Chapter 34 - 34 32 Ye Luo

34: Chapter 32 Ye Luo 34: Chapter 32 Ye Luo Xiao Jie suddenly became interested in the Black Tornado in front of him—taking this creature out for leveling would be awesome. “That’s right, I can understand your canine language. How about that, impressive, isn’t it? Why not join me? As long as you’re with me, there’ll be plenty of roast chicken and smoked meat to eat.” But the Black Tornado growled, “Woof, a good dog doesn’t serve two masters. Just give it up—Rou Qiu, get back to the team. Don’t just run forward whenever you hear ‘roast chicken’.” The chubby dog named Rou Qiu looked reluctantly at Xiao Jie one last time before crawling back into his nest. Xiao Jie was somewhat speechless. Even a dog has principles? Black Tornado continued, “If you want to earn a Hunting Dog’s loyalty, you must become the master’s apprentice, only then are you worthy of their allegiance.” As soon as Rou Qiu heard this, he perked up, “Yes, yes, yes, go and ask the master to take you as an apprentice, and make sure to pick me.” Xiao Jie helplessly said, “It’s no use, their master doesn’t take apprentices.” “Who said that? Our master does take apprentices. Why wouldn’t he?” Uh… a Hunter has apprentices? Right, they must be other players from before. “Your master’s apprentice, how long ago was that?” “Not long, not long. She just came back.” Xiao Jie was surprised. He hadn’t expected there to be other players in the village. Why hadn’t he seen them before? Black Claw (Hunting Dog): “Shut up, Rou Qiu. You talk too much about the master’s affairs.” Rou Qiu (Hunting Dog): “Just saying—the master isn’t taking any more apprentices because of the mistress’s illness. Hero, if you go pick a century-old ginseng, the master will take you as an apprentice. If you can cure the mistress, the master, happy with you, will even give you a treasure. Can you heal illnesses?” However, Black Tornado suddenly snorted, “Hmph, the mistress isn’t ill at all. Even if he could heal, it would be useless.” “Not ill? Then why is she bedridden?” Black Tornado didn’t speak anymore. However, Xiao Jie felt he had grasped a key point—there must be hidden information here. “Indeed, I am not versed in medicine, but I have my ways. If you tell me what really happened to the mistress, maybe I can help. Otherwise, your master might keep treating it as an illness, and it will never be cured.” Black Tornado tilted his head and sized up Xiao Jie, “Alright, strange human, perhaps you are right. The mistress isn’t sick; she was possessed by something.” “What thing?” “A black shadow. That shadow kept flying outside on those nights, and one night when the mistress stepped out, the shadow pounced on her, and she collapsed. The shadow then entered her body, making her fear the light.” Xiao Jie realized in his heart, this must be a case of being haunted, possibly possessed by a Night Ghost? But aren’t those possessed by Night Ghosts usually killed by the ghost? Why then hadn’t the Hunter’s wife died? “Well, strange human, can you save our mistress?” “I’ll give it a try,” said Xiao Jie, as he walked straight to the Hunter’s front yard. When he reached the wooden house’s doorway, indeed, he saw a player talking to the Hunter—a woman. She was dressed in a refined dark green leather armor, wearing a green cloak and carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows, with a long sword hanging at her waist. She had a vibe reminiscent of an elf ranger. He looked at the name above her head. Ye Luo (Hunter Apprentice), Level: 8. Life Value: 150. “Master, this is a hundred-year-old ginseng I dug up on North Mountain. Please accept it.” Yang Baichuan (Hunter): “You did well, Ye Luo. Your master’s wife’s illness can’t be cured just like that, alas, it’s a pity I don’t have the time to guide you personally, and you’ll have to figure it out on your own. I accept your good intentions though, and here, I have an ultimate skill to reward you.” At that, a white flash of light appeared on the female player, signifying that she had acquired a new skill. Yet, her face showed neither sadness nor joy, merely clasping her hands in thanks before turning to leave. However, she suddenly spun around. “Who’s there?” Xiao Jie quickly came out from his hiding spot, “Good afternoon to you both.” Upon seeing it was Xiao Jie, Yang Baichuan immediately showed impatience, “I’ve said before, I am not interested in taking on apprentices these days. Young man, you might want to ask elsewhere.” “Please don’t say that just yet, Master Yang. What if I said I can cure your wife’s illness?” Yang Baichuan disbelieved, “You’re not a doctor. How could you possibly cure her?” “Hehe, some ailments don’t require medicine at all. You’ve fed your wife so much ginseng, and it hasn’t helped, right? Whether I can cure her or not, we’ll know only if we try, which surely is better than nothing.” Yang Baichuan thought for a moment, “Come on in. If you can cure my wife, there’s no harm in teaching you my most guarded ultimate skill.” Xiao Jie thought to himself that he was waiting just for this moment. He followed the hunter into the room, only to see that the room was dim with even the windows nailed shut. In the backmost part of the room, there was a wooden bed covered with beast skin. Yang Baichuan’s wife lay under the beast skin, her face deathly pale, visibly shivering violently even during the day, eyes closed, lips turning blue. Xiao Jie thought to himself, it really does seem like she’s been possessed. “I don’t know what happened to my wife. The doctors have seen her but haven’t found a way to cure her. They just said she’s deficient in vital energy and needs to take ginseng to replenish it. Ever since she fell ill, she’s become afraid of sunlight. We have to keep the windows closed during the day. She can hardly eat anything and just drinks some ginseng soup to keep going.” “No worries, just watch what I do.” Saying this, Xiao Jie immediately dragged the Divine Wood Talisman’s equipment skill into the quick bar. Then clicked to release it on the hunter’s wife. Exorcism! A bright white light burst from the hunter’s wife, followed immediately by a terrible scream from her mouth, her limbs twitching violently. A cold wind whipped up from nowhere in the room and when it had dissipated, the hunter’s wife had opened her eyes. A trace of color had returned to her pale face. “Husband, what happened to me? I feel so weak, like I’ve been sleeping for years. Oh, I’m so hungry, can you make something for me to eat?” “Of course, of course, what would you like to eat? I’ll make it right now.” “I just want some of the stewed meat soup you make.” Yang Baichuan excitedly went to prepare the meat soup for his wife. Xiao Jie was equally excited. Not only might he become a hunter, but he might also receive some hidden rewards. It’s just awesome to have a magic artifact. Hahaha, so easy! “It’s useless, that thing hasn’t died; it will come back sooner or later.” A cold voice came from behind him. Huh? Xiao Jie, surprised, turned toward Ye Luo. This girl had been observing all along, apparently unaffected by the scene unfolding before her. “How do you know that?” “I can see it.” Her gaze was fixed on a dark corner of the room. Xiao Jie followed her gaze but saw only darkness, his mind filled with doubt, Really? “Why can’t I see it?” “Your Perception is too low. Ghosts are invisible to the naked eye. I added 20 points to my Perception just for gathering herbs, so I can see things ordinary people can’t. It’s right there — well, it’s gone now, probably hiding. “Evil Exorcism-type magic has levels of strength, and your magic artifact seems to be of Low Grade. It’s weaker during the day, so that’s why you succeeded, but come night, it probably won’t work.”