Transmigrated into the body of a prematurely deceased beloved child

Chapter 32 Good Results and Bad Results 31

The temple gates have been closed for a full year.

Luo Chen did not reveal Zhao Zhao's impending doom, only saying to the outside world that she was in seclusion.

A year is but a blink of an eye for the gods with their extremely long lifespans, but for Zhao Zhao, it's been most of her life.

That day, the system reported that Shi Qinian and Ye Liangqing were ordered to go on a mission in the Misty Forest.

Zhao Zhao got up and stretched his limbs a little. He had finally waited for this day.

……

Zhao Zhao has gone blind.

It all started with the items sold in the system's shop.

With his abilities, he could break the barrier that Luo Chen had set up in his temple if he put in the effort, but that would alert Luo Chen. He could escape the barrier, but he couldn't escape Luo Chen's grasp.

The system then popped up, saying that it had a way to leave the barrier without anyone noticing, but he would have to pay a price.

Zhao Zhao asked what the price would be.

The system couldn't explain it.

So, in a daze, Zhao Zhao took a gamble... and then lost his eyes.

Zhao Zhao was surrounded by darkness and had no idea where the unreliable system had teleported him.

Holding the ink pendant in his hand, Zhao Zhao was in a daze, unable to believe that he had exchanged his eyes for a jade pendant.

He gritted his teeth, "System."

[Host, I'm here.] The system's mechanical voice sounded slightly guilty.

"Where did Mo Ling teleport me to?"

[It's the Fog Forest, host.]

Mo Ling was purchased by Zhao Zhao from the system shop. The specific price was temporary blindness in both eyes, the exact duration of which was unknown.

As a system-provided cheat, it can effortlessly penetrate all barriers and arrays, teleport the user to any desired location, and even conceal itself. It's practically tailor-made for Zhao Zhao.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Zhao accepted the result with a smile. He was out anyway.

In order to sense danger and direction, Zhao Zhao released her divine sense.

There are many unknown creatures in the forest, and to avoid alerting them, his divine sense only covered a few miles.

The system gave Zhao Zhao the location of Shi Qinian and Ye Liangqing in her mind, and she headed straight there.

……

On the other side, Shi Qinian and Ye Liangqing were ordered to capture the divine bird Guhuoniao, which had suddenly gone mad and fled.

Since the beginning of time, there has only been one Guhuoniao, which is immortal and extremely precious.

In recent centuries, however, his mental state has been very abnormal; he often goes mad, and a few days ago he even suddenly ran away.

Following the clues, Shi Qinian and his companion lost their way deep into the misty forest.

“Shi Qinian,” Ye Liangqing said in a low voice.

Shi Qinian approached and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I feel like something's wrong with me." Ye Liangqing's face was pale, and she was in very poor condition.

Shi Qinian looked at her with concern, "What's wrong?"

"My spiritual power is draining away." She sensed something was wrong, raised her hand, and saw that her fingertips were black, with a tiny bite mark clearly visible on them.

"I didn't even notice." She quickly swallowed a pill, and Shi Qinian helped her sit down. "Let's rest for a while."

The snakes and insects deep in the misty forest are not ordinary poisonous creatures. They have ruled this place for tens of thousands of years, and many gods and demons who have come here in the past have been injured.

"Chirp!"

Not far away, the mournful cry of the Guhuoniao came. Shi Qinian suddenly stood up and said, "Liang Qing, you rest here first. I'll go take a look."

"Sigh." Ye Liangqing raised her hand and then lowered it again, silently watching his departing figure.

When Shi Qinian followed the sound, he did not see the Guhuoniao, but only a young man in white.

The boy's back was slender, and Shi Qinian recognized him. He couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Young friend, have you seen a large bird with red feathers?"

Zhao Zhao recognized Shi Qinian's voice and turned around. "I didn't see him."

Shi Qinian froze on the spot, "Zhao Shenzi!"

He was suddenly met with those lifeless golden eyes, his pupils contracted, and he strode forward, "What's wrong with your eyes?!"

Shi Qinian grabbed his arm, staring intently at his delicate face, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

"It's nothing, I'll be fine after a few days of blindness." He handed the thing in his arms to Shi Qinian, "I picked it up by the roadside."

He asked, "What is this thing?"

The thing was lying in the middle of the road, without any magic or breath. Zhao Zhao thought it was a dead thing, but when she stepped on it, it suddenly let out a loud cry, which startled her.

However, when he picked it up, it suddenly went silent and its breathing became very weak.

I touched it with my hand, but I still couldn't figure out what it was.

Looking at the miniature child in his hand, Shi Qinian fell silent again.

The child was exquisitely cute, with a head of flamboyant red hair that reached his shoulders. He was developing in the same way as a three-year-old human child, but his size was half that of a normal three-year-old.

It doesn't look like a human child, but rather like the cub of a beast capable of taking human form.

He is currently unconscious and breathing weakly. If he is not treated, he may not survive the night.