Chapter 517: 517: Hall of Water’s Trial (2)
Suddenly grabbed by the disciples of the Starfield Sect, the sentient blue lotus flower spirit, Yue Huashui chose to temporarily join their group for the trial. Anyway his Mom and Uncle Shen are telling him to take his time. He wasn’t truly interested in the inheritance of the Water God.
What he wanted is the corpses of those mermaid races that can be killed in this hall. Their new sibling hasn’t eaten something quite nourishing even after his birth. That useless Pang Ju was barely enough for their youngest to increase his strength. To gain a humanoid form, their youngest sibling must reach Yuanying Realm.
At the side when Xing Suiri approached the two disciples of the Buddha’s Heir. The two were bald like all other monks, it’s just that ignoring the clean part of their heads, the features of these two monks are exquisite. A pair of phoenix-shaped eyes making them an androgynous male beauty.
Xing Suiri approached them and said, "Please forgive my sudden insolence. I am from Starfield Sect. Gold Star Temple’s Heir, Xing Suiri."
"This monk is called Hu Ren and this is my Shidi, Hu Gu. Can this monk ask what this benefactor wishes to say?" asked Monk Hu Ren.
Xing Suiri explained his sudden approach. He clasped his hand and said, "I would like to invite the two monks to do the trials with my group."
The two monks looked at each other and felt confused why would they get invited to do a trial which everyone wanted to top with.
Monk Hu Gu asked, "Normally, no one would ask for cooperation at such a trial. Why do you do so?"
"I think your senior brother here can explain it to this friend," said Xing Suiri.
Monk Hu Ren slightly shook his head seeing how uninformed his junior brother is.
"Do you not remember what kind of place is the Starfield Sect, Shidi?" Monk Hu Ren asked.
Only then did Monk Hu Gu remember that Starfield Sect is well known for their Divination ability. A skill that allows them to peer on a part of the future. That’s why Monk Hu Gu asking the reason for their sudden invitation feels a bit stupid. The young monk blushed for a moment and lowered his head in embarrassment.
Sigh~
"Benefactor, I apologize for my shidi’s rudeness. As for your invitation, can you give us some time?" Monk Hu Ren asked.
Xing Suiri of Starfield Sect wasn’t forceful with this invitation. After all, his Xia-Shidi didn’t tell him that these two are necessary. He only said it was needed after all. They had an effect on the changes that led to the future Xia Baiyu had. However, nothing in the future is absolute. As the future is ever changing.
He clasped his hands towards Monk Hu Ren and said, "Alright. Then I will leave the decision to this friend. Please excuse me." He took his leave after finishing his words.
The two young monks watch as Xing Suiri walks away, returning to his group. Monk Hu Ren noticed the young boy held by Xia Baiyu, the disciple of Starfield Sect’s Supreme Elder, Xia Lianyu.
Monk Hu Gu whispered, "Shixiong, are you going to accept their invitation? Not every divination result is correct!"
"You’re right. Not all divination is correct. Except for the fact that Xia Baiyu’s Divination had never been wrong before," said Monk Hu Ren.
Monk Hu Gu was stunned and mumbles, "Is this Xia Baiyu that powerful?"
"At the very least..." Monk Hu Ren stared at this disciple from the Starfield Sect with blond hair and purple irises who was holding a boy as if guarding him. He said, "Someone with that much merit cannot be a bad person. Hu Gu, let’s accept their invitation."
"Alright. I will listen to Senior Brother’s decision," said Monk Hu Gu.
After waiting for half an hour, the two monks had decided to accept the invitation of Xing Suiri and Xia Baiyu welcomed them with a gentle smile as if he had expected this kind of result.
Xia Baiyu said, "Welcome two brothers. Thank you for accepting our invitation. In exchange for helping us in this trial. Once you find the hall that is compatible with you and you need our help we shall help you as well."
"You know... that we are not compatible with this hall," Monk Hu Ren said.
Xia Baiyu nodded his head and said, "None of us is compatible with it as well. But learning some water related techniques is also not bad."
Monk Hu Ren looks down and meets the innocent eyes of the young boy held by Xia Baiyu. He asked, "Is it because of this child?"
"Yes and No," answered Xia Baiyu.
This answer was confusing and even his own sect disciples frowned as they couldn’t understand this response to one single question from the monk in front of them.
