Chapter 1538 - 567: Life Furnace
Zhou Xuan leisurely walked through the snow-covered land, holding a pitch-black Heavenly Spirit Bone.
His spirits were high, and he had the leisure to keep watching the snowy scenery of the valley.
"What pure snow, much purer than the people of Snow Plain Prefecture."
Zhou Xuan mumbled to himself. Just as his words fell, he sensed a fluctuation of incense from a far distance behind him.
He couldn’t help but pridefully raise an eyebrow, "This fish has finally taken the bait."
There was no need to guess; he already knew that the person in the snow was Ning Jin Longba.
Sure enough,
Ning Jin Longba rushed through the snow, taking strides that were two steps at a time, arriving in front of Zhou Xuan and kneeling on one knee: "Master, save me... Master, save me..."
Tear traces were faintly visible on Ning Jin’s face. Zhou Xuan didn’t know if he was crying due to the pain of losing his son, or because he was frightened by the Great Snow Mountain Curse so close at hand.
Zhou Xuan deliberately pretended to know nothing, and after pretending to look around, he said leisurely,
"Lord Longba, in broad daylight, with the sun shining brightly, there’s neither ghostly mischief nor any pursuers threatening your life, yet you ask me to save you? Where does this ’save’ come from?"
"Master, the Golden Buddha’s words are true, the Golden Buddha’s words are true... In this harsh winter, the entire Snow Plain Prefecture will come alive and devour everything alive within the prefecture city... By the Cuomo Heavenly Pool, my clansmen, housekeeper, and my most beloved son Bai Ze have all been buried within the snow mountain."
As Ning Jin Longba talked about the death of his family, the sadness added a bit more to his emotions,
Zhou Xuan sighed and pointed at Ning Jin Longba, chiding him: "Longba, oh Longba, why didn’t you listen to my senior brother’s words?
My senior brother can hear the whispers of the Ancient God; he already told you, the Six Great Families would face a great snow disaster, yet you brought your family here to fish for the Ghost-faced Eel, and now you have suffered this calamity... Have you realized it now..."
"I’ve realized it, I’ve realized it, Master Ning, I take back what I said not long ago. In the action to eradicate Zhou Xuan and seize Zhao Wuya, our Longba Family will fully support."
"Really?"
"Really, Master, your Buddhist Law is profound, please accompany me back to Longba Manor."
Ning Ba Long Jin had already been terrified by the ominous maw of the snow mountain, so much so that he didn’t dare to walk alone, fearing that amidst the endless white snow, another big mouth might appear and swallow him whole.
With ’Ning Yu’ accompanying him, his sense of security returned significantly.
As a native of Snow Plain Prefecture, he had a deep-seated reverence for the Reincarnation Zen Temple.
Zhou Xuan looked at the kneeling Ning Jin Longba, extended his right hand slowly, placing his middle finger on the other’s forehead, and said,
"Longba, you finally found your way back to the right path; this is indeed a good thing, a very good thing."
"Trust in the Reincarnation Temple, trust Brother Boba. The Six Great Families still have a chance to survive. If not, if you ignore my senior brother’s prophecies, waiting for you will be the awakening of a giant that spans the snowy plains."
"Understood, understood." Ning Jin Longba nodded repeatedly.
"Get up, little monk will escort you for a while."
Zhou Xuan appeared extremely dignified, with the afterglow casting a solemn air upon him, with a trace of ’Buddha’s’ compassion in his eyes...
...
Zhou Xuan escorted Ning Jin Longba back to the manor,
at the manor gate, Ning Jin Longba said to Zhou Xuan: "Master Ning, rest assured, this time, I will certainly gather the Six Great Families and invite the ancestor of the family to go to Ping Shui Prefecture with Master Boba."
"If you have this kind of awareness, it would not waste my senior brother’s painstaking efforts."
After Zhou Xuan finished speaking, he returned to the Reincarnation Temple.
When he left the temple, it was still broad daylight,
But by the time he returned, night had fallen deep.
Zhou Xuan entered the temple, and the monks seeing him greeted him with a Buddhist salute, saying, "Greetings, Master."
"Go and do the evening lessons."
Zhou Xuan replied casually, nodding his head.
"Disciple understands."
The greeting monk then stepped aside and left.
Zhou Xuan went from the temple gate all the way to the Buddha Praise Heavenly Palace at the top of the snow mountain. Along the way, he saw many monks but always felt something was wrong.
The monks he passed all had sharp teeth and carried a ghostly aura, not like proper monks.
"Granted, there aren’t any real monks in the Reincarnation Temple, but this demonic atmosphere is way too improper."
Zhou Xuan sighed as he entered Boba’s chamber.
"Senior Brother."
"How did the matter go?" Boba leaned alone on a long bench, and not far away, a brazier burned fiercely.
Zhou Xuan replied, "After listening to the bone, Longba decided to join Senior Brother’s plan with the Six Great Families."
"Hmm, this Longba is quite sensible."
Boba praised, nodding.
Zhou Xuan asked, "Senior Brother, there’s something I don’t understand."
"Go ahead and speak." Boba, having made progress in his plan, felt much at ease.
"According to the news from our Buddha Country, Zhou Xuan is an extremely dangerous person; from Zhou Xuan’s performance, the news is true."
Zhou Xuan praised himself heartlessly.
He summarized, "Since he’s such a dangerous person, why provoke his stench? I know, Buddha Mother is preparing for a major event, and I’m afraid..."
"You are afraid that rashly dealing with Zhou Xuan would instead bring trouble upon us, perhaps even affect Buddha Mother’s major event?"
Boba frowned and asked.
Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "That’s exactly what I’m worried about."
"I also don’t want to deal with him."
Boba said, "Today at Buddha Praise Heavenly Palace, I only caught a few glimpses of him, but I already know this figure is extremely complex. But if we don’t deal with him, tell me how else we will bring Zhao Wuya over."