Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler

After coming out from Tianji Sect, Shi did not go to South Mountain, but went to the mansion.

Zhou Huan’s condition didn’t get any worse, but she didn’t look better, either.

She was staring in a certain direction and her eyes were dull.

Shi went to her room and saw her just like that.

Shi tried to talk to Zhou Huan, but she didn’t respond at all and even her eyes didn’t move.

Shi went out of the room and talked with Zhang Yuan.

“Has Zhou Huan always been like this?”

Zhang gave a wry smile. “I... don’t know what to do.”

Shi fell silent.

Zhang did not speak anything.

After a long time, Shi said, “In your opinion, what chance is there that the ‘Miracle Worker’ can cure Zhou Huan?”

Zhang thought carefully and said, “If he can’t cure her, I’m afraid no one in the world will make it. At least, I don’t have any idea.”

Shi nodded and left without saying anything.

After Shi left, Zhang sighed.

At this time, Zhou Yu’er came out of the room. “Doctor Zhang.”

Zhang looked at her and smiled. “What’s the matter, Miss Zhou?”

Zhou crumpled her handkerchief and said worriedly, “Doctor, can you cure my aunt’s illness?”

Zhang sighed with a wry smile. “It’s hard.”

“Doctor.” Zhou looked anxious. “What’s the matter with my aunt? How can she...”

“Miss Zhou, how did your aunt fall down?”

Zhou blinked. “Well? Doctor Zhang... what do you mean?”

“Miss Zhou, don’t overthink it.” Zhang waved. “I just want to know how she fell from the mountain. There is nothing wrong with her pulse and I don’t know what happened to her head. I wonder if there is any other reason. That’s why I asked you.”

“I understand...” Sadness filled Zhou’s eyes. “When we were in our hometown, my aunt liked the woods. There’s a large area of woods in South Mountain, so we went there. When we climbed to the hillside, my aunt missed her step and fell down. I tried to hold her, but I failed... At first, she was face-up. Then, she rolled down and her head... I guess there were only stones in the mountain. There was nothing else.”

Zhou looked puzzled.

Zhang thought about it carefully, but didn’t get anything useful, so he finally said, “Okay, Miss Zhou, I see. Thank you.”

“Doctor.” Zhou’s eyes were full of tears. “You must cure my aunt.”

“Don’t worry, Miss Zhou. I will try my best.”

Zhou went to her aunt’s room.

Zhang looked at her back and slowly lowered his head.

Shi arrived at South Mountain. Instead of going up the mountain directly, he stayed for a long time at the foot.

The Shadow Guardians didn’t know why Shi was walking around there or what he was looking for. They just kept alert to protect Shi.

After a long time, Shi began to go up the mountain.

This time, Shi didn’t take the shortcut.

He chose the road on the front of the mountain.

All of them went up the mountain in a new way.

On the way, Shi met a hunter, who lived at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing Shi and the two Shadow Guardians who were not invisible, the hunter asked kindly, “You’re going up the mountain, sir?”

“Yes.” Shi smiled. “You just came down?”

“Yeah, look, I got a lot today.” Around the hunter’s waist hung two fat hares. There was also a chicken in his hand. It was really a big day for him.

Shi observed that man carefully and thought that it was highly possible that he was a real hunter.

Therefore, Shi smiled more sincerely. “Yes. Good for you.”

“Haha.” The hunter laughed and patted himself on the chest. “Of course. Our family has been hunters for three generations. I’m familiar with this mountain, so I can always get something here.”

“You said you’re very familiar with this mountain?”

“Of course I am.” The hunter thought of something and lowered his voice. “Sir, in fact, I stopped you because...” The hunter secretly looked up at the mountain with fear.

Shi was surprised and also lowered his voice. “What’s the matter? Is there anything special in the mountain?”

The hunter scratched his head. “Sir, I can tell from your clothes that you must come from a rich family. There are also guards protecting you. I’ll tell you directly. There used to be a lot of rich men coming here to enjoy the scenery, but fewer and fewer people came there in recent two years. Especially in the last two months, no one would come here at all.”

“What? Why is that?” Shi asked in surprise.

“This mountain... is too steep. It’s not a good place for climbing. Because the scenery on the mountain is pretty good, many people came here in the past. However, in the past two years, anyone who had come here earlier had some accidents, big or small. It seems that this place has been cursed, so not so many people come here now!”

After saying that, the hunter spat, as if he wanted to suppress his fear.

Shi said, “Is that... true? Everyone had an accident after leaving the mountain?”

“Yes, some of them broke their arms directly on the mountain and some of them broke their arms or legs when they went back. There are countless cases!”

After a short silence, Shi said, “Did something more serious happen in the last two months?”

“Yes.” The hunter nodded. “Sir, you may not believe it. In fact, I have told many people about this, but they didn’t believe me. Anyway, I must tell you. Sir, this mountain is haunted!”

“What?” Shi was stunned. “Why do you say that?”

“In the recent two months, I didn’t go up the mountain every day. I only came here when it was needed. Let me tell you, a hollow of the mountain is haunted!”

“What did you see in there?” Shi immediately asked.

The hunter swallowed his saliva. “I... I saw it with my own eyes. There was a dead wolf. But after a gust of cold wind, the wolf stood up. Then, it began to run. What’s more, I also saw a child, who had only bones. However, after another gust of cold wind, the child stood up and looked at me with his green eyes. Oh my goodness! Luckily, I was on the top, not in the hollow at that time. I was so scared that I almost wet my pants!”

The hunter didn’t feel embarrassed at all when he said that.

Shi’s eyes slightly brightened. “The dead child stood up?”

“Yes, that child must be dead. His flesh was all rotten. I have good eyesight and I saw there were only bones. But he just stood up like that!”

Shi said at once, “Can you take us to that hollow?”

“What?” The hunter’s eyes widened in amazement. “I said it was horrible. You still want to go there?”

Shi nodded. “Yes, please take us to have a look. Then, the silver will be yours.”