Despite Xiao Zhou's pleas for mercy, Xu Le remained unmoved: "I just gave you a chance to leave, but since you didn't, you have no choice now! Tell me, where are you?"
"Old Immortal, my cultivation has been arduous, please don't be so ruthless! If you spare my life today, I will never provoke a disciple of the Hu family again!"
Xiao Zhou's tone became increasingly humble: "Please ask this kid to let go, I'll leave right away, please!"
"You're asking for it!"
Xu Le shouted angrily, increasing the pressure of his hand on Xiao Zhou's forehead.
Ouch!
As Xiao Zhou screamed in pain, I clearly felt the large bag I was holding swell up a bit, and Xiao Zhou pleaded repeatedly, "Grandpa, please don't be angry, I'll talk, I'll talk! I'm under the old elm tree two hundred meters to the east, please have mercy!"
Upon hearing Xiao Zhou's reply, Xu Le turned his gaze to me: "Go, bring it back."
I looked at her blankly: "What is it?"
Xu Le glared at him: "Don't you have eyes? Can't you go and see for yourself?"
"Alright, I won't ask any more questions."
I thought to myself that the guardian spirit Xu Le had invited had quite a temper. It brought over the large bag from Xiao Zhou's body and headed in the direction it indicated.
Sister Hua and Uncle Kang have already ordered the paper-cutting, and Xu Le is also carrying a fairy, which means we are safe and no longer need to hide in the shadows.
I walked eastward with a flashlight in hand, and in the distance I saw an old elm tree with a crooked neck.
This tree looks quite old; its roots have emerged from the ground and spread over a large area, with many holes and tangled roots beneath it.
The thought that the thing attached to Xiao Zhou's body was actually here made me feel a little uneasy.
Although I've seen all sorts of things while tomb raiding, this is the first time I've dealt with a shaman. Heaven knows what kind of weird thing I'll encounter.
I walked around the old elm tree and found nothing outside, so I mustered my courage, lay down on the ground, and shone my flashlight into the holes propped up by the tree roots.
After inspecting several holes, I quickly discovered the anomaly.
Inside the largest cave under the tree, there lay an enormous wild rabbit.
The rabbit's gray fur had turned white, and it was three times the size of a normal wild rabbit.
A pair of eyes, the size of hickory nuts, gleamed with a ghostly green light when the flashlight shone on them, and they stared at me furtively.
When I saw the big rabbit, I swallowed hard and threatened it with a fierce but weak voice, "I'm warning you, don't mess around! If you bite me, the Hu family will definitely retaliate against you tenfold, and I'll fill this hole with firewood and send you to your death!"
I muttered something to myself, then reached into the hole and grabbed the rabbit's ear.
I originally thought the rabbit would struggle a bit more, but it was like a plush toy, completely still except for being warm.
After I brought the rabbit out, I originally wanted to carry it over, but when I saw its weight, I estimated that if I carried it for two hundred meters, I could just pull its ears off.
Helpless, I had no choice but to hold the rabbit in my arms and slowly walk back to Xu Le and the others.
After I approached the group with the rabbit in my arms, Xiao Zhou began to beg for mercy again: "Grandpa, it hasn't been easy for me to get to where I am today. If you make this one wrong decision, all the good deeds I've done in my life will be gone! For so many years, I've stayed in the deep mountains and forests and haven't done anything immoral. Please have mercy!"
"My Hu family are righteous immortals, and we would never do anything that goes against heaven and reason. But today you possessed my child and damaged its vital energy. I cannot let you off easily!"
Xu Le looked at the big rabbit, then at Xiao Zhou: "I can let you go today, but you have to guard Wulong Mountain in Dandong for three years, Phoenix Mountain in Chaoyang for two years, and accumulate five years of merit for this child. Are you willing?"
"I'm willing! I'm a hundred times willing! The old immortal has shown me mercy by allowing me to cultivate in this blessed land; I couldn't ask for more!"
Xiao Zhou readily agreed: "If you don't mind, sir, I'm willing to serve as the deputy general of the Hu family, doing my utmost to serve you!"
"You've got a pretty good plan, but you should focus on protecting your mountain first."
Seeing that Xiao Zhou agreed so readily, Xu Le removed his hand from Xiao Zhou's forehead and said, "Get lost."
As soon as Xu Le let go, the rabbit I brought back immediately became lively.
It first circled twice in place, then straightened its hind legs, lay down on the ground, and bowed to Xu Le as if kowtowing, before turning and disappearing into the darkness.
Achoo!
As soon as the rabbit left, Xu Le sneezed, his voice returning to normal: "These days, cities are developing faster and faster, squeezing out all the space for animals. I never imagined that there would be mountain spirits cultivating to this level so close to the city."
After witnessing what just happened, Song Laosan and the rest of us were completely stunned.
I had only heard of shamans before, but never actually seen one.
Today, I not only witnessed the entire process of the celestial being descending to earth, but I also saw the rabbit spirit.
This is even more bizarre than what we tomb raiders do.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed anyone who told me.
After the rabbit spirit possessing Xiao Zhou left, he quickly regained consciousness. He looked at us, the people surrounding him, then at his own body, and suddenly sat up, clutching his crotch: "What are you all doing? What happened?"
"What's there to block? You're just a virgin, what's so interesting about that?"
Sister Hua picked up Xiao Zhou's clothes and threw them at him, saying with a look of disgust, "You still have the nerve to ask? A dignified and orthodox shamanic disciple, you actually got possessed by these mountain spirits and monsters. You've almost completely disgraced our ancestor."
"What did you say? I'm possessed by something?"
After listening to Sister Hua's words, Xiao Zhou looked around at the surrounding environment, rubbed his head and thought for a while before speaking: "I remember now. This afternoon, I waited for you to come and meet me here as planned. Then an old man with a white beard who was herding sheep came down from the mountain."
I remember that the old man's sheep had run away, and he was anxiously chasing after them. He accidentally tumbled down the hillside. I saw him fall, so I ran over and helped him up. And then, when I opened my eyes, it was now.
"You should be grateful that the Huang family showed mercy and only sent a rabbit spirit to torment you. If you had really encountered some enemy, you wouldn't be alive now."
Xu Le glanced at Xiao Zhou: "Don't you know what we're doing here, and who we're competing against? When dealing with strangers, if you're not vigilant, you're bound to fall into a trap!"
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