Chapter 144

"I should never have accepted your request for help..." Leopard Lion muttered sadly while leaping from the top of a building 30 or 40 stories high, "I'm so afraid I'll have a nightmare when I go home tonight."

Time goes back half an hour ago——

In the abandoned park, Bao Shengshi had already said so much, so Yu Tu of course chose to let Buyehou come to check. After half a year of crazy internal competition, he is no longer the former Wuxia Yu Tu! He has evolved!

Yu Tu randomly picked up some formation spells and the like, and finally understood why Bao Shengshi was so afraid of being spanked by Buyehou—because he was a bit of a poor student.

The almost two-meter-tall sad student put his feet together, clasped his fingers together, and lowered his head, which was a very standard "I was wrong, I know, but I will make the same mistake again next time".

Yu Tu endured it again and again as the Marquis of Buye, and finally only said: "You learn very poorly."

"Thank you, thank you." Bao Shengshi almost burst into tears, "You didn't chase me, hit me on the head, or pull me to practice on the spot, or scold me for being a useless person, or even let me be a vegetarian for the rest of my life and not teach me to study!"

Yu Tu: “……?”

There is too much information in these words. Let him sort it out.

Yu Tu was calm and asked: "How did you deal with all the Nian beasts in the area you were in charge of?"

With this level of skill, it would be more effective for him to fight the Nian Beast directly than to use any formation or spell to attack.

Bao Shengshi said honestly: "Every time I use the teleportation talisman to teleport to the area where the Nian beast is, the Nian beast will run away when it sees me, and directly run out of the area I am responsible for, so I can't catch many of them."

Yu Tu: “…”

Gu Hongying: “…”

He was saying why the Nian beasts in Chongming City, which they were in charge of, were so densely populated. Normally, the number of Nian beasts in these nine towns combined would not exceed ten. It turned out that the Nian beasts from the neighboring Baisha City had all come here!

"I only have three of them, two good-year beasts and one evil-year beast." Bao Shengshi didn't realize how much hatred his words had caused. "I had nothing to do when my brother asked for help."

"You can stay in their area and catch Nian together." Buyehou said calmly, "I don't think they will mind."

Not realizing the sinister tone in the words, Bao Shengshi turned his head and said, "Really?"

Gu Hongying and Yu Tu nodded wildly.

If this free gift comes to your doorstep, don’t miss it!

So Leopard Victory Lion joined their Nian Beast catching team without knowing it, and then...

"On the way to catch the Nian Beast, do not use force unless necessary." Bao Shengshi heard this fearsome boss say, "Practice your spells and magic skills well and put them into practice."

Leopard Victory Lion was shocked: "...Ah?!"

His tail was wagging in fear, and he suddenly had the urge to run away.

A thin green vine emerged from the side of his feet. The vine seemed to have consciousness and turned towards the direction of the Leopard Victory Lion.

The leopard, who just reached adulthood this year and is nearly two meters tall, is still weak, pitiful and helpless: QAQ

"Listen, listen to your voice."

Therefore, the newly formed three-person team began to look for other Nian beasts in Chongming City. Good Nian beasts were ignored, but once they encountered an evil Nian beast, they were not allowed to fight in close combat and were only allowed to attack with talismans and magic.

Leopard Shengshi was still more accustomed to hand-to-hand combat, but if he showed any signs of rushing forward to use his fists or kicks, a thin green vine would suddenly emerge from behind him, pull him back, and then hit him on the head in frustration.

Putting the vest behind him to form a pressure array, Yu Tu's main body was also trying to externalize the spiritual energy in his body to interfere with the evil beast.

Under the suppression of the barrier between the inner and outer worlds, they are actually not much different from ordinary people. However, during this special time of transition from the old year to the new year, these college students who have just awakened their spiritual power and entered a new world have temporarily broken free from this restraint.

Bao Shengshi used his own flawed technique, feeling grief flowing like a river. He suddenly heard Gu Hongying's terrified voice: "Throw the Nian Beast! Don't throw me!!!"

The balloon-sized fireball did not hit the Nian beast that was jumping between the tall buildings, but passed directly by Gu Hongying, messing up a large tuft of hair on his wings.

"Gu Hongying, when dodging an attack, you must first fold your wings. Folding them vertically will temporarily prevent you from falling from the sky. Leopard Defeats Lion, the direction of the fireball technique is wrong. The ring finger is under the index finger."

Leopard Victory Lion wailed: "Senior, my fingers are going to get knotted!!"

He had never cast spells at such a high frequency before, and he almost couldn't recognize his own fingers!

Gu Hongying was learning to fly, Bao Shengshi was learning to use magic, and Buyehou's attention was more focused on the two of them. If one focused too much on one of them while doing two things at the same time, the consequence would be that the perception of the other would be infinitely weakened.

Yu Tu was suddenly drenched by the water ball.

On the top floor where Yu Tu was, the flammable materials next to him were ignited by sparks. Bao Shengshi saw it and wanted to put out the fire, but... his aim was not very good.

When the cold wind blew, Yu Tu said: “Ah———”

He quickly summoned his vest to come over and dry him. It was too extravagant to use the little spiritual power in his body on drying, so he could only trouble his vest.

Leopard Shengshi, who meant well but ended up doing something bad, touched his nose and said awkwardly, "S-sorry."

Leaving aside these embarrassing episodes, they became more and more skilled in using magic to fight the evil beasts.

They chased this not-so-big evil beast to a prosperous residential area. In the residential buildings under the roof, every household had lights on. The sound of the countdown was blurred through the glass, seeming far and near.

"Five, four, three, two..."

All the houses with lights on seemed to start counting down at the same time, the old year was gone and the new year began.

