vrcanaries Chapter 316 Puppet
Chapter 316 Puppet
Jiang Ming, who had been looking worried, suddenly walked happily into the house, and Feng Yu, who was standing by the window, saw everything.
"Yanzhou, I'm going out for a bit."
He gave a brief instruction and strode towards the door.
After leaving the room, Feng Yu quickly walked to the stairwell and stopped Jiang Ming who was going upstairs.
Jiang Ming was in a good mood, and even Feng Yu seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
He wasn't angry at Feng Yu's obstruction.
A nonchalant smile played on his lips as he deftly slipped under Feng Yu's outstretched arm...
This action was too abrupt; it was not something Jiang Ming would do.
Before Feng Yu could react, Jiang Ming had already pushed open the door.
Tu Xiaoxiao, who had just reached the entrance of the hall, quietly retreated back into the courtyard, not wanting to get involved.
What bad intentions could a little white fox possibly have?
The little white fox just wanted fairness.
After pushing open the door and taking a few steps, Jiang Ming felt inexplicably timid.
He hoped the news was true, yet feared the fox demon was deceiving him.
Shen Yao lay on the bed, staring wide-eyed at the wood grain on the ceiling.
The wood grain has concentric rings, and the colors vary in shade, which is quite nice.
Feng Yu quickly entered the room and blocked his way: "Isn't Hall Master Jiang busy today?"
His intervention dispelled half of Jiang Ming's apprehension.
Jiang Ming was in a good mood and didn't want to fight him: "I'll just take a look at her and then leave."
Feng Yu showed no intention of making way.
'They're arguing again.' Feeling annoyed, Shen Yao simply closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Jiang Ming's gaze passed over Feng Yu's shoulder, clearly seeing Shen Yao's furrowed brows and closed eyes.
Knowing she was upset, Jiang Ming didn't want to annoy her, so he stood still and said, "Your way of practicing swordsmanship is wrong. When you're better, I'll come and teach you every day at Chenshi (7-9 AM)."
Shen Yao was unable to speak at this moment, and Jiang Ming took it as her agreement and left after speaking.
Feng Yu stood by the window, watching Jiang Ming walk through the stone gate.
As he looked away, his gaze inadvertently fell upon the obsidian stone beside the dragon statue, which had been sliced off by the God-Slaying Blade, and he fell into deep thought.
Shen Yao was paralyzed for five days before she recovered. Those five days were really hard to endure. She couldn't speak or move, and could only blink and roll her eyes.
Especially on the second day after she was paralyzed in bed, she couldn't help but feel itchy when she thought of the ten puppets left to her by the Demon Lord Chongguang, which were in the underground passage of the main hall of the original True God Sect, which is now the Chongcheng True God Sect branch.
The first thing she did after getting out of bed was to retrieve the ten puppets.
Tu Xiaoxiao stayed behind at Jinli Residence to prevent other portals from opening and releasing any creatures from within.
Feng Yu accompanied Shen Yao to the branch of the True God Sect.
As they entered the Ten Great Light Gates, they encountered Jiang Ming, who was carrying the stone treasure, as he entered through the yellow light gate.
Jiang Ming then led them back to the sect.
Inside the secret passage was a middle-aged male cultivator with a long beard reaching his neck and a dignified appearance; he was an immortal ancestor.
This immortal ancestor, along with four disciples, guarded the array point.
He saw Jiang Ming return with Shi Bao, followed by a man and a woman, and immediately stood up to ask, "Hall Master Jiang, who are they?"
Jiang Ming only introduced Shen Yao: "She is Shi Bao's mother."
"Oh, so you're Shen Yao." The middle-aged male cultivator spoke in a strange tone, his face displeased. He snorted and turned his face to the side.
Shen Yao was baffled by the fact that he was being watched from the moment he arrived.
Shi Bao put on a stern face and said in a serious tone, "Uncle Hong, you should be polite to my mother."
Hong Shun turned to Shi Bao and said, "You're protecting her. She abandoned you and your father for many years. It's better not to acknowledge a mother like that."
Feng Yu and Shen Yao were furious, but before they could retaliate, Jiang Mingxian roared angrily, "Hong Shun!"
After yelling, he suppressed his anger: "Where did Hall Master Hong hear these rumors?"
