Chapter 90 The torrential rain is a symbol of divine punishment.
"It's about to rain, let's split up."
"good."
After saying that, Xiao Jiu ran straight down the mountain.
On the way, he picked up the little furballs that were frozen in the flower bushes, frightened by the thunder, as if he were collecting laundry, and rushed towards the wooden house at the foot of the mountain without stopping.
The wooden house was built according to the size of the little monsters, so it's a bit short for Xiao Jiu now.
The thunder kept rumbling. When Xiao Jiu ran in, he was so fast that he knocked the Taotie that was perched on his head into the door frame.
"state!"
Xiao Jiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly put down the baby red fox in her hand, turned around, stood on tiptoe, and pulled the Taotie, which was embedded in the door frame like a pendant, off.
Xiao Jiu quickly asked, "Doggy, are you alright?"
The Taotie waved its claws: "It's alright."
Xiao Jiu nodded, placed the Taotie on his head again, and then rushed outside once more.
Soon, Xiao Jiu returned.
But he forgot to bend down to enter, so the Taotie was welded to the door frame once again.
Xiao Jiu: "Doggy!"
Taotie: "It's alright!"
But this process was repeated several times.
The gluttonous beast, dazed, raised its paw and stammered, "I...I'm...okay...it's over..."
The little monsters who witnessed the whole thing: "..."
At this moment, a monster with the body of a child walked towards Xiao Jiu.
He had a fluffy wolf head on his head, and he pushed the chair in his hand toward Xiao Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, sit down."
Xiao Jiu didn't stand on ceremony either.
But after he sat down with Taotie in his arms, he casually picked up the little wolf demon who only reached his waist.
The little wolf demon cried out in surprise, instinctively tucking its tail between its legs due to the sudden feeling of being lifted into the air.
After settling down on Xiao Jiu's lap, he swayed his fluffy gray-blue tail and turned to look at Xiao Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, is it raining outside?"
Xiao Jiu nodded: "Yes, it had just started downloading when I came in."
He said to the little wolf demon, "Kui Niu has recovered today. The system said we need to go to the mountaintop to give him a check-up."
What's a bit strange is that a check doesn't take long, and based on the time the system left, it should have been back by now.
But then Xiao Jiu remembered what everyone had said before about the system being slow, so she didn't think about it any further.
The little wolf demon had no idea what Xiao Jiu was thinking. He simply replied, "Yes, yesterday I heard from A Bao that I was cultivating the day you came to talk to everyone, so I didn't hear the knocking."
The Kui Niu is a creature that lives in water, and every time it comes out, it brings thunder and torrential rain.
If you calculate the time, more than 20 years have passed since the Kui Niu came here.
In fact, apart from that first time, he had never completely left Moon Lake.
After all, he hadn't been out and about for so long. Now that he's recovered, he's told everyone that he'll stay on land for a while after leaving the lake.
Almost every move the Kui Niu makes will bring thunder, lightning, wind, and rain, and this time will be no exception. If it leaves the water and does not immediately return to the water, the rain will continue for a while.
Xiao Jiu doesn't care about weather changes, but almost all the fluffy creatures dislike rain.
Getting the fur wet is a problem, but since everyone has a place to stay now, it's easy to solve.
More importantly, the rain in this world is unusual.
Almost all the water in this world comes from the Moon Spring on the highest mountain, so when it rains, it's not "water" that falls, but rather the Moon Spring itself.
Although the Moon Spring is no different from ordinary water to Xiao Jiu, the energy contained in the Moon Spring is not to be underestimated by cultivators, or even demon beasts who have not yet embarked on the path of cultivation.
At least for this little wolf demon, being drenched in the rain for even a few dozen seconds would probably make him pass out.
That's why Xiao Jiu, Fu Yuqian, and the others went door-to-door to inform everyone about the rain that day.
In fact, besides the little monsters that came here later, there was also a "person with extreme fear of rain".
