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The name “Wutongshen” had at least seven or eight origins in China’s confusing, multifaceted and cumbersome legendary system.
Different dynasties, different regions, and different identities of literati and writers have different meanings for this title.
However, according to the description of the rat demon, the Wutongshen in this [Film] had a very important characteristic, that was, he was very lustful.
During the preparation period of more than twenty days, while Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen were indulging in training, Ren Jianmo didn’t waste time.
He went through all the books and novels he could find in the library of the ‘Lian Ge’ and imprinted the contents almost word for word in his mind.
So now, as soon as he searched the information in his memory he just memorized it according to the keyword “lust”, he remembered the Wutongshen written by Pu Songling.
The saying goes, “There are Wutongs in the south, just as there are foxes in the north.”
He was talking about five evil gods named “Wutong”. They called each other brothers and were very lustful. They did all the evil deeds of bullying men and women in the south of the Yangtze River. Whoever has a girl in their family and was remembered by them was lamentably harmed.
Later, there was a ruthless man named Wansheng in one of the victims’ families, who beheaded three of the “Wutong” and cut off the fourth one’s foot.
Then Pu Songling also wrote an additional chapter entitled “Again”, saying that one of the Wutongshen was slaughtered by the River God because he had offended the Dragon King and Goddess.
In the end, he also analyzed that these two stories occurred at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn’t know which incident happened before and which one after. If the story in the “Again” chapter occurred after Wansheng beheaded three of the “Wutong” and cut off the fourth one’s foot, then only one of the lesser “Wutongshen” remained from the “Wutong” and it was less intimidating.
However, although the “Wutong” in “Liao Zhai” was so weak that even civilians who knew kung fu could kill three people in one breath, the players present weren’t naive enough to think that the “Emperor” who could hold down hundreds of demons, large and small, would be as weak as in the novel.
On the contrary, as the ultimate BOSS-like existence in this [Fim], they believed this one in the Zhilan Xianfu Mansion must have the strength to match the name of “God”.
Ren Jianmo briefly told Ji Dong and the Fan siblings about his speculation about the identity of the Wutongshen. The rat spirit listened to the side with a shocked face and opened his mouth several times to refute it, but he closed his mouth angrily under the coercion of the kidnappers.
“So, did the story mention the weakness of this Wutongshen?”
After listening, sister Fan Hemian raised the question she was most concerned about.
Ren Jianmo shook his head.
In fact, Mr. Pu Songling didn’t describe, in detail, any more clues about the Wutongshen except that he was “lascivious” and that his body was an animal.
“Hey.”
Seeing that Ren Jianmo didn’t find any weakness, Fan Hemian turned her attention to the poor mouse demon again.
“Where is that Great Emperor of Wutongshen of yours? Where is he now?”
“The Emperor is not very good-tempered, usually concentrating on cultivation… We, as servants, hardly ever see him.”
The rat demon stammered and replied with a high-pitched voice, “As far as I know, the king usually stays in the Tongtian Pavilion in the backyard…”
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In answer to Fan Hemian’s question, his pair of small eyes bounced around, his gaze wandered in the four faces, his heart like fifteen buckets fetch water, seven up and eight downs
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“Since your King doesn’t like to show up, who then usually takes care of the affairs in the mansion?”
The rat demon gave a jolt and hurriedly returned to his senses.
“The one who is usually in charge of managing the Zhilan Xianfu Mansion is Chief Steward Yan.”
For some reason, hearing this name, Ji Dong’s mind immediately conjured up an image of a person.
“The Chief Steward Yan you are talking about, is he the middle-aged man wearing an embroidered headscarf, white and clean, and with a long beard?”
“Yes, yes, that’s him!”
Anyway, the words were already squealed here. The fatty simply came to pour beans into a bamboo tube and confessed all he knew.
“When I first arrived here, I was taken to see Chief Steward Yan. And, usually, when the Emperor wants to sleep with the ladies, it is Chief Steward Yan who would lead them to the Tongtian Pavilion…”
He thought for a moment and then said.
“Only when something important happens in the Mansion, Chief Steward Yan will go to the Tongtian Pavilion to find the Emperor and listen to his instructions…”
Fan Luming couldn’t help but sigh.
“This Chief Steward Yan… Isn’t he the same as the chief steward of the Imperial Palace next to the Emperor!”
“Yes, yes, yes!”
The gray-haired rat immediately nodded his head like a dog: “I– I also heard that.”
“I also heard that Chief Steward Yan is a close friend of the Emperor and has been with the Emperor since the establishment of the mansion.”
“Since he was with Wutongshen from the very beginning, he might know something.”
Ren Jianmo suddenly spoke up and said,
“It looks like we must meet this Chief Steward Yan…”
Before he finished his words, there was a “swish” when Ji Dong and the Fan siblings turned their heads together, three people with their three pairs of eyes burning on him, “What do you mean by that?”
