Chapter 12 Mountain God Temple

"Don't be too touched. I only lent you the treasure because I wanted to see the superpower." Huan Ni muttered to herself, "You're too weak, which is embarrassing for me."

Shi Yuan grabbed Huan Ni and gave her a full-body massage, showering her with sweet words: "It's really beneath you to have an ancient divine beast like me form a contract with you."

"Don't worry, I will definitely work hard to become stronger so that I can be worthy of you!"

"From now on, I'll protect you, we'll share the good times and the bad... In short, if you kill someone, I'll hand you the knife; if you bury the body, I'll dig the grave."

Huan Ni shook her feathers: "Can it ever be fixed?"

"Does the current state of our country allow for murder and burial?" she said, exasperated. "Just for the sake of your reputation, can we please not say these things again?"

Who understands the incongruity of Shi Yuan, with her top-notch innocent face, seriously talking about murder and burying bodies?

Her eyes and ears are going to be cut off, okay?

"Promise me, okay?"

"Okay, fine," Shi Yuan said nonchalantly, holding the golden ball in her hand. "I'll try my best."

After the laughter subsided, Shi Yuan sat up straight, held the gold in his hand, and began to absorb the gold element.

Huan Ni immediately quieted down, turned off the light, and instructed the red-clad female ghost to keep an eye on the movement by the window, while she stood guard by the door.

Before long, beads of sweat appeared on Shi Yuan's forehead, her brows furrowed, and her expression was somewhat pained. At this time, there was nothing unusual about the gold in her hand, suggesting that the absorption of the gold element was not going very smoothly.

In fact, absorbing the gold element went much more smoothly than Shi Yuan had imagined. As the gold element was continuously absorbed, Shi Yuan felt that he and this body were becoming more and more compatible.

Gradually, golden light spots began to appear around Shi Yuan.

It's raining today, there are no stars or moon, the sky is as black as a curtain, and the stars are around Shi Yuan.

After the last piece of gold was absorbed, Shi Yuan opened her eyes. A golden light flashed in her eyes, and if you looked closely, you would find that there were specks of golden light gathering deep in her pupils.

"It's done!" Huan Ni flapped her wings and circled around Shi Yuan. "Congratulations, Shi Yuan!"

"Thank you." Shi Yuan was in a great mood, feeling her slender body full of strength. She couldn't help but sigh, "If I were to encounter the vine that rescued Ma Rong now, I'm sure I could get it to leave something behind."

Huan Ni was speechless. She just couldn't understand why the fair-skinned Shi Yuan had such a big mind about fighting and killing.

On second thought, she realized that this was exactly why Shi Yuan had accepted them as partners so quickly and even lent her a magical treasure like the Linglong Boundary-Breaking Ball.

You have to understand, these magical treasures are becoming increasingly rare! Although she still has many, many more in her storage world!

Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains. Shi Yuan drew back the curtains and opened the window. The refreshing air filled her lungs, and she smiled broadly, hoping that her strength would grow stronger day by day!

"Yuanyuan, are you up? Breakfast is ready." Shi Ling's gentle voice came.

"I'm here!" Shi Yuan replied cheerfully.

A morning breeze blows, and the flowers and plants in the small flowerbed sway in the wind. Butterflies and bees flit among the flowers, creating a thriving scene.

Conversely, the sycamore trees in the brigade leader's yard began to shed their leaves during what should have been their most lush season.

Wu Xingzhou frowned as he watched another yellowing sycamore leaf fall, his brows furrowing deeply.

The Wu family has a long tradition of learning, and he was exposed to feng shui from a young age, so he could naturally see that this was a sign of the Yang family's decline.

But this contradicts what he had heard in the past few days. The Yang family is deeply rooted in Qinglin Bay, so how could they be declining?

"Comrade Wu, breakfast is ready." Li Mingfen came in carrying a basket. This was an agreement between her family and the brigade leader's family: the brigade leader's family would be responsible for medical care, and her family would be responsible for food, so that the two families would share the life-saving favor equally.

"Thank you for your trouble, Auntie." Wu Xingzhou didn't stand on ceremony and finished his porridge with the poached egg.

He could see through the intentions of both families clearly, but it was also true that they had saved him. As long as it wasn't excessive, he was willing to repay them in some way.

After finishing his meal, Wu Xingzhou declined Yang Jianshe's offer to stay with him and went down to the foot of the mountain, leaning on the simple cane that Yang Jianshe had made for him.

If his memory serves him right, his true savior is there, and she is also the target of his journey: his cousin, Wu Yuan.

Wu Xingzhou touched his chest, feeling his heart beating.

How badly was he injured?

To put it simply, he was treated like a ball and tossed around by wild boars. If he hadn't had some ability to protect himself, he would have been turned into a tattered doll. It's no exaggeration to say that before he met Wu Yuan, he was barely clinging to life.

He tested the doctor who treated his injuries; he was just an ordinary barefoot doctor who used ordinary medicine.

Although he didn't want to admit it, his internal injuries were probably healed by the "shit" that Wu Yuan stuffed in his mouth. Thinking of that smell, Wu Xingzhou had an indescribable expression on his face.

But was that really Wu Yuan?

Her lively eyes and brows were completely different from before.

Has she regained her senses?

If that's the case, then Uncle's plan probably can't be realized.

Preoccupied with testing his superpowers, Shi Yuan quickly finished his breakfast, said goodbye to Shi Ling, and dashed into the mountains.

