Recap
“Humans hate snake yaos, but worship dragons. If I can become a dragon…”
He didn’t say any more, but Chu Shici can see the helplessness and confusion in his eyes.
He held his chin, “Being a snake yao is also very good. Even if you can’t change into a dragon, I will still admire you very much.”
Xunzhe was stunned for a moment and chuckled, “You are the first to say that in more than 1,500 years.”
At the same time, a message pops up in the background.
[Add 1 point to the vitality value, and the current vitality value is 34.]
As a century-old temple, Dayangtian Ming Temple is not only a religious place, but it is also a well-known tourist attraction.
Before going down the mountain, Chu Shici had wanted to find a pawn shop, but after going down the mountain, he found that a small-scale business circle had formed here.
Xunzhe listened to his words, found a gold jewelry store nearby, and exchanged some gold necklaces and bracelets in his stash for some cash.
While he was waiting for the staff member to count the money, several ladies in the counter next to them kept staring at him.
Xunzhe looked over coldly. Not only did they not shout monsters, they even blushed and gathered together to whisper.
After leaving the jewelry store with cash on his back, Xunzhe touched the little monk lying on his shoulder and said, “They are not afraid of me.”
Chu Shici tilted his head, “What’s wrong?”
“Snake yaos are not good at transforming. I can’t hide my snake eyes and silver hair.”
“Ge, times have changed. In the past, people with colorful hair and eyes were either deities or yaos. Now, with dyed hair and colored contact lenses on the market, they are trendy things and people do wear them too.”
Xunzhe nodded expressionlessly, but a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, obviously not comprehending what he said.
Chu Shici discovered one thing. Whenever he mentions the things that Zhe-ge is not good at, he will always add, ‘snake yaos are not good at it’ and ‘Other snake yaos can’t do it either.’
Before the little monk worshiped Xunzhe as his Ge, he would not bother to compare himself to others.
Now that he has a younger brother, Xunzhe starts to have the burden of an elder brother.
Chu Shici shares his findings with his good brother.
System drank lemon juice, [Yes, yes, your boyfriend is 1.9 meters tall and has a nice chest and abdominal muscles, 20×2. Cold on the outside but hot on the inside, he loves his wife like crazy, and now he has turned into a thousand years old innocent little snake. Do you think I’m envious? Do you think I am angry? He’s just a good man, there are many like him out there.]
Chu Shici:…
‘Tong-ge, what happened to you?’
[Today is System Valentines’ Day, I also want to fall in love.]
‘Have you not been with another system before?’
[We split. It doesnt like that I’m painted yellow*.]
*(someone who alway thinks about sexual stuffs)
Chu Shici did not dare to speak out.
When he first got to know the system, it was very simple. After staying with him for a long time, it became even more open than him.
Thinking of its ex-boyfriend, the system felt very bad. It was sour for a while and then started to complain to its host about its idiot boss.
[It’s like fucking crazy. This morning I wanted to go out to buy groceries and found that it locked my door. There is an electronic lock on the outside of my door, and I can’t get out. It said that it would deliver food to me from now on and ask me to stay at home and not go anywhere.]
‘I remember it disconnected you from the internet in the last world.’
[Exactly. I have completely lost contact with the outside world now and can only talk to you. But the salary is really high, and it was raised five times for me. It also promised to promote me to team leader after I finish taking care of you.]
‘Isn’t this just imprisonment? Do you want to call the police?’
[I want to, but it gave me too much. It said it would help me pay off my mortgage and car loan. Bon…Bondage play? Could it be that it is creating some hidden rules for me? Oh, it is so rich, how can I say no?]
The system, who is the one experiencing all this, didn’t seem to mind it that much, Chu Shici stopped worrying.
He wonders if the system boss has anything to do with Zhe-ge.
He felt that it was strange a long time ago.
Since these worlds are used to punish Zhe-ge, why specially arrange a host to perform the rescue mission?
In every world, Zhe-ge is tortured, and it can be seen that he really wants him to be punished, not just superficially.
Then there’s only one explanation for it.
