Difficult asshole thing
The music has stopped and the crowd is dispersing.
Yuan Tianqi inadvertently recalled the indescribable yet real dream he had in the early morning of the day before yesterday.
He felt that this dream must be related to the vision tonight and the message left by Hu Ziyu before he left.
He wanted to find a suitable person to talk to, preferably someone who knew how to interpret dreams and wouldn't just give him the perfunctory answer of "That's because you missed someone."
The uncle in pink slung his backpack over his body, walked past him, Hu Zilin and Sun Huilian, and waved to the three of them.
"Goodbye! We'll meet again if we're lucky." After taking two or three steps forward, something like a piece of paper fell out from the left pocket of his trousers.
Hu Zilin stepped forward and picked it up. It turned out to be a pocket language learning book "Learn Korean Easily (Introduction)".
"Thank you. If this falls off, I will have a headache!" The uncle in pink shirt "Brother Bao" smiled.
"You're welcome." Hu Zilin wanted to say goodbye, but felt reluctant.
"Brother Bao, you...are learning Korean"
"Yeah, it's just like chasing stars! I might as well learn a few lines like 'An Ning Ha Se Yo (Hello)', 'Man La Suo Pan Ga Bu Mi Da (Glad to see you)', and 'Sa Lang Hei Yo (I love you)'."
Yuan Tianqi found it amusing. Wasn't chasing Korean stars the preserve of teenagers and older women? How could a middle-aged man like him also want to follow? However, since he was staying, he might as well take this opportunity to ask for his contact information so he could slowly inquire about Hu Ziyu's parting message and other matters.
"Brother Bao, can I add you on LINE?" Hu Zilin asked first, ignoring Sun Huilian's rolling eyes.
"Sorry, the phone I'm holding now is the Weimingtang business jet. How about this, you just join our big group, and if you have anything to say, tag the hall master and ask him to forward it, or call the hall's switchboard and ask him to transfer it to me." The uncle in pink shirt answered.
Yuan Tianqi listened silently. Once he had settled the matters at hand, he would call Weiming Hall or come back another day to bother them. It was getting late, so before helping to clean up the venue, he called Hu Zilin and Su Huilian and walked them to the nearest waiting area to wait.
Hu Zilin stayed at his uncle and aunt's house in Da'an District and commuted by MRT every day.
Before going to college, Hu Ziyu also lived briefly in the room he is using now.
"Brother Qi..."
"Xiao Lin..."
The two said in unison.
"Brother Qi speaks first."
"You go first!" After a three-second silence, Yuan Tianqi coughed softly. "Never mind, I'll go first. It's just that this matter is a bit bizarre, and I can't find anyone to talk to directly." Considering that Sun Huilian was present, a complete outsider, Yuan Tianqi had to choose his words carefully to avoid touching the old woman's sensitive nerves.
"The day before yesterday morning, I had a strange dream. In the dream, my soul was pulled up to the sky and a strange spell was cast on it."
"Me too!" Hu Zilin couldn't help but shout, "I was even taken to the lobby of a magnificent building on the moon, but... my role was more like a spectator, or a judge.
There were seven contestants on stage, and I had to give scores, raise signs, comment, and sometimes even bang the table and throw paper balls to create various show effects."
Yuan Tianqi quickly interjected, "That's right! It felt like a one-on-many wedding variety show, but I wasn't an audience member or judge, I was a contestant. There are many details I can't remember, and I didn't see Xiaoyu there, but I can still guess that the focus of this dream must be on him." Yuan Tianqi stroked his cheek, his thoughts becoming increasingly confused. "Did you also have this dream two days ago?"
"Yes! It was around three in the morning. Later, I woke up exhausted, my pajamas soaked with sweat, and I had the impression that many people were calling my brother's name in my dream. Although I didn't understand what it meant, I still grabbed the notebook in front of the desk and wrote down everything I remembered," said Hu Zilin.
Although Su Huilian found it strange and absurd, she still listened attentively.
"Xiao Lin, when you get back, can you take a photo of the notes for me? I want to pick a day and go to Weiming Hall to talk to Brother Bao."
"Of course!" The taxi that arrived at the designated location beeped twice softly at the three people. Yuan Tianqi and Hu Zilin said goodbye to each other. As for Yuan Tianqi and Sun Huilian, both sides simply nodded and said goodbye.
"Keep in touch. You can come to me if you need anything in the future, whether it's tutoring, tuition fees or other supplies," said Yuan Tianqi.
