"Statues of gods? How could they be statues of gods?" Hui Shuo was stunned upon hearing this. After all, he had some doubts about the appearance of the three statues. Now that he heard Wang Yao say they were statues of gods, although he was still asking questions, he had already believed it to be true.
“Look at this one in the middle, so thin, with his chest exposed and all his ribs showing. Doesn’t he look a lot like one of the deities we had at the meeting before? Have you ever seen a bodhisattva that thin?” Wang Yao asked Hui Shuo, pointing to the statue of the Unyielding God.
“Bodhisattvas can be thin too… But… what Father and Mother said is really true. I thought it was either the Arhat who subdues dragons or tigers, but it turns out it’s that God Lord. No wonder!” Hui Shuo followed Wang Yao’s directions, carefully examining the statue of the Unyielding God Lord, and muttered to himself.
“These statues were made not long ago. I thought they were making statues of Bodhisattvas and had made a mistake in the appearance of the Bodhisattvas, so I thought I would help them fix them.”
"Little monk, you scared me to death! Do you know what's down there?" Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Hui Shuo stop, and asked Hui Shuo with lingering fear.
"Is this the teleportation array?" After hearing Lu Bu's call and seeing the layout of the underground cave, Wang Yao immediately guessed the purpose of this place and asked without waiting for Hui Shuo's reply.
"Yes, this teleportation array leads directly to the Sea-Reclaiming Divine City. If the demons have already changed the nature of that place, as long as the little monk opens this side, it's very likely that the demons can directly enter through the teleportation array!" Lu Bu explained nervously.
"Is that so? Didn't they say that changing the underground magnetic source would take a long time? And... does that mean that even if the demons don't change their gender over there, they can still use the teleportation array of the divine realm?" Wang Yao asked in astonishment.
"My lord, you may not know this, but it does take some time to change the underground magnetic source. However, the Sea-Reclaiming Divine City has been occupied by the demons for quite some time now. I'm afraid that the area around the teleportation array there has already been planted with inferior demons. As soon as the magnetic source there changes, the demons' magic power can quickly pollute the teleportation array here."
"That's why I specially invited the three statues of the Bird Return Temple here, hoping to rely on the divine power of the God Lord to suppress the demonic power and prevent the demons from launching a surprise attack through the teleportation array of the Sea-Reclaiming Divine City," Lu Bu said.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yao knew that Lü Bu was overly nervous. He had inquired at Gale Fortress and learned that the time required to change the underground magnetic source was measured in years. No matter how long it took for the Sea City to fall, it would definitely not be enough for a year. There was really no need for Lü Bu to worry at this time.
However, he was too lazy to argue with Lu Bu about whether the underground magnetic source of the Sea-Reclaiming Divine City had changed its gender. After thinking for a while, he asked another question: "I have traveled to many places in the Divine Realm, and it seems that there are not many places like the Bird Return Divine Temple that enshrine the statue of the God Lord."
"Isn't it because Bird Return Ridge wasn't originally part of the Unyielding Divine Realm? Deng Lin's mark doesn't work here. In order to guard Bird Return Ridge, we can borrow the divine power of the Divine Lord. That's why the Divine Lord specially approved the construction of the Bird Return Temple in Bird Return Ridge."
“Before Bird Return Ridge was conquered by the demons, the facilities were really rudimentary. Many buildings were rebuilt by our army of the Unyielding Divine Realm after they recaptured Bird Return Ridge,” Lu Bu explained.
Wang Yao nodded upon hearing this. His understanding of the God Realm had deepened without him realizing it. It seemed that the God Realm paid a higher price for conquering and defending the areas under its jurisdiction than for its own God Domain. No wonder they were unwilling to return them easily once they gained control.
Having ascertained the statue's identity, Hui Shuo naturally had no more interest in altering its appearance. Wang Yao then led him away from the underground cave where the teleportation array was located, preparing to go to the watchtower to meet Wei Zheng. In the blink of an eye, he saw Lü Bu leading a divine soldier leaping back and forth on the city wall, and he couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart.
Lu Bu harbors ulterior motives. He and Hui Shuo cannot hide their meeting from Wei Zheng. If Wei Zheng sees the three of them secretly discussing things on the watchtower and becomes suspicious, then things will get complicated.
Thinking of this, Wang Yao immediately abandoned his plan to meet with Wei Zheng in secret. After a moment's thought, he sent Hui Shuo to the watchtower to replace Wei Zheng.
He hadn't been with Hui Shuo for a long time and found that Hui Shuo was now incredibly unreliable. He would mess with perfectly normal statues without asking any questions, and he wondered if Hui Shuo had been brainwashed in the Buddhist kingdom. It wasn't convenient to tell Hui Shuo directly that Lü Bu was a traitor, so he could only discuss it with Wei Zheng first.
“Four shifts, three rotations, each shift takes at least four hours, and he’s not up yet.” Hui Shuo was reluctant to climb the watchtower.
"Oh ho, you know everything now? You even know that a shift is four hours long, and you don't want to switch shifts? Believe me or not, I'll send you back to the Buddhist Kingdom. You're not even willing to cover a shift, what use is there for me to keep you around?" Wang Yao said angrily.
"You...you again, why are you throwing a tantrum? I'll go and change him!" Upon seeing Wang Yao get angry, Hui Shuo immediately backed down and ran off to change Wei Zheng, feeling wronged.
Before long, Wei Zheng came down, and Wang Yao led him to a secluded spot in the fortress, where he quietly told Wei Zheng everything that Lü Bu had told him.
"What do you think we should do? Should we call the Unyielding God Lord to come and cripple this guy?" Wang Yao asked in a low voice.
“We definitely need to find the Unyielding God, but there’s no need to rush. It’s excellent that you let Lü Bu demonstrate his value first. I’m just afraid that after the Unyielding God deals with Lü Bu, there won’t be a suitable candidate to send over. If the four of us guard Bird Return Ridge, our chances of success will be much lower,” Wei Zheng said, frowning.
Wang Yao thought to himself, even if the five of us guarded the bird and returned to the ridge, it didn't seem like we had much of a chance. However, after discussing it with Wei Zheng, he felt more at ease. Knowing that Wei Zheng wasn't confident that he and Hui Shuo could defeat Lü Bu with his help, Wang Yao stopped making that plan.
After sending Wei Zheng away, Wang Yao ignored his suggestion and instead directly called upon the Unyielding God through Deng Linmu's earpiece.
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