Chapter 796 — The Mighty Array
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
Shen Mu mused, "You draw the carriage, and Sister Yan is a maidservant. There will surely be demigods who recognize you and doubt your identities. My younger brother's cultivation is low, and the Dragon Qilin and Water Qilin are too stupid to be of use. So I shall have to humble myself and play the disciple of the Earth Mother Venerable God."
Feng Qiuyun stared blankly, not grasping his meaning.
Shen Mu sighed. "I shall reluctantly act as the Earth Mother's envoy and disciple, going to quell the rebellion, and you shall be my serving maids. Then I must trouble Sister Qiuyun to hold the Venerable God's Kunyuan Sword for me. Sister Yan and Brother Lan still have empty hands—are there other treasures? Otherwise it will be too shabby, and people will see through us."
Feng Qiuyun said, "Wait—there is also a whisk, forged by the Earth Mother from the roots of the Primeval Wood and the rivers and great streams. It is called the Six Harmonies Hunyuan Sword. And another is the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron, which the Earth Mother uses to suppress mountains, rivers, and earthquakes. I will go fetch them!"
She rummaged beneath the offering table, drew a whisk from a heap of odds and ends, then emptied the ash from the incense cauldron, washed it clean, and said, "It can still be used."
Shen Mu's heart twitched. This little ruined temple had so many good things—and such frightening ones!
"Yan'er, you take the whisk."
Feng Qiuyun handed the whisk to Gongsun Yan. "This whisk is very heavy and solid. Urge it with vital essence, and each strand of the whisk will transform into a sword-light formed of mountains, rivers, and great streams. It is very perilous to control, so be careful. Yu Tianzun, you come..."
She looked at the dazed Yu Tianzun and shook her head. "You had better not hold the cauldron. I will place it in the halo behind your head."
She lifted the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron. The great cauldron flew up and drifted into the halo behind Yu Tianzun's head, bobbing and sinking, then she looked at Shen Mu. "Now we can set out, yes?"
Shen Mu looked troubled. "I have no treasure on my person yet. It is a bit shabby..."
Feng Qiuyun blinked. "We are all your serving maids, and there is a serving boy besides. The treasures we hold in our hands are all for your use. If you carried the treasures yourself, would that not ruin your air of authority?"
Shen Mu gave two dry laughs, his expression somewhat dark. "That is so. Only the display is still not grand enough. If only we could have the Earth Mother's treasure carriage..."
Feng Qiuyun sneered. "That would be the Earth Mother going abroad! The display is grand enough now. Let us set out quickly, lest that little wretch escape! That little wretch is very fast!"
Shen Mu glanced back at the great bells hanging under the eaves of the hall, then looked at the screen, the incense burner, the rush cushion, and the rest. He inwardly sighed at the waste and said, "Give me a little more time and I could forge a treasure carriage. Fatty Dragon and Ah Shui would draw it, Brother Lan would sit on the shaft with a little leather whip, the two sisters would lean against my two legs, one on each side, and I would sit on the treasure seat behind the carriage curtain..."
Feng Qiuyun urged, "After we cut down that little wretch and revive the Earth Mother, we will let you have your moment of glory, all right? There is no time now. Let us hurry over!"
Shen Mu glanced at the Dragon Qilin. The Dragon Qilin understood, rolled on the spot, and transformed into a giant beast forty zhang long.
Shen Mu pinched Yu Tianzun's face, altering his features to make him look like a servant boy.
He took out the Sword Pellet. The Sword Pellet flowed and transformed into a collar with a rope. He made the Water Qilin take human form with a qilin's head, a demigod, and lead the rope in front.