Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 9: A Black Sheep Sharpens His Knife at Night
A basin of cold water was poured over his head, and Ren Yuan woke up with a start.

Focusing his vision, he saw the figures of his 'uncle', 'cousin' and 'brother', and as expected, they were caught back.

But this time he was no longer treated as a cousin and was locked in an iron cage like an animal.

Master Xie also tore off his disguise completely and asked him with a gloomy face: "Why did you run away?"

"I'm not a prisoner, how can I escape?" Ren Yuan sneered, "Why did you arrest me?"

"Forget it. I don't have time to play a trick on you." The Third Young Master said coldly, "We know everything you did tonight."

"You are really his father?" Ren Yuan looked at the fourteen-year-old Third Young Master, and then at the forty-year-old Master Xie, and said with great joy: "I usually call him 'Father', how can you say that?"

"I've never seen such a mean mouth!" The Third Young Master angrily ordered Master Ma, "Pull out his tongue!"

Ren Yuan was not afraid at all and looked at his "cousin" fearlessly.

"Grandpa, calm down!" My cousin had to quickly dissuade him, "In a few days, this will be my grandson's body."

The Third Young Master could only hold back his anger and questioned Ren Yuan again: "Tell me, how did you find out the truth?!"

"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself." Ren Yuan laughed and said, "It's just like you two are father and son. You think you have kept it a secret, but in fact, even the dogs in the village know it."

"You!" The third young master couldn't hit her, nor could he scold her. He was so angry that veins on his forehead were throbbing.

Unable to bear it any longer, he swung his arm and slapped his eldest grandson in the face.

My cousin was stunned by the beating. He covered his face and asked aggrievedly, "Grandpa, why did you hit me?"

"Your body is going to be useless anyway, so what's wrong with letting grandpa hit you a few times to vent your anger?" His father, Master Xie of Manor, understood very well.

"That's right." The third young master wanted to slap him again.

"Cough, cough, cough..." 'Cousin' had no choice but to cough hard.

"Keep an eye on him, don't let him run away again!" The third young master couldn't beat him up to vent his anger, so he could only walk away.

"Well, I told you, truth will come to light sooner or later. He should be locked in a cage and not allowed to roam free." Manor Master Xie shook his head and sighed.

"Aren't you afraid that he will get sick from being locked up? Your son won't even live to have another body." After saying this, the 'cousin' actually blamed Ren Yuandao:
"Why would you run away when all is well? Wouldn't it be better to just be your cousin's young master comfortably?"

Ren Yuan was speechless and said, "You guys want to kill me, so I can't just run away?"

"In fact, you don't have to be afraid at all. You won't feel any pain on that day." The 'cousin' sighed and looked at his 'stupid' cousin and said:
"Besides, haven't I been good to you? Would it be unfair for you to be one with us? You were originally a lowly and dirty peasant, but now you can become part of the noble family. You should feel extremely honored."

"What a great way to merge two into one, what a great way to become a part of the noble family!" Ren Yuanqi laughed in anger, "I have never seen such a shameless person."

"You're making a fuss out of nothing. It's also my fault for protecting you, a frog in a well, too well." The cousin shook his head and said:
"Who in the Three Realms and Six Paths doesn't want to live forever? Anyone who has the ability will show off their abilities. There are many who have abilities a hundred times more cruel than my 'Shape-changing Parasitic Technique'!"

"Just like all dogs in the world eat shit, it doesn't mean shit smells good!" Ren Yuan sneered.
"Even if the whole world does this, it doesn't mean you are normal! It only means that you are all devils who eat people without leaving any bones!"

"You! Cough cough cough..." Xie Zhi's self-consolation was ruthlessly exposed by Ren Yuan. He immediately broke down his defenses and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense to this sharp-tongued brat." Master Xie couldn't stand it any longer and ended this meaningless argument.
"What's the point of talking to a dying man?"

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Master Xie ordered Master Ma to take people to guard outside the door day and night and never let Ren Yuan escape again!

Ren Yuan was locked in a cage, unable to do anything but stare blankly at the blue sky outside the window.

In this way, he endured until the afternoon, when everyone inside and outside the house was sleepy. Suddenly, he heard a cat's cry, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the civet cat appear in front of him silently.

