CFRSIO Chapter 32

Lin Yunliang dealt with the items he found in town.

“Can you tell what this is?” Lin Yunliang asked.

He was referring to a crystal ball on the table, which contained a… a small trinket, for lack of a better word.

“I found this on those people,” Lin Yunliang continued. “When I collected this thing, those few people just collapsed on the ground. They stopped breathing.”

“You didn’t kill them?” Siam asked mistrustfully.

Lin Yunliang rolled his eyes. “So, can you tell what this thing is?”

Siam circled the small ball a few times, then extended a paw and pushed the small ball on the table. The small ball rolled back and forth, and the thing inside rolled with it. It scared Siam into yelling.

“Hey, hey, hey! Stop it! What are you doing!”

“Stop! Stop it now!”

“Did you hear me!”

Siam bared its teeth at the crystal ball. “It’s quite lively, good, I like eating things like this!”

“You’re saying I’m good? What cooking method should I use? Steamed or braised?”

“Or just roast it directly?” Lin Yunliang saw right through Siam’s intentional provocation and played along without hesitation.

“You think it’s good too?” Siam gave him a look of approval.

Then, it glared ferociously at the thing inside the crystal ball.

The thing inside immediately changed its expression and looked at them in terror. “You’re going to eat me! Are you crazy?”

“You can’t eat me!”

“I warn you! If you don’t let me out, I’ll make you pay!”

Make us pay? How can you make us pay when you’re like this? Siam was very disdainful. It also found the thing extremely noisy, so with a wave of its paw, it put the crystal ball into its own space.

“I don’t know what this is.”

Lin Yunliang was speechless. Then why were you so happy just now?

“I’ll contact my boss later, and they should have an answer.”

“However,” Siam was more curious about how Lin Yunliang found this thing. “How did you discover this thing?”

“Someone broke in earlier today, right? I found it when I followed them.” Lin Yunliang didn’t say anything else.

Lin Yunliang encountered quite an interesting situation at the time.

After the people made their move, perhaps because they had acted, their anger subsided. Soon, the person in the main seat stopped making any further moves and ordered his subordinates to take those things away.

Lin Yunliang, out of curiosity, followed them. Only after following them did he discover that there was a huge formation in the backyard, and countless corpses lay within the formation. Their chests had no signs of life, indicating they were dead.

Then, he saw the subordinates of that person bringing out the humans stored in the magical artifacts one by one. They cut open their wrists, and the flowing blood formed a thin, long line, directly connecting to a piece of wood in the center of the formation.

Lin Yunliang couldn’t recognize what was carved on the wood. But he knew that this formation was probably not a good thing. Using human blood, a large amount of human blood and bone, it looked like there was a conspiracy involved.

Lin Yunliang saw the figures of Yuan Quan and a few others. Seeing that they were also involved in this matter didn’t surprise him much, as they had many strange aspects about them. So, if the person was here, where was Cang Shu?

As expected, Lin Yunliang also found traces of Cang Shu.

Cang Shu was not sent near the formation. Instead, he was taken to a room and placed on a bed.

This situation was unexpected for Lin Yunliang, so he approached with interest.

Then, the leader of that group walked in, looked at the person on the bed, and recited an incantation. Lin Yunliang couldn’t clearly hear what it was, but after the incantation was finished, Cang Shu on the bed finally moved.

It was not a normal movement. The whole person started to twitch, his mouth opened wide, and something seemed to fly out of his mouth. His eyes rolled back, and his fingernails grew rapidly, then fell off. His hair also grew wildly and then fell off.

An dazzling light emerged from his entire body.

Then, a black stone flew out of Cang Shu’s body.

That stone was really familiar, exactly the same as the curse stone that Lin Yunliang gave to Bo Ming. How could the curse stone fly out of Cang Shu’s body?

Lin Yunliang watched with great interest. In fact, as soon as the curse stone appeared, he had some thoughts. Now, many things seemed to be explained.

Cang Shu had a special background, and for some unknown reason, he seemed to have fused with the curse stone, which allowed him to survive the great disaster at Qingyun Mountain back then.

And the curse stone, which was said to be difficult to deal with, was also handled by Shi Ren. There was probably a reason for this. The specifics might have to wait until Lin Yunliang personally met Shi Ren for an explanation.

However, one thing was certain: the curse stone had a very unusual role in this world.

