I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 953: Chapter 954: Each More Pretentious than the Last

“Liaowang, you are all followers of the Immortal Spirit Continent, have you known each other?”

Wuyuzi asked.

“To reply to my master, I have heard of them but have never met.”

Liaowang answered woodenly.

“Hmm, then you will have plenty of time to get to know each other well from now on.”

Wuyuzi nodded, incessantly babbling as a layer of pale white light spread and swept over everyone, leaving only Li Xiaobai and Liu Jinshui awake after a moment.

“Amitabha, the temperament and cultivation level of the two masters are extraordinary, and their willpowers are extremely firm, this old monk respects that.”

“Master, no need to beat around the bush, just tell us directly why you brought us here,”

Li Xiaobai said indifferently.

“Amitabha, this old monk heard that the great tomb is divided into inner and outer layers, the inner layer being the true resting place of the tomb, and only you two gentlemen have entered. Is this true or false?”

Wuyuzi spoke, the pale white light still radiating as he ceaselessly attempted to convert them.

“False, we did not enter, Senior Xiao Lao Di happened to pass by and led us two brothers out.”

Li Xiaobai shook his head.

“It seems you are unwilling to cooperate, this old monk will have to change the manner of questioning.”

Wuyuzi’s smile slowly faded as he moved swiftly, pointing at Liu Jinshui’s forehead, a stunning white light sweeping into his body, and after a moment, his gaze grew slightly vacant.

The old monk’s movement did not slow, and he then pointed at the forehead of Li Xiaobai.

[Attribute Point +500,000…]

The other party’s intent was merely to inject the Power of Faith into his body, causing no substantial harm. However, with the System in place, this Power of Faith could not affect him at all.

Li Xiaobai mimicked Liu Jinshui’s behavior, his body began swaying, and his eyes rolled upwards, miming the effect of having drunk spoiled alcohol.

“Now, masters, you can speak without reservation and open your hearts to converse with this old monk.”

Wuyuzi nodded in satisfaction and looked towards Liu Jinshui, asking, “Have you ever been down to the underground tomb?”

Liu Jinshui answered straightforwardly, “Yes, I have!”

“Who did you go with?”

“Li Xiaobai, Buddhist follower, and Xiao Lao Di.”

“What is the method to enter the deep part of the tomb?”

“Third floor of the Heavenly Secrets Tower, play the central move on the chessboard!”

“What treasures are in the underground tomb, did you take any out?”

“We did not take any out; all the treasures were taken by Senior Xiao Lao Di.”

“Did you see the owner of the tomb, do you know his identity?”

“Yes, it was Ancestor Damo himself!”

“How do you know?”

“There is an inscription inside the tomb, he stated it himself.”

Liu Jinshui answered all of Wuyuzi’s questions fluidly, almost without any hesitation as if instinctively.

But as he listened, Li Xiaobai noticed something was off. Initially, Liu Jinshui spoke truthfully and earnestly, but it became increasingly erratic further along, running completely off the rails when it came to crucial points—the guy might be pretending to be converted?

Stealthily eyeing Liu Jinshui, Li Xiaobai noticed a fine white mist emanating from his mouth when he spoke, but it was quickly drawn back in, as he was prostrate on the ground with his head lowered, the monks did not notice anything unusual.

This guy was reverse-smoking!

Li Xiaobai immediately realized his sixth brother had hidden a lit cigarette in his mouth with the filter inwards and the burning end outwards, the smoke going directly into his mouth without leaking out to be detected.

Moreover, these high-ranking monks of the Buddhist Sect, having profound cultivation levels, did not regard them as a threat at all, never suspecting that the Power of Faith could fail.

These techniques of the Sixth Senior Brother truly are abundant!

A trace of worry arose in his heart, the step taken by his senior brother was a terrible move. If he had simply answered the questions honestly, it would have been fine, but at this moment, he was lying through his teeth, and being caught would mean big trouble.

