Chapter 139 The power of faith
Chapter 139 The power of faith
It was just dawn, and the entire Sunset Plain was bathed in the morning light. The beautiful scenery was truly refreshing.
The two men galloped on their horses across the wilderness, feeling as if they were roaming the world.
I saw the fishing village from afar. Hey, is that - Li Bao?
In front of the thatched cottage, Li Bao was concentrating and calming his mind, as if he was practicing martial arts. A stream of water surrounded his body, swirling and flowing like a living thing.
Li Bao was so focused that he didn't notice the two people approaching. His hands were dancing in the air, and the water was dancing around him.
"Li Bao? What kind of magic is this?"
Li Bao was startled and his concentration was interrupted, and the water around him fell down with a splash.
"Shh, mother-in-law hasn't woken up yet, don't wake her up."
Seeing this situation, Xiao Jie had some thoughts in his mind. This was a good opportunity to obtain information.
"Then how about we talk about it here."
Li Bao nodded, looking even more excited than Xiao Jie. "I've wanted to have a good chat with you guys for a long time. What is it like outside? Are there really monsters and ghosts that eat people? My mother-in-law always tells me this, but I feel like she's just trying to scare me..."
"Of course there are demons and ghosts. Otherwise, where can we return home to slay them? As long as our martial arts skills are high enough and our magic is strong enough, demons and ghosts will be no problem."
After chatting for a few sentences, Xiao Jie began to ask questions.
"Don't just talk about us, tell me about you. Your magic is quite powerful. Where did you learn it from?"
"I don't know either. Since I was a kid, I discovered that I can control water, and..."
"And what?"
"I often hear someone calling my name in the lake, especially when I'm dreaming. It seems like there are many voices whispering in my ears, asking me to follow them. But every time I wake up, there's nothing." Li Bao's voice was a little confused, just like a college student who can't find a job after graduation.
"I hope to go out and see the world one day. After my 15th birthday, my grandmother let me go. I have already made up my mind to go to the big city and visit Luoyang Town. If possible, I will find a master in the mountains to learn from. When I have learned, I will definitely do something. I often have a feeling that I should not be an ordinary person in this life. There must be a destiny waiting for me to fulfill...
Can you two please ask me not to tell my mother-in-law about these things?"
Xiao Jie and I looked at each other and thought that there was indeed a problem.
"Don't worry, my friend and I are not talkative people."
After chatting with Li Bao for a few words, Xiao Jie headed straight for the mass grave while his mother-in-law was still asleep and the mermaids hadn't started to spawn.
The bodies from yesterday were lying inside.
"Brother Feng, have you learned the art of corpse speaking?"
"That's right." Xiao Jie said as he clicked on the skill list.
【Corpse Talk (Thaumatology)
Use: Make a corpse speak. You can ask it three questions and the corpse will answer truthfully. After the questions are answered, the corpse will return to calm. The corpse talk spell can only be used once on each corpse.
Use requires: Stay focused.
Skill introduction: A derivative skill of the corpse-driving technique. It is said that corpse-driving sorcerers who keep company with corpses for a long time will gradually lose their sanity. The excessive loneliness makes them master the strange ability to communicate with corpses to relieve their loneliness.
As long as you know how to ask and how to listen, even a corpse can become the subject of a conversation. 】
This skill is really amazing. How can I experiment with it in real life? I can't just go to the morgue and chat with people.
Why are there three questions?
A corpse can only use the corpse speaking technique once, so you have to think carefully about what questions to ask.
With all sorts of thoughts in his mind, Xiao Jie clicked on a corpse with his mouse and said, "Let me start with you."
Corpse speaking!
I saw the screen in front of me suddenly became dark, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray mist, and even the surrounding sounds became blurred.
Only the corpse in front of him suddenly became extremely clear, and even slowly raised its head.
The skull-like face revealed a very human blank expression, and the mouth began to make a "ho-ho" sound.
It’s starting now!
The first question is “Who are you?”
This was the first question Xiao Jie had to ask after thinking it over again and again. Only by confirming the other party's identity first could he ask better questions.
"I am... Liu Ge, I... fisher."
He seems to be just an ordinary fisherman.
The second question is: "Who killed you?"
"Evil mother-in-law... the evil mother-in-law of the Li family."
As for Granny Li, it wasn't unexpected.
The third question - "What kind of monster is Yu Niang?"
"I don't know... I don't know... Is she a monster..."
Hmm? That's strange.
Looking at the corpse again, it had returned to its original appearance, the black fog around it had disappeared, and the sun was shining brightly.
"Brother Feng? Why were you in a daze just now?"
"Dazed?" Xiao Jie seemed to be thinking about something. It seemed that the corpse speaking technique was not to make the corpse speak, but to let the user enter a special state where they could communicate with the corpse.
"Don't be nervous, I'm talking to a corpse."
Xiao Jie used his skill on the second corpse again.
Corpse speaking!
System prompt: The body is too badly damaged to communicate.
Uh... okay, this corpse does look a bit miserable, with its head broken. Let's change it with another one.
Corpse speaking!
System prompt: For some reason, the other party is unwilling to communicate with you.
Huh? Xiao Jie was speechless. How come he encountered an introverted corpse?
Keep trying. Corpse Talk!
