Chapter 100
The old man took the jade slip and calmed down. Looking at Cheng Hui who was picking and choosing among a pile of treasures, his face was full of kindness.
As for the little brat next to him... the old man snorted, the naughty kid didn't know how to respect the elderly at all, this young man is still better.
"How is it? Have you found something that suits your taste? If not, pick a few more." The old man said kindly.
Cheng Hui shuddered inadvertently. It was like… the stern man suddenly became kind and a little scary…
"Thank you." Cheng Hui was not greedy. He picked up a few things at random and then stopped.
People who are too greedy will not have a good ending.
"Is this enough?" The old man was very surprised. He originally thought that Cheng Hui would take half, but he didn't expect that he only took a few items.
"These are enough." Cheng Hui was embarrassed to say that they had gained too much in there. In comparison, these things were insignificant.
The old man smiled more and more cordially, then he waved his hand, and the pile of things on the ground disappeared. Then, three figures appeared out of thin air in front of him.
“Ouch!”
These people were obviously summoned forcibly. They had done all kinds of things before. Judging from the posture of the black panther, it seemed to be fighting. When it came out, it was full of murderous intent. It only gradually recovered after seeing the old man.
As for Hui Ling and his fellow disciples, it was a bit embarrassing because they were both naked, and the two big monks were hugging each other tightly. That scene...tsk, it was so eye-catching!
Black Panther was struck by the eye-catching scene at close range, and immediately showed a disgusted expression. He dodged away and spat: "Disgusting!"
"Amitabha, I'm sorry, benefactor. We were born naked and we will go naked in the future. Why bother about it?" Hui Ling seemed not to care about his naked body at all. He slowly took out a monk's robe and put it on.
His junior fellow disciple had obviously not yet reached his level of cultivation. With a red face, he wrapped himself in his monk's robe and hid away to change clothes. As he ran, a lot of white liquid dripped onto the ground.
Black Panther retched twice and sneered, "You don't even let your own junior fellow apprentice go. Do you still consider yourself a monk?"
Hui Ling's expression remained unchanged as he smiled gently, "The donor is obsessed with appearances. Monks are compassionate. My junior fellow apprentice and I were simply discussing Buddhism together, striving for mutual progress. This is my compassion for him."
Black Panther snorted, said nothing, and turned to look at the old man: "Why did you bring us out?"
The old man seemed not to notice their argument and said expressionlessly, "The time is up. You have failed."
"But I have found the clue." Black Panther said unwillingly.
The old man turned a deaf ear and said: "Well, the test here is over. If you still want to gain something else, you might as well try your luck somewhere else."
Black Panther sighed, wagged his tail and left. At some point, the door to the statue hall was opened. Black Panther had nothing to gain here and could only leave empty-handed.
Hui Ling was thick-skinned. After putting on his clothes, he looked decent again. He bowed to the old man and said, "Donor, I wonder why you brought us out here?"
"Didn't I just say that the time is up and you have failed?"
Hui Ling smiled slightly. "But the benefactor didn't mention the time limit before. I'm just guessing... could it be that someone completed the task ahead of time?"
When he said this, his eyes kept looking towards Cheng Hui. Although he didn't know what Cheng Hui and the others had experienced, he knew that when they came out just now, the two people, one big and one small, did not show any panic.
No one else at the scene came out, only these two people stood here, it was obvious that there was something special.
The old man didn't answer him, but said calmly: "You should leave."
Hui Ling was unwilling to give up and tried a few more times, but the old man was completely silent and just urged him to leave as soon as possible to look for other opportunities.
In the end, Hui Ling had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, he looked at Cheng Hui with a meaningful look, and it was obvious that he still suspected that Cheng Hui had gained some huge benefit.
After they left, the old man's face showed a kind smile again.
Just now, he seemed to be dealing with those trial-takers, but in fact he was checking the jade slip.
The jade slip that Cheng Hui couldn't open could be easily opened in his hands. This was also the agreement he made with the senior.
The jade slip contained the spell to set them free. The old man took the spell and tried it out. He felt that the confinement of this place on him had been completely loosened. As long as he wanted, he could leave here at any time.
He had already passed the spell to the other statues through voice transmission, and then all the statues in the hall began to move and communicated eagerly with each other, as if they had come alive overnight.
The most interesting thing is that the statues were originally carved from black stone, but now the outer skin is wrinkled and cracked, and pieces are falling off, revealing the skin underneath that looks like that of a normal person.
All the stone sculptures transformed into real people within a few minutes. If no one had seen it with their own eyes, no one would have been able to connect them with the stone sculptures just now.
"Wow, what a miracle!" Cheng Hui secretly smacked his lips in amazement.
Although I know that these stone sculptures have been enlightened, it is still shocking to see them transformed into human beings with my own eyes.
"I would like to thank you two here." The old man led the others and respectfully saluted Cheng Hui.
"Ah, this?...No, no." Cheng Hui waved his hands embarrassedly. Although he helped the other party, he did not do it for nothing after all. He got benefits.
It is only natural to work for money, and you don't deserve such a formal thank you from the other party.