Zhe-ge did make a mistake, and the officials punished him in accordance with the rules and regulations, but the connections he made along the way are trying to save him.
Through illegal channels, the system, an intern who has not officially joined the company, signed a contract with the host to help him.
This can explain why the system only has the boss but no colleagues, and cannot introduce him as its host to other systems.
The system has just started working. It has no experience and doesn’t understand the inner workings of the company and is probably tricked into it by its boss.
This information is withheld by the superior, if no one knows, no one can report it and they will be able to continue helping Zhe-ge in secret.
There must be something wrong with this world. It may be due to strict inspections, or it may be due to an abnormality being discovered by the superiors.
Therefore, the character “Zhe” that should appear in the male protagonist’s name was disguised as “Zhe”.
At the same time, the system is cut off from the outside world to prevent it from unintentionally exposing its work and being targeted by the superiors.
Chu Shici told the system his thoughts, and finally smiled apologetically: ‘If I guessed correctly, it might not be my fault that you are in this predicament. I’m sorry for dragging you into this, Ge.’
The system beeped, [Don’t tell me, I’ll just pretend I don’t know anything about it. In this way, after this secret is exposed, I will also be a victim who was kept in the dark.]
It paused and suddenly let out a long sigh, [I thought my boss wanted to create hidden rules for me. It is so handsome and rich. If it plots against me, I will definitely not be able to resist. Oh, what a pity.]
Chu Shici:…
His guilt is completely unnecessary.
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The town is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has a beautiful natural environment.
There are often cases of farmers being injured by animals, hence doctors in clinics also have experience in dealing with these types of injuries.
After the doctor finished the injection and bandaged Xunzhe’s wound, it was only lunch time.
Since they had money leftover, Chu Shici planned to find a restaurant first, so Zhe-ge could eat something good.
The pamphlet contains information about the couple. They are locals and are currently in the city hospital.
In a lawful society, Chu Shici cannot directly kill the criminal. After all, murder is against the law.
But when the criminal commits suicide and his soul leaves his body, he will no longer be protected by the law, and his soul can be ripped apart directly with impunity.
Body snatching will start at eleven o’clock, so there was plenty of time ahead. Chu Shici planned to go to the hospital and stay there at night.
While he was thinking, Xunzhe suddenly stopped.
Chu Shici raised his head and looked around. Xunzhe stopped in front of a small shop and quietly looked at the various snacks inside.
He pointed to one of the boxes and asked, “What is this?”
Xunzhe was asking the little monk, but his voice was a little loud and the boss heard him.
The boss looked him up and down, and finally his eyes fell on his golden eyes: “omeetyou.”*
*(This is spelled like this in english.)
Xunzhe: ?
The boss tried his best but seeing that the ‘foreigner’ didn’t respond, he simply replied in Chinese: “This is orange-flavored candy, next to it is lard candy. What you are looking at is the football chocolates, and there is a new watermelon bubble gum in the store. Which one would you like?”
Xunzhe had never heard of any of them, he wanted them all.
A few minutes later, Xunzhe left the store.
Looking at the large and small bags of snacks in his hand, his eyes became softer.
Many people were having a picnic in the clearing in the woods, Xunzhe also chose a tree to sit down by and started eating the snacks he bought.
Chu Shici picked up a piece of bubble gum and blew bubbles while chewing it. Xunzhe lowered his eyes and looked at him, with a hint of curiosity on his usually expressionless face.
With ulterior motives, Chu Shici handed over the half-eaten candy, “Want to eat, Ge?”
Xunzhe took it, put it in his mouth, swallowed it, lowered his head and asked him: “What do I do now?”
Chu Shici:…
The snake yao even dared to swallow Lady Dayangtian alive, so it should be fine if he swallows a small bubble gum.
After learning the new skill, Xunzhe became silent and blew bubbles by himself against the tree.
Taking advantage of the few people around, Chu Shici sat on the jelly shell to sort out the information.
In the morning, they went under the table where the golden statue was enshrined, and searched for the things the policemen mentioned.
There is a movable floor, and there is a small space for hiding things underneath, the space was about the width of a person. There is nothing inside, it appears that things have been moved away.
