The fourth world: The Snake Yao and His Little Monk (26)

Recap

Xunzhe’s body tensed and his mind went blank.

What is the spell?

How to turn back into his original form?

Why can’t he remember?

___

One second he was watching Zhe-ge counting money, and the next second he transformed into a living person. Chu Shici did not expect that the transformation would come so suddenly.

He quickly came to his senses, tapped the man’s pale cheek with his fingertips, and lowered his voice to remind, “Zhe-ge, it’s the mating season of the snakes. Do you still remember what I said before?”

Xunzhe stood up suddenly as if his fingertips were burned.

The chair behind him was knocked over and hit the ground with a dull sound.

Under Chu Shici’s sly gaze, Xunzhe pursed his thin lips and frowned. He lifted the chair up then he froze in place and remained motionless.

The originally bloodless skin was covered in a red tinge. He stared at the dark floor silently, not daring to look up.

Chu Shici chuckled lightly and picked up Xunzhe’s windbreaker to cover his body.

He jumped down from the table and took a step forward with bare feet. Xunzhe stepped back immediately.

Chu Shici touched the soft silver hair of the snake yao: “Zhe-ge, you don’t even want to see me?”

Xunzhe seemed to be under a spell which prohibits speaking, he lowered his head and remained silent.

The system reacts more violently than the person involved, [What is he still waiting for? I’ve waited for so long, where is the long awaited snake play? Come on, I want to see it!]

‘Isn’t there mosaic?’

[What if the system who coded this bit didn’t think of snake play this sort of thing? Then, wouldn’t that mean I’ve struck the lottery and get a bug?]

‘…’

The system raised a self-made CP sign and shook it wildly. It is written [ZheCi is real!]

Chu Shici once asked the system why it was supporting them.

The system says that it is a superficial system and that it just likes to see beauties together.

And they both love to cry. The scene of the two beauties leaning against each other and crying directly pokes at its sexual fetish, causing its pants to fly out during the performance.

The system’s shouts filled his ears, making Chu Shici a little agitated.

He wanted to pull at Zhe-ge’s hand behind him, but Xunzhe stared at him fiercely.

If he hadn’t known about the little snake dancing under the moon in advance, Chu Shici would have thought that Xunzhe didn’t like it just by looking at Xunzhe’s contradictory reaction.

Zhe-ge is too shy.

Chu Shici held Xunzhe’s face and looked directly into his eyes, “Zhe-ge, the mating season of snakes has arrived.”

Xunzhe hummed coldly.

“Should you do something?”

Xunzhe’s eyes drifted around.

Chu Shici decided to take the plunge.

He kissed Xunzhe lightly on the lips, then let go of his hand and turned towards the window.

Before he had taken two steps, his wrist was grabbed by someone, and a man’s cold and calm voice came from behind, “Where are you going?”

Chu Shici fidgeted with his windbreaker and said, “You have refused to turn into a snake, so I have to go out and find a meal replacement.”

“What is a meal replacement?”

“I want to find other snake yaos to lay eggs with me. Anyway, I am a yaoguai. I don’t have such high moral standards, and I don’t care about…”

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt the pressure on his wrist loosen. A snake’s tail wrapped around his waist and dragged him back violently.

Chu Shici didn’t expect it to take effect so quickly. Before he could speak, his body was tightly wrapped by a giant snake.

Xunzhe controlled his strength so that he wouldn’t have difficulty breathing or feel any pain, but he couldn’t get away no matter what.

The snow-white snake head slowly stretched out in front of him, and the golden eyes stared at him coldly.

Chu Shici took a deep breath and his heartbeat began to accelerate.

The snake yao opened its mouth to reveal its sharp fangs, and flicked his tongue, then said in a voice full of anger and aggrievance, “Say it again, where are you going?”

The cells in Chu Shici’s brain were spinning rapidly.

After he was sure that he could coax the person well, he raised the corners of his mouth with a faint smile and said, “I’m going out to find other snakes to lay eggs with me.”

The white snake’s tail hit the ground back and forth. He hissed at Chu Shici a few times, then lowered his head and bit his shoulder.

