Chapter 103: Chapter 103: So It’s the Heavenly Destiny People
Awaiting the Heavenly Destiny People
Zhang Ze shone the Bright Light Tube onto the back of the pedestal, pointing out the words to Lin Feng and Wang Lin.
"Heavenly Destiny People?"
"What does it mean?"
Wang Lin and Lin Feng didn’t understand and looked towards Zhang Ze.
Zhang Ze shook his head, indicating he didn’t understand either.
The three of them circled the tomb chamber a few more times, but still found nothing—no mechanisms, no Magical Artifacts, no large cocoon popping out from the murals.
This made Lin Feng and Wang Lin, who were used to taking something from every adventure, feel uncomfortable.
Zhang Ze didn’t really mind; since the mystery couldn’t be solved, he figured he might as well pack up the whole tomb chamber to take away.
Then leave it to Grandpa Wang and the Pavilion Master to worry about. After all, you shouldn’t waste an elder’s wisdom.
If Wang takes charge, they’ll probably soon figure out the origin of the statue.
If there really is some earth-shattering secret, it’s still their responsibility as those in the Mahayana Stage and Divinity Transformation Stage to handle it first.
Just as Zhang Ze was about to call Lin Feng and Wang Lin to get ready to leave for home.
He took one last look at the statue and felt it seemed like it was holding up a mirror.
The size of the mirror felt somewhat familiar to Zhang Ze.
"Brother Feng, could you help me out?" Zhang Ze called out.
Lin Feng put away the Black Sword, giving up the idea of taking a tomb brick, and turned back asking, "What’s up?"
"Did you bring candles?"
"I did, what’s the matter?"
"Help me light a few candles in the southeast corner of the tomb chamber."
"How many should I light?"
"It doesn’t matter, the more the better."
After a while, Zhang Ze looked at the five rows of candles in the southeast corner of the tomb chamber, thinking even if there was a ghost, it would take a while to blow them out.
With everything ready, Zhang Ze took out the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror from his Hundred Treasures Bag.
This mirror had been attached to Zhang Ze since then, quietly staying in his Hundred Treasures Bag, without causing trouble or glowing.
Calmly and quietly, it was just like a normal mirror.
After fiddling with the mirror for a while in his hand, Zhang Ze placed the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror into the hands of the statue.
It was a perfect fit, the size just right.
Sure enough, the statue began to change.
The statue started trembling, as if it was about to come to life.
The candles in the southeast corner of the tomb chamber began to extinguish one by one, and the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror in the statue’s hands also became increasingly blurred.
The statue’s gaze became lively, its lips trembling as if about to speak.
An ancient secret was about to descend upon the world from her mouth.
Lin Feng and Wang Lin held their breath, waiting, vigilant.
However, there was no secret.
"I... Hey, give me back my mirror!"
The statue that came to life shouted angrily, placing her hands on her waist and looking at Zhang Ze.
Zhang Ze looked innocent, holding a thin line that was tied to the other end of the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror.
Zhang Ze had seen the statue about to cast a spell on the mirror, so he used Vajra Silk wrapped around the mirror earlier to pull the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror back.
"This is my mirror, why should I give it back to you?" Zhang Ze didn’t respond but questioned instead.
"It’s mine!" The statue was very indignant, and it wasn’t clear where she got the strength, but she jumped twice towards Zhang Ze with the stone pedestal beneath her feet.
"How do you prove that it’s yours?" Zhang Ze questioned again.
The statue pointed at the mirror in Zhang Ze’s hand, "My name is on it! Profound Identification is my name, check the back of the mirror!"
This mirror had been handled by Zhang Ze many times, and of course, he knew the back had the words "Profound Identification" engraved on it.
But it didn’t matter, Zhang Ze still wanted to question.
"How could you engrave your name on my stuff, now my mirror is dirty, you’ll have to compensate." Zhang Ze hid the mirror behind him and extended a hand for reparation from the statue.
If the statue could cry, she would have. She had never seen someone so shameless.
Seeing the statue edge two steps closer, Zhang Ze stepped back and started coaxing the statue for information.
"It’s not impossible to return it to you, but you’ve got to tell me what you want the mirror for, speak up and let me hear it."