But Xunzhe said that he could smell a rotten smell. There was a dead body hidden here, and there was a strong yin around it.
In addition, Chu Shici also found many clues.
The pamphlet snatched from the monk’s hand containing a total of more than 830 couples were recorded on it, including their 8 characters of birth, family information, and delivery time. It consists of boys and girls as well as when they are born, clearly marked.
Seven folders filled with biographies.
In five of the files, the information contained information on male as well as female fetuses. The time of death was also marked on the back. It is the important information given by the monk to the person who wants to do body snatching.
The other two folders are full of women’s information. It contains only the 8 characters of birth but no death dates.
There are two thick stacks of files, and the folders can hardly fit it. There are at least 300 people’s information in it.
Chu Shici looked at it over and over for a while, tugging at the jeans beside him: “Ge, do you have any ideas what happened?”
As the bubble popped, a man’s cold voice came from above his head, “You have seen this woman before. Don’t you remember?”
He reached out and tapped one of the papers, accidentally leaving a little oily mark on it.
Chu Shici turned his head to look, the garbage bag beside him was full of spicy strips* wrappers.
*(
, image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latiao)
Xunzhe’s cheeks turned red slightly. He wiped his hands and his tone was as cold as ever: “She is the fierce ghost in red who sang a lullaby to you in the cave before.”
After his reminder, Chu Shici immediately remembered the dream. The female ghost had even told him a bedtime story.
He casually turned over the information and found a line of small words written behind the biography, [Three boys and one girl.]
He went through all the information, some of which has additional information in the back while others do not.
After thinking for a long time and still having no clue, Chu Shici stomped his feet irritably.
Those monks must be aware, but they are still controlled by Lady Dayangtian who would not let them go no matter what.
Chu Shici originally wanted to ask the old monk, but he didn’t know where he had gone. He searched the entire temple but couldn’t find him.
There was still some time left before it got dark. After eating and drinking, Xunzhe found a place to lie down and bask in the sun.
The sun shone on him, coating him with a golden light. His skin was so white that it was almost translucent. After closing his eyes, his temperament became much softer.
He lay here quietly, like a sleeping prince in a fairy tale book.
Chu Shici stepped forward and tiptoed, wanting to kiss him secretly.
Whether it was a coincidence or a deliberate attempt to avoid him, Xunzhe suddenly turned over just as he was about to touch the man’s cheek.
The system was still thinking about the drama of “the wealthy boss fell in love with me” and did not pay attention to the situation outside.
Chu Shici sighed.
When will the vitality value reach 80? He really wants to change into a human being.
Two 20s, three forms, it’s exciting to think about.
He touched Xunzhe’s back and said, “Ge, please work hard. I’m counting on you.”
Xunzhe turned his back to him and hummed softly, “Counting on me?”
“Count on you to bring me happiness.”*
*(happiness/bliss is 幸福 in chinese, pronounced xing(4) fu(2), here, CSC used 性福 which is also pronounced the same. But the first character changed the meaning into sexual happiness/bliss.)
Xunzhe turned around, propped his cheeks up and looked down.
The little monk sat on the grass with a few wild flowers behind him. The petals covered the top of his head, and he looked like he was wearing an orange hat.
The moment the two looked at each other, the little monk tilted his head and smiled. His love for him is written all over his face.
After more than a thousand years of living as a snake yao, no one has ever relied on and trusted him so much.
Xunzhe was silent for a long time, then tapped the little monk’s head, “Okay.”
Whether he had understood Chu Shici’s meaning or not, the little monk’s smile became even brighter.
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After his vitality value rose to 34 points, Xunzhe began to worry about the tribulations of transforming into a dragon again.
In order to successfully transform into a dragon, he needs to accumulate merits. When Chu Shici suggested killing the scums, he did not raise any objection.
There are fewer people in the city hospital at night compared to the day.
Xunzhe relied on his face to successfully persuade the nurse on duty to give them the location of the delivery room of the couple.
He went to a hidden corner to cast a simple cloaking technique and sound barrier and walked upstairs with the little monk.
