Chapter 22: Was I Really Protected by the Mountain God?

"Hey!"

Even though Li Boyang knew Xi Luo was teasing him, he still couldn't help but pat the basket.

Seeing this, the big girl beside them was just about to speak up to help translate for Li Boyang when she saw Xi Luo leap onto the basket.

"Take this!"

"Talking to you is just exhausting!"

Spitting out the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn, Xi Luo immediately retreated to a safe distance before the big girl could react.

[I know my craftsmanship is poor, but it’s not so ugly that it’s unfit to be seen, right!]

When Li Boyang’s voice sounded, the big girl’s eyes immediately lit up as she looked at him.

Or more accurately, the big girl had her eyes on the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn in Li Boyang’s hand and looked eager to try it out.

Fortunately, although the big girl was bold, she knew her limits.

She just kept her eyes darting between Li Boyang and Xi Luo, yet she remained well-behaved, standing to the side without interrupting.

[In fact, I noticed that the baleful aura on that sculpture is dissipating.]

[Although the speed is very slow, it is indeed disappearing bit by bit...]

[Then I was surprised to discover that I could actually perceive the baleful aura in the earth’s veins, and even distinguish its flow.]

[I thought, although I don't know if this statue can absorb baleful aura on its own...]

[But burying it on the path where the baleful aura must flow should be better than just placing it on the fence or traps, right?]

When saying these words, Li Boyang’s tone faintly revealed a sense of seeking advice.

After all, among the people Li Boyang had come into contact with, Xi Luo was the most knowledgeable.

Plus, since this baleful aura originated from the curse of the Ruifu, Li Boyang was a bit worried about whether this would bring him any new trouble.

"You child... you really are a freak!"

Widening her eyes in surprise, Xi Luo retorted without ceremony.

"For beings like you and me, perceiving Qi is normal..."

"But that is limited to perceiving Qi that matches one's own attributes."

"Perceiving baleful aura, how is that anything other than the ability of a Fierce God?"

"If this keeps up, I’ll want to resurrect the Ruifu and kill it again with my own hands to see if I can gain similar abilities!"

Hearing Xi Luo say this, Li Boyang’s eyes flickered slightly.

[Actually, it’s not just that I can feel those baleful auras.]

Under the shocked gaze of Xi Luo and the curious gaze of the big girl, Li Boyang’s shadow twisted strangely.

Immediately after, those invisible baleful auras surged into Li Boyang’s shadow, causing it to change from a flat phantom into a three-dimensional entity.

[Using my own shadow as a medium, I seem to be able to indirectly influence and control those baleful auras.]

Accompanying Li Boyang’s words, that solid shadow also writhed incessantly, at times stretching its form, at others changing its appearance.

At first glance, it looked as if it were truly coming to life, giving people an exceptionally eerie and terrifying feeling.

"Child, I’m starting to doubt your identity now."

Silently gazing at that solid shadow for a long time, Xi Luo finally spoke again.

"Apart from your appearance, in what way are you not like a Fierce God now?"

"You must know, manipulating baleful aura is the innate divine ability of a Fierce God, just as I am born with the ability to manipulate fire."

Sighing with such emotion, Xi Luo finally stated the purpose of her visit.

"What is happening to you has already exceeded my understanding."

"My sister once left behind several scrolls in the temple; perhaps they record some similar situations."

"And my coming here this time is actually to take you to the temple."

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Facts proved that Xi Luo’s plan to take Li Boyang to the Mountain God Temple was much more difficult than imagined.

"No!"

"Even if you really are the Mountain God, it’s still a no!"

Standing in her own field, Chen Yun stood with her hands on her hips, cursing loudly like a shrew.

"Sneaking into my house before was one thing, but this time you actually want to openly abduct my child!"

Opposite Chen Yun, Xi Luo, who had been sprayed with spit, turned her head away.

She completely ignored the surprised gazes of Li Boyang and the big girl beside her.

Li Boyang had originally thought that since Xi Luo had patted her chest and guaranteed she could take him to the Mountain God Temple, she might have had some brilliant idea.

As it turned out, he hadn't expected her to come directly to Chen Yun for a showdown.

And she was being berated so fiercely by his tough mother that she didn't even dare to talk back?

"Chen girl, we are old acquaintances at least, can’t you trust me?"

"I promise to bring your child back before dark, and I absolutely won't let him lose a single hair!"

Facing Xi Luo’s solemn guarantee, Chen Yun appeared even angrier.

"Acquaintances?"

"We only met once when we were children, right?"

"When you came to my house last year, you didn't even use the front door!"

Just as Chen Yun said, she and Xi Luo had only met once in their childhood.

Although that time was when Chen Yun got lost by the river and was crying to go home, which was how she was noticed by Xi Luo who happened to be passing by.

But that experience was just too magical.

Plus, before leaving, Xi Luo had swindled a string of candied haws from Chen Yun, leaving her with a deep childhood trauma.

"So you noticed me back then?"

Now it was Xi Luo’s turn to widen her eyes in surprise; she had thought Chen Yun hadn't discovered her.

"Do I look like a fool to you?"

"Meat would appear in the house every so often; anyone would be suspicious, right?"

"Besides, after eating that meat, my physical condition did indeed get much better, which is why I was able to safely give birth to Bukuer."

In fact, Chen Yun was only suspicious at first.

Later, by pretending to sleep several times, Chen Yun discovered that the meat was being brought to her house by a civet cat.

That coat of red fur, so different from ordinary civet cats.

Made Chen Yun immediately think of the civet cat she had encountered when she was lost as a child.

After Li Boyang was born, Chen Yun also heard the gossip in the village, which made her even more convinced of her guess.

"Since that’s the case, what are you still worried about?"

"I just need your child to help with a favor, and I’ll send him back to you immediately after!"

Glaring at Chen Yun with great annoyance, Xi Luo emphasized again in a near-frantic tone.

She never expected that the crying little girl from over a decade ago would be so difficult to deal with after growing up and getting married.

"No, how old is Bukuer? What favor could he possibly do for you?"

"If you really have something to do, can’t I do it?"

"If that doesn't work, you can find my husband! He definitely wouldn't mind!"

Shaking her head like an electric fan, Chen Yun refused to budge.

As a mother, she didn't care what Xi Luo wanted to do; in any case, Chen Yun would absolutely not allow her son to leave the village.

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