"Thank you, Brother Qi."
Su Huilian pushed Hu Zilin's back, urging him to get up as soon as possible.
"Really? Does this guy really think he's the son-in-law of the Hu family? He even wants to control your grades and daily life!" Before Yuan Tianqi walked away, Su Huilian started to nag, chattering non-stop.
"You are such a fool! You've been completely manipulated by some shady temple charlatans. One day, I hope you'll become a homosexual too!"
"No, I'm a 100% straight man who can't be changed!" Hu Zilin took out the vocabulary cards from the cloth bag. He wanted to use the reason of "needing to recite quietly" to persuade the gossipy mother to shut up as soon as possible.
"Don't you think about the fact that after this summer, you'll be a senior in high school? Going around and organizing events with other people at this point will only do you more harm than good! Especially since these people are all shady homosexuals. Your brother ended up like this because he hung out with them!"
Hu Zilin not only wanted to roll his eyes, but also wanted to talk back loudly, but he also knew that the fossil head of the Aijia Group was as hard as a sextuplicate diamond, and it could not be shaken by an ordinary chisel.
Although his mother was staying at his uncle's and aunt's house tonight, he still wanted to take advantage of the moment when the taxi stopped at a red light to catch the car behind them.
Hu Ziru, who was studying at National Chengchi University High School, had to rush to the bus stop before the last bus left.
To be honest, he still had no idea why he came tonight.
The day before yesterday, in his dream, a black-robed immortal dressed in the attire of a civil servant appeared at his bedside and told him, "You must become the new Rabbit God's agent on earth. If any other gods come to invite you, please refuse them all."
At first, he didn't take it seriously at all, but unexpectedly, the man came again the next night.
"For more details, please go to the A University Gymnasium and attend your cousin Hu Ziyu's farewell ceremony. After you understand the strange phenomena that night, perhaps you will understand." At this moment, he was so scared that he rolled off the bed, hitting the back of his head hard on the floor. Unexpectedly, this person came again at noon, saying that he left in a hurry and forgot to tell him something important.
"After you see your cousin in person, I will formally explain the content of the position to you, and then let him bring you a standardized contract to sign." At this moment, he not only woke up during the lunch break at school, but also overturned an entire row of desks and chairs in fright.
After arriving at the venue, although Hu Ziru met his cousin and a large number of unknown immortals and gods, he was not sure where to start.
Later, rocks and clouds collapsed from the sky, strange fires crashed against the shore, and thousands of snowdrifts were blown up. He didn't know what to do, so he could only talk to the man in pink who looked like he had some real skills, to see if he could piece together some clues.
After everyone left one after another, he was too embarrassed to step forward to stop them, so he just followed Yuan and Lin silently, waiting to see what they were planning.
Yuan Tianqi thought he was a younger member of the Hu family with the ability to see ghosts and ghosts, and took the initiative to ask to add him as a LINE friend.
Hu Ziru felt he had no reason or position to refuse, and fearing the Black-Robed Immortal would harass him again, he nodded in agreement. However, Hu Ziyu, the male protagonist, never came to meet him. Just now, when they hurried past, he whispered, "Uncle!" Hu Ziyu simply paused and gave him a slight nod, and that was it.
He didn't look at any of the "tokens, soul-binding ropes, and contracts" that the black-robed immortal mentioned in the third dream.
Should I tell Yuan Tianqi or the acting hall master surnamed Hu about the extremely bizarre dreams I've been having these past few days?
No, never mind. The dream plot that Yuan and Lin shared with each other was a hundred times more exciting than his own.
Since his cousin Hu Ziyu himself did not say anything, he felt that he had no right to disturb him and no obligation to ask for instructions.
As for Hu Ziyu, it's not that he didn't receive instructions from Ling Hong. The assistant officer, who was thoughtful and had a thorough plan, had already made appointments with people and bought and prepared the equipment needed to bind the medium.
The original plan was that he would return to the Moon Palace with the other immortals tonight, see off the guests, and after Hu Ziru fell asleep, Linghong would work with him to weave a dream space that could only accommodate the three of them.
At that time, he would take out the contract with all the age information pre-written on it, and say to Hu Ziru: "Sign a contract with me and become a magic boy!" The job of this magic boy is not only to help burn incense, pass messages, run errands, find offerings, etc., but also to answer various Q&A online, perform rituals, instruct believers, and communicate with various temples.
Not only is the service heavy, but there are almost no benefits at all, except for the occasional meal provided by the on-time offerings.
