Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 132: Crisis Lurks Everywhere

The two woke up to a dimly lit dawn, still some time away from the hour of Si.

“I was scared to death yesterday!” Meng Jingzhou, recalling the experiences of the previous night, was still frightened.

Lu Yang was more composed: “First, get familiar with the rules. Knowing the rules means there’s nothing to fear.”

Meng Jingzhou nodded.

They reviewed the twenty-one rules to ensure there were no discrepancies in their memory before feeling reassured.

“What time is it now?”

At that moment, the sound of a gong came from outside, and the night watchman called out as he struck it: “The hour of Si has come.”

They hurried downstairs.

On the first floor, two merchants were angrily confronting the innkeeper: “We left our horses in the backyard stable yesterday. Why is there only a saddle left today?”

Lu Yang remembered the massive creature they encountered the previous night. It was likely that it had eaten the horses.

Since there had been no sound of the horses neighing, it meant the horses had no chance to resist. It was indeed a terrifying creature.

Ignoring the merchants, the two rushed out of the inn.

Everlasting Fairy reminded them: “Those two merchants have a heavy aura of death about them, entangled with vengeful spirits. They are not simple travelers.”

Lu Yang nodded, indicating he understood.

The streets were filled with the aroma of food as restaurants opened, steaming dishes tempting one’s appetite. However, eerily, the restaurants were empty of people. One of the steamers had a sign that read “Meat Buns.”

The townspeople, dressed in coarse brown hemp, seemed accustomed to this scene. They took their breakfast and sat down to eat, avoiding the meat buns.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou also did as the locals, enjoying three pancakes and a bowl of soy milk.

Lu Yang noticed people ate quickly, some even eating while walking, seemingly in a rush.

A commotion arose from one side of the street, and a group of people hurriedly fled. Those who were eating also abandoned their meals and ran.

“Let’s run too!” Lu Yang grabbed a pancake and fled.

They ran to the opposite end of the street and looked back to see what had happened.

The private school teacher suddenly ran in front of them, bending down to make eye contact with Lu Yang.

Lu Yang closed his eyes and walked forward. Before closing his eyes, he saw the teacher’s face was missing skin on the lower half, exposing red muscles, which was very unsettling.

Seeing that the two were ignoring him and kept their heads down, the private school teacher had no choice but to give up, shouting from behind them: “This is your only chance to leave the town. You’ll regret not accepting my help.”

Everlasting Fairy spoke in the spiritual space, “Lu Yang, don’t believe his words; only part of what he said is true.”

“A part?” Lu Yang was somewhat surprised; he had assumed everything the teacher said was false.

“He indeed has a way to let people leave the town, but not as ‘humans.’ Instead, as ‘black dogs.’ I saw him releasing several black dogs last night.”

“Before he met you, someone made eye contact with him. After doing so, the person suffered from severe headaches, bloodshot eyes, and black fur started growing on their arms before they walked into the private school.”

Lu Yang felt a chill down his spine; the private school teacher’s abilities were tricky and not easy to deal with.

“Let’s go to the tailor’s shop.” Lu Yang had some ideas that needed verification.

The two visited every tailor’s shop in Commoner Town, finding none that sold black, white, or grey clothes, nor did they have the corresponding fabrics.

While wandering around the town, they noticed a question: “Where is the ancestral hall?”

The rules stated that the ancestral hall was safe, yet also mentioned it housed monsters. Such contradictory statements meant this place was surely no simple matter.

However, they didn’t find the ancestral hall’s location after circling the town. As evening approached, nearing the hour of Hai, they had to return to the inn.

“Dear guests, you’ve returned safely. Our inn is very secure; you don’t need to be so nervous. I will ensure your safety.” At the inn’s entrance, the smiling waiter greeted them. The waiter had no whites in his eyes, only pure black pupils, as if he could see what ordinary people couldn’t.

Their skin crawled at the sound of this voice; it was unmistakably the voice from the hallway knocking last night!

It was him last night!

“Waiter, it’s not yet time. Go back to your room!” The innkeeper shooed away the waiter.

The waiter stared down the innkeeper for a long while before reluctantly leaving.

Lu Yang noticed the waiter headed towards the third floor, where the rooms marked with “heaven” were located.

(End of the chapter)