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"Hey, let's not talk here at the door, Brother Yang Jian. Let's go inside the mansion for a chat."
"Brother Yang Jian, and True Lord Bai Zhi, what a coincidence!"
The boy's voice rang out, and the two of them turned around at the same time to see that the newcomer was none other than Nezha.
"Nezha, you're here too? Could it be..."
Looking at Nezha who had suddenly appeared there, Yang Jian suddenly had a guess in his mind.
Hearing Yang Jian say this, Nezha was slightly taken aback. "So, does that mean Brother Yang Jian is also concerned about that matter?"
Of the three, only Bai Zhi was somewhat puzzled. When did so many riddle-solving people appear in the Heavenly Court?
"What is that matter you're talking about?"
Bai Zhi couldn't help but ask.
"Huh, doesn't the True Lord know?"
Nezha found this strange.
Angelica dahurica: ? ?
"It seems that the True Lord really doesn't know. Well, Brother Yang Jian must have received that too. But it's not appropriate to discuss these things at the gate. Why don't we go inside and talk in detail later?"
Bai Zhi was puzzled, but could only nod.
"Ok."
Then, the group entered the mansion. After they were seated, Bai Zhi asked impatiently, "What exactly is that thing you two have been talking about?"
Nezha and Yang Jian exchanged a glance, and after confirming each other's suspicions through their eyes, Nezha spoke first:
"Hmm... True Lord, I would like to ask if you, your lineage, or your relatives have ever summoned us in the lower realm or in other worlds of the Three Thousand Worlds."
"You have been summoned by the lower realms or the three thousand worlds, both large and small..."
Bai Zhi didn't react for a moment.
“That’s right. Before, Brother Yang Jian and I should have both received summoning requests that carried your power imprint. Although I don’t know how Brother Yang Jian did it, I immediately agreed.”
"Just as I spared a thought to descend to the mortal realm, I discovered that someone had already taken over that request."
“I have doubts, but unfortunately, the True Lord was taken away by Laozi to listen to the Dao at that time, so I couldn’t ask. I could only wait for a long time, and only today did I find the opportunity to come.”
Nezha looked at Yang Jian and said, "I believe that Brother Yang Jian has the same problem as me."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian nodded slightly, "That's right. I came here today not only to pay my respects, but also to inquire about this matter with you, True Lord. If you need my help, I will do my duty without hesitation."
After listening to their explanations, Bai Zhi finally realized what they were talking about.
If she wasn't mistaken, the reason for this was that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash from Chaldea had absorbed her faith power and then used that faith power to summon Heroic Spirits.
Perhaps it was because her faith had its own symbol, which somehow connected her to these two, almost summoning a sliver of Yang Jian or Nezha's spirit.
Thinking about this, Bai Zhi was somewhat impressed by Gudako's luck; thankfully, she ended up getting Hanabi instead.
If they summon either Yang Jian or Nezha in the first wave.
If either of these two knew that Gudako and Mashu were stealing her faith power and attempting to overthrow the Lostbelt, they would probably deliver a fatal blow.
You must understand that in the eyes of the gods in this world, stealing the power of faith is tantamount to stealing incense offerings, which are the lifeblood of the gods. Anyone who dares to do this is basically prepared to fight that god to the death.
Yang Jian and Nezha, seeing this, couldn't help but step in to rid their friend of this scourge.
Bai Zhi didn't think Mashu could withstand the attacks of either of the Three Altars Sea Gathering Great God or Erlang Shen Manifestation True Lord.
"Gentlemen, I have a general understanding of what happened. The person who summoned you is someone with whom I have a certain history."
“She may have some misunderstandings about me now, and she even took some of my incense offerings. In addition, I have some karmic connections with my two brothers, so the incense offerings were used as a catalyst to provoke them.”
"I see."
The two immediately understood.
Nezha laughed and said, "It seems that this person has a deep connection with the True Lord. The True Lord is actually indifferent to matters of incense offerings."
“Brother Nezha is right. This person and I do have a deep connection. If we are summoned again in the future, it is fine to answer.”
Bai Zhi thought for a moment and then said this.
