The Fifth Book The Fifth Volume Chapter 4 (Part 2) Servants of Past Life

  They've all become spirits, never mind them. Gan Ning said calmly, these trees, they won't attack us on their own initiative either. The ground was covered with thick fallen leaves, we walked through the forest, deep and shallow, wet branches occasionally stretched out from the side, rubbed against our clothes, and playfully retreated.

  "Hai Ji suddenly let out a burst of laughter: 'Three years ago, I wouldn't have dreamed that one day, Gan Zhen and I would be taking risks to save Ju Dan Mei. You little scamp, do you know that in the past, the three of us were at odds with each other, both in face and heart?'"

  I smiled and said: "It can't be because of me, can it?"

  "See you, big head ghost!" Haiji twisted my ear and continued: "Probably because we've been looking for you for three years, the three of us have become close, a bit like sisters. Right, Ningzhen?"

  After a while, Kanari nodded lightly and said "uh-huh". Kaori continued: "So, we must rescue Kujou Megumi."

  I nodded vigorously, and the dense forest emitted a rustling sound from time to time. Although I had been to Mo Xian Tian in my previous life, I didn't have any impression of it now. As I walked out of this forest where tree spirits dwelled, I saw a pink peach forest in front of me, with lush red peaches hanging from the branches. On the branches, there were cocoons as big as vats, and buzzing sounds came from within them.

  I patted my empty stomach, jumped onto the peach tree, picked a few peaches and handed them to Gan Ningzhen and Hai Ji. Just then, the cocoon on the tree suddenly burst open, and out flew several large moths with human faces, long pointed mouths like blood-red needles, ferociously swooping towards us.

  I didn't put these moths in my eyes, and a pair of palms gave birth to a circle of Xuan Qi. The moths were immediately trapped in the swirling air circle, flapping their wings and shaking. Hai Ji chopped out the pulse-cutting knife, and the golden knife gas swept across. Then there were moths that were cut in half.

  I spat out a mouthful of Samadhi True Fire at the cocoons on the locust tree. "Sizzle", the flames burned to the cocoons, automatically extinguishing, and emitting wisps of blue smoke. I secretly called it strange, these cocoons were actually not afraid of fire. With a flash of inspiration, I aimed at the peach tree, operating the pure Yang Flame heart method, continuously spitting out flames, the peach tree immediately fell into a sea of fire. The cocoons fell to the ground one after another. The flying moths emitted angry cries, surging like a tide, crazily attacking me.

  The ground was soon covered with moth corpses, piled up like small hills, and my hands were numb from killing them. But the number of moths was too great, and they kept coming in endless waves, their wings stirring up clouds of pinkish moth powder that drifted away, leaving the peach orchard shrouded in a hallucinatory haze.

  "Don't be distracted, hold your breath." Gan Zhen said, his sword sheath sweeping horizontally, knocking down a flying moth. The moth powder around us grew thicker and thicker, like rolling smoke, blocking our way. "Thud", a moth flew past my arm, its sharp mouth piercing into the trunk of a nearby tree, then quickly pulling out, and again pouncing towards me, with an eerie and ferocious expression on its face.

  The sweet osmanthus fragrance wafted through the air, and with a flick of her finger, a snow lotus burst forth, rapidly unfolding like a giant white umbrella. The snow lotus spun around, shooting out brilliant cold light that dispersed the fluttering moth powder in the sky. We retreated in disarray, hastening to pass through the peach grove. Once we crossed the peach grove, the moths no longer chased us and flew back to their cocoons.

  "What a hassle to even eat a peach." I let out a sigh, wiped the peach on my clothes and took a big bite. The skin was thin like a layer of paper, inside it was all juice, extremely sweet and refreshing. Compared to the fruits in the mortal world, the heavenly peaches are much more delicious.

  Hai Ji patted the powder off her hair and said, "I used to hear Ju Danmei say that the fish, birds, insects, and beasts of Mo Yue Tian are not easy to mess with. Now I've learned my lesson."

  "There's a monster!" Gan Ning suddenly turned pale. He pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword, staring straight at the thicket in front of him.

