Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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On the top floor, Xia Shouren lamented, “The world is going to the dogs, and the orthodox tradition is unstable. I never imagined that in the end, even the bottom line of my auspicious beast group would not be upheld.”
Shuo Zong ignored him, lost in thought, his mind replaying the uneasy look on Wei Xi’s face after he had wrapped him in a blanket and fallen asleep that day.
Wei Xi himself probably didn’t even know what kind of longing he carried when he said those words.
Ancient ferocious beasts, unfavored by the heavens, were avoided and feared by all things wherever they went. Compared to auspicious beasts, they were treated like stepchildren.
Shuo Zong initially told this lie to stabilize Wei Xi’s near-collapse, but now that he had gone this far and gotten Wei Xi to come to Ning Tian for official registration, his purpose had gradually shifted to making up for more of Wei Xi’s shortcomings.
Wei Xi had never received any of the love, followers, incense offerings, or worldly recognition that auspicious beasts possessed.
He could offer all of this to the other party, but unfortunately, a lie was still a lie.
Shuo Zong rested his forehead on his hand, gazing out the window with a slightly somber expression.
He was prepared to do his best to continue telling the fairy tale, at least to let Wei Xi truly enjoy a life that Heaven had never given him in thousands of years.
But how long can this story be told?
What kind of blow would Wei Xi suffer if he knew the truth one day?
Shuo Zong leaned back in his chair in silence. Before the story even began, he was already thinking about the predicament he would eventually face.
His thoughts were interrupted by a familiar sound of footsteps, and Shuo Zong quickly came back to his senses and looked up.
Ahead, Wei Xi stepped into the office and met his eyes directly.
They both fell silent for a moment, each noticing the gloomy look on the other’s face.
Two seconds later, Shuo Zong softened his expression and thought to himself, “Forget it, I’ll deal with this later.”
Wei Xi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled— as for resigning, Taicang Sect still needed this identity to cooperate with Ning Tian, so he would have to bear with it for now.
Xia Shouren: “??????”
Shuo Zong was one thing.
Why did Wei Xi also have that expression of resentment and anger, as if he’d been forced to board a pirate ship?!
….
Wei Xi tasted the bitterness of growing up the moment he decided to humble himself and become a mythical beast for the sake of his sect.
However, no one understood his hardships.
Tuan Tuanyi was one thing, he was a complete idiot to begin with. Recently, he suddenly discovered that his second junior brother was using his looks to please others, and fearing for his own position as the sect’s top disciple, he frantically tried to regain his master’s favor. So, he focused on cultivating his flattery skills, constantly saying things like, “Master, auspicious omen!” “Master, awesome!” “Master is the ruler of humanity and the savior of heaven and earth!” “What would you do without your master in this society?” “The earth would definitely stop rotating!”
At the same time, he had gotten obsessed with him helping others. Not to mention catching thieves, which was a criminal offense, he would even carry an old lady who wanted to cross the road.
Every time Wei Xi tried to open his mouth, he was put under a lot of pressure by him.
So he could only turn to his second apprentice and confide, “Que’er, I don’t want to be this auspicious beast anymore.”
His second apprentice was very patient with him, and took the topic seriously, even asking him carefully, “Why?”
Wei Xi didn’t know how to tell him. In front of his second disciple, he inexplicably didn’t want to reveal his indifference towards the human world, so he could only vaguely explain: “I still feel that I am not suitable to be an auspicious beast.”
Upon hearing this, his second apprentice’s eyes would show a complex emotion resembling heartache, and he would raise his hand to touch his hair.
Then he turned his head to face him, cupped his face and looked him in the eye, saying, “Wei Xi, you don’t need to doubt yourself. I said you are an auspicious beast, and you must be an auspicious beast.”
Then he showed him the Baidu Baike entry: “Look, it’s been corrected there too?”
Wei Xi: “…”
Although the hands cupping his cheeks were very warm, and his apprentice’s words were surprisingly firm and gentle, Wei Xi felt even more pressure.
That’s not what I want to hear!
With no one to confide in, Wei Xi had to silently bear the burdens of life alone, and at the request of Tuan Tuanyi, he had no choice but to set off as soon as possible to Wuhua to pray for rain.
Feng Bo & Shui Shi had been diligently researching treatments for athlete’s foot and constipation at home lately. They even asked Tuan Tuanyi to enroll them in an online health and medical course. When they heard that they had to put aside their studies to pray for rain, they were quite reluctant: “Can’t I go later? The teacher is currently discussing the key points of fungal treatment.”
