The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Chap 43
Before Mo Ran could say anything, he suddenly heard a shrill voice behind him, “Make way, make way! Let me through first! ”
Was it that Bi ‘an?!
The Bi ‘an carried the heavy rocks and crawled forward with all its might. As usual, it arrived in front of the pharmacy and shouted, “I can’t take it anymore! Someone, please come and save my life! ”
A white-haired Flood Dragon Person swam out, but his Flood Dragon Person’s tail was completely different from the other Flood Dragon Person’s. His entire body was flowing with gold, shining with a beautiful luster. His white hair was tied up with a simple hairpin, hanging down to his shoulders. Although his face was full of wrinkles, the shape of his face was well-proportioned. His nose bridge was tall and straight, and the curve of his lips was also very appropriate. A pair of golden eyes were hazy in the mist. One could imagine that this person must have been extremely handsome when he was young.
Mo Ran shivered.
It wasn’t like this before. Where was that green Flood Dragon?
This old Flood Dragon Person glanced at them from afar, but didn’t say anything. Instead, he came to the doorsill, bent down, and removed the rocks that the Bi ‘an was carrying one by one.
When the last rock was removed, the illusion was broken. The Bi ‘an suddenly exploded. In an instant, pus and blood splattered everywhere like mist. Almost at the same time, all the demons and monsters in the market stiffened. Then, their entire bodies turned soft and pus flowed out. They all turned into the stinking blood that pervaded the lake.
The lake was instantly dyed red. As the color of the blood became darker and darker, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning soon found it difficult to see things in the distance. After that, they couldn’t see anything close to them. In the end, everything in front of them was scarlet red. They couldn’t even see their own fingers.
Chu Wanning said, “Mo Ran.”
Mo Ran understood him too well. He didn’t even need Chu Wanning to say anything. He said, “Shizun, don’t worry. I’m here.”
Chu Wanning didn’t say much, or maybe he was too clumsy. After a moment of silence, he only said, “Be careful.”
The blood was blurred. Mo Ran couldn’t see the face that wouldn’t change even if the sky collapsed. However, he could more easily sense the concern in his shizun’s voice. He rarely felt Chu Wanning’s warmth. At this moment, he suddenly felt a warmth in his chest. He held the other’s hand even tighter and replied, “Alright.”
The two were back to back close. Although they couldn’t see each other, they could feel each other’s heartbeat. The situation was strange. Chu Wanning summoned Heaven’s Inquisition. Mo Ran also recovered his spiritual energy and summoned Hell’s Witness.
Not long after they had summoned their shizun, he suddenly said said said, “Shizun, shizun, look over there!”
Chu Wanning turned around. Right at the entrance of the pharmacy where the old Flood Dragon Person was cleaning up the stones, dozens of white light spots of different sizes suddenly appeared on the ground. The two of them went hand in hand. When they got closer, they realized that the light spots were indeed the stones left behind by Bi ‘an.
These shizun were neatly arranged in three rows by the Said Flood Dragon Person. Each shizun was emitting a gentle radiance.
Slowly, a figure gradually appeared in front of the shizun. It seemed to be the white-haired Flood Dragon Person from before.
Mo Ran tried asking, “Who are you?”
The person didn’t answer. He looked at Chu Wanning, then looked at Mo Ran. Then, he silently raised his hand and pointed at the shizun on the ground.
Mo Ran asked, “You want us to pick up this shizun?”
The white-haired Flood Dragon Person nodded, then extended a finger.
“You mean … pick up one shizun?”
The white-haired Flood Dragon Person nodded, then shook his head. He pointed at Mo Ran, then pointed at Chu Wanning.
Mo Ran understood, “So, each of us pick up one shizun?”
This time, the white-haired Flood Dragon Person nodded. Then, he stopped moving. He stared at the two with wide eyes.
Mo Ran asked, “Shizun, do we listen to him?”
“Let’s do as he says. We don’t have any other ideas for now anyway.”
Thus, the two of them picked up a shizun each. Who would have thought that when their fingertips touched the shizun, a dazzling radiance flashed before their eyes. The world spun, and a myriad of colors flowed past them. When everything returned to stillness, the boundless blood-red color suddenly disappeared.
When they looked carefully, they were actually transported to the Divine Martial Storehouse!
“Shizun!!”
