"Die!"
With a swish, a cold glint flashed, and a small fiendish spawn was killed. Around him, a pile of small fiendish spawns were already being corroded, the ones that had ambushed him in the white mist.
Fang Ming was somewhat dejected as his plan to use the white mist as a secret weapon met with a setback. He discovered he had nothing to collect the white mist with. The items from Bai Mu Village would decompose and disappear, and the white mist was just an endless plain with no objects.
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However, there was one thing that puzzled him. By all logic, his clothes belonged to Amber. Why was he in the white mist the whole time, but his clothes were fine?
He had even tested it just now; as soon as the clothes left his body, they too would decompose rapidly. The mysteries of Bai Mu Village were simply too many, and he couldn't be bothered to think about such trivial matters.
"It should be dawn soon, right?" Fang Ming smacked his lips, took out a somewhat hard steamed bun from his pocket, and ate it to make do.
Time was pressing, and the next phase of his plan needed to be implemented quickly. The first problem he faced was how to return to Bai Mu Village after daybreak. Fang Ming had already made his arrangements.
He arrived at the boundary between the white mist and Bai Mu Village. Fang Ming extended the tentacles of his right arm as far as possible outwards, piercing through the boundary. This way, the tentacles would connect both places, allowing him to leave directly even when it was day.
Time trickled by…
The white mist's surging subsided, gradually calming down. Fang Ming, worried about misjudging the timing, stayed in the white mist for a while longer before following his tentacles back out.
As expected, Bai Mu Village was already bathed in daylight. The swarms of fiendish spawns had transformed back into a multitude of busy villagers, and the vines covering the ground had vanished. The entire village had returned to its original state… or so it seemed.
"Great-great-grandfather! You're actually still alive!"
"Father! So you didn't die!"
"Grandson, didn't you get eaten by wild wolves?"
…
Fang Ming stared dumbfounded at the large-scale family reunion unfolding in Bai Mu Village. Because these villagers had gained the ability of immortality by becoming fiendish spawns, generations of accumulation had led to the current terrifying numbers. Bai Mu Village was now like a crowded Spring Festival travel rush, with people stacked on top of people, and heads as far as the eye could see.
"It seems that after Bai Po died, that ancient Huai fiendish spawn couldn't manage these villagers well."
Fang Ming's eyes lit up. This was good news for him. Who knew he was an outsider right now? He could easily invent a grandfather and get away with it.
However, he probably wouldn't need to. Bai Mu Village was currently in chaos. Who had the time to bother with where Fang Ming came from? After all, the houses and daily necessities were only enough to sustain one generation of villagers. Now that an unknown number of generations had appeared, problems with the ownership of various items had arisen.
In the same house, hundreds of people might be fighting over it, all claiming it as their own, and even able to recall the items in the house without a single omission.
In such a situation, let alone being a grandfather, even an ancestor wouldn't matter.
Bai Mu Village was filled with heated arguments.
"Hilarious." Fang Ming found it amusing. The suffering of his enemies was the source of his joy.
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Finding an inconspicuous spot, Fang Ming opened his diary, intending to check if there were any oversights in his upcoming plans.
"I discovered a new random entry in the diary. Following the instructions in the entry, I abandoned my plan to burn the ancestral hall and began to act according to the direction indicated by the random entry."
Holy crap! There was a new random entry!
Fang Ming was excited. As everyone knew… actually, only he knew that whenever a random entry appeared in his diary, it was always content that could alter the course of events, and it had always brought him immense gains!
He quickly flipped to the usual location for random entries, and a new passage appeared.
"I broke the seal suppressing the fiendish spawn of the old well. The two fiendish spawns engaged in a world-shattering battle in Bai Mu Village. The fiendish spawn of the old well was soundly defeated and fled with me into the white mist."
Fang Ming scratched his head. This content was a bit outrageous. In that case, should he still save the fiendish spawn of the old well? Even if he saved it, it would still be beaten up by the ancient Huai fiendish spawn. Although the diary content didn't suggest it would die, the description implied it wouldn't fare well.
However, in this random entry, Fang Ming noticed a problem: if the ancient Huai fiendish spawn could completely overwhelm the fiendish spawn of the old well, why did they have to weaken its power once a year and then reseal it?
"This damned diary, it's always like this, writing things halfway. Why don't you explain the situation properly?" Fang Ming was disappointed and irritably stuffed the diary back into his cloth bag.
He had originally hoped this new random entry would give him some useful hints, but it turned out to be a waste of time. In this case, he would be hesitant to save the fiendish spawn of the old well, and it would have been better if he hadn't known this outcome.
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What to do?
Should he ignore the random entry and proceed with burning the ancestral hall, or follow the diary's record and save the fiendish spawn of the old well?
"I must save the fiendish spawn of the old well, otherwise I have no way to deal with the ancient Huai fiendish spawn. But why would the battle result in such a crushing defeat for the fiendish spawn of the old well?"
Fang Ming squatted on the ground, arms crossed, pondering the reasons for this outcome.
"Logically speaking, the ancient Huai fiendish spawn should at most be equal in strength to the fiendish spawn of the old well. Since the battle was so one-sided, it means the ancient Huai fiendish spawn has some means to temporarily boost its strength?"
