eurekapd Chapter 161 A Hilarious Recognition of People
Chapter 161 A Hilarious Recognition of People
The scruffy young man bared his teeth menacingly, thinking he was some kind of fierce monster, but his current appearance was utterly intimidating and even comical.
Liu Jun: Scratching his head, puzzled = ????(??? ????)?
Has this child been locked up and gone insane? He looks so stupid.
The fact that he could heal her injuries suggests he's not some vicious person. His desire to hear about the outside world and also to uncover her secrets indicates that he can't leave this place yet is driven by intense curiosity.
The second "animal" that could contact him... indicates that the things in the forest are very afraid of him, or that his bloodline suppresses other things so that they can't get close to him at all, which is why he is so eager to know what's happening outside.
Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you prescribe the right medicine.
"Um...can you tell me why I'm here?"
"You don't remember?"
"I only remember walking deeper into the mountains, and then... I lost consciousness."
"Yes, I was taking a walk when I saw you being gnawed and bitten by those little things, so I kindly rescued you."
“In this wretched place, not a single beast can transform into a human, and few of the talking creatures have ever been outside. I’m so bored. I can tell you’re from outside; you must know a lot of interesting things about the outside world.”
It's confirmed. They were indeed children who were imprisoned and made stupid. They had no idea how wicked people could be. Or were people just more innocent back then?
"Thank you, you're such a great...beast."
"Hey, no need to thank me, you should tell me about what's going on outside."
The young man's eyes shone, and he crouched down, looking like he was waiting to hear a story.
Liu Jun stopped making excuses, cleared his throat, and began to speak.
"The current Demon Lord is named Qing Liye, and he has ten protectors under his command..."
Besides the Demon Realm, Liu Jun also talked about things in the outside world, though they were all trivial matters, from the sun at its zenith to its setting.
Chu listened hunched over for most of the day, his eyes growing brighter and brighter as he listened, afraid of missing anything.
"Um... Your Majesty, how about we leave it at that for today and talk again tomorrow? My throat is sore from talking so much."
"What? There's water here, come on, don't be shy, I'll share this water with you. Oh, by the way, don't call me 'Great King' anymore, just call me by my name, Xi. This is the name the Four Gods King gave me."
"It's a dry pain, not just dryness. It can't be solved by drinking water. If I say any more, I really won't be able to speak anymore. Your Majesty, please have mercy."
A story can't be told all at once, otherwise there would be nothing to look forward to tomorrow. There's always a reason why fairy tales exist.
"Alright, alright, you can't go anywhere anyway. You have to tell me about what's going on outside first thing tomorrow morning. No slacking off!"
"Alright, Your Majesty, where shall I stay tonight? If I stay on this rock for the night, I'll get sick and won't be able to speak tomorrow."
"Hey, you can stay in any of the caves behind here, but you're not allowed to go into the biggest one where I'm staying."
"Oh, wait, you're not allowed to go into that big hole in the bottom right corner either. The thing that lives in there has a terrible temper. It's not as easy to talk to as I am. If it eats you, I won't be able to hear anything outside anymore, understand?"
"I heard you, I heard you, thank you for your advice, Your Majesty."
"Hmph, I'm going back to rest. Do as you please."
After saying that, the pig turned around and transformed back into its original form. It plunged into the water, swam to the stone wall behind it, and then leaped into the largest hole, leaving Liu Jun, who was splashed with water, standing there sighing.
Only after the cave entrance became completely silent did Liu Jun take out his destiny compass from his storage ring to check the situation.
You wouldn't believe it until you look closely; the horoscope points directly to the stone wall behind them where the boar dwells.
Liu Jun moved the fortune-telling plate left and right again, pointing it directly to the cave that the pig had said should never be entered. Liu Jun looked up and stared at it in silence for a long time before putting away the fortune-telling plate, scooping up a handful of lake water, and after a couple of seconds of silence, putting it into his mouth.
Sweet and refreshing, it's more like mountain spring water than lake water. The only place where you can see the sun is different; you can even see high-level magical beasts drinking water from time to time on the shore, but they only stop at the shore and don't cross the boundary.
He scooped up some water and washed his face, feeling much more refreshed. Liu Jun then stretched and moved around a bit before leaping to the cave entrance a hundred meters away.