The statue girl claiming to be Profound Identification hugged her chest, thought for a long time, then shook her head.
"Anyway, you have to give me the mirror, I have a task."
"What task?" Zhang Ze asked.
"To wait for the Heavenly Destiny People?" the statue replied.
"What Heavenly Destiny People?" Zhang Ze tossed the mirror in his hand up and down.
The statue quickly bent down and stretched out her hand, worried that Zhang Ze might break the mirror.
No matter how Zhang Ze questioned, the statue girl would only repeat one sentence, "Heavenly Destiny People are just Heavenly Destiny People, give me the mirror."
Zhang Ze was helpless; he placed the mirror on the ground, stepped back a few steps, and said to the statue, "Alright, you call out to it, and if it responds, I’ll give you the mirror."
This time the statue really got angry, feeling that the man before her was just being unreasonable.
Seeing the statue’s expression, Zhang Ze laughed and said, "If you don’t call, then I’ll do it, okay?"
"Come, Profound Identification Treasure Mirror, come to me." Zhang Ze opened his hand, speaking to the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror as if playing with a child.
The statue scoffed, "Profound Identification Treasure Mirror is just an inanimate object, it... why would it... I was clearly here first!"
Right in front of the statue and Lin Feng and Wang Lin, the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror swiftly flew to Zhang Ze’s waist.
The mirror slipped into Zhang Ze’s belt, twisting a bit to make sure it was secure.
Obediently.
"See, I told you this mirror was mine," Zhang Ze said with an innocent look towards the statue.
The statue clutched her head in desperation, looking like she was about to go crazy.
"I’ll be shattered, and that person will take you down, return the mirror to me quickly." The statue was genuinely about to cry.
"Which person?" Zhang Ze asked.
"That person! Who else!" The statue pointed to the east wall, at the last Immortal Emperor of Dongqi with three eyes.
Zhang Ze organized his thoughts, then spoke, "You don’t need to worry about that; this great immortal has been dead for millennia."
"Huh?"
Zhang Ze’s historical lesson began again, and he started summarizing the history of the Four Continents from the fall of Dongqi.
Of course, a concise version.
The more the statue listened, the more silent she became, until Zhang Ze finished talking about the current Six Sects ruling East Continent. The statue sighed, as if filled with endless regret and sorrow.
"Truly a silent guardian, the vicissitudes of time probably taste like poison to it," Zhang Ze mused inwardly, feeling the impermanence of the world.
Then, he watched as the statue hopped over to the mural of the Dongqi Emperor and placed her hand upon it.
Just as Zhang Ze and Lin Feng were about to comfort the statue, they saw the statue suddenly leap up.
And she jumped quite high.
"Good riddance!
"Old bastard!
"I’ll punch you dead, you lunatic!
"To hell with your Heavenly Destiny People! Pfft!"
The statue punched the face of the Dongqi Emperor in the mural to pieces, trying to spit, but she had no saliva.
Still feeling unsatisfied, she threw a few more punches at the emperor’s calf.
Lin Feng was a bit puzzled, unable to understand why every time he went exploring with Zhang Ze, the Secret Realm would have a bizarre twist.
Last time was the Spiritual Snake Helm building a house, this time it was an extremely volatile statue lady.
Unable to figure it out, Lin Feng decided not to think about it.
Zhang Ze found it reasonable though; if he himself had been imprisoned here for millennia and found out the jailer was dead, he’d probably react the same.
"I don’t want the mirror any more, it’s yours," the statue girl said, feeling relieved after venting. "The matter of the Heavenly Destiny People no longer concerns me."
"Goodbye, I’m going out to play." She said, hopping towards the entrance of the tomb chamber.
Watching the statue hop like that, Zhang Ze couldn’t tell how long it would take her to get anywhere.
Moreover, she didn’t seem to know any spell, so even if she got out, she couldn’t escape the underground.
"Maybe I should take you out?" Zhang Ze asked.
"Fine, whatever." The statue, free of responsibility, was no longer afraid.
Zhang Ze summoned Li, who had been sleeping beneath the ground, planning to let it lead everyone out.
Li emerged from the ground, rubbed her eyes, and yawned, pointing at the statue groggily.
"Where did you find such a big Stone Pill?"
Zhang Ze, "?"