When they arrived, the pregnant woman was already in the delivery room.
A man in his forties was waiting anxiously at the door. He was dressed simply, and his skin seems to have been through many days outdoors and has a healthy wheat color. He is just like the land he has guarded all his life, simple and ordinary.
Sitting beside them were four gray-haired elderly, two men and two women, huddled together and looking nervously at the delivery room from time to time.
One of the elderly rubbed the mala beads in her hand and whispered: “Please bless us Lady above, may the mother and son be safe.”
Her husband held an unlit cigarette in his mouth and kept puffing away. The hand holding on to the crutch could not help shaking.
They are the elderly parents of both the husband and wife’s side and are all looking forward to the new addition to the family.
Xunzhe used the cloaking technique, so these people couldn’t see him.
He walked straight past a few people, wanting to go directly through the door.
After he completed a hand seal, he walk straight over. However, his body slammed into the door with a bang.
Chu Shici, who was lying on top of him, was frightened.
He quickly turned and looked around. The pregnant woman’s family was still sitting where they were.
Chu Shici breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the sound barrier is effective. The outside world cannot hear them, and no matter how loud they are, it will not affect the delivery room.
Xunzhe reached out and tapped on the door a few times, making a tearing motion with his hands, and then walked towards the door again.
Entering the delivery room, Chu Shici touched his forehead and said, “Ge, what were you doing just now?”
The little monk is the snake yao’s only friend. When talking to him, the snake yao is very patient and explains in detail.
“The underworld opens the gate for the souls who are waiting for reincarnation. It happens to be opened on the door of this operating room. However, someone sealed the gate shut to prevent souls who are due for reincarnation from coming in. I tore the gate open again and went around it from the side.”
Xunzhe looked around and fixed his gaze on a corner of the operating room.
Chu Shici followed his gaze and saw nothing, “Is there something?”
Xunzhe expressed surprise, “There is a soul there that has just died.”
He paused and said suspiciously: “Yaos are born with the natural ability to see ghosts. Why can’t you still see ghosts if you’ve already manifested a spirit?”
Chu Shici quickly pulled the system, “Stop daydreaming, help me find out what’s going on.”
The system was writing about his and his boss’s ride. Hearing this, he looked over and said, [Of course you can’t see it, you’re not really a wood spirit. A wooden sculpture who can suddenly run and jump, and has a lotus flower platform and Buddha light on its body. The male protagonist judged based on previous experience and mistakenly thought that you are a wood spirit.]
‘…So I’m not a yaoguai at all?’
[You only just know? I thought you were cooperating with him, but I didn’t expect you to really think that too.]
Chu Shici suddenly felt lost.
He cheered up and parroted Xunzhe’s words, “I can’t see it, other wood spirits can’t see it either.”
Xunzhe has little contact with other yaos and believes his lies. He took the little monk off the top of his head and blew some yin qi* on him so that he could also see ghosts.
*(In this context, yin is more associated with darkness and more of negative forces, and gives one a chill, coldness. For more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang)
Chu Shici only felt that his eyes were cold for a moment. When he opened them again, the world in front of him became dim.
Not far away, on the door of the operating room, there was a black crack the size of a person, which was the gate to the underworld.
Through the gate to the underworld, one could faintly see the sea of flaming flowers and hear the shrill cries.
This was the first time Chu Shici saw the scene of hell.
Following Xunzhe’s gaze, there was a middle-aged man standing in the corner of the operating room.
His body is translucent, and water was dripping from his body, as if he had drowned not long ago.
The moment he saw him, Chu Shici recognized him immediately. He is the main culprit in the serial rape and murder case, a wanted fugitive who killed more than a dozen women.
Looking at the little monk gesturing wildly in his hand, Xunzhe realized that the ghost over there was their target tonight.
Xunzhe could only become invisible in front of living people, but yaoguais and ghosts can still see him.
From the moment they appeared, the male ghost shrank into the corner, trying to reduce his presence.
Seeing Xunzhe running towards him, the male ghost shouted nervously, “What are you guys doing here? Didn’t they say that no one will interfere?!”
