landbeastnovel Chapter 174 Oh my god! Why didn't you say so earlier?! *2
Chapter 174 Oh my god! Why didn't you say so earlier?! *2
Chapter 174 Oh my god! Why didn't you say so earlier?! *2 (4000)
Lu Yuan was genuinely startled by the sudden attack of the living tiger rabbit.
Lu Yuan, of course, did not forget that there was a living tiger rabbit next to him.
However, Lu Yuan had always been wary of this living tiger rabbit.
Don't even think that this living tiger rabbit will help you.
Lu Yuan was afraid that while he was fighting the Faceless Evil God, this living tiger rabbit might suddenly jump out and stab him from behind.
result----
Now this living tiger and rabbit—
Lu Yuan did not hesitate.
The sounds of the living tiger rabbit still echoed in the valley, and Lu Yuan had already made his move.
It didn't run, it pounced.
Holding Yun Ting in his hand, the light on the sword was as small as a pinhead or a grain of rice, bluish-white, like a star about to be extinguished.
He focused all the light on the tip of the sword, and the tip lit up. In that instant, the entire valley went dark.
The moment the talisman depicting the living tiger and rabbit was applied, the old man's face began to melt.
It didn't melt slowly; it flowed down from between the eyebrows, like wax or melting snow.
His eyebrows drooped, his nose collapsed, and his mouth was crooked to one side.
The entire face detached from the faceless evil god's face, fell to the ground, and shattered.
It crumbled into dust, into powder, into ash.
The wind blew, and nothing was left.
That face was completely gone.
Before the Faceless Evil God could run away or react, Lu Yuan drew his sword and plunged it into the darkness.
It's cracked.
The sword split open where it had pierced the ground, and white light surged out from the crack, so bright it was blinding.
Faces floated out of the white light, one after another, including men and women, old and young.
The faceless evil god is shrinking.
The paper tiger and rabbit figures stood to the side, holding a lamp that was still lit, a dim yellow light that swayed back and forth.
The living tiger rabbit sat on the ground leaning against a tree, its fingers white, the silver patterns on the talisman flashing, pressing down on the black mass to prevent it from closing.
The last face to float out was that of an old woman, wrinkled and worn out.
It paused briefly as it floated out, facing the direction of the living tiger rabbit, before dispersing.
The black mass shrank to the size of a fist, rolled to the edge of the crack, and tried to crawl inside.
The crack has mostly closed, leaving only a finger's width.
Lu Yuan didn't let it run away.
He pulled out the sword, but it was no longer gleaming.
He spat out the last breath onto the sword, and a wisp of white steam shot out from the tip, striking the black mass.
That black mass exploded.
Fry it into crumbs, ash, and smoke.
The wind blew by, and nothing was left.
The crack has closed.
The ground closed.
The valley fell silent.
Lu Yuan planted his sword in the ground, turned around and took two steps, but his legs gave way and he knelt on the ground.
The paper tiger and rabbit ran over to help him, the lamp swaying in their hands.
"Taoist Master—"
The paper tiger rabbit helped Lu Yuan sit down under a tree, and then went to collect some dry firewood.
There wasn't much else in the valley, just withered branches and fallen leaves everywhere.
She piled the firewood in the open space, took out a piece of yellow paper from her bosom, and threw it into the pile.
The yellow paper burned, and the bluish-white flames licked the dry branches, crackling loudly.
The firewood is piled up.
The fire wasn't big, but it was warm enough.
The three men sat around the fire, and none of them spoke.
Firstly, the battle just now had taken a heavy toll.
In addition, there were many things to say and ask each other, so the three of them didn't know where to begin.
in addition----
Lu Yuan waited quietly for the system's reward.
Lu Yuan hadn't received a high-star reward for "Slaying Demons and Eliminating Evil" for a long time.
What's special is that this is a ten-star one!
Although the living tiger Rabbit finally helped out, it was Lu Yuan who ultimately killed him.
I'm sure this reward is definitely a must!
Meanwhile, the living tiger Rabbit leaned against the tree, knees curled up, hands resting on its knees.
Her fingers were no longer white, they had returned to their flesh color, but they were still trembling slightly.
She stared at the fire, the firelight casting flickering light on her face.
The paper tiger rabbit sat next to Lu Yuan, with the eight-hole lamp on its lap and its hands covering it.
The light was still on, a dim yellow, a tiny flame, like a candle about to go out.
She looked down at the lamp, and after a while, she pulled the lamp closer to her chest.
The lines from the papers on her arm were still there, creeping from her wrist to her shoulder, and from her shoulder to her neck, mostly covered by her sleeve.
The firelight shone on her face, and on her two crooked little buns.
Lu Yuan sat next to the paper tiger and rabbit figures, the two of them sitting side by side.
This scene made it seem as if Lu Yuan and the paper tiger and rabbit were a family, while the real tiger and rabbit were singled out.