The snake’s fangs pierced the skin. There was not much pain, but his body began to weaken.

Chu Shici was put on the bed in the bedroom by White Snake.

Xunzhe’s upper body slowly transformed into a human. He leaned over and held his cheek, whispering in his ear: “Ah Ci, you are deliberately making me angry. You asked for it.”

Chu Shici could not move or speak.

He tried his best to smile at Xunzhe.

They’ll talk about other things later, he’s ready!

___

The system is also ready.

The host was tightly coiled by the white snake, with only its head and arms exposed. No privacy was exposed at all, the shielding system was not activated, and it was so excited that it stamped its feet.

Although nothing can be seen except for the snow-white snake scales, you can hear the host’s trembling breathing. It is very happy.

Just as he was about to get to the point, White Snake suddenly moved a few times.

A little more of the picture was exposed, and the mosaic instantly knocked it back.

The system sighed, it was just the back, nothing could be seen at all.

Xunzhe is a snake yao who has been single for more than a thousand years, and it is impossible to end this battle without an entire night.

The system moved the bench in front of the window and glanced outside from time to time while watching the show.

In the second half of the night, the mosaic finally disappeared.

The system poked its head out, to see the host leaning into the male protagonist’s arms, surrounded by him, while the entire body below the waist was wrapped by the snake’s tail.

Moonlight poured in from the window and fell on Chu Shici’s light golden hair.

The injected snake venom has dissipated, and he is raising his head and struggling to beg for mercy, “I’m sorry, Zhe-ge, I was wrong! I’m going to die, Zhe-ge!”

Xunzhe’s eyes were slightly lowered and he remained silent, staring at him seriously with his cold eyes. The long silver-white hair fell down and swept across Chu Shici’s arms, bringing a chill.

The system feels as if it has seen everything, but also as if it has seen nothing. Why is the snake’s tail covered so heavily? 

It was thinking wildly when it suddenly saw the snake’s tail tightening, and the host immediately crying out.

Under the moonlight, the white snake seemed to turn into a charming silk satin, wrapping his beloved dancer in it.

The dancer’s eyelashes were wet with tears, and as the eyelashes fluttered, tears kept falling.

White Snake did not comfort him.

His tail glows with the most holy light, while doing the most obscene things.

The system raised the camera and took a picture.

In the photo, the beautiful snake with silver hair and golden eyes is coiled around the blond man. He hugs the man tightly, as if he is holding all of him.

The scattered long hair covered the person in his arms. This moment is their secret.

Even if someone else breaks in, you can’t tell what they are doing.

At this moment, Xunzhe straightened up slightly, and Chu Shici cried out, “Zhe-ge! That’s enough, I’m not a yaoguai, I’m a human being and I can’t stand the torment!”

Then the screen disappeared, and the system could only see a bunch of mosaics.

It lowered its head and looked at the photo. After looking at it for a long time, it didn’t even scream.

The scene just now was too sacred to be washed.

It wasn’t until noon the next day that the mosaic faded.

The system poked its head out, but the screen was blocked by scales, and it couldn’t see the host.

It called out, [Ah Ci? Good brother, are you still alive?]

After a while, it heard a weak voice, ‘I’m okay, I’m just pretending to be comatose so that he can let me go. Tong-ge, I’ve overestimated myself. I finally realized that I’m just an ordinary 0, and I can’t stand the happiness of 20×2.’

[For real?]

‘I lied to you, I was on cloud nine!’

[Hehe I knew it. But, where are you? Why can’t I see you.]

‘Under the snake’s tail.’

After finally contacting the host, the system wanted to chat with him for a few more words. Xunzhe, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly said coldly: “Are you awake? Let’s continue.”

Chu Shici: !!!

System: ……

When it saw the host again, it was already late at night.

Chu Shici covered himself with a blanket and lay on the bed to sleep. Xunzhe changed back to his original form, hovering next to him, with his snake head resting on his shoulder.

The snake won’t close its eyes, so the system can’t tell whether it’s asleep or awake.

Chu Shici couldn’t tell the difference either. After being awakened by the sound of the system, he turned his head and took a curious look.

