Wet viviparity

Chapter 16: Pond, the Object
"Cuckoo~"

In the mountain fog, the great owl flew out in panic.

Under his feet, his thick and sharp claws had been broken off at the roots. This was the huge price he paid for escaping the restraints of the war claws.

"Gah!"

A hoarse and unpleasant cry sounded in the mountain fog.

The mountain fog behind the big owl was rolling violently. Ji Ming spread his wings and rushed out of it, and the fog caressed every feather of his.

He was calm and composed, with the wind under his wings, and quickly approached the great owl.

"I quit." The owl flapped its wings more quickly and screamed, "I will leave Hengshan, fly far away, and never appear in front of you again."

Ji Ming didn't say anything. He didn't even want to waste the energy to speak.

With the wind blowing from its wings, it gradually caught up with the great owl.

However, as the flight altitude increased, the wind started to get stronger, which gradually began to interfere with the flow of wind under his wings.

Below him, he could clearly see the feathered back of the great owl.

The bloodstained toe blades were like razors, gradually rising up, just a little bit away from cutting into the feather's back and breaking it into pieces.

At this moment, the owl head turned 180 degrees and stared at him straight.

In those two big eyes, it was as if a moonlight flower bud bloomed in an instant, which made Ji Ming's consciousness unstable in just a moment.

“I got caught”

Ji Ming couldn't take his eyes off the other person and could only glance at the pond below with the corner of his eye.

"pond!"

A second before he lost consciousness, Ji Ming retracted his wings and fell along an arc trajectory towards the pond.

There was a cruel and cold light flashing in the eyes of the great owl.

He finally relied on his "dream-inducing" to turn the tables, but it was an unprecedented tragic victory. Now he became a bird without feet, and once he fell to the ground, it would be difficult for him to complete the action of jumping into the wind.

But even so, he had to kill Wu Songzi first.

In the sky, two bird shadows, accompanied by wisps of cloud, fell along an arc-shaped trajectory, and their destination was a pool of water.

One is in front and the other is behind.

With a "plop", Ji Ming fell directly into the pool.

The great owl was hovering over the pond. This Wu Songzi was definitely the most difficult hostile monster he had ever encountered in his nearly 100 years of career.

He didn't think that falling into the pool was just luck.

The deliberate falling posture he adopted before falling into coma really gave him a creepy feeling.

The fact that it can maintain this movement even when being affected by the "dream-inducing" effect is enough to prove the powerful mental strength of this flying monster.

In this pond, Ji Ming fell from a high altitude. Even though his entry posture was correct, his bones and muscles were dislocated by the instantaneous impact force.

Under the double stimulation of the severe physical pain and the cold water, his drowsy will finally awakened a little.

He opened his eyes in a daze and thought he had dreamed of returning to his first life (grass carp). After choking on a mouthful of water, he immediately realized his situation.

He did not get out of the water immediately, but held his breath, remained motionless, and submerged underwater.

With just one glance, Ji Ming knew what the great owl circling over the pond was thinking.

It was simply to confirm whether he had drowned in the pool.

If not, according to the instinct of ordinary birds, they would panic and struggle if they fell into the water, and the great owl would definitely prevent them from getting out of the water.

In this water, his claws no longer pose a threat, and if he cannot get ashore, he can only struggle in the water until he dies of exhaustion.

I have to say that the idea is really good, without a single flaw, but he happened to meet Ji Ming, who had once been reincarnated as a grass carp.

Although I am a crow in this life, I still feel familiar with the underwater world. Not only can I swim freely underwater, but I can also stay there for a while without any problems.

Because its claws and toes were missing, the owl was afraid of falling into the pond, so it did not fly low.

In the dense aquatic plants that he could not see clearly, a beak was quietly sticking out, greedily swallowing the air.

After circling for a while, the great owl's strength gradually declined. He thought that Wu Songzi must have drowned in the water, so he slowly flew away.

Ji Ming’s crow head poked out from the lush aquatic plants, staring at the direction where the great owl flew away.

"Gah~"

A hoarse crow's cry caused the great owl in the sky to sway violently, and it almost fell down.

"He's not dead!" The big owl was completely panicked this time. He didn't even dare to look at the source of the sound. He flapped his wings and flew away quickly.

