Chapter 303: I have many things I wish to do (2/2)
After hearing Song Shuhang's words, Zhuge Zhongyang was immediately relieved.
Soon after, he and Zhuge Yue followed Song Shuhang while full of doubts and arrived in the ancient city.
Since they were under Nine Lanterns leaders.h.i.+p, the group of four quickly arrived at the tall tower.
”After entering the tower, follow the instructions and complete the transaction. Once you're done, you'll be able to leave the island,” Song Shuhang explained.
”What about you? Aren't you coming with us?” Zhuge Yue was confused. At this time, her body had almost returned to her original size.
”I want to wait a little while. Just look at my body, I would like to return to my original size before proceeding.” Song Shuhang bitterly smiled. He was still sitting on Nine Lanterns' palm and felt quite uncomfortable. ”Don't worry about me. You two leave first; I'll follow suit when my body recovers. After leaving this place, immediately converge with Gao Moumou and the others; don't lose your way again!”
Zhuge Yue and Zhuge Zhongyang nodded. Then, they turned around and entered the tower.
This strange place was simply like a nightmare. They didn't want to stay here any further!
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After seeing them enter the tower, Song Shuhang heaved a sigh of relief.
”Miss Nine Lanterns, I think I should also take my leave. But I need to have my memories sealed if I want to leave this place, right?” Song Shuhang asked.
”Weren't you interested in the Heavenly Island?” Nine Lanterns raised Song Shuhang and used her finger to poke him.
”Don't, it's painful.” Song Shuhang dodged her finger and said, ”I'm acquainted with a few seniors, and before leaving this place, they had to seal their own memories. Although I'm not sure why they would be willing to seal their own memories, it seems that all the cultivators that want to leave the Heavenly Island must have their memories sealed first, right?”
”What you said is correct,” Nine Lanterns replied with a smile. ”Cultivators are indeed treated differently than the average person. Later, I'll have to bring you to the most mystical place of the Heavenly Island and make you swear an oath. Then, you'll be taught a technique that will allow you to seal your own memories. Once you're done sealing them, you'll be allowed to leave the island.”
”In this case, can you bring me to that place directly?” Song Shuhang said while cupping his hands.
”Don't be so anxious to leave.” Nine Lanterns narrowed her eyes and smiled. Then, she took the snakeskin attached to the prayer beads out and said, ”Do you want it?”
Song Shuhang greedily eyed the skin of the Little Finger Snake and said, ”I want it!”
”If you want it, you need to make a deal with me,” Nine Lanterns said happily.
”A deal? What do you want in exchange?” Song Shuhang asked—he had a few cultivation-related things with him.
The green breeze amulet, the ancient bronze ring, the treasured saber Broken Tyrant, the enlightenment stone (and Lady Onion who was growing on it), the monster onion crystal, the shapes.h.i.+fting brooch that Soft Feather lent him, as well as a few talismans and mixed medicine pills.
Amongst them, the most valuable thing was surely the enlightenment stone. Although precious, none of the other things could be compared to the skin of the Little Finger Snake.
However, he would refuse if he had to trade the enlightenment stone for the snakeskin. To him, the stone was much more important. Moreover, Lady Onion was still growing on it.
”Although you have a few items on your body, none of them really piqued my interest,” Nine Lanterns said with a smile.
”Then, what do you want in exchange?” After hearing this much, Song Shuhang's body shrank a bit—he didn't want to sell himself into slavery!
”I want you to… read a few books with me.” Nine Lanterns stretched her finger and poked Song Shuhang, laughing.
”You want to read books with me?” Song Shuhang asked curiously.
”Hm, that's it.” Nine Lanterns smiled.
”Deal!” Song Shuhang quickly replied.
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A small buddhist temple amidst green mountains and beautiful flowing water.
Oil lamps, old buddha statues, and a mountain of buddhist scriptures piled up inside...
This was Nine Lanterns' dwelling on the Heavenly Island.
”I would give you books related to scholarly or daoist sects, but unfortunately, I'm a buddhist, and I don't have anything else aside from buddhist scriptures,” Nine Lanterns said languidly as she sat cross-legged on a rush cus.h.i.+on.
”What's the content of these buddhist scriptures?” Song Shuhang asked curiously. ”Do they contain cultivation techniques?”
”You're overthinking things.” Nine Lanterns gave him a supercilious look. ”Even if it's me, I can't casually pa.s.s down buddhist techniques to others. This is the rule of the world of cultivators!”
”Then, are these only normal scriptures?” The corner of Song Shuhang's mouth twitched—his 'true self' was already changing for the worse. If he were to read buddhist scriptures aloud, wouldn't his 'true self' turn bald for real?
”Don't be so depressed. You can consider it a deal; we read these books together and you get the skin of the Little Finger Snake in exchange. Ah, yes. Can you let me hold Lady Onion for a while? I haven't seen her in 300 years; I miss her a little,” Nine Lanterns said with a laugh.
”Don't hurt her, though. You already locked her up for 300 years!” Song Shuhang put his hand in his pocket.
”Ouch!” Lady Onion bit him ruthlessly.
However, Song Shuhang still took the enlightenment stone out of his pocket and gave it to Nine Lanterns.
”Oh, where did your upper part go? How come there is only a small green onion shoot left?” Nine Lanterns asked curiously after receiving the stone with the onion spirit on top of it.
”Hehe, a small incident happened,” Song Shuhang said, somewhat embarra.s.sed.
Seeing that Song Shuhang didn't want to speak further, Nine Lanterns didn't press him for an answer. She lifted the enlightenment stone and continuously poked Lady Onion with her finger!
Lady Onion was another stain in her life.
She had to poke her ruthlessly!