"A celestial book!"
In the now darkened house, Feng Bingwen silently prayed for the only hope that could turn the situation around.
But the experience of escaping one danger only to fall into another left him feeling resentful. He closed his eyes and held his breath for a while, listening to the two men's seemingly steady breathing, before his mind gradually calmed down.
As his mind gradually calmed down, countless rays of light bloomed deep within his consciousness, dispelling the unease in his heart.
"Good deeds!"
With his last hope, Feng Bingwen opened the Heavenly Book.
Name: Feng Bingwen
Good deeds: one hundred seventy-nine (179)
Evil Deeds: One
Gazing at the sudden surge of merit he had never possessed before, Feng Bingwen struggled to suppress his joy, allowing the Heavenly Book to continue manifesting deep within his consciousness.
"Record of good deeds!"
To verify his conjecture, Feng Bingwen turned another page of the Heavenly Book, and lines of records immediately appeared. He looked directly at the top of the record.
Punishing evil and doing good, 179 (179)
"Just as I thought!"
Feng Bingwen understood that the increase in merit was not just about doing good deeds; killing and punishing evil would also earn merit.
"Those beasts!"
After the initial surprise, a surge of anger rose in Feng Bingwen's heart. His sudden increase of 179 merit points clearly came from the boy he had recently beaten up.
The merit he gained from simply beating one person was nearly twice that of the past seven years. It's hard to imagine how many evil deeds the other person must have committed to bring about such a result.
"If I kill him..."
Feng Bingwen regretted it somewhat. Although he had used his full strength and left the other party half-paralyzed, he was not sure if he had killed him. It was highly likely that the other party was not dead. If the reward was so great just for surviving, then the reward would probably be even greater if the other party had actually been killed.
"Let's think about how to get through this difficult time first!"
Feng Bingwen bit his tongue, temporarily suppressing those useless thoughts and ideas. The Heavenly Book turned back to the previous page, and then conveyed to it what he most wanted to do at that moment.
"I will wipe out all these human traffickers' forces!"
Naturally, the Heavenly Book remained silent; the text recording good deeds did not burn as it had the first time. Clearly, his wish had not been answered this time.
"...Isn't that enough?"
Feng Bingwen didn't think the Heavenly Book was faulty. Compared to what he received when he successfully made a wish last time, what he asked for this time was clearly not something that could be satisfied with this amount of good deeds. It was normal that it didn't respond.
"Continue to strengthen my physique? Even if my qi and blood continue to increase, I still won't be able to turn the tide!"
Feng Bingwen frowned, deep in thought. He had an opportunity to change his current situation, but his current accumulation of good deeds was insufficient to achieve his desired goal.
The minimum value for a wish to be granted by the Heavenly Book is about one hundred. If it is below this value, the Heavenly Book will not bother with it. But even if it is above this value, if an unreasonable wish is made, the Heavenly Book will not respond to it.
"What can these good deeds be used for?"
Another dose of the Vermilion Fruit? Even two doses won't work.
The effects of the Vermilion Fruit are gradually revealed over time; they cannot be achieved instantly.
Moreover, even if there were something that would produce immediate results, the power that this good deed could increase him would not exceed the realm of mortals, let alone allow him to fight against the entire village.
Besides, he lacks any fighting skills; there are two hunters in this house. No matter how strong he is, he can't possibly fight two adults with his current physique.
"ghost!"
In the darkness, Feng Bingwen, who was lying on the hay, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the yellow cloth hanging on the wall.
He suddenly realized how vengeful spirits and malevolent ghosts were born. And those slave traders who treated people like livestock—their subordinates must have taken many lives too, otherwise why would they be so fearful?
"I want a pair of eyes that can see through the yin and yang!"
Closing his eyes again, the troubled child made this wish upon the celestial book that resurfaced in the depths of his consciousness.
Wow!
A pale gold flame began to burn, and the merit points I had just acquired rapidly decreased, quickly dropping to zero, and all merit points were wiped out.
"It's done, we can take the gamble!"
Seeing that he had successfully made a wish, Feng Bingwen breathed a sigh of relief, then calmed himself down and forced himself to go to sleep. No matter what happened next, maintaining his energy would allow him to cope better.
Creak!
The dry wooden door creaked open, and Feng Bingwen, who was sleeping on the hay, suddenly sat up and looked at the bearded man who had opened the door.
"It's okay, it's still early, you can keep sleeping. I've been holding it in all night, I'm going out to pee."
"Uncle, aren't you afraid there are ghosts outside?"
Feng Bingwen spoke slowly, and the man who opened the door suddenly trembled, clearly frightened by his words.
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? The rooster is about to crow, even if there are ghosts, they should hide."
The bearded man was clearly frightened, and even his tone of voice became harsh.
"What if it's a vengeful ghost seeking revenge?"
"Are you out of your mind, kid? What nonsense are you spouting so early in the morning?" The bearded man's face turned pale as he loudly berated Feng Bingwen, waking even his sleeping companion.
“Last night I heard the sound of fingernails scratching a wooden board, and a child crying.”
Feng Bingwen continued speaking, though he hadn't heard anything, he was just trying to scare these guys. Their reactions spoke volumes.
"Really? You're not kidding us, are you? I didn't hear anything."
The other man was also frightened, his face showing a look of surprise and uncertainty.
"I heard it in the middle of the night when I was half asleep. I'm not really sure. Maybe I was dreaming."
"You little rascal, you're taking your dream for reality. Don't talk nonsense like that next time."
The bearded man rebuked him, but then he closed the door again with the hand that had opened it.
"Didn't you need to relieve yourself?"
"It'll be dawn soon, it'll be fine to hold it in for a little while."
After a brief incident near dawn, everyone woke up in the room where the hunters rested. When the sun shone brightly, the group set off.
As the two men who claimed to be hunters said, they were to be taken to the county government to report the case. Since Feng Bingwen and his two friends were unfamiliar with the area, they had no choice but to let them lead the way.
Although Feng Bingwen saw the problem, he was helpless and could only go with the flow. Moreover, the fact that he had successfully made a wish in the Heavenly Book last night gave him some confidence. If he went back, he might still have a chance to turn the tables.
So, as expected and as logically as possible, after walking along a rugged mountain road, Feng Bingwen and the other two children saw the village built along the mountainside.
"Brother Feng, this isn't the road to the county town, we've been scammed!"
"They're human too, let's run!"
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