From the end of the world

Chapter 276 Xuanwu Reply
Ma Zao and I also tried to find other locals to talk to.

It's called a conversation, but in fact it's just using the power of the fake water moon illusion to make the other party answer our questions unilaterally. Although it's for efficiency considerations, abusing this method will inevitably feel like ignoring others' dignity and right to choose. I'm not without feelings about this, but I still prioritize efficiency.

At least it was much gentler than grabbing the locals' hearts with the Black Rope Lock Heart Ring to force them to answer. If I hadn't forged the Moon in the Water, I might have considered that approach. But the Black Rope Lock Heart Ring was now Ma Zao's, and I didn't want to take it back, nor did I want Ma Zao to do what I might do - although I knew she probably wouldn't mind doing that.

In the end, we didn't collect much new information, which was similar to the information we got from the restaurant owner and regular customers. The extra information was mostly descriptions of the miracles created by the Ancient Moon God.

For example, because the villagers of Gu Yue in the past were afraid of the mountains at night, the Gu Yue God made the daytime on the mountain continue forever - I suspect that Yin Yue at that time simply used the power of illusion to give the villagers the illusion that night looked like day.

Now she should be able to use the power of nuclear fusion to create a miniature sun on the mountain, but considering that it happened in the early 20th century, not to mention nuclear fusion, even nuclear fission had not yet been discovered by physicists - or did she discover the fusion and fission reactions of atomic nuclei earlier than humans? It should be impossible.

The only new part is probably the origin of the Ancient Moon God.

Unlike the Guyue villagers who were originally outsiders, Guyue God seemed to be a god who was born in Yueyin Mountain a long, long time ago. This land may have extraordinary significance to her.

We have not encountered the strange phenomenon we encountered before. However, I don’t think it is a strange phenomenon limited to that restaurant, and I don’t think it is a strange phenomenon that only appears for Ma Zao and me.

Is this phenomenon an isolated strange event, or is it a strange event closely related to Yinyue and Hujia Village?

According to normal logic, the probability of encountering two unrelated strange events at the same time is very low, but considering that Ma Zao is with me, it would not be strange even if three or four unrelated strange events happened at the same time.

It seems that there is a strange atmosphere that permeates the vast area including Yueyin Mountain City. This atmosphere is so hidden and pervasive that only in extremely accidental circumstances can we discover abnormal traces. And it is very likely that we are under the influence of the unreasonable "reverse strong luck" of the broom star physique, just like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, we "just happened" to encounter the appearance of abnormal traces.

"It seems that this is also something that I attracted..."

Ma Zao seemed to have realized this as well, and his tone became depressed.

And I couldn't help but sigh: "Ma Zao, you are really my lucky star."

"Huh?" She seemed unable to react.

It seems that she is not yet used to having someone like me who likes dangerous things around her.

I actually quite like the strange changes I encountered before. During this period, I encountered strange dangers that were obvious at a glance, great masters with special powers, and overwhelming impermanence...but it is rare to see supernatural phenomena like the one now, which seems like a haunting.

Ma Zao seemed to have finally come to her senses. She looked at me steadily with a relieved expression.

The dark clouds that covered the night sky finally released heavy rain onto the earth, and Ma Zao and I hurried into the hotel we had booked.

Because I am still in my 12- or 13-year-old form, it is not convenient for me to go through the front desk with Mazao. Since I have said that I will accompany Mazao in this form for the whole day, it is not good to break the agreement at this moment and return to the adult form to negotiate with the front desk. Here I can only cheat again by using the power of the fake water moon, so that the front desk will not realize how strange it is for a pair of young boys and girls to stay in the hotel.

In terms of power level, the fake Moon in the Water may not even reach the threshold of the level. But in terms of convenience in modern society, I feel that this magic weapon is much more useful than my superpowers in many ways.

Unfortunately, and precisely because it was very convenient to fake the Moon in the Water, this time I was not able to book a room that was only designed for a single person like the last time I checked into a hotel. This time I was able to successfully book a double room with two beds.

Ma Zao seemed to have a special liking for soft beds. She didn't look sleepy yet, but she took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed. I sat on another bed and contacted the Zhu family.