Yun Ting was stuck in the ground next to him, covered in dust, and the cloud patterns on the sword had all darkened.
Lu Yuan looked at the sword for a while without saying anything.
His vital energy was gone, not a single drop remained.
My dantian felt empty, like a dried-up well, even the bottom of the well was dry.
Lu Yuan stretched out his hand and warmed it against the fire.
My palms are hot, but the backs of my hands are cold.
Lu Yuan withdrew his hand and placed it on his knee.
The fire was burning brightly. Dry branches crackled and popped in the flames, one after another.
Sparks leaped out of the fire, floated upwards, and went out mid-air.
The wind blew in from the valley, carrying a burnt smell and the smell of paper ash.
The ashes were blown up from the ground, forming a thin layer that clung to the ground. When it reached the fire, the heat pushed it back up, and it moved back and forth.
The moon hung overhead, round and bright.
The moonlight shone in the valley, on the ashes of the burned paper, on the crooked old tree, and on the three people huddled around the fire.
The firelight was yellow, and the moonlight was white; when the two lights shone together, it was impossible to tell which was which.
The living tiger rabbit stirred.
She picked up a branch from the ground and threw it into the fire.
The fire crackled once, then fell silent again.
She stared at the burning branch, watching the fire spread from one end to the other.
Watching the branches turn black, watching the branches turn red, watching the branches break and fall into the ashes.
She looked at it very intently, as if she were looking at something important.
Her expression was unclear, and the flickering firelight cast her face in alternating light and shadow.
"Ask whatever you want, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Lu Yuan looked up at the living tiger and rabbit, then turned to look at the paper tiger and rabbit next to him.
The paper tiger rabbit ignored the living tiger rabbit.
Instead, he raised the lamp in his arms and shone it in the firelight.
The lamp was made of copper, rusted and glowing with a dark red light when illuminated by the fire.
The wick was very short, almost burning down to the bottom of the lamp.
There wasn't much lamp oil left; just a thin layer was spread at the bottom of the lamp.
She put the lamp down and then held it close to her chest.
She looked down at her hands, at the patterns on the paper, and after a while, she tucked her hands into her sleeves.
"What exactly is going on here?"
"She's definitely a paper doll, isn't she?"
"But why again—"
Lu Yuan looked up at the living tiger rabbit in front of him.
This is naturally the question he most wants to know right now.
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, before the living tiger rabbit could speak, the paper tiger rabbit sitting next to Lu Yuan suddenly looked up at Lu Yuan.
"Is she a paper doll?"
"Master, who are you talking about?"
Ok?
This left Lu Yuan completely baffled. Who was it?
Of course it's you!
Could it be that...?
The fire crackled and popped, sparks leaping upwards before going out mid-air.
The living tiger rabbit didn't respond to Lu Yuan's words, but turned its head to look at the lamp in the paper tiger rabbit's arms.
"Your lamp is about to break."
The paper tiger-rabbit looked down at the lamp. The wick was very short, almost burning down to the bottom.
There wasn't much lamp oil left; just a thin layer was spread at the bottom of the lamp.
The dim yellow flames flickered, as if they might go out at any moment.
"Why don't you hurry up and go fix it over there?"
The paper tiger rabbit looked up at the living tiger rabbit, then turned to look at Lu Yuan, hesitating slightly.
Lu Yuan immediately looked at the paper tiger and rabbit figures, raising an eyebrow, and said, "Go on, what can she do to me?"
For a moment, Lu Yuan felt a warm feeling in his heart from the little nose.
But then I thought—
She was a paper doll, and this made me feel inexplicably uneasy.
After hearing Lu Yuan's words, the paper tiger rabbit didn't say anything more.
She stood up, holding the lamp, took a few steps to the side, and squatted down behind a rock.
She placed the lamp on the ground, took out a piece of yellow paper from her bosom, tore it into thin strips, and stuffed them into the wick one by one.
She had her back to them, her head down, and her shoulders slightly hunched.
The moonlight shone on her, and on her two crooked little buns.
Only Lu Yuan and the living tiger Rabbit remained beside the campfire.
The firelight shone on the face of the living tiger rabbit, making her face appear very white.
She stared at the fire, watching the dry branches burn, watching them turn black, watching them turn red, watching them break and fall into the ashes.
Lu Yuan looked at her.
The little girl who just used a talisman to block the faceless evil god is now sitting here, looking no different from any other seven or eight-year-old girl.
His knees were bent, his hands rested on them, and his fingers were still trembling slightly.
"She doesn't know."
The living tiger rabbit suddenly spoke, its voice very soft, as if afraid of being heard by the person behind the rock.
Lu Yuan didn't speak.
She didn't know she was a paper doll.
"So don't say it in front of her."
The living tiger rabbit said again.
