Chapter 23: The Self-Torture Scheme
"Sir, all the inns and post houses in the county, even the brothels and taverns, have no vacancies. Even the B&Bs are full. If you want to stay, you have to go to the countryside outside the city to find a B&B. There are no boats. If you want to charter a boat to see the Buddha, you have to wait until ten days later..."
While eating the candy man and listening to Cai Ting's report, and then looking at the monks and nuns all over the street, Ni Kun couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.
He also didn't expect that Longyou County would be so lively, with the streets full of people.
In addition to Buddhist monks and nuns, there are also many martial artists carrying swords and knives.
Ni Kun didn't know why those martial artists who had nothing to do with Buddhism came to join in the fun.
Did they still think that the birth of the Leshan Giant Buddha would bring some kind of adventure?
Well, we have to say that martial artists have a keen sense of smell. The appearance of the Leshan Giant Buddha may really bring about the "Lingyun Cave".
But this made Ni Kun a little distressed.
Although we have not heard of any strange caves appearing around the Leshan Giant Buddha, it is likely that they have not been discovered yet.
Once the "Lingyun Cave" appears, it will alarm everyone and countless masters will rush in and loot all the treasures.
"No, I have to go there early to occupy the spot."
Ni Kun pondered, ate the candy man in a few bites, and said to Wen Caiting:
"We won't stay overnight, we'll head to the Giant Buddha overnight."
Wen Caiting said: "But we can't rent a boat now..."
Ni Kun glanced at her:
"I have seen ordinary people who don't know , but can walk on the river with just a big bamboo. You are so skilled in martial arts, can't you do it?"
Wen Caiting had nothing to say.
The two of them left the county town and found a bamboo forest outside the city. They cut down a large bamboo and Wen Caiting carried it to the river.
As we were walking, we suddenly saw someone lying on the side of the road in front of a forest.
When they looked over, they saw a young girl in a yellow skirt lying motionless in the grass beside the road.
The girl's eyes were tightly closed, revealing half of her pale face. This half of her face alone made Ni Kun's heart move, and he felt amazed and pity.
She was barefoot with a pair of delicate jade feet. The skin on the back of her feet was smooth and tender, her toes were slender as if carved from jade, and her soles were white and free of dust.
Her skirt rolled up, revealing half of her slender, snow-white calves. Her skin was crystal clear, as if it were flawless. But at this moment, on her snow-white, flawless calves, there were a pair of shockingly tiny blood holes, slowly oozing dark red blood stains.
Looking at the girl's exquisite and perfect feet and her slender and beautiful back, Ni Kun couldn't help but have a strange look on his face.
Glancing sideways at Wen Caiting, he saw that her expression was quite unnatural, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
"This girl's skirt is made of excellent materials and the dyeing technique is also very exquisite. Such a pure and uniform light yellow color cannot be dyed by ordinary craftsmanship."
Ni Kun stood on the side of the road, with his hands behind his back, commenting on the girl in the yellow skirt on the ground:
"She has such nice clothes, there's no reason why she can't afford shoes. Well, there are no shoes or socks around, so it doesn't look like she took them off by herself . It's even more impossible that someone would leave her beauty alone and rob her of a pair of shoes... Running barefoot in the wild, but the soles of her feet are as clean as if they had just been washed, this must be a trick to fool a fool, right? Caiting, don't you think so?"
Wen Caiting smiled awkwardly: "Young Master, what you said is..."
Ni Kun chuckled and said with emotion:
"Look at the wound on her calf. It looks like she was bitten by a poisonous snake... I have to say, the evil woman from your Yin Gui sect is really cruel. She is not only cruel to the enemy, but also to herself.
"She is about the same age as me, and in order to play a trick, she actually fed the snake with her own body... If it were me, I would never do such a self-harming thing.
"So what kind of environment can cultivate such a cruel girl? Is this the loss of humanity or the decline of morality?"
After hearing what he said, Wen Caiting couldn't help herself and said to the still motionless girl in the yellow skirt:
"Master Nian, stop messing around and get up. You can't fool the young master ."
"Master Nian?" Although Ni Kun had guessed it long ago, he was finally able to confirm it now. He looked at the girl with curiosity:
"So she is indeed the direct disciple of the Yin Queen, the current Saint of the Yin Gui Sect, Kankan?"
Wen Caiting smiled bitterly: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you, Master..."
The girl in the yellow skirt on the ground, after listening to Ni Kun's long speech and then hearing Cai Ting expose her identity, she finally couldn't pretend anymore. She chuckled to hide her embarrassment, opened her eyes, and stood up.
When she stood up, the dark blood flowing from the two tiny blood holes on her legs quickly turned bright red, and then the bleeding stopped, the wounds automatically squeezed and shrank, and in a blink of an eye, there was almost no sign of injury.
Afterwards, the skin on her calves shook slightly, and all the blood stains fell off, leaving her skin crystal clear and flawless again.
She straightened her dress, turned around and faced Ni Kun, and her pale face turned back to a healthy, moist and fair complexion.
