Chapter 2050: Beneath the Helmet Lies a Mask

With a swift motion of his hand, Little Taotie held up the mask, a victorious smile on his face.

But the smile didn’t last long; it froze there.

Beneath the mask was another mask.

Little Taotie slightly opened his small mouth, utterly shocked, "You wear a mask under your helmet; aren’t you hot?"

The War God stretched out his hand and, with a gesture, the helmet returned to his hand. He put on the helmet, "When the helmet falls off without my will, this mask automatically appears; normally, I don’t wear both at the same time."

Little Taotie tilted his head and asked, "Are you very ugly?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"If you’re not ugly, if you’re not insecure, why wear a helmet?"

"Do you really want to see my face that much?"

"Yes, I do."

Little Taotie pointed at himself, "Do you want to see what I’ll look like when I grow up? Let’s trade; I’ll grow up and you show me your face!"

The War God’s gaze flickered, "I’ve seen it before."

"Seen it?"

"Yes."

"You’ve seen what I’ll look like grown up!?"

"That’s right."

"That’s unfair! You’ve seen what I’ll look like grown up, but I’ve never seen you without the helmet! No, you have to show me!"

"Alright."

Little Taotie’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

After waiting for quite a while, the War God just stood there, not removing the helmet.

Little Taotie asked puzzled, "What are you waiting for? You promised to show me!"

His hand rested on the helmet as if he could take it off at any moment, but the motion stopped there, with no next step.

Under Little Taotie’s urging gaze, he slowly spoke, "Before I show you, answer me, are you from the future?"

Little Taotie: "...You know?"

"I’ve already returned the Horse-Faced Bell to Prince Ming."

"That was mine! You really took it away! Hurry and give it back to me, it was given to me by my mentor! Give it back quickly!"

Little Taotie jumped up, grabbing his sleeve and shaking it vigorously, "Quickly!"

Even though the little girl was tiny, she exerted a considerable force, nearly shaking the War God off his feet.

The War God stabilized his stance and sighed, "That is not your item; why do you keep it? It is Prince Ming’s personal magic artifact, and naturally should be returned to its original owner."

"Prince Ming..."

Could it be the mentor?

Little Taotie grabbed him tightly, "Take me to see him!"

The War God found that even if he wanted to shake her off, it was difficult to do so.

The little girl’s tiny hands were like iron clamps.

The War God squinted, "It seems the future you is quite strong."

Little Taotie straightened up, "I’m really strong, and I know martial arts, so watch out or I’ll beat you!"

She swung her small fists, looking adorably fierce.

Finally, the War God could only take her to find Prince Ming.

Upon seeing Prince Ming for the first time, Little Taotie was somewhat hesitant to recognize him.

The mentor’s appearance had the seriousness of Teacher Ma, the carefree style of a Taoist, and the aloof demeanor of Horse-face, but rarely looked so majestic and imposing like now.

"Is this my future disciple?" Prince Ming spoke first.

Little Taotie pursed her lips, unsure.

Prince Ming beckoned, "Are you frightened by how I look? Tell me, what do I look like when you’ve seen me?"

Since you are a disciple taken on after my self-rehabilitation, you should be the reincarnated body, right?

The reincarnated body usually acts freely, whether carefree or aloof, who knows what the appearance is.

Little Taotie looked up at him, seeing a smile at the corner of his mouth, and not as imposing as just now, she took a few small steps toward him, her soft voice like milk curdling, "Sometimes, mentor is very serious, sometimes, he just lets me have my way, takes me to eat nice foods, and also takes me to fun places..."