Chapter 1650: Chapter 1650
A new book by the Japanese "The Superstar Relies on Me" has almost 200,000 words, you can take a look.
The giant pig and the white python in the small valley didn’t just try to jump out once. In an hour, they jumped four or five times. Each time, the giant pig landed hard, while the white python cleverly avoided being hit.
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, after watching for a while, were no longer worried. The creature was thick-skinned and tough, and despite hitting the ground hard, it was unharmed. It quickly jumped up each time, looking frustrated yet willing to try again.
The last time, when a cloud obscured the moon, the two massive creatures suddenly stopped. In their way, they looked at the sky and the moon, appearing anxious yet helpless. After calling out to the moon a few times, they were silent for a long time. The white python circled once and suddenly spat out something from its mouth. It was small, about the size of a basketball, seemingly a box. The giant pig nodded, looked at Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, then suddenly charged up, using its two long tusks to flip the box and fling it with great force.
The box quickly flew towards the two of them. Li Yifei pulled Xu Shanshan back, dodging the box, which then smashed into a tree with a thud, embedding about halfway into the trunk.
At the same time, the giant pig in the valley snorted, lowering its front legs into a kneeling gesture. The white python coiled up, its massive head nodding towards the two of them. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚫𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
The two creatures seemed to be making a plea. Li Yifei glanced at them, then at the box they spat out, bit his lip, and walked over intending to retrieve it.
The giant pig was undoubtedly a powerful being on par with himself, and from the looks of it, the white python wasn’t far behind.
The box was neither metal nor stone, nor did it resemble steel or bronze in material. Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan went over to examine it. Li Yifei grabbed the box with both hands, using great effort before managing to open it.
Placed on the ground, Xu Shanshan wiped the grime off with leaves. Li Yifei examined it from all sides, only to find no keyhole or seams on the box, prompting him to look into the valley. The giant pig raised a front hoof, gesturing to press down. Li Yifei understood and placed his hand on top of the box, channeling True Qi.
With a click, the box seemed to be activated, immediately opening after the sound. Li Yifei lifted the lid and saw inside was a bronze plaque, about the size of a 16K notebook, along with two beads and a dark green jade carved in the shape of a fish and dragon.
Beyond these three items, there was nothing else inside.
Xu Shanshan’s eyes were fixed on the beads. They were completely transparent but definitely not made of glass. They looked too much like crystal balls, and more like... diamonds?
They shouldn’t be. Xu Shanshan swallowed, thinking of diamonds of such size sculpted this way?
Li Yifei picked up the bronze plaque and saw words engraved on it: "In the Sixteenth Year of Jianwu, nurturing light here through hardships, fortunate indeed. The pig is imprisoned here, the dragon trapped here, forming a Position of Supremacy, seeking harmony of heaven and earth. Later generations must break the Position of Supremacy to release them; otherwise, strength lies in the light, leaving men weak, leading to death."
Literal meaning understood by both Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, Li Yifei gritted his teeth. The meaning was that the two creatures below were mythical beasts of heaven and earth, not the Bai Shan they had been thinking about all along. It was a small disappointment, as they thought they were about to find Bai Shan.
However, the latter meaning they understood too. To obtain Bai Shan, they must release the two beasts; otherwise, the Position of Supremacy could not be broken.
But how... to release them? Li Yifei turned the bronze plaque over, but no other words were found. He frowned, contemplating release, but how to release? You didn’t tell us. With this height of tens of meters, even using pulleys to ease the effort, they could not lift such heavy creatures, especially since they didn’t have any Divine Artifacts like pulleys.
Li Yifei frowned and came to the edge of the valley, shouting below: "Can you understand my words?"
Initially, A Pig and a Python did not respond. When Li Yifei shook his head, the giant pig started nodding.
"Oh? You can understand? That’s good." Li Yifei’s eyes brightened as he said, "We are here for Bai Shan, with no malice towards you. Knowing your situation, we genuinely want to help you. But you have to tell me how to rescue you. This place is so high, and you’re so heavy; pulling you out is not feasible."
Hearing this, the giant pig and white python looked at each other. The giant pig lifted its hoof, tapping on the ground anxiously, snorting heavily from its nostrils. After a long pause, it looked at Li Yifei and shook its head, indicating it didn’t know either.
Li Yifei nodded, saying, "Alright, I’ll find a way to rescue you up. But don’t worry. If you have any good things or tools, remember to give me some. As you saw, I have no tools at all. If danger arises, I fear I won’t even have the ability to protect myself!"
