Chapter 18: 100 Days of Cooking for the Villain Master - Day 18
When No. 99 saw the white skeleton hand, he was so scared that he fell backwards.
"This... this is a dead person!"
Aying, who was far away, saw No. 99 fall down, and kindly crawled over, ready to push No. 99 with her mouth to help him stand up.
No. 99 was still in shock when he saw Aying crawling towards him with her bloody mouth wide open.
He shuddered, got up and ran towards Zhao Miaomiao.
He also shouted: "Host!
It’s over, it’s over!
We discovered the villain's secret!
Now he and this snake are going to kill us to silence us!"
Before Zhao Miaomiao could speak, Chi Ying said disdainfully: "Why would I need Ah Ying to kill you?"
No. 99 ran to Zhao Miaomiao and hid in her arms.
Zhao Miaomiao was quite calm when she saw the skeleton. She looked at the skeleton hand that was struggling to climb ashore, analyzed it and said, "This hand has such long joints, it's most likely a man."
Chiying also looked back, "Oh, really?"
Zhao Miaomiao looked at the hand and continued, "Well, it's an adult male.
So he's definitely not the seven-year-old kid you killed.
So this skeleton is the disciple who broke into your forbidden area?
Is he an adult?
You killed him? And then you pushed him over?"
Chiying shook his head, "I don't know.
I don't even know any disciples have been here.
But anyone who enters here will die.
So that disciple must be dead.
Anyone who enters this place will be attracted by the sound in the cave, and will keep walking forward, eventually falling into the cave and into the river.
Zhao Miaomiao wanted to walk forward a few steps and take a closer look at the cave.
But No. 99's face suddenly turned pale, cold sweat broke out on his head, and his whole body felt weak, as if he was about to collapse.
"Small system!"
Zhao Miaomiao was shocked and quickly hugged No. 99, asking Chi Ying: "What happened? How did he become like this!"
Chi Ying replied: “His soul is too weak to withstand the aura here.
Those things below want to steal his soul and take over this body.
Just get out of here and everything will be fine."
When Zhao Miaomiao heard this, she hurriedly picked up No. 99 and ran back.
Seeing this, Aying crawled over and gently nudged Zhao Miaomiao, meaning that she would carry Zhao Miaomiao and No. 99, which would make it faster.
Zhao Miaomiao said to Aying: "Thank you."
Then he climbed onto the snake's body.
The speed was indeed very fast. In the blink of an eye, Aying took Zhao Miaomiao and No. 99 out of the forest and returned to Chiying's residence.
Chi Ying was still standing at the entrance of the cave, waiting.
Every time he came here, someone would appear below and bow to him.
Although I don't know who that person is or why he did this to me.
But every time Chi Ying came here, that person would appear.
Appeared...
A man wearing a black robe and a black veil on his head.
Red satin hung on both sides of the black veil, and a black veil in front covered the entire face.
I couldn't see the man's face at all, so I had no idea what he looked like.
The man looked up and saw Chiying. He stretched out his arms and bowed to Chiying politely.
Chiying came to this cave entrance five times, and this man appeared every time.
Chi Ying tried to pry into the man's thoughts, but heard nothing.
How could that be?
It's obviously so useful for everyone.
Unless the man below is not alive.
That’s right, how could anyone who lives in such a place be alive?
Chi Ying couldn't figure it out. He took one last look at the man and turned away.
The black man wearing a black hat looked up and watched Chiying leave quietly.
Then he bowed politely towards that position and left.
In fact, the reason why Chi Ying was unwilling to leave Wanshan Sect was because of this cave and the man in the cave.
His intuition told him that this hole and this man were related to him.
But he still hasn't found the connection as to what it is or what happened.
Chiying returned to his room on the mountain.
Zhao Miaomiao put No. 99 on the ground and was performing emergency CPR on No. 99.
Chi Ying walked in and glanced at him calmly, “I don’t know what you are doing, but this is useless.
He fainted because his soul was too weak.
It was like a small flame that met water and was almost extinguished.
But once you get out of the water, the flame will heal on its own after a while."
Zhao Miaomiao turned around and asked Chi Ying: "Really?
What exactly is that place?”
Chi Ying shook his head: "I don't know either.
I remember telling you that I accidentally opened that place while I was practicing.
So I don’t know where that is.”
Zhao Miaomiao lowered her head and pondered: "The flowers, plants and trees around are all withered...
Anyone who enters the forbidden area will never be able to leave...
And the skeleton hand...
Could that be the underworld?"
