Chapter 152 Disaster Relief Efforts

If this was truly the work of The Unborn Venerable Mother, then Her ultimate goal was this drought and the propagation of Her teachings.

Jiang Chen's gaze was deep as he lowered his eyes in contemplation.

Nvba watched from the side, not even eating the fish in her hand.

"In that case, does the Celestial Lady intend to return to slumber?"

Hearing about matters concerning herself, Nvba felt a bit troubled.

"I can no longer sleep where I used to. I have only temporarily suppressed the curse, but it will erupt again later."

Jiang Chen was also in a difficult position; according to Nvba, the place where she used to sleep was specifically for suppressing the curse.

Now that the place was no longer effective, he had to find another way.

However, Jiang Chen only had a rudimentary understanding of curses, and this curse, capable of easily creating two droughts, was quite powerful.

I am afraid only by asking my Revered Master to intervene would there be a way to suppress it, but this still requires Nvba's opinion.

After all, she is a Celestial Lady from ancient times and a descendant of the Human Emperor.

But before Jiang Chen could speak, he saw Nvba acting shyly and saying, "Um, can I follow you for a while? Don't worry, I don't eat much!"

"Follow me... This Daoist's Revered Master is the current leader of the Profound Sect. If he intervenes, perhaps there is a way to suppress the curse on the Celestial Lady. Are you willing to follow this Daoist back to Maoshan to meet my Revered Master?"

Nvba had originally been very eager to resolve the curse on her, but when actually asked, she felt inexplicably reluctant.

"No, no, I haven't had enough fun yet. I slept for so long, and as soon as I woke up, I was chased and attacked. After the fighting, I'd just go back to sleep; that would be too much of a loss."

"Then what does the Celestial Lady intend to do?"

"How about this: I'll follow you for now, see the scenery of this human world, and when I've had enough fun, I'll go back to sleep. How about that?"

The reason she wanted to follow Jiang Chen was also because Nvba felt an aura on him that made her feel comfortable and relaxed.

Moreover, from the moment she met Jiang Chen, she felt he was very familiar, but because she had slept for thousands of years, her mind was a bit sluggish, and for a moment, she couldn't recall exactly who he was.

But subconsciously, she felt that Jiang Chen would not harm her, unlike some people here who exuded an aura she disliked and always gave one a sinister feeling.

If one had to describe how sinister, it was as sinister as Baize.

Jiang Chen had no objections; following him, at least she wouldn't run around everywhere.

Furthermore, when matters here were concluded, he would return to Maoshan, and he could conveniently take Nvba along then.

"Fine, then you can follow this Daoist for now. When matters here are concluded, I will take the Celestial Lady to Maoshan."

At this moment, the people trapped in the Formation also began to gradually break free.

However, each of them carried some injuries, especially the weakest among them, Daoist Zizai, whose chest had been blown open by the power of the earth veins.

Had he not been a cultivator, he would likely have died on the spot; even so, most of his strength was now gone.

Even Vajrabodhi and Shen Tai were covered in wounds, with a flush on their faces, clearly having suffered significant internal injuries.

Their first action upon emerging was to calm their internal Qi, and then they looked towards Jiang Chen's side.

Although they did not know what Jiang Chen was saying to the Drought Demon over there, each of them acted as if facing a great enemy.

"High Revered Master, what should we do next?" Amoghavajra asked.

Vajrabodhi lowered his eyes and transmitted his voice secretly: "Since Fellow Daoist Jiang is confronting the Drought Demon, it would not be appropriate for us to disturb him. Let us leave quietly."

Amoghavajra was silent, then nodded: "The High Revered Master's words are very true."

Then the two of them retreated silently. Seeing their actions, Shen Tai and the others hesitated for a moment before following suit.

Without the Three Mountains and Nine Marquises Formation, going up there would just be offering themselves up to the Drought Demon, not to mention they were severely injured, and Jiang Chen appeared to be suspected of defecting to the enemy.

But before they could leave, Jianzhen on the ground loudly asked: "Seniors, rest assured and tend to your injuries. Jianzhen will act as your Protector!"

This voice happened to attract the attention of both Jiang Chen and Nvba.

"..."

Vajrabodhi and the others froze in place; they didn't know whether to leave or stay, and thus they remained in a stalemate for a moment.

After a while, Vajrabodhi spoke woodenly: "Good. We also wish to recover from our injuries to assist Fellow Daoist Jiang."

Jiang Chen turned around and deliberately raised his voice: "Let me introduce everyone. This is the Celestial Lady Ba. She is not the culprit behind this drought; the true culprit is someone else."

As these words fell, everyone was shocked. They had just realized that Jiang Chen did not look like he was confronting the Drought Demon, but rather like he was catching up on old times.

Although they did not know why, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, so leaving was the best strategy.

But now, Jiang Chen was actually saying that the culprit of the drought was not the Drought Demon, and that this so-called Drought Demon was actually the Celestial Lady Ba?

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, do you know what kind of figure a Celestial Lady is? Not to mention whether a Celestial Lady still exists in the world today, even if one did, how could she appear here? I advise you not to ruin yourself. To associate with demons and evil is to cut yourself off from all people under heaven!" Daoist Zizai said with a mocking tone.

Upon hearing this, Nvba pouted unhappily and glared fiercely at Daoist Zizai.

Although she didn't care about this "Celestial Lady" business, the tone of his words made it seem like she wasn't worthy.

Being glared at by Nvba, Daoist Zizai's intention to sow discord was instantly doused like a bucket of cold water. He must have been crazy to dare speak ill of her in front of such a peerless fierce person.

His feet trembled as he shifted to the side, ending up just behind Shen Tai, which made him feel much better.

Shen Tai's expression tightened, and he also moved towards Jianzhen, just enough to expose Daoist Zizai's figure.

"..."

Jiang Chen naturally did not care about his questioning and said: "There are still Imperial Agents present here. You may all wait for the Imperial Agents to report this matter to Your Majesty, and then you and I can state these words in the Golden Throne Hall."

In the distance, the Imperial Agent, who thought he was well-hidden but was named in public, suddenly felt his legs go numb. When the group of monks and Daoists all looked over, he felt extremely awkward.

He could only pretend he saw nothing and then quickly used his pen to write down rows of text.

"On the 28th day of the 8th month of the 5th year of Kaiyuan, a Maoshan Daoist turned the tide, beheaded Tian Tui, and repelled the Drought Demon. He stated that the Drought Demon is actually the Celestial Lady Ba and is not the culprit behind the drought."

After recording this, he glanced at the crowd out of the corner of his eye and found that no one was paying attention.

So he immediately turned around and walked away without looking back.

The matter of the two great droughts was over, and it was time for him to return to the capital to report his duties.

But surely, the impact of the subsequent events would not be any smaller than the two great droughts, right?

That is the Celestial Lady Ba! The Imperial Agent thought.

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(Padding the word count, goodnight brothers.)