Chapter 292 - Demon Baby (2/2)
The System asked perplexedly, “You being initiative? Did you have too many overtime sessions and just wanted a chance to be lazy?”
Fang Ning said helplessly. “Can’t you think of the bigger picture? Both Tianjing Fawang and Tian Zhu were not regular people, they are Descended Ones. The news that was sent to us was definitely not something other people can mediate. If these two started having a fight, it will have a huge effect on the society.”
The System was confused. “Is that so? Alright, I’ll go have a look. It’d be too dangerous to send you as White Dragon there. After all, you’re only a Bucket.”
Fang Ning snapped back, “Nonsense, I am now a Basin-level.”
The System paused as if to scan for details, and said, “Oh, you really are. But what does that matter? You’re still a cannon fodder.”
Fang Ning, “…”
…
At this moment, at the internal market of the Truth Department in the northwest of Ji City.
Usually, this place was filled with noises. Sellers and buyers of every sort would yell at the top of their voices in order to find the materials and ingredients they want. It was the place to go for anyone who wished to purchase cultivation materials.
However, the market was pin-drop silent at the moment, No store owners were selling their wares, and no customers were buying anything.
All the people in the market had congregated in the decorated square in the center of the market.
The square decorated with flowers did not have a huge area. It was just for Extraordinaires to rest, so it was finely embellished.
Currently, there were two super powerhouses facing off in the center of the square.
On the east was an old monk, Tianjing Fawang. He was forthright with people, not scared of authority, wholesome, powerful, and had just recovered to Lake-level recently.
During the Azure Mountain’s Treasure Trading Convention, it was him who supported Vigilante A, ignoring the Azure Mountain’s power.
At the moment, the Fawang was wearing his yellow kasaya and held his rosary beads as he locked gaze, frowning, with the elegant lady opposite him.
The elegant lady wore an ensemble of loose silk dress to cover her evidently pregnant shape.
She looked weak, but the power that she exudes was even stronger than that of Tianjing Fawang’s.
Even in her pregnant state, her strength was not to be looked down upon.
None of them were talking. Both wearing calm expression, they were waiting for someone to arrive.
The mass surrounding the square were all whispering and muttering softly. It had been a while since they had witnessed dramatic face-offs like this.
“Why did this old monk stop the lady?” Some late Extraordinaire asked their fellow bystanders.
“Old monk? That’s the eminent leader of the Chinese Buddhist Association, Tianjing Fawang. Why would he pick a fight without a reason?”
“Fawang had sensed a pure Demonic Energy in the lady’s body, it seems to be hiding within her unborn baby.”
“Fawang said that the baby’s talent was so good, it can even be considered rare in the Upper Realm. If the baby was born, they would become the vilest villain there ever was. To avoid that, he wanted the lady to abandon the child.”
“Oh!” Hearing the explanation, the latecomer was stunned as he understood the implication.
The conflict between these two could not be mediated normally!
“No wonder the lady’s so determined. Her child’s gonna be born soon, how can she agree to giving it up? She would never abandon this baby whether Fawang’s words were true or not.”
“That’s right. That’s where it was complicated. Fawang said it was for the best for the world, so he had to do it. But the lady was not wrong as well. No one would be able to butt in…” Someone shook their head, having no idea to help.
“What do we do now, do we let them stay like this?”
“Oh, the lady had asked the Venerable Dragon God to make a judgment. Tianjing Fawang also believed that the Venerable Dragon God would handle this justly.”
“Hm, could the problem be solved just by him coming here? This clash between the two parties looked unavoidable.”
Someone was not confident in the outcome.
Some other people nodded. This simple conflict had involved three Lake-level powerhouses.
Unlike the previous incidents where the Venerable Dragon God could just overpower the villain, the current conflict was not easy to determine the wrong party.
No one would protest if the Venerable Dragon God vanquished evil… those who did were either dead or had been locked up.
However, no one had seen the Venerable Dragon God handle quarrels between two righteous parties.
It had been said that he would rather arrest a petty thief than to care about the conflicts between the Chinese Buddhist Association, the Chinese Taoist Alliance, or any schools and sects in the righteous side.
Now that the conflict was related to the legendary “Demon Baby”, both parties were right to stand their ground, how would he handle this?
Many people were worried and pessimistic about the development of the incident.
“On one side is a mother. Mothers will always protect their children, how could they allow harm to come upon them?
“On the other side is the eminent monk. He doesn’t want to see the world being thrown into chaos by the birth of the Demon Baby, that was his intention. This is difficult, so difficult!”
“That’s right, the Venerable Dragon God is fair and just, the Eastern Pharos who shines his light all around the world. But this? He probably couldn’t solve this.”
More and more people sighed and shook their heads. Obviously, this dilemma was not something fighting strength could solve!
The Venerable Dragon God was invincible, but he had always been overpowering his enemies with sheer strength.
No one had any hope that he could solve this problem perfectly.
There were people who had a terrible thought. ‘Maybe this will turn out to be a bloodshed!’
At this point, someone asked, “That’s not right. The lady should have looked for the father of the baby, why would she ask for the Venerable One to back her up?”
“Isn’t it obvious? The dad was probably someone useless who would just be in the way if he came.”
Slowly, most people glanced upward anxiously, waiting for the hero to appear on his flying sword.