Hu Yi Fei said goodnight and then went back to her room with Mei Jia and Wan Yu.
Halfway there, Yi Fei exclaimed: “You two are so lucky!”
Wan Yu tilted her head, “Fei Fei, you got it wrong. Shouldn’t you and Zi Qiao be the lucky ones? You both got good things.”
“Exactly, even Mo Yin got a hug from you as comfort, just us…” Mei Jia’s mouth ran faster than her brain and she blurted everything out. By the time Wan Yu pulled her back, it was too late. They could only smile awkwardly, thinking to themselves that they were done for.
Hu Yi Fei was also stunned. How did they know about this? She thought for a moment and then realized, a surge of anger coursed through her. “Chen Mei Jia! Lin Wan Yu! You two are pretty bold! Tell me, whose idea was this?”
The two looked at each other and said in unison, “Zi Qiao!” Yes, it was all Zi Qiao’s idea. We were both brainwashed.
Zi Qiao probably didn’t even realize in his dreams that he would take the blame, a big, black one at that.
“Lü Zi Qiao! Old lady is going to kill you today!” She grabbed a knife and was about to find him. Wan Yu and Mei Jia quickly stopped her. If she went over there, their secret would be revealed.
“Fei Fei, what did you mean when you said Mei Jia and I were lucky?” Wan Yu quickly changed the subject.
“Think about the environment of the world we went to last time, then think about the environment here. Isn’t your luck good enough?”
They thought about it and agreed. Although they hadn’t been there last time, they could tell from the short video just how disgusting it was. Compared to that, their luck was indeed pretty good.
Hu Yi Fei continued, “Besides, it looks like you two won’t even see blood this time.”
Mei Jia thought about it and nodded. Zombies don’t have blood, so of course they wouldn’t see any.
Wan Yu looked at Yi Fei’s expression and seemed to understand something. She asked cautiously, “Fei Fei, do you mean that you guys… killed people last time?”
“What else could it be?” Hu Yi Fei looked at these two goofballs. They were truly lucky. She remembered that she saw a bunch of people die right in front of her soon after she arrived last time. It was a scene of severed limbs and blood everywhere. Before she could catch her breath, she killed a group of mercenaries. She couldn’t even sleep well those days.
Hearing Yi Fei’s confirmation, Wan Yu clenched her fists. She couldn’t be as carefree as Mei Jia. However, she said, “Don’t worry, Fei Fei. Even though we are lucky this time, rest assured I will never hold you back. Believe me, I will definitely, definitely be able to do it.”
Hu Yi Fei smiled with relief. She had seen how Wan Yu was in the last video. She was just worried that Wan Yu wouldn’t be able to accept these things, which would make it difficult for her to participate in future missions. As for Mei Jia… she probably wouldn’t even know what they were talking about.
The girls were having a lively chat, while the two guys were relatively quiet.
“Mo Yin, why don’t you go back to sleep? I just skimmed through that “Da Shen Shu” book yesterday, and I have an idea. I’ll stay up tonight to research it.” Zi Qiao said to Xue Mo Yin.
Xue Mo Yin waved his hand, “No need. I also have some things to think about. Besides, we have nothing to do tomorrow anyway, and Uncle Jiu is going to look for a place. We can make up for lost sleep tomorrow.”
“Fair enough.”
“By the way, can you summon that god now?” Xue Mo Yin was quite interested in this. If they could summon some powerful figures, their mission would be a piece of cake.
Zi Qiao explained, “Well, there are two branches of the Maoshan Da Shen Shu, one is the common way of summoning a god to possess the body, like my master, Daoist Si Mu.” Although he hadn’t formally become a disciple, Zi Qiao called him master with all his heart.
“What about the other one?” He was truly unfamiliar with these things.
“The other one is to borrow the power of the god, retaining your own thoughts, but simply borrowing the power of the gods from the higher realms. However, few people choose this path. This book only records three people who have taken it.”
“So which one are you practicing?”
Zi Qiao thought for a moment and said, “I am definitely practicing the second one. The first one sounds powerful, but it has many drawbacks, like each time you summon a god to possess your body, it will damage your own body. It’s also uncertain. You don’t even know which god you’ll summon. If the god is too strong and stays for too long, it will be a huge blow to your body.”
Xue Mo Yin understood. It was like your body was a container, and you could only store so much energy. Suddenly, a huge amount of energy rushes into the container, so the container itself must inevitably suffer some damage.
“What about the second one?”
“The second one is different. Because you’re borrowing the power of the god, who you borrow from, and how much you can borrow, completely depends on your strength. This method, because you are the main driver of the power, not only won’t hurt your body, but because of the flow of divine power, it can actually strengthen your body. Of course, you can’t use it all the time. Also, the second method has high requirements for the practitioner, so very few people have chosen this path over the years.”
Zi Qiao became more and more excited as he spoke. When he learned last night that he met the requirements for the second method, he was like a man on fire.
This guy might be a total goofball most of the time, but when it comes to important matters, he’s usually pretty reliable.
“So who can you borrow power from now?”
Zi Qiao gave an awkward smile, “No one.”
“What?”
“Hey, Mo Yin, it’s been just one day, okay? Even a genius can’t do it that fast.” Zi Qiao retorted.
“Alright, alright. Just keep practicing then.”
Then the two fell silent. Zi Qiao flipped through his scriptures, Xue Mo Yin closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. Time slowly passed by.
…
“Mo Yin.”
“Hmm?” He hadn’t fallen asleep either. Hearing Zi Qiao call him, he thought he was going to be relieved of his watch, but when he opened his eyes, he saw Zi Qiao pointing at the coffin of Old Man Ren.
Xue Mo Yin finally saw that a hand was slowly reaching out from the coffin. However, when it touched the line of the ink that had been splashed, a bright light suddenly appeared there. The hand seemed to be injured and quickly retracted.
Lü Zi Qiao was a bit scared. Although he was now very strong, this eerie scene still made him swallow involuntarily. “Mo Yin, shouldn’t we tell Uncle Jiu about this?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Jiu walked over with his oil lamp. He was surprised to see them. “What are you two doing here? What just happened?”
“Uncle Jiu, we were worried and stayed here. Just now, we saw a hand reaching out from Old Man Ren’s coffin, but it retracted when it touched the ink.” Xue Mo Yin told Uncle Jiu.
“Damn it!” Uncle Jiu quickly circled the coffin. He saw that it was covered in traces of ink, without any gaps. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Old Man Ren has indeed turned into a zombie. I will find a suitable place tomorrow, and we will bury him early the day after tomorrow. Otherwise, it’s too late.”
Seeing their appearance, he assumed they had been guarding here all this time. He patted them on the shoulders. “Don’t worry, that guy can’t get out. You two should go back and get some sleep.”
Xue Mo Yin shook his head and smiled, “No need, Uncle Jiu. We’ll just stay here and close our eyes for a while. It’ll be dawn in a couple of hours.”
Uncle Jiu didn’t say anything else. He turned around and went back to sleep.
“I hope nothing goes wrong. If this mission can be completed easily, it’s a huge win.” They had already gained enough from this mission, even if the points reward was low, it was still acceptable.
“Hey, Mo Yin, can we stay a few more days? Let’s take a good look around after the mission.”
As soon as Zi Qiao finished speaking, Xue Mo Yin stared at him. Do you want to take a look around? I’m not even going to say it, you just want to go to that brothel. Right, just give him a mission.
Just when Zi Qiao was about to be stared into oblivion, Xue Mo Yin said, “You can play, but you have to do something for me.”