It must be known that Ergouzi, standing to the side, had also been converted. All Wuyuzi needed to do was to interrogate a bit, and by comparing statements from both sides, it would become clear that someone was lying.

“Nonsense, how could Ancestor Damo possibly appear in a great tomb, when he had long ascended to a higher dimensional space as a divine being!”

Monk Wuyan, standing nearby, couldn’t help but scold, after all, how could the revered ancestor be buried in a tomb filled with demonic and corrupt aura?

“Young master, you can eat recklessly, but you must not speak recklessly. Ancestor Damo was a disciple of Siddhartha and made significant contributions to the Buddhist Sect. Moreover, he ascended to a higher realm after transforming into a Divine Core. How could he settle in a desolate tomb?”

“Aren’t you spouting nonsense?”

The expression on Wuyuzi’s face grew stern as he looked directly at Liu Jinshui and spoke deliberately.

“Reporting to the Master Abbot, the younger one speaks only the truth; I have long been devoted to the Buddhist Sect and dare not lie!”

Liu Jinshui said with a distressed expression.

“Monk, tell us, is what he said right or not?”

Wuyuzi’s gaze sharpened as he turned to Ergouzi, who was limp on the ground, questioning him; verifying the statements of these two and a dog would roughly clarify the situation inside the tomb.

Ergouzi said, “Right, but not entirely right!”

Wuyuzi frowned: “What do you mean, not entirely right?”

“Right is not right, and not right is right. Between right and wrong, who in this world can speak or see clearly?”

Ergouzi shook his head, looking every bit the charlatan.

“This old monk asks you again, have you ever descended deep into the tomb?”

“We descended, but not entirely descended!”

“Did you see any treasures?”

“Saw them, but didn’t entirely see them!”

“Do you know the identity of the tomb’s owner?”

“Know it, but don’t entirely know it!”

“Then is this tomb’s owner indeed Ancestor Damo?”

Wuyuzi slightly raised his eyebrows, trying to be patient. This dog, even after being converted, remained unruly. If not for its extraordinary ability to absorb Buddhist scriptures, he would have suppressed it under the Buddhist Pagoda long ago.

Ergouzi still shook his head, “It’s Ancestor Damo, but not entirely Ancestor Damo!”

Li Xiaobai suddenly lost for words, case closed. This damn dog hadn’t been converted at all. His eyes drifted slightly and he noticed something small and green wedged between Ergouzi’s teeth, which at a careless glance resembled a vegetable leaf. At this moment, wisps of white smoke were drifting from the green object in his teeth, being continuously inhaled.

It was a Jade Gourd!

This damn dog knew how to use the gourd, had shrunk it to fit perfectly between its teeth, threw in a lit Huazi when conscious, and used its tongue to block the gourd’s mouth to prevent the smoke from wafting out. When it felt the conversion coming on, it would let the tongue slip and inhale the smoke into its stomach.

Such a cunning dog!

Now, if that was the case, wouldn’t it mean that he was the only fool unprepared?

Moreover, the most crucial point was that these two, already prepared, had deliberately not informed him.

What he didn’t know was that at this moment, both Ergouzi and Liu Jinshui were extremely anxious. Liu Jinshui thought he was the only one clear-headed and that the others had really been converted. Thus, he mimicked Ergouzi’s demeanor and pretended to be converted, only to realize this guy was pretending too.

Ergouzi thought Liu Jinshui and Li Xiaobai had been converted, but the truth told him Liu Jinshui was pretending. The blame-shifting plan he had prepared before hadn’t even started before it went bankrupt. As it was contemplating how to shift the blame to Li Xiaobai, they heard Wuyuzi ask.

“Amitabha, Master Li, how do you regard the words of these two masters, right or not right?” @@novelbin@@

Li Xiaobai didn’t know whom to mimic anymore, so he started shaking his head too, taking on an old scholar’s guise: “The younger one thinks, what they said is right!”

Liu Jinshui: “…”

Ergouzi: “…”