Chapter 25: It’s not enough that the crying girl killed her mother, you want to…
Shen Jiang was stunned. He raised his head and stared at Godwin blankly without saying a word. He seemed to want to see from the black dragon's huge golden eyes whether he was joking with him.
He was simply a cruel and naughty black dragon. Why, after telling her such a surprising news, did he want to smash it with his own hands?
Seeing her hesitation, Godwin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does this question require time to think about?"
Hearing the impatience in his tone, Shen Jiang quickly shook her head. "Of course I want to keep your black scale as a permanent treasure. I'd wake up laughing in my dreams because of your generosity. But it's too precious. Possessing a treasure easily draws envy. This ordinary silver dragon scale is more suitable for me."
Godwin: "Because my scales are more valuable, you want the silver dragon's scales?"
What kind of logic could someone come up with? Is she okay?
Shen Jiang nodded seriously, "Yes, it's safer to leave this dragon scale with you. Otherwise, if I encounter a thief or robber when I go out, I will be very sad if I lose it."
She looked at the silver dragon scale in her hand and couldn't help swallowing. "This is different. It's just an ordinary magic item. Without your added meaning, I don't feel bad about using it at all. And I only used it three times, so it was gone quickly."
GODDWIN: ...shooting oneself in the foot, that's what it feels like.
What's wrong with this human? She doesn't covet the treasures in his dragon blood, but prefers these ordinary weeds; she is reluctant to use his powerful black dragon scales, and only dares to look at the silver dragon scales with greed.
The more he cherished her, the less he dared to touch her. Godwin dared to conclude that the best vision this human had ever had in his life was his unwavering choice to become his believer.
"Although my dragon scales are precious, occasional use won't render them ineffective. Furthermore, ordinary magicians are no match for them. You only need to silently recite my name in your mind to use them to repel the enemy."
It's strange why he has to recommend his own dragon scales in return.
Shen Jiang suddenly understood and raised his thumbs up, "As expected of you!"
"Alright, I can give you both of these dragon scales, but on one condition."
Shen Jiang couldn't help but clench his palms.
"Don't even think about me taking you to the Red Dragon Kailan's wedding."
Shen Jiang blinked, never expecting this to be the condition. She nodded vigorously and said, "Although I really want to participate, I'm busy cleaning these herbs and looking for new believers for you. I really can't spare the time. It's such a pity."
In truth, she hadn't considered attending the wedding the silver dragon had mentioned. Firstly, the time span between her visits to this world was too long, so she might not be there on the wedding day. Secondly, she simply didn't want to attend a wedding between a dragon and a human. She was afraid she would be tempted to help the poor princess, a noble but ill-fated princess, escape the dragon's clutches.
Shen Jiang looked at the sky. The sun was slowly setting. She would have to go back in a few hours.
What was the name of that silver dragon just now? Shen Jiang remembered what he said when he greeted him. Yes, he said his name was Perrin.
Shen Jiang packed up the herbs he had gathered today, leaving behind only a sickle and two dragon scales. Following Godwin's instructions, he placed the silver dragon scales close to his heart, silently chanting, "Respected Silver Dragon Perrin, please take me to a place where musk deer live. It would be best if I could see a lively musk deer the moment I open my eyes."
In order to prevent Yinlong from not recognizing the musk deer, Shen Jiang tried his best to fill in the appearance of the musk deer in his mind.
A small air current blew up from the flat ground, spiraling upwards and gradually turning into something like a small tornado, wrapping Shen Jiang's body in it. When the rotating air current disappeared, the human figure also disappeared from the spot.
Feeling the sudden fluctuation of space magic, Godwin raised his eyelids lazily.
His believer was so impatient that she used up the opportunity to use the silver dragon scale without hesitation. It seemed that she really didn't care about the scale given by the silver dragon.
Shen Jiang stood in the eye of the storm, without even her hair being messed up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was thrown into a strange place.
She was standing in a meadow. There was no sign of musk deer, but there was a strange human being.
It was hard for Shen Jiang not to notice the girl who was crying bitterly. The dark vest wrapped around the white shirt outlined her plump upper body. Her flaxen brown hair was braided into three strands and tied behind her head. Just by looking at her back, you could tell that she was a beautiful and healthy exotic beauty.
Hearing her loud crying, Shen Jiang didn't seem to be sick, so he felt relieved and took out a pre-printed photo of musk deer from his backpack.
"Hello, have you seen this?"
Catherine raised her head, tears welling in her eyes, to see a strangely dressed stranger before her. The most terrifying thing about her was her hair and eyes, a gleaming black, like a bottomless abyss. She was holding a small sickle, gazing at her with ill intent.
The Black Witch! Legend has it that she's many times more evil than the devil!
"You...what do you want to do?" Without bothering to continue crying, Catherine looked at the person who came warily, and began to look for useful tools around her with the corner of her eyes.
Unfortunately, there is not even a branch here.
"...Ma'am, I mean you no harm. I'm just looking for it, a cute little forest musk deer."
Shen Jiang pointed to the lifelike musk deer in the picture and tried to make her believe him.
