My hero is myself

There is a layer of energy on Cheng Lan's body that prevents his soul from returning.

It's like a demon, but it doesn't have that fishy smell. Instead, it smells like incense.

Inheriting the rich experience of Chen Tuan, the Buddha-Suppressing Ghost Cultivator, Roland quickly judged:

This is a certain beast that protects a place, relies on incense believers, and becomes the "god" of the land and the city god...

"When these animals become gods, they cherish their feathers the most and will not take action easily. Is it a joke to prevent a young man from returning to his body at this time, or is he doing it for some purpose?"

He didn't have an answer for the time being, so he continued to experiment and found that his soul could still leave the cricket's body.

Let’s take a look at the possessed cricket:

He is small, black and red, and his beard is longer than his body.

It doesn't look impressive, but it's not bad either, and it feels quite capable.

Roland climbed a little higher and found that his soul would weaken rapidly if he was only one foot away from his body...

"It's too weak. Not to mention the ghost cultivation body I transformed before, even an ordinary wandering soul is stronger than this boy."

"With my current strength, I am completely unable to exist independently from my body, let alone fight against the animal god hiding behind the scenes."

"The soul can't cause trouble, so I have to protect the bodies of Cricket and Cheng Lan. This is the source of my current combat power."

Roland determined that this "Liao Zhai End of the Night" was the most difficult start he had ever experienced.

Yu Qi is of the witch clan bloodline and has a strong body.

Dad, Yu Gong, is not a peerless strongman, but he can be said to be invincible on the partition mini-map, and he can be played by a wise old man in seconds.

Fahai of Jinshan Temple is not to mention the most powerful person in the world, but even if he is a holy monk from Shilipo, he is often plotted against him, and he can clean up the miscellaneous fish.

Now he starts like a cricket, unable to use any of his martial arts and spells, which is really frustrating.

Fortunately he was used to it.

Reversing destiny has never been an easy and simple task, and there is always a line of cold and ruthless "You are dead".

It is impossible for Jiuzhou Heroes to arrange a losing situation for him. The little cricket must also have his own spring!

Roland completed a brief analysis and his soul returned to the cricket body.

Shake the tentacles, bend and extend the six legs, spread the wings...

He is adapting to this body as quickly as possible.

At the same time, thinking about it, if you make good use of this body, it is not impossible to make a sneak attack and kill someone...

After all, we have also traveled repeatedly through the world of Kyushu for hundreds of years, becoming a martial arts master and realizing the mighty dragon.

The human body is very different from a cricket. It can be drawn by analogy, but it can still be pulled!

After a while, Roland had adapted to the insect's perspective.

Jumping around, spreading your wings and gliding, discovering is also interesting...

As he gradually adapted to his body, a couple heard the news, hugged Cheng Lan and cried loudly.

Not surprisingly, they are the parents of the boy in this life.

The sad-looking middle-aged man is the hapless poor scholar Cheng Ming who was persecuted by the county guards and forced to become the village chief.

Roland looked back on his memories and remembered that the chief position was a unique position in the Ming Dynasty.

In ancient times, it was called a mile, with 110 households making up one mile, similar to the modern village chief or street director.

Responsible for household registration, grain collection and other matters.

As the head of a large squire household, he naturally had the means to join forces with the county magistrates and servants, and the fish and meat village became more and more prosperous as time passed.

But Cheng Ming was unable to study well and had a pedantic temperament. He was just a scapegoat pushed out by everyone.

Catching crickets was unfavorable, and Cheng Ming was exhausted in less than a year.

Now even their only son was gone, and the couple collapsed on the spot.

"You bastard, why are you touching that precious lump... It's gone, why are you gone too..."

"My dear, no matter how precious the cricket is, it is nothing compared to your life..."

"I shouldn't scold you, I shouldn't hit you..."

"How will we live without you?"

The middle-aged couple, who only had one son, hugged the boy's cold body soaked in well water and almost fainted from crying.

Roland listened to their cries and the comfort from the people around him, and he probably knew what happened:

There is a lynx temple in this county, which is quite efficacious. The locals respectfully call it the lynx empress.

Cheng Ming was forced into desperation by the matter of "catching crickets", so he went to seek help from the Lynx Queen a few days ago.

After returning home, he dreamed of a big white cat with pointed ears, which directed him to search somewhere in the back mountain.

Cheng Ming looked for it doubtfully, and finally succeeded in catching a large and energetic cricket.

Keep it at home and prepare to hand it over to the government to complete the task when the deadline comes.

My son Cheng Lan, 14 years old, is naughty and active. He was curious about crickets, so he opened the lid of the earthen jar to take a peek...

What a terrible sight!

The best crickets jumped right out and disappeared after three hops and two hops.

When Cheng Lan found it again, the fine cricket had been crushed by the speeding carriage and its intestines were broken, and there was no way he could save it.

Cheng Ming has never been able to catch good crickets. The superiors insulted him, fined him, and beat him with sticks. Not only was he covered in injuries, but there was no rice left for cooking.

