Beautiful Corpse was speaking when suddenly her merriment ceased abruptly.
She immediately regretted if she had spoken too harshly, but upon opening her eyes, she felt something was amiss.
She saw that Miao Yin had not only taken her clothes but had also stealthily stolen all the treasure hairpin, golden bracelet, anklet, and other such items capable of storage from her body through several touches.
Then, she handed them all at once to Wu Gou Buddha Son, who had, unbeknownst to her, redressed by her side.
With a mischievous smile full of malice, she sweetly said,
"Good little brother, you've done well."
"Unless she has a personal treasure bag hidden even deeper, she's definitely lost face this time."
"She doesn't even reflect upon her own status; how dare she covet my Miao Yin's husband?"
Before the words were finished, Beautiful Corpse saw the previously complacent Wu Gou Buddha Son now wearing the same cunning smile on his face.
Her heart immediately sank, and she thought to herself that something was wrong, quickly shouting, "You two are courting death; my master is Lian Sha Arhat, who favors me the most..."
Before she could finish, before she could use any Divine Skills,
Tao Qian then waved his sleeve and first stuffed Beautiful Corpse into the People Species Bag, releasing her shortly thereafter, and threw her beyond the Zen garden.
To prevent anyone from seeing or hearing, Tao Qian also thoughtfully summoned a cloud of auspicious cloud to support her bare and graceful body, carrying her around in the sky before finally descending.
At the same time, Yunrong, using Miao Yin Bodhisattva's voice, sharply cried out,
"Beautiful Corpse Daoist!"
"This is your first lesson; out of respect for Lian Sha the elder, my husband and I won't hurt you."
"Just hope you grasp the severity of your actions and refrain from troubling my husband again. Should there be a next time, do not blame us for ruthlessly crushing the flower."
This voice echoed far and wide.
Besides the dozen or so monks and nuns already present, many guests were drawn out to watch.
Just in time, they saw Miao Shan, disguised as Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva, with her bare body, limp and powerless, crumpled on the ground.
Coupled with hearing Yunrong's voice, she was overwhelmed with shame and anger, almost spitting out blood.
Just as she was about to lose control and burst out in rage,
Suddenly, various garments and some treasures flew out from the Zen garden, and the auspicious cloud above her also rose in mist, covering her alluring body, allowing her to dress.
If that were all, she still wouldn't have given up so easily.
But soon, she saw among those treasure hairpin, golden bracelet, and anklets, there was a Buddha Treasure quite unlike any other—a Mechanical Bodhisattva image resembling the Thousand-Handed Guanyin. H%e+l$p$ us c*on@ti@nu#e by read%i^ng at the s.o$ur&c$e^: *#.&
"Due to a serendipitous opportunity, I acquired this item, pondered its essence for several days, and profited immensely."
"Now returning the item to its original owner, please convey my and my spouse's regards to the Three Arhats."
"Daoist, please control your anger. It's not that I'm insensitive to romance; my heart belongs to another and I must not harbor any delusions; otherwise, my wife and I must be reincarnated to rectify our karma—when will we then comprehend Mahayana?"
These three secret messages, along with the most important Buddha Treasure,
Immediately forced Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva to hold her tongue. Even though resentment lingered in her heart, she momentarily didn't know what to say or do.
...
The Buddha Treasure that Tao Qian returned was, of course, the Great Compassionate and Merciful Transcendent Bodhisattva.
There was no other way about it; his and Yunrong's teasing of Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva was merely a harmless prank.
After all, the two of them had the persona of Ten Lifetimes of Resentful Couples, and it was common knowledge that no third party should intervene.
But the five Exotic Treasures of the Demon Buddha and the refining techniques, he absolutely had to reclaim them all.
The ownership of the [Great Transcendence Bodhisattva], which he had for several days, must also be returned, or else he couldn't fool the three old thieves.
Fortunately, when Tao Qian previously refined the Bodhisattva, he summoned the Outer Heaven Flame Essence, ingenious and unrivaled, which did not damage any of the Forbidden Technique settings within the treasure.
Afterward, with the help of Lian Jing'er, he subdued the true core within the Mechanical Buddha Treasure and planted the Creation Virus; he was unconcerned that the Three Arhats would discover the internals had been tampered with.