Book 4: Chapter 73: Farewell

Book 4: Chapter 73: Farewell

I squatted in front of this short mud idol and asked Fatty, "Isnt this thing pretty similar to the idol we saw in the Heavenly Palace?"

Fatty also squatted down and touched his chin. "It's very similar to the shit I took yesterday."

"Are you that healthy? Shouldn't you have some problems in such a dangerous environment in order to show your respect?"

"If I had held it in, the first thing that would've come out when I found Little Brother and Master Hua would be the urge to poop. How embarrassing would that be?" As Fatty spoke, he pointed to something behind the idol.

This dilapidated temple was set in the north and was facing the south. The idol hadnt moved from this place for thousands of years, so the sun would sweep across it at the same time every day. Over the years, the statues shadow was cast on the wall, which caused the color of the wall to change.

This change was like a drop of water repeatedly hitting a stone; it had occurred for such a long time that there was now a vague outline.

When we were in the Heavenly Palace, we saw murals depicting the local Eastern Xia people using hot oil to stop bug-like creatures from crawling out of the abyss. Their god had also looked like a wooden club, so the outline on this wall brought me back to that moment when I first saw the strange idol in the Heavenly Palace.

This was not a humanoid god.

"In the Kunlun Mountain region, the development of the Bon religion gave rise to many local gods," Xiuxiu said.

I shook my head and bit my lower lip while thinking to myself, this god isnt a local god. Its no mere coincidence that this thing appears in all the places with huge geological crevices and huge underground structures.

The distance between Northeast China and the Kunlun Mountains was very far.

Based on my past experiences, we may even see the truth about this god next.

"If a large number of people died, then did they worship this god because they thought it could save them?"

"Maybe they hoped that this god would let them go," I responded.

At this time, Fatty suddenly bowed and paid his respects to the idol. When I looked at him, all he said was, "Just in case. It doesn't hurt to be prepared."

"Based on the current development, our ultimate goal should be to kill this thing, I said to him. Im afraid its useless to pay your respects."

Fatty looked at Xiuxiu and asked, "According to you Mystic Nine guys, is your brother Wu Xie considered too ambitious?"

Xiuxiu turned on her flashlight, illuminated the wall with the strong light, and motioned for us to look at the relief while saying, "No, he accomplished everything he intended to do before."

Fatty and I followed Xiuxiu's flashlight to look at the reliefs on the wall. They were completely weathered and almost unrecognizable, but we could see that the previous lines were very complicated. Looking at the wall now, however, it just looked like a mass of folds. But the mountain wall here seemed to be made of some kind of jade, so it had a glossy look to it when the flashlight shined upon it. I felt an indescribable sensation as I looked at that wall; even my throat felt uncomfortable.

When we arrived in the town, we landed in the crematoriums parking lot. This Kunlun Mountain town had a lot of land and a large parking lot. Many people here preferred to have sky burials, so the crematorium wasnt as full as it would be in the city. As a result, we were able to buy a spot without any problems.

We didnt open the bag holding his body because we didnt want to scare the others. After dismissing the staff, the three of us performed a simple farewell ceremony.

Fatty shed a tear, which he wiped away with his hand, "Tang Tang, were even. Take our money and go down and have fun. Hopefully there arent any little monsters in heaven."

As I looked at the shapeless sleeping bag on the morgue bed, my mind went back to the first time I ever met him.

No matter how significant a role you played in an era, youll eventually usher in your own end.

Goodbye, Tang Tang.

Fatty and I moved the body to the furnace hearth, pushed it into the main body of the furnace, and then closed the door. After that, Fatty pulled down the ignition switch on the side.

The whole furnace instantly turned red with the light from the flames and the sleeping bag started to burn, but at this time, we suddenly heard a scream. Then, something slammed against the furnace door and a strange face appeared behind the doors glass.

I thought Jin Wantangs corpse had finally transformed, but when I saw that thing behind the glass, I realized that it wasnt Jin Wantang's face but that little monster Qi Yu's face.

Before I had time to react, the thing slammed into the furnace door again, hitting it so hard that it knocked the door open. A huge heat wave poured out, along with the smell of burning flesh. The little monster was on fire as it rolled out, knocked into us, and then threw itself directly at Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu smoothly rolled to the side and dodged while supporting herself with one hand, but the little monster instantly turned and threw itself at her again. This time, Xiuxiu didn't bother dodging at all and got ready to greet the little monster with an elbow. But before it could approach her, Fatty lifted the morgue bed up and smacked it away. I immediately picked up a nearby broom that was used to sweep up ashes and rushed over, but the little monster instantly broke the window and rushed out.

Fatty and I chased it to the broken window, but there was a meadow outside so we couldnt see anything. We both looked at each other. It was at this time that I suddenly realized that this thing had been hiding in Jin Wantang's sleeping bag the whole time. Had we been carrying it with us the whole way?

I turned to look at Xiuxiu, who closed the furnace door again as if what happened just now was only a small scene. When she saw me looking at her, she also gave me a suspicious look.

"Explain, she said. "Is Jin Wantang a corpse with two lives?"

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TN Notes:

(1) If I have to suffer, you shall as well. Heres what a horned viper looks like:

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() Surprise! I got through more last night than I thought I would. Anyone else kind of forget about Qi Yu? Maybe it's just me