Xunzhe was taciturn and spoke more only when facing the little monk.
He didn’t answer, but rushed towards the male ghost and stretched out his hand to catch him.
Just when his fingertips were about to touch the male ghost, several figures suddenly emerged from the wall.
They are a group of very beautiful women, with graceful figures and gorgeous faces, and three big fluffy tails behind them.
Chu Shici didn’t react at first, but when he saw the tails, he suddenly realized that they are three-tailed fox yaos.
The leading woman bared her fangs at Xunzhe, grabbed the male ghost’s hand, and pulled him aside violently.
Xunzhe caught nothing, and his face sank.
Chu Shici was on top of his head shouting at them, “Are you subordinates of Lady Dayangtian?”
The three-tailed fox yao hummed suspiciously, “Lady Dayangtian? Isn’t that the earth immortal blesses a child for families? What does she have to do with us?”
As soon as she finished speaking, the time reached 23:00.
The pregnant woman groaned in pain, and the medical staff began talking in low voices. Chu Shici couldn’t understand the terms they used, but he could roughly hear that the pregnant woman is having difficulties giving birth.
These five fox spirits combined, are not as strong as Xunzhe.
They look at him vigilantly, and pull the male ghost to walk towards the pregnant woman.
Xunzhe took a step forward to stand in front of them, letting out a warning sound.
The foxes also let out a growl as well, and the delivery room suddenly became extremely lively.
Seeing the pregnant woman’s complexion getting paler, Chu Shici became a little anxious.
He grabbed the man’s silvery hair, “Ge, are they difficult to deal with?”
Xunzhe frowned, but his tone was as calm as ever: “They are spirit foxes, cultivating the righteous path, they are auspicious things.”
His cold eyes swept over the fox spirits, “Since when did spirit foxes also help people do body snatching?”
The woman gave him a gentle look, “I didn’t look carefully just now, but now I see that this little brother is really handsome. It’s not that we want to help him to snatch someone else’s reincarnation spot, but the child’s soul is lost. If this person is not sent to the pregnant woman’s belly, what she gives birth to can only be a stillborn.”
Chu Shici was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at the door of the delivery room.
There was still a black crack on the door, and the gate to the underworld was still open. But up until now, no soul waiting for reincarnation has come out.
He looked down, Xunzhe was also a little surprised, apparently he didn’t expect such a thing to happen.
Sensing the gaze of the little monk, Xunzhe explained in a low voice: “Body snatching can only happen when there are 2 souls competing for a single body. I have never heard of such a situation.”
While they were talking, the fox yao moved suddenly, trying to push the man into the pregnant woman’s body.
Seeing this, Chu Shici revealed that the man is the main culprit of the recent serial rape and murder case.
The fox flung the man’s hand away, and frowned in disgust, “Even if this is the case, the ancestor asked us to come over to help save the pregnancy, and we will be punished if we fail to do so. She named this man to be reincarnated, and there is nothing we can do about it.”
After she finished speaking, several fox yaos who had been silent behind her suddenly rushed towards Xunzhe.
Xunzhe reacted quickly, his lower body turned into a snake tail, tightly circling a white fox. He grabbed the other woman’s neck with one hand and pressed her to the ground.
Chu Shici saw that the female fox in the lead had already run up to the pregnant woman while grabbing the man, and was about to shove him into the pregnant woman.
Xunzhe could indeed defeat four white foxes, but he needed some time.
Anxiously, Chu Shici summoned the little lotus, jumped up and flew straight at the pregnant woman.
He grabbed the male ghost who wanted to fall into the pregnant woman’s body, and pulled him out with all his strength.
At this moment, the system who was watching and eating melons suddenly cried out.
Chu Shici turned his head to look and saw a hand stretched out from the underworld gate, grabbing Xunzhe’s arm suddenly.
At that moment, the snake yao was still wrestling with the white foxes, he staggered for a moment, and was dragged into the gate along with the four white foxes.
Chu Shici: ?
That hand is covered with fur, kind of like… a monkey?
Chu Shici was silent for a moment, and then reacted.
Fuck, a monkey took his Zhe-ge away!
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