“Who exactly are you! How did you see through my identity!” The curse stone could still speak, and its voice was Cang Shu’s voice.

“Why?” The person who made the move smiled and then took off his hood, revealing his face.

Coincidentally, this person was also Cang Shu. No, he looked exactly the same as the Cang Shu lying on the bed. But were they the same person, or was one real and one fake, or were both fake?

No one knew.

“It’s you!”

“We are one and the same!”

Two voices spoke at the same time. Their voices were identical, which sounded very strange.

“So what! You are you, and I am me! We are different!” The curse stone said. It was impossible to discern any expression from it, as it was just a stone without a face. However, from its agitated movements, it was clear that its mood was not calm.

The curse stone turned and swayed, looking like it wanted to break free.

But the more it struggled, the more ferocious the standing Cang Shu became.

“What are you talking about? We are not different?” As he said this, he put on a smile, but paired with his frenzied expression, he looked completely insane.

“We are not the same!!” the curse stone shouted hoarsely.

Suddenly, the curse stone spotted the person hiding aside and immediately said, “Great Demon King! Don’t just watch the fun! Hurry and help! If you don’t act now, I’m going to die!”

The curse stone’s words greatly startled the Cang Shu who was making the move. How could someone have broken in? What was going on with those subordinates, why didn’t they notice anything? And… the Demon King? How could the Qingyun Demon King have followed them here!

“Don’t bluff! How could the Qingyun Demon King appear here for a mere little demon like you!”

“You might as well surrender.”

“After we merge, we’ll go find Zhou San! He’s still waiting for us!”

Lin Yunliang knew there would be other information. Indeed, coming here allowed him to get useful news. However, Lin Yunliang was not such a cruel and unfeeling person, and of course, he wouldn’t stand by and watch Cang Shu get into trouble.

He still needed the help of this subordinate, Cang Shu.

Therefore, he finally came forward.

This was the first time he used the power of the Demon King, and it was unexpectedly smooth and powerful. With just a slight flick of his finger, the standing Cang Shu clearly became unable to move.

“Qingyun Demon King!” The anger in his voice was undeniable.

He had calculated everything, but he never anticipated Lin Yunliang, this variable! Cang Shu also did not expect the Qingyun Demon King to actually appear here!

“Do you want me to let you go?” Lin Yunliang said. “It’s very simple. Just tell me who Zhou San is.”

“Impossible.” He said through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with fire.

This Cang Shu was indeed backbone, completely different from the Cang Shu accompanying him. Lin Yunliang sighed in his heart. However, since he was unwilling to speak, he wouldn’t force him. After all, there wasn’t only one Cang Shu. He still had other methods.

As Lin Yunliang made his move, the backbone Cang Shu immediately burst into flames. Soon, he turned into a stone in the blazing fire. Lin Yunliang collected the stone.

Looking at the other stone, Lin Yunliang said, “How about it? Do you want to explain yourself, or should I make you?”

“I… I’ll tell you myself!” It almost sounded like he heard this Cang Shu swallowing nervously. He immediately opened his mouth.

He wasn’t stupid either.

It turned out they were also Curse Masters. Unlike the rumors, they were not that powerful at all, or rather, individually, their strength was far from what was rumored. This was precisely the current situation, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been sold as useless stones on stalls.

In addition, there were different types of curse stones, just like the Cang Shu who was reduced to his original form by Lin Yunliang. He harbored extreme malice towards all humans and demons, wishing to kill them all. This was why the formation existed.

“What is the use of that formation?”

“It absorbs human blood and bone to nourish itself, and at the same time, the humans who died tragically become immortal puppets due to immense resentment.”

Lin Yunliang understood. It was still due to insufficient strength. In the face of absolute power, all crooked ways were not worth a glance.

“Then, why does he look exactly like you?”

Cang Shu did not want to say it, but it was no longer a matter of whether he wanted to or not. Being trapped also indicated that his strength was not comparable to the Cang Shu who was burned into a curse stone. It was better to honestly tell the Demon King whatever he wanted to know.

“During the encirclement by demon hunters back then, other curse stones were either sealed or died from exhaustion of power. I escaped and was accidentally discovered by the mountain demons of Qingyun Mountain. They thought I was some kind of rare treasure and took me back. The environment of Qingyun Mountain nourished my body, giving me the ability to transform into a demon’s form.”

“My appearance is a imitation of the person who saved me back then.”

