Wandering Gods of Day and Night

Lady Lianhua was somewhat annoyed.

Zhou Lingyi chuckled lightly and said with a sense of pride, "My younger brother has unparalleled eyesight, able to discern even the smallest details. With just his eyes, he can see through your sinful soul."

Zhou Xuan added from the side, "I’ve only talked to you a little, yet you’ve continuously said... If you were truly Lady Lianhua, you wouldn’t repeatedly mention Jing Country,"

"Only an outsider from Buddha Country like you would keep emphasizing ’Jing Country’."

"You’re really difficult to deal with, truly difficult."

Lady Lianhua was infuriated to the extreme.

Zhou Xuan continued, "Everyone believed that with the discovery of Lady Lianhua and Huang Tianfeng following the three pigs, they were the real ones,

but while Huang Tianfeng is real, you’re a fake. If you weren’t in such a hurry to lead me away, perhaps you wouldn’t have revealed yourself so quickly. But you were too urgent, weren’t you?"

"Zhou Xuan, you’ll meet a bad end."

Lady Lianhua got into a position with limbs on the ground, and her once bulky body suddenly became agile,

She no longer resembled a yellow-skinned beast but rather a swift leopard. With extraordinary speed, she darted in front of Zhou Xuan, then unleashed a palm strike down.

It was a strike in name, but she intended to use the claws of her palm to sever Zhou Xuan’s head.

In terms of speed, Zhou Xuan feared no one,

not even formidable figures like the Moon Wheel Heavenly King in Xie Family’s Cave of Mingjiang Prefecture. When it came to speed against speed, Zhou Xuan had never lost.

His "Divine Armor" shimmered, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was several dozens of meters away.

By this time, the red umbrella in Zhou Lingyi’s hand had already started to spin.

As the red umbrella rotated, numerous Witch Clan runes appeared on its canopy,

And so, in the red light emanating from the umbrella, countless hooks and chains appeared, shooting out and attaching to Lady Lianhua’s body.

Merely hooking the body wasn’t enough; the hooks and chains, like living giant worms, continuously penetrated into Lady Lianhua’s body, seemingly aiming to reach deep into her soul.

"Ah... ah..."

Lady Lianhua let out a wretched howl; her previously nimble body now unable to move,

Zhou Xuan, who was watching on the side, said to Zhou Lingyi, "Sister, don’t ruin Lady Lianhua’s body. She’s a mere soul; just pull her soul out."

"Consider it done."

Zhou Lingyi shook the umbrella handle again, and the red light in the temple grew even more intense.

"This red umbrella has been passed down through generations within the Zhou Family’s Troupe, usually nurtured within the troupe. When such evil dares to come to Ping Shui Prefecture, it’s time for this red umbrella to show its might."

As she introduced the red umbrella, the numerous chains of the red umbrella twisted and tightened like the chains of a ship’s anchor, finally stretching tautly.

"Poof!"

After a muffled sound, a soul was left hanging amidst the red glow of the temple.

This soul resembled Lady Lianhua,

The little yellow skins outside, hearing the commotion, hurried over. Seeing that the soul of their grandmother was lifted by Zhou Xuan and Zhou Lingyi, they frantically pleaded,

Zhou Lingyi pricked her fingertip and smeared some finger blood on the ribs of the red umbrella.

The umbrella rib, stained with finger blood, shot out like an arrow, piercing the scapula on the soul’s shoulder.

The second drop of finger blood followed, and the second umbrella rib shot out, securing the soul’s scapulas on both sides.

That soul immediately twisted and revealed its true form.

It was not Lady Lianhua but rather appeared as a baby.

This baby had a large head, short limbs, and a large "卍" symbol on its forehead.

"Ah, a Buddhist Sect Ten Thousand Words mark—it’s truly a ghostly being from Buddha Country." Zhou Xuan remarked to the little yellow skins.

The little yellow skins then realized their grandmother was a fake and spat at it, with some getting aggressive enough to want to personally attack the ghostly being.

Zhou Xuan held back the rash yellow skins, pointing to the red light of the umbrella, saying, "This red light is intense; don’t recklessly go in, or you’ll get hurt."

Meanwhile, the ghostly baby, looking at the pervasive red light, spoke nervously, "What formidable red light, what formidable umbrella."

Zhou Lingyi coldly said, "The Zhou Family’s Troupe is a Netherworld Play Troupe, and its predecessor was a ghost-exorcising Witch Clan,

The red umbrella is the Township’s Magical Artifact of our troupe; subduing a ghostly being from Buddha Country is a piece of cake."

