Chapter 3

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Chapter

3: Xuanpu Hill

Jiang

Zhu is not worried about running out of power on his mobile phone, his travel

backpack has a small hand-powered generator in it.

This

kind of hand-powered generator is mainly used for emergency purposes to charge

your phone, such as being trapped in a natural disaster during your travel and

your mobile phone has no power to call for rescue.

Of

course, the speed of generating electricity is somewhat difficult to say. After

all, its an emergency supply, but if you shake it real hard, you can also fully

charge your mobile phone.

Jiang

Zhu asked the person inside the bronze coffin whether he wanted to play games,

and after minute, a ‘creaked’ sounded and an arm reached out in the pushed open

slit from the inside of the bronze coffin and grabbed the mobile phone.

It’s

very creepy.

Jiang

Zhu said: “Do you need me to teach you how to use it?”

With

a creaking sound, the coffin lid closed.

Jiang

Zhu felt so cold that he shivered.

He

quickly added: “Save some electricity.”

It’s

unknown whether the other party heard it or not.

You

think he was willing to expose his phone in an unknown situation?

Six

days ago, Jiang Zhu and the undead corpse rolled down in front of the old

turtle.

In

an instant, the incomparably powerful undead was knocked out by the old turtle.

Jiang

Zhu should be glad that it was not him who was hit, otherwise, with that force,

he would have been crushed to pieces, but being stared at curiously by an old

turtle with eyes as huge as a lantern might not be better than holding that

undead.

Jiang

Zhu vaguely noticed that there seemed to be some people around him, and quickly

struggled to get the people to dial 120 and call the police.

But

when his eyes cleared, he found that the situation was very different from what

he expected, and some people in the crowd actually had three heads in their neck.

No

one dared to come closer. Jiang Zhu shed a lot of blood, just like he was lying

in a pool of blood and his state was extremely poor with his consciousness blurring.

The

situation is unknown and there is no way to call for help.

Looking

up with some sadness, the bright moon in the sky was bigger than anything he

had ever seen, and there seemed to be a man standing on the back of the old

turtle under the bright moon, his whole body was shrouded in a black robe,

exuding an icy breath, leaving only a pair of condescending and indifferent

dark eyes.

Jiang

Zhu didn’t know why but his self-help consciousness was so strong at that time, and

judging from the reaction of the crowd, it seemed that none of these people would take the initiative to save him.

He

had to save himself.

The

people around him no longer look like the people in his world in terms of

dressing and appearance.

Therefore,

Jiang Zhu did not know why he suddenly have a whim. Picking up his mobile phone,

he took a picture of the person on the back of the old turtle.

And

held up the photo on the phone to the indifferent person himself.

He

thought at that time, as long as this person is curious about the photo, he

must first save himself to ask.

He

would have never thought of this if he was sober.

Then

he fainted from too much blood loss.

When

he woke up, he was lying on the old turtle’s back, injured, but still alive.

As

for playing with his mobile phone, Jiang Zhu himself took the initiative to

propose it because he was hungry. He used this as an exchange for a little bit

of food.

Then

the wild child Sheng Xiao took the initiative to find him, in exchange for

healing Jiang Zhu’s injury, he would get a little share of Jiang Zhou’s food.

Self-saving

success.

For

the sake of that little food, Sheng Xiao follows Jiang Zhou obediently.

Although

they are in a team, the situation is somewhat special, and the food will not be

shared with each other.

There

are more than thirty people in this team. Some of them are old members, some

just joined recently. The number of people who died of starvation along the way

are unknown and there is no deep affection between them, only when they are in

danger is the only time they will lend a hand so they can go further. As for

sharing resources such as food, it is impossible. Whether you can find food or

not depends on your ability.

A

child like Sheng Xiao will actually starve to death and be abandoned on the

side of the road before long and no one will remember that such a child ever

existed.

A

group of strangers gathering for nothing more than a vain hope.

Jiang

Zhu waited next to the bronze coffin, and when there was no sound inside, he

just shrugged his shoulders. The sound insulation effect was really good and he

didn’t know if the person inside played on the phone or not.

The

old turtle did not move and Jiang Zhu was not in a hurry. If it weren’t for the

fact that there are danger everywhere, it was a pretty good day, windy and

sunny, and he continued to play with the witchcraft on the palm of his hand.

The

little boy with a snail shell on his back held up a small belly, the lozenge

candy was eaten by it, and his little short legs jumped off his palm and ran.

But

he didn’t run too far and made a 360 degree turn and rushed towards Jiang Zhu.

Because Jiang Zhu was holding another lozenge candy in his hand and throwing it

in the air.

The

little boy jumped on Jiang Zhu’s body and cried out in a particularly miserable

way.

He

was having so much fun when the low voice of Sheng Xiao came from the side, “Jiang

Zhu.”

With

his hands behind his back, he carefully waved at Jiang Zhu.

Jiang

Zhu walked over: “What’s wrong?”

Sheng

Xiao look around like a little thief, before staring straight at him and then

held out his hand that was hidden behind his back.

It

was a snake, and it was not small.

“Let’s

secretly make a fire and roast it.” He drooled as he spoke.

Jiang

Zhu has not answered yet when someone seemed to have spotted them being sneaky

and walked over: “What are you doing?”

Frightened,

Sheng Xiao threw away the snake in his hand to the grass: “Nothing, I’m just

asking Jiang Zhu to tell me a story.”

The

serpent is the darling of the gods and those who see it must make a detour.

This

is a world rule by the divine, and the snake is a symbol of the gods, so don’t

even mention eating snakes.

