Mutated Tao

Chapter 449: Change

Chun Xiaoman was confused when she saw that all Lu Xiucai did was shout scolding remarks profusely; he didnt even attempt to leave the hidden chamber.

Miaomiao, did you know that he would be like that? Chu Xiaoman asked.

Seeing how indecisive Lu Xiucai was, Bai Lingmiao chuckled. You think I was joking when I scolded him for being useless? He cant be a good guy, but he cant be a bad guy either. Hes just a useless bum.

Right then, Puppy walked down the stairs with a bowl of rice.

He was surprised when he saw Lu Xiucai cursing away.

Puppy placed the bowl of food on the ground before stopping Lu Xiucai. Aiya, aiya. What are you trying to do? Stop, stop!

Lu Xiucai became more agitated when Puppy got in his way. He raised the short sword and wanted to run out, but Puppy managed to stop him.

With Puppy comforting him, Lu Xiucai slowly calmed down. Puppy dragged him back down and gave him the bowl of food.

Taking the bowl, Lu Xiucai continued ranting, Puppy, I will not forget what that old man did to me! I will remember it always! Im going to slice him to bits one day!

Puppy replied, Aiya, youve already been starving for the entire day. Just eat your meal first. You can kill your dad anytime you want, but your food won't taste good once it's cold.

Lu Xiucai ate voraciously and only noticed halfway through that the meal was better than yesterday's. He stabbed a piece of pork the size of an egg and scooped up some rice, shoveling them all into his mouth. He munched on the food in delight.

As Lu Xiucai ate the delicious pork, he asked curiously, Why is the meal so luxurious? Did we celebrate the New Year earlier?

No, Li Huowang came back! The entire village came together to have dinner to celebrate his return.

Oh? My master is back?!

Lu Xiucai was excited. He wanted to run out to greet his master before realizing that he should ask Bai Lingmiao for permission first.

But when he turned around, he saw that Bai Lingmiao and Chun Xiaoman were missing. A hidden door was left open at the side of the wall.

Bai Lingmiao was walking down the hidden corridor when she staggered and almost fell in the dark.

She complained, This stupid place is so dark.

Chun Xiaoman gently held her arm. Its not too dark. I will place a few more lanterns on the wall tomorrow. By the way, should we tell Senior Li about the techniques that the White Lotus Sect left for us?

Bai Lingmiao felt irritated by that. What can he do if we tell him about it? Do you think the techniques are so great? Its nothing compared to him. Hes much stronger than you think.

Really? Is Senior Li that strong? Thats good news! Chun Xiaoman remarked, feeling happy for Li Huowang.

Its not good news. Do you think having a strong lunatic is good for us? Think about what he did in the past, Bai Lingmiao said as she walked until they reached the innermost chamber.

But didnt Senior Li tell you that he wont relapse again?

And you trust him? If you do, you are even crazier than him. I think something is still wrong with him. He changed the subject the moment we were talking about his hallucination as if he was hiding something. Lets just wait and see instead. He probably wont run in the near future. Lets observe his condition first before we decide what to do.

Miaomiao, you are so kind to him.

What else can I do? Im married to him. He never thought that I was dragging him down, so theres no way I can leave him for being a lunatic now. We can only think of ways to treat him instead.

The stone door opened, and Bai Lingmiao walked in. The room was bright thanks to the glowing jade lotus.

Bai Lingmiao used the light to stare at the mural. She looked at the six white donkeys dragging the conjoined lotus.

Ever since the strange chanting was first heard, the conjoined lotus in the mural had been becoming clearer instead of disappearing. She didnt know what it meant.

Is this related to the Heavenly Mater of the White Lotus Sect?

It was a wild guess, but Bai Lingmiao had found nothing about the conjoined lotus even after reading through all the books of the hidden chamber. She didnt know if it was a good sign or bad.

Bai Lingmiao was the sole survivor of the White Lotus Sect. Her future would be decided by what kind of phenomena the conjoined lotus would bring.

If only we knew where the strange chanting came from. We might be able to get a clue, Bai Lingmiao murmured.

However, it was impossible. She had tried asking the Immortal families when she'd worked as a shaman, but they hadn't had an answer either.

The only thing they'd told her was that the chant was chaotic and disorderly. Bai Lingmiao didnt know what it was, but she had a feeling that the Immortal families were scared of the chant.

Bai Lingmiao thought about it as she took three incense sticks. She lit it up, prayed to the conjoined lotus, and placed the incense sticks on the incense burner.

She didnt know if it was effective, but she decided to try. At the very least, the books never said that the Heavenly Mater banned others from praying to it.

Miaomiao, what should we do with the books at the edge of the room? They are talking about how to use humans as sacrifices to lay out a spell array.

Chun Xiaomans voice snapped Bai Lingmiao back from her train of thought.

Bai Lingmiao looked at the corner of the room and replied, What else? Burn them.

Burn them?

Bai Lingmiaos voice was filled with disgust. Burn them! They're such disgusting books. I feel irritated by just looking at them!

She threw an oil lamp towards the stack of books and ignited it.

Under the glow of the fire, the conjoined lotus was flickering. It appeared to be floating in a small orb that was inverted on itself.

Nevertheless, both Bai Lingmiao and Chun Xiaoman failed to notice that.