Chiying shook his head, picked up his chopsticks, and prepared to eat, "Probably.
I have no idea.
There are so many things in this world that I don’t know.
Just like why those people in the sect want to kill me.
And how to eat this hot pot.
I don’t even know.”
Zhao Miaomiao looked back at No. 99 and felt relieved when she saw that No. 99's face was gradually turning red.
He walked over to Chiying, sat down in front of him, and taught him how to eat hot pot.
“Hot pot is about putting your favorite food in a pot and waiting for it to boil.
Then wait until the food is cooked, then take it out and put it in your own dipping sauce bowl.
Just dip it in the sauce and you can eat it.”
Zhao Miaomiao demonstrated it to Chi Ying, then took out the seasoning and said to Chi Ying, "Because there is no hot pot base here.
So I had to work harder on the seasoning.
First add some mashed garlic, chili pepper, then a spoonful of sugar, a spoonful of salt, soy sauce and vinegar.
A spoonful of peanut butter would have been even better.
But we don’t have any here, so this is fine, just eat it.”
Zhao Miaomiao prepared a bowl of seasoning and handed it to Chi Ying, asking, "So you set that place as a forbidden area because you don't want others to accidentally enter and die?"
Chiying took the bowl, frowned, and sniffed it with a little caution.
Can this thing be eaten?
Zhao Miaomiao took a piece of meat from the pot and put it in Chiying's bowl. "Try it, it's not bad."
Chi Ying picked up the meat and dipped it in Zhao Miaomiao's seasoning. Hmm, it tasted very novel.
Well enough.
Then I started to cook and eat the meat.
Zhao Miaomiao sat down and asked him, "Why don't you answer the question I just asked you?
Did you designate that place as a forbidden area in order to protect the people in your sect?"
Chiying nodded, "Almost.
That’s part of the reason.”
Zhao Miaomiao asked: "What about other reasons?"
Chi Ying was busy eating meat, and after a while, he swallowed it and said, “Another reason is that I am looking for the connection between that place and myself.
Ever since that place opened, I can see spirits.
And this golden bell, after it was opened from that place, it also became different."
Zhao Miaomiao asked: "How do you say that?"
Chi Ying looked up, pointed at the golden bell and said, "Do you remember the first time you came to bring me food and heard the bell?"
Zhao Miaomiao nodded: "I remember. The sound of the bell made me feel uncomfortable and even had a nosebleed.
It's a very depressing feeling.
It's like diving into very deep water and feeling the pressure.
I feel uncomfortable all over."
"Um."
Chi Ying said: "But I didn't ring the bell."
Zhao Miaomiao was a little surprised, "Huh?
If you don't ring the bell, then... will it move by itself?
Or was there someone else here at the time?"
Chi Ying replied while eating the meat: "There is never anyone else here."
Zhao Miaomiao listened and looked up at the enormous golden bell. "So this bell moves by itself?"
Akagami: “Yes, and it will make a sound just before someone is about to die.
It's like it knows when someone is going to die.
It only rings when a person is about to die."
“Is it so magical?”
Zhao Miaomiao stood up and slowly walked around the golden bell.
This clock looks very ordinary, without any patterns or carvings. Its smooth surface reflects Zhao Miaomiao's appearance.
The size is several times larger than the bells in ordinary temples.
A simple style, nothing special.
Zhao Miaomiao walked around once more, then returned to Chi Ying, squatted down, and asked, "When did you discover the secret of this clock?"
Chiying picked up a piece of meat and before eating, he replied: "Before the boy you mentioned died.
This is the first time this bell has rung.”
Chi Ying gave a simple answer and started eating meat.
Zhao Miaomiao followed his words and speculated: "So, you went to find that little boy to confirm whether he would die?
It wasn't you who killed him, but he was going to die at that time?"
Chi Ying finished eating the meat and continued to blanch the next piece of meat, answering in passing: "So I said, it's time for him to die.
I didn't do anything to him; it was his own soul that was weak and he was taken away by the wild ghost."
Zhao Miaomiao nodded, "So that's how it is."
Chi Ying was a little surprised. He looked up at Zhao Miaomiao and asked, "It's that simple. You just believe what I say?"
Zhao Miaomiao shrugged: "Yes, you have no reason to lie to me.
Lying to me won't do you any good, so why bother lying to me?
And I guess with your personality, you don't like to lie.
If there's something you don't want me to know, just don't tell me.
Anyway, I can't beat you, so I can't force you by force."
Chi Ying smiled, "That's right."
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