togophonebook Chapter 47 seems to be a bit dead.
Chapter 47 seems to be a bit dead.
Before learning the art of weapon crafting, Jiang Feng already had extensive experience in smelting gold.
Now that he has mastered the art of weapon crafting, he is even more powerful.
He pried off two cat's-eye stones, placed the black cat statue into the bronze furnace, then fed Ao Ying and urged her to use fire magic to heat the bronze furnace.
Pour the molten gold into the mold and let it cool down; it will then take the shape Jiang Feng wants.
The refining process consumed only a large bucket of rice, without burning a single piece of charcoal. Even slave owners would be green with envy.
Soon, the golden statues were all refined into gold bars, each weighing one pound. Jiang Feng estimated that there were at least nine hundred bars.
Seeing the glittering gold bars before him, Ao Ying pounced on them, rolling around excitedly and shouting, "I'm going to build a golden house! I'll sleep in it tonight!"
Jiang Feng said, "Okay, I'll help you build the house. You keep a close eye on them so that no one gets jealous and comes to steal them."
Cui Peng, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, was somewhat speechless.
Who is this meant to protect against?
Me, a dignified General of the Cavalry, stealing your gold bars? Are these gold bars made of gold, or...?
Well, it really is made of gold.
Looking at the pile of gold bars, Cui Peng suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Being a monk really does make money.
Ao Ying jumped up from the pile of gold bars, patted his chest, and solemnly assured them, "Don't worry, with me here, not a single one of these gold bars will be missing!"
As she spoke, her eyes sharpened, and she looked warily toward the top of the wall.
On the high courtyard wall, a black cat crouched on the top, blending perfectly into the pitch-black night. If it weren't for the eerie glow in its eyes, you would never have noticed anything there.
Upon seeing the black cat, Jiang Feng activated the "Cat Slave Technique" he had just acquired, squatted down, and took out a small dried fish.
"My feline overlord, come and eat!"
The black cat immediately felt a sense of familiarity from him, jumped off the wall, and walked towards Jiang Feng with its head held high and chest puffed out.
It was just like the way a lord would look when inspecting his territory and seeing a slave.
Approaching Jiang Feng, it bit into the dried fish, took two bites, squinted its eyes, and let out a satisfied groan.
After a while, the black cat finished eating the dried fish, rolled over and lay down on the ground.
Jiang Feng reached out and stroked its belly, saying with a doting expression, "Why does it sleep right after eating? I really can't do anything with this cat."
Ao Ying stared wide-eyed at the black cat, its drool dripping, its body twitching slightly before going still. "Is it asleep? I feel like it's almost dead?"
Jiang Feng said with dissatisfaction, "Of course I'll sleep! Dried pufferfish has a sleep-inducing effect; even I fall asleep immediately after eating it, let alone a cat!"
Ao Ying suddenly realized: "Oh, it's pufferfish. Then it's alright. When I was a kid, eating too much raw pufferfish would make me sleepy too."
"??!!"
Cui Peng listened in stunned silence.
Are these two really that hard to kill?
Eating raw pufferfish and then sleeping it off is perfectly fine. Is this even human?
Seeing that he was staring at the dried pufferfish in his hand, Jiang Feng reached out and said, "Would you like a few? I dried them myself; they taste even better than cooked ones!"
Cui Peng wiped the sweat from his forehead: "No need, I'm afraid I won't wake up tomorrow..."
At the same time, in Dugu Tuo's mansion, a woman dressed in black suddenly trembled and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"The cat owner sent to monitor Jiang Feng is dead."
The woman in black wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and looked at Xu Ani with some helplessness.
Xu Ani poured her a cup of hot water and handed it to her, comforting her, "It's okay, there are plenty of cat lovers. It's good that you're alright. Don't keep spying on Jiang Feng. Let's wait until Shan Jun and the others arrive."
The woman in black's eyes revealed an unyielding resentment: "Damn Jiang Feng! Before we parted last time, the young master said that when I returned from India, he would take me as his concubine... I never expected that this parting would be our eternal separation!"
Why couldn't I have come back a day earlier? If I had come back sooner, the young master wouldn't have died!
Xu Ani sighed, "Even if you had come back sooner, I'm afraid you wouldn't have been able to stop him. You know, he killed the young master right in front of the master..."
The woman in black stood up, gritting her teeth, and said, "No, I can't wait even a day longer, Ani, please help me!"
Looking at her hateful eyes, Xu Ani said helplessly, "You need to think this through. If you worship the cat ghost, there's no turning back."
The woman in black said firmly, "Help me this time, and I will repay you after I kill Jiang Feng!"
"Haven't you always wanted Lady Zheng's face, the wife of the Duke of Yue? I'll go and get it for you!"
Xu Ani's eyes lit up: "Okay, kneel before the statue, and I'll communicate with the cat demon for you!"
The woman in black knelt before the cat-demon statue as instructed. Xu Ani walked behind her, closed her eyes, and then opened them again. Her pupils had changed to vertical pupils like a cat's.
"In the dark night, the cup is knocked, the fragrant porridge draws the soul, the cat ghost emerges from the shadows, moving silently. The seven spirits cling to the bones, the nine lives entwine the form, the soul returns to my sacrifice, going to that gate."
As the incantation rang out, a dark figure rose from the statue.
Xu Ani stared at the dark figure and continued, "The faithful Xu Ani offers Han Zhu'er as a sacrifice. Please, Lord Cat Demon, enjoy her."
The shadowy figure let out a meow, and a dark light flashed, captivating everyone. Han Zhu'er, kneeling before the statue, trembled and collapsed to the ground.
As Han Zhu'er's soul was devoured, the black shadow faded into the distance and finally disappeared above the statue.
Xu Ani's vertical pupils shifted as she looked at Han Zhu'er's corpse on the ground, and she said coldly, "Knowing too many secrets and still not being able to keep your mouth shut, this is your way to your death."
Having said that, she made a hand seal with her right hand, and black light separated from Han Zhuer's body and floated in front of her.
"Zheng Qi, you are a rat!"
Upon hearing the incantation, the black light immediately flew out of the room and headed towards the residence of Duke Yang Su of Yue.
Watching the black light fly away, Xu Ani's eyes returned to normal, and she said softly, "What I want, I will take myself."
After saying that, she let out a scream and ran towards the door.
"Master, something terrible has happened! Han Zhu'er sent her cat servant to monitor Jiang Feng, but he suffered a backlash from the magic and his soul was scattered—"
After a gust of biting cold wind, Dugu Tuo appeared at the door. He frowned as he looked at Xu Ani, who was in a panic.
"Don't panic. I knew Han Zhu'er would act rashly out of greed for revenge. I just didn't expect Jiang Feng to be so powerful that he could curse Han Zhu'er from a distance."
After a moment of contemplation, Dugu Tuo said, "Bury her with Shan'er, and hand over the business in Tianzhu to Dugu Feng in the future."
Jiang Feng knows the art of curse killing, right? Tomorrow, invite Master Tansheng to our residence to perform a ritual, letting a high monk fight another high monk, using Buddhism to fight Buddhism!
Xu Ani bowed her head in agreement, ordered someone to collect Han Zhu'er's body, and then went to carry out Dugu Tuo's other instructions.