Chapter 539: Chapter 283: The Memory of the Palace Officer, the Truth about Zhu Chijing’s Festival _2

Lin Xun opened up the inventory screen, selected ’Evil Fruit’, and then picked up the special piece of equipment, ’Vermilion Festival Pole’.

According to the method in the shrine keeper’s memory, as long as he uses the Festival Pole in the main shrine, he can summon the ’Offspring of the True God’, and find helpers to defeat the general together.

[You’re holding a black and tiny fruit in your hand, your other hand slipped into the ornamental red Festival Pole.]

Seeing the text displaying ’Black Fruit’, Lin Xun trembled, quickly halting his actions.

A terrifying thought crossed his mind. Wouldn’t the Evil God discover him if he summons the ’Offspring of the True God’ while holding an ’Evil Fruit’?

Moreover, with the statue in the main shrine wrapped in an evil spirit and shrouded in dark aura, what would the difference be between using the Festival Pole here and self-surrender?

That’s literally like yelling "Dinner is served!" in front of the ’Extreme Delusional Evil Fruit’...

Lin Xun rushed to the ’branch shrine’ in Phoenix Palace with his master’s senior sister, wherein there were statues of three gods and several lesser gods.

If he uses the ’Vermilion Festival Pole’ here, he might receive a response from the deities.

[...]

[In front of you, a row of divine statues stand neatly in a line. They are brightly painted and lifelike, seemingly unaffected by Malice.]

[You offer the ’Vermilion Festival Pole’ to the divine statues and pray. However, you are met with no response...]

[You switch to another divine statue to pray, but still see no unusual occurrences...]

[You then switch to a different divine statue to pray...]

[...]

[’Moon City Purple Leaf’ looks at you puzzledly and asks for the reason.]

[You explain to it the effect of the ’Vermilion Festival Pole’ and that you are calling for the surviving deities. If the deities help, you can defeat the Evil God avatar—the general.]

[Unexpectedly, ’Moon City Purple Leaf’ stops you from continuing your prayers. It tells you that the statues in the ’branch shrine’ are devoid of intellect and are useless fake statues. No matter how much you worship them, they won’t attract the attention of the gods.]

[The real divine statues are probably like Lord Yan, shrouded in darkness and tangled in Malice...]

[After hearing what ’Moon City Purple Leaf’ said, you fall into a prolonged silence.]

"...What should we do?"

Lin Xun recalls the true form of the ’Tiansui Blooming Rice’ statue, looking similar to the two pillar statues in the belly of the ’Wuzhi Shrine’ mountain ... exactly the same as what the master’s senior sister said.

[’Moon City Purple Leaf’ also fell into deep thought but it quickly came up with a suggestion and eagerly began to tell you...]

[Before the general took control of Sakura Fall, there were several lords and heroes who worshipped Lord Yan, but the genuine adherents of Lord Yan were only those from the Sakura Fall royal family...]

[If there is anyone else in the world who can attract the attention of the deities without using a divine statue, it would be the seven-year-old emperor in the ’Imperial Palace’!]

[However, the general is guarding the ’Imperial Palace’. Even with ’Ninja Master’s art of invisibility, it’s impossible to sneak into the palace unnoticed.]

[Moreover, with her master’s old ailment and the energy spent in the ’Wuzhi Shrine’ battle, she is not strong enough to participate in another battle...]

"So, that’s how it is. If we can find the young emperor..."

"Damn! Sneaking into the palace to find the young emperor... what’s the difference between that and a duel with the general?"

Lin Xun pulls a face, feeling like he’s at a dead-end.

After thinking hard for a long time, he doesn’t find any solution.

Suddenly, a reliable idea pops into his head.

The general is in the palace. But what if he can lure the general out of the palace and slip in?

His inventory still has the ’Imperial Swordsmith’s Shell’, which makes a perfect decoy!

Lin Xun carefully evaluates the potential success of his plan, thinking about how to lure the snake out of its hole.

Standing at both ends of his thoughts, he still feels that the plan isn’t feasible. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

He needs to get the general as far away as possible and the place furthest from the palace is the ’Fugang City Port’ where the Rest Page is.

He can deceive the general here and then whisk away to Thousand Hui City using the teleport ability of the Rest Page.

He then uses Star Lord Canis’ flying techniques to rush though the sky to the palace at full speed.

The flaw in his plan lies in the timing!

From his previous experiences, he knows that the general can get to Fugang City from the palace in less than half an hour at full speed.

During the general’s journey, Lin Xun’s switching to other Shells would result in the general losing his target and returning to the palace.

So, he has to see the general’s shadow in the harbor before teleporting to the palace...but directly flying from Thousand Hui City to the Capital with Star Lord Canis’ sword would take over half an hour.

The general would have already returned to the palace by the time he reaches the capitcal.

"...this is impossible, isn’t it?"

[The ’Moon City Purple Leaf’ next to you suddenly speaks, "My lord, if you can lure the general away and then escape using the method of false death... why don’t you let me sneak into the Imperial Palace to find the young emperor for you?"]

[Don’t forget, she isn’t just the shrine maiden, she’s also a ninja!]

[Do you want to agree to ’Moon City Purple Leaf’s’ plan?]

Lin Xun pulls a face.

Big sister, it’s not that I’m looking down on you. Although your ninja art is outstanding compared to your healing arts, the palace is full of masters. A single ’Banner Samurai’ can easily beat you down.

If anything goes wrong during infiltration, I will have to pay tribute to you next year on this date.

[You firmly refuse ’Moon City Purple Leaf’s’ proposal.]

[Seeing the contempt in your eyes, she understands. ’Moon City Purple Leaf’ slowly turns around and her figure dressed in white and pink immediately disappears.]

[Suddenly, a flash of sword light strikes towards you. You raise your sword to block, ready to dissolve her attack. As the blades clash, you don’t feel any strength in your hand.]