Gu Rong quickly used up his speaking opportunities and obediently became a mute Little Jiangshi again.

Zhuang Yu, Shen Hanxiao, and Zhao Jiuquan took turns carrying Gu Rong in the bamboo basket.

Gu Rong sat in the swaying basket and was soon rocked to sleep. His little face pressed against the bamboo; his chubby profile squished out of shape.

Everyone frequently glanced at this Little Jiangshi. Say what you will, with his round head and face, wearing the Little Jiangshi outfit, he was just cute.

His short little arms were retracted into his sleeves, making him look truly soft and adorable.

When Gu Rong woke up, the basket’s woven pattern had left imprints on his fair little face.

The group had stopped to rest midway.

Gu Rong was groggy, turning his little head to observe the surroundings. He found they were at the foot of a mountain, with a gurgling stream nearby.

Everyone sat on the ground. The two coffins were placed on flat ground.

The Big Black Dog, Laifu, deeply affected by the Jiangshi poison, lay listlessly at Wu Sandeng’s feet. A pure black dog, yet somehow appearing to have heavy, dark circles under its eyes.

Gu Rong was no longer sitting in the bamboo basket but was lying asleep on a blanket.

Seeing him wake up, Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao gathered around. Zhao Jiuquan also looked over.

Gu Rong wanted to speak but realized he couldn’t. So, he used hand gestures to ask them where they were going.

Seeing Gu Rong make hand gestures, Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Zhao Jiuquan directly stood up and walked away.

Gu Rong tilted his head: [Why is Daoist Priest Big Brother angry?]

006 thought, Making hand gestures repeatedly right in front of someone is bound to offend them.

Zhao Jiuquan had a surprisingly good temper; he merely turned away to avoid seeing it, rather than getting angry.

Shen Hanxiao smiled: “Just heard Mayor Wu and the old Daoist priest mention going to Yin Mountain. Oh, right, that’s the mountain behind us.”

Gu Rong looked up at the large mountain before them. It was shrouded in mist, seemingly covered by a layer of black fog.

Gu Rong wanted to ask why they were going up this mountain, but the hand gesture was too complicated; he didn’t know how to make it.

Just then, his little tummy started rumbling. He patted his little belly, blinked his big eyes at Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao, signaling that he was hungry and wanted food.

The rations everyone carried were mostly things like steamed buns, baozi, and boiled eggs – easy to store, but no meat.

Gu Rong only ate the whites of boiled eggs; the yolk choked him.

Zhuang Yu fed him two egg whites and opened a bottle of milk for him.

It was inconvenient for Gu Rong to hold the milk bottle; otherwise, he’d have to put it down after 9 seconds and straighten his little arms. So, he drank the entire bottle while Zhuang Yu held it.

After finishing the milk, Gu Rong’s big eyes sparkled, fixing intently on the chickens held by the two servants.

Those two chickens looked spirited and quite fierce, indeed seeming like material for fighting Jiangshi.

Gu Rong’s eyes blinked rapidly. He sprang up from the ground and hopped towards the chickens.

006: [?]

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao were talking. They turned their heads and saw that Gu Rong was gone.

Turning again, they saw the Little Jiangshi cub hopping straight towards the chickens, the little braid behind his head bouncing with each hop.

The two: “…”

Gu Rong hopped near the chickens.

The chicken and duck he had stolen earlier had run away; he had been thinking about them ever since.

Gu Rong looked at the chickens. The two chickens also stared back at this cub, looking extremely difficult to provoke.

Chickens had a restraining effect on Jiangshi. Gu Rong hadn’t felt it before, but now, hopping closer and meeting the chickens’ gaze, he immediately pretended to look elsewhere and slowly hopped away past them.

[Hahaha dying laughing, Zaizai actually has a cowardly day.]

[Zaizai is young. His strength is great, but he can’t help being a child. Being afraid of chickens doesn’t mean he can’t beat them.]

[Exactly! Zaizai’s fears are part of a human cub’s nature. He could totally fight them. He stole chickens before. These chickens aren’t even enough for Zaizai to kick once.]

As Gu Rong hopped past the chicken, the chicken, indeed worthy of being specially used against Jiangshi, darted its head out and unexpectedly pecked at the Little Jiangshi cub.

It was fast, but Gu Rong’s movements were faster. His small hand shot out, grabbing the chicken’s neck quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly, seizing the chicken by its throat.

Chicken: …?

With its neck caught, the chicken’s fighting spirit vanished instantly. It started rolling its eyes back.

Gu Rong held on tightly with his small hand. While holding it, he brought it up to his mouth and took a bite, getting a mouthful of feathers.

Besides getting some chicken feathers wet, his little baby teeth couldn’t bite through at all. The damage to the chicken was approximately zero.

Chicken: Trembling.jpg

Everyone: “…!?”

006: […]

Livestream Chat: […!]

Okay, as expected of you!

[Why did you have to provoke him!]

[Chicken: I was really terrified at that moment!]

[Hehe, I told you Zaizai wasn’t afraid of a chicken! Easy win! [Tip Points]]

[Zaizai is really hungry! Caught the chicken and ate it alive, feathers and all! Lucky he couldn’t bite through!]

Gu Rong couldn’t bite the chicken, so he stopped trying.