The old man valued Cheng Hui's character, so he thanked him so solemnly.
In fact, after Cheng Hui successfully obtained the jade slip, he was already prepared for the other party to ask for a huge price.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Hui was so honest that he didn't even take more of the thank-you gifts. He only took what he thought he deserved, which made the old man very impressed.
"Um... what are you going to do after you get out of here?" Cheng Hui didn't want to dwell on whether to thank him or not, so he decisively changed the subject.
The old man stroked his beard and said, "Actually, we haven't made up our minds yet. Although we've been thinking about leaving for a long time, we don't know what to do specifically."
"Yes, we have been trapped here for tens of thousands of years. Although our intelligence has been enlightened, we know nothing about the outside world. Even if we want to go out, we have to investigate thoroughly." A woman in palace dress said with a worried look on her face.
Lin Qingyang's heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly said, "If you don't have anywhere to go, why don't you stay in our sect first? If nothing else, at least our sect is one of the Eight Sects of the Left Path, and our master is a Nascent Soul cultivator, so it will be no problem for him to protect you."
Lin Qingyang had just thought of saying this. Just as the old man guessed, if he got the jade slip, he would definitely make these stone sculptures serve him for hundreds or thousands of years. But Cheng Hui was too kind, so it would not be good to just let them go.
This group of stone sculptures looks quite smart, but in fact they have almost no life experience. Lin Qingyang dares to guarantee that if they go out and stay in a certain place for a long time, someone will notice their abnormality in no more than three days.
By then...
The vast majority of demonic sects have a strong spirit of research and a strong desire to explore species that are different from their own.
When he was at the Blood Demon Sect, he'd seen plenty of demonic beasts being studied, and even some unlucky demons had suffered similar fates. These naive stone sculptures were likely to be captured and sliced up for research.
The old man pondered for a while and had to admit that Lin Qingyang's proposal might have his own selfish motives, but it was also a good place for them to stay.
The most important thing is that he trusts Cheng Hui, so he also has a good impression of the sect that Cheng Hui belongs to.
He has been trapped here for so many years, and no matter how inexperienced he is, he knows that they are a kind of "aliens" to humans, and the saying that those who are not of my race must have different hearts is applicable no matter where you are.
Seeing that the old man was thinking, Lin Qingyang was not in a hurry. He took out his token from the storage ring and threw it into the old man's hand, telling him that it was his token. If they were willing to go, they could go directly to the Thirteen Peaks of the Corpse Puppet Sect to live. If they didn't want to go, it didn't matter. They could just find a store of the Corpse Puppet Sect and ask them to hand over the token.
The old man kept the token and thanked Lin Qingyang.
Lin Qingyang waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary. If it were not for Cheng Hui, he would definitely not agree. He preferred to control these people in a direct way rather than with illusory "favors".
Before leaving, Cheng Hui had an idea and asked the old man about the Hundred Beasts Picture.
I just asked casually, but I didn't expect to get a very specific answer.
"The Picture of a Hundred Beasts, that thing seems to be in Meng Po's hands." The old man was still a little uncertain and looked at the woman in palace dress.
The woman in palace dress nodded decisively: "It was in Meng Po's hands... Bah, bah, bah, what Meng Po? You should be more polite. She is called Jiang Nu."
"Isn't Meng Jiangnu the same as Meng Po?" the old man muttered unconvinced.
The woman in palace dress didn't bother to pay attention to him and kindly explained to Cheng Hui and the others.
This Jiang girl also holds an opportunity. Because she likes to make soup and her trials must be carried out in dreams, some people will feel groggy after waking up and cannot remember their dream experiences, just like drinking a bowl of Mengpo soup. Therefore, she is also nicknamed Mengpo by some people in the tower.
"Then how do we find this Senior Jiang?"
"Ahem, you'd better not call her senior. Jiang Nu... doesn't like people calling her old, so don't call her Meng Po in front of her, otherwise she will get angry." The woman in palace dress reminded.
Cheng Hui: ...I understand. No matter what this Miss Jiang looks like, I will always call her a pretty lady!
Yes, it’s that real!
"Finding Miss Jiang is pretty easy. Generally speaking, as long as you eat something delicious within the Black Tower, she'll come to you. If the food is something she's never seen before, that's even better. In short, if you want to please her and pass her assessment, having good cooking skills is key."
"Thank you...beautiful sister." The word "senior" that Cheng Hui mentioned suddenly changed its tone and became "sister".
When the woman in palace dress heard this, she smiled like a flower. You could tell from her happy look that there is no woman who doesn't like to be praised.
The woman in palace dress covered her lips and chuckled softly, her eyes narrowed into slits. "Oh, I can't bear to leave such a cute little brother. Why don't you take me with you? Maybe I can even put in a good word for you."
"Come on, do you still remember that last time you went to visit Ms. Jiang and burned down her kitchen? If you had gone with her, Ms. Jiang would definitely not show up." A big man sneered.
Woman in palace attire:...
She glanced at the big man. As expected, there is a reason why some people are still single after being together for thousands of years!
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