Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1748: Chapter 1748: Dividing the Spoils

”Forget it. Anyway, I’m not letting a single person from Huayu Temple off. That bitch, and An Xiaxin, Shen Yuhe, Sikong Qinggang—anyone from Huayu Temple, I won’t spare a single one.” Long Wudang said through gritted teeth, face dark and menacing.

The people beside him all had excited looks on their faces. The people of Huayu Temple were in for a huge disaster this time!

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All the way until Long Wudang and the others’ carriage left the city, the Priests of Huayu Temple were still staring blankly at Mu Hanyan. That scene just now had really scared them badly.

”Sorry to have made everyone laugh. Ling Baobao wasn’t like this before, actually. Today it was mainly because that Young Master Long Yang went too far, so he lost control a bit when he made a move. And my sacrificial pet here is actually very cute too.” Mu Hanyan said amiably, casually pinching the Little Auspicious Beast by the neck and lifting it up, letting everyone see how docile and adorable the little thing was.

Ling Baobao rolled his eyes, the Little Auspicious Beast snorted twice and rolled its eyes as well.

The Priests of Huayu Temple all secretly wiped a hand of cold sweat. They weren’t quite sure what Ling Baobao and that little piglet were usually like, but just now it had clearly been Mu Hanyan who struck first. Speaking of violence, she was in no way inferior to the other two. How could she talk as if it had nothing to do with her.

This newly arrived Priest seemed a bit shameless.

Even though that’s what they were thinking inside, Mu Hanyan had helped them vent their anger after all, so everyone still came up to her warmly.

”Thank you for just now.” An Xiaxin said to Mu Hanyan.

Although she hadn’t welcomed Mu Hanyan’s arrival, the other had helped stand up for her, and the strength she’d shown was completely beyond An Xiaxin’s expectations. So no matter what, she ought to express her thanks, and show respect.

”Priest Zuo, you don’t need to be so polite. I’m also a member of Huayu Temple. The affairs of Huayu Temple, your affairs, are my affairs.” Mu Hanyan said with a sincere smile.

Even if An Xiaxin didn’t welcome her, when it came time to act she still stepped up to defend her, and that made Mu Hanyan feel quite a bit of goodwill toward An Xiaxin.

”They say Heavenly Sun Temple is, among the southern Twelve Divine Temples, second only to Life God Temple in strength. I didn’t really believe it before, but now it seems the rumors are true.” A young Priest looked at the pile of ”spoils of war” on the ground that was stacked like a little hill and sighed with emotion, and of course with plenty of envy and greed.

”Everyone took some injuries just now. Take these Elixirs and such and divide them up.” Mu Hanyan had always been generous, and this time was no exception.

”You mean...divide them among us?” The Priests stared at Mu Hanyan in surprise.

Call them spoils of war if you like, or call it extortion if you prefer—these Silver Coins, Elixirs, and other things had all been squeezed out by Mu Hanyan, so naturally they should belong to her. They hadn’t expected her to be this generous.

”I just became a Priest, so I won’t be using these things anyway. You’re the ones who were injured—whatever you need, just take it.” Mu Hanyan said.

Seeing that she didn’t look like she was just putting on a show, the Priests were all tempted, but none of them dared reach out. Instead they turned questioning looks toward An Xiaxin.

”This doesn’t seem very proper. If word reaches the ears of the Tianyang Chief Priest, I’m afraid it’ll be hard to explain.” An Xiaxin frowned slightly, speaking uneasily.

”And it’d be easier to explain if we just gave them back? Or, even if I don’t want these things and simply let Long Wudang and the others walk away, that’d be easier to explain?” Mu Hanyan felt a bit disdainful, but didn’t show it. She only said it with a calm smile.

Since she’d decided to make a move, she’d already thought through the consequences long ago, so she had no hesitation, and certainly wouldn’t regret it afterward.

She’d already seen clearly that Priest Zuo’s lofty cold pride was, most of the time, just an act. In truth her heart wasn’t nearly as strong as she looked. Otherwise, when Long Wudang took liberties with her, she wouldn’t have been so helpless, so anxious she could only think of crying.

An Xiaxin was slightly stunned. Yes, Long Wudang had been targeting her from the start. Even if Mu Hanyan hadn’t acted, the other side still wouldn’t have let her off. What was the point in overthinking it?

Looking at Mu Hanyan’s composed, relaxed smile, An Xiaxin’s heart unexpectedly settled quite a bit.

”Since Han Yan puts it that way, then everyone can see what Elixirs you need and just ask her for them. As for this Meteorite Gold...” speaking to here, An Xiaxin hesitated for a moment, then finally said to Mu Hanyan, ”I’d like to discuss something with you. Many of the temple’s Arrays and Barriers haven’t been repaired for ages. Could we borrow these from you to use for now, and repay you once we have more in the future?”

An Xiaxin’s face flushed a little. She said they’d repay her later, but anyone could tell from Huayu Temple’s situation that it was destined to be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone for good.

”I already said I’m a member of Huayu Temple too. Whatever you need, just take and use it.” Mu Hanyan waved her hand as she spoke, with a bit of the boldness of Mu of Heishi City back in the day, throwing money around like dirt.

Of course, now no one thought she was a playboy. They all looked at her with a few hints of admiration in their eyes.

Seeing that An Xiaxin didn’t object and that Mu Hanyan had said as much, those Priests stopped being overly courteous and each chose one or two Elixirs. Life in Huayu Temple was getting harder by the day; Elixirs were especially scarce. Many of them had their strength stuck at a bottleneck, and what they needed most was Elixirs. But they weren’t greedy—aside from the Elixirs they needed most, they didn’t touch anything else.

Seeing this, Mu Hanyan felt even more sour inside.

The Elixirs on Long Wudang were probably of decent quality, but his lackeys were clearly inferior to him in both strength and status. The Elixirs they handed over couldn’t be that amazing. Yet look at the eyes of the Priests around her—it was like they were seeing priceless treasures.

You’re Priests of a temple, for goodness’ sake. Why do you look like a bunch of beggars?

Seeing that they were too embarrassed to take, Mu Hanyan simply grabbed the Elixirs and stuffed a few bottles into each person’s hands. She couldn’t tell which were good or bad anyway, so as long as everyone got a share until they were all gone. As for who needed what, they could sort that out among themselves later.

With their arms full of large and small bottles of Elixirs, the Priests looked at Mu Hanyan with even more gratitude.

”Alright, Priest Zuo, you keep this Meteorite Gold. I haven’t even gotten around to testing my strength yet.” Mu Hanyan pushed that pile of Meteorite Gold Stone over to An Xiaxin, and kept the remaining Silver Taels and Medicinal Herbs for herself.

Lady Mu did throw money around, yes—but you had to have money to throw. So she wasn’t going to be blindly generous and turn herself into a penniless pauper.

Having said that, Mu Hanyan headed toward the main hall.

The others followed curiously. The Fireball Technique Mu Hanyan had just used was the most basic of Priest Divine Techniques, yet if they were being honest with themselves, none of them could pull it off, and even An Xiaxin and the others felt inferior to her. Everyone was full of curiosity about her strength. Of course, Mu Hanyan herself was just as curious.

”This Array is very similar to the one used for the assessment, but the requirements for breaking it are different. You must use your Priest Divine Technique to forcibly break the Array.” Once they reached the main hall, Sikong Qinglan activated the Array while explaining to Mu Hanyan.