In terms of remuneration, while alive, one makes money entirely by personal ability, and the gods never interfere; after death, the merit points will be converted into success points based on the blessings in life. If lucky, one will have the opportunity to become an immortal, and continue to help the gods to do things, pass messages, run errands, and eat offerings, and continue to accumulate merit points on the road to becoming an immortal, a god, or a demon.
Hu Ziyu had no intention of restraining the descendants of the Hu family who had no intention of pursuing priestly duties. What's more, Old Fude had done favors for the gods, and he had asked for the person first. Even if he had doubts about "why a small land temple needs the help of a medium", he was embarrassed to ask again.
Afterwards, how did Old Fude get in touch with Hu Ziru? Although it was mostly through dreams and visions, because the Jade Rabbit Temple and the Fude Palace had no relationship, and he had never been to the Bogong Pavilion to worship or offer sacrifices, it was naturally inconvenient for him to ask more questions.
Although the Marshal of Zhongtan, who is over three thousand years old, still has a childish heart and is playful, he is a kind-hearted person. Knowing that Hu Ziyu passed away not long ago, he must still be attached to the world, so he asked Hu Ziyu to go and say goodbye to his beloved, and leave the matter of transferring magic power to Lao Fude to him.
Anyway, the Martial God Temple has a lot of mana reserves. With his qualifications and authority, it would be no problem for him to withdraw another 500,000 points for use.
Given the current extremely limited communication channels, Lao Fude had to first report his predicament to the Earth Administration Hall by burning incense, and then ask the staff in heaven to open a direct route from the human world to the Moon Palace.
Mrs. Ford estimated with her fingers that it would take at least another quarter of an hour.
Perhaps, the efficiency of the navy who went to Dragon Palace City alone to report the news would be more worth looking forward to.
Hu Ziyu first caught up with the pink-shirted man's back and was thinking about how to start the conversation when the man took ten steps at a time, his steps were light and quick, and he disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash.
As a last resort, he turned back to chase after Yuan Tianqi and Hu Zilin, who were about to leave. Using his shrinking magic, he first passed Hu Ziru, a junior known only by name but not by gender. Hu Ziru nodded slightly, then picked up the hem of his skirt and ran away again.
Fortunately, before Hu Zilin and his mother left, he overheard the conversation between his younger brother and his ex-lover.
Hu Zilin is focused on his studies, and Yuan Tianqi will also be there to take care of him, so it seems there is no need to worry too much.
But...what did Taiyin Xingjun, Linghong, the Twelve Golden Hairpins and others do while he was taking a nap? After returning, he must find someone to find out, or watch the video carefully.
Feeling his throat was a target, Yazi protected himself with a stack of shields. He didn't draw his mana from the Martial God Temple, but instead used the "Energy Storage Stone," a magical artifact from the Yazi Palace.
In preparation for an armed uprising, the Aijia Group continuously poured mana into the energy storage stone. Over time, the accumulated mana has reached a level no less than that of the Martial God Temple.
Chaoyi led the charge, unleashing his Water Spear before the other gods could. He didn't aim for the throat, but instead struck at all thirty-six major acupoints on Yazi's body. Meanwhile, the Golden Toad Institute's talismans and spells, the Security Department's striking weapons, Linghong's magical balls, and the Moon Star Lord's dynamic whip all bombarded Yazi's neck. Yazi focused his attention on defense, focusing 80% on his neck and 20% on his torso. Just as the Water Spear's tip was about to reach his heart, the "Tan Zhong" acupoint, Yazi remained composed and slowly extended his right index and middle fingers, covered in a magical palm glove, to clamp the incredibly sharp spearhead.
"Oh, this new magic weapon is so powerful. I have never seen you use it before. It doesn't look like it was made in the Dragon King Palace or the Phoenix Residence. Who gave it to you?" Ya Zi frowned. Not only had he used up 80% of his strength, he also used some magic, but he still couldn't destroy it at the root.
"But no matter what, we've had many quarrels and fights since we were young, but you've never defeated me, which is an indisputable fact." The Water Spear held by Chao is a pair of weapons with the "Fire Spear" owned by Marshal Zhongtan. They have the same handle, and the forging and shaping methods are almost the same. The only difference is the magic spell at the end of the spear tip, one for water and the other for fire.
When the Marshal of Zhongtan returned from his campaign against King Zhou, Taiyi Zhenren, in order to celebrate the two of them putting aside their past grudges and becoming close friends, specially presented him with a magic water gun as a symbol of friendship.