She picked up a twig from the ground, twirled it in her hand twice, but didn't throw it into the fire.
Lu Yuan remained silent, only nodding.
Lu Yuan had already noticed it; what he was curious about now was—
"She's my sister, my own sister."
"We are twins."
The living tiger rabbit suddenly raised its little face, looked at Lu Yuan, and said with a serious expression.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was completely dumbfounded.
What the heck is this again?!
Why are they bringing up twins again? And a biological sister again?
This paper tiger and rabbit is just a paper figure!
Let's not even talk about the creases on those paper figures we saw before, let's talk about now.
The creases on the paper tiger and rabbit figures haven't been fully restored yet.
Lu Yuan stared blankly at the living tiger and rabbit in front of him. Could it be that this living tiger and rabbit was also a paper doll?
Can----
The problem is that Lu Yuan had tried using various magical artifacts on this living tiger and rabbit before.
This living tiger rabbit is definitely a living person.
That's absolutely right!!
Lu Yuan's mind was in a bit of a mess for a moment.
The fire crackled and popped.
The sparks bounced upwards, then went out halfway through the air.
The living tiger rabbit stared at the fire, the firelight flickering on her face, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.
"She died at birth."
She spoke in a very flat voice, as if she were talking about something from a long time ago, so long ago that it no longer hurt.
"When my mother was pregnant with us, her belly was a size bigger than that of ordinary people."
"The midwife said it's probably twins."
The living tiger rabbit picked up a twig from the ground and twirled it in its hand.
"I came out first, I cried loudly, and my limbs were strong."
"The midwife said it's a good one."
The branch spun in her hand, then spun again.
"It's her turn."
"It won't come out. My mother was in pain for half the night, and the bleeding wouldn't stop."
The midwife said that only one of the mother and child could be saved.
"My dad said to save the mother."
"My mother wouldn't allow it, saying she'd drag the little one out, regardless of whether he lived or died."
The branch stopped. She threw the branch into the fire.
"It's out."
"She's not breathing, her whole body is purple, and she's neither crying nor moving."
"My mother is gone too."
"The bleeding won't stop, no matter what I do, I can't stop it."
The fire crackled and popped.
A spark landed on her shoe, but the living tiger rabbit didn't move.
"My dad held her and sat in the yard all night."
"The Xu Denghu family has spent their whole lives dealing with lamps and knows that a person has three souls and seven spirits, and that the soul does not immediately dissipate after a person dies."
"My dad couldn't bear to part with it."
The living tiger rabbit raised its head and looked behind the rock.
The paper tiger and rabbit figures were still squatting there, diligently repairing the lamp, their backs to them, heads bowed, shoulders slightly hunched.
The moonlight shone on her, and on her two crooked little buns.
"My father used a family method to preserve her soul."
"I folded a piece of paper into a body and put the soul inside."
"He made the paper himself, using rush pith mixed with incense ash, one sheet at a time."
"I folded it for seven days and seven nights until it became a doll."
"It has hands and feet, a nose and eyes, just like when she was born."
She picked up another twig from the ground, didn't throw it away, and held it tightly in her hand.
"The paper figure was made, the soul was put inside, and she came to life."
"She opened her eyes, she can cry, and she can nurse."
"Just like a living person, just like me."
The branch broke in two in her hand.
She threw the broken piece into the fire.
"My dad kept it a secret from everyone."
"We told the outside world that both twins survived."
"The midwife died. Deaths were common in those days, and nobody cared."
She picked up another branch and threw it in, making the fire a little stronger.
"She never knew this from a young age."
"She thought she was a human being, just like me."
The paper tiger rabbit stared at the fire, watching the newly thrown branch catch fire.
The bark rolled up first, forming a small tube, and flames emerged from under the bark, licking the heartwood of the branch.
Sitting opposite him, Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Then why does she have to be the one to continue the lamp-lighting?"
The fire crackled, and sparks flew out, landing on the hand of the living tiger rabbit.
"She did a good job; she's better at keeping the lamp lit than I am."
"My father taught her all his skills."
"I learned what was left over."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but nod.
Before Lu Yuan could ask anything, the living tiger rabbit suddenly looked up at him and said, "The most important thing is—"
"She is not only extending the light for others, but also extending the light for her own life."
"She refills someone else's lamp, and she shines a little brighter herself."
"The more you add, the brighter the light becomes."
"The brighter the light, the longer she lives, and the more human she becomes."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was taken aback.
Before Lu Yuan could react, the living tiger rabbit said with utmost seriousness, "Originally, when she was adding oil to the lamp for the Faceless Venerable, she could have added enough oil for herself for ten years."
"Now, it's gone."
Lu Yuan: "????"
What do you mean?
Does that mean you reduced the lifespan of the paper tiger and rabbit by ten years?
Oh my god! Why didn't you say so earlier?!
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