Ni Kun, who finally saw her true face, was moved again and exclaimed:
"Wen Caiting is already a rare beauty, but I didn't expect that the demon girl is even better than Wen. Without using any magic or illusion, her charm is no less than that of Wen Caiting when she uses all her strength!
"With such stunning beauty, it's no wonder she can easily charm Fang Zetao, who dominates the villa. It's no wonder that just a sigh can make the elite soldiers who tried to kill her unable to bear to swing their swords and shoot arrows at her..."
Although he was amazed by the beauty of the demon girl, Ni Kun ultimately suffered from a certain degree of post-traumatic stress disorder due to Liu Sheng Piaoxu, and he also successfully resisted the charm of Wen Caiting at her full power.
Seeing the stunning beauty of Xianxian at this time, he was not confused by love, but secretly alert in his heart: Is the demon Xianxian here to rescue Wen Caiting? Since she is here, is Zhu Yuyan here too?
Just when he was on guard, he saw Kankan glance at Wen Caiting who was carrying a three-meter-long bamboo. A hint of confusion flashed in her beautiful eyes. It was obvious that she didn't understand what Wen Caiting was going to do by carrying a big bamboo.
But she quickly concealed her bewilderment, bowed to Ni Kun nonchalantly, and said in a moving voice that sounded a bit ethereal and dreamy:
"I am Xiaoxiao, here to pay my respects to you, sir. May I know your name?"
Ni Kun remained calm and said calmly, "My surname is Ni and my name is Kun."
"It turns out to be Master Ni." Wan Wan smiled sweetly, blinking her long eyelashes, and acted curiously:
"I wonder how Master Ni recognized the origin of Xian'er? Did Master Wen mention Xian'er to you?"
She admitted that her self-torture tactic had many flaws, which Ni Kun had pointed out one by one before.
But even so, Mr. Ni, who looks about the same age as her, wouldn't be able to recognize her as the Yin Gui witch at first sight, right?
"She has hidden her true energy in her life and death acupoints, and looks like an ordinary weak woman." Wan Wan muttered in her heart:
"So, Master Wen was completely controlled by Ni Kun, betrayed the Saint Sect, and leaked the sect's secrets?
"Well, Uncle Wen has always been a seductive woman, but today next to Ni Kun, she didn't show any seductiveness at all, and was as serious as a good girl... I'm afraid she has really fallen for him!"
Even when she was doubtful, she still maintained her curious and inquiring look, like an innocent and naive girl.
Anyone who sees her at this moment will not associate her with the cruel, cunning Yin Gui witch.
Unfortunately, Ni Kun knew her true colors and her acting skills, so he would not be fooled by her innocent appearance. He just smiled and said:
"You don't have to test me. Wen Caiting has not betrayed the Yin Gui Sect, nor has she told me the secrets of your Yin Gui Sect. But I don't need her to tell me anything, because there are very few people and things in this world that I don't know."
A look of amazement and admiration appeared on Qianqian's innocent face:
"Really? I never thought that Master Ni is so knowledgeable and well-informed. I admire him very much."
As she spoke, her long eyelashes fluttered, and her deep, clear eyes seemed to be shining, full of admiration and respect.
If it were any other young man who was just starting out and full of vigor, or even an old hand, after hearing what Kankan did, he would probably immediately become so arrogant that he wouldn't even know what his last name should be.
However, Ni Kun would not be flattered by her. He just smiled and said:
"Of course it's true. By the way, where is your master Zhu Yuyan?"
Xianxian smiled sweetly, fluttering her eyelashes and said softly:
"Just now in Longyou County, Xian'er was with Master Zhu and saw Master Ni and Uncle Master Wen traveling together."
The implication is that Zhu Yuyan is with her, and if Ni Kun has any plans for her, he must consider Zhu Yuyan's existence.
Ni Kun nodded and said with a smile:
"So, the Queen is not around right now?"
K'k'k tilted her head and smiled: "Guess?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure turned into a phantom and retreated towards the woods behind him like lightning.
Ni Kun did not make any move, nor did he ask Wen Caiting to catch her - even if Wen Caiting was Kankan's uncle and had gained strength by eating snake gall for several years, she would not be able to catch Kankan, who was a fighter taught by Zhu Yuyan.
Therefore, he just put his hands behind his back, looked in the direction where Kankan was retreating, and said calmly:
"Give my regards to the Queen of Yin."
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint voice came from the forest:
"Sir, if you are thoughtful, I will definitely... Oh!"
Amid the exclamations, another loud bang was heard in the forest.
Then countless broken branches and leaves were thrown into the air, and a strong wind blew out from the forest, causing the large and small trees on the edge of the forest to sway and their branches and leaves to shake.
The situation was just like a cannonball exploding in the forest.
Then another muffled groan was heard, and in the whistling wind, Kanan, whose figure had completely disappeared into the forest without even a trace of her shadow, suddenly flew out of the forest like the wind and rushed towards Ni Kun and Wen Caiting.
