Chapter 097: The Abilities of the Threaded Puppet
The System’s sudden sentimentality made Qin Gou somewhat unable to cope. It wasn’t that he felt they were too mushy for being old partners, but rather because it made him swallow many words he had intended to say.
Originally, Qin Gou had wanted to explain that his constant desire for his old pal to have a physical form wasn’t because he was itching to bully it, but because after all this time, he had wanted to give his first friend in this strange world a proper hug.
But the System’s words reminded Qin Gou that their camaraderie had reached such a point that this explanation was no longer necessary, and instead, felt redundant.
…
That night, in the dead of quiet.
Qin Gou was alone in his camp tent. He suddenly tapped his Nas ring with his finger and summoned his Stone Spirit little brother.
“Shh!” Qin Gou made a silencing gesture, a skill he had mastered.
This time, whether the Stone Spirit truly understood or if its mind was too slow and was still pondering Qin Gou’s meaning, it didn’t directly curse him.
Qin Gou examined his Stone Spirit little brother, whose appearance and height were exactly the same as his. It had no cultivation realm and couldn’t use very complex Spirit Arts. Its greatest merit was its extreme resilience.
Back then, it had withstood a furious beating from the Qishuang Wench, who had regained her youth but not her cultivation. The earth had shaken, but it remained unharmed, a testament to the exquisite puppet techniques of its original owner, True Man Wangji.
Recalling the moments after taming the Stone Spirit, Qin Gou first felt moved, then he reached out and patted the Stone Spirit on the shoulder. “Once I’ve thoroughly studied the Puppet Jade Slip that True Man Wangji bestowed upon me, I’ll refine you immediately and enhance your Spiritual Intelligence to the greatest extent possible. How about it?”
Upon hearing this, the Stone Spirit remained dazed for about ten seconds before slowly nodding and saying, “Mother!”
Qin Gou rubbed his forehead with a wry smile and shook his head. “I need your help with a small matter today.” As he spoke, Qin Gou took out the Fatal Relic of the Egu Remnant Soul from his Nas ring.
It was a faceless puppet, the size of an adult’s palm, wrapped in transparent threads.
Handing the faceless puppet to the Stone Spirit, Qin Gou continued, “This Fatal Relic requires a certain price to be paid after use, to complete some kind of commission, but it will never endanger one’s life.”
The commissions were bizarre and varied. Qin Gou currently wanted to figure out the abilities and the nature of the commissions for this threaded puppet. The Stone Spirit, with its bronze skin and iron bones, absence of pain, and ability to perform most human actions, was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
The Stone Spirit slowly looked at the threaded puppet in its hands, making no move.
Qin Gou raised an eyebrow. “One Top-grade Spirit Stone.”
“Deal!” The Stone Spirit immediately raised the threaded puppet above its head.
“So shrewd when it comes to things like this.”
Qin Gou couldn’t help but chuckle and stood behind the Stone Spirit. “Just infuse it with Spiritual power. You can aim it anywhere, just don’t aim it at yourself or me.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
A faint glow surrounded the Stone Spirit’s palms, and it suddenly pointed the head of the threaded puppet in its hands toward the ground not far away.
‘Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…’
A string of spatial tearing sounds rang out. The faceless puppet, which was clearly aimed elsewhere, struck with lightning speed and instantly pierced Qin Gou’s body with one of its transparent threads.
Qin Gou looked strangely at his own body. Although he felt no pain, how could such a bizarre weapon with reverse operation exist in the world? What ability of Venerable Egu’s natal Spirit Tool had this thing inherited?
The Stone Spirit’s dull eyes turned towards Qin Gou, as if seeking his next command. Unexpectedly, as soon as it moved, Qin Gou also involuntarily turned his body.
“This…” Qin Gou’s eyes lit up. “I understand! Stone Spirit, punch to the right immediately.”
The Stone Spirit was still extremely agile when it came to attack commands. It threw a lightning-fast punch, accompanied by a sonic boom. Qin Gou simultaneously threw a punch, and then the thread naturally detached, regaining his control over his body.
Taking the puppet back from the Stone Spirit, Qin Gou gazed intently at the densely packed threads on the puppet. “This Fatal Relic’s ability is to control a person nearby for a period of time, allowing them to complete multiple routine actions, such as raising a hand or turning, or to synchronously unleash a killing move… and it’s not limited to controlling just one person!”
After speaking, Qin Gou looked back at the Stone Spirit and asked with concern, “Are you feeling any commission right now?”
The Stone Spirit opened its mouth, unsure how to describe it, so it extended its hands and drew a suggestive shape in the air, like the graceful posture of a woman.
Qin Gou hesitated, “You want a gourd?”
The Stone Spirit immediately shook its head.
“It’s not that you need a girl, is it?”
The Stone Spirit nodded frantically, appearing very anxious.
Qin Gou’s expression stiffened, and he was taken aback. “What kind of bizarre commission is this? How could it involve other people? What if I use Illusory Arts to transform into a strange woman in your sight?”
For a moment, through the Stone Spirit’s constant nodding and shaking, Qin Gou finally confirmed that it only needed a woman, a genuine female, within half an hour. However, the specific purpose remained incomprehensible, no matter how the Stone Spirit gestured.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded at the entrance of Qin Gou’s camp tent, and a well-endowed, graceful figure walked in without reservation.
“Master, you’re still awake so late. Were you waiting for this Palace?”
Ye Qishuang smiled radiantly, her beauty blinding.
At the same time, the Stone Spirit, upon seeing Ye Qishuang, strode towards her.
Did this guy forget how badly he was beaten by the mini Qishuang’s little fists? Qin Gou looked perplexed.
However, no one expected.
The Stone Spirit stopped steadily about two meters away from Ye Qishuang. Then, under Ye Qishuang’s suspicious gaze, it began to tear off its clothes unhesitatingly.
In an instant, the Stone Spirit was completely undressed, not wearing an inch of clothing. It then stood proudly with its hands on its hips, as if showing off, and confidently gave Qin Gou a “done” gesture.
“Bastard!” Qin Gou’s angry roar reverberated throughout the tent.
After all, the body the Stone Spirit had simulated was identical to Qin Gou’s from top to bottom, except for the Spirit Stone embedded in its back!
“Qishuang, don’t be afraid. This is absolutely not my intention! I and the Stone Spirit were testing a Fatal Relic, and we never expected its bizarre commission to be to strip naked in front of the first woman encountered within half an hour!”
As Qin Gou’s concerned, defensive words fell, Ye Qishuang nodded lightly, her pretty face blushing. She then unhesitatingly took out a Silhouette Lamp and swiftly circled the Stone Spirit like a swimming dragon. Blue light completely enveloped the body identical to Qin Gou’s, from front to back, top to bottom, without missing an inch.
“Afraid?”
