Chapter 153 Return

Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra said nothing; they had come from the Esoteric Domain.

Although there were some legends about Celestial Ladies in the Esoteric Domain, most recorded those from West Kunlun, and because of this, he knew very little about Celestial Lady Ba.

However, this did not prevent him from feeling secretly shocked.

The most recent records concerning Celestial Ladies dated back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, while the oldest could be traced back to an era of eating raw meat and drinking blood.

In other words, if this so-called Celestial Lady Ba was truly a Celestial Lady, then she was a figure who had lived for at least nearly a thousand years!

What kind of concept was this? It was highly likely that she was even more ancient than the time when Bodhisattva Nagarjuna attained enlightenment.

Vajrabodhi only felt his heart pounding; this land of the Central Plains was indeed exceptionally mysterious. Figures that only existed in myths could actually appear in reality. He had certainly not made a mistake by coming here to preach!

Jiang Chen's words naturally shut down whatever Shen Tai and Daoist Zizai had to say.

Shen Tai's face turned from green to purple, and just by looking at Nvba, he felt as though his heart was bleeding.

"Fine, then you and I shall go before Your Majesty and state our case!"

After saying this, Shen Tai turned around and walked out in a rage, his steps getting faster and faster until he was almost sprinting.

Daoist Zizai's mouth twitched; each of these people had more than eight hundred schemes in their hearts.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, wait for me!"

Seeing that the people from the Daoist sect had already left, Vajrabodhi raised one palm and said, "Amitabha, now that matters here are concluded, Fellow Daoist Jiang, I shall also take my leave."

After saying this, he turned and left, with Amoghavajra and Master Chengjue following behind Vajrabodhi.

"That person named Vajrabodhi, there is an aura about him that I do not like. I do not like him." After the people left, Nvba said.

"His name is Vajrabodhi; 'monk' is just a title for him."

"Is there any difference? Isn't a name also just a title?"

"...Hmm, you are right; I was the one who was attached to appearances."

When Jianzhen and Yang Shu saw Jiang Chen bringing Nvba over, Yang Shu was still a bit panicked.

Jianzhen, however, had absolutely no such worries; he unconditionally trusted Jiang Chen.

Therefore, he walked over with a beaming smile: "That is great, Daoist Priest Jiang. Being able to resolve this matter so perfectly can be considered a trip not made in vain."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, since the matter is settled, how should this Drought... Celestial Lady Ba be handled?" Yang Shu asked.

"Celestial Lady Ba did not intentionally cause the two great droughts before. She is following me now, and once matters in Chang'an are settled, she will return to Mount Mao with me to see if my Revered Master has any way to suppress the curse on her body."

As for solving it, he didn't dare to think about that. After all, during the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, no one had come up with a solution, only suppression. Jiang Chen did not believe his own Revered Master was necessarily stronger than those human ancestors.

"Since that is the case, the matter of praying for rain and subduing the demon is complete. I should return to ask for instructions from my Revered Master. Take care, Fellow Daoists, I shall take my leave now."

Yang Shu would absolutely never admit that he was afraid of this Celestial Lady Ba and that was why he was so eager to leave.

But before he could turn and leave, Jianzhen said with a hint of confusion: "Daoist Priest Yang, didn't you say before that your Revered Master had already headed to Chang'an and was waiting for you to go together to meet Your Majesty? We are all going together, why not travel the same way?"

Yang Shu fell silent. There was a certain reason why this monk Jianzhen was disliked by Vajrabodhi; he just talked too much.

"Then, alright."

In the end, all of Yang Shu's thousands of words turned into this one sentence, and he silently followed Jiang Chen and the others on their way.

...

Abe no Nakamaro watched Jiang Chen and the others walk away and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although his plan had been cut short halfway through this trip, and watching so many robust Souls walk away before his eyes made his heart almost break.

But at least he hadn't ended up like Tian Tui, with his whole body shattered; it could be considered a stroke of luck in misfortune.

It was just that Tian Tui had summoned him out before dying. Although he had always presented himself under the name Abe no Nakamaro, as long as these people returned to Chang'an and inquired a little, they would know that Abe no Nakamaro was indeed Abe no Nakamaro.

Therefore, he could not return to Chang'an and could only try to see if he could harvest the Souls of some practitioners in remote prefectures.

After all, it was not just him who needed them; Emperor Jimmu also needed Divine Souls to Cultivate and maintain himself.

Abe no Nakamaro briefly went over his upcoming plan in his mind and then intended to leave.

But just at this moment, a bewitching voice suddenly appeared behind him, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

"Guest from afar, where are you planning to go?"

Abe no Nakamaro turned his head abruptly, and after seeing the true face of the person who had come, his pupils suddenly constricted.

"It is you?"

Su Baiwei smiled sweetly, her beauty causing the surrounding flowers to lose their color.

"Who did you think it was? If it were someone else, your little life might have been lost."

Abe no Nakamaro's expression turned cold: "State your purpose."

He knew that since Su Baiwei could silently appear behind him without attacking, she certainly could not have come to deal with him.

"Talking to smart people is just so easy. I want a divine position from your Wa nation. It cannot be a miscellaneous god; it must be a main god. Is that possible?"

Su Baiwei's voice was languid, and her tone was seductive, just like a lover acting spoiled.

Abe no Nakamaro couldn't help but open his mouth to agree to her, but just as he said one word, he suddenly came to his senses and stared at her with some horror.

This woman was too terrifying; he had almost fallen for her trick.

"If I give you a divine position, what can you give me?"

Su Baiwei rolled her eyes at Abe no Nakamaro and said coquettishly.

"I have already spared your life; what else could you possibly want?"

Abe no Nakamaro's pupils suddenly constricted again.

"Don't misunderstand. My meaning is, if I wanted to do you harm, I would have called Jiang Chen and the others to deal with you just now."

Abe no Nakamaro still did not let his guard down; this woman was truly too mysterious, and her methods were too bizarre.

"Alright, let's talk business. You harmed nearly a thousand Tang citizens; you don't think the Tang Emperor will just let this slide, do you?"

Abe no Nakamaro was silent. This was also what he was worried about; with the current national strength of the Great Tang, the Wa nation was simply vulnerable to a single blow.

"But I have a way to make the Tang Emperor not hold your Wa nation responsible. Of course, I cannot control how they might hunt you down in private."

Abe no Nakamaro was instantly overjoyed.

"Is this true?"

"Of course, but you must not harm any more Tang citizens in the future, otherwise, even I cannot protect you."

"Good, I swear by the Wa nation. If you can do what you said, I, Abe no Nakamaro, will definitely help you secure a main god divine position. If I fail to do so, may Heaven not bless me!"

Su Baiwei smiled with her eyes: "Easily done, easily done."

...

Along the way, Nvba was very curious about everything in the human world, showing an unusual level of curiosity.

Whether she saw a sesame seed cake shop or a stall selling kites and sundries, she had to go up and take a look.

Especially the sesame seed cake shop; she even took out a few seashells, wanting to buy sesame seed cakes to eat.

Before the stall owner could get angry, Jiang Chen took out a copper coin, bought two sesame seed cakes from the stall owner, and led Nvba away like walking a cat.

...

(Good night, brothers)