413: Expressing gratitude to allies

With a surge of ruthlessness in his heart, he abruptly reached out with his right hand to grab the severed arm, but unexpectedly, a gust of wind suddenly swirled up from the side, whisking the arm away and delivering it straight into the hands of Compassionate Guanyin.

Killing Intent Guanyin still had that bloody hole in her chest, the heavy Killing Intent making the surrounding air feel somewhat blood-soaked.

At that very moment, her figure appeared beside Darwin as if she had teleported, and she pressed a palm against Darwin's waist and ribs, the violent Killing Intent instantly destroying the flesh and skin of his waist and blasting open a huge gap; if he hadn't dodged fast enough, this single blow would have severed his body in two.

"Is the Killing Dao Law truly this terrifying?"

Darwin was horrified and had no time to react otherwise; he mobilized all his strength, instantly transforming into a rainbow of light, and disappeared before the eyes of the three Guanyins.

Compassionate Guanyin smiled and looked at Killing Intent Guanyin, who wanted to pursue, saying, "Don't bother chasing. This guy has been struck by your Killing Dao Law, and it won't be that easy for him to recover... You'd better heal your wounds first; after all, you've lost so much flesh and blood energy!"

The Killing Intent on Killing Intent Guanyin's body began to fade, and the red Sanskrit Talismanic Incantation disappeared from her skin. Holy Heart Guanyin, who had been standing still on the side, gently pulled out her willow branch and sprinkled a few drops of water from her pure vase onto her, and the injuries on Killing Intent Guanyin's body recovered rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Compassionate Guanyin held the imperial jade seal in her hand, fiddled with it for a moment, and suddenly smiled playfully: "This is truly a good thing. I can even feel the Luck contained within it. If you give me some time to study it, I will definitely be able to figure out how to use it... Sigh, I even feel like I don't want to return it to you... Don't you agree, Sanzang!"

As she spoke, she looked up toward the higher clouds.

Suddenly, within her line of sight, the clouds parted, and Tang Ku, accompanied by Great Immortal Zhenyuan, Erlang Shen Yang Jian, and Ksitigarbha, appeared together in the sky.

Tang Ku, with a cheeky grin, flew closer and bowed to Compassionate Guanyin with cupped hands, saying, "Hahaha, thank you so much! I didn't expect to owe you such a huge favor. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know where to go to find that guy. Thank you so much!"

Compassionate Guanyin stepped back warily, looked her up and down, and said, "Are you Tang Sanzang? Why do I feel like you've been possessed by some dirty thing?"

Tang Ku shrugged helplessly and said, "I can't help it. I'm asking for a favor, aren't I? After all, the imperial jade seal is in your hands. This is what people call bowing one's head under low eaves!"

Compassionate Guanyin smiled playfully: "You're afraid I'll keep it for myself, is that it?"

"Not at all, not at all. Guanyin is the representative of integrity; how could she do such a wicked thing? Don't you agree!" Tang Ku curled his lips.

"You're trying to corner me with your words, aren't you?" Compassionate Guanyin said disdainfully, "If I really wanted to snatch it, could you stop me?"

As she spoke, Killing Intent Guanyin had already moved closer to Tang Ku and the others.

Tang Ku curled his lips and said, "Although the four of us haven't fully Cultivated our Law, no matter how I think about it, in this situation, we would still win!"

Turning to look at the female Holy Heart Guanyin, Tang Ku couldn't help but press his palms together and say, "We meet again. I knew it! This is the image of Guanyin I have in my mind!"

"Hehe, Sanzang, you have already attained Buddhahood, yet you are still so unserious. Have you recovered the memories of Golden Cicada and are letting yourself go a bit?" Holy Heart Guanyin laughed.

Tang Ku shrugged nonchalantly and said to Compassionate Guanyin, "Say whatever you want. Anyway, if the three of you really wanted to keep it for yourselves, you wouldn't have let Darwin leave so easily... You would have joined forces to eliminate him as quickly as possible, then snatched the imperial jade seal, and finally disappeared without a trace, leaving me unable to even find you. And the fact that you were here pretending to fight back and forth with him, and then 'struggling with great difficulty' to snatch back the imperial jade seal, isn't that just to sell me a favor? Hehe, alright, I accept this favor. Return the imperial jade seal, and I will give you whatever you want!"

Compassionate Guanyin's mouth twitched: "Your rascally attitude is neither like Tang Sanzang nor like Golden Cicada... You're simply like a hooligan!"

Holy Heart Guanyin laughed: "That's because you haven't been pranked by Golden Cicada. Back then, those Arhats suffered plenty at his hands!"

Killing Intent Guanyin also laughed and said, "Sanzang, although you and I rarely meet, Holy Heart and I are one and the same. If you have a friendship with her, it means we have a friendship too. With these three friendships combined, can't you trust us?"

Tang Ku curled his lips: "I trust you, and I trust her... but I don't trust Compassionate Guanyin..."

As he spoke, Tang Ku pointed at Compassionate Guanyin and said, "This person is cunning, and I can't even guess what she is trying to do!"

Compassionate Guanyin said, speechless: "I've done everything you asked me to do, you could say I've given you whatever you wanted. Why don't you trust me now?"

"Those who offer favors without reason must have ulterior motives!" Tang Ku said, looking up with a sidelong glance, "Who knows what schemes you have!"

"Damn it..."

Compassionate Guanyin was about to curse; the veins on her forehead were throbbing. After suppressing it for a long time, she finally managed to push down this evil fire, and smiled helplessly: "Fine... fine, I'm afraid of you, alright..."

She threw the severed arm along with the imperial jade seal to Tang Ku. Tang Ku caught them, then threw the arm away with great disgust, saying with dissatisfaction: "You're still carrying this thing? Are you doing this on purpose to disgust me?"

"I... I... I'm not that bored..."

Compassionate Guanyin was originally a person who could maintain her Dao Heart and not be invaded by external things, but for some reason, whenever she saw Tang Sanzang, her Qi and blood would surge, and there was a danger of losing her Dao Heart. And this was not the first time!

She coughed lightly and said to Tang Ku, "Listen, Sanzang, Darwin has been seriously injured by me. After going back, he will likely need a period of recuperation, and this is also..."

"The best time to attack has arrived!"

Tang Ku looked at the imperial jade seal, confirmed it was correct, and smiled, "I understand. Set a time, and we'll prepare to land on the island of Dongying and completely wipe out Darwin and his gang!"

"You... are you being this straightforward?"

Compassionate Guanyin was suddenly a bit dazed. She had thought of quite a few arguments, intending to persuade Tang Sanzang. Could it be that all those words she had thought of were unnecessary?

"Otherwise? Do you only feel comfortable if I roast you a bit?"

Tang Ku smiled, "We are all allies now, so I have to show some sincerity, don't I? Besides, you've helped my Great Tang develop so much high technology; I have to be straightforward for it to make sense!"

Killing Intent Guanyin and Holy Heart Guanyin gave a thumbs up and said in unison, "Magnanimous!"

Compassionate Guanyin rolled her eyes: "So it seems you get to be the good guy, and I can only be the bad guy, is that it?"