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Chapter 79 The Journey to Wangshan (Part 8)

The group looked at each other in bewilderment: ...

Who protects whom?

I always felt that Master Su was very strong!
Su Yixuan had no idea what they were thinking, so she carefully inquired about the situation they had encountered.

It turned out that they had been following the corpse towards the back of the mountain, and when they were almost at their lair, they were discovered by the mummy.

To avoid causing panic, they didn't dare fire their guns.

They fought and retreated, but were still scratched.

They retreated into the village and set up traps, but surprisingly, no mummy chased after them.

After several investigations, they finally discovered that something seemed to be guarding the village, preventing the zombies from entering.

After receiving orders from their superiors, they were instructed to defend and not attack.

Aside from scouting the area outside the village every night, they dared not venture out easily.

"Have you noticed anything unusual in the village?"

The group looked at each other and shook their heads simultaneously.

Su Yixuan took out the compass again, made a hand seal, and a golden light shot out from the compass.

She carefully examined the courtyard house step by step along the walls, and finally, at the southwest corner, a golden light flashed and rippled slightly before quickly returning to calm.

When she pointed the compass at that direction, it returned to normal, as if that moment had just been an illusion.

Seeing that Su Yixuan had stopped and was not moving, Gao Dayong quickly asked in a low voice, "Master Su, is there a problem?"

Su Yixuan put away the compass, glanced at the sky in the southwest corner, and slowly shook her head: "No problem! But I have something to do and need to go out for a while!"

Hearing Su Yixuan about to leave, Zhang Wenbing immediately volunteered, "I'll go too!"

Su Yixuan waved her hand: "Don't cause any more trouble, I'll be right back!"

Gao Dayong: "."

Zhang Wenbing: "."

A group of burly men: "."

They must have been rejected!

Before her thoughts could even take shape, Su Yixuan nimbly climbed the old wall, checked her bearings, jumped off, and disappeared into the night.

The village at night is quiet and peaceful.

The sleeping people had no idea that a large number of menacing zombies were gathered less than 500 meters away from them.

Their bloodshot eyes widened as they stared excitedly at the small village nestled in the depression, the fresh flesh emitting an enticing aroma.

Unfortunately, the moment they stepped into the protective zone, they were instantly reduced to ashes.

The zombie leader led his men to surround the entire circle, probing it time and again, and shrinking the protective perimeter each time.

When there weren't enough walkers, they started collecting corpses from all over the place.

If this continues, they will eventually raze this village to the ground.

If those zombie mummies were to be stained with blood and flesh, they could evolve and no longer be the weaklings they are now.

Then it will be even harder to handle!

As Su Yixuan carefully searched for an opening, she observed the changes in the zombies around her, her brows furrowing involuntarily.

With the help of the Concealing Breath Talisman, Su Yixuan successfully circled around to the back of the zombie.

But she didn't stop; instead, she continued running towards the mountaintop. The bronze zombie in the distance seemed to sense something, turning its head to look ominously at the summit, but found nothing amiss.

Su Yixuan felt a chill run down her spine, so she became even more careful as she climbed up.

We walked all the way to the top of the mountain but didn't see anything special. Even the compass stopped shaking and lay flat.

Su Yixuan frowned and looked around. Apart from a few large rocks, there wasn't even a blade of grass. What secret did this place hold?
The silver chain suddenly darted down and stuck out its tongue at the crack in the middle of the large rock.

Su Yixuan squatted down in confusion, took out a flashlight and shone it inside, and surprisingly saw a dark-colored memorial tablet.

The words "Mountain God Above" are written in large, gilded characters above.

Mountain god?

Su Yixuan took out a soul-summoning talisman and lit it. After the smoke cleared, the phantom of an old tortoise appeared faintly in the air.

The old tortoise shook its dizzy head, saw Su Yixuan standing in front of it, and suddenly prostrated itself on the ground: "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Su Yixuan turned off the flashlight, put her hands behind her back, and looked at the old tortoise with a cold expression: "Are you the local mountain god?"

The old tortoise was taken aback: "Sir, what do you mean? Don't you recognize me?"

Su Yixuan nodded calmly: "Something unexpected happened, and I lost some of my memories. But that's not important. The reason I summoned you here is to ask what happened down the mountain."

The old tortoise slowly turned around, its cloudy old eyes gazing down the mountain. After a long while, it sighed, "In the end, I have to break my promise!"

"Tell me carefully!"

"After that great battle, I was severely injured by the God and Demon Spirit and thrown into a spatial rift, where I unexpectedly ended up here. I happened to meet the hunter Su Ying, who took me back and took good care of me, which allowed me to survive for many more days."

"A spatial rift?"

"His biggest worry before he died was his family, and I promised to protect them. Unfortunately, the claws of the gods and demons have already reached here, and my spiritual power is about to be exhausted."

"A lackey of gods and demons? Old tortoise, your jokes are utterly tasteless!"

The old tortoise stared wide-eyed in astonishment: "Does Your Excellency think this is a joke?"

"Please remove the word 'I think,' then it's a joke, thank you!"

Su Yixuan glanced at the commotion down the mountain: "Although those of us in this line of work deal with non-scientific events that transcend nature, we're not so outrageous as to believe everything. I'll give you a chance to rephrase your statement!"

"This……"

The old tortoise looked speechlessly at Su Yixuan, who seemed like a completely different person, and couldn't help but sigh. He then began to recount his story: "I had a mishap during my cultivation and went into a long slumber after faking my death. Back then, there was only one family in the village. The head of the household encountered my true form while hunting. He heard from others that a golden tortoise could bring wealth, so the whole family offered incense to it morning and night."

Su Yixuan's eyes lit up: "I've heard of that too, but I've never encountered a golden turtle. Where is it? May I see one?"

"My lord, please let me finish. I thought I shouldn't accept their offerings for nothing, so I diligently protected them. Perhaps they sensed my protection, so this custom of worship has been passed down. Unfortunately, my true form was eventually stolen and sold for money by that good-for-nothing brat of theirs, and the spiritual energy I left here is running low. I don't know how much longer I can protect them!"

"What? It was stolen?"

Su Yixuan looked at it with exasperation: "It's already been stolen, what's the point of guarding it now! Go find it and get it back!"

The old tortoise was taken aback: "Sir, you weren't like this before!"

What was I like before?

“You used to hate people who didn’t keep their promises. Even if someone stabbed you in the back, you would keep your promises before seeking revenge.”

"Are you saying I used to be an idiot?"

"No, no, no, the sir is a good person, an incredibly good person!"

This flattery felt somewhat uncomfortable; wasn't it indirectly implying that she was an idiot?

"Alright, alright, I don't remember anything from the past, let's talk about the present. Where did those things come from? Tell me everything you know!"

　Speechless~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)