“Life was relatively stable at first. Later, Zhou Er found me and wanted me to cooperate with him to use all the mountain demons of Qingyun Mountain as the eyes of the formation. I disagreed.”

“He transformed into my likeness precisely to use my identity to…”

Lin Yunliang understood. At the same time, he thought of something. After the incident at Qingyun Mountain, only Cang Shu survived. So, it seemed that the one who survived might not have been the real Cang Shu. But why were both of them targeting Qingyun Mountain?

Shi Ren was going to cooperate with Chu Shi to eliminate the mountain demons and demon kings of Qingyun Mountain. Here, the rumored curse stone was coming to turn Qingyun Mountain into the eyes of the formation.

Was Qingyun Mountain so unlucky?

“Demon… Demon King! I’ve told you everything! Can you…” Cang Shu didn’t have the face to say this, as his brothers were indeed targeting Qingyun Mountain, and he hadn’t helped at all.

“I’ve been out for too long,” Lin Yunliang said. “Go back and report to them, and say I’ll be back later.”

Then, he sent a surge of demonic energy towards the Cang Shu lying on the bed, dispelling the confinement and allowing him to return to his body.

The Cang Shu on the bed gradually regained color. After waking up, he excitedly kowtowed to Lin Yunliang several times. He knew that if the Demon King really wanted his life, he wouldn’t be able to resist. But the Demon King still didn’t make a move, so how could he not be moved?

“Great Demon King! From now on, whether it’s going through mountains of knives or seas of fire, as long as it’s your order, Cang Shu will have no complaints!”

“No need.” Lin Yunliang said. “I don’t have that kind of hobby. Now, go back.”

“Go find Zhang Qing’an, and like Siam, transform into your original form and protect him.”

Cang Shu was still in a daze, thinking how lucky he was to have found such a good master. He hadn’t realized the meaning of this order.

Lin Yunliang had this plan all along, but it was just that the three demons were used to their human forms, and Cang Shu was no exception. This was just right. Moreover, Lin Yunliang had also discovered some other things.

These things were not suitable for Cang Shu to see.

Soon, he was the only one left here.

After removing the barrier on the door, the door was kicked open by a group of people. They rushed in quickly, and soon this small room was filled with people.

Each of them looked fierce and vigilant towards Lin Yunliang.

“Who are you looking for? You’re probably not looking for me, right?” Lin Yunliang said.

The curse stone appeared in his hand.

“Boss!” Several people screamed and rushed towards Lin Yunliang, holding weapons in their hands.

How could Lin Yunliang be easily provoked? Without even lifting a finger, these people couldn’t get close to him. They could only be thrown back and crash into each other. A group of them were in a pathetic state. Lin Yunliang looked down at them, as if looking at a bunch of trash.

However, in a certain sense, these people were indeed trash.

[External interference!] Siam exclaimed, shocked and distressed. They knew about these things, but Siam didn’t want to encounter them.

Lin Yunliang didn’t speak, just listened quietly from the side. This so-called Universe Wish Bureau was indeed not ordinary. As for these subordinates…

Perhaps Lin Yunliang’s gaze was too obvious, so Siam could only glare at Lin Yunliang in impotent rage. He could do nothing else, after all, protecting the contractor and maintaining the small world was supposed to be his responsibility, but he hadn’t noticed anything at all. He almost let Zhang Qing’an get into trouble. If Zhang Qing’an were to get into trouble, then he would truly be finished!

A Jin sighed. He hadn’t expected this. When Siam sent him the photos earlier, he had almost forgotten about it. Fortunately, he hadn’t forgotten, otherwise, it would have been bad.

Their attitude was also for a reason.

They themselves didn’t even know when the Universe Wish Bureau was established. They only remembered that one day, it suddenly appeared. Then, they joined the Universe Wish Bureau as guides. They started their days of fulfilling wishes for others and earning Wish Power.

In the beginning, there were all sorts of problems and troubles. Many things were also confusing to them, but fortunately, through years of cooperation, they gradually found and solved problems. Over time, they even developed a guide manual.

However, even with this exploration, there were still many things that left them helpless. Lin Yunliang’s former ancestor was one of them, and the so-called foreign species they just mentioned was another.

External interference referred to beings from other small worlds intruding and causing trouble in the small world. These beings from small worlds were also varied. For example, Lin Yunliang’s previous soul wandering was also considered such an intervention. However, the person came and left quickly, with little impact.

