Chapter 58: Mount Xumi (V)
When the smell of vajra spread from Lu Ren's body, none of the soldiers dared to make a sound. They all waited quietly for Indra to give orders.
Everyone knew that the smell on Lu Ren was too faint, so it was impossible for him to have the vajra hidden on him. But since there was still a lingering smell, as someone who had recent contact with it, he must know the whereabouts of the vajra.
Amid everyone's anxiety, Emperor Shitian finally spoke slowly, but his words were not meant for Lu Ren.
Indra asked his men, "I remember that the man named Mari who stole the vajra seemed to have fled to the human world in the end?"
The soldier answered in the affirmative.
So Emperor Shitian looked at Lu Ren and said, "In that case, take him back to Shanjian City."
The soldier seemed a little confused about Emperor Shitian's sudden decision: "Shouldn't we torture him?"
Hearing this question, Emperor Shitian raised his eyebrows unconsciously : "Interrogating a mute?" He looked at his subordinate, who had strong limbs but a simple mind, with displeasure.
"Besides, do you think she is just an ordinary slave?" Although Emperor Shitian was talking to his men, his eyes did not leave Lu Ren. He looked focused, as if he was exploring Lu Ren's background. "Now her background involves another world. Anything involving another world must be personally investigated by Sakya. This is a rule that Shanjian City has long established."
Although Indra didn't know the reasons, Shakya was always very cautious about the affairs of the other world. Even he couldn't break the rules easily.
So, thanks to the rules set by Sakyamuni, Lu Ren was finally spared from physical pain, although he also temporarily became a prisoner in another world.
Mount Xumi, an unknown tavern, Lu Ren’s room.
Lu Ren was in his room listening to the soldiers reading out the precautions for going to Shanjian City. He would set off tomorrow, and his occupation would officially change from waitress to female prisoner.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Emperor Shitian had no interest in abusing prisoners, at least not a prisoner from the human world. He did not even restrict Lu Ren's movements, but only ordered someone to tie a very thin shackle on Lu Ren's ankle, which would limit Lu Ren's range of movement. When Lu Ren was too far away from Emperor Shitian, the shackle would sound an alarm or even shock Lu Ren.
This is the prison chain of the Shanjian City Boundary Office.
Listening to the soldier's explanation of the prisoner chain, Lu Ren found that the effect of this thing was somewhat familiar: "This is similar to the demon-locking chain on Yangguan."
Because of Emperor Shitian's tolerance towards prisoners, Lu Ren even lacked the slightest bit of nervousness after being arrested. He couldn't help but let his thoughts wander. "I don't know how Zong Nian and Yang Guan are doing after what happened last time."
After a moment, Lu Ren thought to himself with self-mockery: "But no matter how bad it is, it should be better than me who is currently a prisoner."
The soldier who was explaining the situation was also observing the dazed Lu Ren. He didn't cry or make a fuss, and was quite obedient, so he didn't make things difficult for him. After explaining the precautions, he only left a notice saying "I'll take you out tomorrow" and left Lu Ren's room.
However , after listening to the precautions, Lu Ren suddenly discovered that being a prisoner not only provides food and accommodation, but also does not require working!
If he had known this benefit, he might have turned himself in long ago.
Since no one who was chained by Shanjian City had ever escaped, Emperor Shitian was not worried that Lu Ren would sneak away. Moreover, no normal person would want to bear Emperor Shitian's wrath alone, which was the consensus of the four realms of Shanjian City.
So Lu Ren can spend the night .
The soldiers were even considerate enough to give Lu Ren some time to pack his luggage.
However, Lu Ren only had one backpack with him, and he had never even opened it since he came to the world of voice-hearers. So Lu Ren had nothing to do. He sat quietly in front of the window, enjoying this night that was like the calm before a storm.
Lu Ren sat bored in front of the window, looking at the three full moons hanging high in the sky above the top of Mount Sumeru.
Lu Ren missed the TV and beer at home. "I don't know when I can go back." He thought a little disappointedly, but then he cheered up again. "Master Yu and the others saw me being taken away. They must be trying to save me now."
It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid when he first arrived in a different world, but Lu Ren learned to be brave in his rough first half of his life.
Blind fear can only stop people in their tracks. Fortunately, Lu Ren has long been accustomed to moving forward. He encouraged himself: "Now all I have to do is live well, wait until Maitreya finds his conscience and sends me back, or wait for Yu Shi and the others to find me!"
In the final analysis, it is a story about a poor guy who desperately feeds himself chicken soup late at night.
However, just as Lu Ren was drinking the chicken soup with great enthusiasm, he saw a beautiful girl being dragged into the shadows by a green-faced, fang-toothed, and terrifying monster in the alley downstairs.
After what he saw and heard in the tavern over the past few days, Lu Ren knew that the terrifying monster was called Yaksha, a type of creature in the realm of the voice-hearers, also included in the Tinu.
There were usually a few Yakshas among the guests of the tavern. They all had colorful hair and dark blue skin, and carried huge sharp iron forks. Yakshas were twice as tall as ordinary Tinu, and when they came to the tavern, they often sat together in groups of three or five. A group of tall, ferocious-looking creatures gathered together, causing other Tinu to be afraid of them and not dare to sit near them. So whenever they appeared, there would always be a circle of vacuum around them.
