mtlumby2d Chapter 632: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio - Fairy 4
Chapter 632: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio - Fairy 4
Chapter 632: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio - Fairy 4
Ruyi did not hear the conversation between the three monsters Huang, Hu and Bai, because she was in too much of a hurry to leave and she knew nothing about this world. When she left, she just deliberately avoided the direction she came from and then flew in a random direction.
After flying for an unknown amount of time, Ruyi finally saw a village again. This time, because it was daytime, no one doubted Ruyi's identity. Ruyi found the entrance of the village and observed for a while, then chose the most talkative lady to ask questions.
"Hello, Auntie."
"Who are you?" The old lady looked at the young woman in front of her with amazement. She felt as if she had seen a fairy who had descended to earth. She lost all her vigilance.
"I'm a passerby passing by our village. I'd like to come over to ask for a glass of water and to find out how long it takes to get from here to the county town." Ruyi didn't dare to ask directly where this place was or what dynasty it was, so she could only ask in a roundabout way. But what she didn't know was that due to the merits she had cultivated, she had already become an immortal. In the eyes of ordinary people, she looked very friendly, and no one would doubt her even if she asked directly.
"Oh, you're just passing by. What's the big deal about asking for a glass of water? Come with me."
After hearing Ruyi's words, the old lady believed it without a doubt and immediately pulled Ruyi into her home. She first took out a large bowl and poured a large bowl of water for Ruyi. Then, seeing that it was getting late, she thought that Ruyi didn't even have water to drink and must have no dry food, so she wanted to keep her for lunch.
"Would you like to stay at my house for another meal?"
"No, thanks, Auntie. I'm not hungry. Thank you for your kindness." The Auntie was so enthusiastic that Ruyi felt a little embarrassed. He had enough food, and seeing that the bowls used to entertain guests at Auntie's home were all broken, he was even more unwilling to trouble Auntie.
"Girl, please don't be polite. What the lady said is true."
"Auntie, I'm really not hungry. I have food on me." Ruyi finally stopped the old lady and breathed a sigh of relief. "Auntie, you haven't told me how long it will take to get to the county town from here."
"You're going to the county town?" When the old lady heard Ruyi say that she was going to the county town, her face suddenly became a little conflicted. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.
"Girl, what are you going to do in the county town?"
"My aunt married and moved to the county town here a few years ago. Now my father passed away, and before he left, he asked me to go to the county town to live with my aunt." I made up an excuse to go to my aunt's house and waited for the old lady to give an explanation. What was wrong with this county town? Why did the old lady's expression change drastically when she talked about it?
"Alas!" The old lady sighed, "Girl, I'm not lying to you, this county town is really not worth going to!"
"Why, ma'am?"
The old lady looked worried and continued, "Our place is called Gujing Village. It is located between the two mountains, Qingshan and Heishan. To travel, you either go between the two mountains or go out from the front."
"I just don't know since when, the villagers who left from the front would always disappear without knowing and never come back."
"Later, I heard that there was a small hill next to the official road to the county town. On the hill was a temple called Lanruo Temple. There were monsters in the temple that could eat people. If you were lucky, you would be safe if you passed by Lanruo Temple during the day. If you were unlucky, you would be captured by the monsters in the temple if you didn't leave before dark."
"If you want to go to the county town, you can only go from the front. Listen to the advice of the auntie, you'd better not go."
At this moment, Ruyi could no longer hear what the old lady said. Her mind was filled with the three words "Lanruo Temple, Lanruo Temple, Lanruo Temple". After all this time, it turned out to be "A Chinese Ghost Story"?
Thinking of this, Ruyi suddenly shook her head, "No. The monsters I encountered before were not the ones in A Chinese Ghost Story."
"Auntie, it's okay. I just need to walk faster and leave during the day."
"I took the official road when I came here. Since there is an official road here, it proves that there is no problem." Ruyi deliberately showed an attitude of trusting the government. Seeing this, the old lady smiled helplessly. It was hard to persuade her anymore. When she said goodbye to Ruyi, she solemnly reminded her: "Miss, although there is nothing wrong with you trusting the government, in today's world, there are many things that the government cannot control even if they want to."
"You'd better be more careful." The old lady had heard many stories about scholars and fairies over the years. Although they were all stories about female fairies and male scholars, she couldn't help feeling a little worried when she saw Ruyi's beautiful and refined face.
This female fairy likes good-looking men, and this male fairy likes good-looking women, right? This girl looks like a fairy, and it's really worrying that she's traveling alone.
Knowing that the old lady had good intentions, Ruyi naturally would not be impatient. She listened to the old lady's instructions patiently and said seriously: "Don't worry, old lady. I have the ability to protect myself and will be careful."
Before saying goodbye to the old lady, Ruyi specially left some silver on the table in her house. When the old lady came home and saw the silver, Ruyi had already gone far away. The old lady touched the silver in her hand happily yet embarrassedly, and sincerely prayed that Ruyi could safely walk to the county town to find his relatives.
Just as the old lady was praying for Ruyi in her heart, Ruyi, who was on her way, suddenly stopped, then closed her eyes to check herself, and saw a red silk thread suddenly appeared and wrapped around her body, "Is this... the power of a wish?"
Ruyi had heard of the thing called "power of vows" before. Power of vows is the power of prayers, which can also be called the power of incense. It is what practitioners who follow the path of incense need to become immortals, gods, or even saints.
To some extent, the power of vows has the same effect as the power of merit in Ruyi, but compared to the power of merit, the method of obtaining the power of vows is simpler but also more demanding.
The power of merit is given by heaven after practitioners have produced positive effects on people, things and even processes in the world through their own behavior. The power of vows is obtained by practitioners through the offerings of human beings through "advising", "teaching" and "helping" them. The more pious the offerings are, the more power of vows the practitioner will obtain, and the faster the practitioner will practice.
But unlike the power of merit, which will not be lost once absorbed, the power of will can help practitioners upgrade quickly, but once lost, it will cause the practitioner's cultivation to regress and may even be contaminated into an evil monster. It can be considered a double-edged sword.
He couldn't understand why a wisp of willpower came out of his body, but Ruyi didn't intend to absorb it. As early as when he was chatting with the old lady, Ruyi had already confirmed that this was the world of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". Ruyi remembered that although there were gods and immortals in the world of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", most of the stories featured fox gods, ghosts and gods, which were not real gods at all.
At least for Ruyi, she doesn't want to become such a god.