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Chapter 282: The Water of the Styx

Of course, this is also a coincidence, because I already know that the hard-shelled and soft fruits that the monkey gave me were picked from a tree growing on the cliff. So, I went downstairs and waited. After picking the fruits, the monkey threw them directly to me, so that I could get more. If I just waited for it to deliver them, then at most two or three were.

However, that day I suddenly realized that the monkey would disappear for a long time after turning into the bushes. After coming out, it actually held a teacup lid in its mouth. Soon it placed the teacup lid behind the tree and quickly jumped from the tree into the woods.

Obviously, the lid of the teacup cannot be placed on the tree. There must be a hole behind it. From the location, it seems to be just below the jelly stall. This should not be a coincidence. Thinking of this, I was immediately excited. Regardless of my injury and used a dagger to help climb towards the cave step by step.

Fortunately, the cave is not very high from the ground, and the slope has a certain inclination angle, so I was able to use a dagger to insert it into the stone, then fix my body and climb up little by little. When I arrived beside the tree, I saw a not-so-large cave entrance covered by the shade of the tree.

I was excited and quickly bent down and climbed into the cave. I saw that the small cave was cleaned up. In addition to a large wooden bed, even an alcohol stove, candles and other daily necessities, I had everything here. What made me most gratified was that I found a box of instant noodles and a box of ham sausages here.

Although fruits are nourishing, I am not a monkey after all. Although instant noodles are definitely not delicious, they are delicious in my eyes at this time. I immediately cooked a bowl of instant noodles with an alcohol lamp, and then had a full meal with the ham sausage. After eating and drinking, I lay on the big bed and slept for the first time.

I don’t know how long it took, but I was suddenly awakened by a gloomy woman’s crying sound. I saw the hazy moonlight scattering through the gaps of the leaves at the entrance of the cave. Although it was dark inside, the scenery at the entrance of the cave was fully visible. At this moment, the woman’s crying sound became clearer. In such a valley, naturally, there would be no woman who cried here by climbing ropes in the middle of the night. The reason for such a sound is of course a haunted one.

Fortunately, I was a wizard who practiced the art of seclusion, so I was not afraid of ghosts and adjusted my mood. I looked at the hole carefully. After a long time, I did not wait for the woman I imagined to arrive, but saw the monkey discarded the teacup lid on the ground.

Logically speaking, since the monkey has picked up such a thing, why did he send it back again? This does not seem to be in line with the way the animals behave.

Thinking of this, I gently walked over and picked up the cup lid. Sure enough, after picking up the teacup lid, I found a silver thread that was brought up. As the silver thread pulled to the end, I heard a "click" sound in the hole. Then a piece of the hole wall against the left suddenly collapsed, and then a square hole was exposed.

At the same time, a strong smell of blood and the gurgling sound of water flowing came into my ears, while the woman's crying became clearer.

No matter how brave I was, I was so scared that my scalp was furious. My skin was twitching tightly. But I still plucked my courage to look inside and saw a narrow stream flowing by at the entrance of the cave. Although the color of the stream could not be distinguished in the darkness, I was sure that this was the water of the Styx as Ma Yunlu mentioned.

On the other side of the stream was a piece of gravel, with a round mound of soil standing on it, and a woman in white was sitting on it. She was facing me in the darkness, and her facial features were not visible clearly, because in the dark space, her eyes emitted a strange green light, which made her facial features blur.

There is actually a woman in white hiding in the dark cave. Is this a human or a ghost?

I was stunned on the spot for a moment.

Seeing me, the crying woman slowly stood up. Only then did I clearly see that the mound she was sitting on was actually a tomb. It was basically certain that she was a ghost rather than a human. She walked towards me slowly, and I secretly cheered myself up. I could not be weak in momentum. As long as she was not a life-seeking ghost, I would never run away.

I think it is impossible for Ma Yunlu to hide in a place where there are evil spirits who seek their lives.

As I got closer, the green light emitted in her eyes became dimmed, and gradually I could see her facial features clearly. Although her face was pale, she had a beautiful face and could definitely be regarded as a "beauty", which made my fearful heart a little calmer.

I heard her say quietly: "Can you see me?"

"Yes, I can see you, but I want to know..."

"Yes, I'm not a human being. May I ask, was Mr. Ma Yunlu sent me?" At this point, the female ghost looked down at my injured hands, and her expression seemed to be a little wary of me.

"I came here for an accident, but Ma Yunlu did tell me that boiling Huanglin beast armor from the River Styx here can improve my spiritual cultivation power."

After hearing this, the female ghost's slightly suspicious expression completely disappeared. She nodded thoughtfully and said, "Do you bring something with you?"

When I went out this time, I never left my body. One was the "music box" that could prove the identity of the Dragon Clan warrior elder, the second was the "ghost" thing given to me by Ma Yunlu, and the third was the Huanglin beast armor. Although I fell from a high place this time, fortunately, both things and objects were intact, but my hand was very inconvenient now. It took the boss a lot of effort to take out a few pieces of Huanglin beast armor.

She nodded and said, "Water the water of the Styx here to stew the Huanglin Beast Armor for three days and three nights, and then take the soup on a night of heavy rain and thunder, you can quickly improve your spiritual cultivation. After that, your wizard's forbidden magic will change dramatically accordingly."

These days, I finally heard a word that made me happy, and I immediately said, "Then, will I start now?" After that, I was going to get the alcohol lamp.

"Beauty" chuckled and said, "How can such a magical thing be cooked with ordinary fire? You are too simple."

I asked strangely, "Is there any difference between this fire?"

"Of course, ordinary people who boil water and cook and illuminate it are all for the fire of ordinary people. If you use the fire of ordinary people, you will never boil the water even if you boil it for a year, let alone boil the Yellow Lin Beast Armor. If you want to cook the water of the Styx, you must use the world's strange fire to use it."

"So what is the so-called worldly fire? Where should I find this kind of flame?"

The beauty seemed to smile bitterly, and said to herself: "I do know the existence of such a person, but I don't know if he is willing to help you. However, since Ma Yunlu asked you to come, he should teach you some ways to deal with him. Am I right?"

I heard it inexplicably: "Ma Yunlu just told me that I could find the water of the Styx here, and I didn't say anything else. And this time it was not what I wanted to come. I was hurt and fell here by someone."

After hearing what I said, the beauty looked a little disappointed and said, "Ma Yunlu's words are indeed strict enough. I can let you see someone who can help you, but whether he is willing to take action depends on your own luck and fate."

Then she said, "You can only find this person at night. When the moon rises, during the time when the stream is shining most clearly by the moonlight, you can dive into the stream with an alcohol stove, so that you can see him."

I thought to myself, "So it's a water ghost." But I said, "Thank you."
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