Listening to Yang Jian describe the different reactions of Perfected Being Yuding and Yun Zhongzi, Holy Mother Gold Spirit instantly pictured a scene in her mind:
Two young boys standing together.
One wore a miserable expression...
While the other beamed with delight!
Holy Mother Gold Spirit could not help but laugh, saying cheerfully:
"Yun Zhongzi is going to be thrilled now."
"At least he is not the only one anymore..."
With that small interruption, Holy Mother Gold Spirit stopped questioning Yang Jian further. She had already seen that although Yang Jian appeared mild-tempered, he was an extremely decisive person.
As for things he did not wish to discuss.
No one could pry them out of his mouth!
"Enough!"
"No more whispering among ourselves. Our fellow Daoists have all gone in and taken their seats, so let us hurry inside too..."
Holy Mother Gold Spirit spoke again.
Then she led Yang Jian and Nezha into the banquet!
After they were seated, everyone began discussing Maitreya again. Shen Gongbao once more expressed his gratitude to Lu Ya. Lu Ya merely waved a hand lightly, looking utterly unconcerned with such matters.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, you are too polite!"
"I merely provided the Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead. You are the one truly bearing the backlash of Fortune... Besides, now that the Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead has begun to take effect and Maitreya has fallen unconscious, even the people of Western Qi will notice that something is wrong, no matter how blind they are."
"Fellow Daoist Shen, you must be careful."
"Do not let the people of Western Qi snatch or steal the straw effigy..."
Under the effects of the Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead, the soul drawn from Maitreya had landed upon the straw effigy. Whoever wished to save Maitreya would have