Since it was almost night, the cave was pitch black and nothing could be seen. The situation was unclear and it was unknown how deep it was. Liu Jun took out a few talismans for lighting from his storage ring, lit one, and went inside.
With his long sword nowhere to be found, Liu Jun had no choice but to use a dagger for self-defense.
It looks small from a distance, but you only realize how big the cave is when you get closer. It must be seven or eight meters wide in both directions, and it gets wider the closer you get inside.
Because it was a wind cave in the rock wall, the cave was very dry and there were no weeds growing inside. After the second illumination talisman burned out, Liu Jun had not yet reached the end or seen anything. Perhaps this ordinary talisman could not withstand burning, so a third one was lit.
After walking for a while, Liu Jun finally heard a different sound, like the breathing of someone asleep, very light and even.
Perhaps it was the intrusion of an unfamiliar scent, but no matter how gently Liu Jun moved, the thing suddenly became heavy, as if it had woken up. It wasn't until the thing exhaled heavily through its nose that it was confirmed that something had indeed woken up.
Liu Jun burned all the remaining talismans in his hand, and the faint light instantly became as bright and dazzling as sunlight shining in. Liu Jun also took the opportunity to see everything inside the cave and the thing that had awakened, but then immediately froze on the spot.
"Little...little snake = ????(??? ????)?"
"How dare you trespass on my territory! I'll eat you alive!"
The coiled-up Flood Dragon let out a long roar and opened its blood-red maw, ready to rush over and devour this ignorant creature.
Liu Jun's eyes widened immediately, and he shouted, "Holy crap, little snake, if you dare eat me, you can forget about ever transforming into a celestial beast again!!!"
The tiny snake, which was almost within reach, abruptly stopped its advance, closed its large mouth and eyes, and approached the bean-sized human, asking menacingly:
"Tell me, how did you know my name and my past?!"
Liu Jun pouted and said irritably, "You still have the nerve to talk? How long has it been since you went into hibernation to transform? I've practically traveled all over the demon realm and the monster realm and haven't seen any movement from you. I thought you failed to transform and died, wasting so many of my spirit stones and pills!"
That familiar tone, that familiar nagging—the little snake moved closer, staring at the woman whose face looked somewhat familiar.
"You, you are...you are..."
Little Snake Mu glanced back at what was behind him, then looked back at the woman still standing there: "M...Master?"
The little snake's head suddenly couldn't keep up, but Liu Jun calmly replied: "I don't know about astral projection. It's something that cultivators can do at the Nascent Soul stage. Do you think your little head can even understand it?"
"No way, you've been out of your body for way too long! I've been watching over you for months! No food, no water, and I'm being enslaved by a fish, having to tell it stories every day. I'm so fed up!"
Even a snake could almost see a bunch of resentment on its head.
"Alright, alright, where did you put my body? After you just yelled like that, that fish up there should be coming down to visit you."
"Tch, don't worry, that fish won't wake up until the appointed time once it falls asleep. Look, I'm keeping a close eye on your body. I want three, no, five of those pills from last time as a reward!"
Liu Jun did not answer it, but walked towards the direction of the body.
The little snake's so-called "care" was merely adding an extra layer of grass under its body; it was still taking advantage of the fact that the snake had built its own nest.
The body lay there coldly, still wearing the clothes it wore in the Red Sand Land. However, its face had returned to its original appearance without the support of magic. The clothes were a little dirty and the face was covered with some dust, but fortunately, there were no visible external injuries.
Liu Jun squatted down in front of the body and examined it for a while before taking out the fortune-telling plate and the bloodline connection thread. She took off the six-harmony bead embedded in the fortune-telling plate and gently pinched open the body's mouth to put the bead in. Then she wrapped the two ends of the bloodline connection thread around the body's thumb and her little finger respectively.
"Little snake, come here, let me borrow your teeth."
"why?"
"Stop talking nonsense, come here when I tell you to!"
"Humph."
The little snake reluctantly brought its head closer, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.
The talisman glowed and flickered as if it were about to burn out. Liu Jun looked at its uneven teeth and the two sharpest and longest front teeth. He used his free hand to swipe at them. His hand did not bleed, but it was melting rapidly, and the melting spread from his hand to his whole body until it melted down to the last bit of his other hand's little finger.
The process was painful, but Liu Jun didn't make a sound.
The last bit of talismanic light in the cave was also exhausted, and everything disappeared into darkness again.