Becoming Kuafu (3/5)
"What a foolish son of a landlord!"
"I've only just realized this, and I don't even know what to say..."
"As expected of the shop owner, his style is quite unconventional!"
"..."
The cultivators outside the Bookstore, upon hearing Ma Feifei's words projected onto the screen, were all speechless, on the verge of tears, unsure of what to say.
They had been discussing it outside for hours, yet Ma Feifei, the main character, hadn't noticed anything unusual about his body despite running for so long.
All I can say is that they're incredibly carefree.
"As the saying goes, those involved are often blinded by their own perspective; it's normal to realize it eventually." Finally, someone spoke the truth, but it was quickly drowned out. They had finally found a topic to attack Ma Feifei, the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore, so how could they let someone explain it away in a single sentence? No way.
"Strange! Why did I get so big?" Ma Feifei in the projection was still puzzled by his inexplicable increase in size.
It's so strange. His body has inexplicably grown so big, and he doesn't even feel it. It doesn't make any sense at all.
"Could it be because of drinking water?" Ma Feifei frowned as she examined her body, pondering silently.
However, Ma Feifei immediately refuted this, saying it was utter nonsense! He had only ever heard of people getting so full from drinking water that they would die, but he had never heard of anyone getting bigger from drinking water.
That doesn't make sense.
The reason for this remains unknown to Ma Feifei. Fortunately, her body has not experienced any problems due to its increased size. Ma Feifei decided to put aside her concerns about her growing body and got up to continue chasing the sun.
"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, Ma Feifei stopped in his tracks, his face full of confusion. Slowly, Ma Feifei looked up and squinted at the sun in the sky.
"Chasing the sun..."
"The Classic of the Great Wilderness: East..."
"Drink water..."
"Kuafu Chases the Sun!"
Ma Feifei was taken aback and finally realized what she was doing!
Kuafu Chases the Sun!
There is an ancient myth that tells of Kuafu racing against the sun, chasing it all the way to where it sets. He felt thirsty and wanted to drink, so he went to the Yellow River and the Wei River. But the water in the Yellow River and the Wei River was not enough, Kuafu went to the north to drink from a large lake. Before he reached the lake, he died of thirst on the way.
This is exactly what Ma Feifei is doing right now!
Moreover, Ma Feifei's body was constantly expanding, gradually becoming a giant, overlapping with the legendary Kuafu.
"Why is that?" Ma Feifei frowned, lost in thought.
"Ding~!" Suddenly, a system notification sound appeared in Ma Feifei's mind.
"Kuafu, overestimating his strength, attempted to chase the sun's shadow, catching up with it at Yu Valley... He was about to flee to the Great Swamp, but before reaching it, he died there. Ying Long had already killed Chi You, and then killed Kuafu, before going to the south to reside there; hence, the south is often rainy. —From the * Classic of Mountains and Seas *, * Classic of the Great Wilderness: North *."
"Ying Long!" Ma Feifei caught the two most crucial words in the system's message! He was overjoyed.
He finally understood why the system had made him chase the sun; it turned out he had become Kuafu, and as long as he followed the plot, he would be able to meet Ying Long at a crucial moment.
Only...
Ying Long kills Kuafu...
This was a bit unsettling. Ma Feifei felt a sudden sense of unease. If it were truly as recorded in ancient myths and legends, then his fate would be to be killed by Ying Long.
At that point, forget about Ying Long blood; you'd be willing to pay with your own life.
"Should we still chase them now?" Ma Feifei looked up at the sun in the sky and thought hesitantly.
If you chase after them, it's very likely that the story will unfold as it did in ancient myths and legends: Ma Feifei will be killed by Ying Long, and then the game will end.
But this is not the real ancient era; it is merely a world within a book. Everything should be under the control of the Bookstore System. Logically speaking, Ma Feifei, as the host of the system, should not die in the book written by the system.
Thinking this, Ma Feifei gritted his teeth, got up, and continued running towards the sun, "Let's give it a shot! I refuse to believe that someone who has already entered the Immortal Realm can be defeated by you, Ying Long!"
The cultivators outside were all baffled to see Ma Feifei chasing the sun again.
"What on earth is going to do? It's been four hours already!" one of the cultivators complained, clearly getting impatient.
"Yeah! For four hours, all we saw was the shopkeeper drinking water, growing up, chasing the sun, drinking water, growing up, chasing the sun." Everyone started complaining too. Watching the same thing repeatedly for four hours would bore anyone.
But no one dared to leave, because it was a brand new book, and its color was unlike any of the previous ones, meaning it was of new quality, and possibly even higher than the Legendary-grade quality.
Even if they're bored, they don't want to leave the world within this book.
Not to mention that the person currently in the world of the book is Ma Feifei, the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore.
Historically, whenever Ma Feifei enters a book's world, he always gains something from it.
For the first time, a divine artifact appeared in the Epic-grade- quality book "The Lotus Lantern".
The second time, a set of divine artifacts appeared in the Legendary-grade book "Journey to the West".
The third one is this new book, which is currently in progress. As for the final outcome, based on previous predictions...
The lowest it can't be lower than a divine artifact, it might even be higher.
Therefore, no one dared to leave, nor could they leave. At the very least, they had to see what this book contained; otherwise, no one would be satisfied.
"Look! Something seems to be happening!" Suddenly, a cultivator pointed at Ma Feifei in the projection and shouted loudly.
Everyone quickly looked over and found that Ma Feifei in the projection had stopped, his whole body tense, staring at a spot with a serious expression.
A heavy atmosphere seemed to fill the air, and everyone held their breath, as if they were Ma Feifei, immersed in the world of the book.
That's why the atmosphere of the outside world and the world in the book blend together perfectly, without any flaws.
Within the projection.
Sweat dripped continuously from Ma Feifei's forehead; the beads of sweat were as large as a vat of water, and when they fell to the ground, they splashed up countless water droplets.
Ma Feifei's current size is so enormous that the mountains appear very small in comparison.
With a gentle reach, he can touch the clouds in the sky; with a leap, he can traverse thousands of miles of mountains and rivers; with a single opening of his mouth, he can swallow Norman of lake water.
He became a complete monster; all living beings on the Azure Dragon Continent appeared insignificant and vulnerable before him.
"Sing~~!"
With a long roar, an enormous yellow monster charged straight down from the sky.
It has a scaly body with spines, a large and long head, a pointed snout, a small nose, eyes, and ears, large eye sockets, high brow ridges, sharp teeth, a protruding forehead, Dual Wingbeat that can blot out the sky when spread!