Chapter 134: Monk, Me? Star, You Cheeky Star!
“Follow me!”
Nangong Basha looked quite serious.
Honestly, the weird methods were enough to send chills down anyone’s spine.
Nangong Young Master didn’t say a word.
He just quietly followed his father.
Before long, they arrived at an underground secret chamber.
The chamber was quite large.
You could even say it was magnificent.
Instead of a secret room, it resembled an underground palace.
In the center of this palace lay a little monk.
The little monk was sound asleep, surrounded by a chaotic pile of liquor bottles.
Nangong Basha approached the little monk and respectfully bowed.
Then he spat on his hand and rubbed it together.
Slap… Slap…
With two loud claps, the little monk instantly woke up.
“Who—who hit this monk?”
Nangong Basha chuckled as he looked at the little monk.
“Master Dizang, you know well that I wouldn’t come to you unless it were a matter of life and death for my family!”
The little monk was speechless.
“I already said, cooperating with the Angry Heaven Palace is advantageous for you, but we shouldn’t get too close. After all, the Angry Heaven Palace has ulterior motives. If you get too close, your Nangong family might become scapegoats!”
Nangong Basha shook his head.
“This isn’t an issue with the Angry Heaven Palace. My son just wants me to pledge allegiance to a certain force, but I’m currently unaware of this force’s situation. So, I thought I’d come ask you what would happen to our Nangong family’s future if I really did this!”
The little monk looked a bit confused.
“I’m just wise and aware of the karmic ties with your Nangong family. I’m not a fortune teller.”
Nangong Basha smiled again, “I’ll give you my treasured wine!”
The little monk’s eyes lit up.
“Alright, I do have some knowledge of divination. Just wait a moment while I take a look!”
The little monk then began counting on his Buddhist beads, muttering incantations.
“Hmm?”
He glanced at Nangong Basha and furrowed his brows.
Then he calculated again.
“Wow!!!”
Nangong Basha scratched his head.
“Did you come up with anything?”
The little monk also scratched his shiny little bald head.
“I have, but it feels a bit unreal!”
Nangong Basha blinked.
“What do you mean by ‘unreal’?”
The little monk sighed.
“The hexagram indicates that if you join the force your son mentioned, your Nangong family will soar to new heights. You could completely break the curse, emerge from this Cave Heaven, dominate the world, rule the fairy realm, become immortal, and never die…”
Nangong Basha and Nangong Young Master both fell into silence.
The little monk, bewildered, continued.
“It even indicates I will accompany you, eventually becoming the most virtuous Buddha in the world. Isn’t that nonsense? I’m not a bad person, but I’ve killed quite a few! How could I become a Buddha like this?”
Nangong Basha already had an answer in his mind.
“I see. Why don’t you come with us? Maybe what you said is true?”
The little monk frowned.
But to clarify his doubts, he nodded anyway.
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The next morning.
Liu Shunyi paced back and forth anxiously.
“This makes no sense! This is impossible!”
Liu Shunyi looked at the Golden Scroll of Names, which showed no new names.
He was getting nervous.
“Are they looking down on me, thinking they can just pick someone to kill me? That doesn’t add up! Anyone with a thought to kill me should end up on this Golden Scroll!”
“Could it be that something more important is delaying them, hence they haven’t thought to kill me?”
After waiting all morning and still not seeing his name appear, Liu Shunyi’s gaze turned cold.
“Zhao Gou!”
“Huh?”
“Let’s go, I’m taking you to save lives and heal the injured!”
Zhao Gou’s eyes brightened: “Sounds good! Let’s go, let’s go!”
Just as the two were about to head out, Lin Wudao entered from outside the small courtyard.
“The two Kings of Hell, the Nangong family has arrived!”
Liu Shunyi instantly perked up.
“I get it, they’re worried I might be a big shot, so they’re here to test me.”
“Hahaha, here he comes! My enemy has arrived!”
Liu Shunyi excitedly walked out of the courtyard.
But as he opened the door, he saw the Nangong Young Master and Nangong Basha bowing deeply to him simultaneously.
“Greetings, my lord!”
Nangong Basha even stated directly, “Nangong Basha is willing to pledge allegiance to you, and will follow your commands!”
Liu Shunyi: “!!!”
Zhao Gou: “…”
Lin Wudao and the ominous clouds in the sky: “！？！？…”
Liu Shunyi was left questioning if he had misheard.
He looked at Lin Wudao and asked, “Did he just say he wants to pledge allegiance to me?”
Lin Wudao nodded.
Liu Shunyi turned to Zhao Gou.
Zhao Gou nodded.
Liu Shunyi was speechless.
Seeing these people in earnest and very sincere, Liu Shunyi felt a wave of irritation.
He glared at Nangong Basha, “You do realize what I did to your son, right? Don’t you want to kill me?”
In reality, Liu Shunyi didn’t know that Nangong Basha had already discussed matters with Lin Wudao.
Even regarding the pledge of loyalty, it only needed the nod from the King of Hell.
Lin Wudao couldn’t make the call.
Nangong Basha even deliberately sought Lin Wudao to understand the preferences of the two Kings of Hell.
Nangong Basha was sweating bullets.
Especially when he stood outside the door and heard the two Kings of Hell wanting to personally come to their home to “save lives and heal the injured.” He quickly asked Lin Wudao to report, leading to this very moment.
Now, upon hearing Liu Shunyi’s words, Nangong Basha genuinely didn’t dare speak out of turn.
Especially since the monk he brought along, when taken to the sky, personally told him,
“Damned Nangong Basha, I treated you like a brother, and you bring me to the King of Hell? I swear, just don’t let those two Kings of Hell go overboard. Otherwise, I’ll abandon my path and take you down with me!”
So, Nangong Basha didn’t dare to act presumptuously.
“My lord is joking. I truly come here to pledge allegiance.”
At this point, Liu Shunyi was a bit dumbfounded.
He even instinctively muttered, “I didn’t mean for it to happen like this!”
Nangong Basha swallowed hard.
He quickly glanced at Lin Wudao.
Indeed, the Great King of Hell liked enemies but preferred to torment them.
The second King of Hell enjoyed healing people and alleviating suffering, with nearly no negative feedback—because those who didn’t have good things to say were all dead!
Nangong Basha was cold with sweat.
Now that Liu Shunyi had mentioned his preferences, Nangong Basha really dared not say anything else.
“Lord, it’s just that my son has already disclosed your methods to me. Those heavenly skills truly impress me. I even see a possibility of the Nangong family rising to prominence. As long as I’m not an idiot, I believe no one would dare oppose you!”
These words made for pleasant hearing.
But right now, I’m lacking enemies!
However, taking the Nangong family without a fight would be quite alright.
Liu Shunyi suddenly asked, “So, does your Nangong family have many enemies?”
Nangong Basha hesitated: “Hmm, quite a few!”
Liu Shunyi jumped with excitement: “Great! You’ll be one of my Hell King Hall’s people from now on!”
Nangong Basha: “!!!”
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