"Xu Shu brother?"

With that syrupy sweet voice, like plaster peeling off, crashing down on his face, Xu Shu, despite having weathered many storms, was still taken aback.

Who?

Then, he scrutinized the formidable female powerhouse, stopping briefly on her unfamiliar, charming eyes and eyebrows before making a guess.

With such great strength, it seems Shui Longyin is here!

But why the disguise?

Oh~ I understand!

Sister Yaoyao doesn’t want to attract the attention of other demigods, doesn’t want to be targeted prematurely!

Therefore, she deliberately disguised herself, using a method to alter her real appearance and identity, quietly rushing to meet with him!

This method is quite common; the simplest is to cover oneself with the residual crystalline curse of a high-level "Red Archbishop" after death. Xu Shu has considerable experience in this, so he figured it out quickly.

No wonder I haven’t seen Bai Yujing’s "Five City Lords" around; it turns out everyone is being sly and maintaining a low profile, cautious of each other. So, it all makes sense!

Ha, I almost forgot, Bai Yujing’s upper relations are quite subtle...

Xu Shu was enlightened, feeling ecstatic.

He was happy that, with the Earthly List’s rank 69 "Corpse-strewn Fields" as his backing, even though today’s Tai Chu scroll usages are spent and he cannot activate "Journey Superdimensional Mode", he can still venture to the Four Sufferings Mysterious Sect, and his desire for that divinity is unyielding!

With this thought, he blurted out, "Haha, finally you’re here, I’ve been waiting for you for so long, Wang—"

"Woof woof, woof woof woof!"

"?"

Xu Shu’s "Yao" word had only just been uttered halfway when a sudden noisy dog barking interrupted him.

His expression slightly froze, closing his mouth promptly, his eyes following the sound to the side, where he saw a large yellow dog sticking its tongue out at him.

It was held by the woman in purple, chubby and rotund, imposing, with eyes full of an eerie and mysterious feeling, yet seemed amicable towards Xu Shu.

The deceitful servant in the Third-stage Mid-stage Perfection, the "Corpse Dog" Little Fatty!

It’s still a hot dog... Oh no, a cooked dog, huh!

Uh, wait a minute.

Little Fatty is here, doesn’t this mean...

Xu Shu’s mouth slightly opened and closed, the air he exhaled gathered at his forehead into a big question mark.

"You, are Xiao Ya? But you..."

Really?

Xiao Ya = puppet = a little girl = four feet tall = a loli with no figure to speak of!

She shouldn’t have a pair that big...

"Is this your true form?" Xu Shu almost spouted his real thoughts in surprise, but managed to rephrase it just in time, keeping the friendship boat from capsizing.

"Pfft~ Xu Shu brother is even learning Little Fatty’s way of talking? Surprised to see Xiao Ya? Unfortunately, it’s not the time for chatter now; the entrance to the ruins is closing soon. Please, join me in exploring it, okay? The Four Sufferings Mysterious Sect is quite dangerous, so you’ll need to protect Xiao Ya a lot~"

Saying this, Xiao Ya in purple slightly bowed her head, beautiful eyes flowing, bending gracefully, like a classical beauty stepping out of a famous poetry painting, exuding both mature elegance and beauty with a fairy-like grace.

Not bad at all, this appearance barely matches the name "Ouyang Suxian"!

Even the most mischievous thrush perched on her shoulder tucked away colorful feathers, bowing respectfully... but why does this thrush have a pointed head? It looks ugly~

Xu Shu didn’t think much, silently thumbed up to "Da Ya" as a sign of appreciation, then calmly said, "I’m not going."

Ouyang Suxian expressed slight doubt, smiling: "Xu Shu brother, don’t be like that. I see the entrance to the No-Life Mysterious Sect is about to shut; if we delay, we’ll miss it."

Xu Shu replied: "You’re quite right, but I refuse."

"Eh? Why?" Ouyang Suxian widened her beautiful eyes, sparkling with curiosity, looking at him, "Wasn’t it you who informed me to come?"

"I wanted you to come, but didn’t say I would go? Today inside the No-Life Mysterious Sect..." Xu Shu sneered lightly, then suddenly shifted topics halfway, "Oh, is this really the No-Life Mysterious Sect?"

"Yes! Legend has it, before the Buddhist Sect collapsed, an ancient Buddha left the ’Four Noble Truths’ attempting to suppress the No-Life Mysterious Sect, but ultimately failed as time passed. Today’s phenomenon is evidence.

"No-Life Mysterious Sect is the beginning and end of the Four Sufferings, recycling endlessly, spontaneously regenerating... There’s no time to explain, quickly come in, or you’ll regret missing this forever." Ouyang Suxian urged sincerely.

Xu Shu realized: "I see, there must be treasures everywhere in this No-Life Mysterious Sect~"

"Yes! So come in quickly! The door is closing!"

With that, she grabbed Xu Shu, attempting to head towards the tiny entrance.

However, Xu Shu, the mighty "Dragon Elephant," trained his body firmly, how could she, a "mechanical expert," move him?

No matter how hard she tried to pull, Xu Shu remained unmoved.

"I... then why did you call me here?"

Seeing the huge Buddhist bowl almost touching the ground, Ouyang Suxian was genuinely panicking, her voice almost carrying a sob.

Xu Shu boasted arrogantly, "Do I have to spell it out? You, Da Ya, look different from Xiao Ya, but probably just another puppet, huh? Haven’t you heard, the world is full of talent and strength today within the mysterious sect, a tiger hiding among dragons, I cannot do it alone. You always want me to fight upfront risking life, while you hide behind safely, do you really think I’m easily bullied?"