Chapter 5 Chapter 5 "What a loving couple!"...
Mingyao slept very restlessly.
At first it seemed like a sweet dream.
Then, I felt drowsy in my dream, and a chill spread from my forehead to my lungs.
She was shivering with cold, which reminded her of the first time she met Xuan Hui.
It was a rainy day.
The wind was blowing hard, and raindrops as big as beans fell densely on her.
She had been tied up and trapped here for several days.
Her clothes were soaked by the rain and stuck to her skin. She was so cold that she shivered constantly and her lips turned purple from the cold.
She half-fell on the wet ground, the fishy smell of the soil rushed into her lungs, it was fishy and unpleasant. She struggled to spit out the wet soil that had accidentally rubbed into her mouth, took a breath, and finally regained her strength. She continued to lean against the side of the sharp spike of the wooden stake that was struck by lightning, grinding the thick rope that bound her hands again and again.
Her face was pale with cold, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her wrists were inevitably rubbed with blood marks, but she didn't feel any pain.
She was even more miserable than when she first came into this world six years ago.
When she first came here, she was penniless and unfamiliar with the local writing systems and laws. She had no room to develop her knowledge of modern sociology, including Chinese, mathematics, English, politics, history and geography.
After much searching, I finally found a way to survive.
Human bait.
Use people as bait to lure monsters.
In this world, demons and ghosts often appear, some of them kill for money, some rob houses... Although ordinary mortals can use magic tools to deal with them one or two times, when they encounter powerful demons and ghosts, they can only be subdued by monks.
A direct fight would be easy, but some demons are cunning and will not show up easily once they smell the scent of a cultivator.
In order to lure these monsters out, the role of human bait came into being.
You stake your life on it and earn money by selling your life.
However, in this chaotic world of demons and monsters, in many remote and desolate places, life is worthless, and there are many people willing to do such work.
The best "bait" is infants and young children, followed by adults with illnesses.
Normal people like Mingyao who are healthy are rarely willing to be bait, but the chances are slim. They are only needed occasionally when encountering monsters like the Painted Skin Ghost, who have requirements for appearance, or who like to eat beautiful women.
The first time Mingyao became "bait" was when a cultivator wanted to lure and kill a field goblin.
Tian Xiao loves to eat the flesh, blood and souls of women. He is extremely powerful, agile and good at deception, making him extremely difficult to capture.
The Tian Xiao waiting to be killed is the best among them. He has been on the run and committing crimes for several years, and has killed many women.
Before this, another person was killed by him, making him very difficult to deal with.
Therefore, not many people were willing to take on this job, so it fell on Mingyao.
At that time, Mingyao was extremely poor and could not even afford to eat. If he could not make any more money, he would be dead, so he decided to take a gamble.
Fortunately, she is lucky.
The cultivator who killed Tian Xiao was quite capable.
When the field goblin was killed in front of her, its bloody mouth was very close to her. It looked like a mountain monkey and had a foul smell.
Mingyao was so frightened that he fainted on the spot. The next day, he caught a cold and developed a fever, and slept in a daze for several days.
When she woke up, the monk who had exorcised the demon had already left, leaving her with only the reward. With this reward, she finally had a foothold here.
In the next few years, she used the little money she earned to rent a house in a village not far from the town. With her previous experiences as human bait, she got to know some people, learned some handicrafts, did some needlework to earn some money, and learned the local language in her spare time. She managed to make a decent living.
From time to time, she would hear about a family being robbed by a monster, or a mortal having his heart ripped out and his eyes gouged out by a monster... She was timid by nature, and when she heard these rumors and thought of Tian Xiao's appearance that day, it was like a sword hanging from a beam, and she didn't know when it would take her life.
So the idea of saving some money to buy some magical instruments came to mind.
But magic weapons are not cheap for ordinary mortals, and slightly more powerful ones are even more expensive.
Mingyao saved money for almost four years, and during this period he occasionally picked up some relatively low-risk jobs as a baiter, and only then was he able to save enough money.
But after finally finding a way, I was stood up and all my efforts were in vain.
She saved like this for another year, until one day the village lady who taught her needlework secretly told her that the neighboring village had a way to get a batch of depreciated magical instruments from the fairy mountain and asked her if she wanted any.
She was intrigued by what she heard, and she spent money to build connections and treated people to several meals before she got the spot.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the village, he was knocked unconscious from behind.