Wei Xi then vented all his frustration at having to be a mythical beast on them, jumping up and beating them: “You’ve been in the sect for so long and haven’t earned a single penny of revenue. Instead, you’ve spent extra money on online classes. Do you even want to stay here anymore?!”
Wei Dedao, taking sides in the middle, said: “Star Lord, my disciple is still young…”
Tuan Tuanyi, with eyes full of admiration, explained to his junior brother, “Do you think Master is angry because of money? No! This is the instinct of the auspicious beast. It cares about the people still suffering from the disaster in Wuhua, which is why it chooses to treat the gods in such a brutal way!”
Shuo Zong: “…”
Feng Bo & Shui Shi: “…”
The region had been suffering from drought for several months, and the altars set up by Taoist priests from various regions had made no progress. When they learned that Wei Xi was coming, the priests were quite surprised: “Has Fellow Taoist Wei found a new rain-making formation?”
Wei Xi turned to look at Feng Bo, whose face was bruised and swollen. Considering that the other party had fallen into demonic ways and could no longer be considered a proper immortal, and fearing that it would damage the excellent reputation of his sect in the industry, he simply said, “Our company has recently found two experts who are researching artificial rainmaking.”
The Taoist priests: “???”
What’s going on at this Taoist temple in Taicang? Everyone was just doing their superstitions, why did you suddenly turn to science?
The Wind God and Rain Master were also dissatisfied: “How could we be experts in artificial rainmaking?”
Just as Wei Dedao was about to say that it was indeed inappropriate to introduce the two constellations in this way, he heard Feng Bo angrily say, “Don’t you dare ruin our cultivation. Shui Shi and I have clearly switched to researching athlete’s foot.”
Wei Dedao: “…”
Tuan Tuanyi was very dissatisfied: “What are you saying? The first person to study the treatment of athlete’s foot was clearly our enlightened celestial being! We’ve already been generous enough by sharing our business with you, yet you still want to be experts? Go out and ask around, which believer who has consulted us doesn’t say that our master’s ancestor cured it well!”
Wei Dedao: “…You flatter me.”
….
Before the trip, the internet was in an uproar again.
Some people posted that they had encountered strange-looking unidentified people. At first, there were only one or two posts, which did not attract much attention. But soon, such comments sprang up like mushrooms after rain, and there were so many that they could not be ignored.
Because the descriptions used by the posters were so frightening— such as gaping mouths, two heads, and three eyes— they sounded incredibly fantastical, and netizens initially thought it was a joke they had made up.
It wasn’t until a blogger, who reacted quickly after being startled, posted a photo he had managed to snap in his panic, and it was verified by a specialist that the photo had not been edited, that the situation changed.
Panic erupted online like fireworks.
In just a few hours, the photo had been commented on and reposted countless times. The internet department seemed to have deleted the original post, but even so, it couldn’t stop netizens from spontaneously taking screenshots and discussing it. When Tuan Tuanyi was about to leave, he glanced at the screenshotted photo on the homepage and was so shocked that his hair almost stood on end. He hurriedly called out to his master, “Master, Master! Look at this!”
Wei Xi glanced at the photo and found that it seemed to have been taken at night. The image was a bit blurry, but it was not hard to see that the main character in the center of the picture had a terrifying appearance.
It had three eyes, lips that stretch almost to its ears, and a sharp, uneven horn on its head.
The person was dressed strangely, wearing a scarlet cloak and was exceptionally tall, at least two meters tall according to the blogger who took the photo.
Tuan Tuanyi covered his eyes and yelled, “Damn it, he’s so ugly, Master, my eyes hurt!”
Wei Xi patted him, and he quickly took the opportunity to stick close to him. This kid has been feeling very insecure lately because his junior brother has successfully risen to the top.
His junior brother didn’t bother with him at all. He took the phone from Wei Xi, glanced at it, and immediately frowned: “Mo Luo?”
“What, Mo Luo?!”
Feng Bo & Shui Shi also approached and, upon seeing the photo, were immediately shocked: “They really are people from the Demon Realm! They haven’t left the Demon Realm for thousands of years, how could they suddenly appear in the mortal world?!”
Shuo Zong glanced at the poster’s post and the coordinates of the photos taken in various locations: “They are approaching the capital.”
Feng Bo & Shui Shi were startled: “The capital? Isn’t that right here?!”
Shuo Zong nodded, his expression gradually becoming serious: “They’ve found traces of Mara.”
The room fell silent for a moment, and the expressions on everyone’s faces varied, but none of them could be described as relaxed.
Only Tuan Tuanyi, panting and brimming with excitement, exclaimed, “Master! The time has come for us to save the world!”
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