My sister is Luna

Chapter 189 The Border Area Between Wei and Shu

"Quack quack..."

The harsh cries echoed here from time to time. Vultures flapped their wings and circled once, flying over the messy tombstones, their eyes searching for the mangled corpses, looking for parts that could be eaten.

"quack……"

A crow perched on a branch, singing intermittently in the sun.

The trees grow lushly here, sunlight filtering through the leaves. Beneath the thick trunks are gnarled and twisted roots, with dried bloodstains clinging to them. Countless bones and fragments are planted in the soil and "sprouting." Countless weeds cover the area, creating an eerie atmosphere even during the day.

The bodies were disposed of very carelessly, piled up and dumped here. Some were only lightly covered with a layer of soil, some were only half-buried, and some were simply left unburied, exposed to the sun to rot and stink, ignored by everyone. People avoided the place, and the scene was tragic and desolate.

This is a trace of war, an inevitable result of the outbreak of conflict and confrontation between different camps.

This is a mass grave located at the border between Wei and Shu, a remnant of a war that broke out here.

This also left these vultures with plenty of food, so they could eat their fill without having to go out and search, and they all grew fat and strong.

As usual, they strolled around leisurely, looking for something.

Suddenly, a large, dark hole appeared in the ground, from which countless scarlet eyes could be seen flashing, and a mournful, eerie sound echoed:

"Hurry, hurry—!"

The vultures were startled and fled with a shriek, while the crows also disappeared in fright.

Suddenly, a huge hole appeared, swallowing all the corpses within its range, like a giant mouth.

The mournful sound continued to echo, and the black hole began to shrink.

A person was "spit out" from the black hole and then disappeared without a trace, leaving only a clean empty space within its range.

A person dressed in platinum armor lay on the edge; the armor dissipated, revealing his face.

"Ah, it's the sun! We've seen the light of day again!" Cain squinted at the sky.

"I, Cain, have returned from hell!"

"The method that mixed-race boy suggested actually worked," Crystal said in Cain's mind.

"Yes, thanks to that boy."

After saying that, Cain sat up and began to look around at his surroundings.

"Am I in a forest? So many tombstones, and so many unburied corpses lying around, is this a mass grave?"

"It stinks." Cain frowned, smelling the stench of countless years-old corpses lingering in his nostrils.

“There’s no concept of time in Hell. We don’t even know how long we’ve been in there. Let’s find a populated place first,” Crystal said, floating out of Cain’s mind in the form of a little soul dragon and perching on his head.

As her strength increased, Cain was able to let her go out and see the outside world, but she couldn't stray too far from him.

"Goo-"

Suddenly a voice came, and Cain touched his stomach, lost in thought.

"Pfft, are you hungry?" Crystal rolled over, patted her round belly, and laughed.

"Okay, let's go out from here and find something to eat first," Cain said, quickly leaving the mass grave.

……

After walking for a long time in the forest, Cain only found a small stream, where he could rest for a while longer.

“Following this stream should lead us out, and we might even encounter animals coming here to drink, which would solve our food problem.” Cain scooped up some water from the stream and drank it.

When he washed his face with the stream water again, he noticed something was wrong.

"Hmm, my hair has turned black?"

Cain saw his reflection in the clear stream. He still looked as handsome as ever, but his once snow-white hair had turned jet black, which changed his temperament. He looked more angular, resolute, and had the aura of a warrior, with a touch of gentleness.

"You just realized?" Crystal patted his head. Because he was a soul, Cain didn't feel anything.

"Crystal, why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought you knew."

"..." Cain was speechless for a moment.

Do you know when my hair turned black?

"It turned black while you were in a trance. It suddenly turned black all of a sudden, making me think you had been poisoned." Crystal floated in front of Cain, waving her little paws and exaggerating.

Cain let his hair down, picked it up and looked at his long black hair, remembering and understanding what Gan Luo had said when he looked at him deeply earlier.

"Is this what they call the price?" Cain was somewhat puzzled; he didn't know whether the price was light or heavy.