The originally motionless White Snake suddenly turned its head, “Are you awake? Then let’s…”

He said as he stood up and prepared to transform into his human form.

Chu Shici raised his hand to cover his eyes, “Shut up! I’m not awake, I’m sleepwalking!”

The corners of Xunzhe’s mouth raised slightly, and his cold fingers rubbed his cheek, “Okay, you are sleepwalking.”

At the same time, the system is alerted by the notifications.

[Vitality value is 15 points, current vitality value is 97.]

System: !!!

What a large increase.

The snake yao finally saw the light of day after being sealed for five hundred years. He came out to bask in the sun and the moon, but his vitality points only rose by 10 points at that time.

Vitality is not equal to favorability, it contains in it a lot of feelings. Xunzhe once regarded transforming into a dragon as the pillar supporting him, but now he draws strength from Chu Shici.

In the heart of the snake yao, his Ah Ci is more beautiful than the sun and the moon.

___

Ever since Chu Shici could transform into a human being, he also wanted to join the Yaoguai Management Association.

But he failed the test, and like several rabbit spirits who took the exams before, he was sent back to retake the exam.

Xunzhe taught him very seriously, but it was a pity that he is a bug, not a yaoguai, and had no chance of passing the exam in this life.

Xunzhe and Chu Shici took advantage of their appearance to give several speeches, and the government promoted it, so the Yaoguai Management Association officially entered the public eye. The laws related to supernatural beings are gradually being improved, and the barriers between yaoguais and humans are beginning to be broken down little by little.

The information Chu Shici found at Dayangtian Ming Temple was very useful, the police followed it and found many victims. Thankfully, they are still alive. After they find a few monks and Taoist priests to help dispel the control, they can return to a peaceful life.

The Yaoguai Slaying Alliance has long been targeted by the police because they have committed too many crimes.

Now that three hundred people have been arrested at once, the Yaoguai Slaying Alliance’s main stronghold has been severely damaged, and the dirty side underneath the bright surface has been completely exposed.

A large number of imprisoned yaoguais were found in the Yoaguai Slayer Alliance headquarters and its seven branches. Most of them are fox spirits, rabbit spirits and some yaoguais whose transformed appearance conforms to human aesthetics.

After death, these yaoguais were either thrown into the wilderness or sent to illegal laboratories.

The total number of victims is as high as one hundred, and the situation is very severe. All members were arrested and the Yaoguai Slaying Alliance was immediately disbanded.

It’s just that the merit system that has been passed down for thousands of years still exists. The Yaoguai Slaying Alliance has been disbanded, but there are still people behind the scenes who want to use insidious means to earn merit.

Even though the government has provided jobs for yaoguais and improved laws related to supernatural beings, it is hoped that they can live a peaceful life in the human world. But some yaoguais still want to become deities.

Fortunately, the environment is much better than before. After joining the Yaoguai Management Association, the government directly assigns tasks to yaoguais. The monsters have a stable source of income from meritorious deeds and have enough food to eat.

After the death of their ancestor, the fox yaos were coaxed and tricked into joining the Yaoguai Management Association by the commissioner. Every day, it deals with haunted houses across the country, helps to eat the murderous ghosts inside, and then distributes the merit earned to his compatriots.

After a year of eating, the fox yao family welcomed a new fox yao. A fox who was about to die of old age grew a tail when his life span was about to end, thus successfully gaining another hundred years to live

As long as they can pass the civil service examination for supernatural beings, yaoguais can live a happy life in the human world. If they are a yaoguai with enough food for one person and enough food for the whole family, if they work for hundreds of years, they may be able to really save up enough merits for their ascension.

In the first few years, Chu Shici was still worried about whether deities would come to make trouble, but they kept quiet.

He couldn’t figure out what was going on.

If there really no deity behind the stone carving spirit, and her threats are all empty or is it that there really is something wrong in heaven that prevented the deity from taking action.

After all, it is a matter related to Zhe-ge and Chu Shici was very concerned about it.

They can’t go to heaven, but they can go to the underworld. Those people may know something. They will take Monk Puxin with them along the way. This ghost monk was still thinking about the affairs of Dayangtian ming Temple.