Behind him, a wet black shadow rose up, and two shining iron claws slowly raised and slightly opened in the morning light.

"Gah~"

The sound of a crow crowing so close made the great owl so frightened that it started to wail.

In the next second, he clearly felt several chills violently invading his excited and hot flesh.

Blood, organs, feathers, etc., were scattered across the sky in the psychedelic morning light of dawn.

Ji Ming grabbed the broken owl corpse, landed on a branch, spit out the treasure eye and stuffed it into the branch, letting the treasure eye absorb the spiritual energy in the flesh and blood.

The two monsters have been eliminated and the crisis is finally over.

A leisurely mountain breeze blew by, drying the wet feathers. Ji Ming lowered his head, swallowed the treasure eye that had absorbed all the spiritual energy, and looked towards the pond.

This pond was not the same pond as the one he lived in in his first life, but this pond reminded him of something important.

In Cao Yu's previous life, within just two years, the shadows of words had already appeared in Bao's eyes.

This shows that in that life, there must have been some factors affecting the precious eye, and it is very likely that there was some inspiration that he had not noticed.

The question now is how he can find that pond.

Looking around, he saw undulating forests, splashing water on rocks and hanging mountain streams between the mountains and fields, a natural and wild scene. He could not explore all of the mountains, so how could he find the pond that was nowhere to be found?

"It would be great if there were also land gods and mountain gods in this world!" Ji Ming thought so, and suddenly woke up and said, "Oh, right, land gods and mountain gods."

This world is so mysterious. How does he, an outsider, know that there is no such thing as a land god or mountain god here?

He had to find a knowledgeable elder to ask, and the best person was the president of Hengshan Fox Society - Old Master Hu.

Outside the Fox Society, Shu Si dragged the bat spirit's corpse and waited under the big apricot tree for a long time.

Under this tree, there is a young man in red clothes, riding a pony, holding a whip, and leading a team of fox soldiers. He looks very majestic.

When Ji Ming landed on the treetop, the young man immediately raised his whip and pointed it at him.

"You are a wild and barbaric monster, you dare to kill my retainers without permission, why don't you kill yourself as soon as possible."

Ji Ming looked at this Hutuer young man carefully. He had a complete human form and behaved in a measured manner, without showing any fox-like appearance. He must have been in the "illusion" for a long time.

Facing this person, if the other party really wanted to harm him, Ji Ming would not be able to resist at all.

"My master invited me to join the society to teach the foxes. Now that I have not done anything, how dare I throw my life away?"

Ji Ming did not directly admit to killing the two monsters, nor did he deny it. It sounded like he was showing weakness, but in fact he left himself some wiggle room in his words.

If the young master continues to pursue the matter later, he will be able to say a few words even in front of the old master, so he won't be too passive.

"I am also a student of the club, what can you teach me?"

Mr. Tu asked.

"Mediate the creation, reverse yin and yang, move the stars and change the constellations"

"You know all these?" Hu Tuer's eyes lit up and he asked, unconsciously lowering his raised arms.

"I can't do either."

Ji Mingdao.

Hutuer's face turned red, and he was so angry that he whipped the dog twice and asked, "Then what can you do?"

Ji Ming raised one of his claws, showing the battle claws on it, and said, "The art of borrowing from objects."

When Hutuer saw the battle claw, he did not show any disdain on his face, but asked seriously: "Sir, what is the art of borrowing from objects?"

“When you stand on a height and wave, your arms do not become longer, yet people can see you from far away; when you shout into the wind, your voice does not become louder, yet people can hear you more clearly.

A fake horse can travel thousands of miles without benefiting from its feet; a fake boat can run a thousand miles without benefiting from the water.

A gentleman is not born different, but is good at making use of things. "

"good!"

Old Master Hu came from the Fox Society and heard this. He said, "'A gentleman is not born different, but is good at making use of things.' If you, Hu Tuer, can understand this sentence, you will be close to enlightenment."

"I understand."

Even though Hutuer still felt dissatisfied in his heart, he knew that the profound meaning of these words was better than many teachings of sages.

At this moment, I have to admit that it was a wise decision for the master to recruit him into the society.

(End of this chapter)