Xu Shanshan chuckled on the side, as Li Yifei’s demand seemed to reach down to the animals below.
A few seconds later, the white python opened its mouth and spat out a box, larger than the previous one. Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan’s eyes lit up as they watched the giant pig flick the box upward with its tusks, just like before.
As before, the box flew up and hit a tree. Li Yifei walked over and struggled to pull the box out. He placed his True Qi-covered hand on it, and with a click, the box opened again. This time, instead of copper plates, there were two weapons inside: two swords. One was slightly shorter and thinner, while the other was a greatsword with a wide blade and significant weight. Li Yifei’s eyes shone as he reached out, grasped the hilt, and with a slight exertion, lifted the greatsword.
It was undoubtedly a fine weapon, and at the same time, Li Yifei could feel the sword connecting more smoothly with the True Qi within him. With a slight activation of True Qi, it could permeate the blade.
Xu Shanshan also picked up the smaller, thinner sword, which, although smaller, was still about eighty centimeters, while Li Yifei’s was about one meter and twenty centimeters.
The two of them held the swords and tried to channel True Qi, and saw the blades exude a hint of True Qi, with the sword tips emitting a few centimeters of True Qi edge.
"Great weapons!" Li Yifei shouted at the giant pig and white python below, "We’ve taken the weapons. We’re going to explore now, don’t be anxious. Once I find a way, I’ll come back to save you. I, Li Yifei, keep my word!"
The giant pig and white python could only nod. Both had not seen a human in who knows how long, and suddenly someone appeared who could save them. Of course, they were overjoyed.
Li Yifei chuckled, brandishing the greatsword a few times. He thrust it towards a tree, and a flash of white light burst from the blade. The greatsword pierced a meter into the tree before stopping, and Li Yifei hadn’t used much strength, a testament to the weapon’s sharpness.
Using this sword to slay those monstrous fish, it would probably be a single strike each time, and even when facing giant pythons, there shouldn’t be much resistance.
If they had this sword earlier, the two wouldn’t have had to flee in such haste.
As he thought of this, Xu Shanshan twirled her sword skillfully, making the same thrusting motion. Her sword, more slender and agile, emitted a bright flash. The slender sword also pierced deeply into a tree and was pulled out effortlessly.
"Great sword!" Li Yifei praised. Xu Shanshan loved her sword, unsure of its material, but its sharpness was not mundane. They didn’t know what they might encounter ahead, but having weapons was better than none.
After testing the swords, they looked into the valley. Li Yifei shouted, "We’re going to find a way to get you out. If you know the way, tell us. If not, we’ll search for a solution!"
A Pig and a Python shook their heads in unison. Despite being unable to speak, they understood human speech, a testament to their high intelligence.
Li Yifei chuckled, glanced at Xu Shanshan. They left the box with the beads by the cliff edge, covered it with grass leaves, and walked around the valley observing the terrain, weapons in hand.
Li Yifei actually already had a plan. Both sides were dotted with giant trees, some as tall as twenty or thirty meters. If they could cut down a tree, letting it fall into the valley and rest on the cliffs, it would form a natural bridge, better than the one made by the white python, and these trees were sufficiently thick.
Due to their thickness, this was a clumsy method. Even though Li Yifei’s sword was incredibly sharp, cutting down a tree with it was uncertain in terms of time needed.
Moreover, they were still unsure of the giant pig and white python’s intentions. If they were benevolent, releasing them was fine. If malevolent, releasing them would be like unleashing two superpowerful enemies.
So, observe first, then decide. Li Yifei communicated with Xu Shanshan, and they decided to continue forward.
Listening to Xu Shanshan hum the theme song of "Journey to the West," Li Yifei couldn’t help but laugh. This nameless valley, with monkeys first, then a pig and a python, really was like "Journey to the West." It couldn’t be that the author, Wu Cheng’en, had visited here, seen the highly intelligent monkeys, pigs, and pythons, and was inspired to create characters in the novel, could it?
This idea was a bit far-fetched. Li Yifei merely mentioned it to Xu Shanshan, then shook his head and dropped the discussion.
Xu Shanshan got interested, muttering, "If we run into a Sha Monk or Tang Monk later, we’ll know!"
"Haha, do you think this is a movie set? Running into all of them? If we do, we should run, because we can’t defeat gods," Li Yifei grinned.
Xu Shanshan giggled, raised her sword, made a flourish, eyes squinting, mouth opening to speak, when suddenly her expression changed. Li Yifei’s smile also faded. A dangerous aura suddenly emanated from ahead.