Chapter 2200 - 1189:

"Is it that you don’t like it, or are you just a coward? Otherwise why didn’t you dare to fight back when the Black Buddha Mother’s envoy came?" Yang Xiao thought to himself, but he didn’t say it out loud.

Unexpectedly, with the Wisdom Stick in his hand, Sheng Yanlin’s spiritual power perception reached such a degree that he seemed to have deciphered Yang Xiao’s thoughts, or maybe it was Yang Xiao’s slightly disdainful gaze that betrayed him. Sheng Yanlin exclaimed in surprise:

"Not really. If others say such things, it might be fine, but how can you even say that? When the Life Demanding Monk came to offer you the Great Saint Bodhisattva position, I didn’t see you fight him to the death either."

In terms of personality and quality, Sheng Yanlin never thought himself as particularly noble, but at least he was better than Yang Xiao.

"Damn!" Yang Xiao was startled, "Mind reading?"

Sheng Yanlin rolled his eyes at him with disdain and said, "Do I need mind reading to deal with you? Yang, to be honest, I can tell you’re up to no good just by looking at your expression."

Knowing that personality and quality were his weak points, Yang Xiao didn’t argue with Sheng Yanlin. He then brought up a scene he had once seen in the Wordless Heavenly Scripture.

At that time, the Half Compassion Purple Body Buddha was sitting in the chief position at a meeting, and there were at least ten people attending below, among them was the young sect master.

Sheng Yanlin, experienced and seasoned, knew that to guard against the Patrol Defense Office’s attacks, usually the experts of the Black Buddha Mother Sect rarely gathered together, most of the time they acted independently.

"You said you saw the sect master. Where was he sitting, and how far was he from the Half Compassion Purple Body Buddha?" Sheng Yanlin asked.

Yang Xiao closed his eyes and recalled for a few seconds, "There was some distance, he was in a lower position, with several people in between."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yanlin’s eyebrows froze, and his voice was uneasy: "Then this matter is rather troublesome. Given the sect master’s skills, once he joins the sect, he won’t escape getting a Great Saint Bodhisattva position, and his ranking will be very high, which means that those sitting before him at the meeting must be experts at the Buddha’s son position."

"There are only two ways to obtain the Buddha’s son position: either with extraordinary strength or sufficient background."

"Among the three major forces, only top-tier officials of the General Bureau or prominent figures in the world of martial arts can qualify."

"And such people rarely reveal themselves unless there’s a major action. It seems the Black Buddha Mother Sect is planning something big, this is their high-echelon meeting in the Southwest Branch."

"Because the content of the meeting is highly confidential, the Half Compassion Purple Body Buddha launched a large-scale attack upon perceiving someone spying." Sheng Yanlin analyzed.

"Little Yang, among those people present, there’s definitely an explanation. You saw something you shouldn’t have, so they want to kill you to silence you." Sheng Yanlin added.

At this, Yang Xiao felt completely wronged. He wanted to explain to the seniors of the Black Buddha Mother Sect that he had entered by mistake, hadn’t seen anything clearly, didn’t know anyone, and heard nothing, it was entirely a misunderstanding.

"Elder Sheng, you don’t think they colluded with your brother, and took advantage of the attack when we retook the academy to steal my clothes, do you?" Yang Xiao was most worried about this.

After all, apart from the dean elder Sheng in front of him, only the sect master knew the Hundred Demons Coffin Clothes was in Yang’s hands.

"No," Sheng Yanlin shook his head, his words confident, "It’s precisely because they know the clothes are with you that the sect master wouldn’t let the Black Buddha Mother Sect get involved. He’s also worried about being hijacked."

"After all, the Black Buddha Mother Sect is no ordinary force, with experts aplenty in the sect, each with their own origins, no one can guarantee if anyone would suspect something about your clothes."

"Sometimes, just a small suspicion can ruin a big deal, he dare not gamble."

Through previous confrontations, Sheng Yanlin had faintly understood a bit of the sect master’s temperament, he was quite formidable.

His patience and mind were comparable to Yang Xiao’s, his talent surpassed the latter, but he lost due to being overly arrogant.

This guy dared to steal Yang Qianhe’s treasure alone, but upon being discovered, didn’t escape immediately; instead, he killed the Guardian Elders, defeated Yang Yunluo, thus getting delayed and pursued by Yang Qianhe, resulting in getting caught.

In this aspect, Yang Xiao is much better, shameless, doesn’t care for the so-called respect and pride of experts, favoring ambushes even in complete advantage.

This is also what Sheng Yanlin admired about him most; he is pragmatic enough and good at seizing opportunities.

"Elder Sheng, don’t just stare at me without saying anything, it’s pretty scary." Yang Xiao looked at Sheng Yanlin’s gaze at him, feeling a chill down his back.

"Little Yang, you’re quite the character, going to the Jiu Mountain Family and actually acquiring the Heavenly Book Cloud Seal from the Taoist Sect, impressive yield indeed."

Sheng Yanlin was quite satisfied with Yang Xiao, though everyone knew he liked to recognize godparents to accumulate contacts and influence, he knew Yang’s nature wasn’t bad, trustworthy, with grudges avenged and kindness repaid.

Before Sheng Yanlin could finish his musing, Yang Xiao chuckled, and with a thought, the intensity of his spiritual power began quickly diminishing, halting only at half-step Ghost Level.

"Good, there’s something there, although it’s still a bit lacking to fool me, but it’s enough against ordinary experts." Sheng Yanlin’s eyes revealed delight, "This skill was taught by an expert from the Jiu Mountain Family, right?"

"Hehe, yes, it was personally guided by the Jiu Mountain Cangxuan Clan Leader." After showing off, Yang Xiao was in great spirits.

"No wonder..." Sheng Yanlin’s eyes showed a hint of envy.

He too rose through mastering spiritual artifacts, as a high-level Apostle, he considered his ability to wield spiritual artifacts at top-level.