Chapter 82: The Mountain Road Here Has Eighteen Bends
The ball of light was placed on his chest, and its light slowly dimmed, eventually shrinking into a single point, becoming a white glass sphere, in the center of which a golden goat slept.
A ray of golden sunlight streamed in through the window, finding his pale face. The wind chimes hanging on the window swayed playfully in the wind, producing a beautiful, clear, and melodious "ding-ding-ding" sound.
In the depths of darkness, Liu Yun suddenly awoke to find himself in a narrow, dark space, as if trapped in a box, his chest feeling suffocated and unable to breathe, no matter what he did.
No matter how hard you pounded the box, making a huge noise, there was no response from outside.
No one came to his rescue; it seemed he had been forgotten by the world.
Liu Yun struggled for a while before recalling what had happened: he had worked tirelessly for two years, finally making a significant breakthrough in neural connections, but he never expected that his mentor would find out about it.
His supervisor, Xu Bowen, demanded that Liu Yun be listed as the main researcher of the research results, but Liu Yun could not possibly agree to that, and was subsequently threatened with his graduation qualification.
Liu Yun, being straightforward and unwilling to compromise, turned and left. However, during a struggle with Xu Bowen on the stairs, Xu Bowen pushed him down the stairs, tumbling several steps before his vision went black and he fell unconscious.
Since waking up, Liu Yun has been staying in this dark and cramped space, where he never sees the sun. Loneliness and solitude surround him, and resentment fills his heart.
A faint golden light shone, dazzling in the darkness. Liu Yun reached out and groped, finally touching a small golden goat. The goat's eyes gleamed with a human-like light, and it softly bleated at him, "Baa."
Then the golden goat slowly merged with him, and a flood of memories poured in, representing the goat's magical power...
From this vast amount of memory, Liu Yun slowly came to understand something, and something seemed to break out of its shell and slowly sprout in his heart.
As the magic of the sheep talisman surged in, Liu Yun reached out and touched the box that had sealed him. His hand actually passed through the box, and Liu Yun was overjoyed as he controlled his body to fly out of the box.
But when he came outside, he stared at the box that had sealed him, and froze, floating blankly in the air.
The black box that sealed him was actually his body, and he himself had become a vegetable!
Click!
Before he could think it through, the door opened and a middle-aged man in a suit walked in, looking at Liu Yun lying on the bed with a mixture of mockery and pity in his eyes.
Floating in the air, Liu Yun gritted his teeth, because this was the mentor who had caused him to become a vegetable - Xu Bowen.
Xu Bowen glanced outside the door to make sure no one was there, then looked down at Liu Yun on the hospital bed with a victor's smile and said sarcastically, "I've already found your research results and published them in my name. If you had agreed earlier, I might have let you have a share. Since you don't know what's good for you..."
You may not know this, but you have now become a thief, while I am a magnanimous teacher.
As for you, you might as well become a corpse. Without my financial support, how could your family possibly afford the medical bills? Hahaha…”
"So that's how it is! My work was stolen, and I've become the thief. How ridiculous!"
Liu Yunfu, suspended in mid-air, glared angrily at Xu Bowen, who was basking in his smug joy. He had always thought that the theft of scientific research results only happened in the news, but he never expected it to happen to him.
Looking at Liu Yun, who was unconscious on the hospital bed, Xu Bowen lost interest in continuing his teasing. Before leaving, he said, "The weak should submit to the exploitation of the strong; resistance will only lead to your demise!"
"Take his soul out of me."
Liu Yun roared frantically by the hospital bedside, desperately trying to mobilize the power of the goat talisman according to the method in his memory, but the golden goat at the core of his soul did not move at all, and a trace of disdain flashed in the goat's golden eyes.
"Why! Why doesn't it work! Garbage, waste..."
Liu Yun watched helplessly as Xu Bowen left, from which time he would enjoy endless wealth and honor, while Liu Yun would have his achievements stolen and bear the infamy for the rest of his life. He couldn't help but curse loudly.
"Cowardly and incompetent, all you know is how to complain. Do you think the Golden Goat chose you? Do you think His Majesty the Emperor would choose trash like you?"
A clear female voice rang out, and the golden goat inside Liu Yun slowly emerged, transforming into the appearance of a girl wearing a white dress.
Liu Yun finally understood why he couldn't use the power of the Sheep Talisman; it had been stolen. He roared angrily, "You stole my opportunity, you vile woman! Give it back to me now!"
The woman laughed loudly, her face gradually contorting into a sinister laugh. Her eyes were fixed on Liu Yun as she said, "Have you forgotten me so quickly? I can't forget the feeling of being buried alive by you when I was still on my last breath. That despair is deeply etched in my heart."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yun's expression changed drastically. He recalled that a year ago, he had gone out drinking with his friends and bumped into a woman in white on his way home. Because he was too scared and did not want to take legal responsibility, he took her body to a remote suburb and buried it directly.
Although he heard some noises, he was too nervous and thought it was just a hallucination caused by his fear. He quickly dealt with it and ran away, not expecting that the woman in white was still alive.
"I died unwillingly, so I became a vengeful spirit and possessed you. However, your yang energy was too strong, and I never had a chance to make a move. Finally, heaven rewards those who persevere. During your fight with your teacher, I pushed you, leaving you in a vegetative state and suffering endless torment!"
The woman in white looked at the astonished Liu Yun, her smile widening. With a wave of her right hand, the goat talisman captured Liu Yun's soul in her hand. The golden goat opened its mouth and sucked in the essence of his soul.
As Liu Yun felt his soul growing weaker and weaker, he couldn't help but beg for mercy: "Please spare me! I still have a great grudge to settle. I was wrong back then, and I apologize to you!"
The woman's eyes flashed with hatred. Hearing Liu Yun's pleas for mercy, she felt no pity whatsoever. Instead, her pleasure grew stronger, and she said to the golden goat, "Eat him!"
"Let me go... Ahhh, you bitch, you'll die a horrible death."
The golden goat obeyed the command, sucked hard, and swallowed Liu Yun whole amidst his pleas for mercy and curses.
Seeing her enemy finally dead, the woman in white felt a sense of relief and murmured to herself, "It's all over!"
"Mommy, it's all over!" A childish voice rang out behind the woman in white, startling her so much that she quickly turned around.
A cute little girl, about four or five years old, with long hair, stood behind the woman in white. Her chubby face looked adorable, but she had no expression and stared coldly at the woman.
The woman in white felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing the little girl, but couldn't recall where she had seen her before. She asked疑惑地问道, "Who are you...?"
The little girl didn't answer, but said to the golden goat, "Little goat, eat her!"
The woman in white burst into laughter, saying between laughs, "I am its master! You actually want my thing to devour me? You're truly delusional... What's going on..."
The woman in white suddenly felt her soul growing weaker and weaker. Looking down, she saw the golden goat inside her body sucking away her soul.
She grabbed the little girl's hand and shouted, "What happened? Why did it eat me?"
The little girl didn't answer, but gave the woman in white a bright smile and said earnestly, "Goodbye, Mom!"