Black Myth: Journey to the West: Simulate becoming an immortal!

Chapter 133 Are the years really peaceful?

It is the ninth autumn.

A hundred miles away from the Liusha River, there is an unnamed town.

There was not a single cloud in the blue sky, and the sunlight shone through the dry and cold air, making people feel a refreshing warmth.

"Baozi, freshly baked buns."

"Sharpen the scissors and the knife."

The cries of hawkers walking through the streets and the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs were heard constantly.

They either set up stalls or carry shoulder poles, wandering around the streets and alleys soliciting customers.

Chen Xi was limping along the road, carrying a bucket of water in his hand.

When pedestrians passing by saw him like this, they all tactfully stepped aside and made way for him.

Only a plain-looking, dark-skinned young man came up rather tactlessly.

The young man spoke to Chen Xi in an eager tone.

"Master Chen, I heard from Brother Liu that you seem to know some Kung Fu!"

"Can you teach me? I want to go outside the mountain and take a look."

"If you still want to go out in this world, you should practice your strength honestly. When your body is strong enough, you can think about other things."

Chen Xi shook his head, too lazy to persuade this young man who had wild ideas all day long, and walked away.

He shook off the angry young man, went straight back to a small courtyard and knocked on the door.

The door opened and an old man with gray hair stuck his head out. He looked a little surprised and hurriedly led Chen Xi in.

"Brother Chen, are you going to fetch water again today?"

"You are still injured, there is no need to be so polite."

Chen Xi shook his head, poured the water in the bucket into an old vat, and responded.

"I always live in my father-in-law's house, which is so troublesome. I feel bad about it."

"I have recovered quite well in recent days, so I will try my best to help as much as I can. I will just consider it as stretching my muscles."

"Well, okay, you take a rest first."

"The rice is in the jar. I have to go collect some firewood today."

"Please keep an eye on Zhu'er and don't let him run around."

Chen Xi responded and watched the old man carry the firewood basket on his back and go out.

The wind blew the door, making a creaking sound.

The dead trees in the yard, with their falling leaves, appear somewhat lonely.

Chen Xi sighed and looked towards the corner of the yard.

A child who looked no more than eight or nine years old was squatting in the corner, playing with a nine-hole stone egg.

"Brother Chen, what's wrong with your stone egg?"

"What could possibly be hatched? Why is there no movement at all?"

"Leave it there. I don't know what can be hatched from it."

"You're so stingy that you wouldn't even lend me your walking stick. I'm going to play with the tumbling rope by myself."

After the child finished speaking, he ran into the house and no longer paid any attention to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi shook his head helplessly, sat on the rocking chair in the yard, and stared blankly at the nine-ring tin staff and the stone egg.

"Before I knew it, a month has passed..."

He muttered to himself, his thoughts wandering.

Actually, he was pretty lucky.

On the way out of Liusha River, I met many kind people.

Seeing how scary he looked, instead of looking down on him, she helped him in every way.

Now he has found this populated town, where he has been taken in, recuperated, and settled down.

The people here treated him very well and even helped him with his luggage since he had difficulty moving around.

Of course, the so-called luggage was actually just everything he found after the Quicksand River dried up.

There is no need to explain much about the nine-ring tin staff and human skin paper.

Even if Chen Xi lost himself, he would not lose these things.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the human skin paper seems to have regained some of its mottled color after he took back his obsession.

Even vaguely, some mysterious changes occurred.

Although it has not yet fully recovered, there is now a hope.

As for the nine-hole stone egg that the child was playing with just now, it is actually a stone talisman.

If you look closely, you can actually find that there is a golden wire tied to the stone egg, which is the restraining hoop.

It was obvious that on that day in Liusha River, Juanlian beat Shi Gan Dang severely.

So when Shi Gan Dang sank into the Weak Water and was discovered by Chen Xi, it was left in its current state.

However, Shi Gan Dang was a great demon after all. Even if only a stone egg smaller than a palm was left, it was still alive.

And this is why Chen Xi kept it with him.

Chen Xi was stunned for a while, as if he felt a little cold, and could not help but tighten his brocade robes.

He stood up, walked into the dim room and blew out a lamp.

The colorful rays of light illuminate the house brightly.

Obviously, this is the colorful glass cup that Chen Xi got from the Liusha River.

The light is burning inside the colorful glass lamp.

If someone is deeply obsessed and is even slightly contaminated by it, he will probably be in excruciating pain and unable to control himself.

Chen Xi seemed a little tired. He lay down on the hay bed and was about to fall asleep.

Usually at this time, he would practice the Heart Sutra.

But now, since leaving the Liusha River, he has never practiced the Heart Sutra again.

To practice the Heart Sutra, you must learn to let go.

Only by letting go can you achieve peace.

But... no matter whether it is the toad spirit or all living beings, he can't let go, nor is he willing to let go, nor can he forget.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a knock on the door, interrupting Chen Xi's sleep.

However, there was no sign of impatience on his face.

He slowly stood up and opened the tattered door that was already half-open.

"Great! Brother Chen is still awake. It seems that there are a few more monsters outside the town. I have to trouble you..."

Outside the door, a middle-aged man dressed as a hunter spoke hurriedly with an anxious look on his face.

"Okay, just take me there."

Chen Xi's expression became serious, and with a wave of his hand, his Zen stick flew towards him.

He quickly closed the door and followed the hunter out of town.

On the road outside the town, several wolf demons can be vaguely seen walking in groups.

"Hey, these days, nowhere is safe..."

"Some time ago, I heard that the king of Huangfengling and all his descendants suddenly died."

