Ch 547: Dear Sister?
Jiang Nanyu pulled the grass from her mouth, waved at the indistinct thing, and greeted with a smile: “Hi~”
“Are you human?” A gloomy, eerie voice came from the shadows, a mixture of an old man’s and a child’s voice.
“Do I look like a human?” Jiang Nanyu asked back.
“You’re not?”
“What do you think?”
“…”
Although it was just a swirling black mist, Jiang Nanyu felt that the shadow opposite seemed to be doubting itself.
“Although I look like a human, actually… my identity is much more noble. Do you know my name?” Jiang Nanyu pretended to be mysterious.
“What is it?” The black mist looked at Jiang Nanyu warily.
“It’s ‘Father’.”
“…” The shadow belatedly reacted, becoming furious, “You’re playing me?!”
The voice, along with the black mist, turned into a whirlwind, rapidly rushing towards Jiang Nanyu.
Jiang Nanyu quickly retreated, the talisman papers she had prepared in her hand shooting out rapidly. The talismans were drawn with her blood, but unfortunately lacked spiritual power, so the talisman’s efficacy was discounted.
These talisman papers were naturally dug out from the corner of the mountain cave. The quality was quite good; they hadn’t been damaged after all this time. Only their edges had been gnawed on by something, with rows of teeth marks.
After the black mist swallowed several talisman papers, something eerie happened. A small cluster of flames slowly ignited within the black mist.
At first, it was just a small, faint cluster of flames. The black mist seemed not to care, but when the flames became more numerous, it finally realized something was wrong.
Because it couldn’t extinguish these flames. Every time it thought it had successfully killed them, they would rekindle.
Cluster after cluster of flames appeared, more and more, the black mist panicked. It frantically tried to shake off these flames, but the flames clung to it stubbornly. Just as it was about to escape, Jiang Nanyu whistled, and the magical artifacts emerged from every cornerโ
A large net descended from the sky, directly enveloping the black mist.
Although the net had countless fist-sized entrances, the black mist could not escape no matter what.
“Release Venerable me! Release Venerable meโ”
The black mist thrashed wildly in the net, roaring.
Suddenly, a childish voice full of crying came from the black mist: “Sister, I’m so scared, please help me, help me, good sister…”
The soft, milky voice, laced with sobs, was unbearable to hear.
Jiang Nanyu clutched her chest and slowly approached the net.
The wooden staff quickly stepped forward to stop her: “Don’t be fooled by it, it’s deliberately tempting you!”
But Jiang Nanyu pushed the wooden staff away, her face full of distress: “I don’t want to, but it called me ‘good sister’.”
In the black mist, the childish voice called out to Jiang Nanyu, and seeing her getting closer, a hint of triumph appeared in its tone.
The wooden staff couldn’t stop Jiang Nanyu, watching helplessly as she walked to the net.
“Good sister, please help me, help me open it and let me out, okay?” the childish voice choked out.
“Okay.” With that, Jiang Nanyu reached for the net.
Then, she flicked her hand, and blood flowed from the cut on her palm, sprinkling onto the black mist.
“Ah!”
A shrill scream pierced the air above the Underworld Abyss.
Jiang Nanyu slowly wrapped her palm with a torn piece of her clothing, sighing softly: “Although Madam I quite like your sweet voice, but thinking that this voice might belong to an Old Man, makes me sad, I almost want to tear you apart…”
The wooden staff stood there dumbfounded.
Jiang Nanyu’s blood continued to corrode the black mist, also fueling the flames within. The flames burned the black mist, its screams growing louder, as it rolled continuously within the net.
After she bandaged her wound, she retracted her hand, grabbed the net, and began dragging it on the ground.
After walking a few steps, seeing the wooden staff still standing in mid-air, she couldn’t help but shout: “What are you standing there for, let’s go!”
“Go where?” The wooden staff was still dazed.
Jiang Nanyu looked at it questioningly: “Didn’t you say Wuyou is going to appear? Let’s just find a mountain cave to hide in for now? If you can find this guy’s lair, that’s best, but if not, let’s just find a random mountain cave to hide, and I’ll figure out how to kill this black mist…”
The other small creatures, hearing Jiang Nanyu say this, couldn’t help but tremble, and they all burrowed into the burden.
The black mist continued to clamor and struggle, hurling threats at Jiang Nanyu.
Jiang Nanyu dug her ears, then pretended to untie her bandaged hand, threatening: “Try screaming again, and I’ll kill you!”
The flames flickered in the black mist, and the original angry shouts gradually turned into pleas: “Spare me, I dare not do it again, those flames, those flames are burning my life force!”
Jiang Nanyu glanced back at the small flames: “Then guide me back to your mountain cave, and once we reach the cave, I’ll recall these flames and let you off.”
“Okay, okay.” The black mist quickly pointed towards the front.
They went around and around, until they arrived at a mountain cave.
However, standing at the entrance of this mountain cave, Jiang Nanyu immediately noticed something unusual. She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked casually: “Are you sure, it’s here?”