  "This mountain was opened by me, this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass from here, leave your toll!" A loud shout came from a dense pagoda tree crown, and a majestic giant suddenly jumped out, holding a large broad axe in both hands, swinging it with a flourish.

  I almost choked on a peach pit, and it turned out I had run into robbers. After spitting out the pit, I couldn't help but say: "Please, this old trick of robbing in the green woods is so outdated, no one used it since the end of the Sui dynasty. Can't you come up with something new?"

  The big Han was majestic and powerful, but he had a thief-like appearance with beady eyes. When he spoke, his eight-shaped whiskers would quiver, making him look quite comical. He saw Gan Zhen and Hai Ji, his expression changed, he stood still for a moment, threw down his board axe, and turned to run away.

  I was stunned, it was the first time I had seen such a tiger-headed and snake-tailed robber. However, judging from his expression, he had obviously seen two beauties before. "Slap", a crystal lotus flew out of Gan Ning's sleeve and hit the big man on the back. "Thud", the big man fell to the ground with a thud.

  "Halt, don't try to escape." Gan Zhen said coldly. The big man got up with a worried and bitter face, then knelt down again, kowtowing to Gan Ningzhen and Hai Ji like pounding garlic, begging bitterly: "Gan Xianzi, Hai Wushen spare my life! I didn't know you two were visiting, I offended you two, it's my fault for being blind." He raised his hands and slapped his own face with a loud crackling sound.

  I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe, with this little skill, you still want to rob? The demon who is enough to make the world laugh. Hai Ji asked: "Since you came to rob, why did you run away?"

  The big Han smiled and said: "You two misunderstood, I'm not a robber, but a paid guide. Are you two here in Mo Yue Tian for the first time? Do you need me to show you around?" He turned his back to us, lifted up his shirt, and on the grey vest inside, there was a line of white words: "Mo Yue Tian Sightseeing Tour, One Month Trip. A great place for leisure vacation, professional and enthusiastic guide, low cost, serving the masses."

  I was stunned, from a robber to a guide, this guy really knew how to adapt. The scabbard of Gan Zhen's sword pointed directly at his nose, and he said indifferently, "Tell me, why did you recognize me and Hai Ji?"

  The big Han's eyes rolled around: "Don't you two recognize me? I'm Mouse Gonggong, a slave servant by Lord Longdie's side."

  Earlier, I had the good fortune to witness the heroic appearance of these two with my master." With a "poof" sound, the robust and majestic body of the big man rapidly shrunk and transformed into a three-inch-tall, thin and frail old man.

  "Dragon Butterfly's servant?" I exclaimed, and Hai Ji also softly cried out: "So it was you! Twenty years ago, I indeed saw you at Dragon Butterfly's cave mansion. How did you end up in Demon Slaughter Heaven?"

  The old man nodded and bowed: "You two have finally remembered, noble people often forget things, hehe. Since Lord Longdie is no longer around, I feel that the situation is not good, so I hurriedly hid. But no matter where I hide, it's not very safe. Helpless, I had to escape to Demon Slashing Heaven to make a living. What a coincidence! I actually ran into you two, it's my fault for being blind, please raise your noble hands and spare me on the grounds that I used to serve tea and water for you two in the past." He secretly wiped his finger with saliva and applied it to his eyelid, putting on a pitiful expression.

  Hai Ji and Gan Ning's beautiful eyes fell on my face, Gan Ning hesitated for a moment, saying: "He is indeed the dragonfly's servant Mouse Gong Gong. You consider whether to recognize him or not."

  For a moment. I didn't know what to do either. The mouse stared at me, his expression changing, and suddenly shouted: "Young master, you spit saliva at me."

  I hesitated for a moment, and the mouse king's gaze fell on the peach pit I spat out on the ground. His eyes lit up, and he picked it up. He put it to his nose and sniffed it wildly, and suddenly a look of extreme joy appeared on his face. He trembled with excitement, saying: "It's dragon saliva! It's genuine dragon saliva! Master, is that really you? Have you really come back?"

  I let out a wry smile, that sly old mouse had actually recognized me at once. It seemed I couldn't hide it anymore. I nodded: "That's right, I'm the reincarnation of Long Die. Now I've come back to life. But I don't remember anything from my past life, so stop trying to get close to me."

