Headless Immortal

Chapter 55 Appointing Generals
"Playing in the water."

The water from the pond was drawn to form a mist that enveloped Grey Treasure's small cage, isolating it from the wafting odors.

Grey Baby calmed down considerably, no longer squeaking and shrinking into a ball, but instead curiously looking around at the faint curtains.

Lu Xun strolled through the animal pen, selecting the first creature to be chosen.

He stopped in front of a cage containing a palm-sized lizard with long, beautiful wings. It was very timid and kept its head down, not daring to look up. Lu Xun was somewhat disappointed.

He hoped that his soldiers would have an arrogant and domineering attitude; how could such timid men be generals?

Ideally, it should be like the mountain rabbit, a monster that has already become a spirit.

The gecko and the lizard were too small to be of any use.

Standing before the intricately woven cage, the python inside slightly raised its triangular head, flicking its tongue as if it were not afraid of him.

Lu Xun was initially quite satisfied, but upon looking into the python's cloudy eyes, which lacked any spirit, he realized that it wasn't fearless, but rather dull-witted and unaware of fear.

"Ugh."

The sizable wolfhound whimpered, lay down on the ground, wagged its tail vigorously, and poked its long snout out through the gap in the cage to lick his toes.

Too enthusiastic.

The great monster walked straight away.

He still hoped that the first soldier would be a bit 'arrogant'.

The cats had different expressions, but Lu Xun still felt that cats were more busy with their own things. Moreover, cats sometimes knowingly try dangerous things, which is not arrogance, but pride and ignorance, and they can easily get themselves killed.

Approaching the pond, turtles dive underwater, goldfish float belly-up, frogs stop croaking, loaches burrow into the mud, and catfish feign death.

'The limitations in the water are too great, and none of the land animals suit my taste...'

Shaking his head in disappointment, Lu Xun went straight to the area where the birds were.

Chickens, ducks, and geese are not being considered.

Mynas, warblers, parrots... passing by these small creatures, I saw a pure white gyrfalcon.

The gyrfalcon glanced sideways, preening its feathers. Lu Xun shifted his feet, and not far away, a hawk gripped a horizontal bar with its iron talons, its feet shackled with tiny chains.

This eagle was quite large and should have been majestic, but now it looked like a defeated rooster, its head drooping.

Diagonally opposite.

A brown raptor with a head resembling a snake or a small dragon crouches in a shuttle-like position.

His pure black, amber-like eyes shifted slightly, shimmering with a soft light.

Wu Tonglu took a liking to it at first glance.

Looking through the window at the moon hanging in the night sky, I felt a surge of magical power drawing out the moonlight.

"Summon the generals!"

A pale beam of light shot toward the raptor that resembled a small dragon.

The raptor suddenly turned its head, opened its mouth wide, and let out a proud cry.

Its call is very distinctive, sounding like a full "beep beep".

Covered in azure light, the raptor, resembling a small dragon, spread its wings. Though not particularly large to begin with, it unexpectedly surged forward to challenge the eagle after its arrival.

The falcon broke free of its shackles and circled once in the air before landing on Wutong Lu Xun.

Lu Xun stretched out his arm and caught the hawk as it flew down. Its pure black eyes stared at Lu Xun for a while, then it lowered its head and used its beak to smooth the mess under its wings.

"Beep beep...beep"

The eagle opened its beak.

Lu Xun vaguely understood some of the meaning. Seeing the remnants of the chain at the ankle and the iron claw eagle's leg, a look of heartache flashed in his eyes, and he quickly untied it.

"Drip."

"Ah."

Wu Tong Lu Xun nodded. The eagle's aura had grown even stronger, almost indistinguishable from the toad he had encountered at Qingquan Temple. It should be considered to have gained sentience but didn't yet understand animal language. If he could bewitch others through illusion, he could perhaps make it speak through human imagination.

Since appointing generals would bring no harm whatsoever, Lu Xun immediately went to the cage containing the gray treasure.

