Chapter 113 The Arctic Silkworm
By the time that Ye Shaoyang returned to the resort, it was late at night. He felt weary in both body and mind; his injuries exacerbated the tiredness. Without further delay, he quickly went to sleep, as he needed to ask that girl some questions tomorrow morning.
It felt great to wake up naturally in the morning. As Ye Shaoyang hurriedly got up and readied himself, he found out that ten o’clock had passed. After he changed his clothes, he went to the living room. He currently stayed in a luxury suite that had two bedrooms and a living room. A pretty lady that wore a black blazer sat beside a tea table. She gently smiled at Ye Shaoyang, “You’re awake, Mr. Ye.”
Ye Shaoyang glanced at her a few times and confirmed that he did not know this pretty lady. Before he could ask, the pretty lady introduced herself, “I’m the public relations manager of Evergreen Villa. Miss Zhou entrusted me with the task of buying a few new clothes for you. I’ve been waiting for you to wake up.”
After she finished her words, she passed a stack of clothes to Ye Shaoyang. “I’m not sure about your body size, so I bought three different sizes. Please try on the clothes.”
Ye Shaoyang tried on the clothes in his bedroom and chose a set of Adidas casual wear. He felt that these clothes suited him the most. When he saw the reflection of the logo in the mirror, he remembered Xiao Ma’s words. Now, he understood the difference between original and fake Adidas. Even though they had a fairly similar outer appearance, it felt different to wear the original clothes. He returned the remaining two sets of clothes and thanked the public relations manager. Then, he asked, “Where is Jingru?”
“She is in her bedroom. Mr. Ye, please eat first,” replied the pretty lady in a sweet manner. She took out a lunch-box that contained Xiaolongbao from a bag.
“I bought these Baozi from the famous Restaurant Mantou Ji. They’re very delicious. Mr. Ye, please give it a try.”
Indeed, the smell from the Baozi whetted Ye Shaoyang’s appetite. However, he felt that the big meat bun tasted nicer after he ate one of the Baozi. Sometimes, the expensive one was not necessarily the best. Before he had finished the Baozi, Zhou Jingru exited her bedroom with another girl. Ye Shaoyang only recognized her after a few looks. It was the girl he had rescued yesterday; she had changed her attire. Ye Shaoyang emotionally sighed in his heart; he had good luck with ladies ever since he came to Stone City. This time, he had encountered another pretty girl.
Zhou Jingru sat down with the girl, as she sized Ye Shaoyang up, “Your pants were torn yesterday, so I asked big sister Zhang to buy you a set of casual wear. Are the clothes comfortable to wear?”
Ye Shaoyang nodded. He looked at the girl and found that she was also looking up and down him.
“Big sister Zhang, thank you for the help. You may go back now,” said Zhou Jingru.
“Goodbye, little handsome.” The public relations manager waved to Ye Shaoyang as she left the room.
When the door closed, Zhou Jingru held the girl’s hand, “Big brother Shaoyang, she is Tan Xiaohui. I have told her about our current situation. Regarding her matters...I think I’ll let her tell you herself.”
Maybe because Tan Xiaohui had just woken up after her long sleep, but she still looked slightly dull. But compared to yesterday, she looked a lot better. She nodded, as she said, “I grew up in a family of Miaojiang white witches. Do you know what a white witch is?”
Ye Shaoyang nodded. Miaojiang had both white witches and black witches. White witches were witch doctors, who cured people with their witchcraft. On the other hand, black witches were a group of secretive Gu masters, experts in the Gu craft. These black witches would accept payment to harm their client’s target. In conclusion, the individuals of the sorcerer realm considered witches from Miaojiang as members of a sect. Like other sorcerers, they captured spirits and subdued demons.
“Although I was born in a white witch family, I grew up and went to school like a normal person. Five years ago, my female cousin and I enrolled in a Chinese Traditional Medicine programme at a medical school in Stone City. We hoped to combine Chinese Traditional Medicine with Miaojiang craft. During our third year, my female cousin, our three friends, and I traveled around Chuiyun mountain. Out of curiosity, we went into Madam Chee’s Temple. It was raining and night approached, so we decided to temporarily stay at the temple.”
“One of the boys tried to frighten the girls with ghost stories. Then, another boy started to blaspheme against Madam Chee. My female cousin and I could sense the demon Qi in the temple. We tried to stop them, but they refused to listen. The worst part was that one of them got drunk after he consumed a few cans of beer and poured some of the liquor on Madam Chee’s statue….”
“Such a foolish act!” Ye Shaoyang could not help but scold the boy's action. This was one of the typical ways to seek trouble. Even though Madam Chee could not step out of the temple, she could still kill someone if they entered it. Previously, she did not kill because the villagers offered her tributes and sacrifices, which included Violent Undead Infants. Demons were narrow-minded, even if they became a deity. Moreover, Madam Chee had not even reached the level of a demon deity yet. Tan Xiaohui continued, “On that night, everything seemed fine. All of us slept on sheets of rice straw. But then, a strange sound woke me up at midnight. As I opened my eyes, I saw a frightful creature on top of the guy who blasphemed against Madam Chee. The creature gnawed at the guy’s skull, as it let out successive crackling sounds....”
“Oh my god! That is so terrifying!” Zhou Jingru involuntarily exclaimed in a soft voice.
Ye Shaoyang paused; he tried to imagine the scene. Indeed, it sounded terrifying. He hurriedly asked, “Do you know what that frightful creature is?”
Tan Xiaohui shook her head, “It was pitch dark. I couldn’t really see it, but it must be a strange animal. It looked slightly like a prawn, but it had a snake-like tail and more than four legs….”
Ye Shaoyang tried to match this description to a creature that he knew, but he failed. He gave up and gestured for Tan Xiaohui to continue the story. Tan Xiaohui continued, “Instantly, I woke up my female cousin. We planned to let my female cousin block the frightful creature, as I brought the others out of the temple. However, we met another spirit the moment we left the temple….Please let me finish this, and I’ll describe the spirit in detail. The spirit was quite powerful. I was no match for it. It killed our other two friends and my female cousin. Then, it dragged them into a well.”
“I knew that my death approached. I tried to escape with my life, but the spirit chased after me. It purposely guided me to that damn pagoda tree demon at the top of the hill. I was careless; the tree demon managed to enchant me. Because I’m a white witch, the tree demon couldn’t directly consume my soul, so it coerced me to commit suicide.”
“At the last moment, the arctic silkworm bit me. I woke up and controlled the arctic silkworm to spit out silk. It formed a cocoon around me before the tree demon could absorb me into its trunk. This cocoon insulated me from the demon Qi, preventing the tree demon from consuming my soul. It felt extremely cold inside the cocoon. It froze up my body and kept me from rotting.”
The tree demon was at its weakest at a quarter to twelve every day. This was also the moment that Yang replaced Yin. My soul would also wake up; I made an Illusion of Death with my soul to try and catch someone’s attention. Only spirits and sorcerers can see the illusion and save me. That’s all for my story.”
Tan Xiaohui spread her hands; she looked straight at Ye Shaoyang. This gesture seemed to indicate ‘just asked anything you want to know.’
Ye Shaoyang paused for a moment before he asked, “The arctic silkworm that you mentioned, is it one of the three awakened Gu?”
His question shocked Tan Xiaohui. Although she had never expected for Ye Shaoyang to know about this, she nodded.
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