Chao didn't intend to waste time answering. In a split second, he released his water spear. Ya Zi, still exerting force, stumbled, his body lurching, his feet stumbling. Almost simultaneously, Chao reached into his bag, pulled something out, and with a powerful thrust, a bright yellow object shot straight toward Ya Zi's throat.
──Ancient magic gold brick.
Similar to the one carried by the Marshal of the Central Altar, both were paired instruments. The gold bricks were heavy and solid, and could be used not only as blunt objects for throwing but also for storing energy.
The Marshal of the Central Altar found it bulky and inconvenient, and took up space in his brocade bag, so he gave one to Chao to serve as a "mobile power source" for his magic power.
The gold brick was full of magic power and was indestructible. The five layers of dark red shield were instantly broken down to only the inner two layers.
Ya Zi was startled and concentrated his strength to resist, which weakened his protection a little.
Chao naturally wouldn't miss such a great opportunity. He then flicked his right hand again, pulling out another ring-shaped magical instrument from his brocade pouch. The Qiankun Circle.
Although it was also positioned as a throwing weapon, any immortal or god struck by it would suffer a significant loss of vitality. However, its flexible extension and retraction allowed it to be used to lock onto more than one enemy, and its radiant golden light could even blind opponents. Consequently, the Martial God and City God Temples placed large orders with Taiyi Zhenren. Unfortunately, obtaining the Heavenly Gold Mine was difficult, and after thousands of years, Taiyi Zhenren could only forge a second round. Soon after, it was given away by a beloved disciple as a birthday gift to a friend.
A hint of fear finally crossed Ya Zi's usually arrogant face. He could only use one hand to block the Qiankun Circle, while the other hand released the Water Spear and quickly formed a few magic spells to deal with the situation.
Since the war began, Ling Hong has been doing his utmost to cope with emergencies from all directions.
Ya Zi formed a hand seal, as if to draw on the magic power from somewhere else. Needless to say, he even compressed the magic power ball into a small but more powerful shotgun, and the aiming point was moved from the throat to the right wrist.
At first glance, it appeared to be a single strike, but as the magic power left his fingertips, it dispersed into eight rounds of bullets arranged in a wheel pattern. The back of Yazi's hand was repeatedly struck by bullets, and blood splattered. Despite the pain, he did not release the finger seal he had already formed.
According to his hunch, Yazi's move was intended to replenish his over-expended mana. Intuitively, his brother, placing his pride and life above the collective ideals, would use his remaining energy to create a self-protective shield to defend himself against the enemy. While his hands were busy, Yazi also kept his feet and mouth busy. He unleashed a succession of sweeping, striding, and shoving kicks, refusing to allow his winged brother any advantage.
"Oh, what a pair of buddies. The magic weapons they carry together are truly amazing!" Chao was anxious to pick up the water rifle that had fallen to the ground. He tried to grab it several times, but each time he failed and retreated. He was extremely angry.
"You're the one who's gay, your whole family is!" The Ryugujo team started a group chat, and the sailors were frantic, shouting one by one: "Your family is his family, and his family is your family. If everyone is gay, our master will have a headache!"
"Second Prince, Third Prince, please wait! If the Master finds out, it will be a disaster!" Chao, having not fought vigorously for a long time, was panting heavily, thinking to himself, "It's because I know things are definitely not going well that I'm going to use my ultimate moves in a burst of attacks to end this quickly."
As the pillar of the Moon Palace, Taiyin Xingjun couldn't allocate much of his mana to his generals and soldiers, but he could still mobilize resources and open warehouses for emergency relief. Following the Xingjun's instructions, a few female immortals quickly went to the Jade Rabbit Temple's storage room to retrieve frozen peaches. They also called on the Golden Toad Institute's food department to provide eight hundred peach spirits and plum-flavored wedding candies.
As soon as the item was in hand, the fairy immediately distributed it to the frontline soldiers who were fighting bloody battles. In this critical moment, Ling Hong no longer cared about the fact that the Overlord's Peaches were originally a sacred item given to Hu Ziyu to nourish his qi, resist evil spirits, and improve his physical strength. At worst, after the battle, he could just force everyone to pay him 5,000 mana.
While the Ao brothers were fighting among themselves, Ling Hong took advantage of the opportunity and quickly stuffed a handful of peach essence and wedding candy into his mouth.
There was a security officer who was seriously injured and fell to the ground and couldn't swallow, so he forced his mouth open and used a few Beidou Exploding Peach Fists to force peach juice into the injured person's body.
