Chapter 34: The Phantom Sea and the Butterfly
"Yek, something has fallen. Tsubaki pointed to the sky and said, "It feels like a hole has leaked in the sky." β
"It looks like it's on the beach, let's go take a look," I jumped off the rock, "just in time to go find Guan Qing." β
It didn't take much effort for Tsubaki and I to find the "colored clouds" falling from the sky, which had to be the size of a sail, spread out on the ground like a piece of cloth, and although it was much darker than in the sky, it was still colorful and eye-catching.
"I thought the clouds were as soft as cotton candy, but I didn't expect them to be as thin as paper," Tsubaki squatted down and stretched out his hand to touch the "colorful clouds" in front of him, who knew that the "colored clouds" actually began to tremble rapidly.
"Tsubaki, stay away!" I pulled her behind me, "It's not a cloud, it's a youkai." "No wonder I felt a strong monster aura from just now.
I walked around the monster for a long time, which was so large that I couldn't see it all, and finally found which direction its head was.
The satin-like tentacles collapsed weakly on the ground, and it turned out that the "colorful cloud" in the sky turned out to be an incomparably huge butterfly.
"This butterfly is a little too big," Tsubaki whispered beside me, "is it hurt? β
"I guess, you see, there are several big holes in its wings, as if they have been burned out. "I wanted to go to the area where it was injured and see the damage, but it was so big that I couldn't walk there unless I stepped on its wings.
"Human, stay away from me. The butterfly suddenly spoke, "Don't touch me with your dirty hands. β
"You're hurt, I'd like to see if there's a way to bandage it. I said.
The butterfly trembled and propped up, and I finally saw its face clearly, and it was indeed a butterfly, but the butterfly magnified countless times turned out to be so terrifying...
"I don't need you to help me," its voice gritted its teeth, but I couldn't tell where it came from, "Hypocritical human, you're planning to attack me with fire, then take the scales from me, and eat me by the way." β
I was dumbfounded by its answer, there were still people eating youkai, "No... I don't eat youkai..."I wanted to explain, but it seemed to be exhausted, and it fell back to the ground and fainted.
"Tsubaki, what if a youkai gets hurt?" I asked.
"Youkai's self-healing ability is generally strong, but it's hard to say about this level of injury... You'll have to find a monster's doctor, or use a spell or something, and you'll be able to recover. Tsubaki leaned closer and looked at it, "If this injury is not treated, I may die." β
I thought about it, took out my phone and dialed Lu Ke's number.
"Hello. "The call went through quickly.
"Lu Ke, I'm Ye Ke. "The first time I called her, I didn't know what to start with.
"Oh, it's Xiao Ke, what's wrong?"
"Hmm... I have a question and would like to ask you. β
"Okay, you say. "Sure enough, it's not right, at this time, they usually tease me, why did you suddenly change from the feeling of a queen to a gentle little girl?
"I've got a wounded youkai, but I don't know how to help it, would you have something like a circle or a spell to restore it?"
"I'm not good at this, if you ask me about my attack tricks or something, I can still help you, you can ask Zong An, he is very familiar with these. Lu Ke said.
As soon as I heard Zong An, my head immediately widened, "Oh so, then thank you, I'll study it myself." "If the deer doesn't know, why don't you ask the old man.
"Yo, Ye Ke, long time no see. Zong An's voice suddenly came from the phone, "I heard that you asked about Coco asking about spells, shouldn't you ask me first?"
How could Zong An be with Lu Ke? Oh yes, he is Lu Ke's fiancΓ©, isn't it normal to be together? Now that the matter is now, just ask Zong An's okay directly.
"Do you know how to heal youkai?" I asked directly.
"The tone of your voice to me is really not gentle at all," he laughed over the phone, "of course I do." β
β... Can you teach me?" I said, stiffly.
"Yes, as long as you're willing to join the Demon Slayer. "He's as aggressive as ever.
β... I said I wasn't interested. β
"Then I can't tell you. "He's bound to win.
"Then forget it... Good bye. "I really hate this guy.
"Don't, don't hang up," he said, "you have to give me something in return, there is no such thing as a free lunch." β
"Except for the one just now, everything else is fine. β
"Then..."I could feel Zong An's smug smile over the phone, "Even if you owe me a favor, if I need your help in the future, you can't refuse." β
β... All right. I sighed and could only say yes.