I don’t know how many days I was unconscious, but after a loud thunder, heavy rain began to pour down.
Mingyao was abruptly woken up by the rain.
After waking up, he found himself tied up and thrown into a deep forest, and all the money he had on him was robbed.
Not far from him was a big tree that was struck by thunder.
In shock and anger, amidst the lightning and thunder, Mingyao suddenly remembered the rumors in the village a year ago, saying that several neighboring villages had suffered disasters for no reason, not from demons or monsters, but suspected to be punishment from heaven, and that guilty people were being put on trial.
At that time, she didn't care when she heard that it was neither a demon nor a monster. Now, she wondered if it was being used as a sacrifice to receive punishment from heaven.
Mingyao was so frightened that she screamed for help several times, but her voice was drowned out by the rain and could not be heard at all.
After realizing this, Mingyao looked around and saw the extremely sharp thorns on the broken tree. He gritted his teeth, rolled on the ground, and passed through the cricket pupa, eating a mouthful of dirt.
After a lot of effort, I finally broke a few strands of the rope, making it much looser.
She was lucky because the person who tied her up was inexperienced. Although it looked like a dead knot, the ropes were not crossed in the middle to tie her up. After struggling for a while, she finally got free.
Deep in the mountains and old forests, there were heavy rain and thunder. Even if there were no monsters, it would be difficult for her to survive today.
Mingyao tried hard to recall the wilderness life-saving knowledge he had heard in school. He looked up at the dense forest in front of him and decided not to move. He chose a slightly lower location, squatted with his feet together, and hugged his knees with his hands to reduce the risk of being struck by lightning as much as possible and to preserve some body temperature.
I'm probably going to die here.
Mingyao was shivering with cold, her mind was blank, and her well-developed tear glands made her cry before she could.
The tears quickly mixed with the rain.
After a while, Mingyao realized that his consciousness began to blur and his body felt slightly hot.
My brain seemed to be split into two halves, and a little person in my mind was crying and screaming wildly: Mingyao Mingyao, think of a way quickly, you are dying!
The other little man curled up into a ball, calmly waiting to die while trying to leave a summary of his life.
…I must not be so unlucky as to travel through time again in my next life.
...There's no way I'd survive.
…I shouldn’t have commented that Ms. Ming’s braised pork was too salty and hard to swallow. This must be the retribution for disrespecting the fruits of her mother’s labor.
...By the way, the group assignment hadn’t been done before the time travel, which would affect their grades. I’m sorry.
…Tsk, I really want to see Ms. Ming again.
Slowly, the calm little man also began to sob softly.
The sobbing became louder and louder, and just when Mingyao felt that he was close to death, Xuanhui appeared.
It fell from the sky, emitting golden light.
In the physical sense... it emits golden light, although this seems to be beyond the scope of physics.
Mingyao was thinking in a mess, staring at Xuanhui who was falling to the ground at an extremely fast speed with a bang and a chattering sound, and then with a thud, he fell sideways to the ground.
It made a big hole.
He must not be an ordinary person.
Mingyao's eyes lit up. For her, having changes at the moment was much better than having everything unchanged.
She forced herself to move over, and sure enough, she saw his sword and some other miscellaneous items on him.
The most useful one among them is the treasure bag that Xuanhui carries with him.
Mingyao found some healing pills from it and decided to give it a try.
Mingyao swallowed half of the pill. Xuanhui was dizzy and couldn't swallow the remaining half, so Mingyao crushed it into powder with his sword and applied it to his wound.
After doing all this, Mingyao fainted and lost consciousness.
When I opened my eyes again, I was saved.
She lay on the bed and Xuanhui sat by the window.
Hearing the noise, Xuan Hui turned his head to look at her.
After the rain, the sky cleared up, and some morning light shone through the paper-covered windows onto Xuan Hui's face. His pupils were a light bright brown, and against this light, he looked particularly elegant.
Such a beauty.
Mingyao sighed subconsciously.
"Thank you for the rescue, young lady."
Xuan Hui spoke to her first, his voice was as clear as the collision of glass.
When Mingyao heard this, she didn't dare to take credit for it, nor could she say that she saved him. If Xuanhui hadn't fallen from the sky, she probably wouldn't have survived.
