Chapter 80 I won't lay a hand on you, okay?

"...sounds?"

"You heard a human voice?"

Just as He Mu was about to call for the third time, Wen Rensheng finally gave a cold "hmm".

The fragments of the letter were quickly restored to their original state in his hand. Wen Rensheng glanced at the contents of the letter and his expression froze.

He looked up and met He Mu's gaze.

"Master is ill?"

“Yes,” He Mu said, “Those ‘calamities’ have started to take effect on the monsters. Riots are breaking out everywhere in the city. Ye Lan isn’t around, and your master can’t handle it all by himself. He’s overworked and collapsed.”

He paused, looking at Wenrensheng with guilt in his eyes, and took his hand: "Even the God of Literature, possessing divine power, cannot withstand the changes brought by the 'Calamity.' I didn't want you to get hurt, so..."

"That's why you want to go by yourself."

Hearing the voice, he finished the sentence for him, somewhat annoyed.

“…I don’t want to think about it anymore,” He Mu tried to justify himself, “I just want to go with you.”

Hearing the voice, he wasn't buying his hindsight. He looked down and glanced at the letter again, then picked up the scattered bundle on the ground and stuffed it inside.

“I’ll go back now. Please ask my brother to tell Ye Lan,” Wen Rensheng said calmly as he slung his bundle over his shoulder. “Once Shan Yue has made the antidote, you must bring her to Cangzhou immediately…”

Halfway through his sentence, Wen Rensheng shook his head again and pulled out a few crumpled papyrus sheets from his bundle.

"No, Ye Lan knows that Master is in trouble, and he might pester me to follow him. I'd better leave a letter for him."

He bit his fingertip and used his spiritual power to write on it, while asking, "Brother, can you still get that kind of Shrinking Earth Talisman? If not, I'll fly back on my sword myself."

“My master needs me now. There aren’t many people she can trust in Cangzhou City. I must go back to help her.”

Hearing someone say something, Mu would nod, not daring to object.

He rarely saw anyone so serious; their aura exuded a distant coldness, clearly stating "refusal to contact."

Normally, it would wag its tail and let him pat its head when it heard human voices or saw him. But now it even hides its tail and ears and won't let him see them!

I thought that by apologizing quickly enough, I could make up for the mistake I made in a moment of confusion, but it seems I was just being overconfident.

Given the current situation, Mu Ming wisely chose not to bother him any further, silently following behind Wen Rensheng and watching him bustle about.

After Wen Rensheng finished packing his things and left the written paper in the crack of the door, he finally turned his attention to He Mu.

He asked, "Last time, my brother said that this kind of talisman is obtained from the Earth God. Where is the Earth God of Zhongzhou?"

He Mu quickly replied, "It's not far, I'll take you there."

Hearing someone's voice, he hummed in response, but his emotions were unreadable.

He Mu then tentatively shook Wen Rensheng's hand, and the child did not resist, obediently letting him hold it.

It seems they weren't too angry, and there's still a chance to salvage the situation.

After thinking for a while, Mu said, "Sheng Sheng, should we turn back into our original form first?"

Hearing the voice, he gave him a strange look.

"what?"

He Mu smiled and said, "That way, if I carry you over, it won't be so conspicuous."

"…………"

After hearing the voice, it remained silent for a while, then silently formed a hand seal, and its body transformed back into that of a snow wolf.

Perhaps because he was in a bad mood, the tips of his ears drooped down, making him look like a puppy from He Mu's perspective.

He Mu scooped him up, leaped onto the wall of Shanyue Hall, and used his light footwork to head towards the Earth God Temple.

Just as he was about to leap onto the roof across the street, Wenrensheng suddenly spoke from under his arms.

“Wait, brother,” he said, “I want to check on Shanyue’s condition before I leave.”

Mu Yiyan stopped and tucked Wen Rensheng into her bosom.

Hearing the voice, it placed its two front paws on He Mu's arm and quietly glanced at the courtyard of Shan Yue Tang.

Ye Lan was sitting on the stone steps in front of Shan Yue's room, holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand, gently fanning the purple clay teapot in front of him.