Zhou Xuan asked Zhou Lingyi, "Sister, can I move around under this red light?"

"You’re a direct disciple of the Nuo God; if even you can’t move freely under the red light, then I probably can’t either." Zhou Lingyi half-jokingly replied.

With that assurance, Zhou Xuan stepped into the red light and looked at the ghostly baby, asking, "What is your name?"

"Zhou Xuan... you... will die badly."

The ghostly baby’s words remained direct and simple.

"Oh dear, you people from Buddha Country are so stubborn; I don’t even want to ask anymore. Little Brain, come out."

Zhou Xuan called out to the Secret Realm.

In essence, Little Brain was a sophisticated machine, unafraid of the red light of the umbrella.

The next moment, Little Brain emerged, landing in front of the ghostly baby.

"Master, Little Brain is here."

"Recognize your fellow from Buddha Country."

Zhou Xuan said.

Little Brain discerned the baby for a moment and said, "Master, this ghost baby is also one of the Six Sins Venerable under Yanfuti."

"Another Six Sins Venerable?"

Zhou Xuan recalled the six Buddha’s images he had seen in Lotus Temple earlier that day.

These six Buddha’s images corresponded to the six types of disabled people in the world.

They were "Infinite Legs," "Long Hatred Heart," "Desireless Fool," "Body Hidden Ghost," "Eye Sees Evil," "Ear Hears Anger."

The six Buddhas were supposedly the Six Sins Venerable under Yanfuti.

"Eye Sees Evil" was associated with eye disability, and it was the Hundred-eyed Child that Zhou Xuan had burned today.

"So what’s the real name of this ghostly baby?" Zhou Xuan asked.

Little Brain said, "His name is Wan Xiang Tongzi, like your ’Hundred Human Phenomena,’ able to transform into the faces of many people in the world."

"Wan Xiang Tongzi." Zhou Xuan nodded and then asked Little Brain, "Which of the six Buddha’s images does it correspond to?"

Little Brain immediately answered, "’Body Hidden Ghost.’ In Buddha Country, there are women born deformed, who during pregnancy cannot bear normal babies, only ghostly ones. During pregnancy, they must consume human flesh daily to feed the ghost child."

"Oh, so it’s not an ordinary pregnant woman."

Zhou Xuan nodded, smiling at Wan Xiang Tongzi, "Little baby, you have a malicious mind, but your scheming lacks depth. By ending up in my hands, you’ve directly conveyed a piece of information to me."

After this ordeal, Wan Xiang Tongzi realized the terror of Zhou Xuan—Buddha Country people were now saying Zhou Xuan’s wisdom was as cunning as a demon; he realized this wasn’t just a rumor but a solid fact.

Knowing Zhou Xuan’s immense intelligence, Wan Xiang Tongzi dared not speak further, fearing a slip of the tongue that would give Zhou Xuan an advantage.

But Zhou Xuan wasn’t bluffing; he slowly said, "Your rush to lead me to the Time Realm was nothing more than an attempt to draw me away from Lotus Mountain,

so... Master Wu Ya, the real Lady Lianhua, and your master behind the scenes—Yanfuti Buddha Mother, they are all still at Lotus Mountain."

Wan Xiang Tongzi’s eyes widened in shock; he never imagined that his hasty actions would expose the real target to Zhou Xuan.

Seeing the look on the baby’s face, Zhou Xuan chuckled playfully, "By the way, another deduction,

I once asked you, what fertilizes the numerous Silver Bodhisattva Flowers? You told me it was the ancient skeletons of Jing Country."

"Indeed, it’s the skeletons."

"If it’s truly the skeletons, why did your eyes shift when answering?"

"..." Wan Xiang Tongzi.

Wan Xiang Tongzi hurriedly defended, "You weren’t looking at me at the time; how could you tell my eyes shifted."

Zhou Xuan spread his palm, a red thread of perception emerging, smiling, "People from Buddha Country have weak perception; as someone from Buddha Country, how could you comprehend my terrifyingly powerful perception..."

"Not looking at you doesn’t mean I wasn’t observing you—wherever my perception extends, it grows eyes."

Zhou Xuan’s smile faded as he continued, "So I guess there is a true source of nourishment for those Silver Bodhisattva Flowers in Lotus Mountain—this nourishment must be a significant secret you’re protecting, correct..."