Chapter 69

Ma Ma Xiaoling’s pretty face was a picture of astonishment.

"Young Master, you really do enjoy causing trouble," Ma Ma Xiaoling said.

"Young Master, how did I end up time-traveling?"

"You really don't know?" Jiang Nan asked.

"I don't," Ma Ma Xiaoling said. "I never expected to run into my Great-Aunt when she was young. I was actually planning to ask her how to get back."

"That must be the variable," Jiang Nan said.

"Don't worry, you can go back," Jiang Nan said.

Once the Guanyin Red Dust Tear disappears, it will be fine.

The two walked together, and Jiang Nan also observed this land.

It was precisely the time of the foreign invasion.

The mountains and rivers were shattered, and the scene was one of utter devastation.

Jiang Nan could see things in the distance that ordinary people could not make out.

Everywhere there was the smoke of artillery and war, and the wilderness was littered with corpses.

The entire land was wailing in sorrow, and the air itself was filled with a bloody, desolate chill.

If one is not in the midst of it, it is truly impossible to comprehend.

"Huh? There really are mountain spirits." As Jiang Nan walked, he looked toward a cliff on one side.

Ma Ma Xiaoling also looked over, and sure enough, there was something spying on them.

Seeing that they had been discovered, the mountain spirit turned and ran.

"Do you think you can run?" Jiang Nan said.

"Let me see what you are."

No one even saw how Jiang Nan made his move; with a simple flip of his hand, the shadow that had already fled quite a distance was caught in his palm.

It even revealed its true form.

"So it's a fox," Jiang Nan said.

The fox was still struggling, trying to turn its head to bite Jiang Nan's wrist.

However, Jiang Nan was holding it by the scruff of its neck, and no matter how it thrashed, it was all in vain.

Soon, its neck was almost crushed, and it could only whimper.

"Is fox meat tasty?" Jiang Nan looked at Ma Ma Xiaoling.

"Oh." Ma Ma Xiaoling’s beautiful eyes flickered. "Probably not."

"Don't eat me, don't eat me! I'm a good spirit, I've never harmed anyone..." the little fox cried out, its voice that of a young girl.

"Is that so?" Jiang Nan said. "Are you tasty?"

"I'm not tasty, wuwu... How can you be so cruel? You'd even eat such a cute fox."

"Hehe, alright then." Jiang Nan tossed it away casually.

The fox did a somersault on the ground, dodged far away, and with a flash of a phantom image, transformed into a young girl.

"So these spirits really do exist." Jiang Nan watched with curiosity.

Its strength was mediocre, but since it could transform, it did count as a demon.

In this world, it seemed there were both White Snakes and Green Snakes, so it wasn't strange to have other spirits.

"What is your name?" the young girl asked, looking at Jiang Nan.

"What, are you still thinking of taking revenge on me?" Jiang Nan said.

"No, no, thank you for letting me go."

"Oh, are you going to repay the favor later?" Jiang Nan said.

"Jiang Nan, remember that." Jiang Nan smiled.

"I'm leaving." The young girl flashed away and ran off.

"Young Master, in legends, when a fox repays a favor, they always offer their hand in marriage," Ma Ma Xiaoling laughed.

"I've read those touching stories too, like in 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'," Jiang Nan said.

The two ate some food and wandered around.

They both felt a sense of novelty toward this bygone era.

Ma Ma Xiaoling still decided to go find her Great-Aunt.

She wanted to ask about a few things.

As it turned out, she saw her Great-Aunt provoking men again, secretly watching them bathe.

"Can I say I don't know her?"

"And she said she was going to catch mountain spirits—can she be any more unreliable?" Ma Ma Xiaoling blushed.

"You and your Great-Aunt don't look alike at all. Actually, your Great-Aunt is quite genuine," Jiang Nan laughed.

"Am I not?" Ma Ma Xiaoling said; she was also quite carefree.

"Your Great-Aunt even gave me a warm hug, but you didn't."

"Fine, fine, fine, a hug, come here," Ma Ma Xiaoling huffed coquettishly.

Being modern people, this was normal, right?

"Who's there?"

"It's you two detestable mountain spirits again."

"Take this!" Ma Ma Danna noticed the movement, raised her Demon-Subduing Rod, and flew over.

"Great-Aunt, I really am your descendant, Ma Ma Xiaoling."

"Is that so? Then why are you here?"

"I don't know how I got here," Ma Ma Xiaoling said, the two still exchanging blows as they spoke.

They used the same moves with the Demon-Subduing Rod.

"The women of the Demon-Exorcising Dragon Clan of the Ma family must spend their entire lives dedicated to killing the Zombie King Jiang Chen. They cannot fall in love, and they certainly cannot cry for a man..." Ma Ma Xiaoling said.

"Little mountain spirit, you've peeked at so many of this lady's secrets, and you even know my Ma family's ancestral teachings," Ma Ma Danna said.

"It seems I cannot let you live today."

"You..." Ma Ma Xiaoling was annoyed.

"Young Master, you're still just watching the show?"

"Young Master? Aren't you a mountain spirit?"

"Bewitched by this little mountain spirit? Haha, handsome, I'll save you," Ma Ma Danna laughed.

"Actually, I have a question," Jiang Nan said. "What kind of ancestral teaching is that? You can't fall in love—how do you pass on your lineage?"

"Do you just get married directly?"

"That works too, straight to the bridal chamber, giggle..." Ma Ma Danna said.

"I'm going crazy," Ma Ma Xiaoling said.

Her Great-Aunt was too wild and too difficult to deal with when she was young.

Since they had the same techniques, they couldn't even fight properly.

Afterward, Ma Ma Xiaoling pulled Jiang Nan away.

"Mountain spirit, why are you taking my man away?" Ma Ma Danna said.

"..." Ma Ma Xiaoling.

This is my friend, not my ancestor—Great-Aunt, what are you implying?

"Your Great-Aunt is quite interesting," Jiang Nan laughed.

"You're still laughing?" Ma Ma Xiaoling was puzzled.

"I've remembered what I should do," Ma Ma Xiaoling said.

"If I were to join forces with my Great-Aunt right now to find Jiang Chen and deal with him, there should be a chance, right?"

"Normally, there wouldn't be, unless Jiang Chen's state is wrong," Jiang Nan said.

"Can you do it, Young Master?" Ma Ma Xiaoling looked at him.

"I haven't seen him, so it's hard to say," Jiang Nan said.

If both women in this state had a chance, he certainly could.

If it were the legendary Zombie Ancestor, he definitely wouldn't be strong enough for now.

While they were talking, the two were drawn by a sound.