That is the Suanni.
The Suanni belongs to the fire element, and is inherently incompatible with water.
The rain in this world is formed from the Moon Spring, so even a little bit of rain will make the Suanni feel extremely uncomfortable.
Xiao Jiu still remembers that last time Suanni got caught in the rain, he fell ill not long afterward.
It's strange, really.
That day, Suanni somehow fell asleep on the grass, and despite his high level of vigilance, he didn't wake up even after thundering for so long.
Fortunately, the Kui Niu only poked its head out of the water to breathe, so it only rained briefly in this world.
The shower was light and lasted only about ten minutes.
But in that very short time, the Suanni, after being caught in the rain, suddenly developed a fever.
At that time, Suanni was in so much pain that the whole kitten curled up into a ball, as if its body was on fire. It couldn't even open its eyes. It wouldn't drink water or eat. In the end, Qianchuan had to force-feed it two bottles of synthetic oral medicine before it felt a little better.
Xiao Jiu was extremely worried when she thought about what had happened.
"Did Meow Meow go back into the house...?"
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Jiu said, "I'll go out and check again. What if Miao Miao falls asleep again?"
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a loud bang was heard, and the sky outside the window seemed to have been torn open, with the rain so heavy that it completely blurred the view outside.
Large raindrops pounded against the window sill, making a heavy thud.
Xiao Jiu leaned closer to look, and at that moment, a purple-gold flash of light shone down almost against the window, startling Xiao Jiu, whose face was almost pressed against the window.
"boom--"
With the sound of thunder, the whole world was illuminated as if it were daytime.
Xiao Jiu subconsciously took two steps back.
The little wolf demon, held in his arms like a plush toy, raised its head and tried to touch Xiao Jiu with its little paws.
However, due to his height, he could only wave his little paws and say, "Little Jiu isn't afraid."
Xiao Jiu blinked: "...Hmm."
Sensing the hesitation in Xiao Jiu's voice, the little wolf demon's ears twitched, and it immediately broke free from Xiao Jiu's arms that were wrapped around it.
He climbed onto Xiao Jiu's body using both his hands and feet, and finally sat on Xiao Jiu's shoulders.
The little wolf demon bent down and hugged Xiao Jiu's head tightly, gently stroking Xiao Jiu's head with its furry paws: "I'm here, Xiao Jiu, don't be afraid."
Wolves are very social animals.
Although the little wolf demon is still a cub in his race, he is actually a few years older than Xiao Jiu.
So even though he knew that Xiao Jiu's strength far surpassed his own, in the little wolf demon's mind, he was the older brother and should take care of Xiao Jiu, who was the younger brother.
Being comforted by a "child" who looked much younger than herself, Xiao Jiu didn't feel embarrassed at all.
He simply replied, "Hmm!"
Xiao Jiu wasn't actually afraid of natural phenomena like thunder and lightning. It was just that once when it was raining, he saw Taotie sitting outside drinking the rain, so he curiously followed him out.
Taotie is the exception among the "Rain-fearing furballs". For him, if Moon Spring can be eaten directly, then this spiritual rain can also be eaten.
Taotie once said that rainwater and Moon Spring water taste different. Moon Spring water tastes like sugar, while rainwater tastes sweeter, like drinking vegetable and fruit juice.
Xiao Jiu became curious as soon as she heard that.
So the two of them sat side by side, opening their mouths to the sky to catch the raindrops and drink from them.
In an open space, thunder and rain were falling from the sky, and Xiao Jiu and Taotie sat upright on the plain.
This looks very dangerous.
So when another bolt of lightning struck, Taotie was excitedly preparing to open its mouth to catch it, but the lightning struck straight at Xiao Jiu, who was taller and soaking wet.
Previously, Xiao Jiu was completely indifferent to the heavenly punishment lightning brought by the Heavenly Dao, and even if he was struck and burned, he would not react at all.
But things are different now.