Shan Yue stood beside him, holding a book in one hand and picking out medicine from the basket with the other. Sure enough, there was a white cloth wrapped around her head, indicating that she had been injured by Xu Duoren. Fortunately, she seemed to be in good spirits.

Hearing voices, I twitched my ears and could faintly hear their conversation.

"Young hero and that mountain god, why haven't you made a move yet? Has something happened?"

“They should be fine,” Ye Lan said, fanning himself and looking down. “I sent Lord Cangyu a letter from the city lord. I guess… they should have already returned to Cangzhou by now.”

"Back to Cangzhou?" Shan Yue looked surprised. "Then you..."

“I can’t go back yet,” Ye Lan said. “Lord Cang Yu is right. My abilities are too weak. If I blindly follow the city lord, I will only hold her back. I must do my best to help her.”

"Miracle doctor, I will protect you until you create the antidote."

"..."

He Mu lifted Wen Rensheng and turned him over.

“Sheng Sheng,” he said, “so, are we leaving now?”

Hearing someone's voice, he pursed his lips but remained silent.

Seeing that Wenrensheng was ignoring him, Mu simply grabbed Wenrensheng's back, pulled him closer, and buried her face in his stomach.

"Sheng Sheng, are you ignoring me?" He Mu asked in a muffled voice, "Are you really ignoring me?"

Mu's hair was rubbing against her belly, and she was so itchy from hearing people's voices that she scratched at Mu with her paws.

"Let me go! It itches!!"

He endured it for a while, but found that he was completely powerless in this form and could only be manipulated by others!

In a fit of anger, upon hearing a human voice, it clapped its two claws together, channeled its spiritual power, and with a "bang," transformed back into its original form.

As soon as he regained his human form, he immediately mustered all his strength to push Mu away.

"What exactly do you want?!"

"I was really wrong, Sheng Sheng."

He frowned slightly, took a half step back, and then stepped forward again to grasp Wen Rensheng's hand.

"I should have kept my promise and discussed it with you properly before making a decision. I just don't remember to do things this way right now. I will definitely change next time."

"You...you can't ignore me, Shengsheng. If I do it again, you can kick me out. I won't complain, okay?"

He Mu lowered his attitude, even to the point of pleading. When Wen Rensheng heard him apologize like this, his previously cold heart softened immediately, and he couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.

Regardless, Mu secretly concealed the fact that her master was ill because she was afraid of losing him.

Besides, he immediately confessed to me this time and properly admitted his mistake. Wen Rensheng's anger had actually subsided long ago; he was just being stubborn.

Thinking of this, Wen Rensheng couldn't help but soften his tone: "I'm not blaming you, brother. I was just a little angry."

After saying that, he pursed his lips and took the initiative to tidy up He Mu's hair, which had just been messed up by his claws.

“It was wrong of me to ignore you,” he said gently, stroking Mu’s hair. “I know that my brother wanted to protect me and bear the pain for me because he loves me.”

"But I love you just the same, I like you, and I don't want to lose you. Besides giving love, we also need to respect the love we give each other, brother."

He hugged He Mu tightly, leaned against his chest, and whispered, "If one day I were the one facing life and death, would you blame me for abandoning you without my consent?"

He Mu pulled him close and shook his head: "I won't let you get into any danger, Sheng Sheng."

Hearing a voice, he did not answer that question.

He only hugged He Mu for a short while before letting go of her hands and secretly wiping the corners of his eyes twice.

“Time is running out,” Wenrensheng’s voice was a little hoarse. “Master is in danger. We need to get back to Cangzhou City as soon as possible.”

He Mu nodded, unable to resist touching the wolf ears that had reappeared after hearing the human voice.

This must mean they've made up, right?

It's easy to guess what a person is thinking. When they like someone, they'll let them touch their ears; when they don't like someone, they'll hide their ears.

“You are much smarter than me, Sheng Sheng,” He Mu said. “I have never thought deeply about what you said. You are very insightful.”