Ji Dong opened his mouth and asked.
“Could it be that… ‘these things’, there is another side to this story?”
Although Ji Xiao’niao’s reference was vague, except for the big mouse who was still in the dark, the other three understood that he was referring to the game of hide-and-seek that was still going on among the players.
Ren Jianmo smiled, looked at Ji Dong, and asked, instead of answering, “What do you think?”
“You’re right.”
Ji Dong and the Fan siblings exchanged a look, thinking that Ren Jianmo’s suspicion was too reasonable.
If everything was done by Wutongshen, he could have just ordered the demons in the mansion to chase and intercept this group of human beings, instead of letting them sneak around and play this bullshit battle royale.
On the contrary, it seemed that at present, both Wutong Shen and Chief Steward Yan and even the demons in the entire mansion seemed to be unaware of the existence of their group of participants so far, which proved that the person behind the scenes was obviously someone else…
“I think this Wutongshen Emperor should be similar to this mouse demon.”
Ren Jianmo reached out and pointed to the gray-haired rat demon sitting on the floor with a bewildered look, “He is probably one of the demons trapped in this mansion.”
“I see. That’s why you said we should look for Chief Steward Yan!”
Ji Dong and the Fan siblings understood at once.
“It’s because you want to ask him what this mansion really is and why it has become a demon cage, right?”
Ren Jianmo smiled and nodded.
“All right!”
Fan Hemian nervously pulled her sleeve. “It should be easier to deal with a demon chief than with that Wutongshen, right?”
Saying that, she twisted her head and looked fiercely at the poor rat demon with the eyes of a snake staring at a frog.
“Is that Chief Steward Yan powerful?”
The fat man in gray shivered from the girl’s harsh glare.
“I– I’ve never seen Chief Steward Yan do anything with his power…”
He swallowed his saliva.
“However, I heard that he has the bloodline of the Hǒu in him. This- this- us, these small divine abilities that we cultivate by eating offerings, we really don’t dare to compare with the ancient great demons!”
——Oh, this is the second time tonight he heard about bloodlines.
Ji Dong complained in his heart.
It seemed that in the world of demons, not only the strongest were respected but also noble blood.
“Also, Chief Steward Yan usually takes four guards with him everywhere he goes…”
The mouse demon said and glanced at the humans, sarcastically continuing.
“Those four guards’ cultivation is also downright shallow na!”
“Tsk, so it looks like Steward Yan won’t be very easy to deal with!”
Fan Hemian clicked her tongue, reached out, and touched her chin, “Moreover, if he stays in the pack of demons, we can’t do anything about it.”
“Hey!”
Ji Dong suddenly had an idea, remembering the information he just heard under the wisteria courtyard wall, “About that, I have an idea…”
…… ……
……
So after a good discussion, several people finally finalized a “battle plan.” After listening to the whole process, the mouse demon had a dull face and didn’t know what expression to make.
“Well, there is only one last question left.”
Ji Dong pointed to a floor plan of the mansion that had just been hand-drawn by Ren Jianmo and asked.
“How can we make sure that other demons won’t come and stir up trouble when we deal with Chief Steward Yan?”
“That’s easy to handle.”
Fan Hemian smiled faintly and looked at her brother, “Luming, bring out ‘that thing.’”
Fan Luming tacitly understood his sister’s meaning and fished out a transparent glass ball the size of a ping-pong ball from his arms.
“This is a B-rank collectible we got in the last [Film], called [Absolute Space].”
The boy carefully and solemnly placed the glass ball in the middle of the small circle formed by the four people sitting around and explained it to Ji Dong and Ren Jianmo.
“It can create an invisible barrier that covers a circular space with a diameter of 30 meters. While the barrier is operating, anything that happens in the space can’t be seen or heard by anyone outside.”
Ji Dong thought about it, “That is to say, the people in the barrier are, in effect, invisible. Is that what you mean?”
“It’s more than that.”
Fan Luming thought of a more specific description.
“For example, if I use the barrier here, even if we leave the door open and smash everything in the room to pieces, the demon outside will still see an intact, empty room when they pass by.”
After a pause, he added.
“But if the demon outside the door wants to come in and have a look, and step over the barrier, then he’ll see us wreaking havoc.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Ji Dong understood, “How long will this barrier last?”
“Five minutes.”
The younger brother of the Fan family stretched out five fingers. “When you use it, smash the glass ball, and it will determine its breaking point as the center of the circle and open the barrier that can isolate the outside world’s sight and hearing—this collectible can only be used once, and once smashed, it will dissipate.”
“Enough.”
Ren Jianmo glanced toward the ink circle outlined on the floor plan and nodded. His tone was very assured.
“Five minutes to take down Chief Steward Yan is enough.”
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This is awesome- honestly, with every infinite flow novel I read, I feel that my iq is not enough.
Thank you for the chapter<3