"What did Kong Ming want with you?"
Verdant Green Maiden furrowed her brow.
Zhang Sheng sighed again and said to her, "Who knows who started the rumor that I possess Heaven-Piercing Earth-Shaking Magic for no reason at all? The court heard about it, and Prime Minister Zhuge invited me to leave the mountain and go to Chang'an to discuss how to save the people of the land."
"Alas..."
He sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"But Poor Daoist is merely an ordinary man from the mountains, neither immortal nor god. How could I possibly have such abilities?"
As Zhang Sheng sighed mournfully, Verdant Green Maiden's expression turned strange.
Could it be that because she had revealed her true form before Zhuge Liang, he had started believing in Ghosts and Spirits?
Did he think the turmoil in the land could be solved by seeking the gods?
"Goddess... Goddess?"
Seeing her silent, Zhang Sheng called out a few times, then asked, "Did you hear what Poor Daoist just said? It's not that I'm unwilling to accept those two as disciples..."
Before he could finish, Verdant Green Maiden raised a hand and cut him off.
"I'll handle the Han Court's request. It will also let me settle a bit of Karma."
At this, Zhang Sheng froze.
He stared at Verdant Green Maiden for a long while, then nodded and said, "If the Goddess can help me deal with the court's people, then taking those two as disciples here on Dragon Tiger Mountain is no problem at all! Even if Poor Daoist goes hungry, I'd never let them go without food!"
"Does Dragon Tiger Mountain run out of food?"
Verdant Green Maiden raised an eyebrow, surprised.
If that was the case, she couldn't let the two stay there. She didn't want them wasting away