The atmosphere at the banquet suddenly turned cold. The nearby Sheep Strength Fairy lightly clapped his hands, dismissing the attendants around, and whispered:

"This is a long story.

"Before we arrived here, Chechi Kingdom suffered from a three-year drought. The people were starving and barely surviving in a hellish scene.

"However, the monks in the kingdom were living in great abundance. They claimed to have the ability to bring rain to Chechi Kingdom, and the Emperor supported them wholeheartedly. They took this opportunity to seize lands, gather followers, and commit countless heinous crimes during these three years. What's even more dangerous is that they attracted the attention of..."

"Stop!"

Hearing this, Tiger Strength Fairy and Deer Strength Fairy suddenly changed their expressions, stood up abruptly, and shouted sternly!

Even the Sheep Strength Fairy turned pale, a lingering fear evident in his eyes, and immediately fell silent!

Him?

What is that thing?

I raised an eyebrow, feeling like I had grasped the key to the whole matter. In order to obtain more useful information, I couldn't help but continue:

"So, are you saying that these monks falsely claimed the ability to bring rain, causing the people to suffer, and that's why they ended up like this?"

"Yes, that's right."

The Sheep Strength Fairy reluctantly composed himself and nodded.

"Then, did you actually bring rain to Chechi Kingdom?"

I couldn't help but express my doubts, thinking about the way those people treated the Taoist priests when they first arrived.

You should know that summoning rain and thunder is a matter overseen by the Heavenly Court, a first-grade celestial task.

Have you not seen that the Dragon King of the Jing River had his head chopped off by a mortal because of rainfall?

How could three mere earthly demons bring the Thunder Lord, the Electric Mother, and the Rain Master to this place to make it rain?

How strange!

When faced with my probing question, the three demons just turned their heads away, seemingly unwilling to answer.

At this moment, King Chechi suddenly spoke:

"It's getting late today, so let's stop here for now.

"I hope you all have a good rest."

After speaking, King Chechi stood up and left the banquet directly.

Seeing that the three demons were unwilling to answer, I knew that it would be futile to stay here any longer. I decided to explore the thoughts of the palace at night.

The three demons were unwilling to answer, but this King Chechi seemed to know the secrets.

At night, after settling my master and the others, I performed a spell to ensure that they wouldn't be abducted by the three demons while I was away. Then, I transformed into a bird and quietly infiltrated the palace.

"What's this..."

As soon as I entered the palace, I heard faint chanting of Buddhist scriptures coming from deep inside.

What's going on?

This country clearly had a deep taboo against mentioning Buddhism, yet King Chechi was reciting Buddhist scriptures in the middle of the night, behind the backs of the three demons?

"But why does this sutra sound so strange?"

For a moment, I felt that the situation was becoming more and more mysterious, as if more than one pair of black hands were manipulating the chessboard, and Master and I were just a few scattered pieces!

Taking a deep breath, I gently flapped my wings, concealing my aura, and delved deeper into the palace. Tonight, I had to figure out the mystery of this place!

Soon, I arrived at the source of the chanting!

However, what I saw before me sent a chill straight to the top of my head!

Dead people!

In a palace, there were densely packed decomposing monks chanting scriptures!

And at this moment, I suddenly understood why the previous Buddhist chants sounded so strange!

Because... they were being recited in reverse!

Chanting by dead people... reciting Buddhist scriptures in reverse...