Chapter 39

"Why not?" the little girl, Shancai Longnü, asked with a face full of disappointment.

The little girl really didn't expect that Yang Zhen, who usually seemed to be a carefree person, would refuse to help her. Although the little girl looked like a young girl, she had lived for more than three hundred years. Perhaps she was still somewhat immature mentally, but her experience and knowledge were unquestionable.

Through ten years of observation, the little girl had completely figured out Yang Zhen's character. Perhaps Muzha and the others were unwilling to provoke the Southern Sea and were unwilling to openly defy the heavenly laws, but Yang Zhen had no such concerns.

Therefore, before this, the little girl was quite confident that she could persuade Yang Zhen to help her.

But she never expected that Yang Zhen would flatly refuse.

Shrugging helplessly, Yang Zhen said, "You know, I'm currently under house arrest on Luojia Mountain by Guanyin Bodhisattva. I can't leave here at all. The Bodhisattva is very powerful; I can't fight her. I've tried to escape, but the Bodhisattva watches me closely, and I've never had a chance to run away. So, I really can't help you."

"That's how it is!" The little girl smiled happily and patted her chest, assuring him, "No problem, the Bodhisattva loves me so much. If I ask her to plead for you, she will definitely agree."

With that, the little girl ran off towards Chaoyin Cave.

Shaking his head, Yang Zhen knew that Guanyin Bodhisattva would not agree to the little girl's request, so he didn't wait for her and walked directly towards the bamboo house.

After Yang Zhen returned to the bamboo house and was about to rest, the little girl rushed over in a hurry. Bursting into the bamboo house, the little girl said with a gloomy face, "Hey, what did you do to offend the Bodhisattva? No matter how much I pleaded, the Bodhisattva wouldn't agree to let you accompany me back to the Southern Sea. She even kicked me out when I annoyed her."

Waving his hand to beckon the little girl over, Yang Zhen said with a mysterious look, "To be honest, I actually... I actually molested Guanyin Bodhisattva."

"What!?" The little girl looked at Yang Zhen in shock, unable to believe it was true.

However, the little girl was clearly not very interested in this matter. After her exclamation, she became dejected.

"It's my mother's five-thousandth birthday in a month. It seems I can only have my senior brother Muzha accompany me back," the little girl said gloomily.

"Having Muzha accompany you, those dragon princes and princesses won't dare to bully you, right? Besides, you are Guanyin Bodhisattva's attendant; even the Southern Sea Dragon King would give you face," Yang Zhen asked in confusion.

The little girl replied angrily, "I'm not talking about them, but my aunt, the Southern Sea Dragon Mother. She always bullies my mother. But Muzha can't help me take revenge, so it's useless for him to go with me. I heard from Senior Brother Muzha that before you came to Luojia Mountain, you once resisted the Heavenly Court. I thought you could help me."

"Is that so!" Yang Zhen nodded in understanding.

At this moment, Yang Zhen suddenly smiled smugly and said, "Little Dragon Girl, I can actually use a transformation technique to leave here, but I need your help. Once I get out, I'll help you settle the score with the Dragon Palace. What do you think? Those few little dragons in the Southern Sea are no match for me. As long as I take action, I can definitely help you get revenge."

The little girl immediately became excited but then said with some concern, "But will the Bodhisattva be unhappy if we do this?"

"No!" Yang Zhen said firmly, "We're not planning to stay away. Once we teach your aunt a lesson, we'll come back immediately. The Bodhisattva won't say anything."

The little girl thought for a moment, and in the end, her resentment overcame her reason, and she agreed.

After that, the little girl stayed in the bamboo house and discussed the escape plan with Yang Zhen.

First, the little girl would teach Yang Zhen the Buddhist "Manifestation Technique" so that he could leave his aura in the bamboo house. As long as Guanyin Bodhisattva didn't come to the bamboo house, she would never discover that Yang Zhen had secretly left.

Then, on the day of their departure, Yang Zhen would use the "Battle Pet Swap" skill to transform into the body of a dragon eagle. Since the dragon eagle naturally carries the aura of a dragon, he could blend in with the group sent by the Dragon Palace to welcome Shancai Longnü and leave unnoticed.

Finally, they could take revenge on the Southern Sea Dragon Palace.

After discussing the escape plan, Yang Zhen and the little dragon girl also discussed the strategy for taking revenge on the Southern Sea Dragon Mother.

Originally, Yang Zhen planned to storm the Southern Sea Dragon Palace and cause a big commotion, directly beating the Southern Sea Dragon Mother until she couldn't take care of herself. However, after hearing the little girl's revenge plan, Yang Zhen felt a bit helpless.

The little girl's revenge plan was quite interesting, involving things like burning the Dragon Mother's favorite clothes, stealing her favorite jewelry, and bullying her favorite dragon child.

However, Yang Zhen agreed to help the little girl this time solely to escape from Luojia Mountain, so he tried to avoid making a big fuss. Therefore, he agreed to the little girl's revenge plan. But Yang Zhen secretly guessed that the Dragon Mother might have bullied the little girl and her mother in a similar way.

Indeed, she is very kind.

But how did the little girl develop such deep resentment?

After discussing with the little dragon girl, Yang Zhen was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. After waiting for ten years, Yang Zhen finally had the chance to escape from Luojia Mountain, and this time, he could finally get rid of the shadow of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Although if Yang Zhen stayed on Luojia Mountain for another forty years, he could leave honorably and listen to Guanyin Bodhisattva's teachings during those forty years, which seemed more beneficial in every way.

But don't forget, Yang Zhen was captured. If Yang Zhen didn't resist and just submitted to Guanyin Bodhisattva's will, he might have left a shadow in his heart, and Guanyin Bodhisattva might even become his heart demon. Therefore, Yang Zhen was planning his escape in every possible way.

One more week!

In one more week, Yang Zhen could leave Luojia Mountain, but the condition was that Guanyin Bodhisattva must not notice any signs of their plan. To keep the Bodhisattva off guard, Yang Zhen continued his daily routine as usual, practicing cultivation, fishing, and bullying Muzha, just like before.

As for the little girl, Yang Zhen had her sulk at Guanyin Bodhisattva and ignore him, as if she were blaming him.

Everything proceeded as usual, and Guanyin Bodhisattva showed no signs of suspicion, meditating in Chaoyin Cave every day.

After seven days of "normal" life, the Dragon Palace's welcoming party for the little girl finally arrived at the Southern Sea. Seeing the grand procession, Yang Zhen was extremely excited. Finally, he could leave Luojia Mountain, and he was leaving on his own terms.

Although he still had to help the little girl take revenge, at least he wasn't being released by Guanyin Bodhisattva.