At first, Lu Ren didn't dare to approach those guests.
Later, the proprietress explained to him that these Yakshas had no ill intentions, and that the Yakshas were a race that was weak in nature and posed no threat except for their scary looks. Some of the tavern's regular customers were even public officials who were responsible for collecting bribes from merchants at the city gate with their scary looks to help increase the town's tax revenue.
Only then did Lu Ren gradually begin to look at these Yakshas with a normal attitude.
But deep down, Lu Ren still distrusts Yaksha.
Now, seeing the Yaksha dragging a beautiful woman into the alley in the middle of the night, Lu Ren naturally could not just sit there and watch. He ran downstairs quickly.
Downstairs, the landlady, who had been frightened all day, was lighting an oil lamp and calculating today's losses on a piece of paper. While calculating, she comforted her little sweetheart with a distressed look.
Lu Ren ran downstairs and said to the boss lady, "Boss lady, a yaksha dragged a beautiful girl into the alley, go and call for help!"
The proprietress had just digested Lu Ren's words, and before she could say anything, Lu Ren had already run away like a gust of wind. He took a shortcut from the back kitchen and rushed out through the back door, and also took a fire stick with him in case of emergency.
Fortunately, Lu Rengang saw the Yaksha and the girl as soon as he turned two alleys after exiting the back door. The scary-looking Yaksha seemed to be pulling the girl, while the girl looked very reluctant and was trying her best to refuse.
Lu Ren saw this and thought it was simply lawless, but at the same time he was relieved in his heart: "Fortunately, it's not too late."
So Lu Ren tiptoed forward and gave the Yaksha, who had his back to him, a beautiful blow on the back of the head.
Yasha fell to the ground in response, revealing the shocked girl whose face was hidden by his huge body.
The girl was wearing a white dress, had long hair, and thin arms and legs. She looked very fragile, had a pretty face, and was lovable.
Lu Ren quickly stepped forward and asked the girl: "Are you okay?"
The girl didn't say anything, but just shook her head blankly.
Lu Ren was relieved. He pointed at the Yaksha lying on the ground and called to the girl, "Let's go quickly. Otherwise he will wake up soon." Then he turned around and walked quickly towards the entrance of the alley.
However, after Lu Ren took two steps, he did not hear any footsteps following him. Instead, he heard the sound of flesh tearing and chewing.
Lu Ren turned back in horror, only to see the girl who had just been very gentle squatting beside the unconscious Yaksha, with her bloody mouth wide open, revealing a mouthful of fangs. Her teeth and mouth were already full of blood and flesh, which she had just torn off the Yaksha.
Lu Ren looked down and saw that a large piece of flesh had been torn off the shoulder of the Yaksha lying on the ground, and blood was oozing out of the bloody hole on the shoulder.
The girl seemed satisfied with just one bite. She stood up, sucked her fingers, and muttered to herself, as if complaining about the Yaksha lying on the ground: "You always advise me not to eat the Tinu. It's so annoying." After saying that, she seemed still unsatisfied and kicked the Yaksha on one corner.
Only then did Lu Ren realize that his good intentions had led to bad results.
The girl seemed to have vented enough, so she looked up at Lu Ren, and then rushed over with a mouth full of blood. She licked her lips while running, obviously treating Lu Ren as a delicious meal delivered to her door.
However, Lu Ren is no longer the unarmed Lu Ren of the past.
As soon as the girl came close, the chaos fragments in Lu Ren's hair sensed the danger and automatically transformed into countless chaos tentacles, easily rolling up the girl.
The girl, who had always relied on her beauty to seduce the ignorant slaves, had never seen such a scene before, and immediately shouted in horror: "What kind of monster are you?"
But Lu Ren was wrapped so well in layers of clothing that the girl couldn't see any clues at all.
The chaos tentacles wrapped around the girl and swung her back and forth between the wall and the ground. The terrifying girl was easily knocked unconscious.
After Lu Ren confirmed that the girl was really fainted, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He first praised the Chaos Tentacles for their great contribution, and then hurried out of the alley to find someone to help. Unexpectedly, he ran into the boss lady who was looking for him at the entrance of the alley.
The proprietress looked anxious, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him walk out of the alley safely: "Fortunately you are okay, I was just wondering if the girl you mentioned was also a Yaksha. Yaksha people are not ordinary, their appearance is determined by their heart, and their appearance is exactly the opposite of their inner state."
This was the first time Lu Ren had heard of this statement: "On the contrary?"
The lady boss nodded and said, "Yes, the kinder a Yasha is, the uglier he will be. On the contrary, once a Yasha's heart begins to twist and darkness grows, he will become more and more beautiful."
Lu Ren then realized that his judging people by appearance almost brought him disaster, so he had to lower his head and admit his mistake: "It is indeed a Yaksha, I just took it for granted."
The proprietress frowned when she heard this and asked what the current situation was.
In order not to expose the existence of Chaos Fragments on his body, Lu Ren could only lie and say that as soon as he walked into the alley, he saw the two Yakshas fighting and then both fainted.
The proprietress did not doubt Lu Ren's words too much. She just quickly called for people to treat the injured, and the matter came to an end.
