bookandnovel Chapter 62 Heading to Cuishui Village
Chapter 62 Heading to Cuishui Village
"Cuishui Village?"
Chen Cheng, who was meticulously cleaning the Qingshan Temple with a long-handled broom, was taken aback.
"Master, are you planning to officially distribute lamp oil to the people of Cuishui Village?"
Chi Le stood on the steps outside the main hall, watching Chen Cheng meticulously sweeping the clean ground with a broom taller than herself.
Before Chi Le could speak, Chen Cheng immediately spoke up again.
"I know Cuishui Village well. Starting from the village entrance, just keep going... um... which way, and you'll get there quickly!"
When Chen Cheng mentioned the location of Cuishui Village, his little face scrunched up. After racking his brains for a while without success, he immediately gave up.
Based on the feeling that Chen Hao had taken her there a few times before, he casually gestured the direction before continuing.
"Abbot, what should I do to welcome the people from Cuishui Village who come to our Qingshan Temple to offer incense?"
"Let's be more serious..."
After saying that, Chen Cheng deliberately put on a stern face, straightened up, and slung the long-handled broom behind his back, looking quite serious.
"Be kinder..."
At this point, Chen Cheng relaxed her tense face, revealing a bright but not overly gentle smile. With a long-handled broom beside her, she looked exactly like a kind old lady watching her younger generation play.
"..."
"How has your study been lately?"
After spending these days with Chen Cheng, Chi Le realized that this young girl, who was in the prime of her youth and at the age where she loved to play, also had that playful gene in her bones.
In response to Chen Cheng's playful behavior, Chi Le generally doesn't say much.
But while having fun is fine, it's essential to maintain a solid grasp of your own ability, [Frost Flower Flying], on a regular basis.
After all, Chen Cheng, who possesses the [Frost Flower Flying] skill, is a powerful henchman.
In terms of strength within Qingshan Temple, it ranks second!
Without real skills, how can you help the abbot subdue demons and monsters?!
"...Um...By the way, Abbot, when do you plan to bring Cuishui Village under the protection of our Qingshan Temple, so that more worshippers will come to burn incense? As the temple keeper, I can better utilize my abilities."
"..."
Seeing Chen Cheng's evasive manner, Chi Le immediately said calmly.
"Test and examine".
Upon hearing those two words from Chi Le, Chen Cheng's face immediately fell, even more so than when she had been feigning a serious expression.
But this was the abbot's command, and she would not disobey.
Chen Cheng put down the broom, closed his eyes, and let out a soft breath.
At the end of his breath, Chi Le could see pure white ice crystals that shimmered with fragmented light in the sunlight.
Exhaling all the stale air from his chest, Chen Cheng slowly inhaled.
As she inhaled, snowflakes and ice crystals began to float around her, gradually growing larger and pulsating with each breath.
"Hmm, it looks like it covers a larger area than before, at least twenty centimeters more?"
Chi Le muttered to himself.
Chen Cheng's demonstration hadn't stopped yet; after the released snowflake ice crystals reached their maximum potential, she continued.
She suddenly closed her outstretched palm.
The snowflakes and ice crystals all around him suddenly gathered into a ball.
Then, under Chen Cheng's control, it transformed into a rather unremarkable ice crystal flower.
It seemed that condensing snowflakes into real ice flowers was too much of a drain on her energy.
Chen Cheng said, his forehead covered in sweat.
"Master, this is the only way. May I push her out?"
Chi Le nodded.
"OK."
Upon hearing Chi Le's words, Chen Cheng immediately pushed the ice flower away into the distance.
boom!
A crisp, delicate sound rippled through the air.
The ice flowers landed and exploded into a cloud of icy mist.
Where the ice flowers touched, a layer of ice about one centimeter thick had formed.
"Phew, I'm so tired, Abbot."
As Chen Cheng launched the ice flower, it was as if all his strength had been drained from his body; his legs trembled unsteadily, and he could barely stand.
Seeing Chen Cheng's performance, Chi Le nodded in satisfaction.
These days, Chen Cheng has been practicing using the limited information on capability control provided by the Special Affairs Bureau.
The effect is remarkable.
But Chi Le still spoke up.
"These days, the practice cannot be stopped."
Chen Cheng replied immediately.
"Yes, Abbot."
Seeing that Chen Cheng had regained his strength and then devoted himself to practicing the control of [Frost Flower Flying],
Chi Le glanced at the sun in the sky.
Using the most primitive method, we determine the current time.
"It's not even noon yet. Judging from the conversation between Chen Cheng and other villagers from Changxi, this is enough time to get to Cuishui Village."
Chen Cheng is far too unreliable when it comes to road directions.
Chi Le had long since given up hope of finding out the exact location of Cui Shui Village through her.
He painstakingly pieced together the exact location of Cuishui Village from conversations between Chen Cheng and the villagers.
"It's just that the [Mountain Gate] isn't smart enough. It would be great if it could take the location of Qingshan Temple as the origin and randomly appear in the strange world within a fixed range."
Even so, I can stay in the temple and wait for the [Mountain Gate] to randomly appear near Cuishui Village.
"Now I need to go to Cuishui Village to scout the location before the [mountain gate] can be located in Cuishui Village."
Chi Le looked at the open mountain gate and complained.
The rules for the architecture—the mountain gate—are very simple.
The first one appears randomly anywhere in the bizarre world.
However, after observing for so many days, Chi Le discovered...
Currently, the area around the location where the [Mountain Gate] appears is mostly spawning unranked, first-rank demons, at most no more than second-rank.
Even the daytime travelers they encountered mostly fell within this range.
This aligns with the current status of Qingshan Temple.
The only time I encountered a second-tier demon or evil spirit was when that demon bumped into the [mountain gate].
A full 5 points of durability vanished instantly!
In other words, the current [mountain gate] can only withstand three hits from a second-tier demon at most.
Startled, Chi Le quickly closed the door and moved to another location.
The second method is to open the door at a fixed location.
But only if Chi Le herself has stood in this position can the [Mountain Gate] record this position, and then, according to Chi Le's wishes, it will appear here.
For example, in the place where they encountered the second-tier demons, Chi Le didn't even leave the gate, so the [Mountain Gate] couldn't pinpoint the location.
It's worth mentioning that Chi Le had previously tried to have the [Mountain Gate] locate the swamp that had invaded the real world, and found that it actually succeeded!
Moreover, he also saw a lot of human remains!
It must be someone who unfortunately died in the swamp when it was integrated into the present world.
After letting the land of Changxi Village give them a hasty burial, Chi Le returned to Qingshan Temple.
Based on the above, if Chi Le wants to open the [Mountain Gate] to Cuishui Village...
In order for him to summon the land deity of Changxi Village to hunt the Fragrant Monster, he must first go to Cuishui Village.
Only in this way can the "mountain gate" be opened to Cuishui Village.
Wear the [Mysterious Relic: Toad's Shell].
Chi Le opened the [Mountain Gate] near the stream where he had previously encountered the [Strange Peach Wood].
This place is located halfway up the mountain, which saves you a lot of walking.
Without saying hello to Chen Cheng, Chi Le stepped out of the mountain gate.
Looking at the familiar scenery around me.
Chi Le discerned the direction and, after confirming the location of Cuishui Village, began to walk towards it.