Catherine shook her head, tears streaming down her face. “I don’t know… I’m sorry.”
It is said that black witches have strange tempers, vicious hearts, and like to conduct dark magic experiments, including making potions with beautiful women's eyes and children's hearts.
She might die in the wild grass just one kilometer from the village, and her body wouldn't be found until the next day. No, she had to find a way to survive.
"Perhaps my father would know," Catherine said impatiently. "He's an old hunter! He once went hunting alone outside the Misty Forest! Yes, he must know. Why don't I take you to find him?"
Shen Jiang looked at her sudden change of mood and felt strange. He pulled his hand back without commenting, "No, I don't have the habit of going home with strangers."
Catherine choked and instead of stopping her crying, she began to hiccup, and it went on and on.
She quickly covered her mouth, fearing she would anger the dark witch in front of her. But the more she did this, the louder her hiccups became.
Sure enough, the black witch frowned and took action.
Before Catherine could dodge, the black witch grabbed her right hand. She tried to pull her hand back, but was pulled out even harder.
Despair flashed in Catherine's eyes. Was the black witch planning to cut off her right hand?
Shen Jiang had no idea of the horrible fantasies in her mind. She put the sickle in the basket behind her and reached out to rub the girl's Neiguanxue until the frightened girl finally stopped hiccuping under her massage.
Catherine's eyes widened, not knowing how she had stopped hiccuping. Thankfully, the annoying noise finally stopped.
Looking at her unharmed wrist and the black witch turning away, the girl's face was filled with disbelief and astonishment.
How could she survive the black witch unscathed?
Maybe, she is not a black witch at all.
Shen Jiang ignored the strange local girl and planned to go into the forest not far away to take a look.
Seeing the strange black-haired woman walking towards the forest, Catherine hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said, "Don't go in alone, it's very dangerous there."
Shen Jiang turned around, and Catherine added, "The terrain inside is very complicated. Even a magician going in alone would easily suffer losses. My father has hunted there for decades. If what you are looking for is in the forest, he must have seen it."
Shen Jiang thought for a moment and walked back to her. "My time is limited. Take me to find him."
On the way, Shen Jiang finally found out why the girl was crying alone here.
Catherine's mother had been ill for several days and was nearing death.
"Mom was fine, but a week ago... she suddenly felt hot all over and was so drowsy that she couldn't get out of bed. This morning, she couldn't even open her eyes. I'm to blame for all this! It was me who brought the devil's curse upon her!" Catherine suddenly became agitated and fell into deep self-blame.
It's clearly a persistent high fever, how is it related to being cursed by the devil?
In school, she studied the history of Western medicine. It wasn't until the 19th century that Western medicine began to develop in earnest. Before that, it was simply medical nonsense. People could only endure their illnesses, and if they couldn't, they could only wait to die. They attributed all those terrible illnesses to the curse of the devil.
Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are like the two ends of a line. They intersected at a certain period of time. Then, Western medicine made a qualitative leap and became the mainstream, while traditional Chinese medicine gradually declined.
Shen Jiang knew with her toes that there was definitely no complete medical system here. Not to mention sophisticated surgical operations, even a fever could kill people. What else could be expected?
Shen Jiang couldn't help but quicken his pace, "Run, hurry up, take me to see the patient's condition."
There was still an hour left before sunset, and if she didn't hurry, she would definitely not be able to see Catherine's mother.
The dragon said she'd only mowed the grass three times in the past two months, which showed how time flowed at completely different speeds in the two worlds. A single day in her world would take at least half a month here. Catherine's mother wouldn't be around until her next visit.
Catherine jogged after them, not knowing why. She was taking the strange girl along a secluded path, and fortunately, as she wished, they didn't meet anyone from the village along the way.
Pushing open the door of her cabin, Catherine saw her mother lying on the bed, dying, her face still flushed, and she didn't dare to look at her any more.
The girl, kneeling beside the bed and feeding her mother water, turned around when she heard the sound. Seeing the appearance of the person behind her sister, Lina immediately screamed: "How dare you bring a woman with black hair and black eyes home? Are you crazy! It's not enough to harm my mother, do you want to destroy this family!"
A man as big as a brown bear was at the other end of the room. When he noticed the movement here, he frowned slightly and calmly approached the wall where the bow and arrow were placed.
Catherine pursed her lips, trying to explain her behavior, but no words came out.
Her sister looked at her as if she were an enemy, and her father's eyes, filled with incomprehension and slight disappointment, deeply hurt Catherine's heart.
Shen Jiang took a step forward, raised his hand, and a small flame flickered on his hand at the right time.
"Listen to me, now is not the time for you to resolve family disputes. Get out of the way! Let me see if she can be saved."
Sure enough, the strong man like a brown bear was frightened and retracted his hand reaching for the bow and arrow.
Lina looked at the fireball that was emitting a captivating aura and fell silent instantly, only casting a vicious and resentful look at her sister.
Catherine must have been bewitched by the devil to have dared to invite such a powerful black witch into her home.
Today, they will all die at the hands of this black witch.
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