A few years later, they went to the underworld again. The underworld looked the same as before, except that the person making soup on the Naihe Bridge was not Meng Po.

It’s the black impermanence, and there is a sign next to him, ‘Substituting Meng Po, one bowl per person, line up in an orderly manner, no snatching.’

Black impermanence was casually boiling the soup in a slow and bored manner. When he saw Xunzhe, he immediately became energized.

He took out the mourning stick and said, “What are you doing here!”

Chu Shici looked around, “Why are you here? Where is Meng Po?”

Black impermanence had a sad face and was unwilling to say anything. After Xunzhe broke the mourning stick, he was willing to say everything.

The stone carving spirit used pure yin and pure yang people to raise fake fetuses, killed many monks and Taoists, and buried a large number of bones and baby ashes in the ground for hundreds of years.

The Lord of the land*, who is responsible for managing the area near Dayangtian Ming Temple, found a pile of corpses above his head for no apparent reason. He ran out to investigate and found that she was raising fake fetuses for body snatching, so he went to complain to the King of Hell, but was put under house arrest by the King of Hell.

*(

A Tudigong is a kind of Chinese tutelary deity of a specific location. There are several Tudigongs corresponding to different geographical locations, sometimes multiple ones will be venerated together in certain regions. Source: Wikipedia)

The stone carving spirit died some time ago. The King of Hell was busy cleaning up the evidence, so the Lord of the land took the opportunity to escape.

People are just casually sitting at home, then, for some strange reason, corpses dropped on their roof from the sky. He wanted to ask for an explanation, but he was imprisoned for hundreds of years. The Lord of the land was so angry that he went directly to heaven to complain.

The conspiracy of the rebellion between the underworld and the stone carving spirit was exposed, Meng Po and the king of hell, who were mainly involved in the creation of the law in Hell, were called to heaven for a meeting. One day in heaven, a year on earth, they will not be able to come back for a while.

He heard that the King of Hell revealed the deity who was hiding behind the scenes. The deity was demoted to the mortal world some time ago, and no one knows where he went.

Now Black Impermanence is making Meng Po soup, and White Impermanence is taking ghost messengers to the human world to capture those who have been reborn through the unofficial channels.

Let them drink the soup and forget about the past, then go back to live out their lives first. After death, the debts in both lives will be settled together, and there will be additional penalties for body snatching.

There are too many problems to deal with and there is a serious shortage of ghosts. They plan to go to the human world to capture a few strong ghosts and bring them back.

The ghost monk Pu Xin floated over and said, “Can this humble monk be a ghost messenger? Some brothers who went on a long trip to foreign lands were not eaten by the stone carving spirit. This humble monk wants to stay in the underworld.”

Black Impermanence looked at him, “What do you know?”

“This humble monk can chant sutras.”

“…”

With the word ‘no’ on his lips, Black Impermanence glanced at Xunzhe, turned to Pu Xin and smiled, “You passed.”

___

Xunzhe is a member of the combat team and rarely goes to the Yaoguai Management Association’s office.

He hides in his apartment all year round, pestering his Ah Ci to lay eggs every day.

All year round, spring, summer, autumn and winter are the mating seasons for this fake snake.

Chu Shici is just an ordinary person, and he was going crazy.

Now that he saw the things in pairs, his waist began to hurt.

It snowed for the first time in this city. Looking at the snowflakes outside the window, Chu Shici had a plan in mind.

He reached into his sweater and pulled out a small, slender white snake. Since winter arrived, Xunzhe liked to hide in his clothes to keep warm.

Xunzhe was particularly thin-skinned when he was in human and semi-human form. Chu Shici teased him casually, and his face instantly turned red, so shy that his eyes were filled with mist.

But after changing back to his original form, he became shameless.

Chu Shici pinched the snake’s head and said, “Zhe-ge, snakes can hibernate. Can I find a hole for you to bury in?”

Before he finished speaking, White Snake’s body slowly grew in size. The next second, a handsome silver-haired man appeared in his arms.

Chu Shici still pinched his face.

Xunzhe gently opened his fingers, got off his lap, pulled a chair aside and sat down.