Following the master's orders, another group of senior female fairies activated the Yuezi No. 1 supercomputer and used big data to infer Jiaozi's next attack pattern based on his thoughts and actions so far.
The terminal noticed the unusual seal formed by the right palm and focused the camera on the bloody knuckles.
"That seal is..."
"It's the clone technique!" the fairy exclaimed, and Linghong was also frightened.
No wonder, he always felt that the starting gesture of the spell looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember it for a moment.
In the past two days, he has been reminding Hu Ziyu of the key points and tricks of the clone technique from time to time, hoping that he can learn it as soon as possible.
However, what he taught Hu Ziyu was a one-to-one spell, and it was an orthodox teaching version certified by the Lingxiao Palace; while what Ya Zi used was not only a one-to-many clone technique, but also a family secret that was not passed on to outsiders. "Oh no! Everyone, hurry to the inner hall and defend the alchemy furnace at all costs! Computer, immediately find out how many clones he has and where they are hiding! Before that, are there other clones that have entered the Moon Palace first!" Ling Hong shouted loudly with his heart sound. Upon hearing this, Taiyin Xingjun quickly withdrew his whip, took light steps, and retreated to Ling Hong's side. "How come there is only one layer of shield left? With a little more effort, it can be broken; as for the Qiankun Circle, it is only a matter of time before it will encircle me. Even if the clones cause trouble, we can cut me into pieces and force him to take all the clones back."
"I'm afraid things are not that simple." Ling Hong said, lowering his head to glance at the dynamics of the world. He felt relieved to know that Hu Ziyu and others were still safe and sound.
"In any case, Your Majesty, please guard the alchemy furnace. As for Palace Master Chao, I will be the one to cover her rear." Although most of the electric eyes installed outdoors were damaged, the surveillance cameras inside the palace were still functioning.
The female immortal's keen eyes, coupled with machine calculations, can probably catch eighty to ninety percent of the enemies. The remaining ten percent is made up for by reliable combat power.
Just as Taiyin Xingjun was about to raise his foot, the cream-gold PAD in his sleeve pocket suddenly made a sharp sound.
"Star Lord, a group of armed forces has surrounded the main road leading from Mingyue Pass to Taiyin Palace. They claim to be temporary security hired by the Moon Palace. The Phoenix Valley Master and I are trapped at the entrance and can't move forward." The sender was Pei, who had earlier brought Princess Weiyu home for treatment. Beside him was a hunchbacked old woman with sparse red hair.
"Furthermore, I may have been able to comprehend the mystery of the meteorite's ignition, the reasons behind the Suzaku siblings' involvement, the behind-the-scenes advisers and technical personnel, and so on."
"You're doing well! However, I and the others are busy and don't have time to play puzzle games..." Taiyin Xingjun paused, "Wait, where are the temporary security guards? I haven't authorized my units to recruit temporary security guards!"
"The students are just a cover! They are trying to divert our attention and reduce our combat power!" Upon hearing this, all the immortals in front of the formation were shocked. Ling Hong was also deeply terrified.
“In that case, is the situation in the mortal world also…” As expected, on the other side of the Mirror of Viewing the Mortal World, the two Martial Gods, four people from the Five Divisions excluding the Water Division, six people from the City God Temple, Madam Fude and her servant, Ao Botong and others also resumed their positions, ready to fight.
The Moon Goddess took out the loudspeaker microphone again. This time, she wanted to shout loudly to everyone in heaven and on earth.
"Everyone from the Heavenly Version of the Family Protection League and the New Generation Happiness Alliance, your actions have seriously violated the 'Law on Assembly and Parade' and the 'Regulations on Mutual Non-aggression between Palaces and Mansions'. Please withdraw immediately, otherwise I will report you to the Lingxiao Palace for judgment. This is the first warning." The pseudo-security guards of the Love Family Group and the human special forces were not like the students with weak physical strength. At most, they felt tinnitus, dizziness, and nausea, but no one fell down.
"You troublesome bastard Dong!" Taiyin Xingjun cursed angrily, gritting his teeth. At this moment, the cream-gold PAD vibrated violently again.
"Xingjun, can you lend me your Mike for a while?" The old master of Phoenix Valley called out to Pei's face.
"That's no problem, just borrow it and return it as soon as possible!" After saying that, Taiyin Xingjun let go and let the microphone slide into the PAD. The next second, he appeared in front of Pei's screen.
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