CHAPTER 30: CHAPTER 3: A SPIRIT MONSTER AWAKENS INTELLIGENCE

When Duan Tiantian regained her senses, she looked at the people in front of her with great confusion.

She didn’t know what had happened.

"Dad, Mom... Xiao Meng?"

"Why are you all gathered around my bed staring at me?"

Although she was now no different from a normal person, those close to her couldn’t display the slightest hint of joy.

Because this situation had happened more than once already.

Even if everything seemed normal now, she would still disappear the next morning.

"You know I can’t just tie the kid up."

"That’s not a solution either."

Mrs. Duan spoke with Mu Yunchu, her voice gradually carrying a sob.

"And what about her future..."

The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, until finally bursting into tears, needing Mr. Duan’s comfort off to the side.

Chen Meng, seeing this, was affected too, and quietly asked Mu Yunchu beside her, "Sister Yun Chu, do you think my friend is possessed? Is there a way to resolve this?"

"It’s possible." Mu Yunchu nodded slightly.

"I remember you saying she returns to normal at night, but disappears again by the next morning?"

"That’s right." Chen Meng nodded vigorously.

"I’ll take a look tomorrow morning, then we’ll see."

Mu Yunchu’s plan had changed; she decided to stay there for the night.

Fortunately, their house was big enough to tidy up a guest room.

At 3 a.m., just as the sky began to hint at dawn and the sun had yet to rise, Mu Yunchu opened her eyes.

Her eyes held no sleepiness, only clarity.

She came down from the attic, squinting slightly, and just then, she encountered Duan Tiantian, who was heading outside.

The latter’s condition was somewhat unusual at this moment.

Though her eyes were open, they were devoid of any spirit, like those of a puppet, doing everything seemingly without thought, only acting according to instinct.

Mu Yunchu already had an idea in mind, placing the Five Emperors Coin she had prepared onto Duan Tiantian’s neck.

A second ago, she had been walking blankly, and in the next, her eyes regained their spirit and she returned to normal.

"Tiantian!" Mrs. Duan heard the noise, rushed out in disbelief, and gazed incredulously at her daughter in the doorway.

They had been keeping vigil by Tiantian’s bed these days, but every time at this hour, their eyelids would uncontrollably close.

If it weren’t for Mu Yunchu today, Tiantian would surely have slipped away again.

She embraced her daughter tightly, looking at the Five Emperors Coin on her chest, and felt a storm surge in her heart, her eyes wide with shock.

Tiantian had not been awake in the morning for a long time.

Could it be the effect of this thing?

Mrs. Duan examined it closely again, and after seeing the inscriptions on the Copper Coin, she could no longer conceal her astonishment.

These... could all be considered artifacts!

Now she looked at Mu Yunchu with an entirely different expression.

She dared not regard her as an ordinary person anymore, as she had yesterday.

In her respect, there was a hint of fear towards the unknown.

"Young lady, this?"

She pointed to Duan Tiantian’s chest.

Mu Yunchu said, "This is a Five Emperors Coin, having it will protect her from being disturbed by evil spirits."

She hadn’t given it to her the previous night because Mu Yunchu had a hypothesis she wanted to verify by seeing how she was ’possessed’ with her own eyes.

"So, she really was possessed?"

Mrs. Duan swayed unsteadily, feeling her worldview had been vastly impacted, needing some time to digest it.

"It’s all right now."

Mu Yunchu’s voice seemed to inject her with a shot of courage.

Mrs. Duan nodded along.

"Yes, yes, it’s good as long as everything is okay now."

As long as the problem was solved, it was good.

But soon, another matter occurred to her.

"Young lady, I know this thing isn’t ordinary. We can’t take advantage of you. Name your price, I’ll pay you whatever it costs."

Mrs. Duan’s words were full of sincerity.

She was sincerely grateful to Mu Yunchu, and from the bottom of her heart, she believed they couldn’t just take advantage of her.

Mu Yunchu did not refuse.

After all, she wasn’t doing charity with them.

She thought for a bit and decided to offer a price below the market value.

Because her master’s box still contained many of these Copper Coins.

"Twenty thousand."

"Okay."

Mrs. Duan didn’t hesitate at all.

The effect of the Five Emperors Coin was right there before her eyes.

She could even feel that the price Mu Yunchu offered was already quite favorable.

Moreover, twenty thousand yuan wasn’t much for her.

The two exchanged WeChat contact information, and Mu Yunchu received a transfer from the other party.

She put her phone back in her pocket, then Mu Yunchu’s soft voice lightly reached her ears.

"Can you tell me again, what exactly happened on the day you went up the mountain?"

Everyone was puzzled; the matter had been resolved, so why was she still asking about this?

Duan Tiantian didn’t know Mu Yunchu.

She looked helpfully towards her mother, and seeing the latter nod in affirmation, she then shakily recounted the events of that day.

"That day, when I went up the mountain, one of my companions needed to relieve themselves, so they headed to the restroom halfway up."

Duan Tiantian furrowed her brows in recollection, "I stood waiting at the doorway, but suddenly heard someone calling me... and then I just foggily walked over."

"As for what happened afterwards, I’m not really sure."

At this time, others had also been disturbed and woke up.

The four of them stood downstairs, surrounding Mu Yunchu, waiting quietly for her to speak.

After a while, she stated, "I need to go to the place where you found her."

...

The mountain wasn’t far from here.

Their Shangyan City was famous for its mountainous terrain. Even the so-called city center was adjacent to the mountains.

Thus, the group only walked for over half an hour.

They climbed the mountain and stopped at a rather secluded and difficult-to-access place.

Before them was a steep rock face, surrounded entirely by closely-packed trees.

"This is the place."

Despite wearing the protective Five Emperors Coin, they felt a little apprehensive upon returning here, and instinctively kept Duan Tiantian shielded behind them.

Mrs. Duan pointed out where she had discovered her daughter.

"It was right here."

"When we found her, Tiantian was just standing here, still, with her head tilted back."

"Tilting back her head?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunchu walked over and stood where she indicated.

Looking up, she sharply contracted her pupils after seeing the thing on the rock wall.

It was actually a face uncannily resembling that of a human.

It hung upon the rock like it had gained sentience.

Among them, Chen Meng was considered the bravest, and seeing Mu Yunchu remain motionless, she ventured over too.

Upon seeing clearly, she gasped.

"H-how does this rock look like a person?"

"Could this thing be what harmed Tiantian?"

The human face had already become fully formed, lifelike, and even the expressions on it could be seen clearly.

"Just as I thought, though I didn’t expect it to have developed sentience."

Chen Meng asked, "Is this a demon?"

"More accurately, it’s a spirit monster," Mu Yunchu corrected her.

"A creature like this would be shaped gradually by the mountain’s terrain and waters. Once they appear, they possess a significantly powerful ability. Your friend was indeed enchanted by it."

"Absorbing human energy can expedite their transformation."

In other words, if this wasn’t resolved, sooner or later there’d be a second, third, and more humans who fall under its spell.