What, what is this!
Tang Ning stared blankly at the small piece of silver fish scale on his waist. The scale was glowing dimly in the morning light, so beautiful that it made people feel slightly dizzy.
Thinking of this thing growing on his own body, Tang Ning felt even more dizzy. He even suspected that he was still asleep and that was why he saw such a weird scene.
The trembling fingertips gently lifted the hem of the dress, revealing more fine scales. They were arranged neatly to form a chamfered shape, with the sharp corners at the bottom sinking into the depths of the curve that Tang Ning could not see.
Tang Ning reached out to touch it in disbelief. It felt very strange, as if he was touching his own fingernails. It was smooth and not hard. On the contrary, Tang Ning was a delicate person, and it felt like it would break if he touched it too hard.
He touched the other parts of the skin that were not covered with scales. They were a little hard, and it seemed that they would also grow similar scales. Tang Ning hurriedly touched in all directions, from the straight legs to the toes, and it still felt like silk.
But the more normal the rest of the body looked, the weirder the scales seemed. Tang Ning panicked. Was this the price he had to pay for his wish to the river god
A face appeared outside the window like a ghost. Tang Ning frantically pulled at his clothes. His heart almost jumped out of his throat as he looked at the person who came.
It’s Lin Yun.
Tang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. If the person who just came was some NPC, he would be dead. Even Zhang Yun, who only had ichthyosis, would be treated unfairly. Since he had real fish scales, he would probably be skinned alive.
Lin Yun pushed the door open and looked at Tangning, who was still in shock. "What's wrong with you?"
Tang Ning waved at Lin Yun, signaling Fang to come over.
Lin Yun stood at the edge of the bed and saw Tang Ning carefully rolling up her skirt. He was stunned for a moment, unable to take his eyes off her slender waist until Tang Ning slightly turned to the side, revealing a silver-colored back.
"What is this?!" Lin Yun said in surprise.
Tang Ning quickly let go of her skirt, put her index finger on her lips, stared at Lin Yun and hissed.
Why is this person so startled!
Tangning completely forgot how shocked she was just now.
He took his computer and typed quickly, telling Lin Yun about his miserable experience last night. When he talked about the ghost that came to him last night, Lin Yun said in disbelief: "Didn't the Taoist priest surnamed Zhu try to catch the turtle in the jar?"
"It may have something to do with my card settings. I have a setting that says 'Danger is always with you.'"
This was the setting of the Sleeping Beauty card. Tang Ning thought about it and realized that he seemed to be the unlucky guy in the previous instance. Uncle Wang always kept an eye on him. This time when he entered the new instance, he was also targeted by that little devil.
However, the other setting of the Sleeping Beauty card was too tempting, which was equivalent to an extra chance of resurrection, so Tang Ning was reluctant to remove the card.
He briefly told Lin Yun what happened last night. Lin Yun frowned after listening, "I also saw the river god appear from the sky last night."
Tang Ning blinked in confusion. He thought he was the only one who could see it. Lin Yun didn’t make a wish, so why did Lin Yun also see the river god
“Perhaps more people have seen this scene.” Lin Yun whispered, “If this is true, the people of this town will soon be in a panic.”
"You just said that you saw that little ghost turned into bones?" Lin Yun asked.
Tangning nodded.
Lin Yun looked around. Tang Ning's entire room was filled with moisture, and the dampest place was the old wardrobe. Lin Yun walked forward, opened the door, and saw the corpses of two young children inside.
The body they are looking for is here!!
At this moment, a noise came from not far away. Lin Yun closed the cabinet door. The noise became clearer and clearer. Several voices intertwined together, and many people were talking at the same time:
"Master Zhu, what should we do if we fail to catch the turtle in the jar?"
"Why did it fail for no reason? Is it the river god?"
"Master Zhu, is the river god angry with us? What should we do now?"
"The river god is angry! It must be because we haven't worshipped him in all these years."
Tang Ning and Lin Yun looked at each other, and they heard the voice of Taoist Master Zhu: "Don't panic, as long as we build the temple quickly, the river god will see our intention. As for catching the turtle in the jar, if we do as I say, it will be foolproof. However, Zhang Yun took the initiative to wear a piece of jade to ward off evil spirits."
Taoist Master Zhu sighed, "Originally, those two were going to be put into the coffin, but who would have thought that they would leave after seeing the jade."
"It's Zhang Yun again! I know nothing good will come of him!"
"I think Zhang Yun is deliberately making trouble! He didn't really go there to be the bait! If you were unwilling, you shouldn't have gone there in the first place! Now that things have turned out like this, do you want all of us to die?"
"Jade? What kind of jade can ward off evil spirits? Where did this thing come from?"
"Zhang Yun, what the hell are you saying! You always act like a coward!"
Tang Ning was stunned. The jade belonged to him, Zhang Yun. He originally wanted Zhang Yun to protect him, but was he the one who was harming Zhang Yun himself
"What are you talking about? It was you who forced my grandson to be the bait! How come now it's my grandson who deliberately rushed to be the bait to harm the family?!" The old boatman shouted at the top of his lungs, and the others started arguing.
