When the young man entered the wooden house, the old man's gaze focused on him and he could not help but be shocked. The overflowing murderous aura was like a demon from hell, stepping on the mountain of corpses and walking towards him step by step.
On this day, no one knew what kind of change had happened to the young man's heart…
When he arrived beside the young girl, the terrifying murderous aura around him suddenly dissipated, as if it had never existed before. In particular, his stern eyes actually revealed a hint of gentleness.
The Headmaster pushed the three antiques to the young man and said lightly,""Take it. If you want to save this little girl, the only possibility is to reach an agreement with the sealed beast. If you can't even do this, then I advise you to give up as soon as possible.”
"Beasts? What beast?" Li Dong's face was filled with confusion. He did not know much about beasts.
"The Ancient Poisonous Aquatic Beast, Clam. It's said to be a close relative of the Dragon Race and the Flood Dragon Race. It's ranked 93rd on the Mountain and Sea Exotic Beast List, and is the source of the girl's poison. As for more information, you'd better ask it yourself.”
"What are the bamboo slips and scrolls for?”Li Dong asked.
"The bamboo scroll contains the witchcraft of a witch tribe's great priest. If you open it, you can remove the seal on the clam. As for the scroll, it's a prescription, an ancient prescription used to nurse the girl's body.”The Headmaster explained concisely.
"What? What happened after it was opened? How do I deal with this thing?" Li Dong asked.
"How would I know? Think about it yourself!" The Headmaster said unhappily," Now you can take this girl and scram. I don't want to see you again today!”
"Wait…"
"Get lost!"
Before Li Dong could finish speaking, a golden light flashed and in the blink of an eye, he had returned to a familiar place-his own apartment!
The girl lay quietly on the ground, and the three items were neatly placed in front of Li Dong.
"I…I haven't asked if there are any safety measures.”Li Dong was put in a difficult position. After all, he had more or less read some of the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and knew how powerful the ferocious beasts were. Even if the legends were exaggerated, he could not let his guard down.
Looking at the bamboo slips, Li Dong hesitated for a long time, unable to make up his mind.
When he came to the washroom and removed his bloodstained clothes, Li Dong could not help but recall the scene from before. Blood, corpses, internal organs…His stomach suddenly churned. Fortunately, Li Dong had strong willpower and managed to temporarily suppress it after a while.
However, the tension that he had been maintaining all this time was also relaxed. Li Dong weakly leaned against the wall and sat on the ground. After a while, he fell asleep.
Just as Li Dong fell asleep, the rolled up bamboo slip actually opened up by itself. The dense ancient seal characters on it emitted a golden light, and the shadow of a graceful and noble woman appeared in the light. She revealed a faint smile to the youth, and the golden words on the bamboo slip floated out one after another and fused into the youth's body.
Li Dong gently opened his eyes. He did not know when he had arrived in a pitch-black, bottomless cave. It was not that he could not see his own fingers, but the walkway and stone walls were covered with countless crystals and various ores. Those beautiful ores emitted a faint glow, adding a dreamy luster to this place.
The air seemed to be filled with spiritual energy, and there was a faint fluorescent light floating in the surroundings, like countless fireflies and the brilliance emitted by the crystal. It dyed the cave with a colorful brilliance. It was really a romantic cave, and it was simply a holy land for lovers to meet.
Li Dong followed those " fireflies " and arrived at the deepest part of the cave. This place seemed to be the center of the cave, and it was quiet and deep, giving off an ancient aura.
There were many ancient characters carved on the stone walls, but not only did they not destroy the natural aura of this place, they even added a sense of age and depth to this place. Deep in the cave, there was a huge hole at the top where one could look up at the sky and the countless dazzling galaxies and clouds. Li Dong discovered that he was drunk and had forgotten everything. He allowed the starlight to pour down on his body and put on a silvery-white light robe for him.
"Is this your state of mind? It's a very beautiful place."
A sudden voice jolted Li Dong, who was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery, awake. He asked in confusion,"State of mind? Who are you?"
A wave of aura passed by Li Dong and arrived at the most brightly lit open space in the cave abode. A woman in a crimson wide-sleeved Magus robe stood there quietly. The loose robe tightly wrapped around her graceful figure. Her jade-like white shoulders were slightly pink, and the pair of towering breasts in front of her chest rose and fell with her every breath. Her thick black hair fell to her waist, but the woman's face was covered with a layer of mist that looked like a purple veil. No matter from what angle or distance, it was impossible to see her facial features clearly.
And it was this faintly discernible sense of mystery that added a bit of mysterious charm to her.
