116: Chapter 116 The nuns here all have incredibly good figures
"Xiao Zhuo, come here for a second."
"Coming! What's wrong?"
Yun Zhuo casually handed the photo frame to the Older Teacher Su and followed the Younger Teacher Su's voice into the bathroom of this house.
The Younger Teacher Su pointed inside and said, "Xiao Zhuo, look there."
In the corner of the bathroom's shower area, four mummified corpses were huddled together.
Two adults and two children; one of the children was still in swaddling clothes.
The Older Teacher Su walked over curiously as well. When she saw the four mummies in the corner, she subconsciously glanced at the photo frame in her hand.
"Is it them?"
Yun Zhuo nodded. "It should be."
"Let me see." The Younger Teacher Su took the photo frame. "How pitiful. How did they die?"
"They were murdered."
"How do you know?"
Yun Zhuo pointed at the holes in the bathroom tiles. "Those are all bullet holes."
The Older Teacher Su said, "Don't corrosion energy bullets explode after hitting a target? Judging by the number of bullet holes around them, the killer fired at least ten shots. How could their bodies remain intact?
Also, isn't the caliber of that corrosion energy gun far too small?"
Yun Zhuo didn't know how to explain to her that those were 9mm submachine gun bullets from the old world; they weren't corrosion energy bullets and wouldn't explode.
How did he know? He hadn't seen a gun in his previous life either.
It was through appraisal, of course. One look with Breaking Delusion and Seeing Truth and he knew everything.
"Let's go. Let's head to the living room."
The Younger Teacher Su pulled Yun Zhuo and said, "Xiao Zhuo, how about we find another place?"
"Alright."
In the end, the three of them went up to a water tower and set up two tents.
The Younger Teacher Su set up her portable Corrosion Energy stove to cook dinner for everyone.
The Older Teacher Su helped her with the preparations.
Yun Zhuo, meanwhile, was wondering what exactly happened before the Great Cataclysm. Who were those people, and why wouldn't they even spare an infant in swaddling clothes?
And the Great Cataclysm—was it a natural disaster or a man-made one?
"Xiao Zhuo, dinner's ready."
"Oh, coming."
Early the next morning, after the three of them finished washing up, they drove toward Nun Village.
Nun Village now looked like an urban village, surrounded by high walls.
Judging by the age, it had been built quite a long time ago. It was covered in rust, and many places were overgrown with low plants like winter jasmine, hanging down from the high walls in clusters.
Both sides of the main road in front of the village entrance were lined with sleeping drunks.
"Vehicles are not allowed in the village."
A young nun blocked the path of the armored vehicle.
The Older Teacher Su looked at Yun Zhuo.
"This is someone else's territory. Since they won't let the vehicle in, let's find a place to park it."
When they approached Nun Village on foot again, the young nun from before did not step forward to stop them.
She sat in the guardroom at the village entrance, which also functioned as a small convenience store, watching Yun Zhuo and his group.
Yun Zhuo also sized her up curiously.
Yun Zhuo was always curious about women with good looks and great figures.
A black-and-white habit revealed her face, while her loose black robe was cinched at the waist with a wide, tight belt, accentuating a tiny waist.
And upon closer inspection, they were all heavyweight contenders—the kind that could be used as a mold for printing bowls if you brought them home.
It was just that they were covered by their robes, so it wasn't very obvious.
Suddenly, Yun Zhuo's eyes lit up.
Nine inlay slots?
"What's wrong?" The Younger Teacher Su noticed Yun Zhuo's strange reaction.
"Nothing. Let's go. We'll head over and ask about the rules here so we don't cause trouble later."
Arriving at the convenience store, Yun Zhuo said, "We'd like to buy three bottles of water."
"Ten corrosion crystals a bottle. Do you want them?"
The Younger Teacher Su was stunned. "So expensive? That's ten times the price in the city."
Yun Zhuo smiled and said, "Look at where we are. If you were to transport a bottle of water from the city to here, the cost might be more than ten corrosion crystals."
He pulled out thirty corrosion crystals and got a bottle of water for each of the three of them.
"Sister, this is our first time here. Is it okay if we go inside and have a look around?"
Having received the thirty corrosion crystals, the young nun's expression finally softened a bit. "You can. This isn't some military fortress.
But remember, you can't just run into people's homes, and you can't enter the temple."
"Temple?" Yun Zhuo was stunned. In his understanding, shouldn't it be a church?
Then he noticed another strange thing: this nun was actually wearing a Guanyin Statue around her neck, not a cross.
Following Yun Zhuo's gaze, the nun looked at herself and then added crossly, "And you're not allowed to stare at people's chests."
"Ah!" Yun Zhuo snapped out of it and explained, "No, Sister, you've misunderstood. I just thought the Guanyin Statue you're wearing is very unique."
He was indeed curious why she wasn't wearing a cross but a Guanyin Statue instead.
Besides, in his memories from those dozen or so years in Dawn City, it seemed like no one in this world believed in Jesus, nor were there any faith-based accessories like crosses.
Even the church in the Temple of the God of Wealth was called a temple by Wu Song.
"You know the name of this goddess I'm wearing?"
The nun asked, holding the pendant in her palm.
"Uh, this..."
"How do you know?"
"I forgot. I don't know either."
The nun knew he was lying. She looked at him but didn't press further.
"The Village Chief Sister said that anyone who can recognize the Goddess is destined for our faith. The rule I mentioned about not entering the temple doesn't apply to you, but it still applies to them."
"Thanks."
"Do you want anything else?"
Yun Zhuo thought about getting a pack of cigarettes, but then decided against it. If he could quit, he shouldn't smoke anymore.
The roads in the village were very clean. The houses weren't large, but almost every home had a small courtyard filled with vegetables. Occasionally, flowers could be seen, but not many—mostly just as accents for the vegetable gardens.
Some nuns were picking vegetables in their yards, some were tilling the soil, some were watering, some were pruning flower branches, and others were strolling down the street or visiting neighbors.
Without exception, every single one of them had an incredible figure and a great aura. They walked with straight backs and powerful strides.
Furthermore, from the first nun he saw at the village entrance, every nun Yun Zhuo encountered along the way actually had nine inlay slots.
Just like the Younger Teacher Su back then, not a single one of their nine inlay slots was activated. Their talents were all Medium Grade mortal rank, making them look like ordinary people.
"Xiao Zhuo, how about you go out first, and my sister and I will check things out for you?"
The Younger Teacher Su suddenly whispered in Yun Zhuo's ear.
"Why?"
"What do you mean why? If you keep looking like that, you're going to start drooling."
"Am I?" Yun Zhuo scanned the surroundings. "It's not as exaggerated as you say."
"Hmph, I think you're really enjoying yourself right now, aren't you?"
"That's not it at all. We're here on a mission."
The Older Teacher Su chimed in, "One of the missions is to deliver a letter to the village chief. Are we going?"
"Deliver a letter?"
The Older Teacher Su pulled out a crystal card. "Su Zixing gave it to me."
"Whatever he needs, can't he just call or email? Even a video chat would work. Why make it so primitive?"
"I don't know. Do you want to go to the village chief's house and see?"
"Wait a bit, let's look around first."
"Then let's go check out the temple. You can enter now. Burning incense in the temple is also one of the missions. That way, we can complete three missions without even going to the Abandoned Well."