I thought that the Lynx Empress would be merciful and show me a way to survive.

Who knew that in the blink of an eye, my son would block this last way of survival?

The couple played mixed doubles against Cheng Lan.

Continuing with complaints and scoldings, Gu Ying felt sorry for himself that his life was miserable and he had this evil obstacle...

Cheng Lan felt guilty, scared, and a little unwilling.

So he sneaked out under the cover of night, preparing to catch another good cricket to save the family...

Lost in spirit, he slipped and fell into the well.

However, Cheng Ming and his wife believed that their son threw himself into a well because of the beating and scolding. The self-blame and sadness were real...

If the neighbors hadn't stopped her, Cheng's wife would have jumped into the well and followed her son.

The two of them were pitiful, but Roland looked at Cheng Lan, who was wrapped in a torn straw mat and was covered in bruises.

I also know that this couple beats their children really hard.

"It's really an old society that eats people..."

Roland sighed lightly.

The tragedy before us is certainly because the father is pedantic and the mother is ignorant, and they have no idea how to educate their children.

But how could they really want to kill their own children?

In the final analysis, it was the soldiers, bandits, officials and gentry who were pressing above their heads, creating a situation where crickets were more valuable than human lives.

"But don't just keep crying!"

Roland was so anxious that his tentacles couldn't help shaking.

That boy's heart is still beating. If you choke out the water in his trachea, I can still save him!

Roland wanted to remind the poor couple who had lost their souls.

But now he is just a cricket, no matter how anxious he is, he can't speak human words...

Does the sound of crickets come from rubbing their legs or vibrating their wings?

After several attempts, Roland finally discovered that he could make a long "cricket" sound by rubbing his wings against each other.

...This is useless!

Even if I write Morse code, these ancients won’t understand it!

While he was worried, Roland noticed that many people were looking in his direction.

Cricket is the darling of this era!

If you catch one that is good-looking, brave and good at fighting, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth!

Even the tragedy of a dead child couldn't stop the bright eyes of these people, who secretly searched for the source of the crickets' chirping.

The excitement that an otaku feels when he takes out his five-star wife is nothing more than that!

Huh?

Roland suddenly had the idea of ​​​​saving himself.

His compound eyes observed and analyzed the surrounding environment, selected a route, and jumped out from the grass where he was hiding!

[Your figure attracted the attention of many people, and many people rushed towards you. 】

[But you avoided them with your nimble movements, swerving all the way, and jumped into Cheng Lan's face. 】

[Cheng Ming and his wife saw you, and there was a hint of hope in their eyes. 】

[You crawled onto Cheng Lan's chest, Cheng Ming reached down to catch you, and you jumped onto Cheng Lan's belly. 】

[Cheng Ming pounces again, you jump again. 】

[This was repeated several times. To Cheng Ming's surprise, Cheng Lan choked out a lot of water in his stomach. 】

[Cheng Lan also finally discovered that his son's body was still warm, and he was ecstatic, so he and his wife rescued his son.

[You quickly run away and hide. 】

[Cheng Lan has recovered his breathing, but that layer of energy still prevents you from returning to your true body. 】

Roland knew that Cheng Lan's "little life" had been saved for the time being.

However, the body has no soul, is stupid, cannot respond to the outside world, and is no different from a vegetative state.

If you want to completely solve the problem and return to your human body, you have to go to the lynx temple to investigate...

No, go slowly!

There was some fear in Roland's heart.

Watching cute cat videos every day, he knows that mice, birds, and bugs are playthings that fall under cats’ claws.

It’s worse than eating it in one bite!

In order to avoid such an end, he planned to find a way to destroy the incense and become a god before going to play with the lynx empress!

Now... let's first solve the dilemma of Cheng Ming's family.

He already had a small plan in mind.

Volume 38: First Entering Kyushu: Chapter [-] The Psychic General

Roland watched as Cheng Ming and his wife returned home to recuperate with their children in their arms. They did not go out of the city to go to the lynx temple, nor did they show up immediately to recognize them.

Taking advantage of his petite and nimble body and not attracting attention, he began to wander around the countryside, eavesdropping, and even walked around the county.

When he was hungry, he would steal food, vegetables, and fruits from other people's homes.

The farmers of this era worked hard and had a rough diet.

With a small amount of food for a cricket, a few bites of Baijiafan would not attract attention at all.

After three days of this, Roland had a general understanding of the era he lived in:

"This is the 30th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, 1552 AD."

"Nearly 500 years have passed since Chen Tuan last appeared in the world."

"The world of spiritual practice at this time is even more desolate than before. There are many legends of fox ghosts in the world, but the true teachings of Taoism and Buddhism are hard to find, and there are only vague legends about sword immortals."

"I tried Taoism, Buddhism, and ghost cultivation methods, but there was no response... This is not something Tianzi can explain, but the path of cultivation has become extremely difficult and almost cut off."

"It seems that the so-called 'last night' should be the end of the Age of Ending Law. Is the next era of science and technology?"