Xiao Jiu has evolved several times and now has a full set of senses.
So, Xiao Jiu was struck by lightning and screamed, her tongue was so numb that she couldn't speak properly, which startled everyone.
Since then, Xiao Jiu has never dared to play "drinking rain" with Taotie again, and has also developed a phobia of lightning.
People don't necessarily think this is a bad thing.
Xiao Jiu's upbringing is unlike that of most other creatures. Coupled with the fact that zombies are "lacking in their five senses," Xiao Jiu has no concept of danger whatsoever.
Although Xiao Jiu's physical strength far exceeds that of most demon beasts, it still hurts a lot if it bumps into something or gets injured.
So after weighing the pros and cons, no one said much about Xiao Jiu being struck by lightning, and Xiao Jiu's fear of lightning has continued to this day.
With the little wolf demon patting her head and holding the soft, gluttonous beast in her arms, Xiao Jiu gradually relaxed.
He stared longingly out the window.
Looking at the torrential rain outside the window, Xiao Jiu unconsciously started talking to herself, just like when she was a child.
"Little Jiu just heard a meowing sound, but the sound was so strange... Did Little Jiu hear it wrong...?"
Upon hearing this, Taotie, who had been quietly acting as a pillow, immediately raised its head.
He turned his head toward the window and slowly opened his eyes.
The Taotie's eyes are actually quite beautiful, but because of their strange shape and the large proportion of their face, they look somewhat eerie.
At this moment, he opened his eyes wide, which were usually closed. His diamond-shaped eyes were blood red, as if two bloody holes had been dug out of his face.
The little wolf demon, who had been sitting steadily on the tip of the nine-pointed star, instinctively tightened its claws.
If you look closely, you can see that the tip of his tail is still trembling uncontrollably.
However, before Xiao Jiu noticed this anomaly, Taotie quickly closed its eyes.
Taotie's limbs were limp and upright as it looked up at Xiao Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, I need to go out for a bit."
Xiao Jiu tilted her head: "Is the dog hungry?"
Taotie paused briefly, then simply tilted his head back and said in a sweet voice, "Hmm! I'm going to get something to eat."
Xiao Jiu immediately said, "Then I'll go out too, I'll go find Miao Miao."
Upon hearing this, Taotie immediately grabbed Xiao Jiu's arm with its short claws.
He said in a very serious tone, "Xiao Jiu, it's raining outside right now. If you go out with me, there might be thunder."
As if to confirm Taotie's words, another bolt of lightning flashed outside the window.
Xiao Jiu immediately trembled.
Thinking back to how she had been struck dumb by lightning, Xiao Jiu just frowned and nodded: "...Okay."
Taotie, however, did not leave immediately after finishing its sentence as it usually did.
He said, "Meow will be fine."
He opened his eyes a crack and looked at Xiao Jiu stubbornly: "Xiao Jiu promised me that you would wait for me here, otherwise it will hurt a lot if you get struck by lightning."
Xiao Jiu didn't notice anything amiss and simply nodded, "Okay."
Only after seeing Xiao Jiu sit back down in her chair did Taotie turn and rush out the door.
Outside, the sounds of wind and rain mingled, howling like a monster wailing.
The wooden house is engraved with a special array, which Xie Chuanfeng, Qian Chuan, and Suanni improved together. It can keep the temperature and humidity in the house at a stable level.
To achieve this effect, the cabin door activates an automatic closing function every time it is opened.
So, under Xiao Jiu's watchful gaze, the snow-white door slowly closed.
The door obscured the Taotie's blurry silhouette in the rain, and also the howling wind.
Behind the door, the wind chime made from a broken little bowl swayed slightly as the door closed.
"jingle--"
The room was silent once again.
Thunderclouds rolled in.
If Xiao Jiu were to turn her head to look right now, she would see a scarlet light flashing in the clouds outside the window and on the horizon.
That was a symbol of divine punishment and tribulation.
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