Such interventions were more frequent in the early years because the Universe Wish Bureau’s own Wish Power was very limited, and they could do little. The intervening creatures also varied in temperament. For the good ones, they would guide them correctly, lead them away from this mistaken small world, and if they knew their origin, they would send them back.

If their origin was unknown, there were naturally other places and disposal methods.

As for the evil ones, they would find the destined protagonists of the world, occupy their bodies, or become their guides. In the history of the Universe Wish Bureau, there were not a few instances where small worlds were almost destroyed because of these matters.

Fortunately, in the end, with the Universe Wish Bureau’s efforts to turn the tide, most small worlds were restored. As for the small worlds that were not restored, they would handle the subsequent matters.

It could be said that the Universe Wish Bureau was like a brick, moved wherever it was needed.

As the Universe Wish Bureau’s strength increased over the years, they reinforced the barriers around the small worlds, and then such external forces no longer disrupted the small worlds.

Because too much time had passed, they themselves had almost forgotten about these things.

If Lin Yunliang’s exceptionally high mental power had not detected the abnormality of these things, they might still have been kept in the dark.

According to memory, these things had arrived in this small world long ago. The rumors about the curse stone back then were a smoke screen released by them, with the purpose of hiding their identities. And through this, they could achieve their goals.

It was just that they did not expect that the people on this planet were quite formidable, and they also suffered a lot.

After that, this series of events occurred. They had been lurking for too long, and they had even deceived the people from the Universe Wish Bureau.

Cang Shu’s survival also had a part to play in this. However, Siam and the others only knew that the person had survived, which showed the extent of the impact.

[How should these things be handled?] Siam asked.

[Put them into the transmitter and send them over. We will handle the follow-up.]

[I understand.] Siam nodded.

“So, what exactly is this thing?” Lin Yunliang didn’t even want to look at them.

In the beginning, these things maintained human forms, but it was unclear if it was because they were imprisoned and could no longer absorb the vitality of this world, their appearances began to gradually change. They became uglier and uglier, to the point where they were unbearable to look at now.

They had human forms, but their features were distorted. New limbs grew randomly on their torsos, looking incredibly chaotic. It was unbearable to look at them.

Lin Yunliang took one look and then stopped looking at them.

[It’s the Zerg.]

[They feed on various things, just like a swarm of locusts, but they are much more difficult to deal with than locusts.]

[As for the formation you asked Siam to send over, I’ve seen it too. It’s not something from this world.]

[It’s likely that these Zerg brought it from other small worlds they visited before. They then wanted to use that formation to develop this small world into their territory.]

[Develop it into a Zerg planet.]

Such behavior was truly disgusting. Lin Yunliang frowned, his expression not very good. But he had no intention of intervening. Even though Cang Shu, one of his subordinates, was a Zerg disguised as a curse stone.

Lin Yunliang had no intention of taking action.

“Don’t count on me for this matter,” Lin Yunliang said. He casually stroked Siam’s tail. “This was originally your mission.”

This was not wrong. They hadn’t even discovered the Zerg invasion. This was naturally a mistake in their work. If they really caused harm to the contractor, wouldn’t that be a slap in the face?

[Please rest assured, we did not intend to ask you to handle this matter.] A Jin was very sensible. Besides, if they asked for help, what if something unexpected happened?

A Jin dared not ask Lin Yunliang.

[In addition, to compensate you, we will give you a Recovery Pill produced by our Universe Wish Bureau.]

Lin Yunliang, who had always been indifferent, became much more serious. “This Recovery Pill…”

A Jin naturally knew what he was going to say. [Please rest assured, it’s possible.]

[However, given Zhang Qing’an’s body is too fragile, it is best for you to let him recover first when administering it.]

“I know.” Lin Yunliang’s attitude clearly improved. “Thank you.”

[You are too kind. This is what our Universe Wish Bureau should do.]

Only then did he hand the Recovery Pill to Lin Yunliang and take away the crystal ball. The Recovery Pill was emerald green all over and had a faint medicinal fragrance, making it look like no ordinary item.

Siam was speechless at Lin Yunliang’s double standards, but it was almost accustomed to it. They had gone through two small worlds together and were already used to it.

The crystal ball that was taken away would naturally be destroyed. The Zerg inside would also be destroyed.

At the same time, in the north, Shi Ren and Chu Shi.