“Perhaps,” Wenrensheng touched his chest and guessed, “is it because of the Heavenly Spiritual Root within me? I always feel like I can smell the scent of everyone’s emotions and feel other people’s heartbeats.”

He Mu chuckled and shook his head: "Your heart is your own, what does it have to do with the Heavenly Spiritual Root?"

The Heavenly Spiritual Root grants a person the ability to perceive the life and breath of all things, but it cannot shake a person's state of mind or resolve their greed and hatred.

Therefore, the chivalrous heart that hears human voices is not born from this heavenly spiritual root.

On the contrary, he was born with such a gentle and pure soul, which is why the Heavenly Spirit Root admired him and chose him.

This is a unique ability to hear human voices.

*

The least valuable deity in the mortal realm is the Earth God.

From the vast cities of the Central Plains to the small villages and towns, almost every place inhabited by humans or monsters can be found to have a local temple, and even the underworld is no exception.

Land God Temples are usually built by local people who spontaneously contribute money to create a blessed place. They enshrine more approachable minor deities. Because they originate from the hearts of the people, they can seek help from the deities in the Land God Temple for all kinds of problems in people's daily lives.

The temple also contains a "shrinking earth magic spell" that can "travel ten thousand miles a day." If someone encounters an emergency and needs to leave the city, they can come to the temple to ask for this yellow talisman.

The two quickened their pace and arrived at a temple before nightfall.

The land god temple in Zhongzhou was built even more magnificently than the mountain god temple, with a gilded hip roof, ochre-red walls, and four auspicious beasts sitting on the eaves at the four corners. If you didn't know better, you would think you had entered a heavenly palace.

He Mu was about to kick open the door of the earth god temple when Wen Rensheng grabbed his arm and stopped him.

He said seriously, "We're just borrowing something from him, how can we act like robbers?"

He Mu withdrew his leg and said helplessly, "You don't know the local earth god. He likes to take advantage of people. You have to be fierce to borrow things."

“What?” Wen Rensheng didn’t believe him. “Brother is a mortal now. He can’t always be so disrespectful to the gods.”

“Okay,” He Mu shrugged, “then I won’t do it.”

Hearing a voice, she smiled at him and said, "Thank you, brother."

Having said that, he smoothed out his robes and politely stepped forward to knock on the door.

“Lord Earth God,” he called out gently, “we have come to borrow your Shrinking Earth Spell urgently. Please come out and see us.”

"Lord God of Earth?"

"earth--"

"What do you mean by 'rustic'!"

Before the third sentence of the voice could be finished, a piercing curse suddenly erupted from the other side of the door.

Then, with a loud "bang," the door of the earth god temple was violently smashed open.

A short, white-bearded old man emerged from inside. His eyebrows were so long they almost covered his eyes. He wore a magnificent brocade robe and stood barefoot behind the threshold, looking Wen Rensheng up and down.

What do you need the divine incantation for?

Hearing the voice, he politely replied, "Someone at home is seriously ill, and I have to go back today. Thank you for your help, sir."

Upon hearing this, the Earth God immediately rolled his eyes.

"What does your family member's serious illness have to do with me?"

He rudely interrupted Wen Rensheng.

"Besides... you're a monster with four legs, why don't you run over there?"

The Earth God was short and didn't notice He Mu behind him for a moment; his gaze was fixed on Wenren Sheng.

He has an outstanding appearance, a kind of beauty that is not aggressive. Even strangers will feel affection for him at first glance and subconsciously think that he is an easy person to get along with.

But for immortals who have long lifespans and are detached from worldly affairs, such a pure and harmless appearance often means "hypocrisy".

Furthermore, given the terrifying nature of the monster's identity, almost no deity would believe that Wenrensheng was a simple and good child.

The Earth God was even more displeased when he saw how he looked.

He stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping over Wenrensheng rudely twice before finally letting out a sneer.

"Oh, I see."

"You think your demon form is too lowly, so you deliberately don such a beautiful appearance—"

Before he could finish speaking, He Mu blocked Wen Rensheng from behind and kicked the Earth God in the face.

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Author's Note: [shy][shy]