Bewildered, Lan Guye asked, "What does that mean?"
"Yes, because only with him we can get the maximum possible rewards in this hall and no, because he never actually needed us to succeed. As for the rest of the details, the heaven’s secret cannot be shared," said Xia Baiyu.
Xing Suiri said, "Okay. Let’s make the final preparations before tackling the trials. Xia-Shidi, what is your plan?"
"You are asking the wrong person?" Xia Baiyu said with a gentle smile yet it doesn’t feel any kindness at all. He was staring down at the boy whose shoulders were caught by him.
Everyone followed his gaze and looked at Yue Huashui.
Monk Hu Gu said, "You aren’t talking about this kid, aren’t you?"
The sentient blue lotus flower spirit was about offended by the monk’s words and retorted, "Hey, Baldy! If not for my Mom saying to take my time and this person being surnamed Xia I wouldn’t have waited for you to gather. I can do it myself!"
This declaration stunned Lan Guye and Monk Hu Gu. In their eyes, Yue Huashui is no different from a child like others. Only Xing Suiri, Xia Baiyu and Monk Hu Ren.
Monk Hu Gu’s lips twitch slightly as he grumbles, "B-Baldy?!" His older brother held him back.
Monk Hu Ren asked respectfully even to a child like Yue Huashui, "May this monk have the opportunity to hear this benefactor’s mother’s identity."
"The Moon Goddess. She is my mom!" Yue Huashui answered.
Except for Xia Baiyu and Lan Guye who already knew about this fact, the others left flabbergasted.
Lan Guye commented, "It’s not that kind of mother-son relationship. Instead of calling Senior Yue his master, he calls him his mother."
"Isn’t the Moon Goddess... That... That senior who is standing beside that immortal?!"
Choke!
"S-Shixiong?"
Monk Hu Gu was about to shout but his Senior Brother gave him an arm lock and fainted on the spot leaving everyone stunned. They didn’t expect such a handsome monk to possess such strength in his thin body.
"Pardon his loudness. Young master, what is your plan?" Monk Hu Ren asked.
In the end, everyone accepted that the plan would be something Yue Huashui had made.
The sentient blue lotus flower thought for a moment and said, "Mom said I should take my time. Uncle Shen said, "I have nothing to worry about."
Everyone knew that the uncle in this boy’s mouth is definitely that Immortal staying beside the Moon Goddess. The person who had almost killed their masters with his aura alone.
Yue Huashui said, "Let’s take the easiest one first then the next one to it until and save the Inheritance Trial as last."
"Alright. Let’s do it at your own pace," Xia Baiyu said.
The seniors were silent but only for a moment as Xia Baiyu had already spoken before they could think of something else. He even pulled the boy away with him towards the stone mermaid. Even though no one from the heir candidates noticed that this stone mermaid is alive, and Xia Baiyu only knew after making his divination, there is no way he will be making a mistake at the beginning.
Xia Baiyu and Yue Huashui took the lead to stand in front of the stoneboard and saluted before the stone mermaid.
"Greetings to the senior! We would like to participate in the Minor Trial as a group," said Xia Baiyu.
Everyone who was observing from a distance was dumbfounded. They didn’t expect that this stone mermaid that looks like a stone is a living being. The Stone mermaid sat nonchalantly below the stone board. Only when Xia Baiyu’s group had spoken to her did her eyes start blinking. A collective loud gasp echoes within the crowd.
"She is truly alive. I thought it was an ornament or something"
"I didn’t feel any qi from it and thought that it was just a statue."
Now that it was moving they finally felt a heavy aura falling onto them. It’s an aura that is not weaker than their masters. They were shocked that someone that powerful is staying like a guard before such a stoneboard even pretending to be a statue unless you spoke to her.
{Congratulations to the first group that accepted the trial. I will give you a longer time limit for the Minor Trial you wish to take. Normally, you will only be given a week for the Minor Trial. I will give your team two weeks to complete this trial.}
[An extra note for being the first to take the trial. There are other treasures under that deep water basin. You are free to take anything. However, you will need numbers to top the ranking for the Trials.]
The last two sentences were directly sent to the minds of everyone in Xia Baiyu’s team including the two monks who had temporarily joined their group for Hall’s trial.