Hong Shun argued logically: "If she hadn't abandoned her husband and children, such rumors wouldn't have spread within the sect."
His expression was disdainful, his gaze falling on Shen Yao and Feng Yu's clasped hands, determined to stand up for the father and son.
“Fairy Shen, how noble is Hall Master Jiang? Countless fairy maidens in the world cannot even dream of him, yet he has never shown him any favor. He is devoted to you and even tolerates your lover.”
He angrily questioned, "What exactly are you dissatisfied with? How could you allow your lover to put him to death!"
"If it weren't for Wang Xu's loyalty, Shi Bao would have lost his father five years ago!"
"Enough!" Shi Bao was unaware of Jiang Ming's near death five years ago, and he did not want his son to know: "Master Hong, please stop talking nonsense."
His sharp eyes swept over the four disciples behind Hong Shun: "Don't bring up this baseless accusation again."
When the four disciples met his gaze, they immediately lowered their heads and dared not utter a word.
Hong Shun was really angry, but Jiang Ming was protecting him, so he could only angrily return to his seat, turn his head away and look elsewhere, out of sight, out of mind.
Jiang Ming turned around, suppressing his anger, and comforted Shen Yao: "It's all a misunderstanding, don't take it to heart."
Shen Yao just wanted to turn around and go back to Longquan Cliff.
But she's here to retrieve the puppet; we mustn't let a small matter ruin everything.
Shi Bao leaned over and hugged Shen Yao. Shen Yao hugged him back. Shi Bao used his two soft little hands to cup her face and kissed her: "Shi Bao kisses Mommy, Mommy, don't be angry."
The little dumpling was so cute that Shen Yao's anger instantly dissipated: "Mother, don't be angry, Mother loves Shi Bao."
"Hmph!" Hong Shun scoffed disdainfully.
Shen Yao had no time to argue with him. Holding Shi Bao, she gestured for Jiang Ming to lead the way and led Feng Yu into the branch sect's main hall in a generous manner.
The main hall of the Chongcheng True God Sect branch should be the original main hall of the True God Sect.
She walked to the back of the main seat in the hall and used her spiritual power to imitate the runes given to her by the Demon Lord Chongguang in the soul core, imprinting them on the ground.
Runes seeped into the ground, opening a hidden entrance and revealing a downward staircase.
The stairs were only wide enough for one person to pass through, so Shen Yao went straight down, followed by Feng Yu, with Jiang Ming carrying Shi Bao behind them.
They went up the stairs and entered a dark tunnel.
The lamp illuminated the way ahead. The tunnel was not long, and at the end was a stone wall that was a different color from the walls on both sides.
She used her spiritual power to create runes and imprinted them on the stone wall. The stone wall opened up, emitting a deep, ancient rumbling sound.
The spirit lamp illuminated the stone chamber, where ten puppets were arranged in pairs. The puppets wore golden boots and armor, and their figures and appearances were identical.
These puppets were all crafted from meteorites, each one exquisite and ingeniously made.
Each of them has a hexagonal heart-protecting plaque on its chest.
Shi Bao danced with excitement; the puppets looked so majestic.
Shen Yao separated ten streams of spiritual power to create runes and activate the Heart Protection Talisman.
The ten puppets simultaneously raised their heads, their gray eye sockets glowing with golden light. The golden light quickly coalesced, forming golden goggles that covered the puppets' eyes.
"Welcome back, Venerable One!"
The ten puppets bowed and clasped their hands in unison, their voices deafening.
After bowing, the puppets simultaneously straightened up and extended their right hands to grasp something in the air.
Golden light emanated from their palms, and golden light blades appeared in the hands of the puppets. The light blades were dazzling and shimmered with golden light.
"Wow, awesome!" Shen Yao couldn't help but exclaim, "A light-powered puppet, advanced!"
Feng Yu stared intently at the puppet, the words "What a magical treasure... What a magical treasure... What a magical treasure..." repeating in her mind.
Jiang Ming sensed the power emanating from the puppet, and his feelings were complicated.
Having ten puppets comparable to ancestral cultivators protecting her is an excellent thing.
But after that, it would be even more difficult to take her away alone...
How to cultivate feelings when there are no opportunities to be alone...
The road to winning back his wife is fraught with difficulty and seems endless...