Chapter 143: The Cause.

Xiao Fen heard the word Seal and fell into thought again, but there was no need to think too much at this moment.

As the saying goes, there is always a way out. Although the Eastern Depot was known as a place where one could enter but not leave, Xiao Fen believed that if the Capital City really fell into chaos, the people of the Eastern Depot would also be blamed. So no matter what, they wouldn’t make things too difficult for them.

Moreover, Xiao Fen believed that with his strength, fighting his way out inside this Eastern Depot was not impossible. When the time came, he would let people see who was more ruthless.

As for Lycaon, he was even more clueless about an institution like the Eastern Depot.

As a Trialist, he was here to complete a trial mission, not to understand the Huaxia bureaucratic structure. He had only heard of the great name of the Eastern Depot at most.

To make him feel fear, the Eastern Depot would need to have a few more Awakened.

The group swarmed into the main gate of the Eastern Depot. The Head File Keeper first paid his respects before the statue of Yue Fei in front of the screen wall, muttering a few words, nothing more than how tonight was, and that thanks to the protection of the Martial Star, everyone was safe.

After speaking, he turned to look at Xiao Fen, smiled apologetically, and said: “Sorry to keep the Immortal waiting. We will go in and talk in detail now.”

Xiao Fen nodded. The group walked briskly into the side hall of the Eastern Depot, then came out of the side hall, bypassed a courtyard, and entered a room slightly larger than the side hall.

In this room, two clerks were already sitting in front of desks, waiting for Xiao Fen and the others. In the depths of the room, a curtain hung, and in front of the curtain, several burly strong men stood guard.

Xiao Fen and Lycaon had just taken their seats when a voice that was not too shrill came from behind the curtain: “Thank you for the trouble of your visit, two Immortals. Let’s not waste words. Let’s just talk about what happened tonight. His Majesty is still waiting for our reply. Once this matter is settled, I will personally thank the two Immortals. It might even be that His Majesty will grace us with his presence.”

Xiao Fen waved his hand and said: “We are just country folk, we don’t care about too many things. The important matters are what count.”

After speaking, Xiao Fen started from when he was invited by the people of the Pan Residence, to how he discovered that the poison on the Pan Family lady was wrong, how he thought there was an abnormality in the Buddha Hall, and finally how he fought with the monster.

He spoke clearly about all these things. As for his and Lycaon’s origins, he lightly glossed over it by saying they cultivated the Dao and did not concern themselves with worldly affairs. As for why they appeared in that pavilion, he smiled and said nothing, leaving enough suspense.

It wasn’t that Xiao Fen had communicated much with people since childhood, and his eloquence wasn’t great. He obviously couldn’t move six nations to form an alliance like Su Qin and Zhang Yi. But the things he told were valuable because they were real. From beginning to end, there was no exaggeration, nor did he show off his martial prowess. The more so, the easier it was to explain things clearly and thoroughly.

With his description, the entire hall slowly fell into a strange silence. Occasionally, a gust of cold wind blew past, causing goosebumps to rise on the bodies of the clerks recording Xiao Fen’s words.

At the end, when Xiao Fen spoke of seeing that the Buddha statue was somewhat strange, the sky suddenly flashed again, and the room brightened considerably. This scared one of the clerks so much that he couldn’t help but cry out in a low voice, dropping his brush on the ground.

The person behind the curtain didn’t mind these details. He thought for a moment and asked: “Daoist Master, what do you see?”

Only then did Xiao Fen discover that on the other side of the curtain, a Daoist had been sitting all along. However, with the smoke curling around, Xiao Fen couldn’t see the specific appearance of this Daoist clearly.

In fact, from the beginning, Xiao Fen hadn’t realized that there was another person sitting there. The Daoist’s skill in calming his breath had obviously reached a very high level.

Hearing the question from behind the curtain, the Daoist remained quiet for a while before saying: “It’s hard to say. This matter is always related to that copper statue. Why not let the Agent who has seen the copper statue come in and tell us exactly what he saw?”

The person behind the curtain suddenly laughed and said: “The Head File Keeper fought in the Buddha Hall for half a day, yet didn’t even notice the Buddha statue, and has to let others go see it after coming out. Well done, truly well done.”

The Head File Keeper beside Xiao Fen heard this and sweat poured out like pulp. He sat there as if there were a million knives under his buttocks, constantly twisting, obviously terrified to the extreme.

However, the person behind the curtain only said this and did not continue. The room was quiet for a while. The Agent who had recognized the copper statue hurried in, paid his respects towards the curtain, and said: “Greetings, Director.”

“Greetings, Sir. I only ask you, who is that Buddha statue of the Pan Family?”

“Reporting to the Director, that Buddha statue has its chest exposed and a smile on its face, but holds a Vajra pestle for subduing demons in its hand. It is a standing statue, unlike any Bodhisattva of Buddhism. It looks somewhat like Maitreya, yet different from Maitreya. If I guess correctly, that Buddha statue is likely the Eternal Mother.”

After these words, the room was silent. After a while, the Director behind the curtain laughed again and said: “Eternal Mother, good, good, good. An Eternal Mother indeed. To reach such a state, my men were actually too afraid to act. Truly wonderful.”

The Head File Keeper fell to his knees with a thud, not daring to breathe loudly, keeping his head down and not speaking.

The Daoist, however, had no such scruples and asked from his place: “When you looked at that Eternal Mother, was there any special mark on her face?”

That Agent thought and thought, then said in a low voice: “On that face, there seemed to be a…”

Saying this, the Agent suddenly stopped speaking. He suddenly squatted on the ground, clutching his head and letting out a low growl. For a moment, it was unclear what he was calling out, but his appearance was like that of an incomparably fierce beast.

In an instant, this Agent suddenly stood up. His entire body had completely changed. Canine teeth pierced through his lips, the pupils in his eyes had long disappeared, and blood tears kept flowing from the corners of his eyes. He looked indescribably ferocious.

His body was constantly surging everywhere. Before long, countless hands grew out. This monster looked at the people in the room, roared once, and its body slowly crouched down, facing the direction of Xiao Fen.

Xiao Fen was stunned for a moment. He felt that this change was very similar to the Filth Origin he could create. However, the Filth Origin only worked on the corpses of dead small animals. Now, this monster was neither a Filth Life nor considered small. One could only say that the creation level of this creature was far beyond Xiao Fen’s current creation ability.

Thinking this, Xiao Fen felt that everyone beside him was motionless. They probably wanted to see how powerful he, this Immortal, was. Even Lycaon seemed to be half-smiling.

Sensing this, the corner of Xiao Fen’s mouth raised slightly. Since they wanted to see his skill, he would show them a skill to look at, to avoid so much nagging later.