The Puppet Speaks, Love Is Gone

"Go to the kitchen and find Little Moon Spirit. Ask her to make you something to eat!"

Wu Chu could only try to appease these two good-for-nothings who had traveled so far to bring the birds over with food.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he sent Bifang to the lakeside below the Sacred Tree, letting it rest on a huge rock by the lake to prevent it from losing control of its urge to set fires and harming innocent people.

Then everyone returned to the Main Hall, where music played, dancing continued, and people ate and drank.

In the large lake, a little deer Yoyo, who was playing, saw Bifang lying on a boulder and curiously approached it, carefully getting closer to its side.

Bifang raised an eyelid, glanced at the little deer, and snapped, "Get lost!"

The fawn was startled, and its antlers began to glow.

Seeing this, Bifang was also startled, and flames erupted from his body again.

Seeing this, the fawn took a few steps back. Finally, seeing that Bifang was lying there unable to move, it put away the light on its antlers, raised its little head, and with light steps, turned and walked towards the lake, the water rippling with its stomping.

At the Summit of the Sacred Tree, in the kitchen, young Yi couldn't help but send a Little Moon Spirit, "Sister Yueling, who are those two seniors? A Chu seemed to treat them with great respect."

Little Moon Spirit wanted to reach out and tap the young Yi on the head, but she couldn't quite reach him, so she snorted, "Many of A Chu's skills were taught by those two seniors. They are both his teachers and his friends. Do you think Brother A Chu will respect them?"

"Are they very powerful?" Young Yi asked curiously, "Are they as strong as our leader? Are they as strong as Xiao Yu and her ancestors?"

"Probably!" Little Moon Spirit tilted her head, then said, "Stop asking around and hurry up and finish eating! Also, next time you send over prey, kill it first. Those two seniors and Brother A Chu are kind-hearted people and won't easily kill intelligent creatures. If you had killed that big bird before sending it over today, would any of this have happened? The bird meat would probably be in the pot by now."

"Yes, yes, Yueling is right. Next time, next time I'll definitely do it!"

The two gluttons, each carrying a large basin, sat in the kitchen and feasted. Afterward, they ran to the Main Hall entrance to bid farewell to Wu Chu and the others. "Chief Sister, A Chu, we'd like to find Old Round for a friendly spar, so we won't be returning to the tribe yet. Farewell! Farewell, seniors!"

After exchanging a bow, the two used their Shrinking Earth Divine Ability to leave the Summit of the Sacred Tree.

Houtu apologized somewhat awkwardly to Hong Yun and the others, saying, "My clansmen were impetuous and rude; please forgive them, fellow Daoists."

Hong Yun waved his hand and laughed, "The child is quite sensible, so it's not impolite. May I ask where Houtu Daoist Houtu's tribe is located? I'd like to go and take a look. Is that convenient for me?"

Houtu smiled and said, "There's no problem with it. My tribe is located on the south side of Purple Jade Mountain, near the Great River. If you two fellow Daoists wish to visit, I would naturally welcome you. However, the place is simple, and for food, we'll have to ask Little Moon Spirit to make a trip there!"

Wu Chu smiled and said, "I believe Little Moon Spirit will feel very honored."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

As she laughed, Hong Yun's eyes inadvertently fell on the small doll that Wu Chu had placed on the altar, and she asked curiously, "What is that?"

Wu Chu looked up, then slapped his forehead and gave a wry smile. "Look at me, there's something quite important I completely forgot to tell you two."

As he spoke, he rose and approached Puppet, bowing to it. He said, "This is an avatar left here by a senior. Not long after Chu Er left Purple Jade Mountain, the avatar of the Demon Sect Master corrupted the primordial Primordial Spirit of Tianmu Daoist and came to cause me trouble. Fortunately, Sister Houtu appeared at that time and joined forces with me to kill that Demon Lord avatar. As a result, I also formed a grudge with that Demon Lord... Later, there was that time when the black and Purple Qi swept across tens of millions of miles. I wonder if you two sensed it?"

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and said, "Of course I can sense that kind of thing."

Wu Chu smiled and said, "That time, it was actually that Demon Lord who came to cause me trouble again. I had already prepared everything and was just waiting for the Demon Lord to enter the Mountain Terrain Formation Array that my brother had set up for me, so I could buy some time to escape to Mount Buzhou and seek refuge with Sister Houtu. But who would have thought that at this time, a senior would actually fight with that Demon Lord..."

Hong Yun's eyes lit up. "This Puppet, is it the clone left behind by that senior?"

Wu Chu nodded and said, "Yes, I was worried that the Demon Lord would come back to cause me trouble again after you left, so I asked you for advice. You then gave me an avatar, saying that when the Demon Lord comes, this avatar will react."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhen Yuanzi and said, "That senior has studied the Mountain Terrain Formation Array that Brother Zhen Yuanzi set up. I need to tell you about it. I suppose that senior has also learned this unique formation method!"

Zhen Yuanzi laughed and said, "It is my honor that my humble skills have been noticed by such a senior. What's wrong with that?"

Wu Chu took out the jade pendant that Hongjun had given him and handed it to Zhen Yuanzi, saying, "This jade pendant records the array formations and restrictions created by that senior. Brother, please take a look..."

Zhen Yuanzi silently accepted it, paused for a moment, and then asked, "This is something that senior bestowed upon you, fellow Daoist. Is it appropriate for you to show it to me?"

"It's alright, see! Senior said I can do whatever I want with this. Besides, since Senior has observed the formation you set up, he probably won't mind showing it to you."

As Zhen Yuanzi examined the array within the jade pendant, Hong Yun approached Puppet, bowed to it, and said with a smile, "I suppose senior wouldn't mind letting me take a look!"

Far away on Jade Capital Mountain, countless miles away, Ancestor Hongjun who was enjoying the delicious food and musical performance prepared by his two beloved disciples, seemed to sense something and silently closed his eyes.

Then he nodded slightly and said, "Alright!"

Purple Jade Mountain, who was bowing to the Puppet's Hong Yun, and Wu Chu, who was standing beside it, were both startled when the Puppet suddenly spoke and said "Yes."

They then bowed to the Puppet, but the Puppet no longer responded.

The group exchanged bewildered glances.

Seeing this, Wu Chu felt a little envious. He had been worshipping this clone for countless years, but he had never seen the clone speak.

Now, things have gotten really complicated. Hong Yun came over and bowed, and the ancestor immediately spoke.

This discrimination is just too obvious!

I even went to such lengths to teach his apprentices cooking, singing, and dancing, hoping they would add some color to your venerable spiritual journey. Sigh! All love is gone, all love is gone...

P. S.: Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone! It's Monday again, so please vote for me, and I'd also appreciate any recommendation votes! Thanks!