  "Thud", Master Mouse let out a loud cry, knelt down, tightly hugging my calves with both arms, his eyes brimming with tears: "Master, I've missed you so much it hurts. Without you, I'm like an orphan, being bullied everywhere. Master, you've finally come back to find me, I've waited till the flowers have wilted."

  Wow, I almost vomited. This old man with a face full of wrinkles hugged me and cried bitterly, shouting "Dad" and "Mom", making my skin crawl. Hurriedly pushing him away, I said seriously: "There's no need to be so emotional, don't touch me like that. I'm not old, why are you calling me 'old master'? By the way, do you know about my reincarnation too?"

  The old man chuckled and wiped away his tears. "I remember hearing about the bet between Master Longwang, Gān Xiānzǐ, Hǎi Wǔshén, and Jiū Dānmèi back in the day. I was puzzled at the time - even if Master's powers were strong, how could he possibly reincarnate after death? Ha ha, Young Master, you're very tight-lipped, keeping this old slave in the dark. I never thought that 20 years later, you'd actually come back reincarnated." He looked me up and down again, saying "But your appearance has changed completely, I couldn't recognize you at all."

  My heart skipped a beat, the reincarnation of Long Die was indeed a mystery, even his loyal subordinates didn't know the secrets behind it. In his past life, Long Die's cunning was far beyond mine. Mouse Gonggong's eyebrows danced with excitement as he said: "Now that you're back, I can follow you again and enjoy the good food, drink the spicy wine, and bully others with your power."

  I couldn't help but laugh in my heart: "Keep dreaming, do you think you can still bully others with your power? Honestly, I haven't recovered my demonic powers yet and have only just evolved to the receptive state, so it's already good that I'm not being bullied."

  The mouse king was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "With the great and famous Gan Xianzi, Hai Wushen, and Jiu Xieyou protecting you, what are you worried about? Hmm? Where's Jiu Xieyou?"

  I hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell him the truth: "Ji Danmei was taken away by Ye Liu Bing, the Night Ice King of the Demon Realm. We came to Mo Xiantian to rescue her. Do you know where the Burial Flower Abyss is?"

  Master Mouse was startled, waving his hands repeatedly: "Ye Liu Bing? Young Master, you'd better hurry back to the Red Dust Heaven, that's our territory. Years ago, you took me through the Demon Slaughter Heaven, and we encountered Ye Liu Bing, who beat us so badly that we fled in disarray. Have you forgotten? This guy is extremely formidable."

  "Day after tomorrow, it turns out that Ye Liu Bing was the enemy of my past life. Then I must meet him again. I glared at him: 'What are you afraid of? Your courage is smaller than a mouse.'"

  The mouse official cried with a sad face: "I was originally a clever mouse. However, my loyalty to you is well-known, young master. Wherever you go, I'll follow. The Burial Mound of Flowers is the lair of the Night Flowing Ice demon, near the Shooting Snow Mountain, and I can guide you there."

  My spirits lifted, having a guide like this is much better than us stumbling around blindly. After carefully inquiring with Mouse Elder, I finally understood that back then, Long Die found Gan Ning and the others, after winning the bet and making a vow, he let him leave, saying to find him again after reincarnation. These years, he escaped to Mo Sha Tian, relying on swindling to get by. When things got tough, he would rob people at the border of Mo Sha Tian, targeting merchants who came from Hong Chen Tian. As soon as something didn't feel right, he would claim to be a guide.

  "The guide's business is not doing well, and there are few people who dare to come to the Devil's Land. Mouse Gongzi muttered and complained: "But staying in the Red Dust Heaven, I always feel like being stared at secretly by others. You should remember that since you obtained the map of the Self-Heavenly Land and lost it later, strange things have been happening around the cave."

  My heart skipped a beat, the three beauties also said that in their previous life, Long Die had obtained the "Self-Existing Heaven and Earth Map", perhaps discovering something, to avoid disaster, he found a way to reincarnate. It seems that Long Die's reincarnation still hides many astonishing secrets.

  Who is it after all? I fell into deep thought, who was it that kept killing those who had obtained the Tian Di Tu? In the dark, there seemed to be a pair of mysterious hands manipulating everything.

  I am chilled to the bone.