Shi Ling watched Shi Yuan's joyful back and couldn't help but laugh out loud. She had always thought that her life would end in bitterness and that she would leave with Shi Yuan.

She touched the corner of her eye; in just a few days, laugh lines had already appeared.

"It's going to rain these next couple of days, come back early!" she called out to Shi Yuan's cheerful back.

"Don't worry, I'll just hide when it rains!" Shi Yuan turned around and waved with a smile. "You don't need to cook lunch for me!"

"Okay!" Shi Ling smiled and shook her head, then went back to the kitchen to tidy up a bit before going to work.

"Shi Yuan, hurry up! Show me your special ability!" Huan Ni circled around Shi Yuan, urging him anxiously.

Shi Yuan said helplessly, "I know you're anxious, but don't worry, we're still at the foot of the mountain, someone will come soon."

"Then let's go deep into the mountains!" "Let's go!" Without another word, Huan Ni rushed into the forest.

Shi Yuan chased after it with light steps: "Ancient mythical beast, can you grow bigger and carry me flying? It's cool and saves time."

Huan Ni stumbled and spun 360 degrees in the air before landing fiercely on Shi Yuan's shoulder, jumping up and down: "If I could grow bigger, would you still make a contract with me?"

"Let me tell you, back then, countless immortals and gods begged to form a contract with me! Don't be ungrateful!"

“A good woman doesn’t dwell on past glories,” Shi Yuan said with a smile, shrugging her shoulders. “Why don’t you bring out another treasure like the Exquisite Boundary-Breaking Orb to prove your strength?”

Huan Ni crossed her arms and looked at Shi Yuan warily: "I knew you were after my darling! Don't even think about it!"

"I can accompany you to dig for ginseng, but if you want to get any treasure from me, no way!"

"Look how stingy you are," Shi Yuan continued to tease her. "We're contract partners, what's yours is mine."

Huan Ni was shocked by Shi Yuan's shamelessness: "Have you ever looked in a mirror?"

"How beautiful is she? How dare you think that?"

"What's mine is mine!" Huan Ni muttered arrogantly. "If fate allows, what's yours will be mine too! Humph!"

The man and the bird chatted as they headed into the mountains.

Just as Shi Yuan's figure disappeared behind the bushes, Wu Xingzhou appeared at the foot of the mountain. He wiped away his sweat and felt weak for the first time in many years.

As soon as Shi Yuan entered the mountain, she headed north, not forgetting that there were two large yellow croakers waiting for her at the foot of the mountain god temple wall.

The mountain god temple is also an excellent place to test supernatural abilities!

Even if things get out of hand, it's okay; plenty of people will be able to justify themselves.

The mountain god temple occupies a large area, and although it is dilapidated, it is clear that a lot of care was put into its construction.

Shi Yuan looked at the signs of vandalism without much emotion, picked up a hard branch, and went straight to the base of the wall that the red-clothed female ghost had mentioned to start digging.

Huan Ni, however, began to tour the mountain god temple with great interest: "This temple..." she said, her tone puzzled.

"What?" Shi Yuan replied briefly, keeping her head down and working hard.

"Generally speaking, the buildings of the temple will be engraved with patterns of the ritual implements used by the immortals and the flowers that bloom in the month of their birth. They will also engrave many stories of the immortals and words of praise in places that are obvious or not."

"This temple is clearly magnificent in its architecture and looks like it was built with care, but not to mention the connecting corridors, even the pillars of the main hall are bare, without any carvings related to the worship of the immortals."

“According to us, this doesn’t look like a place for worshipping a proper mountain god.”

Shi Yuan nodded indifferently. She wasn't interested in the strangeness of the mountain god temple. Whether it was a righteous god or an evil god, it had already been smashed anyway.

She dug with all her might, and soon she dug out two large yellow croakers. Buried with the yellow croakers was a piece of dead wood.

Huan Ni exclaimed "Huh?" and flew over to stare at the withered tree for a while before saying uncertainly, "This is the stem of a flower fairy."

Shi Yuan picked up the dead wood: "A flower spirit? That's very supernatural."

“Yes.” Huan Ni perched on Shi Yuan’s shoulder, her wings making a rubbing motion against his chin. “Generally speaking, the true form of a spirit that has reached a certain level is not easily damaged.”

“Look at this piece of dead wood against the light.”

Shi Yuan did as instructed, but said uncertainly, "It seems to have a hint of jade-like transformation."

Huan Ni leaned closer: "It seems this flower fairy has some strength. How come its main body was cut off? Will it let this go?"

It should be understood that once a spirit or monster's physical body is damaged, it will at least affect its cultivation, and at worst, its soul. If its physical body is cut off, it will not stop until it causes a great deal of trouble.

"I've been in Qinglin Bay for so long, and I've never heard of any monsters causing trouble."

Shi Yuan asked her, "Could this thing be polished into a magic weapon or something?" That's how it's written in cultivation novels.

Huan Ni rolled her eyes knowingly: "You actually like this kind of fragile stuff?"

"That's true, you've never seen anything good before."

Shi Yuan gave a forced smile: "Yes, how could anyone be as knowledgeable as you, an ancient divine beast?"

Huan Ni raised her head arrogantly, only to hear Shi Yuan continue, "Ancient divine beast, why don't you use your true form to walk? Don't you want to?"

These words infuriated Huan Ni so much that her beak twisted in anger: "Shi Yuan, why don't you lick your lips and poison yourself, please!"

Shi Yuan chuckled and coaxed Huan Ni, "Haven't you always wanted to see me draw talismans with my superpowers? I'll draw them for you."

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