Chapter 15, Chapter 15, Ah Da
Zhu Zhishan shook his head: "I can't see through what kind of restriction is on Xiangyun's body." He quickly comforted Zhu Xiangyun, "Xiangyun, don't worry, Father will go get the hidden magic artifact, Father will definitely find a way to send you to be reincarnated."
"Comrade Shi Yuan," Zhu Zhishan said earnestly, his eyes burning with desire, "I beg you, Comrade Shi Yuan, to lend me a hand!" He then took out a large yellow croaker from his inner pocket. "This is a deposit. After I successfully send Xiangyun to her reincarnation, I'll give you two more large yellow croakers!"
Shi Yuan agreed without hesitation. She originally felt a little embarrassed to just send a message after receiving two large yellow croakers from Zhu Xiangyun, and she had already prepared for after-sales service.
Unexpectedly, the Zhu family father and daughter were both generous people, and they even gave the large yellow croaker to her for after-sales service.
With a snap of her fingers, she earned five large yellow croakers – she made a killing!
Just in case, let's say that if any ghosts ask her for favors in the future, we have to follow this standard!
She will try her best to gather all the gold scattered in various places, the secrets of which only God knows!
After accepting the gold, Shi Yuan raised his chin and pointed outside the cave: "The man outside is called A Da, and he's with a guy named Ma Rong."
“There is a mountain god temple in Beishan. The big yellow croaker that Xiangyun gave me was buried at the base of the mountain god temple wall.”
"I suspect that the big yellow croaker in the mountain god temple was buried by Xiangyun herself, but her memory is damaged due to the restriction, so she probably forgot."
"By the way, does your big yellow croaker have any markings?" Before Zhu Zhishan could answer, she continued, "Most of the restrictions imposed by people in the Xuanmen sect are talismans or special magical artifacts."
"We can only confirm this after we find Xiangyun's body."
“I suspect her body is in the mountain temple.” She paused, sighed, and continued, “The situation there is a bit complicated.”
She suspected that Xiangyun's corpse was beneath the flower demon's true form.
At that time, she was planning to use several explosive talismans to blow up the roots of the flower fairy, since it was no different from a mutated plant once it was stained with human blood.
But Huan Ni told her that there was only half of the flower fairy's true form in the flower bed, and the other half was nowhere to be found. If she touched that half, the flower fairy would definitely cause trouble.
Many people in this era have experienced war and have finally achieved some peace and stability. There is really no need for them to experience the chaos caused by monsters.
She touched half of the flower fairy's true form, fearing some kind of synesthesia, so she pretended not to be interested and left it there.
According to Huan Ni, the government in this era was very protective of its people, and there were special departments to manage and control monsters, which could easily cause large-scale destruction.
Well, those who refused to be managed and restrained and committed evil deeds mostly became the department's public tools. Those who were too powerful to be killed were sealed away by various means.
Of course, Huan Ni has always emphasized that she is not included in this category; she is a divine beast, not a monster.
However, she also endured it, because for various reasons, her magic power was almost gone, and she often couldn't even use the illusion weaving technique that the mirage beast was best at. Occasionally, she would successfully use it, but then she would be exhausted.
At this point, Huan Ni rolled her eyes at Shi Yuan excitedly, saying that Shi Yuan was just lucky. If it were her at her peak, someone like Shi Yuan wouldn't even be a match for her.
Shi Yuan kindly forgave Huan Ni's outrageous remarks and expressed her anticipation for Huan Ni's true form. Then, she sincerely asked her, "Will I still have the chance to see your true form?" This angered Huan Ni so much that she wanted to sever all ties with her.
“A flower fairy who can leave behind half of her original form must be a powerful demon.” Zhu Zhishan’s eyes were obscure. “Don’t even mention that flower fairies are hard to find. Even if I did find one, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to defeat her.”
He took a deep breath: "Even if we can't win, we have to try!"
"Comrade Shiyuan, could you please look after Xiangyun? I'm going to fetch some things."
Shi Yuan knew he was going to retrieve the magical artifacts he had hidden, but she didn't stop him. She still needed to understand what the flower demon was, but having another fighter was always a good thing.
Moreover, she also wanted to see for herself the Taoist priest who, according to Ji Ying, used various talismans and magical artifacts to punish evil, promote good, and vanquish demons.
"Let's take it one step at a time," Shi Yuan said.
The flower fairy, she has been found!
Huan Ni told her that A Da was tainted with the aura of a flower demon, and that he was exactly the same as the half of the original body in the mountain god temple.
"We have to get rid of the flower demon first." Shi Yuan rubbed her temples. She never expected that after fighting mutated plants all her life in the apocalypse, she would have to continue fighting plants that had turned into monsters in the 1970s.
However, with gold involved, it's not so bad.
"Ah Da, come in!" Shi Yuan called out to the outside of the cave.
Ah Da sneered. Did they think he was stupid for trying to trick him into going in to kill?
Huan Ni jumped onto A Da's head with a "whoosh".
Ah Da: ...Can a bamboo viper jump that far? That's not scientifically possible!
Thinking of Sang Rou, A-Da raised his eyes tremblingly and asked in a small voice, "You wouldn't happen to be a great immortal as well, would you?"
Huan Ni naturally wouldn't speak to him.
Ah Da's ability to emerge unscathed from the extremely shady underground boxing market suggests he's not as naive and straightforward as he appears to be.
The bamboo leaf green on his head could transform into the bracelet on Shi Yuan's wrist. At that time, Shi Yuan could be an ordinary person.
Has Ma Rong really bitten off more than he can chew?
