Chapter 118
Chapter 118
The two young women had come specifically to thank him for his underpants. They were clearly very pleased with their new accessories. They kept nodding at Xiao Changye and smiling at him in a friendly way, and even brought him a fresh bowl and chopsticks in an attempt to soothe him.
Xiao Changye understood their goodwill, but all he could do was tremble and give a bitter smile.
It was useless. His heart had already split apart along with his underpants…
The kind that could never, ever be mended!!!
After dinner, everyone returned to the thatched huts to sleep. The Cannibal Tribe gave the best huts to their Old Ancestor and her friends.
His Majesty Xiao Changye, however, refused to set foot inside no matter what.
He had developed a psychological trauma toward those round thatched huts. He kept feeling like danger lurked inside.
He insisted on hugging the Great Roc’s leg and sleeping out in the open, successfully earning the Great Roc’s disdain.
The thatched hut was not large. Once the Regent King’s big bed was placed inside, it filled the entire space, giving the place a certain unique charm.
Ye Piaoling lay on the bed and sighed. “Babe, I really can’t figure it out. How did they mistake me for their Old Ancestor?”
Di Xiulan said mildly, “What if you really are?”
Ye Piaoling said, “Impossible! I have absolutely never eaten people. My tastes are not that extreme!”
Di Xiulan said thoughtfully, “Perhaps you truly have never eaten people.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
She got angry. “What do you mean, perhaps?”
Di Xiulan smiled and said, “Past life, present life. Perhaps you are the reincarnation of their Old Ancestor?”
Ye Piaoling said, “No. To tell you the truth, I’m actually the reincarnation of a corporate dog.”
Di Xiulan asked, “A corporate dog?”
Ye Piaoling said, “Yes. Working yourself to the bone every day until you drop dead from overwork.”
After hearing this, Di Xiulan fell silent for a very long time.
Then he murmured to himself, “So you were actually the reincarnation of a dog. This is indeed something I never expected.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
Di Xiulan said, “Then have you ever thought about whose reincarnation the dog was?”
Seeing how badly he had misunderstood, Ye Piaoling immediately snapped, “The dog I mentioned was a metaphor, not an actual dog! You’re the actual dog!”
Di Xiulan’s lips curved into a smile. Suddenly, he reached out and patted her head. “Silly girl. Whatever you are, I do not care.”
Ye Piaoling froze.
After a long moment, she said, “Aba aba!”
Di Xiulan: “Hm?”
Ye Piaoling said, “Aba aba aba!”
All of a sudden, she felt that the Cannibal Tribe’s language was genuinely useful. Otherwise, she really would not have known how to express the complexity of her feelings…
Early the next morning, the old shaman led the five-person team toward the deepest part of the jungle.
Vines tangled through the tropical rainforest like a maze. Without a native leading the way, there would have been no finding their destination.
After passing a massive banyan tree, a mysterious ancient tomb complex appeared before them. Moss crawled over the wind-and-rain-eroded ruins, making them look like the remnants of a lost civilization.
“That ghost lives inside,” the old shaman said, pressing his palms together. “Forgive me for not daring to go in. I can only wait for you here.”
Ye Piaoling nodded with a smile. “Thank you for your trouble!”
The five of them walked toward the tomb complex. Before them stood abandoned ruins and broken walls, yet a faint layer of ghostly blue Barrier floated over the stone gate.
Ye Piaoling frowned. “We can’t use spiritual power here. How are we supposed to break the Barrier?”
Di Xiulan said, “Come take a look.”
They walked up to the Barrier and examined it closely. There was clearly a massive wan-shaped Buddhist mark flickering across the Barrier!
“Only those with Immortal Pulse can break this Barrier,” Di Xiulan said. “The three of you try together.”
Hearing this, Ye Piaoling, Hua Wuhuang, and Xiao Changye were all somewhat surprised. They exchanged glances, then raised their hands together and touched the Barrier.
The next second, as if the surface of water had been sliced open, the Barrier silently dispersed the instant it came into contact with those who had Immortal Pulse!
“That’s it?”
Xiao Changye was pleasantly surprised.
Ye Piaoling smiled as well. This time, she finally understood why they had brought this burden along…
So it was to open the Barrier over the tomb!
The five-person team set off into the tomb complex.
Once they entered, the daylight instantly dimmed. A dim mist shrouded the space overhead, and everywhere the eye could see were withered trees and dried vines, the entire place steeped in a cold, deathly aura.
Ye Piaoling’s heart tightened. For a moment, she almost suspected she had returned to the Eternal Life Origin Realm.
Di Xiulan held her hand and led her at the front.
Lu Yin and Hua Wuhuang brought up the rear.
Xiao Changye was protected in the middle. Although it was safe, he could not help feeling a little uncomfortable…
Why am I always alone???
At the deepest part of the tomb complex was the entrance to the burial chamber. The pitch-black passage extended downward, as if leading straight into the deepest depths of hell.
Xiao Changye shuddered. “Eek! It looks so scary!”
Di Xiulan said, “The two of us will go in and capture the ghost. You stay outside and be ready to support us.”
The moment Xiao Changye heard that he did not have to enter the underground tomb, he immediately nodded. “Okay! Wishing Master a triumphant return!”
Lu Yin cupped his hands. “Be careful, both of you.”
The two of them then walked hand in hand toward the depths of the ancient tomb.
After they entered the underground passage, the temperature plunged again. Di Xiulan lit a fire striker, then took out a fox-fur cloak from his storage ring and wrapped the young woman beside him in it.
Ye Piaoling was instantly moved. “Babe, you’re so thoughtful!”
Di Xiulan also put on a cloak himself and said with a smile, “That ghost has a rather frightening appearance. When you see it later, don’t be afraid.”
Ye Piaoling gripped his hand tightly and trembled. “I-I’m not afraid. I know a secret ghost-exorcising spell!”
With that, she began chanting rapidly, “Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, friendliness. Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, friendliness. Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, friendliness…”
Di Xiulan: “…”
Ye Piaoling chanted her spell while following the man forward.
Before long, a heavy stone door appeared before them, blocking the way.
Ye Piaoling frowned. “This Ghost Po has no martial virtue at all. It actually installed an anti-theft door in its house?”
Di Xiulan: “…”
Di Xiulan said, “This door should have a mechanism. Look around.”
Ye Piaoling nodded and began feeling around the walls, searching carefully.
The switch to open the anti-theft door had to be hidden somewhere!
A moment later, Ye Piaoling’s eyes suddenly lit up.
Found it!
At the bottom of the mottled wall, there was clearly a shit-yellow button!