Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 279 - 276: Such Magic [Subscribe Please]_1

Chapter 279: Chapter 276: Such Magic [Subscribe Please]_1

"Benefactor, please hold on. This place is the Western Gate of Heaven; it leads to Spirit Mountain, the heavenly palace. Ordinary people are not allowed inside." Golden Cicada blocked Qin Shou’s path.

Qin Shou immediately produced the Daynight Wandering God Token and said, "Can I go in now?"

Golden Cicada said in surprise, "Daynight Wandering God?"

Shortly after, Golden Cicada paid his respects and added, "I didn’t realize you were the newly appointed Daynight Wandering God; my apologies. Please go ahead."

Qin Shou was anxious to get back, lest Chang’e worry.

Otherwise, Qin Shou really wanted to stay and have a good chat with Golden Cicada about maintenance, plastic surgery, and such...

Waving his hand as a farewell, Qin Shou entered the Western Gate, activated the Teleportation Array, and in the next moment, appeared at the Southern Gate, then dashed out of the Southern Gate, boarded his carriage, and sped away...

Watching the Rabbit hurry back to the moon.

Mo Lihai squinted his eyes, immediately rushed into the gate, and headed to the Eastern Gate. As soon as he stepped out, he saw his Shadow Printing Stone floating in the air.

Mo Lihai, upon seeing it, burst with joy and thanked Zunwu with a fist salute, "Thank you, fellow daoist!"

After speaking, Mo Lihai retrieved the Shadow Printing Stone and opened it to see...

What Mo Lihai saw was only his farewell departure and scenes from the day that followed. There were not many immortals coming and going; however, not one of them was that Rabbit!

Mo Lihai was startled and asked, "Fellow daoist Zunwu, did you see a Rabbit return?"

Zunwu shook his head.

Mo Lihai muttered, "Impossible. I clearly saw it descend to the Lower Realm and then return to the moon. Could it have come back through another heavenly gate?"

Muttering to himself, Mo Lihai dismissed the possibility of Zunwu lying. He knew Zunwu too well; he was like a stone, all these years, never telling a lie. Or perhaps, he hardly ever spoke at all, so there was no opportunity for dishonesty.

Mo Lihai bid farewell and left, feeling downcast upon returning to the Southern Gate.

At that moment, the Sun Wandering God approached, "Heavenly Lord, how was the harvest?"

Seeing the Sun Wandering God, Mo Lihai’s expression soured. Although the four brothers had a beef with the Rabbit, they originally thought they’d just get over it.

But then the Sun Wandering God came out of nowhere, claiming to have a way to trick the Rabbit, requiring their help for the plan.

This led to three of the four brothers now being confined.

Now, reflecting on it, if they hadn’t been swayed by the Sun Wandering God’s persuasion back then, would they have fallen to such a state?

Therefore, Mo Lihai gave the Sun Wandering God a cold look and snorted, "Harvest? What harvest? Don’t you know? Out of my brothers, three are confined for ten thousand years!"

The Sun Wandering God froze on the spot.

He was now convalescing at home every day. Not being as in touch with outside affairs, he honestly didn’t know about this and suddenly felt somewhat awkward. He rubbed his nose and gave a dry laugh, "Heavenly Lord, there’s no need for anger. It’s true that I’m at fault for this matter, but isn’t that Rabbit the root cause of all this?

No matter what, as long as the Rabbit’s descent to the Lower Realm is confirmed, wouldn’t all grievances be avenged?"

Mo Lihai hummed twice but kept silent.

The Sun Wandering God realized that Mo Lihai agreed with what he said and also knew it was best not to say more, so he bid farewell and left.

Mo Lihai was pondering whether he should place a Shadow Printing Stone at each of the four heavenly gates the next time the Rabbit descended to the Lower Realm.

Qin Shou hurried back to Moon Palace; indeed, there stood a charming figure outside the palace, craning her neck like a swan looking up at the sky. When she saw his carriage, her pretty face blossomed with a warm, relieved smile.

