"Forget it. Who cares? Having a mighty deity backing me up isn't a bad thing. As for what that Daoist said..."
Ye Chen suddenly remembered the Daoist's warning that Journey to the West might not be a good thing. He had been weighing the true meaning of those words for days, but the more he thought about them, the less certain he became.
Does that mean I shouldn't take part in this Journey to the West? But the system said I can only unravel all my questions after obtaining the scriptures and meeting Tathagata.
Ye Chen was full of questions, but he didn't know whom he could confide in. The Daoist had vanished after that day, and even if Ye Chen wanted to ask him, he had no way to find someone with such vast powers.
"Little brother? Little brother?" The Earth God brought Ye Chen back to reality. "If you have nothing else, I'll be on my way. There are still things in the city I need to take care of."
"By the way, little brother, about what you said earlier, about reporting me..." The Earth God's face clouded with worry. Ye Chen saw through him at once.
"Don't worry. You saved me this time, so I won't really report you. I only said that because I wanted to find out who was helping me from behind the scenes."
"That's a relief." The Earth God smiled. "Then I'll take my leave. If you ever need help, just go to the Earth God temple north of the city and call out to me twice. I'll appear."
"Mm, got it." After Ye Chen replied, the Earth God hopped in place. As Ye Chen watched in confusion, he saw the Earth God's body slowly sink into the ground.
"Little brother, until we