from the incense burning in the temple.

  Suddenly, a bright light flashed in the hall, and the elder loudly shouted "Pay respects to Mirror Fairy"

  The tinkling of the jade pendant, the woman raised her head, and saw a figure of a woman appearing in front of her. The woman was very beautiful, but there was an aura of ominous death surrounding her.

  "What do you want?"

  When Jing Xian spoke up, the woman recounted the whole incident from start to finish.

  That mirror fairy didn't answer immediately, a pair of beautiful eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at her own bosom. The woman deliberately straightened her chest and thought to herself: You don't have to envy me, my full and plump figure is natural-born.

  After a long time, the mirror fairy seemed to sigh and slowly took out a copper mirror the size of a palm from her sleeve. The copper mirror was simple and unadorned, but its surface flowed with colorful light.

  "What is reflected in this mirror is what you desire in your heart. Since you have a predestined relationship with me today, I will let you take a glimpse of the heavenly secret." The Mirror Fairy said as she placed the copper mirror in front of the woman.

  "...". The woman's eyes flashed green for a moment, and then she froze in place, her mouth still open.

  "It's done! You can go now, and have someone come back tonight to drag her away."

  The elder nodded and before leaving, he glanced at the kneeling figure on the ground with disdain, "Ignorant fool!"

  As the temple door closed again, the mirror fairy smiled meaningfully and reached into the woman's bosom to pull out an object. In the dim light, a clear glow floated, crystal clear, it was a jade plaque. She played with it for a while before putting it back.

  "You're really clever at making your own troubles, so all I can say is good luck!"

  The sun rises high in the sky, casting a warm glow over the three-foot-high courtyard walls, projecting a dense shadow.

  In a narrow alley outside the courtyard wall, Lu Jian hid in the corner, perked up his ears and listened intently to the movements inside.

  This morning, someone was making a disturbance in the main hall. Dao Jing took advantage of the opportunity to disguise herself as a San Ping Dao disciple and sneak in. Returning to the hiding house from yesterday, Lu Jian brought Dao Jing to the door that led to the grand hall, but it was strange - although the door wasn't locked, no matter how hard they pushed, it wouldn't budge.

  Two people took turns trying several times, all to no avail. They deliberately looked up at the copper mirror hanging on the door, but there was no green light coming out. Helpless, Dao Jing had to hide her outside the main hall and return alone again.

  She had no power to protect herself, and the Three Ping Tao was still unknown what mechanisms and traps were inside. When Dao Jing was about to leave, he drew a talisman on her palm, instructing her that if he didn't come out after two hours, she should open her palm towards the sunlight and send a distress message back to Tiantai Mountain.

  Lu Jian's right hand clenched into a fist, trying to shrink his figure into the shadows, not daring to move, quietly waiting.

  The disciple, who had dodged several rounds of inspection, went to the warehouse again. The only thing in this room was a copper mirror hanging above the door. He found a piece of cloth and flew up to cover the copper mirror.

  He first cast a spell to lock the door from the inside, preventing outsiders from entering. Then he found a clean place to sit cross-legged, calm his mind and concentrate, and performed the technique of dividing his body.

  He only saw him pinching his fingers, closing his eyes and reciting incantations. After a moment, several streams of clear light appeared around his body, which were the same as his several incarnations. With the change of finger gestures, these streams of clear light split in different directions, suddenly diving into the ground, exploring every corner of this three Pingdao General Altar.

  Jin Chao Mama 2014/9/21 23:59