Bald Monk in the City

Chapter 6: Heyu’s Blood

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

“Congratulations, you have obtained Bloodline Material – Heyu’s Blood.”

　　Bloodline Material – Heyu’s Blood:

　　Quality: White

　　Origin: Shan Mountain.

　　Keywords: Pig, bloodline, flood

　　Bloodline Property: Power (White), Calamity (Green)

　　Bloodline Level: 5

　　Description: This is a drop of fresh blood from Heyu. You can spend a certain number of Integrated Network Coins to merge with it. After merging, there is a chance for you to obtain the power or ability of Heyu.

　　Ps: In this version you can merge Bloodlines an unlimited number of times. However, please pay attention, if you merge with Bloodlines that come into conflict, it can result in the decline of Bloodline quality.

　　”It seems like a decent thing.” Bloodline was an important component in the version of the Integrated Network that Yi Qiu was in. That was because Yi Qiu’s version didn’t allow him to use Integrated Network Coins to strengthen his stats. Apart from raising class level to obtain rare free stat points, B=loodline was the other way to complement it.

　　One could obtain Bloodline Materials from killing monsters in dungeons and obtaining chests. From merging with the material, one would obtain abilities corresponding to the Bloodline Material. The power that the material contained not only strengthened stats, but there was also a chance to activate the various natural abilities that the body had.

　　However, one needed 100 Integrated Network Coins to merge the Bloodline. Yi Qiu didn’t have much there so he could only shelf it. However, Yi Qiu still went ahead to check details regarding Heyu:

　　Heyu was the name of a beast in Chinese legends. It had a human-face with a pig body and it ate humans. Its appearance was the sign of a flood. It was said that it was first seen during the start of the Qin Dynasty, The Classic of Mountains and Seas East Mountain Scripture: “200 miles in the Northeast, on Shan Mountain where there was gold and jade all around. There was a beast that looked like a pig but had the face of a human. With a yellow body and red tail, its name was Heyu. Its voice was like a baby, it was a beast that ate humans and fed on bugs and snakes. If one saw it, it meant that the world would be filled with water.”

　　Moegirlpedia was good to use, apart from a bunch of information that was blocked by the wall, a large portion of things could be found within. As one of the less famous beasts in The Classic of Mountains and Seas, that was basically all the information on Heyu. However, Yi Qiu was still really happy, after all it was one of the rare species in the book that wasn’t eaten. However, it might have been looked down upon because it tasted bad…

　　He cleaned his utensils, taking a short afternoon nap before running to the park to cultivate. At this time, there were many more students who passed. Yi Qiu who had a shiny bald head naturally became the center of attention. However, the interest of modern-day people came and went quickly. A portion of them took pictures and then left but there was still a group of those bored aunties with nothing to do who started to talk after they bumped into one of their friends.

　　Yi Qiu didn’t know what to do at first. He had 9 points of Charm and had never received such treatment which was why he had no experience dealing with this. However, he forced himself to be calm. After all he didn’t have a good place to cultivate. When one was poor, one had little options. He could only calm down the impulsiveness and sense of humiliation in his heart, to cultivate the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique time and time again. Slowly he got used to it. After all there was no one he knew so he had to practice with. His classmates mostly went back home to cultivate. After all, to a large portion of people, it was best to be closer to home when they started to work in the education sector.

　　Then…

　　”Yi Qiu it really is you!” A clean and crisp female voice rang out, the tone was filled with an unstoppable urge to laugh.

　　Yi Qiu suffered huge embarrassment…

　　Yi Qiu didn’t pass her judgment…

　　Yi Qiu was dizzy…

　　”It is you Sister Zai Xing.” Yi Qiu turned his head and then touched his bald head awkwardly.

　　Ji Zai Xing, the yoga society president. Her height was 1.65m, around the same as Yi Qiu. Such a height was at least a -1 in Charm for guys. To girls it was a +1 and even to a special group it was a +2. She often wore clean exercising gear and she had a ponytail. Although the way she spoke had a special southern softness to it, she was a true tomboy. She was really generous and friendly, even to people like Yi Qiu who had no presence, she kept a good relationship with them.

　　”You decided to become a monk in the end?” Ji Zai Xing looked at Yi Qiu’s bald head in an interesting manner, smiling as she asked.

　　”You can say so, speaking of which, why did Sister Zai Xing come back to City C?” Yi Qiu looked at Ji Zai Xing. Half a year passed and this ex-president had become an elite of the work-life, her ponytail was gone and her short hair was natural and unrestrained. She wore a beige workout uniform, her style had become much more mature which was something Yi Qiu felt foreign to. However, when he looked at that familiar smile, that sense of unfamiliarity disappeared… Although her clothes changed, that smile was still the same.

　　”I came back to see you! Why? Do you not welcome me!” Ji Zai Xing smiled as she teased him. Yi Qiu usually didn’t care about the situations of his classmates and friends. However, due to some reason, he knew that this smiling girl had an irresponsible father but her mother was really hardworking, building herself a prosperous career. However, at such a time she should have been enjoying the rare warmth in the humid ocean breeze instead of bearing with the cold here.

　　”I am kidding, I came back to do something. Tonight I will return to my mom’s place. You seem to be having a fulfilling life, you still have time to do yoga, I really envy you.” Ji Zai Xing looked at Yi Qiu. Half a year passed and the shy Yi Qiu seemed to have gone through a huge change. She did know Yi Qiu’s situation which was why she took care of this shy and ordinary guy when she was in the club. However, her only impression toward him was: a guy who became strong after going through unfortunate circumstances.

　　It wasn’t normal but it wasn’t rare either. Tragic things happened all the time but due to her own experiences, Ji Zai Xing treated Yi Qiu really nicely. In truth, she didn’t like to smile so much…

　　However, this time she coincidentally bumped into Yi Qiu and his change was unexpected. She didn’t refer to his bald head but that mist that existed between his brow all year long was gone like he was injected with new life and he seemed a lot more energetic now.

　　”What do I have to envy, I am just a lone person with no purpose.” Yi Qiu touched his bald head. He could face a two-meter tall wild boar head-on but in front of a girl he really couldn’t keep cool.

　　The two of them chatted for a while and Ji Zai Xing’s phone rang. It seemed like she had something on so after telling him to find her when he came to City S, she left in a hurry. Yi Qiu touched his bald head and continued to train in the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique. Each person’s life was a straight line. An occasional intersection didn’t mean that they would always be together. Yi Qiu understood that.

　　Just like that, Yi Qiu cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique during the day and at night he would undergo the Monk’s meditation. Unknowingly, a week passed…