NABC Chapter 52 The Gears of Fate Begin to Turn
Chapter 52 The Gears of Fate Begin to Turn
Chapter 52 The Gears of Fate Begin to Turn
"Hiss hiss hiss~~~"
Suddenly, a low growl, deep enough to penetrate the very soul, rang out from near the island in the middle of the lake.
Mo Fan trembled all over. It was it, it was it, it had arrived!
"Old Mo, are you that scared? Didn't I already help you before?" Lu Jie said, looking at Mo Fan's terrified expression.
"You... what do you know? This thing is terrifying." Mo Fan's expression turned strange.
Now he believed what Tang Yue said. Totems did exist in history. But every time he recalled the sudden appearance of the giant snake, Mo Fan would remember the fear he felt at that time.
The saying "Once bitten by a snake, twice shy" is not without reason.
Lu Jie shook his head helplessly. "I've used a noble horse to dispel your fear, but you're still so scared."
"The big guy is right here." Tang Yue pointed outside with a teasing smile on her face.
"Would you like to come with me to see it?" Tang Yue asked with a smile.
"Forget it then, I never want to see snakes again in my life." Mo Fan quickly shook his head.
"I'd like to see it," Lu Jie said. A monarch-level creature—facing it directly would be very rewarding, and might even trigger a system check-in.
"I can see him, but there have been some rumors lately." Tang Yue glanced at Lu Jie in surprise, not expecting him to want to see everyone.
"You all know what happened in the city before. Although the government said it was some kind of formation, it wasn't actually one," Tang Yue said.
"Moreover, everyone lives in West Lake, so it's generally impossible to find it. It's slumbering in the seal of Three Pools Mirroring the Moon. As for when it became unstable, it was probably during the siege of the Black Vatican."
As Tang Yue spoke, she pointed to the surface of the lake.
At first glance, the two saw three stone sculptures that looked like incense burners standing on the water. The fact that they could stand like that meant they must have long roots in the water.
They are arranged in an equilateral triangle, with the firelight inside the furnace flickering softly, reflected on the black water surface that mirrors the bright moon.
"I'll tell you this big secret, and you'll help me solve a huge problem that's been bothering me for a long time." Tang Yue blinked her eyes. Despite having a very mature and feminine face, she looked incredibly gullible at that moment.
Mo Fan had a long face. He really should have run away back to Shanghai with Lao Lu. Now he was doomed.
Lu Jie's expression remained calm, but he was secretly overjoyed. He could now get a bodyguard with monarch-level combat power for free. If he could obtain the summoning technique from Naruto and sign a contract with the Xuan Snake, he could summon the Xuan Snake to protect him or escape by reversing the summoning process if he encountered any insurmountable danger.
Even with the divine skill of Divine Might, who would complain about having too many escape skills?
"Teacher Tang Yue, perhaps we can help," Lu Jie said.
Mo Fan lost his luster and looked bitter. He felt like he had been tricked. Teacher Tang Yue had already planned this the moment she called them over.
"Gods undergo a molting period every ten years, and that day is fast approaching. The Chief Judge and Black Wind have put me in charge of this matter and asked me to select clever helpers..." Tang Yue said.
Then, her expression turned serious, and she said to them in a low voice, "Actually, we have long suspected that someone in the clan is colluding with outsiders. Even if this protection plan is kept strictly confidential, it will still leak out. My suggestion to the judge is to choose a trustworthy outsider."
"So we're just trustworthy outsiders?" Mo Fan pointed to himself and Lu Jie, looking speechless. If it were about helping, he might have considered it before coming... Uh, it seems like he was the one who called and came to their door first, right?
Mo Fan wanted to slap himself. How could he be so pathetic?
Tang Yue smiled and said, "I was just wondering how to solve this problem, and you two have delivered yourselves right to my doorstep. Well then, I won't be polite!"
Upon reaching the lakeside, Tang Yue hid and whispered a call towards the lake.
"Hey, someone wants to see you."
Before long, a huge snake head emerged from the lake, flicking its tongue at Tang Yue, then looked at Mo Fan, or more precisely, at the pendant around Mo Fan's neck.
The little loach was trembling uncontrollably, but Mo Fan couldn't stop it because he saw the Xuan Snake again. Such a huge snake head, are you scared yet?
"Hiss hiss hiss!!"
The moment the black snake saw Lu Jie, it let out a low, angry sound.
"Hey everyone, don't be nervous, he's not an enemy," Tang Yue quickly reassured them.
It took a while for the black serpent to calm down.
"Because during its molting process, it affects those above the higher level... You wouldn't be at the higher level, would you?" Tang Yue then realized that Lu Jie might already be at the higher level, otherwise why would everyone have been angry just now?
Lu Jie nodded.
Tang Yue opened her mouth in surprise. She hadn't expected that her former student had already reached the advanced level so quickly. No wonder everyone reacted so strongly.
The black serpent is extremely sensitive during its molting period and will be wary of high-level or higher mages.
The black serpent gave Lu Jie a deep look with its large eyes, then its massive head vanished in a phantom.
"You two can stay here for the next few days," Tang Yue said, and then led the two of them to choose their rooms.
They've been staying here for the past few days, sometimes practicing meditation, and sometimes going to the pavilion to admire the lake.
However, they noticed that Tang Yue's expression had been very strange the past day, as if she was angry or worried.
As for what the situation was, Lu Jie probably knew.
When Tang Yue was young, her father died unexpectedly. Once, she encountered a rogue Fanged Beast. Just when she thought she was going to become its food, the Black Serpent saved her. That's why she values the Black Serpent so much.
"Teacher Tang Yue, what's wrong?" Mo Fan asked, seeing that Tang Yue was in a bad mood.
Tang Yue handed her phone to Mo Fan, who read the news aloud.
"The Orochi incident resulted in deaths. Two hunters were directly corroded by the poison, leaving them unrecognizable. For several days, no one recognized their bodies until recently when their identities were confirmed. They were indeed corroded by the poison when the Orochi appeared."
Mo Fan was puzzled. Wasn't a notice issued just a week ago saying there were no casualties? Why would there suddenly be two dead bodies, and why was it only discovered so long later?
Lu Jie was not surprised at all. This was Luo Mian's doing. He wanted to use Zhu Meng to get rid of Xuan She, so that he could frame Xuan She for his own dirty deeds.
"A setup! This must be a setup!" Tang Yue shouted angrily.
"Come with me to the courtroom!!"
(End of this chapter)