"Hehe, didn't you just hear about me from him?”The mysterious woman covered her mouth and chuckled.
Li Dong immediately reacted when he heard this.”
"What a smart child."
"That…may I ask how I should address you, Senior?”After all, he had a favor to ask, so Li Dong took the initiative to lower his stance.
Looking at the junior cupping his hands in greeting, the Great Zhu Master couldn't help but smile. She suddenly appeared in front of Li Dong in an instant and stretched out her snow-white index finger to point at his forehead.
The mysterious woman's speed was extremely fast, and Li Dong was caught off guard. Suddenly, many unknown things appeared in his mind.
For example, the Classic of Mountains and Seas: Anecdotes, the Nine Tactics of Taixu, and so on.
"This is something that you should have received when you were born. Unfortunately, your mother was only a mortal, and your father had sacrificed too much. It's a miracle that you're still alive.”
After saying that, Master Zhu withdrew his finger and took a step back. Li Dong covered his head and frowned,""These are…"
"Seven years ago, you were seriously injured and your cultivation base was completely dispersed. Your five elements spiritual roots were destroyed, and your soul had two souls and seven spirits scattered. After seven years of reconstruction, you could barely live like a normal person. Now, I have enlightened the seal on you.”
"Child, the road ahead will be full of hardships and dangers. The hardships and torture you will face are far beyond what ordinary people can compare to. This is because you are carrying the myths and legends of the entire Huaxia and the other half of history that has been forgotten by others. These shouldn't be borne by you, but unfortunately, there is no more suitable candidate. I hope you can forge ahead! Take care!"
The woman's gentle words made Li Dong feel a little dazed. However, when he came back to his senses, the scene in front of him had already changed. In the twenty-square-meter living room, there was a round table and three sandalwood chairs. The disfigured girl was lying on the ground. There was no cave, and even the Great Zhu Master was nowhere to be seen.
"Ugh!" Suddenly, his heart began to beat violently, and a strong Qi that could be clearly detected flowed out of his heart and spread to his limbs and bones. It was fierce and violent like fire, and Li Dong felt as if his entire body was about to burn.
Blood flowed out from the corner of Li Dong's mouth. He clutched his chest in pain. In order to vent that violent power, he waved his right hand! A white light flashed in the air, and with a loud bang, a bowl-sized circular hole appeared on the wall on the right.
Sensing that there seemed to be an item with a jade texture in his hand, Li Dong looked up and realized that there was nothing else in his hand.
Just as he was feeling so uncomfortable that he wanted to wreak havoc, a quiet and peaceful Qi spread from his lower Dantian to his limbs and bones. It was warm and quiet, like the cool and comfortable well water in the deep well of the countryside, and it instantly soaked through his entire body.
When the two Qi met each other, they did not fight each other like fire and water. Instead, they were like tofu. The violent fire instantly calmed down in front of the cold water vapor and began to obediently travel through the circulation of the whole body.
It was not easy for him to guide the qi flowing in his body onto the right track. The sound of glass shattering came from under his feet. Li Dong looked down and saw that the hexagonal crystal had cracked open at some point, and an endless stream of purple gas leaked out.
Li Dong couldn't care less as he stood in front of the young girl with great difficulty. Looking at the purple mist that was constantly expanding, he couldn't help but feel a little weak as he thought,""What if we can't deal with them? She didn't seem to have given me the secret technique to seal the mirage dragon again.”
Just as Li Dong was feeling distressed, purple mist had already filled the entire room, only surrounding Li Dong and the young girl. It did not spread out from other places with ventilation, even though the crystal under his feet was still leaking gas.
At this moment, the fog transformed into a form that looked like a dragon, a flood dragon, and a fox. Its fox-like mouth opened and closed as it said,"It's been five thousand years. I've finally waited for you. Cut open your wrist, offer your blood, and let me enter your body.”
"Wow, what terrible lines. Are ancient ferocious beasts so stupid?”Li Dong cursed in his heart.
"But! I refuse!"
The mirage dragon twisted its illusory body and said coldly,""My consciousness is very weak now. I have to enter the life carrier through my blood.”
“……”
"You'd better make your decision quickly. Otherwise, once my consciousness dissipates, I'll no longer be able to control my poison gas. At that time, all the living beings in the entire city and even the entire south will not be able to escape.”
"…Tsk, I can agree to your request, but you have to save her.”Li Dong pointed at the unconscious girl lying on the ground.
" Of course." The mirage dragon nodded." Half of my original poison is in her body. Even if you didn't say it, I would have done it."”
