CHAPTER 535: CHAPTER 316 JUNIOR SISTER: SENIOR BROTHER, I’M COMING IN_4

Lily was momentarily taken aback, thinking it was hard to explain what she was wearing to the child. Just as she was about to brush it off, she suddenly recalled a silly story Zhang Ze had told her.

Lily landed and magically took a hat made of low-tier spirit plants from her storage space.

She intended to squat down slightly, but suddenly realized she wasn’t tall enough, so she had no choice but to stand in front of the child and place the hat on his head.

"I’m Iron Man. If you want to obtain this Thousand Mechanism Armor, then come to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion and become the King of Thousand Machines.

"I’ve hidden the secret of the Thousand Mechanism Armor in the ocean of knowledge!"

After finishing, Lily stepped back two paces and flew away in style.

The child touched the hat on his head and was stunned on the spot, not speaking for a long time.

"Shi Dakai! Shi Dakai! You little rascal, where have you gone? Are you causing trouble for the Taoists again?"

The voice of the child’s mother came from afar.

...

Over at Maomao’s side.

Not in vain is Maomao called the Sea Patrol Dog; it really runs fast.

In a flash, it brought everyone back to Thousand Mechanism Town.

Back to the place where Tang borrowed the dog.

Li Yueqi: "..."

Tang: "Girl, maybe we should just give up."

Li Yueqi also felt a bit awkward, she smiled, thinking maybe it is for the best.

However, Maomao didn’t care what the people were thinking. After returning to Thousand Mechanism Town, Maomao first got a pancake from a vendor, then looked back at Li Yueqi and Tang, shaking his head as if to say the matter wasn’t over yet. Once it finished the pancake, they could continue the search.

Tang thought for a moment, figuring there was no rush, so he just followed along.

This time, Maomao moved much slower. After circling Thousand Mechanism Town a few times, it turned and headed towards the Sword Sect.

Li Yueqi, watching the direction Maomao was running, suddenly spoke up, "Could that strand of hair be related to Zhang Ze...?"

Tang smacked his lips, "Don’t say it, don’t say it..."

However, Maomao didn’t lead them to the Outer Sect of the Sword Pavilion but instead brought them to the Sword Tomb behind it.

This Sword Tomb not only buries swords but also buries people. After the Qinghe Association ended, most of the die-hard members of the Hundred Demons Sect caught were imprisoned here.

Even now, new remnants of the Hundred Demons Sect are brought here daily.

Maomao trotted into the Sword Tomb, leading a large group to a prison cell.

Inside was Xiao Teng, stark naked.

This guy was still naked because he seemed to have gone a bit mad.

Life’s ups and downs could drive one insane. The Elder guarding the Sword Tomb thought about clothing him but every garment he put on, Xiao Teng would tear off, unstoppable.

So in the end, they just let him be.

After all, his nakedness was only disgusting his cellmates...

At this moment, Xiao Teng was curled up in a corner of the cell, oblivious to the outside world, muttering incomprehensible phrases.

Maomao squatted in front of the cell for a long time, seemingly unsure. But in the end, he wagged his tail and left.

This time, it led everyone away from the Sword Tomb straight to the Sword Pavilion’s treasury door.

It scratched at the door, indicating the object was inside.

The Elder, who arrived upon hearing the news, opened the treasury door for everyone after obtaining the Pavilion Master’s consent.

This time, only Tang and that Elder accompanied Maomao into the treasury.

Before long, Maomao trotted out with an item in its mouth.

It was a bracelet...

The bracelet bore three stone-like charms, appearing ordinary, indistinguishable from common items.

Tang recognized this item; the bracelet belonged to Xiao Teng.

It was the very bracelet that allowed him to escape thrice from under the noses of numerous bigshots.

After being captured, the bracelet was confiscated. But because Tang and his group were busy, they didn’t have time to study it and it was left in the treasury until now.

Now that this item resurfaced, everyone was curious, not knowing if Maomao had made a mistake or if the bracelet had any connection to that hair.

But what could stones have to do with hair?

"Maomao, what does this mean?" Li Yueqi asked curiously, "What do hair and stones have to do with each other?"

Seeing that people didn’t understand, Maomao felt anxious, just wishing it could speak.

After all, Zhang Ze, who could communicate with Maomao without barriers, wasn’t here at the moment.

But thankfully, Maomao was smart. After thinking for a while, it devised a plan and barked to signal everyone to wait there.

After a long time, Maomao returned to the treasury door with a mouthful of things.

A big bone, a plucked white chicken, and several buns.

After finishing the buns, Maomao signaled Tang to place the bracelet on the ground.

Then Maomao placed the big bone next to the bracelet, drawing a line between them with its paw.

Next, it crushed the bone and pointed to the little stone-like objects on the bracelet.

"Are the items strung on the bracelet crushed bones?" Li Yueqi asked.

Maomao barked twice affirmatively.

"Whose bones are these?" Tang asked.

Maomao pointed to the plucked white chicken and drew a square around it, like a cage.

"That naked man?" Tang asked.

Maomao shook its head and started drawing on the ground with its paw again.

This time it drew an old dog. Though only a few strokes, it captured the essence.

"You mean to say that the strand of hair and the crushed bones on the bracelet belong to the same person, and these crushed bones on the bracelet are from Xiao Teng’s ancestor?" Tang asked in astonishment.

"Woof!"

Seeing that they understood, Maomao was very happy.

Tang pondered over the bracelet for a while and then ordered, "I’ll go find Chen Qin. Someone else get a monk."

After making arrangements, Tang took the lead and headed down the mountain.

A group went about their tasks, while others watched the scene, all heading down the mountain.

In a twist of fate, just as they left, Lily landed from the sky.

Lily looked at the deserted treasury door and felt frustrated, "Seriously? Are they messing with me? Even stealing dogs requires guerrilla tactics?"

Just as Lily was about to fly away to continue looking for the dog, Maomao’s voice came from the bushes nearby.

"Woof!"

Maomao came trotting up to Lily with half a chicken leg, wagging its tail and barking as if recounting the day’s adventures.

Lily couldn’t understand, but she kept petting Maomao’s head, praising the good dog.

"Let’s go home, I’ll treat you to a pork shank."

Upon hearing "pork shank," Maomao shook its head, indicating it couldn’t eat anymore.

...

Within the Illusion Realm.

After another life-threatening hyperspace jump in the Jade Book Tower, Zhang Ze’s scene switched from White Jade County to Liang Song’s capital, Bianjing.

The plan to steal the Human Emperor Banner involved only Zhang Ze and Lu Chen.

Zhang Ze looked down at his outfit and then at Lu Chen.

"Seriously, don’t we have a more sophisticated plan?"

Lu Chen said, "Sophisticated plans are too flashy; they can’t deceive those two old geezers of Liang Song."

Zhang Ze: "Are you sure this unsophisticated plan will work?"

Lu Chen: "Not sure. After all, this is my first time doing this."

Zhang Ze: "What if we fail?"

Lu Chen: "If we fail, we flee. What else can we do?"

Zhang Ze: "..."

Lu Chen kicked Zhang Ze’s foot, "Man up, don’t be so sissy. I don’t care, why do you?"

"Just lie still and don’t mess it up. When the time comes to sell your body for your father’s funeral, I’ll play the daughter and you play the dad, got it?"

Lu Chen reminded again.

Zhang Ze: "..."