Zhu Shi was in the living room of her villa at the moment. I manipulated the "firefly" set there to turn it into a fireball with a sound-generating organ inside, and then told her about my progress in tracking Chang'an's soul and the true identity of the enemy, Da Wuchang. She was relieved to hear that Mingzhu would not attack us for the time being. Once Mingzhu launched an attack on us in the Yueyin Mountain area, it was hard to guarantee that Yueyin Mountain City at the foot of the mountain would not be affected. She might have relaxed partly because of this.

"Come to think of it, although your physique is far inferior to that of Ma Zao, most demon hunters, including you, should also be prone to encountering strange events. You live in the city, so won't you cause harm to ordinary people around you?" I was curious.

"Don't worry about that. We demon hunters are not the creators of strange events, but attractors. The appearance of demon hunters in urban areas will help reduce strange events in the city," she said.

"I see. Just like when there are centipedes living in a house, the number of cockroaches will be greatly reduced..." I understand.

"Are we witchers centipedes?" she complained.

At this moment, Mr. Zhu hurried into the living room. Seeing me talking to Zhu Shi, he said, "Zhuang Cheng, you are here. It's just right. I have a very important news to tell you."

In fact, I was always there, or rather, my "firefly" was always there, but I did not correct him, but asked, "What's the news?"

"Xuanwu finally sent a reply, and he agreed to the request to refine the elixir for Ma Zao." said Mr. Zhu.

Hearing this, I immediately perked up.

I don't think that Water Master Xuanwu's panacea can completely cure Ma Zao's soul trauma, but it can definitely restore Ma Zao's condition to an unprecedented level. In his prime, Ma Zao can even escape from Da Wuchang alone.

Even if I can fully unleash my power to the realm of great uncertainty, Ma Zao, who is acting with me, is an indisputable weak link. As long as she recovers to a strength close to her peak, I can save myself from worries to a large extent and focus on fighting against the Fate Turbidity.

But Mr. Zhu showed a worried mood. I looked at his face and asked, "Isn't this good news?"

"If he just replied to the letter agreeing to the request, it would indeed be good news, but..." Mr. Zhu showed a strange expression, "Xuanwu seems to know that the person he wants to contact is you."

As far as I know, for safety reasons, Mr. Zhu only described Ma Zao's "condition" and his needs when he contacted the Navy Xuanwu with the token, without revealing the existence of me. For some reason, the Navy Xuanwu is extremely hostile to people with fire abilities. Once they realize that I am here, even if they don't break the contract and refuse to provide the elixir, they are likely to threaten my life.

The most ideal situation would be for Ma Zao to contact the Water Master Xuanwu alone and get the elixir to heal the soul. However, the Water Master Xuanwu can vaguely glimpse the direction of cause and effect and fate. He may be able to sense me behind Ma Zao just by contacting Ma Zao.

In fact, I now have more or less grasped the so-called "spying on fate and cause and effect" taste. My evolved intuition can now have a wonderful premonition of many things. Along the way, I have also captured a lot of information that I would never have been able to capture in the past with this intuition.

As long as I am given some more time to become more proficient in the use of this perception, it will be no problem for me to actively contact the metaphysical conceptual level with my own will. This naturally includes abstract things such as cause and effect and fate.

It was surprising that the water master Xuanwu knew of my existence in advance, but the result was still the same, so I asked: "I remember that according to the rules, he should specify the time and place of the meeting. Did he specify it?"

It doesn't matter where he intends to go. Even if it is a place far away from Yueyin Mountain City, I can reach that place in a very short time and return to Yueyin Mountain City in an instant. Just like the analogy I made to Fufeng in the past, this process is no more troublesome than going out to throw away garbage. It will not interfere with what I want to do in Yueyin Mountain.

However, when I asked this question, I had a near-definite premonition in my heart—I'm afraid that the Navy Xuanwu would just choose Yueyin Mountain City as the location. Although this possibility is too coincidental, it is precisely because of the coincidence that it has a strange persuasiveness.

Mr. Zhu’s answer perfectly met my expectations.

"He wants you to meet him at a place called Yueyin Mountain City before tomorrow night," he said.

(End of this chapter)