962 They Open the Black Umbrella But Can’t Leave (2/2)

”Fortunately, we wake up now.”

Looking at the sky, Ning Que thought about the sound of the axe and was puzzled.

But at this point, he understood that it was very dangerous to practice Buddhism in the White Tower Temple. As one was gradually fascinated by Buddha Dharma, it would be difficult to wake up from a world full of peace and joy even though he had reached a very high state. If Ning Que hadn't woken up, he would have never seen through the world of chessboard, let alone going back to the real world.

Fortunately, his ocean of consciousness contained fragments of consciousness left by Lian Sheng.

Lian Sheng was a great monk, but was also a bloody devil. He used to be obsessed with Buddhism, but also hated Buddhism. Being such a complex man helped himself maintain consciousness in the vast Buddha Dharma and turned the fragment of his consciousness into a sharp axe to strike Ning Que's head, trying to wake him up with pain. But who struck Ning Que with the axe from the sky? Who else wanted to warn Ning Que?

Sangsang said, ”If you hadn't woken up, then I probably would have never woken up. In this case, you owe me nothing, and I won't punish you.”

Ning Que knew what she meant. If not for him, she wouldn't be sentimentally attached to the human world, and she would never be trapped by the chessboard like this.

He smiled, but didn't say anything.

At this moment, a few rays of light suddenly appeared on the dark sky.

Ning Que looked solemn. He had seen such pure lights in the chessboard last time in Lanke Temple, so he knew that every ray of light represented the rule of the chessboard world.

The rule of the world was collapsing, which revealed the most horrible power.

He was not afraid, for he had experience in dealing with this kind of situation.

He took out the big black umbrella and said to Sangang, ”Shall we go?”

He asked for her opinion about whether or not they should leave, for he was unsettled and worried that she might want to stay in the chessboard and continue to find Buddha and kill him which seemed like an impossible task at this point. Besides, he also worried that she would go back to Divine Kingdom after leaving the chessboard.

The old Sangsang would definitely choose to stay in the chessboard world and continue to search for the Buddha who had trapped her for hundreds or even thousands of years without her knowing. She wanted to kill Buddha, for she was the Great Haotian.

But to Ning Que's surprise, she walked to him and said calmly, ”Let's go.”

Ning Que was stunned, and then handed the umbrella over.

With a soft sound, Sangsang opened the big black umbrella.

The dim light of the night covered Sangsang and Ning Que.

A moment passed, a quarter of an hour passed, one hour passed, and then one day and night passed.

But nothing happened. The black umbrella was still by the lakeside, and Ning Que and Sangsang were still under the umbrella. They couldn't leave the chessboard.

Ning Que remembered what Monk Qingban said before his death: ”I don't want you to go.”

The world didn't want them to go.

He turned pale, and his hands which held Sangsang trembled slightly.

But why?

When they entered the chessboard back in the Lanke Temple and the rule of the world chased Sangsang, they opened the black umbrella and then just disappeared. The rule of the world couldn't find them back then.

But why didn't the big black umbrella take them away?

Looking at the dark sky, Sangsang was silent for a few moments and then said, ”I can't sense the outside world.”

She was the rule. As long as she could communicate with the rule of the world outside the chessboard, she could return to the human world, just as she could return to Divine Kingdom even if she had died.

The big black umbrellas could turn them invisible from the rule of the world, and could also help her communicate with the rule of the outside world. If she couldn't sense the outside world, then there were only two possibilities.

It was either the umbrella was broken or that there was something wrong with her.

The big black umbrella was not broken, so there must be something wrong with Sangsang.

Before Ning Que said anything, she explained, ”I am not as powerful as before.” She was a little confused.

Even though she became weaker and weaker for she was still infused with the power of the human world by the Headmaster of Academy and had many connections with the world due to her relationship with Ning Que. She was still calm and confident. It was because she still still possessed unimaginable power even if she was weaker than before.

But now she found that she was much weaker than she had thought.

She closed her eyes and began to figure out the reasons for this.

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