Anyway, even if Nezha and Yang Jian are summoned there, they won't actually turn around and fight her.
"Haha, of course. If we meet again, I will grant the summons and also explain things to the person who is destined to be with the True Lord, and make some contribution to the reconciliation between the two of you."
"Yes, yes, it's no trouble for us to clear up such a small matter as clearing up the misunderstanding."
Yang Jian answered accordingly.
Chapter 812 Fireworks: This Journey to the West is out of character!
"Miss, would you like this latest novel from the Ming Dynasty? It's a rare find."
Walking down the street, Fujimaru Ritsuka surveyed her surroundings. Compared to the historical scenes, this place seemed much more prosperous.
Even Japanese businessmen approached her with novels, trying to sell them to her in a mysterious manner.
"I'm sorry, sir, we don't have any intention of purchasing the novel at the moment."
Mashu stood in front of him and spoke to the vendor.
The vendors clearly didn't want to give up their business with these girls who looked delicate and fair-skinned, obviously from wealthy families.
"Please take your time, gentlemen. I have some good stuff here that will definitely satisfy you."
He pulled a blue book from his pocket. "Gentlemen, do you know Wu Cheng'en from the Ming Dynasty? His Journey to the West was incredibly popular. Although it's still being serialized, the earlier parts are quite wonderful."
"Moreover, this book boldly includes the immortal Bai Zhi, which is quite rare."
Seeing that Fujimaru Ritsuka wasn't interested, the vendor immediately unleashed his trump card.
In Japan, although there are still many people who are not entirely convinced of the king's rule, most people have become complete believers in Angelica dahurica.
As a foreign land, Japan's culture is naturally not as prosperous as that of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, many people here are interested in stories from the Ming Dynasty, especially about their faith—Angelica dahurica.
"Eh?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat surprised, "Journey to the West, Bai Zhi Shangxian??"
How could she not have seen such a famous work? But she remembered that Bai Zhi was not in this work.
"The author of that book, adding Bai Zhi Shang Xian into the book... is it really alright?"
The girl was a little puzzled. Would Bai Zhi, the Queen of the Lostbelt, be so magnanimous as to allow others to make up stories like this?
Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's interested expression, the vendor immediately became smug. "Sir, you don't understand, do you? This may sound rather offensive, but it is said that before Wu Cheng'en wrote it, he went to the largest statue of the immortal in the capital of the Ming Dynasty to pray to the immortal."
"At that time, he also took out some divination tools and threw them several times in a row in front of many people. Those were all results that the immortals agreed to."
"Wu Cheng'en was greatly encouraged by this, and then traveled around the countryside to collect stories, and then compiled this very popular Journey to the West."
The vendor shook his head and said, "It's said that in the Ming Dynasty, quite a few people even came to our door to urge us to update the book, which shows how good it is."
"I don't have much left. If you guys don't buy now, it won't be so easy to buy later."
"Then let's get a few."
Before the girl could answer, a playful voice rang out. Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Hanabi take out a few banknotes and hand them to the vendor.
"Miss Hanabi, where are you from...?"
Mashu was somewhat surprised. They clearly didn't have any money from this world on them. Could it be that Hanabi stole it?
"Shh," Hanabi put her index finger to her lips and said with a smile, "It's a secret~"
"Alright, ladies, here's your packing."
The vendor took the banknotes, excitedly packed the books into a box, and handed it to Huahuo.
After walking a distance, Fujimaru Ritsuka took the books out of the box.
"How interesting that mortals have arranged these messengers! Let me see what's written here."
Fireworks immediately snatched a copy as well.
"In the first chapter... the stone monkey was hailed as king by the monkeys. Later, in order to seek immortality, he was instructed to become a disciple of the Patriarch Subhuti and was given the name Sun Wukong. But why did Bai Zhi come along to learn skills with him?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka leaned closer to the fireworks and slowly read through the previous chapters. She discovered that, compared to the Journey to the West she knew, in this version, it seemed that Sun Wukong met Bai Zhi at the very beginning, and then they entered the Crescent Moon Three Stars Cave together to study.
Moreover, Bai Zhi not only learned those wonderful techniques, but she didn't even become a disciple.
