Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 10 Mountain God Sister
From beginning to end, the bird in the cage was watching the fun intently.

While eating the melon, I suddenly heard the big black sheep say, "Are you the mountain goddess?"

The bird was startled, and then looked around, pretending not to hear. The reaction of the civet cat was exactly the same, as expected, like master, like servant...

"I know you can speak, but you've been pretending to be deaf and dumb." The big black sheep's back was bleeding, and he said while enduring the pain: "The civet cat sent me here."

Hearing the name of the civet cat, the bird was about to speak, but saw the cat rushing in from outside and said hurriedly:
"Sister, don't listen to him. I don't even know him!"

The bird immediately became alert and kept silent.

Ren Yuan was completely stunned. He never expected that this guy would disrupt the situation.

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After waking up from the dream the next day.

After listening to Ren Yuan's angry story, the civet cat rolled on the ground with joy.

"Hahaha, don't be angry. I'm not like you who can still retain the memories of my dreams. You can't blame me if you can't remember."

"It doesn't matter if you can't remember me for a moment, but you are still too stubborn. No matter how hard I try, you won't believe me. It was you who sent me here." Ren Yuan said depressedly when he thought about it:

"Later, she couldn't win the argument with me, so she slapped my jaw off. When the old witch came back, she saw a sheep with a dislocated jaw..."

"That's normal. I was full of energy and ambition at that time. I would never believe that I couldn't save my sister after two years." Although the cat was a little apologetic, he still said stubbornly, "I definitely don't want to take the risk of believing such nonsense as 'I will send you to save my sister in two years'."

"Hurry up and think of a way so that I can convince you as quickly as possible." Ren Yuan said unhappily.

The civet cat stroked his beard, thought seriously for a long time and said, "There is indeed a way..."

Then he covered the cat's face and said shyly: "But, the cat is dead!"

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That night, Ren Yuan came into his dream again.

This time he didn't dare to be careless. He unlocked the door in advance and went out. He found the civet cat lying on the wall and wrote a few words with his front paws.

The cat jumped down and read the words, then asked in shock, "How do you know that I am most afraid of mice?"

Ren Yuan wrote: "Two years later, you told me that you were afraid of mice since you were a child, but a cat that didn't catch mice couldn't survive in the village, so you bullied other cats and made them catch mice for you."

"I did it to save my sister, and they all volunteered..." The civet cat blushed and defended himself, then lowered his head and said dejectedly: "Okay, I believe it, I am really stupid."

"It's good that you know this, so don't mess things up tomorrow night," Ren Yuan warned.

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Last night.

It was the same process as before, and the same operation. Ren Yuan risked being injured and caused the old witch to reveal her true form. After the monster chased the Xie father and son out, he quickly spoke to persuade the bird.

At this time, the civet cat jumped in again, but this time it helped Ren Yuan speak.

With the endorsement of the civet cat, the silent little bird finally spoke.

"Oh my god, I've been so depressed for the past year!" She complained depressedly: "The old witch finds ways to make me angry every day, but I don't say anything."

"Why don't you curse back?" asked the civet cat in confusion.

"Stupid, if the queen pretends to be deaf and dumb for a long time, she will think that the queen has really turned into an ordinary bird and will stop torturing the queen. If you know the queen can speak, I don't know how to torture her." Ren Yuan interrupted.

"Hey, this little lamb is very smart." The bird praised him with its wings and corrected him, "But I'm still young, don't call me empress, just call me sister."

"Yes, yes." Ren Yuan nodded like pecking at rice and said, "Sister, please teach me your magical powers quickly so that I can save you from suffering." "It's useless to praise your cleverness. The old witch will be back soon. What can I teach you?" The bird said it was helpless.

"It's okay. We've had 'not long' many times." Ren Yuan said confidently, "This dream repeats over and over again. Sister will teach me a little each time. I'll eventually be able to learn it."

"Is it so magical?" The bird flapped its wings in surprise and said, "Then wouldn't it be painful for you to be skinned every night?"

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Ren Yuan felt that this bird was a bit talkative, so he didn't dare to waste any more time and quickly got back to the point: "Wen Li said that if she wants to save you, she has to kill the old witch first. Sister, just teach me how to kill her."

"Well, this is very difficult." The bird propped up its chin with its wings and said, "Fang Liang is actually a blood locust that has transformed into a spirit. Her shell is invulnerable to swords and guns. As long as she is prepared and reveals her true form, people with lesser skills will not be able to hurt her at all."

The sheep and the cat looked at each other in disappointment, but the bird changed the subject and said, "But it doesn't matter. I've been locked up for a year and have already figured out a way to break the impasse. When she performs the shape-changing parasitic technique, you must concentrate. If someone takes advantage of this opportunity and pierces her vital point with the Thunderbolt Sword, they can be killed."

"Isn't it said to be invulnerable to swords and guns?" Ren Yuan asked in a low voice.

"But that is the Thunderbolt Sword that can break all evil!" Teacher Bird emphasized while patting the cage.

"Great! The Thunderbolt Sword can be used by Liu Zhongjun!" The civet cat said excitedly: "I will stab it through the heart with my sword!"

"That sword is specifically designed to defeat monsters, and you are also a monster, so you can't use it." But the bird poured cold water on it.

"Meow..." The civet cat sighed in disappointment.

"What about me? Am I a human or a monster?" asked the big black sheep nervously.

"Of course you are a human, but you have been hit by the beast-making technique." The bird said, "But the problem is that when Fang Liang performs the shape-changing technique, he has to hypnotize you first. Because the soul-sucking process is extremely painful, if you struggle, something will go wrong."

"Well, another dead end..." Ren Yuan said with a wry smile.

"I've already told you that I have a way to break the impasse - just like people can only die once, the same is true for hypnosis. As long as you hypnotize yourself first, she won't be able to hypnotize you. Then let Wen Li wake you up using the agreed method, and you can draw your sword and stab Fang Liang!"

"Great!" Ren Yuan said cheerfully, "Then I'll tell you this method in real life, and you'll probably believe it right away!"

"Of course, as long as I don't speak for the next two years, you will definitely win my trust!" The bird said proudly, "Because only I, your sister, can come up with such a clever plan!"

But when these words are spoken in a cage, it is hard to believe them.

"The most suitable one at this time is the 'Soul Control Talisman'. But I am just a bird now, so you can only draw it yourself." Then she taught Ren Yuandao:

"Although the drawing method of talismans is complicated, the most difficult part is not the skill of brush and ink, but the enlightenment. There is a saying that goes, 'A little inspiration is a talisman, and people of the time waste ink and vermilion in vain.' If the talisman you draw wants to be effective, it all depends on that little inspiration."

The bird spoke eloquently and clearly, and Ren Yuan listened attentively.

"The spiritual light is the natural Brahma energy of Yujing Mountain in Tianfu, which transforms into the three lights of the sun, moon and stars. People must first open the orifice at the top of their heads, lead the three lights into the life and death door at the top of their heads, and transform them into their own true spirit before they can draw talismans. This is called 'cultivating the three lights internally to achieve the Tao, and using the three lights externally to make talismans'."

"What a coincidence, he has already gotten the hang of it." The cat clapped his hands and said, "Of course it's him two years later."

"I know." The bird nodded without any surprise and said, "Before changing his form and parasitizing him, he must be given a pill to awaken his mind."

After saying that, he passed on the secret formula of Ren Yuan Gong.

It was a completely zero-based teaching, so of course it couldn't be completed in a short period of time. Just after I finished teaching him the Golden Light Technique of drawing sunlight into the body, the old witch came back.

Then, no more...

(End of this chapter)