Book 4: Chapter 14: Suicide Temple

Book 4: Chapter 14: Suicide Temple

After waiting for a while and confirming that we were still us, I said to them, "Lets analyze it. Why did the heavenly gift bring us here and let us wake up? Over the past month, the three of us obviously did a lot of things and walked a lot. If theres a sentient beingwhich well call it for nowthat wants us to go deep into this gap and reach the end of the dragon vein, then it couldve kept us under control with the heavenly gift and done it all in one go. So why did the heavenly gift suddenly disappear when we got here? Moreover, the heavenly gift this time is different from Little Brother's since none of us have amnesia."

Fatty, who didnt appear to be as shocked as I was, also sat down. He looked at my hands and then at Poker-Face again.

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"To answer your question, he said, you need to answer a preliminary question: Is this a normal sentient being? That is to say, is this thing a person or something thats similar to a person? If its the latter, then its purpose is understandable. At present, it seems that it wants to lead us to the bottom of the Kunlun Mountains." He stacked some small stones on the ground into a pile, "This is Shen Qianjue." Another pile of stones was stacked right next to it, "This is Black Glasses. If the two of them were being controlled when they were talking to us, then those conversations were actually fake. In other words, we were constantly being led to the black spot."

I remained silent as Fatty continued, "Let's go in and meet Black Glasses and Xiao Hua. But we need to be careful. They may not be them."

"Theyll have to be careful with us, too," I interrupted him.

"If its not a person, then I don't know, Fatty continued. I think its behavior is unpredictable. It may just be a coincidence that it led us here." He lit a cigarette, "First, let's start with the question of whether its a sentient being or not. If it is, then I think this thing is worth pondering over. You said that its a dragon veinan ancient dragon godthats very cunning. But dont you think the crafty plots, machinations, and step-by-step process in which the ancient god has entrenched itself are all a bit humble for an ancient god?"

Fatty and I exchanged a look as Poker-Face continued, "They sacrificed themselves and made a partition here. There should be a very crucial thing in this small shrine that can compete against the power here."

"But it's empty now. Wheres the thing?

"It must be nearby. If thats not the case, then the effectiveness of this place will disappear. This thing and these corpses must have interacted with each other, which enabled us to recover."

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TN Notes:

(1) Professor X is a character from the super famous comics The X-Men. Hes a mutant whos an exceptionally-powerful telepath. He can read and control the minds of others. More info here.

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Heads up, they said we can get overtime at work if we want and considering how I had to suffer a 10% cut to my salary last year cuz of covid, mama wants that $$$$$ (I've got student loans, a mortgage, and medical bills to pay. Adultingugh). I will try to keep up with my minimum 1 chapter a day, but if I'm exhausted after work, it's just not going to happen. Just know that I'm not dead in a ditch or anything if I go MIA for a few days.