Chapter 1663 - 620: Blood Lotus Mother (2)
Su Mo is the Nanhai Supreme, and if he wants to accept disciples.
He certainly has to choose carefully.
Not just anyone can enter Su Mo’s tutelage.
The disciples of the Nanhai Supreme can run rampant in Nanhai just by their identity.
Character and loyalty are both indispensable.
If one’s character is poor, bullying others, people won’t blame the disciple but the master.
If one is not loyal enough to Su Mo and holds an important position, later on, due to some incident, they might bring in foreign enemies... the consequences would be disastrous.
Previously, Su Mo was the Chief of the Ziyang Escort Agency, and could take in disciples as he wished.
Now it’s different.
As for Fang Jie, whether he qualifies to be under Su Mo’s tutelage must first pass through this trial.
Fang Jie doesn’t understand why just wanting to learn Heart Skill from ’Brother Wu’ brings such hostility.
But listening to Xiao He and Chen Dinghai speak, he knows that this person is also a subordinate of ’Brother Wu’.
He dare not act rashly... still, he feels a bit annoyed.
Fortunately, Xiao He didn’t say much, after glancing at him twice, he left the subordinates behind and went to where the group was gathered.
Standing outside the carriage, Xiao He cupped his fists:
"Young master, this subordinate returns with a report."
Su Mo doesn’t speak, Little Situ pokes her head out:
"Please kindly wait a moment, Lord Xiao, he has matters to attend to."
"Yes."
Xiao He immediately nodded: "Thank you, Miss Situ."
He stands by and waits quietly.
At this time, inside the carriage, after enduring the agony of the Suffering People Scripture, the Blood Lotus Sect woman has already forgotten the notions of ’This world is corrupt, the human heart is like a demon, using blood to nourish the lotus, to save the great Dao,’ and also forgets ’Worldly dust unclear, Blood Lotus is immortal.’
She now speaks all she knows, leaving nothing unsaid, only wishing for a quick death.
According to this woman, her name is Dong Cuilan.
Originally just an ordinary farm girl, her father gambled excessively and sold her to a brothel for three taels of silver.
She has a fierce temperament and refuses to be humiliated in the brothel.
In retaliation, she attempted suicide with a hairpin.
The brothel keeper, seeing she couldn’t be saved, had people throw her into the city outskirts’ graveyard.
She hadn’t yet breathed her last, lying alone in the graveyard waiting to die.
It was a desolate month, the wind was cold.
Red-eyed stray dogs surrounded her before she was dead, waiting for her last breath.
Though unwilling in her heart, she knew what awaited her.
As she neared death, a passing high member of the Blood Lotus Sect saved her.
He healed her wounds and brought her back to the Blood Lotus Sect.
Thus, she joined the sect.
The so-called Blood Lotus Sect worships the Blood Lotus Mother.
It’s said that the Blood Lotus Mother resides in the Lotus World.
In that world, everyone is like a lotus, their mental stage is pure, and those who worship the Blood Lotus Mother sincerely will enter the Lotus World upon death, achieving immortality, free from worldly struggles.
Additionally, they believe they can use their power to help the Blood Lotus Mother be born from the Blood Lotus.
By irrigating the Blood Lotus with the blood of pure women, over time, the Blood Lotus Mother will descend from the Blood Lotus, to save the great Dao.
This explains why they capture virgins.
Hearing this, Su Mo asks:
"Have you seen that Blood Lotus?"
"Of course!"
Dong Cuilan quickly replies:
"I’ve seen it myself, a massive Blood Lotus resides in the Lotus Pond.
"Nourished by blood, it blooms clean and without defilement, inside there’s the sound of a heartbeat drum!
"Our Blood Lotus Sect’s Blood Lotus Mother is about to descend to the mortal world.
"You people... won’t have a good end!!"
Su Mo chuckles:
"That’s interesting.
"But, if the Blood Lotus Mother truly exists and you tell me all these things, is it considered a betrayal? Can you still enter that so-called Lotus World?"
Dong Cuilan shakes her head:
"My faith in the Mother has not diminished a bit.
"Now I only want to enter the Lotus World as soon as possible, so I must converse with you.
"Besides, the Blood Lotus Mother is not some disgraceful Pseudo God.
"The Blood Lotus Mother is the only true god for universal salvation!
"These things are never secret. They should be widely known to everyone.
"However, the Sect Hierarch thinks the time is not yet right.
"Once the time arrives, this corrupt world will truly welcome the transformation by our Blood Lotus Sect!"
"I see."
Su Mo nods repeatedly:
"In that case, I have a request, which I’m sure you won’t refuse."
"... What do you want to say?"
"I wish to personally worship the Blood Lotus Mother within the Blood Lotus."
Su Mo said: "In this corrupt world, the human heart is like a demon, I too long for the purity and cleanliness of the Lotus World, could the young lady fulfill my wish?"
"I know what you’re thinking."
Dong Cuilan sneers, though born in poverty, after joining the Blood Lotus Sect she studied and trained in martial arts, she’s not foolish:
"Though you speak this way, in truth you have no reverence for the Blood Lotus Mother.
"You just want to trick me into revealing the location!
"This, I’m afraid you will be disappointed."
"Oh?"
Su Mo raises an eyebrow: "You might want to reconsider before speaking."
"..."
Recalling the pain from the Suffering People Scripture, Dong Cuilan suddenly feels the Blood Lotus Mother might not be able to save her.