Nightmare Light

Chapter 247 The Yellow Millet Master

Outside the barracks at the Steelbone Army's garrison, the wind howled.

The endless millet swayed in the wind, and Lin Wang stood in the middle of the millet field, his messy hair flying wildly in the wind.

In my hand, the big yellow rat was being choked by the back of its neck, struggling and squeaking incessantly.

"This is the guy who's behind this."

Lin Wang emerged from the Yellow Millet, carrying a large yellow-skinned rat. Dog Brother and his two companions greeted him, looking at the rat with curiosity: "What...what kind of monster is this? Some kind of mist spirit?"

The big yellow rat in front of me looked thin and long, with round ears and a pointed face, and two front teeth sticking out, making it look a bit comical.

Lin Wang remembered another scientific name for this creature: weasel.

I just don't know if the term "weasel" exists in this world; let's just call it a yellow-skinned mouse for now...

He pondered to himself, then lightly flicked the yellow-skinned rat's forehead: "If I'm not mistaken, this guy must be a deity."

"A celestial being?" Dog Brother was taken aback.

At this moment, the yellow-skinned rat suddenly spoke, its tone furious: "How dare you disrespect me! What a noble position I hold, what formidable power I possess!"

As it spoke, it began to struggle frantically in Lin Wang's hand.

Bai Xiaoxiao curiously leaned closer: "So cute...it can actually talk?"

If it farts at you, you won't say it's cute anymore...

Lin Wang moved the yellow rat closer to Bai Xiaoxiao so she could see it clearly: "After all, it's a deity, so it's normal for it to be able to talk... Besides, didn't it try to scare us before?"

"What do you mean by pretending to be a god! I am a celestial being! Of course celestial beings can speak!" The yellow-skinned rat got even angrier, twisting its body wildly and kicking Lin Wang's arm with its two short hind legs.

"Stop fooling around." Lin Wang pinched its legs. "Behave yourself... If you're a deity, which deity are you?"

"You have shown great disrespect to the immortals! I will punish you!" The yellow-skinned rat struggled, and upon hearing Lin Wang's question, it bared its teeth at him. "Listen up, I am Lord Huang Liang! A lord-level immortal! Are you scared now!"

"Master Huangliang... Huangliang from the dream of Huangliang? In charge of dreams?" Lin Wang raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't realize you knew so much. Now put me down, kowtow to me two or three hundred times, and offer me ten roast chickens, and I'll mercifully forgive you!"

"How about I give you roast chicken instead of kowtowing?" Lin Wang chuckled and laughed.

This big yellow mouse is quite fun.

"Well...okay, I guess!" The yellow-skinned rat's drool was already dripping.

“But I don’t have it now. How about I give it to you later?” Lin Wang pointed to the Steelbone Army’s base. “First, cooperate with me and get everything done here.”

Lord Huangliang was taken aback at first, then flew into a rage: "Mortal! Are you trying to deceive me?!"

"Why would I lie to you?" Lin Wang shrugged. "We really didn't bring any food—we're here on a mission."

"I don't believe it!" The yellow-skinned rat bared its teeth, stretching its mouth towards Lin Wang as if it wanted to bite him.

“I have no reason to lie to you. You’re not the first immortal I’ve ever met,” Lin Wang said. “We just had a fight with a guy called Huang Quan Gong a while ago.”

"The Yellow...the Yellow Springs Lord of the Underworld?" The yellow-skinned rat paused, slowly relaxing its tense body and shrinking its neck. "Really?" Then it stiffened its neck again, raising its voice, "I don't believe it, you mere mortals..."

Lin Wang didn't waste any more words. He snapped his fingers, and a pale aura filled with deathly silence filled the air.

"Does it look familiar?"

The yellow-skinned mouse squeaked in fright, shrank its neck, kicked its arms and legs wildly, and even curled up its big tail to cover its eyes.

"You actually..." The big yellow rat was so frightened that it stammered out Mandarin, but quickly straightened its neck, "So what! He's just a mere Duke-level immortal! I'm a 'Lord' level!" Lin Wang snapped his fingers again, and a patch of pitch-black starlight, carrying a mountain-like aura, appeared above the yellow rat's head: "And what about this?"

"The aura of the mountain lords? Mountain lords! Mountain lords! Help... help..." When Huang Liangye sensed that aura, he was initially energized and shouted for help, but his voice gradually lowered halfway through. He shrank his neck and glanced at Lin Wang, then looked away again. "You... you ate all the mountain lords?"

"Why would I eat her?" Lin Wang laughed. "She's my tenant now."

The big yellow rat automatically interpreted this sentence as "The Lord of the Mountains has been imprisoned by this mortal." Its big tail stretched straight up, and it trembled as it shrank back: "You mortal, how dare you imprison a true god? Do you know what kind of calamity you will face if the Great Lord finds out about this..."

"You've misunderstood," Lin Wang interrupted Huang Liangye. "Forget it, let's just get straight to the point, so you don't overthink it."

He stretched out his left hand and held it out in front of the yellow-skinned rat: "Look at this."

Huang Liangye looked at Lin Wang's palm, and the next second, a tree branch grew out of thin air in his palm, which quickly branched out, grew slender leaves and pale golden fruit.

The branches exuded a sacred yet vibrant aura, and Dog Brother and Bai Xiaoxiao, who were not far away, even felt that their hidden injuries had healed considerably.

Lin Wang originally thought that ordinary immortals would immediately understand his origin and lose their hostility upon seeing the tree fern branches.

But to his surprise, the yellow rat's eyes widened when it saw the branch, then it bared its teeth and roared angrily, "What's your relationship with that stupid woman, Zhili!"

"Zhi Li?" Lin Wang frowned.

This was the second time he had heard this name.

The last time was during the battle with Huang Quan Gong. When the protective light shield on the temple flashed, His roar carried this name.

Lin Wang had a vague feeling at the time that this name was closely related to the temple.

The answer already subtly points to that truth.

However, Little Huangquan Gong was unwilling to talk to him about these things, and Lin Wang was too lazy to ask.

Anyway, the truth is there, and as the investigation continues, the truth will eventually come to light.

Now look what's happened! This big yellow rat not only dares to say that name, but it also sounds incredibly disrespectful towards it...

Lin Wang deliberately asked Huang Liangye, "You actually dared to insult Zhili? Aren't you afraid of her?"

"What am I afraid of? I'm His brother!"

The air around Huang Liang froze for a few seconds after he said that.

A few seconds later, Lin Wang composed himself and asked, "Are you sure?"

"What's there to be unsure about!" Old Man Huang Liang grinned at him.

"Do you know who she... no, who is He/She?"

"Hmph... So what if she's the world's main god..." The big yellow rat drooped its ears and muttered to itself, "That doesn't mean I can't escape the fact that I'm her brother."

"You... are Mother's brother?" Dog Brother looked shocked, leaned closer to Grandpa Huangliang, looked at him carefully, and his expression was one of disbelief.

"Why, no!"

"Then...shouldn't we humans all call you Uncle?"

"Hey! That's a good idea!" Old Man Huang Liang's mouth stretched to his ears, and his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.

"But why are you so weak?"

"I'll bite you! I'll bite you!"

(End of this chapter)