“Shizun, Mo Ran!!”
Xue Meng and Shi Mei were actually here too. When they saw Chu Wanning, the two of them were surprised and happy. They came over to welcome him. They didn’t expect that the shizun would actually have a teleportation spell attached to it. Chu Wanning was still slightly disgusted by the rapid rotation just now. He held his forehead with one hand, but the other hand was still tightly holding Mo Ran.
In the blood lake, Mo Ran’s hands were interlocked with his, never letting go.
Because of Chu Wanning’s identity, he rarely had the chance to hold Mo Ran’s hand. Most of the time, he could only stand not far away and watch his disciples being intimate.
Thus, the rare warmth in his palm made him feel a little cautious and cherish it …
“Shi Mei!”
However, the warmth that was extremely precious to him, in the eyes of another person, might be as light as a worn-out shoe, or not worth mentioning. More likely, they wouldn’t even notice it.
The moment he saw Shi Mei, Mo Ran naturally let go of his hand.
Chu Wanning’s fingertips moved slightly. For a moment, it seemed like he wanted to hold on to him.
But what reason did he have?
He already didn’t have the courage to like others.
He didn’t want to lose even that little bit of pitiful pride.
Seeing how happy Mo Ran was when he saw Shi Mei, and how naturally he hugged Shi Mei and rubbed his hair.
Chu Wanning’s fingertips hung down.
He looked a little dazed and a little embarrassed.
Fortunately.
His face was always dull, and his emotions were not so obvious.
Probably because he was old, and his body was stiff, after being in the transportation formation for so long, his heart was a little cold.
But fortunately, there was still a little warmth in his fingertips.
Relying on the remnant of warmth that would soon dissipate, he slowly straightened himself up, and straightened his expression and eyes, and put them back in order and tidied them up.
“Shizun, are you okay? Why is your face so pale … ”
Chu Wanning nodded towards Xue Meng and said, “No harm.”
After a pause, he asked, “You were also sent here by that merman?”
Before Xue Meng could speak, he heard a gurgling sound of bubbles. Chu Wanning turned his head and suddenly saw half a bloody face. Then, with a whoosh, a person with a twisted figure jumped out of the boiling Sword Forging Pool!
This was definitely not a mortal, or definitely not a living person. No mortal could soak in burning molten iron and still live. On the other hand, although this person’s skin was burnt and his flesh was mangled, it was obvious that he was still breathing. Four chains shackled his four limbs, immobilizing him in the furnace and causing him to suffer great pain.
He slowly opened his eyes and bowed to everyone, with a pleading look in his eyes, he asked them to gather by the Sword Forging Pool.
He didn’t know how to speak, but it didn’t mean that he didn’t know how to express himself. He waved his arm that was made of white bones and flesh. The molten iron in the pool suddenly stirred up a small wave. The wave slowly twisted into a few lines of ancient characters in the air.
Xue Meng said in shock, “What are these words? Why can’t I understand a single one? ”
Chu Wanning said, “It’s the ancient book of Cangjie, I haven’t taught you.”
Mo Ran said, “Then — what’s written here?”
Chu Wanning went forward and said, “… He wants … to ask for help.”
The ancient book of Cangjie was said to be written in the language of the Heaven Realm. Many of them were lost in the human world, and only a few people knew it. Even a grandmaster like Chu Wanning could not recognize all the characters. However, the general content was still easy to read.
Chu Wanning looked carefully for a while and slowly translated, “He said that he was the spirit of this willow tree. He was called the Heart-Picking Willow. When he was still a seedling, he was brought to the human world by the North Star Palace from the Seven Heavens of the God Realm. After that, the North Star Palace left the world for some reason. The Heart-Picking Willow never saw him again, and he did not know if he was dead or alive. ”
“However, regardless of whether the North Star Palace was still around, the Heart-Picking Willow followed his instructions. For hundreds of thousands of years, he guarded the Jincheng Pool and the Divine Martial Library. Gradually, he was nourished by the spiritual energy and transformed into a human form. After that, everything was normal, until one day, there was a — “Chu Wanning suddenly stopped and did not continue reading.