This time he finally found a normal one. The surroundings became dark again, and Xiao Jie focused on the corpse in front of him.
"Who are you."
"Village Chief...Liu Dehai."
"Who is Granny Li?"
"'Flying Yaksha'... Li Cuilan!"
Flying Night Demon? It should be a nickname, just like "Hunyuan Yiqi" Duan Yu and "Golden Swordsman" Liu Sanlang. It seems that Granny Li was also a man of the world when she was young, which explains why her level is so high.
"Is Granny Li Li He's mother?"
"Yes……"
OK, next one——
"who are you?"
"Midwife... Wang Liushi!"
Damn, I finally found the right person. This midwife should be the first person I contact. There are still two questions left, and I must ask them correctly. After thinking for a moment, Xiao Jie asked.
"What did you see when you delivered Yu Niang?"
"A monster... a strange baby that looks like a human and a fish... born by Yu Niang."
Mermaid? No, it should be half-mermaid. This strange baby should be Li Bao. His father is human, so Yu Niang must be a mermaid. But why can't the villagers see Yu Niang's identity? So Yu Niang must have some ability to conceal her identity.
Moreover, Li Bao now looks like a human being. Li Bao did not have this ability when he was born, but he learned it later. Could it be that gem?
The last question -
"When you delivered the baby, was Yu Niang wearing a precious pearl?"
"Yes... the orb... is very large... and very beautiful."
It turned out to be true. Now everything makes sense.
Based on the clues obtained in the past few days, Xiao Jie can basically restore the truth of the story.
Now there is only one question: why do we have to wait until Li Bao’s 15th birthday? What will happen on that day?
I'm afraid this question cannot be asked from a corpse.
"How's it going, Brother Feng? Did you find out anything?"
"Seven or eight, wait a moment, I'll go out and find someone to consult."
After saying that, Xiao Jie directly quit the game, then opened the QQ group, @ed everyone in the group, and asked.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Does anyone among you know anything about mermaids?
No one replied...
Yes, I guess they are fighting monsters and leveling up in broad daylight.
If it doesn't work, go back to town at night and ask the NPC.
Xiao Jie was a little disappointed and was about to go back to play the game.
Wentian Wuji: I know a little bit, why are you asking this?
Hey, isn’t this the great master at level 36?
Xiao Jie was pleasantly surprised. This person had not been online since he joined the group. He did not expect that he would be online so early this morning.
A level 36 master must know a lot.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Master, I am taking on an adventure mission and would like to know some related information.
Xiao Jie briefly recounted the process.
Wentian Wuji: I don't know much about the living habits of mermaids, I just killed many of them. However, I have a guess about the problem you encountered. Do you know the power of faith?
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Is it the faith value in the advanced attribute?
Wentian Wuji: Yes and no. The player’s attribute values in the game are the embodiment of power, and faith represents the power of faith, which is a power to create or change things through idealism.
This may sound a bit vague, so let me tell you a story and you will understand. This story is called - The Executioner and the Death Row Prisoner.
"Once upon a time, there was an executioner who was a good friend of a prisoner who was about to be beheaded. On the day of the beheading, the prisoner was very scared. In order to comfort his friend, the executioner told him, "Wait a minute, I will chop your rope with a knife. If I say run, you must run quickly and don't look back."
The prisoner believed it, and when the executioner chopped him down, he said, "Run!" The prisoner got up and ran, running thousands of miles in one breath. When he returned home, his wife asked him how he was okay, and he said that the executioner saved him.
A few years later, the executioner passed by here and met the friend who had escaped. He was horrified. The friend thanked the executioner for saving him, but the executioner was terrified. It turned out that the executioner did not save his friend at all, but beheaded him with a knife...
The executioner said in confusion: "I didn't save you at all. I cut off your head and you were already dead."
When his friend heard this, he was stunned and stood still on the spot. Then he turned into a pool of blood and died completely.
Later, a Taoist priest told the executioner that your friend actually survived because of the obsession in his heart. Because he believed that he was not dead, he really could not die. If you had not told him the truth, he would not have died. What a pity.
Xiao Jie was not unfamiliar with the story of Wentian Wuji. He seemed to have heard a similar version before.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: So what you mean is that if Li Bao believes that he is a human, he will really become a human?"
Wentian Wuji: That’s right, that’s what the power of faith is. It can turn the virtual into the real, conjure up non-existent things out of thin air, and even bring the dead back to life. So in theory, changing race is not a difficult thing. It’s very magical. It’s a pity that my faith was too low at the beginning, otherwise I might have trained to be a divine magician for fun…
At this moment, Xiao Jie felt that his thoughts were clear and he understood everything at once. Although Wentian Wuji's speculation sounded far-fetched, Xiao Jie felt that it made sense.
That's why Granny Li used salted fish to cover up the fact that Li Bao was a merman and needed water, and used the pearl to conceal his true image, just to make Li Bao believe that he was a human being.
The reason why they have to wait until their 15th birthday is probably because mermaids need to reach adulthood at the age of 15.
It is very likely that there will be a transformation process at the age of 15. If Li Bao thinks that he is a human being, he may miss this transformation point and then completely become a human being.
That's right, that's what happened! Xiao Jie thought excitedly.
(End of this chapter)