Iron plate is great! He's wanted to break up with Ma Rong for a long time. That couple, one is stubborn and arrogant to the point of being obsessive, and the other, damn it, is a monster!
On the very first night that Ma Rong took him out of the underground boxing market, he made him watch his wife perform a magic trick of swallowing a live person.
This isn't a show of force, this is a death sentence!
Fortunately, he could play the fool by his good looks, and immediately trembled and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. He usually kept his posture as humble as possible, almost barking like a dog to the couple.
Even so, that damned Ma Rong was still not satisfied!
Don't think that just because he played a simpleton, he was actually a fool. He truly felt the murderous intent in the female demon's eyes!
If he hadn't been outmatched, he would have cursed and fought them to the death.
"Ah Da!" Tie Ban called him again. Without hesitation, he stepped into the cave.
If we encounter another powerful monster, we might just have a chance to survive if we give it a shot!
"Mr. Zhu, can you tell that there are restrictions on Ah Da's body?"
Zhu Zhishan took off his sunglasses, revealing his heterochromatic eyes. He carefully scanned Ah Da from head to toe, then put his glasses back on, shook his head, and looked visibly dejected.
When Ah Da heard Shi Yuan mention the restrictions, it was like a vicious dog finding a bone; without Shi Yuan even asking, he started spilling the beans.
"I do have a restriction on me!" Ah Da's face was full of bitterness, perfectly portraying the helplessness of an honest man who has been tricked into getting on a bad side. "I have some issues with my identity, and I just want to work for a good boss to make a living."
"But I never intended to sell my life to anyone."
Ah Da wiped away non-existent tears and said in a low voice, "Ma Rong is known in our circle for being a loving husband and family man, with an exceptionally good reputation."
"I was originally completely devoted to working for him!" He glanced at Shi Yuan and said indignantly, "Who knew that the first thing he made me do would be to harm you, comrade!"
"Comrade, be careful. He hasn't given up yet. He just asked me to take you there."
Shi Yuan gave A Da a half-smile, neither saying she believed him nor disbelieved him, but instead asked him, "Do you know why he arrested me?"
Ah Da frowned and shook his head: "I'm not sure, but I have a guess."
Tell me about it.
“Sang Rou, that’s Ma Rong’s monster wife. She seems very weak, and she’s not quite the monster I thought she was.”
Shi Yuan squinted, recalling what Ji Ying had once told her: some monsters, due to congenital deficiencies, would drink human blood and flesh to fill the gaps. But if the half of the original body in the mountain god temple belonged to Sang Rou, then that wouldn't make sense.
A powerful demon capable of separating half of its main body would not have any congenital defects.
There's something interesting about Sang Rou's weakness.
Shi Yuan had met Ma Rong before, and she disliked his eyes intensely. No matter how well he pretended, the turbidity and desire, the vicissitudes and obscurity deep within his eyes could not be hidden.
"Ah Da, do you want to break the seal?" Shi Yuan asked.
Ah Da nodded repeatedly; he really wanted to!
Who can empathize with the terror he felt witnessing a monster eating people?
He didn't struggle to escape the underground boxing world to become nourishment for monsters!
"What can I do? I don't quite trust you," Shi Yuan said, half-jokingly.
The cave fell silent.
Zhu Zhishan folded the willow leaf in half and then in half again without saying a word. Zhu Xiangyun loosely took Zhu Zhishan's hand, her sorrow lessened, replaced by a hint of reluctance.
Ah Da couldn't prove his stance, since he was opposed to Shi Yuan and the others from the moment he appeared.
"How about you set up a restriction for me too?" he tentatively suggested. He really wanted to break away from Ma Rong and his wife, as neither of them were normal.
Huan Ni: ...How can you be sure we're normal?
Shi Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you afraid of jumping into another fire pit?"
Ah Da smiled bitterly: "I have to give it my all." It's either against Ma Rong and his wife or against Shi Yuan and her family.
His intuition, honed from years of underground boxing, told him that Shi Yuan was more dangerous than Ma Rong, but more trustworthy, and he had to risk his life for it.
Shi Yuan looked at Huan Ni, who shook her head slightly. She used to be able to create this kind of restriction with a wave of her hand, but not anymore. So, Shi Yuan should figure out a way herself.
Seeing Shi Yuan and Zhu Ye Qing exchanging glances, A Da became even more certain that Zhu Ye Qing was a great immortal. He thought, if he was destined to deal with monsters in this life, then he would accept it.
But he absolutely will not go with man-eating monsters! That's his bottom line!
Shi Yuan clicked her tongue lightly. She should have studied diligently when Ji Ying taught her those messy talismans like the Mantra Talisman and the Farting Talisman.
Who knew she would travel back to the 1970s!
Back then, she was living in the apocalypse, so of course she only learned talismans with high destructive power. Even the soul-summoning talisman was something she learned in case she woke up one day and Ji Ying was gone.
She glanced at Zhu Xiangyun, thought for a moment, then drew a soul-summoning talisman in the air and threw it onto A'da.
"This is a contract talisman. If you betray it, you will die a gruesome death!"
Shi Yuan's gesture was seemingly nonchalant, yet it left everyone present, including the ghosts, completely bewildered. Of course, Huan Ni was disdainful, thinking to herself: "Playing tricks! He'll be quiet once he summons a vengeful ghost!"
A sudden gust of cold wind swept outside the cave, but Shi Yuan and the others inside were busy devising a plan to capture the flower demon, so no one noticed.
Zhu Xiangyun seemed to sense something and glanced outside the cave, but only for a moment.
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