Mo Ran asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”
“… I don’t recognize these three words. It seems to be a person’s name. ” As Chu Wanning spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the complicated words on the board, “In short, this person came to the Jincheng Pool. His magic power was strong, and he was cruel and merciless. He killed all the living beings in the pool and controlled them with a delicate chess game. Even the Heart-Picking Willow was not spared. ”
Mo Ran immediately said, “This person is most likely the fake North Star Palace!”
When the Heart-Picking Willow heard him say that, its eyes lit up, and it immediately nodded twice.
“… You guessed it right.” Mo Ran laughed embarrassedly and scratched his head. “Haha, I didn’t expect that I would be so smart.”
Chu Waning glanced at him and continued, “I’m not sure.
“All these years, the Heart-Picking Willow has been in a state of insanity, and it has never been awake for half a day. Fortunately, the other two willow branches that were once connected to it, Tianwen and Ghoul, have both awakened. Using their power, the Heart-Picking Willow temporarily regained its consciousness. Otherwise, I’m afraid that it would have lost control and killed everyone here. ”
“Everyone” heard this, either in disbelief or fear. The three youths raised their heads and stared at the spiritual body in the Sword-Forging Pool, not knowing how to interpret its self-narration.
Mo Ran said, “Senior Willow …”
Xue Meng said, “Senior Willow?”
“What else should I call you? Senior Plucker?” Mo Ran rolled his eyes at Xue Meng and continued, “Let me say something that you might not like to hear. Your words are a little hard to justify. ”
Although the Heart-Picking Willow could not speak, it could understand Mo Ran’s words. It turned its head.
Mo Ran said, “First, you said that you were bewitched by the fake North Star Palace, then you said that you regained your consciousness because of the spiritual energy after Tianwen and Ghoul woke up. But Ghoul was given to me by the fake North Star Palace. Didn’t he know what the consequences would be? ”
The Heart-Picking Willow shook its head, and the words in front of Chu Wanning changed.
“I’m a tree in the Realm of Gods. He doesn’t know much about me, so he doesn’t know that Shenwu can affect my mind. He needs my power to study the three great forbidden techniques. In recent years, because I’m about to die, he’s been very anxious and has been searching for a way to extend my life. But I don’t want to live anymore. I’d rather die than be an accomplice to a villain. Unfortunately, I’m under his control and can’t do as I please … ”
Chu Wanning read until here and pondered, “That’s why he let Mo Ran come to the bottom of the pool. Mo Ran is the essence of the Wood Spirit. The fake North Star Palace probably wants to combine the spiritual energy of Mo Ran and Ghoul and sacrifice it to you.”
The Heart-Picking Willow nodded.
Mo Ran was still confused, “But the fake North Star Palace said that there are two essences of the Wood Spirit, and Master is one of them. Why did he lock me up?”
The Heart-Picking Willow wrote, “Since ancient times, it’s best to use the young as a sacrifice. It’s even more important to use it on a tree spirit. In addition, the sacrifice needs to be full of food and drink. Their seven emotions and six desires must be satisfied before their life is taken away from them in the blissful illusion. If that’s not the case, the sacrifice will have regrets. If their resentment grows, they’ll wither faster. ”
When he said that. Mo Ran immediately thought of the fox demon that turned into Chu Wanning in the secret chamber.
So it was to satisfy his lust. It was like feeding a pig until it was fat before it was slaughtered. Only then would it taste good.
This explained why he saw Chu Wanning and not Shi Mei. He cherished and pitied Shi Mei, so he didn’t dare to play around with him. In terms of lust, his desire for Chu Wanning was much stronger than Shi Mei’s …
Chu Wanning saw Mo Ran’s strange expression and thought that he still had lingering fears. He wanted to comfort him, so he asked, “What are you thinking about?”
“No, nothing.”
Seeing Mo Ran blushing, Chu Wanning was stunned for a moment. He suddenly understood and stopped talking. After a while, he turned his head in anger.
How was this kid still having lingering fears? It turned out that he was recalling the so-called ‘seven emotions and six desires’ and started to fantasize.
Chu Wanning angrily flung his sleeves and scolded in a low voice with a cold face, “Shameless.”
Mo Ran was speechless.
Fortunately, Chu Wanning didn’t know who was satisfying his lust in the illusion. If he knew, would he skin him alive?
While she was letting her imagination run wild, all of a sudden, the floor of the Divine Armory shook violently. Xue Meng was shocked. “What’s going on?”