"Wow, is this little dragon really that studious?"
Hanabi was more concerned with other things; after all, in her view, it was just an ordinary person adding angelica to their work.
Let's look back.
Fujimaru Ritsuka had more ideas, because in her experience, histories or myths different from those of her own world might contain some truths.
Perhaps this Journey to the West can unveil some of the mystery surrounding Angelica dahurica?
"In the fourth chapter, he was appointed as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses. The author must have gone out of character here. The little dragon man would actually be so earnestly advising this monkey to study. Something's not right. Nine out of ten things are not right."
Upon reading this chapter, Hanabi couldn't help but feel compelled to make a comment.
Why would Ms. Hanabi think that way?
Fujimaru Ritsuka asked curiously, "Has Miss Hanabi been following that Immortal Baizhi for a long time?"
These days, Hanabi seems to have been showing a special affection for Baizhi and an unusual understanding of her, but judging from their previous words, it seems that the two have some deep-seated hatred for each other.
This forced her to imagine a very dramatic and abusive love story.
Could it be that Hanabi was Baizhi's good friend, or even her lover, but they separated because of some event, and then Hanabi turned her love into hatred, leading to her current state?
It's not surprising that she thought that way; she's seen a lot of Servants and heard many stories like this, so it's natural that she would immediately relate to it.
"I... I didn't actually spend much time with that guy, but little orange hair, I'm the Masked Fool. My specialty is imitating a person's speech and actions. I can tell what a person's true nature is just by looking at them!"
Hanabi, hands on her hips, said confidently, "If Little Dragon could patiently persuade this monkey like in this OOC novel, I'd be punished by being captured by that guy again and not being able to get out for several months!"
"I have a feeling that Ms. Hanabi is setting some kind of very dangerous flag..."
Mashu made a comment.
"This lousy book is too out of character. It doesn't have the plot I want to read. It's boring. Little Orange Hair, you can take it and read it yourself."
Hanabi, bored, tossed the book to Fujimaru Ritsuka.
The book she wanted to read wasn't about this kind of plot; it was about the little dragon being tortured in all sorts of ways.
"The plot that Ms. Hanabi wants to see... can't possibly be released in this world..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka wiped her sweat. If Hanabi's wishes were truly fulfilled and someone wrote such a book, in this world, there would probably be fanatical believers coming to physically eliminate the blasphemers.
"Tch, a bunch of spineless cowards."
Chapter 813 Overthrowing Bai Zhi's Tyranny
Hanabi looked at him with disdain. In her opinion, this novel called Journey to the West was full of the author's flattery towards Bai Zhi.
It's full of untrue things, misleading those who don't know the truth.
"It seems that Miss Fireworks has a really bad impression of that Immortal Bai Zhi..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka whispered to Mash.
"Yes, senior, I see that too. I think Miss Hanabi and that Immortal Baizhi must have some misunderstanding. I feel like Miss Hanabi has made Immortal Baizhi sound like a lazy, good-for-nothing glutton."
"But speaking of which, Miss Hanabi just mentioned that if what's in the book is true, then she'll be arrested again and won't be able to get out for several months."
"Could it be... that the Immortal Baizhi imprisoned Miss Huahuo?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded. "I think it's possible. Hanabi seems so lively. If she was imprisoned by Shirai, she must have been very upset. It doesn't seem wrong for her to hate Shirai like that?"
"But senior, based on what we've seen so far, Bai Zhi doesn't seem like a bad person. What exactly did Miss Hanabi do to be imprisoned by Bai Zhi?"
Mashu was both puzzled and curious.
These past few days, she and Fujimaru Ritsuka have mostly seen the hopeful side of Bai Zhi. Judging from her behavior and various legends, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who acts darkly and would imprison innocent girls.
Moreover, judging from the statue, Bai Zhi herself is also very beautiful.
Even based solely on her looks, she'd probably be the kind of person who's popular wherever she goes. Even someone like her, who was struck by lightning and whose servant was taught a lesson by Yan Qing, who was summoned by a divine statue, couldn't feel much aversion towards Bai Zhi.