Chapter 184 The Making of a Sycophant!
The golden headband seemed to possess a spirit of its own.
There was absolutely no need for Erming to control it.
He chased after it and firmly placed it on the head of the Void Devouring Flame!
"ah--!!!"
With a miserable cry, Void Devouring Flame fell from mid-air, his hands gripping the golden headband on his head so tightly that his fingernails drew blood!
But the golden headband was as if it were embedded in the flesh, and it didn't budge!
"What is this thing?! Take it away right now!"
He rolled on the ground in agony, his magical power completely suppressed, unable to be mobilized at all, like a bird whose vital point was being pinched, unable to use any of its great abilities.
Erming looked down at him, a cold smile playing on his lips:
"Hehe, this is good stuff. You'll see later."
"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
The Void Devouring Flame clutched its head, kneeling on the ground and screaming in agony, tears and snot streaming down its face.
But at least he had served under the Soul Emperor.
His mental fortitude and willpower far surpassed that of Erming back then, even in such a life-threatening moment.
He managed to maintain a sliver of rationality and desperately tried to find a way to survive.
"I have received guidance from a highly respected monk and am waiting here for the destined person!"
He raised his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Tang San:
"This Tang San! This Tang San is the destined one I've been waiting for!"
"We brought him to the cave just to test him! It's all a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding!"
What he said wasn't entirely untrue.
When Zhunti and the other person sealed him, they did say that when the right person came, they would break the seal.
For years he had been guessing who the destined person was, and today, seeing Tang San and his disciples...
I already had a hunch in my mind—
But greed prevailed, and he chose to eat first as a sign of respect.
Seeing that the situation was not good, he naturally knelt down and begged for mercy, hoping to save his life first.
Erming frowned, a hint of surprise in his eyes:
"Could what he said be true? Or is it just a test?"
But that guy's act of wanting to eat people just now was way too convincing, wasn't it?
"Erming, what's going on?"
Tang San glanced at Er Ming, who was deep in thought.
Looking again at the Void Devouring Flame lying on the ground, clutching the golden headband and wailing, he vaguely sensed that this matter was not simple.
"Hmph, this guy is indeed the protector arranged by the Bodhisattva."
Erming offered one explanation and then said no more.
Although I just heard Tang San's words of regret and remorse inside my stomach,
I feel much better now.
But that bit of resentment was still there, and she didn't want to give him a friendly look.
Upon hearing this, Tang San straightened his expression and respectfully bowed towards the west:
"Amitabha."
Then he looked at the Void Devouring Flame:
"Since it is the Bodhisattva's arrangement, then you may get up."
Although he hated this guy to the core, he had been swallowed alive several times before.
But the Bodhisattva had already made arrangements, and even sent Erming with the golden headband to subdue him. What could he say?
"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"
As if granted a pardon, the Void Devouring Flame kowtowed repeatedly, tears of gratitude streaming down its face.
"Having entered the Buddhist order, one should naturally sever all worldly ties."
Tang San adopted a composed demeanor, his voice steady:
"Seeing that your mind is troubled, I bestow upon you the Dharma name Wujing."
"Discard the complexities and purify the six senses."
He paused, his gaze sharpening:
"Remember all the sins you have committed in the past, and never repeat them. Otherwise, don't blame us Buddhists for being ruthless and expelling you from the sect!"
"Yes, yes, yes! This disciple will certainly remember Master's teachings!"
The Void Devouring Flame, having abandoned its previous arrogance, became incredibly humble and respectful, nodding its head like a chicken pecking at rice.
I had personally witnessed the horrific state of Erming, who was tortured to the point of wishing for death.
They knew that Tang San possessed the incantation to control the golden headband.
Moreover, he has a life-and-death feud with Tang San. At this time, if he doesn't keep a low profile, is he just waiting to die?
As for the future...
Let's talk about the future later.
"By the way, what about the pig demon?"
Erming suddenly spoke up, his face showing disgust:
"Why haven't we seen anyone yet? They're useless at everything, but number one at slacking off!"
Upon hearing this, Tang San's face darkened.
"It's my fault, it's my fault."
Void Devouring Flame quickly smiled apologetically:
"I deliberately left a fake mark to distract my second senior brother. I'll take Master and my eldest senior brother to find him now."
"Hmph, a pig is a pig. A little trick can fool him completely."
Erming was even more disdainful:
"Let's go, let's go."
Tang San remained silent, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
I was so biased towards him.
They mess things up at crucial moments, and you can't even find a trace of them.
If Erming hadn't arrived in time, he was certain that the Void Devouring Flame would have devoured him completely.
What kind of test or trial?
You're kidding me!
...
Led by the Void Devouring Flame, the group returned the way they came and arrived at a peach grove.
Under the peach tree, Yu Xiaogang, with his big belly sticking out, was fast asleep.
The snoring was thunderous, and a glistening drop of drool clung to the corner of its mouth.
Holding a half-eaten peach in her arms,
He was sleeping soundly on his back, completely unaware that someone was approaching.
Tang San's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Hehehe, you dead pig, still sleeping?"
Erming didn't tolerate him; he stepped forward and slapped him twice across the face.
"Who?! Who?!"
Yu Xiaogang woke up with a start, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a pitch-black monkey face. He was so frightened that he almost jumped up from the ground.
"You damn monkey! Didn't you leave?! How come you're back here?!"
"hehe."
Erming's smile was forced and insincere.
"How did I end up here? Your master has been kidnapped by monsters, so how did I end up here?"
He pointed around:
"You, on the other hand, have been eating, drinking, and sleeping."
Yu Xiaogang then remembered Tang San's disappearance, and his expression changed.
But soon they saw Tang San standing behind Erming.
His eyes lit up, and he quickly ran over:
"Mistress! Mistress, you're alright? That's wonderful, that's wonderful!"
He was about to reach out to pull Tang San.
Suddenly meeting that face that was as black as could be, the words that were about to come out were swallowed back, and the explanation was:
"My mistress has disappeared, of course I'm very anxious! I found the coded message he left behind and tracked him all the way here!"
"Then I discovered this peach grove..."
He turned around and pointed to the peach trees around him, then suddenly froze.
All the fruit trees laden with spirit peaches had vanished, replaced by sparse, unidentified wild trees, crooked and broken.
"Huh? What... what's going on?"
"Hehehe."
Void Devouring Flame stepped forward, his face beaming with smiles:
"It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I left that code, and I transformed that peach with a bewitching pill. It was all to lure my second senior brother away."
He turned to Tang San and bowed deeply to the ground:
"I have heard that Master is a highly respected, wise, and virtuous monk, so I dare to presume to test Master's character and wisdom."
"Having met you today, I realize that my master's wisdom and magnanimity are far more profound and expansive than I had imagined."
"I'm ashamed, I'm so ashamed!"
Sycophant.
Tang San cursed inwardly.
But the flattery was so well done that his expression did indeed improve, and the corners of his mouth even turned up slightly.
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