The tabby cat looked at him with a gloating look, his teeth bared when he smiled. "What did I say? You refused to believe me, so be quiet now."

Ren Yuan stopped trying to be stubborn and said dejectedly, "I thought I wouldn't be discovered if I didn't bring the amulet with me."

"You're so smart, do you think others don't know that there's something wrong with the amulet?" The civet cat sneered, "Why don't people dare to pick it? Because the evil spirits are kept by the evil spirits, wandering around the countryside all day. If you don't wear the amulet, you're just delivering food to them. Do you know that if you weren't useful, you would never see the sun today?" "Hehe, how would I know if you don't tell me?" Ren Yuan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I was just trying to save my life. Now that I know I can't escape, I don't have any regrets."

"Your personality is very suitable for practicing the skills of our demon race." The civet cat got into the iron cage, jumped onto Ren Yuan's head, patted his head in appreciation and said:
"And now that you've taken the Enlightenment Pill and opened the Door of Life and Death, you can also absorb the essence of the moonlight like us."

"Then what?" Ren Yuan asked hurriedly.

"And then you turned into a shemale." The civet cat rolled over on top of his head with laughter.

"..." Ren Yuanyi frowned: "Please be serious, I'm almost dying."

"Okay, okay." The civet cat wiped away tears with its paws and said seriously, "Then you can use the magical power. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to learn the magical power first."

"Can you teach me?" Ren Yuan looked at Master Cat above his head.

"I can't..." The civet cat suddenly became short of breath and muttered something like "I'm just a cat" and "Do you think I can perform any magic spell with my claws?"

"Then who can do it?" Ren Yuan asked.

"My sister can do it." The civet cat spread out its paws and said, "But she is locked in a cage, and the old witch is always by her side, so you can't learn from her, so this is a dead end. Otherwise, if I am so smart, why didn't I tell you earlier?"

"You're not smart at all!" Ren Yuan cursed, "If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have run away, and I wouldn't have been locked in a cage."

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At night, Ren Yuan fell into a dream again.

This time he no longer picked the lock, but repeatedly polished his sheep horns on the stone groove carved out of bluestone.

On the last night, the "big uncle" and "second uncle" arrived as expected, led the big black sheep out of the pen, brought it to the main room, and tied it tightly on the table.

Then, the second uncle held his head down while the eldest uncle started to peel the skin. It was the same process, without any change.

For the first time, Ren Yuan concentrated on feeling the sharp knife scratching his spine. This would undoubtedly make him feel the pain more clearly, but his past experience had told him that when the knife scratched his thoracic spine, he would be able to scream.

But when the knife cuts the lumbar spine, he will faint due to the unbearable pain and then exit the dream. So if he wants to take action, he must seize the short gap between the thoracic spine and the lumbar spine!
But 'Second Uncle' grabbed his horns and pressed his neck so hard that he couldn't raise his head.

Ren Yuan could only grit his teeth and twist his waist violently!

"Uncle" let out a hissing sound, and the sharp knife that had been sliding down along the spine suddenly tilted, cutting a deep gash in Ren Yuan's back, and blood immediately gushed out!

When the 'Second Uncle' heard the sound, he turned around and was sprayed with Ren Yuan's blood in the face.

He subconsciously raised his hand to wipe his face, and involuntarily relaxed his control over Ren Yuan.

Ren Yuan was waiting for this moment! He used all his strength, raised his head suddenly, and inserted the sharp horn into the ribs of his "Second Uncle"!

"Second Uncle" screamed and let it go, covering his ribs with both hands, but blood gushed out from between his fingers and he couldn't stop it.

It’s a long story, but in fact, it only took the blink of an eye, and the table, the ground, and people’s bodies were covered in blood!

The 'big uncle' was frantically trying to stop the bleeding of the 'second uncle', but he heard an inhuman roar behind him...

When they looked back, they saw that the old lady's true form had been revealed at this critical moment!

This was the first time they had seen such a scene, and naturally they were frightened to death and screamed.

"Help!"

The 'eldest uncle' left the 'second uncle' behind without hesitation and ran out of the door at high speed.

Seeing that there was no one to rely on, the "Second Uncle" also covered his wound and staggered towards the door.

"Blood, I want human blood..." The monster growled hoarsely, took only one look at the big black sheep, and chased after "Second Uncle" without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)