"one!!!"

As we officially enter the new year, an endless stream of gorgeous fireworks bloom in the dark blue sky, with colorful clusters of fireworks filling the sky and blooming wantonly.

The colorful fireworks are reflected in the eyes of the people who are looking up, and they are full of vibrant colors.

"Happy New Year!"

I don't know who shouted first, and then the voices of "Happy New Year" came one after another.

Amid the sound of fireworks, the laughter of the crowd, and the cold wind blowing across the rooftop, some people were saying "Happy New Year", drowning themselves in the ocean of joy.

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Before the first rays of dawn appeared in the sky, they finally completed their mission and went back to their respective homes. Yu Tu used the teleportation talisman to return to the Herb Clan, while Buyehou went to the teahouse.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all shops on this commercial street were closed, giving off a desolate and deserted vibe.

As soon as Yu Tu entered the teahouse, a chubby little gray cat jumped out from behind the counter, holding its head high and barking proudly: "Woof!"

Yu Tu bent down and touched its head: "Happy New Year."

Xiao Hui was suddenly wearing a festive red cotton shirt with a lion dance hat on it. Xiao Hui used his paws to pull at the hat and uttered a puzzled "Woof?"

Yu Tu flipped his hand and a rectangular red envelope appeared in his palm. He grabbed a corner of the red envelope and teased Xiao Hui: "You can only get red envelopes when you pay New Year's greetings~"

Yu Tu saw Xiao Hui's eyes widen, and a solemn look appeared in his clear eyes. He turned around in place, then put his two front paws together in front of his body, and then smashed his forehead three times.

Yu Tu was shocked: "Xiao Hui...what on earth did you learn from the Internet?"

Fearing that Xiao Hui would get bored staying in the teahouse, Yu Tu bought it a tablet, turned on the youth mode, and enrolled it in elementary school online classes. Its learning progress was good and did not give him much to worry about, so Yu Tu did not care much about what it watched on the Internet every day.

After Little Gray finished his "Gray-style New Year greetings", he wagged his tail and raised his head and chest: "Woof! Bao!!!"

The child was so anxious that he could speak directly.

Yu Tu stuffed the red envelope into Xiao Hui's hands and watched it deftly use its claws to pry open the seal of the red envelope and take out ten snack coupons from it.

Because it was discovered that Xiao Hui was seriously overweight, Yu Tu confiscated most of its snacks, as well as its daily afternoon tea and supper, except for the main meals. No matter how it acted coquettishly and rolled around, Yu Tu remained unmoved.

The reason why Xiao Hui gained weight was not only because he ate too much, but also because the spiritual energy converted into energy was not digested in his body. It accumulated and turned into fat, making him look fat. For his health, Yu Tu forced himself not to be soft-hearted.

After receiving his red envelope, Xiao Hui immediately took out one, held it with his paw, and pushed it in front of Yu Tu.

I haven't eaten many snacks recently, so it's getting too greedy!

Yu Tu took the snack coupon and gave it a teething stick that was twice as long as its own. Xiao Hui held the middle of the teething stick in his mouth as if it were a stick.

It proudly collected the remaining snack coupons with its paws, then walked with its head held high and chest puffed out, dragging the teether into the den to enjoy its happy snack on New Year's Day.

The weather was very cold during the New Year and it started snowing outside. Yu Tu added a thick layer of velvet cushion to his usual recliner. When he lay down on it, it was like being trapped in a furry ocean.

Getting into a comfortable position, Yu Tu took out his mobile phone. When the New Year countdown ended, he heard a familiar notification tone—the comics were updated.

"The Language of Mountains and Seas" has been serialized for more than eight months so far. Tianyan's updates have been stable and of high quality. It ranks among the top comic websites and has a large number of fans. Similarly, more and more people firmly believe that the comics are true.

In the group that Yu Tu joined before, someone has already started researching from the beginning, starting from the barren mountain where Gu Hongying first appeared, to the old building that was left with only ruins after the fire, and then to the largest amusement park in Chongming City... their research is well-reasoned and convincing.

But for some reason, after he had been researching for a while, he suddenly disappeared. Although he was still in the group, he rarely spoke. Someone @ him and asked him to continue researching, but he didn't get a response. In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

After opening the comic website X, Yu Tu did not check the updates first, but read the personal biographies of this month first.

Last month, readers voted for Olivia as the person they wanted to read a biography about from a range of options. Yu Tu was also thinking about the adventure in the snow before the last final exam, the desperate pufferfish pizza, and the elusive melon that seemed to have never been eaten.

Tianyan really understands what readers want to see. The biography is not long, but it depicts Olivia's experience of meeting the principal.

Many years ago, the evil wizard Olivia was hunted by his mortal enemy and had to enter the Eastern realm of the underworld. With a seriously injured body and unfamiliar with Eastern food ingredients, he almost poisoned himself to death.

The principal at that time was still a young man just starting out, and had never suffered the beating of the cunning man. When he met the dying Olivia, he was lying half-dead in a pool of water, with scars all over his silver-blue fish tail.

For her own safety, Olivia concealed her hair and eye color, and lied that she was a mermaid and was rescued by Xie Jianwei. Then, Olivia made up a tragic life story for herself, which successfully moved the naive Xie Jianwei.

But once you tell a lie, you must use more lies to cover it up. Both mermaids and mermen can cry tears into pearls, but apart from this ability, mermaids have enchanting voices, while mermen can weave mermaid silk that remains wet even when entering and leaving water. After all, they are different.

Even though Olivia tried hard to play the mermaid, the lie was exposed. Xie Jianwei didn't want a friendship based on lies, so the two broke up and didn't see each other for many years.