After considering for a moment, Li Dong finally made a decisive decision. He slit his wrist, and as blood gushed out, the purple mist was like a group of hungry ghosts that had seen food, crazily surging towards the youth's injured wrist.
Like a whale swallowing, like a whirlpool at the bottom of the sea, the enormous poisonous fog entered Li Dong's body through his blood without any obstruction.
At first, Li Dong didn't feel any discomfort. After a while, a strong sense of nausea attacked him. Immediately after, his head began to spin, and the world suddenly spun. He lay on the ground and kept retching, but he couldn't vomit anything.
This feeling lasted for an entire hour. It was worse than death! Only when the crystal stopped leaking the poisonous fog did Li Dong's bad condition be alleviated.
"So disgusting! " Ugh…" Li Dong stumbled into the bathroom and threw up a few mouthfuls of sour water.
At this moment, Li Dong seemed to feel something moving around in his body involuntarily. Moreover, his strength was constantly being drained, but fortunately, it was not completely drained.
"Ah ~~ I'm finally alive!”An ethereal voice that could not be distinguished by gender came from his body.
Li Dong knew that it was the mirage dragon's voice, so he asked,""What do you have to do to save her? I heard from the Headmaster that you have a symbiotic relationship with her. If you absorb all the poison in her body now, can she still live?”
"You don't have to worry about her safety. Unlike other methods of detoxification, her life poison came from me. As long as I don't take away her life force when I take back my power, she'll be fine. However, her body will be abnormally weak after that. If she doesn't take good care of herself, she'll die very easily.”The mirage dragon let out a strange laugh that sounded dry and ear-piercing.
"…Alright, you may begin."
"Lend me your demonic power!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a purple light flashed in Li Dong's eyes. He subconsciously raised his right hand, and the extremely violent power in his body surged out from his palm. The young woman's left hand also raised, and an invisible force cut open her wrist.
The blood turned into a thread and connected to the wound on Li Dong's right hand. Purple poisonous gas flowed into Li Dong's body through the blood thread.
It was different from before. This time, there was no strong feeling of nausea. He could only feel a force in his body continuously growing stronger. Li Dong turned his gaze to the young girl. Through the blood line, he could clearly feel her pulse. He realized that the young girl's listless aura due to the poison had gradually stabilized, and the wound on her face was no longer flowing pus.
His breathing and heartbeat were normal, and his bodily functions did not show any signs of serious failure.
As expected, the mirage dragon kept its promise and did not take the opportunity to steal the girl's life force.
Li Dong carried the girl into the bathroom and carefully washed the girl's body. At this moment, there were no distracting thoughts in his mind. Or rather, it was impossible for him to have any evil thoughts. After all, the girl's body was covered in blood and various shocking wounds. In addition, she was still young and had not fully developed. Moreover, anyone who could react to the girl's body was either a pervert or a scumbag.
Although Li Dong could not be considered an upright, pure, and kind youth, he had still read a few years of sage books. He knew what propriety, righteousness, honor, and shame were, and what was the difference between men and women. However, his experience today and the girl's tragic encounter made him temporarily forget this fact. He was filled with sympathy and compassion and was determined to protect this poor girl.
After washing up, he changed the girl into a clean set of home clothes (men's) and placed her on the bed in the second bedroom. This was originally the young man's own room and was also the cleanest bedroom in the house.
The apartment that the young man was staying in was located in the affordable apartment area in the west of Canghai City. It had been built for more than 20 years. The infrastructure here was old, and it was more than ten kilometers away from the city center. However, because the nearby schools for all ages were quite complete, it was called an affordable apartment. The price was not ambiguous at all. The area of two bedrooms and one living room was about 86 square meters, but the rent for one month alone was 6,900 yuan.
In addition to his daily expenses, he would have to spend about 10,000 yuan a month. Fortunately, Li Dong had been holding many jobs. While paying off the rent, he had also saved up a lot of money over the past few years.
" It's just that there's one more patient in the family now, so she definitely can't work as many jobs as she did in the past. Moreover, her body needs to be recuperated for a long time, so there's no way she won't have to spend money…" Thinking about this, Li Dong could not help but have a headache. In China, apart from the difficulty of buying a house, it was also difficult to see a doctor. A small illness was nothing, but the most terrifying thing was a serious illness. A serious illness could cost at least hundreds of thousands, up to millions. Therefore, many people endured their illness and refused to go to the hospital no matter what.