Diligently draw upon the power of the moonlight and mobilize magical energy.

"Summon the generals!"

A pale light enveloped the curious gray treasure.

With a long howl, Grey Treasure grew even larger, its front and hind paws became more powerful, and its chubby body became much more sturdy. Now it was no different from the physique of an ordinary house cat.

It's hard to imagine that a mouse can grow this big. The old Grey Treasure was just old enough to have developed intelligence, but now it's truly become a spirit.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak." "Xiao Cheng must be sleeping."

Wutong Lu Xun cannot speak; he speaks a simple animal language.

The intelligent little elf can probably understand it.

The act of appointing generals is equivalent to giving sentient beings a further step forward, but to say that they can be controlled like an extension of their own limbs, or that a single thought can determine life and death, is of course not that mysterious.

The enlightened spirits were close enough to him that he could vaguely give them directions and get them to do what he asked.

Most of the time, it's up to their own preferences.

Lu Xun now understands why, even though they are both Wutong gods, Hua Lilang and Lai Tou Seng are not as powerful as 'Shan Jun'. They must also be spirits appointed by Wutong Mountain Lord.

"Squeak."

"baby?"

Wu Tonglu was somewhat surprised.

Grey Treasure jumped out of the cage and ran straight out of the room, with Lu Xun following behind.

Under an ancient pine tree behind the side room, Grey Treasure pointed to the ground without hesitation and quickly started digging with its two paws. Lu Xun joined in, and in no time they dug out a small jar.

Lu Xun lifted the seal of the jar, revealing thirty taels of silver inside.

Gray Treasure jumped into the jar with a big smile, picked up the silver and gnawed at it with his incisors, and then began to carry it out.

Lu Xun grabbed Grey Treasure by the neck and pulled it out, saying, "It was buried so carefully, someone must have hidden it here. Let's put it back."

"Squeak."

"Did Xiao Cheng say something like that to you before?"

Lu Xun nodded, "That does sound like Xiao Cheng's personality."

Lu Xun buried the silver back, picked up Hui Bao, and said, "Not bad, not bad, you're still a treasure-hunting rat."

The voice was hoarse and incoherent, accompanied by the low growls of wild beasts. It could be considered a sentence with varying lengths, but it was uncertain whether Grey Treasure and the falcon could understand it.

Lu Xun looked at the Big-Eared Night Hawk: "Does it have a name?"

Two short feathers stood upright on Fang Suo's head, like dragon horns.

Nighthawk shook his head.

"It looks like a dragon and a snake at the same time, so it's called... Toothless."

"Toothless General".

"How about it?"

The big-eared night hawk nodded in agreement: "Beep beep beep."

Who was your previous owner?

Lu Xun originally only wanted to test the art of commanding generals, but now that Toothless has been enlightened by him, it would be best to make amends to Toothless's former master.

"Beep beep... beep."

Lu Xun paused for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "Mr. Bai Lu?"

"Drip."

Wu Tong Lu Xun shook his head in confusion. When he spoke in long sentences, Wu Ya and Hui Bao didn't quite understand, and when it was Wu Ya's turn to explain in long sentences, he still couldn't understand.

It's good that we know who the real culprit is, but the plan to compensate with money has probably fallen through. Mr. Bailu clearly doesn't lack money.

Lu Xun had Gray Treasure in his pocket on one side and Toothless on the other.

Just as he was about to return to the animal pen, he suddenly stopped, and caught a glimpse of the golden demon eyes.

"I've been wondering where you're hiding."

A loud and cheerful voice came from not far away.

Wu Tonglu followed the sound and looked in that direction.

"Roar."

A hoarse, strange roar, like the rhythmic howls of a wild beast, came from the Thunder God's mouth.

very light.

It's as if they're saying something.

The tall figure emerging from the shadows repeated, "You mean: you never intended to hide."

(End of this chapter)