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing. Old man, please stop talking." The old woman came out to mediate: "You probably haven't had breakfast yet, right? I'm going to make fish porridge."
"Bah! Who wants to eat your porridge? I think it's unlucky!"
Tang Ning stood by the window and looked at the noisy group of people. Taoist Zhu, who was surrounded by the crowd, did not look as sage as usual. His Taoist robe was wrinkled and there were traces of mud on the hem, probably because he was drenched by the heavy rain and did not bring new clothes. Following behind him was Zhang Yun, whose face was pale.
If Taoist Zhu just didn't look as radiant as before, then Zhang Yun looked as if he was terminally ill. His eyes were lifeless and his lips were blue. No matter how the townspeople pointed at him and scolded him, Zhang Yun remained expressionless.
What happened? Why does Zhang Yun look so bad now? Is he sick
Tangning looked at Zhang Yun worriedly. Zhang Yun lowered his head and stood there straight.
"Are you Tang Ning?" Taoist Master Zhu walked towards Tang Ning.
Tangning nodded.
He was a foreign tourist, standing neatly by the window, his temperament out of tune with his surroundings. When the group of townspeople who were originally arguing saw him, they couldn't help but lower their voices.
Taoist Priest Zhu took out a piece of coral jade from his bosom and asked kindly, "Is this your jade?"
Tangning continued to nod.
"You had good intentions but ended up with a bad intention by giving this jade to Zhang Yun. This jade ruined our attempt to catch the turtle in the jar last night." Taoist Zhu's words were full of regret. He Tang Ning continued, "Take this jade and let me keep it. I will return it to you after this matter is settled to avoid chaos." As he said this, he put the jade back in his pocket.
Tangning blinked and asked softly, "What are you waiting for?"
Taoist Priest Zhu sighed and said, "Of course, we need to find the bodies of those two people."
"Then you can return it to me now." Tangning held out her hands. Under Taoist Zhu's suspicious gaze, Tangning said word by word, "Their bodies are with me."
The people outside the house looked over in surprise and confusion.
"Young man, don't joke about this kind of thing." Taoist Master Zhu didn't seem to take Tangning's words seriously.
Tang Ning pursed his lips and said nothing more. He turned around, opened the closet door, and two corpses fell out.
Taoist Master Zhu's expression changed immediately. He rushed into Tang Ning's room to check the two bodies. After confirming that they were correct, he looked at Tang Ning with a completely different expression: "How did you do that?!"
Tang Ning stretched out his hand, palm facing up.
Taoist Master Zhu took out the coral jade with some reluctance and slowly placed it in Tang Ning's arms, as if he had developed an inseparable feeling for the jade after just half a day of spending time with it.
Tangning took back his jade from Taoist Master Zhu and said expressionlessly, "Take a nap, and when you wake up, they're in the closet—"
Taoist Shang Zhu said, "Are you kidding me?" Tang Ning continued, "I think this is the blessing of the river god."
He was telling the truth. Although Taoist Zhu didn't seem to believe it, the other townspeople believed it without hesitation after hearing what Tang Ning said: "Great, now that we've found that thing, we'll be fine as long as we wait for the temple to be built!" "The river god wasn't angry at us last night, he was angry at those two. I said, we all built a temple for the river god, how could the river god still be angry?"
People are always willing to believe in things that are beneficial to them, and this is especially true for the townspeople who are under great mental pressure.
"The matter has been resolved. You must be hungry at home. Come and try the fish porridge I made. You also need to relax." The old woman warmly invited the townspeople into the house to taste the porridge. As the saying goes, you should not hit a smiling person. In addition, the two corpses had been found, so everyone felt relieved and some followed her into the house.
Seeing that someone was willing to drink the porridge, the old lady became even more enthusiastic. On the contrary, her grandson ignored her, as if she didn't care at all whether Zhang Yun wanted to eat something.
Tang Ning walked up to Zhang Yun. From a distance, he didn't see anything unusual, but when he got closer, he found that Zhang Yun was a little dazed and seemed absent-minded.
"Zhang Yun, what's wrong with you?" Tangning asked nervously.
Zhang Yun's sluggish eyes focused slightly as he looked at Tangning. He said softly, "I'm fine."
"Do you have a fever?" Tangning was holding a card and was thinking about whether he should find a reason to let Zhang Yun suck on his fingertips.
"I'll take a nap, I'm fine," Zhang Yun said slowly. He turned around slowly and walked back to his room.
His steps were a little unsteady. Tangning quickly supported Zhang Yun and walked into the room with him, "No, it was my jade that ruined your plan."
"It's not your fault." Zhang Yun seemed so tired that he had difficulty speaking.
Zhang Yun should have been resting at this time, but Tangning hesitated. Before Zhang Yun entered the house, he couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Yun, can you tell me what happened when you rescued me?"