Of

course, if people are hungry and anxious, no one would really care about these,

just like Sheng Xiao, but he did not dare to do this kind of thing alone, and

wanted to pull Jiang Zhu along, and as a result, he was discovered.

The

visitor looked at the two of them in question.

Jiang

Zhou coughed, this kind of thing cannot be considered as a small or big thing, it’s

just that if they encounter a group of crazy people who worship gods, they will

be beaten to death.

The

man looked at them twice and didn’t say anything,

Sheng

Xiao glanced at the grass with some reluctance, the snake now has probably

slithered somewhere unknown. He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth: “How

unlucky. It wasn’t easy to catch. In fact, there are some people who do this

but they have not been discovered."

Jiang

Zhu said, “Hungry?”

He

took out the last small piece of jerky from his pocket, which he had saved

today that was replaced with a mobile phone to play games from the one inside

the bronze coffin.

Sheng

Xiao was really hungry. He grabbed the dried meat and stuffed it in his mouth

and then look at Jiang Zhu while eating.

Jiang

Zhu was really strange. He would actually give him food to eat. It’s something

he had never encountered since he could remember.

He

didn’t know who his parents were, he didn’t even have a name. He just

remembered that he was looking around everyday for food, sometimes finding a

little bit, sometimes starving for days.

He

followed the team, because he heard that they were going to a place full of prey

and berries. He didn’t understand much, but it must be the most beautiful place

in the world.

Sheng

Xiao said, “Should I give you a witchcraft? I used to only have one Pharmacist,

and then they became a nest.”

Jiang

Zhu rubbed Sheng Xiao’s head, although the Pharmacist looked interesting, it

can only be used to treat people. Jiang Zhu doesn’t even know the plants of

these world, so they would be useless in his hand.

“Who

taught you how to heal with medicine?”

“I

remember, it was an old man with a transparent belly. There were many people

around him but I was so hungry that I anxiously begged him for food but he taught

me this.”

Sheng

Xiao curled his neck comfortably, he felt that Jiang Zhu’s hand was so warm. No

one had ever touched his head before.

Jiang

Zhu asked, “The one inside the coffin doesn’t come out during the day?”

Sheng

Xiao thought about it for a while and shook his head: “I only heard people call

him Hou1, anyway, I never saw him during the day. It was always the

old turtle who pulled him away, and he never took the initiative to talk to people.”

“But

I heard Uncle Jiao Jiang say that there are many legends about him circling between

the mountains and rivers.”

Jiang

Zhu became interested: “What legend?”

“That

the bronze coffin was made by God.”

“That

old turtle has lived longer than God, and if one lies on his back, they will

live for three thousand years.”

“It

is said that he has travelled all over the Great Wildness, and all ancient secret

tribes circulated the existence of such a person. I heard that he has lived for

a long time, and no one even knew how long he lived, and no one knew why he

wandered between the mountains and rivers just like those undead. It’s a big

mystery.

“He’s

as terrifying as a beast.”

Jiang

Zhu: “…”

What

a mess, there are really all kinds of rumors.

On

the boundless earth, an old turtle pulling a bronze coffin wanders aimlessly, the

image feels a little desolate.

Sheng

Xiao scratched his head, revealing a row of small teeth: “I also just listened

to what other say.”

At

this moment, the ground suddenly shook. It was the old turtle that raised one

of its forefoots.

It’s

about to start moving.

Jiang

Zhu hurriedly climbed to the back of the old turtle. Because of the old turtle’s

huge body, its turtle shell is thick, each piece of shells connection provides

a climbing point and a little force can easily make one climbed up.

The

line on the ground started and Sheng Xiao ran fast with his dirty stone jar.

Without

the permission of the one inside the bronze coffin, no one dared to climb the

old turtles back.

The

chain on the old turtle’s body pulled the heavy bronze coffin, and it walked

step by step between the deep streams of the mountains. With each of its steps,

a roar could be heard.

This

is picture that cannot be described in epics, shocking people’s heart and Jiang

Zhou never thought that he would become a member of such a picture.

Its

unknown how long it took, but as the white jade disc in the sky rose, a silent

figure appeared behind Jiang Zhu.

Jiang

Zhu only felt goosebumps and turned back.

Black

robes, hoods, and a pitch black eyes that was as emotionless like a wild beast.

“No

light.” A cold voice sounded.

Jiang

Zhu was stunned. The mobile phone should have run out of battery.

Jiang

Zhu reached for the mobile phone in the other person’s hand, and as soon as he

touched it, he heard the endless roar of witchcraft in the other party’s sleeves.

It’s

like.. the roar of the gods.

Fortunately,

it seemed to be suppressed by something, restless but it did not attack.

Jiang

Zhu took the phone.

The

person who looked freezing cold used up all the battery of his mobile phone.

The

air became quiet, and Jiang Zhu felt that if he did not take the initiative to

speak, the other party would never open his mouth.

Jiang

Zhu is usually not a person who take the initiative to open up a conversation,

but the atmosphere was so cold that it inevitably make people panic.

Jiang

Zhu carefully asked while shaking the small hand-powered generator: “Are you

going somewhere or are you looking for something?”

He

originally spoke to fill the silence but didn’t expect a hoarse voice to answer

him: “Xuanpu Hill.”

Jiang

Zhu was stunned.

It’s

Xuanpu Hill again, the legendary place that was as beautiful as a paradise.

What

exactly does Xuanpu Hill means to the people here?

This

is something that is completely unimaginable to an outsider like Jiang Zhu who

has not experienced a desperate situation for generations.

But,

jiang Zhou asked in his heart, if the legendary Xuanpu Hill doesn’t exist, what

should I do?

Create

one?

1Huò (祸)- disaster;

misfortune; calamity

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