A good cub doesn’t fight with chickens. He still had to play the role of Little Jiangshi; errors couldn’t exceed 10 seconds. He immediately released the chicken, straightened his little arms, and hopped away.

The chicken, having escaped the cub’s mouth, was terrified and hid its head under its wing. Forget fighting Jiangshi, it didn’t even dare show its head now. It was ruined.

Not far away, Wu Sandeng and Huang Daoren watched the Little Jiangshi King.

This Little Jiangshi truly had a big temper, and his strength was extraordinary!

–

The group set off in the morning and reached the foot of the mountain by noon. But it wasn’t until sunset, when the sky had completely darkened, that they reached the halfway point.

This mountain was called Yin Mountain. The Yin energy was heavy, and it was shrouded in black mist all year round. The townspeople of Jiangshi Town never dared to climb it.

This mountain was practically half a Jiangshi nest, a Jiangshi gathering place.

Most of Jiangshi Town’s Jiangshi hid within this mountain nest.

Wu Sandeng brought Gu Rong, this Little Jiangshi King, confident that the 19 escaped Jiangshi would follow voluntarily.

Four days had already passed. He couldn’t wait in the Wu mansion any longer. He had to get to Yin Mountain first. Catching the Jiangshi wouldn’t exceed the seven-day time limit.

The group stopped again to rest halfway up the mountain. Carrying the two coffins was not easy.

They set up two campfires, and everyone began eating rations to fill their stomachs.

Gu Rong had slept through the afternoon again. Now that it was mealtime, he woke up again, simultaneously receiving a system reward.

[Ding! Congratulations for playing Little Jiangshi for over 96 hours. Acquired Human Cub Experience Card x1, Speaking chances +50 sentences~]

[Human Cub Experience Card: Duration one hour. After use, will become identical to a normal human cub. Can speak and act normally. Let you re-experience the joy of being human~]

[Cooldown: 24 hours]

[Note: Cannot forcibly exit during duration. Sentences spoken do not count towards the 50-sentence limit.]

Gu Rong was a little zombie cub, now a Little Jiangshi cub; he hadn’t been a human cub for a long time.

Become human again? Gu Rong thought about it, not knowing what the difference was.

006 said: [Little host, this card might be useful later. Should we save it first…]

Before it could finish, it froze. It saw that Gu Rong had already used the card.

After using the card, Gu Rong felt himself: [No difference!]

006: […]

Okay, now he couldn’t forcibly exit. Just had to wait an hour for it to expire automatically.

Of course, there was a difference. The difference was that Gu Rong was now no different from a two-year-old human child; some superpowers were temporarily gone.

Was this card definitely a reward?

Gu Rong had unconsciously turned into a human cub. Of course, there was no visible difference in appearance.

But Gu Rong no longer needed to play the role of a Jiangshi, no longer needed to keep his arms and legs stiff. Instead, he curled up his little legs, hugged his knees, sitting like a good baby.

Such a tiny little bundle, much smaller than the others nearby, looked weak and pitiful, evoking sympathy.

Gathered around the campfire, Huang Daoren began lecturing everyone on Daoism, spittle flying: “The Tao Te Ching says, the Dao is great, Heaven is great, Earth is great, and Man is also great. Man follows Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows Nature. All things follow these four words: ‘The Dao follows Nature’.”

Gu Rong, sitting between Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao, heard Huang Daoren’s words, furrowed his little eyebrows, and asked crisply: “Then is Little Zombie big too?”

Huang Daoren: “?”

Everyone: “…?”

Little Zombie? Where did Little Zombie come from? You’re Little Jiangshi, wake up!

Although only one character was different, they were completely different species.

Wait, how could this Little Jiangshi talk again? Speaking intermittently, what was the principle?

Gu Rong being able to talk made a difference. When hungry, he would ask for food, no longer needing hand gestures.

He looked again at the two chickens, pleadingly: “Tummy hungry!”

Chickens: “?”

Seeing the Little Jiangshi still eyeing the chickens, everyone couldn’t help but want to laugh.

These two chickens had been carried all the way, certainly not for this Little Jiangshi cub to eat.

Who knew, just as they thought this, Wu Sandeng instructed the two servants holding the chickens: “Roast one for the cub’s extra meal.”

Everyone: “…??!”

Chickens: “…!!!”

–

[Hahaha dying laughing, the chicken finally got roasted for Zaizai after all.]

[Zaizai is still growing, of course, he needs nourishment! Eat meat, grow tall!]

[Chicken: Doesn’t anyone speak for me?]

[Mayor Wu good (feeds cub). Chicken bad (unwilling).]

[Clear Soup Magistrate!]

[Barbecue Magistrate!]

The servant holding the chicken watched Gu Rong grab the large chicken leg with his chubby little hand, eating with gusto. He couldn’t help sighing. What a sin!

Servant: “Sigh, I carried this chicken all day, didn’t expect it to end up in this Little Jiangshi’s stomach after all.”

Shen Hanxiao, overhearing nearby, laughed amusingly: “What’s wrong? Just because it was carried all day, so it’s not food anymore, and became a pet chicken?”

“…Magic tool! Daoist Priest Huang said it’s a magic tool.”

Shen Hanxiao: “Was it useful?”

Servant: “…”

Okay, it really was just food.