"It's so refreshing. The other side of the phone said satisfied, and suddenly hung up the phone, and soon I received a video invitation, and after I accepted, I saw Zong An's nasty face, and Lu Ke, who was a little wrong.
"Oh my God, you're on vacation," Zong An said.
"Well, in the Black Sea. β
His face sank when he heard my answer, "What are you doing there?"
"Vacation. I was a little impatient, "Can you get down to business?"
β... You point the camera at the injured youkai," he said, "and I'll see where the injuries are." β
I stood a little higher and took a picture of the butterfly in front of me with my phone.
"Tsk, you kid is lucky enough to be a Phantom Butterfly," he curled the corners of his mouth, "This is a rare monster, if I just accept its scale powder, the corpse can be sold for a good price." β
"You're enough. "I can't stand it the most, he never cared about the life of a youkai.
"Just kidding, don't worry," Zong An waved his hand, "This Hundred Illusion Butterfly is not lightly injured, how did it hurt?"
"When he was still awake, he said he was injured by fire, I guess it was the fireworks just now. I held up my phone and said, "It's fainting now." β
"Can you figure out how to move it to a level point?"
β... I'll try. Handing Tsubaki the phone, I cautiously slipped under the butterfly's wings to its side, for fear of hurting it again, "No, I can't move it alone." β
"No, isn't it? The Hundred Illusion Butterfly weighs only seventy or eighty pounds, and you are a young and strong young man. Zong An said.
"I can pick it up, but its wings are so big that I'm sure I'll hurt it again if I just move it. I looked at the wings on both sides, "If only two people could help me lift the wings separately." β
"Ye Ke, are you inside?" was Guan Qing's voice.
"Oh, you're just in time," I said, "and you and Tsubaki help me move this butterfly to a level point." β
"Butterflies, so big!" Guan Qing exclaimed.
"Don't ask so much, I'll explain to you in a moment. I said anxiously.
Guan Qing agreed, and ran to the wings on the other side, "Okay, I'll lift it up." β
"I'm OK too. Tsubaki said.
I tried to hold up the butterfly's body as smoothly as possible, and the fluffy feel gave me goosebumps.
Ten minutes later, the injured youkai was placed on the relatively uninhabited beach.
I got out, picked up my phone again, and panted and said, "Okay, we've got to the level, what's next?"
Guan Qing looked at me puzzled, but didn't ask too much.
Zong An in the video didn't answer my question directly, "Could it be," his expression was meaningful, "It seems that I have found another person who can see monsters." β
"Please don't beat his mind. β
"Don't look so horrible," he smiled, "I'm just a little curious. Come on, let's talk about the yokai first. You first find something to draw a circle around the yokai, and then draw a small circle in the direction of the yokai's head that is small enough for you to sit in. β
I drew two circles with my feet on the sand, as he said.
"Then sit down in the circle and draw this shape in front of you," Zong An picked up a piece of paper on which several intersecting patterns were drawn.
I did.
Now, put your hands together, look at this monster, and pronounce the above sentence. He took out another piece of paper with strange words written on it.
β... I don't know..."
β... I'm sorry, I forgot that you're not a demon slayer. He sighed, "So be it, you don't need to read anything, hold its tentacles with your hands, close your eyes and think about what it looks like, this may not be effective, but try first." β
I reached out suspiciously and gently put my hand on the butterfly's tentacles, closed my eyes, and thought of the brilliant light in the sky.
I don't know how long it took for me to hear Zong'an's voice, "Okay, open your eyes, it will wake up in a while," he said, "You really surprised me again and again." β
I felt that my eyes suddenly became brighter, and after getting used to it, I slowly opened my eyes, and found that the butterfly had stood up, and the wounds on its wings were as if they had never existed, slowly opening up, and returning to their dreamy colors, looking at me quietly.
I can't believe it, I really treated this butterfly?
"It's okay for you to get out of the Black Sea quickly, it's not safe right now. Before I could react from my surprise, Zong An in the video said.
"What happened in this place?" Remembering that Guan Qing was captured by the water demon just now, and now the Hundred Illusion Butterfly has fallen from the sky again, something is wrong with the Black Sea, all this must be related to the monster, what is the dangerous thing You Zhen said?
"It has nothing to do with you," Zong An suddenly changed back to the cold Zong An in that tone, "This is a matter of exterminating demons, and it is better for the overwhelmed child to go home after a good vacation." β