Cold Priest VS Ancient Ferocious Beast

As the sun set, the citizens who came to petition gradually left, the temple returned to complete silence, and Mo Zhu closed the temple door.

"Catch me!" Su Qingchen suddenly pounced on Mo Zhu from the altar.

Mo Zhu was not prepared, but he still caught Su Qingchen with his quick eyes and hands.

Su Qingchen hung on Mo Zhu and said with satisfaction: "What a quick reaction."

Mo Zhu gently placed Su Qingchen on the ground.

"Are you tired, sir?" asked Mo Zhu.

"I'm not tired. I'm just sitting there listening to the citizens' petition. How can I be tired? But you've been busy all day since this morning. Aren't you tired?"

"Not tired."

"Actually, I know you are not tired, hehe. Then tell me about what happened today." Su Qingchen was still in good spirits.

"Yes." Mo Zhu agreed and took out a box of black pastries.

"This was given by the chieftain. He said it can prevent diseases. Please try it, my lord."

Su Qingchen sniffed it and said, "It's a little dark, but it smells quite fragrant. Didn't you eat any?"

The pastries in the box were neatly packed, not a single piece was missing.

"My Lord, eat first."

"You eat too, let's eat together." Su Qingchen took a piece and gave it to Mo Zhu.

"Yes." Mo Zhu took it.

"So, what did you know today? Come and tell me." Su Qingchen's curiosity could no longer be controlled for a moment.

"The chieftain's wife is already eight months pregnant. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the heir mentioned in the Divine Affairs Book will be the child in her belly."

"Is there anything wrong with her now?"

"Not at the moment. It's just that there are repeated outbreaks of disease in the city, and the chieftain and his wife are very worried. Also, there's a lot of talk about the wife in the city, and many people believe that all the troubles in the city are caused by her, which makes them feel uneasy."

Su Qingchen nodded.

“…I…” Mo Zhu gathered all his strength and said the word “I”, but felt guilty and didn’t continue.

"Speak up! It's 'me'. From the moment we handed over our badges, you are no longer a slave." Su Qingchen said to Mo Zhu seriously.

"You were practicing well with your master, but now you can't do it without him."

Mo Zhu didn't know why, but calling himself "I" to Su Qingchen seemed like a blasphemy.

"We grew up together, went to school together, ate together, bathed together, and slept together. It's just that since you came from the Monster Forest, you have to use that name. But to me, you are the same as my fellow apprentices, maybe even closer than them."

Su Qingchen hoped that Mo Zhu could get out of the step that was imprisoning him as soon as possible.

"Say it, say 'I'." Su Qingchen encouraged again.

"...I." Mo Zhu made a great decision and said this word.

"Yes. And then?"

"...I, I went to see a witch doctor. She's 88 years old. She said this was a disease she'd never seen before, and even some of her spells weren't working. She thought some evil spirit was invading Tusi City."

"Does she have any clues?"

"She had been trying to use magic to gain enlightenment from the low-level Nuo gods, but it wasn't until the previous god's servant died mysteriously that she realized there might be no gods left in the temple."

"So weird."

"I...I didn't sense any demonic energy in the palace."

"I heard today that there will be a sacrifice at Tianwentai in three days."

"Yeah. Almost everyone in the city will be there."

"Then I want to go too." Now, as a god, he needs the consent of the god's servant to go out. Su Qingchen also changed roles quickly and asked very smoothly.

"Well, everyone went to Tianwen Terrace to pray, so the temple can be closed for a day." Mo Zhu gave a good reason because he had to be there that day.

The most important thing is that the two of them have to find some clues among the crowd as to why Tusi City is in such chaos.

After talking about the chieftain, Su Qingchen started to worry again while holding the petition book.

"I received more than fifty petitions today." Su Qingchen said to himself.

"There's a little girl who asked me to bless her mother to give her a brother... She even offered three plums. What do you think I should do..."

"Transfer it to Grandma Bashan." In Mo Zhu's opinion, this was not an unsolvable problem.

"Ah?" Su Qingchen didn't expect that there was an answer to this question.

"Bashan's mother-in-law is in charge of childbirth. Give this petition to her."

"Transfer it to her...what can she do?"

"That's her business."

Su Qingchen was speechless. He was indeed from the Monster Forest. He was smart but ruthless.

"What about the little boy who petitioned to resurrect his brother?"

"He wants to resurrect his brother because he wants to see him. His brother can't be resurrected, but he can find a wizard to help him."

"Over the Yin?"

"Well, he just dies for a while so he can see his brother, and then the wizard brings him back."

"This is extremely damaging to the Yang Qi. How can you torture a child like this?"

"That's the wish he made."

"How can a child understand so much? Now it seems that I, as a god, am really useless."

"There's no need for these."

"Then what am I here for?"

"Please bless the chieftain's heir to be born smoothly." Mo Zhu gave an answer that made Su Qingchen feel a little stupid.

"Wow, so calm and ruthless yet makes some sense." Su Qingchen sighed.