It felt strange to talk to him while lying in bed. After a good sleep, Mingyao regained a lot of strength. He got up and sat across from Xuanhui. After a little thought, he asked, "Who are you——"
"Young lady, you can call me Xuan Hui." Xuan Hui did not hide his identity. "I am a disciple of the Xuyou Sect in Xianshan. Young lady, you saved me, which is a favor to me. I wonder if you can ask for anything?"
Xuan Hui spoke bluntly.
The shiny pancake flew straight towards Mingyao.
Ming Yao suppressed the slight sense of guilt that had arisen in her heart and cleared her throat. Without being polite, she replied softly, "Thank you, Immortal Lord. I am not worthy of your kindness, but I do... have a request."
"Could you please grant me a magical tool to protect me?"
It would be best if it was extremely powerful and the kind that demons and monsters couldn't get close to.
Mingyao looked at Xuanhui with bright eyes.
Xuan Hui did not agree to her immediately. He looked at her calmly for a long time.
Mingyao pursed her cracked lips, wondering if asking for a magical weapon was too much. Just when she was about to change her words and say she would give her a few talismans to exorcise demons, Xuanhui asked her a question that would change her destiny.
"Miss, are you willing to be my Taoist partner?"
There is a gentle breeze.
Xuan Hui spoke seriously. The dim morning light fell into his eyes, adding a touch of gentleness.
Mingyao's breath was caught.
This is really a blessing from heaven.
But... she didn't dare to eat it.
She had been here for six years, so she naturally knew that when a cultivator looked for a Taoist partner, he would never choose a mortal without a spiritual vein.
Mingyao's thoughts were in a tizzy, flashing back to all the TV shows she'd watched with Ms. Ming in the past. She pinched her fingertips again and again, her mind racing.
This immortal king couldn't be practicing the ruthless way.
Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that he wants to marry a mortal like her, but she is very dangerous. As everyone knows, if you become a Taoist partner with the Wuqing Dao, you will risk having your wife killed to prove your Dao.
She was a mortal who could not practice cultivation. Even if she had saved the immortal, according to common sense, the immortal would not have to repay her with his body.
The greatest value is to be a target for preaching.
After all, if the immortal wanted to kill her, it would be easier than crushing an ant.
"My Lord Immortal... why do you want to become a Taoist partner with a mortal like me?" Ming Yao was reluctant to give up the cake, but he couldn't let go of this thought. After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked the question.
Xuan Hui seemed to have guessed that she would ask this question and explained it in great detail.
"Humans, transformed from the space between heaven and earth, become the leader of all spirits, absorbing the essence of the mother body. When they land on the earth, they owe birth to us, and the karma is established. In the coming years, the longer we walk in the world, the more karma we will accumulate. And the path I follow is to resolve the karma of my entire body. I must repay those who have done me a favor, and I must avenge those who have done me a disgrace."
"Miss, you saved my life, so I will repay you with your life. Since you are unable to practice cultivation, in this chaotic world, instead of relying on protective magic tools to survive, why not become my Taoist partner? Return to the Immortal Mountain, and I will be able to protect you to the greatest extent possible, which will also help me practice cultivation."
What a delicious pie.
After hearing Xuan Hui's words, Mingyao was knocked unconscious again by the pancake and it took him a long time to wake up.
When she wanted to think about it again, her body stiffened, as if she was being controlled. She nodded and agreed to it almost uncontrollably.
Then a bright light entered her sea of consciousness.
In a daze, words with golden light kept turning. The truth was revealed. It turned out that I had traveled through a book...
Mingyao pondered to himself, and when he looked up at Xuanhui again, he felt a little relieved.
"Don't you know your name yet?" Xuan Hui's eyes fell on her face, waiting for her reply.
"Mingyao, my name is Mingyao." She was stunned for a moment and gave her name.
"Mingyao? Which two words are they?"
Xuan Hui stretched out his hand.
Mingyao had just received a large amount of information and his thoughts were wandering. Seeing Xuanhui reaching out his hand, he followed suit and slowly wrote his name on his palm.
The room was quiet for a moment. The two sat facing each other. The soft light gently enveloped them and spread between their hair.
The window, the morning light, the fingertips of the two people seemed to be connected by a red line.
They are a perfect match.
In a corner, Xuanxiu, who had entered Mingyao's dream through his immortal power, unconsciously curled his hands, his eyes falling on Mingyao's writing fingertips -
“Really…”
Xuanxiu tilted his head and thought for a moment, then remembered that word——
"Love."
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