Master of Kaidan-Chapter 495: Don’t Underestimate the Wooden Dummy

Though Li Mansion wasn’t small, Taiyi had been there before and quickly pinpointed Nezha’s location, immediately showing a dissatisfied expression.

This kid was already seven years old (and if you consider the extra three years and six months, calling him eleven would be fine), yet he didn’t think about overthrowing the Shang Dynasty and was here reading books?

And I wouldn’t say anything if you were reading military strategies, but what is this unfilial pupil looking at?

"Trendy Woodworking Encyclopedia"?

Is this the kind of book you, son of a General, Sealing God Vanguard, and reincarnation of the Spiritual Pearl, should be reading?

And "trendy"?

Can woodworking even be trendy?

Taiyi muttered his disapproval internally and took a couple of steps forward, wanting to take a closer look and see what exactly was so fascinating that it captivated such a fickle-hearted child.

Unexpectedly, the moment his footstep landed, it produced a rather clear sound. Before Taiyi could wonder why such a light step made so much noise, Nezha abruptly turned his head, his sparkling eyes instantly locking onto Taiyi.

The wariness in those eyes made Taiyi frown, and as he watched Nezha instinctively raise his hand to protect the wooden figurine on his shoulder, a wave of dissatisfaction rose in his heart. Still, remembering his own cause and effect, he spoke softly and gently,

"My good disciple, what are you reading? Let your Master have a look..."

"Don’t come any closer! You’ll scare Little Wood!"

Nezha resolutely rejected Taiyi and even took two steps back, skillfully using the Mixed Heaven Silk to set up a tent for Little Wood, fearing that Taiyi might cause some kind of trouble.

Seeing this, Taiyi’s face grew even uglier, and he thought, "I’m your Master, after all. I just want to see that book of yours, how did it become about stealing your wooden figurine? And that wooden figurine of yours... wait, wait!"

Initially, Taiyi was internally criticizing Nezha’s childishness, but as he focused on the wooden figurine, his expression changed slightly.

Because he couldn’t understand this thing!

Although the Chan Sect was known for its mysteries, it had a scientific system, and on the Daji, there were many works of Chan Sect disciples.

However, the wood figurine in front of him seemed completely unrelated to any technologies known in the Chan Sect. It had neither True Yuan fluctuations nor any signs of Thunder Skill or traces of Demon Energy or Spiritual Energy. It barely had a hint of human Essence Qi, which was usually kept within the body and mostly used as a material for the Transformation of True Yuan. Could such a thing really operate such a delicate wooden figurine?

Wait a minute!

Taiyi’s gaze sharpened suddenly. To be able to create such an advanced artifact and yet be so different from the technology of the Chan Sect, the only possibility he could think of—

"Could this be Jie Sect technology? Could someone be trying to get in first?"

Having thought this, Taiyi stepped forward once more, saying, "I’m just looking, I won’t take it from you," and was about to reach out. But Nezha, seeing his demeanor, didn’t believe him one bit. Ever since he began learning woodworking, his father had often sneaked into his room to play with the wood figurines he made!

After the incident with Little Wood, though, his father knew not to touch the living ones, and Nezha pretended not to notice. However, it was clear to him that the old man before him had come with the intention of targeting Little Wood. Reminded of his wooden figurines, played with by his father until they were missing arms and legs, Nezha bristled at the strikingly familiar feeling!

"I told you not to come over, didn’t I?!" Nezha shouted edgily, unfolding his Mixed Heaven Silk into a hemisphere that ensnared Taiyi Real Man inside, then he snatched up the Trendy Woodworking Encyclopedia and dashed into the room in a whiff of smoke.

"This unruly brat!" Having originated from the Golden Light Cave, Taiyi Real Man naturally knew how to counter the Mixed Heaven Silk. Waving it off, he strode towards Nezha’s room.

Treating his Master with such an attitude, he must properly discipline him!

Taiyi Real Man was about to speak when he suddenly heard a whistling sound, followed by a "Duang!" as a wooden stake, that seemed to spring out of nowhere, fiercely smacked his face that bore the signs of an Immortal.

Being one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, how could he be hurt by a piece of wood with no mana fluctuations? The moment the stake touched his body, his internal mana spontaneously protected him, shattering the stake into splinters.

But no sooner had the stake exploded than several more stakes stabbed from different angles, some from the rooftop, others shot from the old trees in the garden, with the most deadly one springing up right between Taiyi Real Man’s feet, aiming straight for his vitals.

Bang bang bang bang!

A series of pops echoed like popping beans, with wood chips flying everywhere, framing Taiyi Real Man’s face as it sunk into a morose shade of black.

Though he wasn’t injured in the slightest, this was the first time he had suffered such indignity since becoming an Immortal! Particularly that stake that had sprung up between his legs—despite long since having transcended mortal flesh, it still left him feeling highly uncomfortable at heart.

"Nezha!"

Enraged, Taiyi Real Man bellowed, ready to enforce his authority as Master forcefully, but at that moment, the roof of Nezha’s room suddenly flung open, and he immediately locked onto Nezha, who was darting out from the roof.

"Thinking of running?" Taiyi Real Man looked at the wooden wings on Nezha’s back, feeling belittled, he waved his hand, ready to exert his mana and grapple the little wretch.

However, at the same time, the rooftop emitted a series of mechanical sounds once again, and one after another, wooden monsters of varying forms sprang out; the little wooden figure that had been on Nezha’s shoulder underwent a transformation and turned into a helmet that settled on his head.

"Fusion!"

Nezha let out an immature shout. The wooden monsters in the air were attracted by some force, combined into a whole, and transformed into a sizable wooden robot floating mid-air, exuding an industrial aesthetic from top to bottom.

"No matter how gaudy it gets, wood is still wood!" The grappling technique in his hand somehow failed, Taiyi Real Man frowned slightly, becoming more convinced that Jie Sect was behind this, and immediately drew his sword, saying:

"Nezha, you unfilial pupil! Get down here right now, do you really want to fight your Master?"

"You are not my Master! ’A teacher teaches, imparts knowledge, and resolves doubts.’ You’ve never imparted any principles to me, never taught me any skills, nor have you answered any of my questions. You only incite me to fight and kill, like a gang leader recruiting underlings. What kind of teacher is that?" Nezha’s voice came from the robot, causing Taiyi Real Man’s face to grow even more unsightly. With a wave of his sword, he roared:

"So be it, Nezha, now daring to lecture your Master. It’s not too late to come out, or else..."

"Hehe!" Nezha let out a provoking laugh; the robot immediately raised its fists, multiple thumb-sized holes opening at the wrists. In that instant, a faint sense of danger suddenly surged up in Taiyi’s heart.

"Not good, could it be that this robot has some Magic Treasure installed inside?"

Although Taiyi Real Man didn’t believe Nezha had the ability to harm him, once it involved Magic Treasures, it was a different story. With this thought, he activated his Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield, placing it in front of himself, followed by the sound of "clang!"

No, not one sound, but several!

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