Qin Shou felt a twinge of heartache and slapped himself twice, muttering, "Next time I leave, I must make sure to inform the silly girl. Hmm, I should try not to stay out overnight if possible."

"Silly girl..." Qin Shou was about to explain.

But then, Chang’e gently smiled and said, "It’s good that you’re back. Have you eaten?"

Qin Shou patted his belly and shook his head.

Chang’e said, "Let’s go, the food is ready; I just need to heat it up."

Following behind Chang’e, Qin Shou’s heart warmed, and it was also a bit sore... he said, "Silly girl, next time if I come back late, you don’t have to wait outside for me."

Chang’e stopped in her tracks, shot Qin Shou a glance, and said, "What would you do if I left without a word and didn’t come home at midnight?"

Qin Shou paused, then answered, "I’d make a scene in Lingxiao Hall until I found you and brought you back!"

Chang’e nodded, "As long as you understand..."

Qin Shou was speechless...

Dinner.

Chang’e simply propped her chin in her hands, watching the Rabbit scarfing down white rice in front of her...

"Eat more." Chang’e pushed the large bowl of rice toward him, smiling.

Qin Shou grimaced and said, "Silly girl, aren’t you going to give me any vegetables?"

Chang’e pursed her lips, "Want vegetables after not coming home on time? No, you can only have rice! And you must finish it!"

Qin Shou complained, "It’s so hard to swallow..."

Chang’e hummed, "Serves you right! Now you’ll be so full you can’t sleep."

Qin Shou: "..."

Qin Shou, eating miserably and trying to please Chang’e, also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Thank goodness the girls in this world don’t know about kneeling on computer keyboards, washboards, durians, or radiators... Eating? Well, that’s not a problem!"

Next, Qin Shou told Chang’e about becoming a disciple on Fangcun Mountain. Chang’e appeared to somewhat understand as she nodded along, then kept encouraging Qin Shou to work hard, not to squander his master’s teachings, and so on...

At the same time, Qin Shou requested a week off, planning to dedicate himself to learning magic on Fangcun Mountain whenever the opportunity presented itself, and he absolutely could not miss it!

Chang’e also got a leave slip.

While Chang’e went to rest, Qin Shou couldn’t fall asleep, so after tidying up the table and chairs, he ran off to find Wu Gang.

"What? Subhuti Patriarch? You’ve taken Subhuti as your master?" Wu Gang’s axe clattered to the ground as he exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Shou said, "What’s up? Why are you so agitated? Also, do you know Subhuti Patriarch?"

Wu Gang cracked a smile, laughing dryly, "Hehe... I don’t!"

Qin Shou leaned in, with a face that said ’like I’d believe that’, and stared hard at Wu Gang, "Gang, you’ve improved, lying without even blushing now."

Wu Gang said, "Nonsense, I definitely blush when I lie, if it didn’t, that means I wasn’t lying. Tell me, what has Subhuti Patriarch taught you?"

Qin Shou sat down with a sigh, "Just started apprenticing, haven’t been taught anything yet."

"So, what do you want to learn from him?" Wu Gang asked.

After thinking it over, Qin Shou said, "I don’t ask for much, I should at least learn the 36 Heavenly Stars Changes and the 72 Earthly Fiends Changes."

"Hmm... ambitious, those basic principles of the way of heaven and earth are indeed things to learn. Solid foundations allow you to go further," Wu Gang nodded and shook his head like an experienced elder.

Qin Shou was taken aback, "Foundations?"

Wu Gang was also surprised for a moment, "You don’t know?"

Qin Shou said, "Explain it to me..."

Wu Gang didn’t hold back, "Between heaven and earth, there are countless principles, but as the saying goes, ’all paths lead back to their origin’. All laws under heaven are derived from basic laws. And those Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiends are such basic laws.

All other magic powers are derived and evolved from these.

Therefore, in cultivation, one begins with enlightenment, and for learning magic, one starts with Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiends; it’s all the same thing."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou was lost for words, thinking to himself, well, turns out Sun Wukong from ’Journey to the West’ only learned a magic as simple as 1+1 before he started showing off!