He took out the passbook from the master bedroom and walked past the living room. When he saw the huge circular hole in the wall that seemed to have been caused by himself, Li Dong immediately let out a wail." Heavens, such a big hole. I've worked for nothing today…"
As midnight arrived, Li Dong's spirit gradually returned to normal. Ordinary people needed to sleep at night to recover their energy and strength, but he was different. The more night fell, the more energetic he became. Li Dong's mental state during the day would be slightly worse than ordinary people, so he would look a little listless. However, at night, he would look full of energy. However, he did not completely need rest. He basically had to go into deep sleep for one to two days every week. He hibernated at least three times a month.
It was precisely because of this difference that he was able to hold six jobs at the same time.
Due to the typhoon today, the day and night shifts were basically stopped. However, there was one job that was not affected by this, and that was takeout!
No matter if it was the sun, the storm, or even the end of the world, it would not be able to stop this profession.
China was a big country in the world, and it was also a big country of foodies. Therefore, although the work of a delivery boy was inhumane, the salary was proportional to the difficulty.
Especially in such weather, just one night was equivalent to a week's daytime income.
Walking to the wardrobe, Li Dong took off his tattered clothes that were covered in blood and threw them into the trash can. He put on a yellow jacket with the word " takeaway " printed on the back and a yellow knight helmet. He adjusted his goggles and put his phone into a waterproof bag.
When everything was ready, Li Dong turned his head and looked at the unconscious young girl lying on the bed with a gentle gaze. In an instant, his body seemed to be filled with strength!
"I have to get a few more orders tonight!" The young man shouted in his heart, his eyes filled with indomitable zeal!
Carrying the takeaway cooler, Li Dong rushed out of the apartment's door heroically. However, a strong wind at the door pushed him back, and he rolled on the ground twice before coming to a stop.
"Huff, huff, huff, it's just a little breeze. Don't even think about stopping my path to wealth!”
However, the reality was that the storm at midnight was obviously stronger than in the evening. However, this did not make Li Dong give up. He focused his energy on his dantian to stabilize his lower body and carefully groped outside, looking for anything he could grab to stabilize his body.
Hugging a telephone pole by the roadside, the phone in the waterproof bag on his chest vibrated. It was the shop owner summoning a delivery knight. Li Dong glanced at the map and pressed the order grab button. The time limit for picking up and delivering food was one hour and twenty minutes.
"Oh oh!" I'm going all out! Li Dong took advantage of the weak wind to rush to the bottom of a building. He leaned against the wall and staggered forward. It was originally a ten-minute walk, but it took him a full half an hour. No matter what, he had finally arrived.
The customer ordered a Guangdong Roasted Meat Set for four people. The shopkeeper handed over the prepared dishes and asked,"Three kilometers away, there are still fifty minutes. Can you make it?”
"No problem, I won't be late. Don't forget that I'm a Yellow Knight.”Li Dong replied as he placed the food into the shockproof compartment of the takeaway box.
Takeout Knights were also divided into levels. They could be distinguished by the color of their clothes. Red, yellow, and blue.
Blue Knights were the most common and most popular delivery knights, while Yellow Knights were delivery knights who had maintained a three-star rating record of not missing more than 1,000 orders, no bad reviews, and no damage. As for Red Knights, they were the 'Four Most Knights' with the highest reputation, the least quantity, the fastest speed, and the best quality. Only Yellow Knights who had maintained a three-star rating of more than 6,000 orders for three years could be selected.
He could not count on any means of transportation in this terrible weather. Li Dong went to the balcony on the top floor of a residential building. Generally speaking, the direction of a typhoon rarely changed, but it was different when it came to a building.
The layout of the tall buildings in the city was based on Feng Shui. When a typhoon entered the rows of tall buildings, it would change its course like a flood meeting a dam.
Looking at the platform three to four meters away, Li Dong adjusted his breathing and got into a running position. The strong wind from the left wind continued for more than ten seconds. Just as it was about to weaken, Li Dong started running. Then, a strong wind came from behind him. Borrowing the wind, he jumped up and landed steadily on the ground like a flying man.
Using the wind to jump between the tall buildings, he was as agile and vigorous as an ape in the forest. He flipped and turned one after another, and the takeout box on his back was stable and did not shake at all.
Ten minutes before the time limit, Li Dong stopped on the balcony of a residential building on the sixth floor. He gently knocked on the floor-to-ceiling window and shouted,""Hello, I'm the delivery knight. Your delivery has arrived. Please sign here.”
After a while, the window opened. Li Dong did not walk in but planned to pass the food in from the window. At this moment, a female voice came from inside the room,""Please come in…"
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