txolops Chapter 5 The Twin Fork Ridge of No Return
Chapter 5 The Twin Fork Ridge of No Return
The shrill voice was like a sharp sword, piercing Li Fa's back.
His heart suddenly clenched, and his body trembled.
"We can't run away, or we'll attract the attention of the demons. We can't fight either, since we don't know how strong our attackers are."
In a flash, a thought exploded in his mind like an instinct.
The fetus changes shape!
In the blink of an eye, he made a decision, and his supernatural power of transformation into a fetus took effect at that moment.
Just as he turned halfway around, a pair of antlers grew on his head, and his whole body was covered with brown fur.
When he turned around completely, he had transformed into Lu Kunkun!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and since it was just dawn, the deer spirit standing behind him did not notice anything unusual.
"What are you yelling for? Can't I even come out to pee?" Li Fa said, surprised to find that his voice had become just like Lu Kunkun's.
The ability to transform into different forms is truly remarkable!
"Oh, it's Brother Kun! I thought it was someone else!" The deer spirit breathed a sigh of relief and scratched his head.
At the same time, information quietly appeared in Li Fa's merit record:
[Target for execution: Zhang Xiaowu (a deer spirit under General Yin)]
[Karma Assessment: Below Average (Robbed twenty mortal families, but did not take any lives)]
[Successful hunt probability: 10,000%]
"His karma is below... even lower than Wolf Xiao Er's Ding Xia. It seems that this ranking system considers not only the number of people killed, but also the nature of the act? If it's just robbery without harming anyone, the sin is much lighter." Li Fa's thoughts stirred slightly as he glanced at the rewards.
Killing it will yield:
[Optional Reward 1: The power of the "Creating Heaven and Earth Technique" can be used for two days of arduous cultivation.]
[Optional Reward 2: Ten large Fuji apples]
Li Fa felt somewhat helpless. These two rewards were practically useless. In fact, he could have simply killed Zhang Xiaowu and run away.
But then he thought, he had already wasted his only chance to transform into Lu Kunkun, so if he didn't cause some trouble, he would really be letting himself down.
Moreover, Lu Kunkun is also a spy for Special Envoy Inspector General Yin, an identity that allows for a great deal of maneuvering.
The rewards for just Wolf Xiao Er and Deer Kun Kun are so generous.
Those who frequently cause harm, such as General Yin, Lord Xiongshan, and Special Envoy, will be rewarded with great success.
If he were to instigate these three monsters to fight amongst themselves, he could reap the benefits.
The benefits are unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Li Fa immediately made up his mind to put on a show for these monsters.
So he said, "Little Wu, what were you doing, sneaking around behind me like that?"
Zhang Xiaowu said, "Oh, it's like this. Just now, Your Majesty was drinking and enjoying yourself when the Special Scholar asked, 'Where did the snacks go?' So Your Majesty sent someone to the Skinning Pavilion to check, and what they found was terrible. They discovered that Wolf Xiao Er was dead, and a two-legged sheep had also run away. Your Majesty was furious and gathered people in the cave to search the mountain. Badger Captain noticed you weren't there, so he sent me to look for you and call you to the cave to assemble."
Just as I thought! Li Fa understood, but showed no sign of it on his face. Instead, he said, "What could possibly happen? It's just someone who got away. With our King's abilities, do you think he would really escape?"
"That's right, that's right," Zhang Xiaowu scratched his head and said, "Then let's hurry up and go, the captain and the king are still waiting."
Li Fa nodded and said, "Let's go."
So the two headed back to the cave.
Just as the two were about to reach the stream, Zhang Xiaowu suddenly asked, "Brother Kun, there's something else I don't understand. When I called you from behind, why did you shiver?"
"You're talking nonsense," Li Faxin's heart skipped a beat again, but he quickly came up with a plan and retorted, "We're all men who pee standing up, don't you shake a couple of times after you're done?"
Zhang Xiaowu scratched his head and chuckled, "So that's how it is. My mother seemed to have said something similar before. The male elders in the clan always shake their hind legs after urinating. Brother Kun, you know so much! So you have to shake them twice after transforming. Brother Kun, please forgive me for not being skilled enough since I just transformed."
Li Fa patted him on the shoulder and said, "Learn from me well, you have a long way to go."
The two continued walking back, but Li Fa suddenly remembered that when he killed Lu Kunkun, the monster's blood had sprayed all over the ground.
Damn it! I've left myself open again.
Thinking of this, he felt a little panicked and secretly prayed that Zhang Xiaowu would not discover the bloodstain.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiaowu was in a hurry to return to the cave and gather with his companions, and since it was still dark, he did not notice anything when he passed the stream.
But Li Fa didn't think that way. Although he hadn't been discovered yet, he couldn't gamble that he wouldn't be discovered after dawn.
Therefore, this flaw must be proactively addressed.
Taking advantage of Zhang Xiaowu's inattention, he gritted his teeth, deliberately tripped, and stumbled forward, crying out in pain, "Ouch!"
"Thump!"
This time, Li Fa used nine-tenths of his strength, and the blow landed solidly and clearly.
Blood flowed directly from all sides.
Zhang Xiaowu, who was walking ahead, heard a cry of "Ouch!" and turned around to find that Li Fa had fallen beside the stream, his face covered in blood.
Zhang Xiaowu exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Kun! How did you fall?! Do you want me to come and help you up?"
Li Fa quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, the water's edge is too slippery. Here's what we'll do, you go back first, I'll clean this place up and then go back. Tell the captain first, but don't say I slipped and fell by the river, just say I fell from a tree, you know, slipping by the river is really embarrassing."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaowu chuckled and said, "I understand, I understand. No wonder everyone says you're concerned about saving face; I didn't expect it to be true."
Li Fa said, "Okay, then you go back first and tell the captain I'll be there soon."
Zhang Xiaowu nodded and went back on his own.
Li Fa finally breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, playing a role was not easy. When would he be able to become as composed and at ease as Sun Wukong in the original story?
But he didn't dare to delay for a moment and quickly cleaned up the splattered blood on the ground, leaving only the blood from his own fall.
Then they walked into the cave.
As soon as he entered the cave, he heard General Yin's roar.
He didn't dare to breathe loudly, but when he slightly raised his eyes and saw where Zhang Xiaowu was, he quickly and quietly slipped over and stood at the end of the line.
Then he lowered his head, trying to avoid the old demon's gaze on the stage.
However, General Yin's piercing gaze was no exaggeration.
The moment he stood still, a cold, angry gaze, as if it were a tangible object, suddenly fixed itself on him!
The noisy cave instantly fell silent.
On the high platform, the demon king with his jagged teeth slowly turned around, his lantern-like eyes locking onto Li Fa, and his voice boomed like muffled thunder: "You little demon!"
General Yin pointed at him, his eyes blazing with fury: "I have already struck the Demon-Gathering Drum three times, and everyone in the cave has arrived, yet you alone are late... Speak! You vile killer, what exactly caused your slackness?!"