Chapter 233 : Chapter 233
Chapter 233. A Mortal Slays a God? The Commander-in-Chief of Huaxia Is Shocked
“Benefactor, there is no need to feel burdened. If you feel you owe this humble monk afterward, you may simply allow this humble monk to solicit some alms from you once the matter is done.”
Inside the cave abode, Xuanyi, who was draped in a golden kasaya, wore a kindly smile and placed his palms together, looking every bit like an enlightened eminent monk.
Jiang Yichen lifted the hemp rope in his hand and inwardly cried out at the sheer absurdity of it all.
“You people...”
“Please call us Westward-Journey F4,” Zhu Xiaoming, the divine contract holder of Marshal Tianpeng, corrected him.
Jiang Yichen held back his laughter. “Westward-Journey F4, right? Can your mission to revive your gods really be done like this?”
“Of course,” Sun Potian said, hugging his dark-golden staff. “As long as Master gets captured eighty-one times and we successfully rescue him, it counts. The method just cannot be repeated.”
Xuanyi nodded slightly.
Jiang Yichen was speechless. He tossed the hemp rope back to Xuanyi. “In that case, eminent monk, why do you not tie yourself up, pretend you have been captured, and let your disciples rescue you?”
When Xuanyi heard this, his eyes lit up slightly. But after a short while, he shook his head.
“That will not do. This humble monk has professional ethics.”
Jiang Yichen was just about to speak, but in the next second, he saw Xuanyi loosen the hemp rope and wrap it around his own body. However, he was not used to doing it himself and could not tie it tightly.
“Potian, come and tie your master up. I cannot make it tight enough.”
“Got it, Master.” Without another word, Sun Potian immediately took the hemp rope and gave Xuanyi a full-body binding.
Jiang Yichen: “...”
No, seriously. Did it have to be this ridiculous?
Zhu Xiaoming gave him a thumbs-up. “Impressive! We F4 tried all kinds of kidnapping methods, but we never thought we could tie ourselves up.”
Everyone’s faces twitched at the sight.
Was this supposed to be serious?
Gu Yuan really could not bear to watch anymore. He hurriedly stepped forward to stop them. “Master, if there is anything else, we can discuss it after returning to the Battle Division.”
“Now that Hypnos is dead and Chu Xingchen, the divine contract holder of the Illustrious Sage Lord, has also appeared, our mission can be considered perfectly complete.”
When Xuanyi heard this, he pondered for a moment, then nodded. “Very well. We shall listen to Little Gu. Let us go.”
He did not ask his disciples to untie the hemp rope around him. Instead, he hopped toward the outside of the ruins.
Just as he was about to pass through the doorway radiating pale golden light, his feet caught on the threshold. With a miserable cry, he fell flat on his face.
Sun Potian and Zhu Xiaoming covered their faces at the same time. They simply could not bear to look.
The others were struggling painfully to hold back their laughter.
Gu Yuan led everyone out of the ruins. Along the way, he patted Chu Xingchen, who was holding Xiaotian Dog, and asked, “How did you obtain the Illustrious Sage Lord’s recognition? The Battle Division needs to make a record.”
Chu Xingchen looked bewildered. “I do not know either. It was just, for some inexplicable reason...”
“Your team leader gave you the opportunity for the divine contract.”
Before he could finish speaking, Mei Xue’er interrupted him. She had personally seen Jiang Yichen forcibly pull back the divine contract that had originally been seized by the follower and give it to Chu Xingchen.
It truly matched what Jiang Yichen had said. Whoever he wanted the god to choose, the god had to choose.
“Yichen gave it to me?” Chu Xingchen looked surprised.
Gu Yuan’s expression turned strange. “Tell me everything that happened.”
Mei Xue’er took a deep breath and slowly began. “Originally, the follower of the God-Revival Church had already activated the Divine Contract Ritual. But after Jiang Yichen appeared, he forcibly seized it back...”
As Chu Xingchen and Gu Yuan listened to the sequence of events, the shock on their faces became increasingly obvious.
He could control whom a god formed a contract with, and he had easily defeated a Level-Nine Preacher whose strength was comparable to a Martial God. The more they listened, the more they doubted their own ears.
One had to know that although gods were cautious when assessing humans for contracts, they were not restricted by race.
The divine contract holders that the Battle Division had planted overseas had also discovered that many Huaxia divine ruins had appeared beyond the borders and formed divine contracts with foreign martial artists.
Recently, over on Japan’s side of the mortal world, a foreigner was about to complete the resurrection mission for Nezha of Huaxia mythology.
As for why a foreign martial artist would be willing to help a Huaxia god revive, that came down to the god’s own considerations. Moreover, the ordinary people on Japan’s side had no idea that it was a Huaxia god.
As long as the divine contract was not obtained by people like the God-Revival Church or the Japanese Sword Martial Association, who obeyed the arrangements of other gods, it basically would not affect the resurrection progress.
But Jiang Yichen directly appointing whom a god had to choose for a contract was simply unheard of!
Gu Yuan’s face was full of amazement. Gradually, he seemed to start believing that Jiang Yichen had slain Hypnos with mortal strength.
“All right. I understand. You should return to the Battle Division first. I need to report the situation to the Commander-in-Chief.”
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Command Headquarters of the East China First Military District.
After receiving Gu Yuan’s call, Hong Wu heard the detailed account of what had happened and suddenly rose from his office chair, his eyes widening.
“What did you say? Jiang Yichen killed Hypnos!?” he asked in utter shock.
Jiang Yichen was only a mortal. How could he possibly have reached the point of slaying a god?
If it had been his father, Jiang Zhentian, Hong Wu might have believed it.
“I am not certain either, but according to Mei Xue’er’s report, Perfected Yuding, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Huaxia mythology, appeared in the ruins and helped the Sleep God shape a divine body.”
“And Perfected Yuding said that Jiang Yichen killed Hypnos. However, I believe Perfected Yuding was the one who did it. As for why he said that, I am not clear.”
When Hong Wu heard this, the shock in his eyes slowly receded, and he fell into thought.
“Huaxia gods have always been mysterious. Perhaps he simply did not want to cause too great a disturbance.”
He also felt that Jiang Yichen was not very likely to have done it. The Heavenly Court had responded to their request for aid and sent Perfected Yuding to deal with Hypnos.
Between a mortal and a Huaxia Golden Immortal, it was obvious who was more capable of killing Hypnos.
“However, nothing is absolute.” Hong Wu’s tone shifted. “Ever since we began paying attention to Jiang Yichen, we have never seen him truly display his strength.”
“Adding what you said about him controlling a god’s choice of divine contract holder and defeating a Level-Nine Preacher of the God-Revival Church, this is enough to show that Jiang Yichen’s strength exceeds our imagination.”
“Here is what we will do. Since they have passed the New Recruit Assessment and need to be assigned to various military district departments for an internship lasting a year and a half...”
Hong Wu slowly sat down, and his tone became somewhat gentler. “I will have Xu Lin assign them to the Divine Battle Division.”
“Did the Foreign Battle Division not send word that Nezha of Huaxia mythology is about to revive over in Japan’s mortal world? Arrange for them to go there. I am looking forward to Jiang Yichen revealing his true strength.”
“But if it is overseas, would that not be too dangerous?” Gu Yuan asked worriedly.
Hong Wu smiled faintly. “Has the Sleep God not become a god? Let him escort them.”
Gu Yuan fell silent for a moment before speaking. “Understood, Commander-in-Chief!”