He took a sip of hot tea and said calmly: “I am an old man who has matured. I don’t need to hibernate.”

Chu Shici raised his eyebrows: “Then how come you, a fake snake, are still in estrus?”

Xunzhe’s ears turned red. He raised his thin lips and chuckled sarcastically: “This is your request.”

“I do like snake play, but who can bear it every day? I said I don’t want it today, and you said you don’t want it in the first place. But as a result, you sneak attack me every night. You have no credibility anymore.”

Xunzhe straightened up and looked at him coldly.

“You’re staring at me! Don’t ever get into my pajamas again.”

Xunzhe wanted to turn into a snake to escape the problem, but Chu Shici grabbed his ears and pulled him out of the bedroom.

As soon as the door was closed, Chu Shici supported his waist and returned to the bed to rest. Xunzhe stood outside the door obediently.

The system watched the whole process, laughing and teasing, [You have changed. You used to be such a gentle shou, calling Zhe-ge so sweetly.]

Chu Shici picked up a book and leaned against the bedside to read.

‘It’s fun, he also enjoys it when I throw a tantrum. I have been exercising so much lately, tonight, I just want to have a good night’s sleep.’

After turning off the lights, Chu Shici lay down and prepared to sleep. Xunzhe knocked on the door outside.

He raised his head and shouted, “It’s useless, Zhe-ge, I locked the door. You can go to sleep in the guest room. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

The knocking on the door soon stopped, and Xunzhe seemed very obedient.

The system, who was staying up late to watch TV dramas in the latter half of the night, suddenly saw a black shadow floating through the wall into the house.

The black shadow fell next to the host’s bed and turned into a silver-haired man. He skillfully slipped into the quilt and clung to the host.

Xunzhe lowered his eyes and looked at him quietly for a while, then whispered: “Ah Ci.”

Chu Shici slept soundly, and no one answered him.

Xunzhe placed a soft kiss on his face, “Thank you for coming to accompany me, Ah Ci, I love you.”

They had been together for five years, yet he kept these words in his heart and never said them in front of Chu Shici.

When Ah Ci was awake, he was embarrassed to say it.

After Ah Ci fell asleep, he couldn’t hear his confession.

Xunzhe didn’t know that the system had recorded the entire thing. He kissed him for a while and then turned into a little snake and got into Chu Shici’s pajamas.

The smell he liked was all around him. He poked his head out from his collar, placed his head on Chu Shici’s collarbone and fell asleep.

Xunzhe had a strange dream that night.

In the dream, he was locked in a transparent cage and his hands and feet were shackled. The surroundings were pure white, and he could only see a few people standing by the cage.

There was a golden ball of light floating in front of them, and the leading man was talking to the ball with his head lowered.

‘How is his punishment going?’

The light ball made a mechanical sound, [Everything is normal.]

The man looked at the data and asked, “Why does his mental state slowly recover in the middle and late stages of each punishment world?”

[This can only show that he is a very strong person. After all, he was once the leader of the combat team. He has worked for hundreds of years and has a perfect track record.]

‘It is written in the files that you were once his system, did you do anything?’

[Why should I do anything?]

The man did not continue to ask. He put away the data and said, ‘You’d better forget about this partner. If you help him, you will be punished. Interference in the punishment worlds is a serious crime, so don’t meddle casually.’

[Minister, don’t worry, I am a businessman. Businessmen only see profit, and I have found a new partner.]

The dream became increasingly blurry in the later stages, and Xunzhe could not hear anything clearly.

Early the next morning, Chu Shici was woken up by the system.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he was pulled into space by the system.

It lowered its voice, [Something happened. Last night, my boss suddenly asked me to prepare to run away. This morning, he said everything was normal and asked me to continue working. I looked at its reaction. It seemed that it was handed over to the Supervision Department for discussion last night.]

Chu Shici, who was still a little dazed just now, suddenly woke up.

‘The fact that it can come back means that it was not exposed and the Supervision Department did not find anything. But it’s useless for you to tell me. I’m not in the same world as you, so I can’t help you.’

The system coughed twice and said, [The main reason I asked you to come in is for other reasons. It’s really urgent right now and the supervision is even tighter than it was before, so you have to hide more secretly and wait until the Supervision Department relaxes their control before you come out. So in the next world, you may not be human.]

