I Contracted Myself-Chapter 84 – Serendipity

Suddenly, a flock of Firebirds flew overhead. Zhang Ping watched them longingly and finally sighed.

The Firebird carcass he had risked his life to collect was examined by Liu Tiefeng upon returning to Mingzhu City. The layer of white frost on the Firebird's feathers had completely destroyed their vitality, rendering them useless.

The speed of the Firebirds was simply outrageous.

Even though he now had the ability to fly, he could only watch them longingly, with no thought of pursuing them.

At this moment, Little Theron seemed to notice something. It tugged at Zhang Ping's clothes with its forelimb, its gaze fixed intently to Zhang Ping's right, appearing somewhat nervous.

"Don't worry, it's just a fox." Zhang Ping glanced over and then laughed.

In the dim grass, a gray fox was staring at Zhang Ping and Little Theron, its main target being Little Theron, while Zhang Ping was not its concern.

Its eyes gradually emitted a layer of golden light, and then a Nether Mist dagger suddenly pierced its head.

"Seriously, asking for death." Zhang Ping slowly walked forward, muttering.

This was a Parasitic Danger Fox, possessing the ability of Defiance of Common Sense. It had just tried to confuse Zhang Ping's perception, attempting to make him let go of Little Theron.

So it died.

Zhang Ping despised two abilities the most: Cognitive Distortion and Defiance of Common Sense.

He skinned it, extracted its tendons, and stored the Parasitic Danger Fox's two eyes.

Zhang Ping clumsily completed the material collection, then picked up Little Theron and continued walking forward. As for the Parasitic Danger Fox's corpse, other animals would naturally take care of it.

...

"Cough, cough, Xiaoyu, I can't make it. When you get back, tell Her Majesty Aoxue that Hongying has failed her mission. I'm... I'm sorry... Your Majesty."

In a dark tree hollow, Guan Hongying's face was flushed, and a hideous wound on her abdomen occasionally emitted a scorching aura, which was destroying her body's vitality.

She knew she couldn't hold on much longer, so she entrusted her last words to her niece.

Zhong Xiaoyu's eyes were swollen from crying. She wiped her nose and sobbed, "Aunt Hongying, don't die. I won't be mad at you anymore. Please don't die, sob sob."

"Cough, cough, I underestimated Feng Laixian. His strength is probably no less than General Yu's. Remember to warn Her Majesty to be cautious of Feng Laixian. He might become the greatest obstacle to our cause," Guan Hongying said seriously.

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Zhong Xiaoyu couldn't help but whisper, "Aunt Hongying, isn't the greatest obstacle Situ Shibai?"

"You... cough, cough, just remember to pass on my words to Her Majesty. Alright... you should go, leave me alone," Guan Hongying said, almost spitting blood in frustration, feeling exhausted.

Zhong Xiaoyu held Guan Hongying's hand tightly, her eyes red as she looked at her.

"Alright, stop being an eyesore here," Guan Hongying couldn't stand the atmosphere, closed her eyes, and said irritably.

At this moment, a head poked in from outside the tree hollow. It was a head that was hard to describe, with an unusually long neck and a face that was part human, part snake, and part sloth.

It smiled at Zhong Xiaoyu and Guan Hongying, its gaze finally resting on Guan Hongying's abdomen.

"Aunt Hongying, what do we do?" Zhong Xiaoyu, seeing the creature, clung nervously to Guan Hongying's hand, her large chest almost suffocating her.

Although Guan Hongying felt her end was near, she gritted her teeth and struggled to rise to protect her niece.

"This is a Corpse-Eating Ape. I'll hold it off, and you run," she said, her forehead drenched in cold sweat, her face pale.

Zhong Xiaoyu instinctively retorted, "Doesn't the Corpse-Eating Ape only eat corpses?"

"The Corpse-Eating Ape will eat weak creatures too. Right now, you and I are weak in its eyes," Guan Hongying took a deep breath and said irritably.

But just as she was preparing to fight to the death, a scythe suddenly decapitated the Corpse-Eating Ape.

"Are you alright?" Zhang Ping, holding a Nether Mist scythe, looked into the tree hollow at the two women and asked.

Guan Hongying stepped back, leaning against the tree wall, and replied, "Thank you for your help. We're fine."

"But you're seriously injured. Are you sure you're okay?" Zhang Ping felt the wound on Guan Hongying's abdomen looked familiar, but there were too many ways to cause such injuries, so he couldn't make a judgment.

Guan Hongying shook her head, "It's nothing. A little rest will do. We have nothing to repay your life-saving grace but this bit of money. Will it suffice?"

As she spoke, she struggled to pull out her purse to pay Zhang Ping.

Encountering an Awakener in the wild, especially one stronger than oneself, the weak must be aware: the wild is not Mingzhu City; it's a lawless land!

"No need, no need. Is she really okay?" Zhang Ping quickly refused, looking at Zhong Xiaoyu with some concern.

Zhong Xiaoyu huddled in the corner, her eyes red and silent, but when she met Zhang Ping's eyes, she couldn't help but say, "Aunt Hongying is dying, sob sob sob."

"Dying?"

Zhang Ping was startled. Although Guan Hongying's abdominal wound looked terrifying, having witnessed the exaggerated vitality of several Awakeners, he hadn't thought the injury could be fatal.