Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 73 The Goddess is in Trouble
Mountain temple.

The old willow tree still rustled in the wind, but Ren Yuan could no longer understand its meaning...

After quietly sending Tian Liangzi back to his old nest at the bottom of Jiuqu River, he sat here for two whole days.

He didn't say a word for two days, but every once in a while he would open a jar of wine, stir it with willow branches to make Yin wine, and then slowly pour it to the old willow tree.

The civet cat was afraid that he would be too sad, so he deliberately showed off to him: "Do you know how much we have gained this time?"

"One is the demon-slaying sword you brought back, but that name is not good, you have to change it."

"There is also a hand shield with 'Qingming' in small seal characters on one side. That thing is also amazing. It can even block spells. You will be able to attack and defend in the future."

"But the most amazing thing is that bone. It can be turned into a bone sword, a bone flute, or even a bone needle. It can be big or small, but it's hard to use. Huang Laoer almost lost his soul when he touched it."

"I also picked up those battle flags, but they were struck by lightning so badly that I guess they won't be able to be used more than once or twice."

"Oh, yes, there is also that bottle of pills. In addition to a few Ju Yuan Pills, there is actually a Yu Shu Pill that you have always dreamed of!" The civet cat emphasized again.

"This is indeed a pleasant surprise." Ren Yuan nodded and said, "Senior Sister said that Xie Gui was going to use it to save his life."

"That's right. Although he no longer needs the Yushu Pill to open his mind, if he takes it, no matter how serious his injuries are, he can recover instantly." The civet cat nodded vigorously.

"Don't worry, don't worry about me." Ren Yuan stroked the cat's head.

Although the civet cat didn't like being touched by men, she endured it because he was in a bad mood.

Fortunately, petting the cat had a good effect, and Ren Yuan finally came out of his depression and said:
"In fact, sadness is only one aspect. On the other hand, I found that the gap between us and the real masters is really as vast as heaven and earth."

"Of course, we are in the countryside after all, we don't have anything, we just rely on blind practice." The civet cat nodded depressedly, "Otherwise, how could I still not be able to transform?"

"So no matter what, we still have to get out of this rural area." Ren Yuan said with lingering fear: "This incident has already proved that there is no paradise in this world."

"Alas, I can't persuade you anymore. You should discuss it with your sister." Wen Li was no longer so determined.

"By the way, where is my senior sister? Why haven't I seen her these two days?" Ren Yuan suddenly asked curiously.

"You just remembered. She is just like you, she is autistic." The civet cat said unhappily, "Silly leopard is watching her, I am watching you."

"Go see her." Ren Yuan stretched his arms and legs and stood up.

The civet cat followed the scent of the red leopard and took Ren Yuan into the mountains, and came to the small waterfall where he first met his senior sister.

The sound of the waterfall was particularly loud today, and the splashing water vapor wet the red leopard's fur.

Seeing Ren Yuan coming, Chibao subconsciously forced out a leopard smile.

The civet cat pointed at the dead animals at its feet and said with an unhappy look on its face: "How many times have I told you, stupid leopard? Don't eat them, don't kill them!"

Chibao looked aggrieved and said that he didn't do it.

"If it wasn't you who did it, could it be my sister?" The civet cat found it funny.

Before the leopard nodded, A Yao's hoarse voice came from behind the big rock.

"I did it."

"..." The civet cat was dumbfounded and couldn't close its mouth.

When Ren Yuan turned behind the big rock, he saw his senior sister huddled in the crevice of the rock with her knees hugged, her long hair wet and disheveled, her eyes swollen like peaches from crying.

"Don't come over here!" Seeing Ren Yuan coming over, she said with horror on her beautiful face:
"If you come over again, I won't be able to help but attack you too."

Ren Yuan walked over resolutely.

Seeing this, A Yao stood up and tried to escape, but Ren Yuan was quick to grab her and refused to let her go no matter how she struggled. He whispered, "I'm sorry, I just didn't know you were in such pain."

"Wow, Yuan, I'm so scared..." A Yao finally couldn't help it and burst into tears in his arms.

Ren Yuan gently touched her wet hair until the senior sister calmed down, then he gently asked: "When did it start?"

"On the night of the battle," Senior Sister said sadly, "after dark, I suddenly felt restless and wanted to kill and blood. No talisman worked, I could only endure it with all my strength."

"This feeling came again last night, so I hid here and wanted to calm down. When the little rabbit and the little deer saw me, they came over out of habit, and then, I... woooo..." Senior sister started crying sadly again.

"Alright, alright. We all know that this was not your intention. It's just because you are sick." Ren Yuan comforted his senior sister softly, then sighed, "That day in the underground palace, I clearly saw that thing enter your body, but you said no."

"I was afraid you would worry, and I really didn't feel anything at the time." The aura of the senior sister weakened by nine points, and she said timidly: "I thought I could heal myself later, but I tried everything and couldn't detoxify."

Then he whispered, "I've even tried glutinous rice and black dog blood..."

"Those things are useless against black zombies, let alone the things taken out from the corpse king's stomach!" Ren Yuan said helplessly: "Okay, let's not talk about this. How serious is the situation now?"

"It started to flare up when it got dark. I could still bear it at first, but soon I couldn't stand it anymore." The elder sister said sadly, "But I calmed down after drinking the blood."

"That's not bad." Ren Yuansong said, "It's just two mouthfuls of blood. I can't take care of you."

"It's not a question of whether I can afford to control it or not." Senior Sister said anxiously: "I'm afraid if this continues, I will become..."

After a pause, she said inaudibly, "Living zombies."

"Don't let your imagination run wild..." Ren Yuan thought for a while and said, "Since my senior sister can't help me, then I can't count on anyone else in the surrounding area. So I have to go find Master. He will definitely be able to cure my senior sister!"

"But we don't know who the master is." A Yao said with a bitter face: "Where can we find him?"

"Then ask each Taoist temple one by one." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice: "All the big noses in the world are one family, we will definitely find clues."

"Now all the Taoist temples in the world have been converted into Buddhist temples..." the civet cat couldn't help but say.

"Then we must go out and find a Taoist priest to find out who our master is!" Ren Yuan said decisively.

"Okay, let's go together!" The civet cat raised both hands in agreement.

"Roar... Roar..." The red leopard was also very excited.

"Aren't you afraid that I will bite you?" There was mist in A Yao's eyes again.

"Then we'll all become zombies." Ren Yuan said with a nonchalant smile, "It'll be fun to live forever together and bite people everywhere."

"Turn into a zombie cat?" Wen Li stroked his chin and said, "Then I shouldn't be afraid of mice anymore."

The red leopard naturally shook his head, indicating that anything was fine.

"Thank you..." A Yao hugged the three of them tightly and cried with joy.

"Let go, let go, you're strangling me to death!" The civet cat's neck was almost broken by her.

"Huff, huff..." The red leopard also said he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Don't be so exaggerated, both of you." Ren Yuan glared at the two of them. In fact, his neck was also hurt by the strangulation.

"I know, I'm much stronger now..." Senior Sister said frustratedly, "This is also a characteristic of zombies."

"It doesn't matter. You are famous for your extraordinary strength." Ren Yuan hurriedly comforted his senior sister.

"Go to hell..." The senior sister burst into laughter and finally walked out of the haze temporarily.

(End of this chapter)