‘? But I haven’t been a human for many years.’

[I mean, you may not even have a possibility.]

‘???’

The system didn’t know what the specific situation was, and Chu Shici’s mind was filled with questions.

‘Like the third world, a ball?’

[I guess so?]

Chu Shici thought it was okay, it would be more fun this way.

After being shaken awake by the system, he lost his intentions to sleep. He dug around in his pajamas and pulled out a small snake.

Little White Snake didn’t sleep, as if he had something on his mind.

He patted the little snake twice, “Zhe-ge?”

Xunzhe pondered for a long time, then turned to look at him steadily, “Ah Ci, will you always stay with me?”

Chu Shici held the little snake in his arms and stroked his scales, “Of course, why did you suddenly ask, did you have a nightmare last night?”

“Will you stay with me in the next life?”

“Yes and for all the lifetimes after that.”

Xunzhe pressed himself against Chu Shici’s cheek.

The dream last night was obviously not scary, but it made him feel anxious for no reason. Only by leaning on Ah Ci could he feel at ease.

___

Xunzhe is a simple snake, he is easily satisfied.

They had been together for less than ten years, yet his vitality had risen to one hundred. Compared with other male protagonists who started out decades ago, this speed of increase is really fast.

When the system prompted that the next world’s information was about to be released, Chu Shici was leaning against the male protagonist and reading a book.

He signaled Tong-ge to wait a moment, turned around, hugged Xunzhe and kissed him passionately.

Although Xunzhe always had a stoic face and he could not see any emotion or joy, but Chu Shici still found that Zhe-ge was very nervous and uneasy currently, and he seemed to be able to sense that they were about to separate.

Chu Shici hugged Xunzhe tightly, kissed his lips and comforted him softly: “It’s okay, Zhe-ge, I will accompany you soon.”

A look of confusion flashed across Xunzhe’s face, “What do you mean? Are you leaving?”

Chu Shici couldn’t explain it to him. He covered Xunzhe’s eyes and said, “Zhe-ge, no matter what you encounter, you must persevere. Stay alive and wait for me to find you. Your life is very precious, don’t let those garbage force you to do anything, They are not worth it.”

The scene in front of him gradually blurred.

Chu Shici let go of his hand, and he saw the snake yao hitting its tail against the ground uneasily, and its eyes, which were always indifferent, were now covered with a layer of water.

He wiped Xunzhe’s tears and said, “Don’t be afraid, Zhe-ge, we will meet again, just like in the past.”

Not sure if it was his imagination, but he faintly heard Xunzhe whisper, “Okay.”

The next second, his soul was pulled out of the world, and Chu Shici’s vision went dark.

When he regained consciousness again, the system opened a new document.

[Let me show you, the male protagonist in the next world is a talented painter who was accidentally blinded, and you are his little…]

The system stopped mid-sentence.

Chu Shici took the script and read it, ‘Fuck? Am I a speaker?’

[It’s a smart voice speaker, very advanced.]

‘Then do I have hands and feet?’

[Haha, there is no such thing as a long-legged stereo. But you can play songs and talk. It’s very cool to be able to play songs.]

Chu Shici: …

He couldn’t imagine how people and speakers could play together.

Oops, this is a clean story, a boring world where pornography is not allowed.

The system closes the document.

[The mission is still the same as before. The main plot is to increase the vitality value to 100, and the side plot is to investigate the reason why the male protagonist’s vitality value has dropped sharply.]

[The male protagonist’s vitality value has been detected, and his current vitality value is -40/100.]

‘Fuck! Minus 40!!’

As the system spoke, the world in front of him gradually became clearer.

Before Chu Shici had time to take stock of his surroundings, he saw a man not far away with his eyes covered with cloth. He fumbled for a utility knife and slowly pointed it at his wrist.

He was about to commit suicide by slitting his wrists.

___

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2 responses to “The fourth world: The Snake Yao and His Little Monk (26)”

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    thank you for translating!!!!! you do an amazing job

  2. bro stereo system, nice ~~ (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

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