Chapter 2219: Medical Astonishment Shocks the World (4)
Chapter 2219: Chapter 2219: Medical Astonishment Shocks the World (4)
Sunrise City.
This was the city closest to Chuzheng’s "spawn point." Today some Demonic Beasts were causing trouble near Sunrise City, but it wasn’t on a large scale.
Humans will fight whenever they run into them outside.
Just like this group of people Chuzheng ran into.
Chuzheng was standing with this group outside the city gate tower, with a pitch‑black coffin placed beside her, quite eye‑catching.
"Miss, this is Sunrise City." The person closest to Chuzheng pointed at the gate tower.
The gate tower of Sunrise City was built grand and imposing, rather spectacular.
A huge drum stood atop the gate tower. The gate tower had three gates; the middle one was the largest, the two on either side slightly smaller.
Right now only the two smaller side gates were open; the largest gate in the middle remained closed.
The flow of people coming and going wasn’t that big, but everyone had to undergo inspection; it looked very strict.
"What do you need to enter the city?"
"Identity papers." The man looked a bit puzzled. "Miss, you need identity papers no matter which city you enter, you didn’t know that?"
This was also to guard against Demonic Beasts.
Yes.
Some Demonic Beasts could take human form; they would disguise themselves as Humans and sneak into the city.
"I came down from the mountain." Chuzheng casually made something up.
"Oh oh oh oh..." The man nodded—turns out she’s an expert, no wonder she’s so powerful.
Chuzheng didn’t have any identity papers; the only thing on her was a Jade Pendant carved with the two characters "Chen Yin."
So how am I supposed to get in?
Chuzheng glanced at the coffin.
Lie inside and let them drag me in?
That seems a bit weird...
[Missy, it’s time to show off our skills!] King’s Account excitedly felt it was finally useful again!
Chuzheng: "..."
Compared to lying in a coffin, Chuzheng chose to squander money for now.
The common currency used by Humans on the Jiuzhou Continent was called "Lingbi." No, that’s not a typo, it really was Lingbi.
It looked like jade in texture, with colors ranging from pale white to deep ink black.
Lingbi contained Spiritual Energy; the darker the color, the more Spiritual Energy it held.
Of course, Demonic Beast Cores could be used for trade as well.
Backed by that Bastard, Chuzheng swaggered her way in—openly dragging the coffin through the gate.
That group had other matters to attend to, so they split up from Chuzheng after entering the city.
A pale, tender little girl dragging a coffin—this combination was truly bizarre, making people involuntarily sneak extra glances.
Chuzheng: "..."
Hold it together!
After all the big scenes I’ve seen, what’s a little thing like this? Piece of cake, piece of cake.
...My ass!
She had never done anything like dragging a coffin around while being gawked at!
The key was this damn thing couldn’t be stored in Space; it had to be tied to her belt twenty‑four seven.
And something this important couldn’t just be handed over to anyone.
Tragic!
Chuzheng felt like she was the walking embodiment of "tragic."
She absolutely had to get the original owner’s body back.
Otherwise I’m going to die!
[Missy, have you ever thought about something?]
"No squandering, no saving people."
[...No, Missy, I mean even if you get the original body back, you might not be able to return to it.]
"..."
Fair point.
If switching bodies were that easy, that dog Meng Weihan wouldn’t have gone to so much trouble.
If I can’t switch back, doesn’t that mean I have to keep using this crappy body?
Chuzheng smacked the coffin’s edge on the spot. "Even so, I’m not letting them off easy!"
[...]
As long as you’re happy.
Chuzheng casually found a place to stay, and the coffin had to be moved into the room as well.
The shop assistant was completely dumbfounded.
He trembled as he took a look inside the coffin; after confirming there was nothing that shouldn’t be there, and once Chuzheng paid enough Lingbi, he found people to help carry the thing inside.
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Chuzheng discovered that every certain distance in the city, there would be a small tower taller than all the surrounding buildings, each topped with the same kind of drum. She didn’t know what they were used for.
Chuzheng stayed for two days, doing nothing but sorting out the gossip...no, the basic common knowledge.
According to the original owner’s memories, Meng Weihan and Yan Hongni, who had taken over her body, met here.
So for now, she didn’t need to move.
She could just wait for them right here.
Chuzheng gloomily patted her coffin; she had to kill them to vent her anger.
After staying for more than ten days, everyone at the inn thought she was a weirdo—going in and out always with that coffin in tow.
Chuzheng the Weirdo: "..." You think I want this?
By night, Sunrise City was dotted with lights, reflecting the Fanxing above.
Chuzheng sat on the windowsill, watching the street below, still bustling with activity.
Suddenly a single drumbeat exploded out of nowhere, startling Chuzheng so much she almost fell off the windowsill.
The drumbeat came from the direction of the gate tower, followed by another.
One beat after another, passing from far to near, then transmitted to the other end, until the entire Sunrise City was resounding.
It was the drums on those small towers beating.
From where she was, Chuzheng could just see one of the towers. There was no one on it—the drum was beating by itself.
Chuzheng lowered her head to look down. The street that had been lively and peaceful just moments ago was now in chaos.
Quite a few people abandoned their stalls without a second thought and ran.
The shops lining the street were closing one by one.
In the blink of an eye, the street looked as if a gale had swept through, leaving only wreckage behind.
What’s going on?
Chuzheng vaguely heard the roar of beasts coming from the gate tower.
Chuzheng raised a brow, flipped down from the windowsill, and opened the door.
The shop assistant was just about to head downstairs; Chuzheng stopped him. "What’s happening outside?"
"Oh dear, Miss, Demonic Beasts are here. You absolutely must stay in your room and don’t come out."
The small towers inside Sunrise City were connected to the drum on the gate tower; as soon as that one sounded, the others would follow.
If they were sounding, there was only one reason—Demonic Beasts had arrived.
And it was a large wave of Demonic Beasts; the people in the city needed to take shelter.
"Is hiding in the room any use?"
"We have Cultivators in the city; they’ll resist the Demonic Beasts..." The shop assistant showed a bitter smile. "Besides, where else can folks like us go right now, other than hiding in our rooms?"
If they ran out now, they’d only cause trouble for the Cultivators and be more likely to run into Demonic Beasts.
Staying here was the safest option.
This was experience passed down from their ancestors; so the moment the drums sounded, everyone would voluntarily return home to hide.
Some families even dug tunnels in their homes, but this inn didn’t have one, so they could only hide in the rooms.
After talking to Chuzheng, the shop assistant hurried off.
Everyone thought this time would be just like before and would soon pass; all they needed to do was wait quietly for the Cultivators to drive the Demonic Beasts back.
But they heard the beasts’ roars growing closer and closer, the stench of blood in the wind thickening, as if it were right in their ears.
Sitting on the windowsill, Chuzheng could clearly see that Demonic Beasts had already broken through the gate tower and were charging into the city.
The Demonic Beasts were enormous, and wherever they passed, buildings were destroyed.
Some people ran out, screaming in terror as they fled.
With one swipe of a beast’s claws, a person would be stomped straight into a meat patty, impossible to scrape up.
Seeing this was a bit gruesome; unable to bear looking, Chuzheng shifted her gaze to the Demonic Beasts themselves.
And honestly...they looked pretty badass!
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