"Then, there were eight hundred quicksands and three thousand weak waters, which dried up overnight." "Is it because of some disaster?"

"I heard that Gao Laozhuang was also like this. They were looking for a son-in-law, and overnight, all the monsters in the whole manor disappeared."

"It is said that during that period, a statue of a deity fell down near Gao Laozhuang."

"But when I rushed over, I only saw minced meat all over the floor. Where was the slightest sign of a god or Buddha?"

"Then you are really lucky. I heard that those monsters who stayed for a long time and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity are all dead!"

While the wolf demons were talking and laughing, they suddenly discovered that there seemed to be shadows of several houses in the valley.

They immediately perked up and looked happy.

"After walking for so long, I finally found a good place to rest."

"Why don't we just stay there tonight and find some food nearby."

"Okay, okay. I've been either chewing tree roots or catching insects these days. I'm almost eating nothing."

After the wolf demons finished speaking, they headed towards the valley.

But then, they ran into a monk head-on.

The monk had a handsome face, fair skin and tender flesh. He was holding a Zen stick and looked calm and unhurried.

"Please go back, everyone. The area ahead is my territory. If we go any further, it will be difficult to ensure safety..."

The wolf demon in the lead couldn't help but glow green when he saw Chen Xi's human-like face.

It was a little confused as to why it didn't smell any life just now.

But soon, it put it behind its mind and looked at the other wolf monsters.

Then they burst into laughter and surrounded Chen Xi.

"You monk, you are so unreasonable!"

"We were just looking for a place to stay for the night, but you chased us away. So I'll just treat you to a treat today!"

After the wolf demons finished speaking, they brandished their weapons and rushed forward, wanting to chop Chen Xi into pieces and eat him with wine!
Chen Xi shook his head, slowly raised his Zen stick, and faced the group of wolf monsters.

"It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with good words."

Ding, ding, dang, after a burst of sword fighting sounds...

In a short while, several heads were smashed.

The wolf demon was found dead in the valley, having died a clean and quick death.

"As expected of Brother Chen, you have great skills!"

The hunter who had been hiding nearby came out quickly upon seeing this and expressed admiration and flattery.

Chen Xi nodded slightly, expressing neither joy nor sadness.

Seeing this, the hunter wisely began to skin and cut the flesh of the wolf demon on the ground.

"Hey, game is hard to find these days!"

"This wolf is the most delicious. It's perfect for you to take it back and eat."

After a stick of incense.

Chen Xi returned to the courtyard carrying a large piece of wolf meat wrapped in fur.

As it grew darker, the old man returned carrying firewood. He put the firewood into the stove, roasted the wolf meat, and cooked some rice.

Chen Xi then started to eat with the old man and his family.

Apart from the wolf meat which still had some sweetness, the rice cooked by the old man was bitter and hard to swallow.

However, Chen Hui was very content with this.

He hadn't experienced such a quiet and peaceful life for a long time.

In some time, he will have to set out on the road again and will not be able to eat the food here.

I wonder who the people in the mountains will ask to drive away the demons...

After eating and drinking, Chen Xi put out the glass cup and took a nap on the hay bed.

In the dream, the figure of the toad spirit and the raging flood of the Quicksand River flashed by from time to time.

This made him sleep very restlessly.

The night wind blew past, blowing open the rotten door.

Chen Xi, who was sleeping, couldn't help but frown slightly.

The next morning.

He had just gotten up when he heard the old man complaining about the damn wooden door, fearing it wouldn't last for a few more days.

Chen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly, then picked up the wooden bucket and limped out to fetch water.

The dark-skinned young man from before was waiting at the street corner again.

When he saw Chen Xi coming out, he greeted him with joy on his face.

"Master, I knew you were really capable. I heard what Brother Liu said yesterday!"

"You only needed three or two strikes to kill a group of green-faced, fang-toothed monsters!"

"Just teach me kung fu, otherwise how can I become a great hero and slay demons and monsters in the future!"

Chen Xi ignored the guy and limped to the well in the town with the bucket in his hand.

The young man struggled hard but received no response.

He gritted his teeth and took out a piece of steaming sesame cake from his arms.

"Master, do you want some bread?"

The young man asked Chen Xi in a flattering manner, hoping to get a response.

And who is Chen Hui? He must be very familiar with his tricks.

So, no matter how much the young man chattered, he refused to speak and responded to the call of Master.

"Tsk, if you don't want to eat it, then I'll eat it myself!"

The young man grabbed the sesame cake in a huff, followed Chen Xi, and ate it with gusto.

……

"Sister, is this the broken town those little demons were talking about?"

"Yes, I heard that many little demons were killed when they came here recently."

"My mother told us to do one good deed every day. Since we are passing by here, let's see if there are any monsters doing evil here."

One in blue and one in white, the beautiful figures of two banshees appeared in the town.

They looked around, appearing quite curious.

At first glance, this place is full of dilapidated and deserted houses, which seem to have been abandoned for a long time.

"It's only because this broken town is hidden in the valley, otherwise all these houses would have collapsed."

“Is there really something strange in this broken place?”

The green snake spirit was mumbling something and kicking the pebbles on the ground, seemingly not very interested.

"Sister Qing, if there really is a demon doing evil, it would be a great blessing. Don't be naughty. Let's wait and see..."

"Hmm! Who?"

The white snake demon suddenly became alert and protected the green snake demon behind him.

Soon a figure with four heads and eight arms appeared in front of them.

I saw him carrying a bucket and chewing dry mud.

While mumbling incoherently, he slowly walked down the dilapidated street...

(End of this chapter)