My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 510 - 29: The Opponent Could Never Have Predicted This

Soon.

Li Zheng took Wu You and the others back into the gourd to continue familiarizing themselves with the Shrinking Earth Talisman.

They planned to head to the coastal city tonight, and Ji Xin’s schedule was tight, leaving them not much time to get used to the talisman.

In a way... Ji Xin was indeed quite inconsiderate.

The mobile unit had just been formed, and they were immediately put to work like donkeys. Luckily, the main members of the mobile unit were originally from Li Zheng’s squad; they were familiar with each other and all had military backgrounds, so there was no adjustment period needed. Otherwise, it might have been tough.

Maybe that’s why Ji Xin dared to be so bold as to change the gear immediately and start work.

However, Chen Lusi and Lin Ying did not go with Li Zheng and the others because they were not needed.

The Shrinking Earth Talismans drawn by Zhou Jian and Li Zheng were effective.

And Li Zheng did not include Chen Lusi among those needed to master collective transfer.

As for Lin Ying.

Her Authority Ability, whether according to Li Zheng or Si Yujie, seemed more suitable for use at the end rather than at the front line.

So she was also excluded from the need to master collective transfer.

Of course.

This was the surface explanation.

The real reason was not this.

It was obvious to the clear-eyed.

Who exactly was Chen Lusi’s ’God Summoning Talisman’ meant for... So Li Zheng was not inclined to let Lin Ying take risks, as it might lead to Chen Lusi losing control.

This was something he didn’t want to see.

Especially with the situation in the Imperial Capital preceding it.

So.

In the end, Chen Lusi and Lin Ying merely watched Li Zheng and the others leave.

Lin Ying didn’t say anything about it; she just noticed Si Yujie and Tang Language seemed like they wanted to say something but were hesitant. She gently tugged on Chen Lusi’s ponytail and softly said, "I’ll go to the restroom first."

"Okay."

Chen Lusi withdrew her gaze, nodded toward Lin Ying, and then after she left, looked at Si Yujie, thought for a while, and asked for advice, "How strong are the empowerers of Ise Jingu and Mujin New Church?"

In Ji Xin’s ’initiation’ plan, she guessed that the vanguard would likely be empowerers from Ise Jingu and Mujin New Church.

But in terms of this knowledge, Chen Lusi was very lacking.

Honestly... he hadn’t even heard of these two empowerer organizations.

"Not the top tier, but still pretty good."

Si Yujie organized her words upon hearing this and replied, "Although they’re both referred to as a shrine and a new church, sounding quite religious, they’re ultimately empowerer organizations within the radiation sphere of the Yellow Springs Mainstream, so they are completely different from church system empowerers and closer to us.

You can think of the top-tier combat force as an upgraded version of Tang Language, but because of the Divine Buddha Synthesis and foreign religious invasion over such a long time, some integration has happened; they are generally closer to us but also possess certain religious methods, making them not easy to deal with. Be careful..."

She paused her speech and then, after some thought, frowned and corrected, "...It seems saying they’re an upgraded version of Tang Language doesn’t convey much of a sense of crisis. So just consider them to be like me."

"Hey!"

Tang Language immediately voiced dissatisfaction, "Why are you using me as an example? Also, what’s the point of using me as an example just to dismiss it? Who are you looking down on?! The people from Ise Jingu and Mujin New Church aren’t better than me, okay!"

"...Understood."

Chen Lusi slowly nodded.

With that said, he basically got the idea... They’re just another version of Daoist priests.

Even though they are local empowerers, they have some unique methods.

Looking at it that way, they indeed require caution.

"Their patchwork-like religion doesn’t compare to Daoism."

Si Yujie seemed to know what Chen Lusi was thinking and said directly, "Although Daoism has declined in recent years, not just anyone can emulate it. And this is especially so since you’ve helped Daoism recover its lineage, after all. I’ve heard they claim to ally with gods, particularly Ise Jingu, but forget about allying; if they aren’t driven mad by their eight million gods, that’s remarkable enough. Zhang Daoling has achieved this."

Tang Language continued, "I’m more powerful than they are!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Lusi pondered for a moment, then nodded again, "Hmm, now I have a rough idea."

"Hey! I’m saying, I’m better than them!"

Seeing that the two were ignoring her.

Tang Language stood on tiptoe, leaned half her body forward, and waved at Chen Lusi, who was slightly lowering his head in thought.

"...I know."

Chen Lusi snapped back to reality and, seeing Tang Language’s anxious expression, replied, "I know you’re better than them."

"..."

Tang Language was momentarily stunned, then, after checking Chen Lusi’s expression and finding no hint of joking or disdain, she suddenly didn’t know how to respond.

Because she had never encountered this situation before.

...Wait!

At this time, if it were Ji Xin, Xia Yue, or those other jerks, wouldn’t they just brush me off and tell me to go play elsewhere?

"Oh, oh..."

After thinking it over, Tang Language, who was used to being teased and bullied, really didn’t know what to do. She could only nod her head, murmur a reply, and put her tiptoes down.

Following that.

She seemed to realize something, and her pale face suddenly broke into a bright smile, looking quite happy.

Without any disguise.

"..."

Si Yujie turned back to glance at Tang Language, somewhat speechless.

This person is really... so easy to deceive.

However.

She glanced back at Chen Lusi, gently shook her head, not expecting Chen Lusi to have picked up such tricks...

But, just as she had such a thought, she noticed Chen Lusi’s earnest expression.

It suddenly prompted her to consider a possibility.