Excessive ferocity due to caution

"Run!"

Just as Zhao Yi was about to go deeper, a terrified voice came from inside the mountain!

There was a huge crevice at the bottom of the mountain, pitch black inside, and you couldn't see anything clearly.

But the black vines on the mountain all grew from here.

"Run!"

"Before it wakes up!"

"Don't look back!"

A voice came from inside again very quickly, and it was even more urgent than before!

Zhao Yi activated his Evil Eyes and, in conjunction with the Zi Bu Yu divine ability, began to investigate the interior.

Did you hear that sound just now?

Zhao Yi asked.

Su Qingyao shook her head.

"What was that sound? I didn't hear it."

If only I could hear it... then it must be because of the supernatural power of "Confucius does not speak".

The creature that made the sound just now may not have been a living being.

"Who are you?"

Zhao Yi tried to communicate with the voice and did not leave immediately.

He has more faith in his own judgment.

"Who am I... I've forgotten."

"Maybe it's someone like you."

Zhao Yi asked again:

"What happened here?"

The voice replied uncertainly:

"It has cursed this place."

"Who is it?"

"The source of the disease."

"Why curse this place?"

"I...I forgot."

The voice began to groan in pain, as if it were enduring some inhuman torture.

Zhao carefully glanced at the mountain outside, making sure there were no signs of any sudden abnormality, before saying:

"Do you need my help?"

From inside the mountain, the pained voice answered:

"You can't save me."

"No one can save me."

Gollum-

Just as the two were talking, the sound of bubbles came from the top of the mountain.

Is it inside now?

Zhao Yi changed the question.

"...He's not here... No...it's here..."

"Are you there?"

"Its physical form is no longer in the cave, but it is omnipresent."

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

"You're quite good at pulling things apart."

Sounds in the Mountains

"That's true."

"Are you really not leaving?"

Zhao Yi:

"Yes."

"Not only am I not leaving, but I'm coming in."

After a brief struggle, Zhao Yi still decided to go inside the mountain to take a look.

"No, you can't come in!"

The voice sounded very anxious.

Zhao Yi smiled slightly and strode into the crevice in the mountain.

Su Qingyao followed closely behind.

Once inside the mountain, Zhao Yi ignored the voice's advice and continued forward.

At first, it anxiously urged Zhao Yi to leave.

Later, seemingly driven to desperation, they began to intimidate and threaten Zhao Yi in various ways.

But Zhao Yi ignored it.

Finally, he stood in the center of the mountain and saw a rotting, beating heart amidst countless intertwined black vines.

The heart was very shriveled, as if it lacked nutrients.

But the black vines that coiled around it like blood vessels were continuously supplying it with nutrients.

"Looks like you paid a hefty price for attacking those guys outside."

Zhao Yi stood before the rotting heart and said with a smile.

"Don't be so smug... If you dare to make a move, I guarantee you'll end up like them!"

Chi!

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhao Yi severed the black vines with a single stroke.

A large amount of foul-smelling liquid gushed out, and the rotting heart cried out:

"No... How dare you?!"

Zhao Yi pointed the knife at the rotting heart and slowly said:

"You don't want anything to happen, do you?"

Heart sneered:

"Kill me, and the curse here will collapse, and you won't be able to leave alive!"

Zhao Yi calmly said:

"Why don't we each take a step back?"

The rotting heart remained silent for a moment.

What do you want?

It asked.

Zhao Yidao:

"I want to know the origin of the disease."

The rotting heart sneered:

"What good will it do to know?"

"You can't change any of this."

Zhao Yi twisted his neck:

"Hmm... that's none of your concern."

Seeing his stubbornness, the rotting heart spoke:

"I already told you that."

"The source of the disease has left here, and he will never come back."

Zhao Yi asked:

"Who is it, and where did it go?"

The rotting heart replied:

"I don't know who it is either."

"It cursed this place before it left, which is why I was able to be born."

"As for where it went... I'm not entirely sure either."

"It's too terrifying; no one would want to understand or get close to it."

"Anyone who has ever had any connection with it will be plagued by terrible misfortune, until they are condemned to hell..."

After a pause, the rotting heart said mockingly:

"And I can tell you with absolute certainty that as long as you can kill it, all diseases will disappear."

"But do you dare to go and find it?"

Zhao Yi:

"Of course I'll go find it."

"However, to make sure you're not just kidding me, I'll have to take you with me on this journey."

As soon as he finished speaking, his rotting heart couldn't take it anymore and screamed:

"Impossible, I'm not going anywhere!"

"If you dare lay a hand on me, I'll take you down with me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi gently pierced the rotting heart with the sharp tip of his knife.

"Take me with you, I'll take you there!"

The rotting heart hastily changed its tune.

"Actually, I've been looking for it for a long time."

"It's just because I haven't had the chance!"

"With my guidance, I believe we'll find it soon!"

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

"I thought you could hold on for a few more seconds."

The rotting heart, seeing Zhao Yi mocking it, spoke with a hint of gritted teeth... even though it had no intention of doing so.

"You're a madman..."

"Put the knife away right now!"

"I'm not kidding you. If I die, there's absolutely no way you'll get out of this mountain!"

Zhao Yi sheathed his knife.

"Of course, I believe you."

"Well then... let's go."

He grabbed the rotting heart and was about to leave when the latter cried out again:

"Don't rush!"

"Take another 'battery' with you when you leave, otherwise I'm afraid I won't last much longer!"

Zhao Yi:

"You mean those vines?"

Rotten heart:

"Yes."

"I need the nutrients inside to survive."

Zhao Yi cut off a section of black vine and inserted it into the rotting heart.

"Oh~"

Zhao Yi frowned:

"What's your name?"

Rotten heart:

"What? Can't I moan if it feels good?"

Zhao Yi shrugged.

He said to Su Qingyao beside him:

"Let's go, this matter is resolved."

"The next step is to find the source of the disease."

"As long as we find a way to get rid of it, the Warring States period will return to normal."

"The same to you."

Su Qingyao nodded:

"Thank you for your trouble, Master."

ps:

I don't know why I feel terrible today.

I started writing at eight o'clock in the morning, writing and deleting at the same time, until midnight.

Sigh ╯﹏╰

Okay, that's all for now. Goodnight, my darlings, get some rest!

I'll correct the typos tomorrow.