No wonder he couldn’t handle the tougher demons he encountered on his journey to retrieve the scriptures... It’d be a wonder if he could’ve handled them!

It was like a primary school student competing in math olympiads against Ph.D. students; if all you knew were the basics, even if you were extraordinarily talented, how could you compete with those Ph.D. students?

But from another perspective, it also showed how terrifyingly talented the Monkey was! Managing to turn the tables on a bunch of college students with just a simple 1+1 power was quite a feat indeed!

Qin Shou, still not giving up, asked, "Subhuti Patriarch also has a powerful magic called the Somersault Cloud, do you know about it?"

"Isn’t that just jumping far? What kind of lame magic is that?" Wu Gang said disdainfully.

Qin Shou grinned, thinking to himself, "Damn it! I thought I could leech off the Monkey and learn some badass magic, but it turns out he only learned the most trashy stuff... Looks like I need to find another way."

"Rabbit, don’t tell me you’re only learning that?" Wu Gang asked.

Qin Shou laughed and said, "What about it? It’s still cooler than your barbecue stand magic, right? If you won’t teach me, I’ve got to find someone else who will... "

Wu Gang rolled his eyes, saying angrily, "What barbecue stand magic? Mine is..."

Cutting himself off, Wu Gang suddenly closed his mouth and changed the subject, "Mine is a hunting survival magic!"

Qin Shou, failing to notice the trickery in his words, glanced at him dismissively, "What’s the difference? Anyway, I came here to tell you I’ll be away for a few days, so help me keep an eye on the Moon Palace."

"But that’s the Moon Palace, this is forbidden territory; who would bother coming here..." Wu Gang said.

"That’s why anyone who comes isn’t good news. Just beat them up," Qin Shou replied.

Wu Gang waved his hand, "I’m a good guy, I don’t hit people."

Clang!

Qin Shou took out a small jar of liquor and placed it in front of him, saying, "This is top-notch Monkey Wine, you sure you don’t want to help?"

Whoosh!

The jar of wine landed in Wu Gang’s hand, and he smiled, "Rest assured, no matter who it is, if they dare to cause trouble, I’ll help you beat them up!"

Qin Shou was speechless. Regardless, with Wu Gang’s help in looking after things, he felt at ease.

After all, Wu Gang was the one who’d beaten Tianpeng into an idiot; his combat strength was much higher than Qin Shou’s.

By now, dawn was breaking, and Qin Shou stood up to take his leave.

After splitting up with Chang’e outside the Southern Gate, Qin Shou headed straight for the Western Gate...

No sooner had Qin Shou left than Mo Lihai immediately followed. Watching the astroplate spin, he sneered, "Just as I thought, he’s going through the Western Gate. No wonder I couldn’t block him! This time, I’ll definitely make him pay."

Having said that, Mo Lihai followed suit.

Meanwhile, Qin Shou arrived outside the Western Gate where the handsome Monk Golden Cicada was still sitting.

Seeing Qin Shou, Golden Cicada smiled and said, "Travel God, are you heading down to the Lower Realm again?"

Qin Shou chuckled and sat down cross-legged opposite Golden Cicada, "Yes, yes... By the way, Master, why are you guarding the Western Gate? Why aren’t you chanting scriptures at Spirit Mountain?"

Golden Cicada shook his head, "The Immortal Realm has four gates, east, west, south, and north. The Southern Gate is the main entrance, guarded by Heavenly Gods and heavenly soldiers.

The Eastern Gate is where Emperor Donghua’s palace is, guarded by the disciples of Emperor Qinghua of the East.

The Northern Gate is where the palace of True Martial Emperor is, guarded by his disciples.

As for this Western Gate, it’s where my Spirit Mountain is located, naturally guarded by us from the Spirit Mountain lineage.

I enjoy observing the lives of all beings, so Buddha allowed me to cultivate here."