Myriad Heavens and Worlds Auxiliary System
Chapter 3

Meeting Zhang Xiaofan

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A sweet potato as thick as an adult's three fingers was Ye Yun's dinner for the night. After finishing his own meal, Ye Yun searched the thatched hut before it got dark. He found nothing but a change of clothes and no other possessions. His mobile phone and change he had brought with him were all gone, leaving Ye Yun speechless.

"This System is clearly trying to scam people. Why call it the 'Myriad Worlds Auxiliary System'? They should just call it the Myriad Worlds Scam System..." After complaining to the System for a while, Ye Yun lay down on the pile of straw. Fortunately, the straw pile was dry and soft enough; otherwise, he really didn't know how he would spend the night.

Lying on the soft straw pile, Ye Yun pondered how to break the current situation. In the end, he found there was no solution because he was too young, only six years old, and couldn't even leave this village. From the original story, it could be seen that only Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu survived in Cao Miao Village. Pu Zhi, who had gone mad, had lost his mercy. It was impossible for a village to have no children, and he had killed all the other children. He wouldn't have left him alone. If he wanted to survive, he could only do as Zhang Xiaofan did in the original story and gain his favor. However, he didn't have the protagonist's halo, and if he wasn't careful, he could be killed by Cang Song, who came to snatch the Bloodthirsty Bead.

Although Ye Yun possessed the soul of a young man, his body was still too small and his energy was limited. He soon fell asleep due to fatigue. Meanwhile, an old monk, wearing a dirty, tattered kasaya and with a face full of wrinkles, silently descended upon Cao Miao Village.

The next morning, Ye Yun was awakened by the bleating of sheep. He cursed softly, turned over, and continued to sleep. However, after only a few seconds, Ye Yun sprang up from the straw pile like a startled rabbit. He then realized that he was no longer in his original world, nor was this his cramped rental room.

After regaining his senses, Ye Yun looked at the extremely simple thatched hut and couldn't help but sigh, "So I really am not in my original world anymore!"

After expressing his inner feelings, Ye Yun stood up in one go. For the sake of his own life, he had to take action. Moreover, for some reason, perhaps due to his body being reshaped by the System, he found himself getting hungry very easily. Ancient people did not have the habit of eating breakfast, so if he waited for that Old Grandpa, he would have to wait until almost noon for something to eat.

There were no toothbrushes in this era, which saved him the time for washing up. He simply took a scoop of water from a water vat near the door with a gourd ladle to wash his face, then rinsed his mouth with water and was done.

He hadn't had a chance to look last night, but now Li Yun discovered that his thatched hut was in a large courtyard. Besides his independent thatched hut, there was also a large wooden house in the courtyard. The houses were arranged in a "品" shape. There were also some vegetables planted in front of the house. These vegetables were lush green and incredibly lovely. Behind the courtyard was a large mountain, and the location was somewhat remote.

Ye Yun carefully examined his surroundings, memorized the environment, and then opened the woven fence gate of the courtyard and walked out. He wanted to explore the village first to understand the situation and see where the plot had progressed to. He didn't want to die confused.

Cao Miao Village was not large, with only about ten to twenty households. Ye Yun took half an hour to walk through the entire village. During this process, Ye Yun happened to see Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu running into the Grass Temple, laughing and playing, and then running out in a panic a while later.

This discovery greatly alarmed Ye Yun. According to the plot, tonight Zhang Xiaofan would go to deliver medicine to Pu Zhi because he was worried about his injuries. On the way, he would be abducted by a man in black disguised by Cang Song. After following him, he would be knocked unconscious by the aftermath of the battle between Pu Zhi and Cang Song. Finally, Pu Zhi would impart his skills to Zhang Xiaofan and massacre Cao Miao Village. In other words, Pu Zhi would massacre the village tonight.

"&*%¥#" Ye Yun cursed inwardly and walked back. He remembered there was a haystack not far away. When he arrived, he had seen birds pecking for grains on the haystack. So, he decided to go to the haystack to find some grains to set traps and catch birds for food, and then send some to Pu Zhi. As for the fact that Pu Zhi was a monk and didn't eat meat, he couldn't worry about that anymore.

It had to be said that ancient people truly cherished grain very, very, very much. He searched the haystack for nearly half an hour before finding three ears of grain, which made Ye Yun feel speechless. However, for the sake of his own life, he could only endure his hunger and search carefully.

A few minutes later, Ye Yun found another ear. Looking at the haystack he had completely messed up, Ye Yun turned his gaze to another haystack and quickly walked over to search. Just as Ye Yun was finding his fifth ear of grain, a crisp voice sounded from behind him, startling him.

"Little Yun, what are you looking for? It looks like fun."

Startled by the sudden voice, Ye Yun was a little annoyed. When he turned around with a stern face, he saw someone who greatly surprised him. The person was actually the young Zhang Xiaofan, and Lin Jingyu was also standing beside Zhang Xiaofan, looking at him curiously.

Originally, Ye Yun didn't know how to build a relationship with the two of them. He didn't expect them to come to him. So, he said to them with an innocent expression, "I'm looking for ears of grain. With ears of grain, I can catch sparrows. Do you want to come along?"

"Catch sparrows? Can you really catch them? Little Yun'er, don't lie to me." Lin Jingyu was full of disbelief when he heard Ye Yun's words, but he was clearly already intrigued by Ye Yun.

"Little Yun'er is very well-behaved and doesn't lie. Liars are puppies." To gain Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu's trust, Ye Yun went all out, even resorting to acting cute, a shameless act.

Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu were successfully fooled by Ye Yun's innocent face. They joined his team with smiles. With their help, the number of ears of grain quickly increased, soon reaching twenty. Estimating that the number of ears of grain was sufficient, Ye Yun stopped his actions and said crisply, "Okay, we have enough ears of grain. Let's find something else to make a trap and catch sparrows."

When Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu heard Ye Yun's words, they stopped what they were doing and looked at him with confused expressions. Seeing this, Ye Yun explained seriously, "We need a long rope and a large, dense bamboo basket, and then we can go catch sparrows."

In fact, Ye Yun's trap for catching sparrows was very, very simple. It involved placing the ears of grain on the ground, propping up a large bamboo basket with a stick tied to a rope, and then pulling the rope when the birds ran to eat the grain, covering them.

It wasn't that Ye Yun couldn't think of a better method, but firstly, he was too young, and even if he had ideas, he lacked the strength to build the trap. Secondly, the tools were incomplete, or rather, he had no tools at all. Thirdly, time was a bit tight, and he only planned to show himself to Pu Zhi and gain some presence and favor. He didn't need too many things.

When Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu heard Ye Yun's words, they were very surprised. Imagining that they would be able to catch a large flock of sparrows soon, they were filled with joy and ran back to find the things Ye Yun asked for, and soon returned.

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