She believed him?
She actually believed him?
Lianshan Xin steadied inwardly, then felt a sudden surge of elation.
But he quickly caught himself. No, was the Unborn Venerable Mother really that easy to fool?
Was this little girl deliberately playing dumb to screw him over?
Although Princess Xin had always known his own limitations and believed great powers generally could not be bothered to deceive him, the Unborn Venerable Mother was different from other great powers. She looked like a little girl now, and her actual strength might not be that great.
Besides, Lianshan Xin knew nothing of the Unborn Venerable Mother's way of doing things. What if this evil god simply enjoyed toying with people's hearts?
To be cautious, Lianshan Xin chose to play dumb.
Wariness entered his eyes as he asked gravely, "Who might you be?"
Maitreya, inside the Little Black Box, heard the conversation between Lianshan Xin and the Unborn Venerable Mother.
Lianshan Xin had specifically granted Maitreya access, turning the Little Black Box into a one-way viewing screen. Maitreya could see what happened outside from inside the Little Black Box, but the Unborn Venerable Mother could not see Maitreya inside it from outside.
Even as he marveled at the Little Black Box's capabilities, something stirred in Maitreya's heart when he heard their conversation.
Old Mother actually mistook Lianshan Xin for Shakyamuni's reincarnation? How did that make sense?
Wait, it was One Dream, Three Thousand Worlds.
Right. Even in the Primordial Era, Shakyamuni had only passed One Dream, Three Thousand Worlds on to two people, and both later died in the great war of that era. I know it too, but Old Mother doesn't know that.
*So from Old Mother's perspective, Shakyamuni is the only person under heaven who knows this divine ability, One Dream, Three Thousand