The system is unreliable, the host can only save herself

Chapter 68: Testing Spiritual Roots, Part 1

“Ah! …A monster!”

"..."

The villagers were so frightened that they fled in all directions, wishing they could grow two more legs. Some women and children were so frightened that they dared not move, their whole bodies trembling.

“I have no idea what happened afterwards!

My mother dragged me back home and made me hide in a large water tank at home.

When I came out of the water tank, I found that all the people in the village had disappeared.

The village was in a mess, with blood and pieces of meat everywhere.

I was so scared that I wandered around the village, not knowing what to do. Then I ran into Tietou and Xiaoliu.

After discussing it, we didn't dare to stay in the village any longer, fearing that the monster would come back and attack us.

Finally, it was Tietou who suggested that we go to Tianlin City and ask my aunt and uncle for help.

So we all went home, packed up some valuables and food, walked more than ten miles to another village, and hired a bullock cart to get to Tianlin City.

After Yingtao finished speaking, she glanced at Gu Lili again. Seeing that she was not impatient at all and was listening to her seriously, she felt relieved.

"Sister Gu, do you know that my uncle's surname is Lin, and he is the head of the city gate guards. My aunt is my grandmother's daughter. After my eldest brother passed the imperial examination and became a student, my uncle's family came to propose marriage and married my aunt."

"Yes," Gu Lili nodded, indicating that she knew.

"My uncle went to report to the Lord of the Mansion and told him about the Liujia Village incident.

The Lord of the Mansion sent a group of people to check the village, and something happened to this group of people. According to the soldiers who escaped back, there was a huge monster lurking in the village, swallowing up anyone it saw.

Later, more and more heroes came to exorcise the monsters, but they never returned. Gradually, people no longer dared to go.

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, the monster never left Liujia Village easily. At most, it would go to the back mountain and never harm the nearby villages.

Gradually, everyone got used to it, and no one dared to disturb it anymore."

Cherry felt a little sad after she finished speaking. There were so many people in their village, but only a few children of theirs escaped. However, they had little influence and were unable to avenge their people.

Just as Yingtao was feeling sad alone, Gu Lili asked Xiao Yuzhu in her sea of ​​consciousness,

"Xiao Yuzhu, what do you think?"

"Mom, I think the monster she described is a bit like the mythical beast Qiuniu, but I don't understand how Qiuniu could have fallen to this point."

"Xiao Yuzhu, the Qiuniu you are talking about is one of the nine sons of the dragon, the one with a dragon head, an ox body, tiger claws, and a snake tail."

"Yes, mother, according to legend, Qiuniu's mother was a divine dragon, and his father was a bull demon who had attained enlightenment.

When Qiuniu was born, he combined the characteristics of both sides, with a dragon head, an ox body, a snake tail, tiger claws, and a pair of wings on his body.

Although it looks strange, it is very smart and kind.

Moreover, it has loved music since it was a child and often went to the music hall in heaven to eavesdrop on music.

Later, Qiuniu's mother was captured by heavenly soldiers and generals. In order to save his mother, Qiuniu decided to go to the East China Sea to look for treasures.

After going through untold hardships, it finally found the treasure and bought its mother's freedom, but it itself was imprisoned at the bottom of the sea by the Jade Emperor.

Qiuniu was imprisoned at the bottom of the sea for three thousand years, and listened to the music coming from heaven every day. His love for music grew deeper and deeper.

Three thousand years later, the Jade Emperor felt guilty and released the prisoner from the bottom of the sea.

Legend has it that after Qiuniu regained his freedom, he decided to pursue his musical dream.

It traveled around and finally came to the human world.

In the human world, Qiuniu met a musician named Boya, who was good at playing the guqin, and Qiuniu liked his sound very much.

Qiuniu asked Boya to teach him to play the guqin, and Boya gladly agreed.

Qiuniu studied to play the piano very hard and practiced until late at night every day.

After unremitting efforts, Qiuniu finally became an excellent musician.

Later, Boya passed away.

In order to commemorate him, Qiuniu carved his own image on the head of Boya's zither, which became a symbol of music.

"Wow, little Snow White, I think this is so touching! Since Qiuniu is so loyal and righteous, then there must be some misunderstanding. Let's go and take a look!"

"Okay, Mom, once you're done with your business, we'll go over and take a look."

As the two were talking, Gu Lili felt that there was someone outside the formation, and she quickly pulled her consciousness out of the space.

She waved her hand, the formation was activated, and four children of different sizes were standing at the door of the courtyard.

"Fairy sister, I brought everyone here,"

Xiao Liuzi said in surprise when he saw Gu Lili,

Several children were also confused as they were pushed by Xiao Liuzi into the courtyard. They had just stood at the door and could not get in. The gate was right in front of them, but they could not get in.

After being pushed by Xiao Liuzi, he finally reacted and followed Xiao Liuzi/Brother Liuzi into the courtyard.

"Sister Fairy, these are Tietou and Goudan, and this is Xiaolinbao,"

Xiao Liuzi pointed at a few children and introduced them to Gu Lili one by one.

"Well, let's get started now!"

Gu Lili nodded, indicating that she understood, and smiled at the children and said,

"You just line up and put your hands on this crystal ball, that's it,"

"Fairy sister, I'll go first," Xiao Liuzi couldn't wait to know if he had spiritual roots.

He rubbed his hands vigorously on his clothes twice, and then placed them on the crystal ball as Gu Lili requested.

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