Fang Ming looked at the distant ancestral hall, where the crown of an ancient tree swayed in the wind.
"No!" Fang Ming suddenly remembered something and quickly took out the diary from his cloth bag, opened it to the random entry, and reread it.
Staring at the last sentence of the random entry, Fang Ming's doubts arose. What did this mean? The fiendish spawn of the old well fled into the white mist with him? Why wasn't it afraid of the white mist? Was the fiendish spawn of the old well a type of white mist fiendish spawn?
But as far as he knew, the fiendish spawn of the old well was an original, authentic product of Bai Mu Village. How could it not fear the white mist? What was the reason for this?
"Why are there so many absurd things in this damn village?" Fang Ming couldn't figure these questions out, so he stopped thinking about them. He stood up and looked around. The top priority was to make a decision on what to do next.
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"The random entry did not state that I would die, which means that if I follow the random entry, my life will not be in danger. However, if I go to burn the ancestral hall, that's not certain…" Fang Ming rubbed his chin and slapped his thigh.
He would go save the fiendish spawn of the old well!
Since he couldn't figure out why the ancient Huai fiendish spawn suddenly became stronger, he would let the future reveal it. He could then come back and find a way to counter the ancient Huai fiendish spawn's method of strengthening itself.
Moreover, with the fiendish spawn of the old well by his side, he would have more confidence in whatever he did, and wouldn't be as hesitant and furtive as he was now, like a rat crossing the street.
He opened the diary.
"According to the instructions in the random entry, I went to rescue the fiendish spawn of the old well. However, upon arriving near the old well, I discovered that I didn't know how to break the seal. After careful consideration, I called out to the old well, and surprisingly, I received a response from the fiendish spawn of the old well!"
Huh? It could be done like this? So direct?
"It's really convenient to have a diary." Fang Ming chuckled and put the diary back into his cloth bag like a treasure, then ran directly towards the old well.
Along the way, crowds of villagers were still arguing heatedly. He even saw quite a few people fighting, and even more absurdly, some had already started looting items from courtyards and dismantling some houses.
Fang Ming was delighted by these events. He played the role of a bystander the entire way, and even went into a courtyard to "freely" pilfer a few steamed buns and half a pickled vegetable with the crowd.
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Twenty minutes later.
The old well appeared before him.
This area was considered remote for Bai Mu Village. Furthermore, with those villagers busy dividing property in their courtyards, no one paid any attention to the old well.
Fang Ming walked to the edge of the old well and peered inside.
The water level was very deep, and it was only at a depth of about ten meters that he could see turbid well water, emitting a rotten stench. It was unclear if this was because the stagnant water at the bottom was the cause or because of too many corpses.
"Is anyone there? Fiendish spawn of the old well, are you there? Hello? Hello?"
Fang Ming shouted into the well a few times, but only the echo in the well answered him.
"That's strange? Why aren't you responding?" Fang Ming frowned. Was the diary wrong? Or had he not hit any key points to attract the fiendish spawn of the old well's attention?
He shouted again.
"My name is Fang Ming, and I'm here to save you. I invite you to join me in dealing with the ancient Huai fiendish spawn!" Still no sound.
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"I'm a good person, and I'm well-educated. I won't lie to you!"
"Are you there? Answer me. I don't know how to save you."
…
After shouting for a long time, Fang Ming helplessly sat by the well to catch his breath. Was the fiendish spawn of the old well this aloof? Not even a word in response?
"If you don't answer me, I'll pee in the well. Let's see if you respond." Fang Ming muttered, getting up to shout a few more times.
"How dare you!" Suddenly, the well water surged, and a human face formed on the water's surface, staring coldly at Fang Ming.
"Holy crap! You scared me!" Fang Ming was startled and took a few steps back. However, he soon remembered his purpose and returned to the well, sticking his head down.
"You finally came out. I thought you'd stay silent forever." Fang Ming was talking face-to-face with a fiendish spawn for the first time, and surprisingly, he didn't feel nervous, as if he were used to it.
As for his previous conversation with Chang Sheng, frankly, he felt no difference between Chang Sheng and a human. It was completely different from facing a normal fiendish spawn.
"What business do you have? You, a mere human… Oh? You're a fiendish spawn yourself. You're not afraid of me?" the female corpse was surprised by Fang Ming's demeanor, feeling that this human had a sense of confidence, which she disliked.
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"I need to deal with the ancient Huai fiendish spawn, but my strength is too weak. I need your help. I know your power is enough to confront him, even defeat him." Fang Ming subtly flattered her, making the female corpse feel good.
"Why should I help you?" the female corpse asked coldly.
Fang Ming smiled slightly: "Because I can save you! Only I can save you in the entire Bai Mu Village, freeing you from the seal. Everyone else is a puppet of the ancient Huai fiendish spawn. You can't rely on them."
The female corpse sneered and said, "I don't need you to save me. Get lost." With that, the human face formed by the well water dissipated, leaving only ripples on the water's surface.
What the heck… This wasn't how the diary described it!
Fang Ming's previously confident momentum instantly deflated. This fiendish spawn so decisively refused him. What should he do now?
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