Journey to the West: Yinhu Zhenjun

Chapter 3: Hard work and merit
In the early morning, Lu Yin slowly stood up from the bluestone, walked to the water's edge, and stretched out his barbed red tongue to lick the water.

The tail behind him was swimming in the air, hitting the ground every now and then.

Now it is almost certain that there are no creatures nearby. This is very strange. After Lu Yin came back last night, he still took a walk in the woods.

But indeed no living creatures were found. The whole forest was filled with a deathly aura, which was similar to the aura at the entrance of the valley, but very different.

Could it be that Yin Qi has affected the environment here?
Then there shouldn't be nothing.

His eyes swept across the pond water again. The pond water was cold and clear, and ripples appeared in circles as the tongue licked it. There were no fish or shrimps in it.

Looks like it's time for a change.

Lu Yin made up his mind. As the pond water entered his stomach, a cold feeling spread all over his body. The sleepy man left in an instant, and Lu Yin's spirit became much clearer.

Turning around, I looked towards the forest, where there were wisps of sunlight reaching the ground through the woods. Although I didn't know what time it was, it could still be classified as morning.

Then, it's time to act on your own.

Thinking of the message conveyed by the black gourd in my body last night, I need merit in exchange for rewards.

Although there are many dangers in the valley, fortunately there are many scattered corpses near the mouth of the valley. If they can be turned into "nutrients" for the black gourd, the situation may be solved.

What a merit, I didn’t expect that my “golden finger” actually needs this.

Shaking his head, Lu Yin stepped forward and rushed into the forest. There were no other creatures here, so Lu Yin no longer concealed his figure and ran as fast as he could in the forest.

Lu Yin made a rough estimate and it should not take more than 10 minutes. His strengthened body still ran for 10 minutes. This journey was not as close as Lu Yin imagined.

Arriving at the pile of rocks at the mouth of the valley last night, there was a new tomb that had been erected before. The three Chinese characters "Ning Yuxuan" were engraved on the tombstone.

The valley behind the rocks was still filled with strong winds, but it was not blown out of the valley mouth under the sunshine, and it was not as cold as last night.

It seems that sunlight still has a certain effect.

Lu Yin looked away from the entrance of the valley, and carefully looked at the pile of rocks in front of him. This seemed to be a part of the battlefield. There should be soldiers pushing boulders down from a high place to attack the soldiers at the entrance of the valley. Ning Yuxuan last night seemed to be So dead.

However, not many were as lucky as Ning Yuxuan. Most of the others had no bones left. Judging from Lu Yin's long look, there were not many with all the bones intact.

Lu Yin lowered his head and looked at his paws. It seemed that he was going to have to work hard today.

Lu Yin jumped to Ning Yuxuan's grave again, planning to make the cemetery area from here to the woods. If it was not enough, he would have to arrange it up the mountain.

Lu Yin looked up and saw that the mountain was not short, and there were a few stones stuck on the mountainside. The vegetation was sparse and sunny. It was a perfect cemetery.

Now that the planning is complete, let’s try making one first?
Lu Yin dug a hole first, and then focused on the position next to Ning Yuxuan. There was also a pile of bones there, but they had become a pile, and even the skull only had a semi-circular arc top.

The operation was very difficult, but compared to other bones with incomplete limbs, this one was pretty good. Lu Yin could only operate it with all his might.

Walking over, he stretched out his paw and pressed it gently. There was a slight "click", but Lu Yin heard it and quickly released his paw. There was already a crack on the semi-circular arc top of the head.

This bone is completely different from Ning Yuxuan's, too brittle.

There was no way, Lu Yin could only gather the surrounding soil and bones together, and move little by little towards the dug pit.

Lu Yin carefully pushed behind the mound with his two paws, fearing that his good intentions might lead to bad things.

In this way, Lu Yin pushed the pile of soil into the pit bit by bit, buried it again, and searched around the pile of rocks, but found nothing similar to a soldier's nameplate. Maybe They are all weathered or buried.After thinking for a while, Lu Yin found a smaller wooden board from the woods. It was taken from nearby materials. Lu Yin didn't find one as big as Ning Yuxuan's, so he had to get a smaller one. It looks like the square shape it was cut with fingernails.

Since so much time has passed, your family and children may have died long ago, but people cannot be nameless and ghosts cannot be without monuments, so I will give you a name.

Lu Yin made up his mind, took out his nails and carved two words on the wooden board.

【A】

Lu Yin's carving was quite neat. He held it in his mouth and inserted it into the front of the little earth bag. He took two steps back and looked at it, and then he felt confused about whether to laugh or cry.

I saw two deep tooth marks on the top of Jia Yi and Ning Yuxuan's tombstones, which were made by their own tiger teeth.

Kind of cute.

Lu Yin shook his head slightly, forget it, just treat it as his own anti-counterfeiting mark.

A new tomb was completed, and Lu Yin sank into his sea of ​​​​consciousness with anticipation. He saw a weak golden light flying in and hitting the black gourd.

This golden light was much smaller than last night, but it still made the black gourd spin, and a cryptic message came.

Also
almost
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, this black gourd, why did he feel a bit dissatisfied with desire.

However, this move to restrain the body was really effective. Although the power of this merit was weak, it was real, which also gave Lu Yin some motivation.

If the merit is sufficient, what reward will this black gourd give?
Did he suddenly transform into an old man?Or is it that the weapon spirit awakens and guides one's practice?
At the worst, he could come up with a magic weapon or something, which would make Lu Yin vulnerable.

After exiting the sea of ​​consciousness, Lu Yin felt that he was full of energy. Having goals and not having goals were completely different things. After passing Ning Yuxuan last night, he knew that this place might be a world of immortal cultivation.

Then can't I also join in the fun?

I don’t dare to think about becoming a human being for the time being, but it shouldn’t be difficult in the world of immortals, right?
Lu Yin started again, dug a big hole next to Jia Yi, turned his head to look for new bones on the ground and among the rocks.

This scene is a bit strange. A five-meter-long tiger dug a hole next to a pile of rocks in search of bones. After finding the bones, it did not eat them, but buried them in the same way as human sacrifices.

Graves were erected one after another, and golden light, large or small, flew into his sea of ​​consciousness and hit the black gourd.

Black Gourd will also feed back some information in a timely manner.

And this message will further inspire Lu Yin's actions. Although he didn't eat anything today, Lu Yin's body is still full of energy. I don't know if it is a psychological effect or the stamina of the Zhu Guo.

It wasn't until sunset that Lu Yin stopped. His tiger claws were covered with mud. Although there were no wounds, there was a bit of sourness.

It is easy to dig a hole and bury the bones. What is difficult is how to find the bones and how to confirm that the bones are the same.

Lu Yin didn't have any good idea. He could only determine the number of people in the pile of bones based on their skulls, bury them all together, and then carve their new names for the two on the tombstones.

Even if there are some who are missing arms or legs, they are all buried so close together, so you can all share a share among yourself.

The last tomb was placed, and Lu Yin had just stood still when Black Gourd's feedback came.

Half
Is this halfway through?

Lu Yin was a little surprised, so he could get a reward from the black gourd tomorrow. Last time it was Zhu Guo, what is it this time?
Suddenly, a familiar and biting wind blew against him. Lu Yin suddenly raised his head and saw that the sun was dim above his head and it was already dark in the distance. He quickly turned around and left, following the woods back to the edge of the cold pool.

(End of this chapter)