"Perhaps the price is that you'll look more like a beautiful woman with your hair down?" Crystal suddenly said.

"...Can I take this as a compliment?" Cain couldn't refute it. With his long, straight black hair, the reflection in the stream showed a handsome and dashing figure, who at first glance looked like a beauty with deep features.

That night, a white jade disc hung high in the starry sky, emitting a soft light, and the silence was tinged with a touch of melancholy.

Perhaps people thousands of miles away are also looking at this moon, silently conveying their longing for relatives and friends.

By the stream, Cain rested against a tree trunk.

In this desolate wilderness, he found only this place to rest temporarily.

The babbling brook flowed gently, playing a lullaby, and he fell asleep to the melody.

……

As the first rays of sunlight dispelled the darkness, Cain opened his eyes. Nothing had happened last night.

After quickly cleaning up by the stream, Cain listened to the gradually increasing chirping of cicadas and the rising heat, and sighed:

"It's already summer."

“The rising sun is so beautiful,” Crystal said, perching on his head.

Cain had his hair tied in a high ponytail, looking dashing and spirited. Crystal could even swing on the ponytail while holding onto it, and a gentle breeze blew across his neck.

"Hmm, it's much cooler now." Cain teased Crystal.

After walking along the stream for a while, they spotted a rabbit jumping out of the bushes, about to drink water. Cain quickly grabbed its ears. The little rabbit tried to escape, thrashing about, but to no avail.

"There's food here." Cain was delighted that the food had been delivered to his door.

"Yah-hoo!" A shout came, and a large ball rolled out of the bushes and landed steadily on the ground.

"Finally, prey has taken the bait!" The newcomer's voice was childish.

I didn't expect there to be bandits in these mountains. Let's see what's going on.

Cain thought to himself, clenching his fist in preparation for battle, still clutching the rabbit in his hand—it was his breakfast.

The giant ball stretched out and revealed itself to be a plump, blue-and-white bear with bright, intelligent eyes staring intently at Cain.

In front of it stood a little girl dressed as a wild child, one hand on her hip, the other pointing at Cain, her eyes shining as she looked at him and said:

"This mountain is mine, these trees are mine, if you want to pass, leave your toll and all the good food behind!"

child?!

Kain was taken aback, but he remained vigilant.

Perhaps there really were robbers behind her, and she was just bait to lull herself into a false sense of security.

"Who are you?" Cain asked, glancing around for anyone hiding.

"I am Agudo, the mountain king here, and behind me is Qiuqiu. This is our territory. As the saying goes, 'A beast leaves its skin when it leaves, and a goose leaves its feathers when it flies by.' Leave the good food behind, and we'll let you go," Agudo said domineeringly.

"Hoo!" Qiuqiu nodded and roared.

Whenever someone passes through the mountains, Agudo will "ask" them for food. Although there is no shortage of food in the mountains, she still finds human-made food very tempting.

“I have no food,” Cain said, discreetly placing the rabbit behind his back.

“That’s right, we’re all still hungry, where would we get food?” Crystal chimed in.

"Big sister, don't be ungrateful," Agudo pouted and said with dissatisfaction.

She was upset that someone had finally come into the mountains, but they hadn't brought any good food with them, as she was still hoping to try the candied hawthorn.

“Big sister? I’m a man!” Cain said solemnly.

Agudo lives in the mountains year-round and has seen very few people. No one has taught her how to distinguish them. She only feels that the person in front of her is handsome and beautiful, and that handsome people must be women.

"really?"

"real."

Cain answered seriously. His hand, hidden behind his back, firmly gripped the rabbit's ear as it tried to escape.

“Okay…” Agudo was a little frustrated, and Qiuqiu behind her also sighed.

This beautiful older sister doesn't seem like she's lying; she probably isn't a bad person, right?

The naive Agudo thought this and believed Cain's words.

"Sigh, let's go, Qiuqiu," Agudo said listlessly.

Since there was no good food available, she saw no need to linger.

……