Transmigrating to win the heart of a beautiful snake

Chapter 37 The Secret of the Magic Weapon

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Secret of the Magic Weapon

Holding the magical treasure they had finally obtained, Liu Yu and his companions continued their journey with great joy. Along the way, sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns of light on them.

As Liu Yu walked, he suddenly felt a churning in his stomach, and his face turned extremely pale. "Ouch, I can't take it anymore, I need to find a place to relieve myself." With that, he hurriedly darted into the nearby bushes like a cat with its tail on fire.

Looking at his disheveled appearance, Bai Suzhen said with a look of disgust, "You're so unrefined. Can't you pay attention to your image? We're on an adventure, after all."

As Liu Yu ran into the bushes, she didn't forget to turn back and shout, "How can you blame me? Everyone has to go to the bathroom sometimes, it's a physiological need, I can't control it!"

After a while, Liu Yu slowly emerged from the bushes, a relaxed expression on her face. The group continued on their way, but the atmosphere had become somewhat awkward because of the earlier incident.

At this moment, Xiaoqing couldn't contain her curiosity and leaned closer to Liu Yu to ask, "What's the use of this magic weapon? I've looked at it for a long time, but it doesn't seem to have anything special about it. Is it just a pretty but useless decoration?"

Liu Yu held the magic weapon, looking it over from left to right, her brows furrowed like two caterpillars fighting. "I don't know either. Maybe I have to chant some incantation or something. That's how it's always shown on TV."

So Liu Yu closed his eyes, shook his head, and started babbling incoherently at the magic weapon: "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, magic weapon, magic weapon, quickly show your power!" His voice was drawn out, and his appearance was quite comical. However, the magic weapon did not react at all, lying quietly in his hand.

Seeing Liu Yu's appearance, Xu Xian couldn't help but chuckle: "What are you chanting? You sound like a charlatan. It would be strange if this worked."

Liu Yu rolled her eyes at Xu Xian and said irritably, "If you're so good, then you do it! Don't just stand there making sarcastic remarks."

Xu Xian cleared his throat, put on a serious expression, and said, "Open sesame, treasure, appear." His voice was loud, but the magic weapon remained unresponsive, as if it were deliberately defying them.

Everyone shook their heads helplessly, their faces showing disappointment.

Just then, a brightly colored little bird flew over, perched on a nearby branch, and tilted its head, looking at them curiously.

Liu Yu's eyes lit up, and he pointed at the little bird, saying, "Little bird, little bird, do you know how to use this magic weapon? Tell us quickly!" The little bird seemed to understand him, chirping a few times and flapping its wings, as if to say, "You bunch of idiots, you don't even know this."

Xiaoqing said angrily, "Even the birds are laughing at us, it's so embarrassing."

Just then, a mischievous gust of wind suddenly came, like a troublemaker, and blew Liu Yu's hat away.

Liu Yu hurriedly chased after it, shouting, "My hat! Don't run away! You disobedient wind, you're just messing with me!" He stumbled and staggered as he chased after it, looking quite disheveled.

After finally catching up with the hat, Liu Yu was panting heavily, her hands supporting her knees as she gasped for breath.

"Even the wind is causing trouble, it's really giving me a lot of trouble." He complained as he put his hat back on his head.

Just as he finished complaining, the magic weapon suddenly emitted a faint light.

Liu Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, there's a reaction! It seems this wind is a good omen!" He was so excited that he danced around, his eyes wide like saucers.

But the light flashed and then disappeared, like a shy child hiding away.

"What happened again? We just had a glimmer of hope, and now it's gone." Everyone looked bewildered, exchanging bewildered glances, at a loss for what to do.

Liu Yu scratched his head, making his hair look like a bird's nest, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Could it be because of the wind?"

So he blew hard into the magic artifact, his cheeks puffing out like balloons, until his face turned red, like a ripe apple. But the artifact didn't react at all, lying quietly in his hand, as if mocking his foolishness.

"This doesn't make sense either. Could I have guessed wrong?" Liu Yu said dejectedly.

Just as everyone was racking their brains, an old man with a white beard slowly walked over.

Seeing their confused looks, the old man laughed and said, "What are you all doing here? A bunch of little kids."

Liu Yu quickly showed the magic weapon to the old man, her eyes full of expectation: "Grandpa, you are very knowledgeable, do you know how to use this magic weapon?"

The old man glanced at the magic weapon and said slowly, "This magic weapon can only be activated by having a loving heart."

Liu Yu's eyes widened and her mouth gaped open as she asked in surprise, "A heart? How do you do that? Please explain it clearly."

The old man smiled, revealing a few broken teeth: "Figure it out yourself." After saying that, he slowly walked away, leaning on his cane, leaving Liu Yu and the others standing there in a daze.

"This old man keeps only half the story, it's really frustrating," Liu Yu muttered, her face full of helplessness.

Everyone started trying various loving methods, such as whispering sweet nothings to the magical artifact, the cheesy words giving everyone goosebumps. Liu Yu even gently massaged the artifact, handling it with the same care as if it were a rare treasure. Xiao Qing even tried to sing a love song to the artifact, but her off-key singing made everyone burst into laughter.

The result was naturally that it was all useless; the magic weapon still did not react at all.

"What should we do? Is there really no way out for us?" Xiaoqing stamped her feet anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan.

Just then, Liu Yu saw an injured puppy lying pitifully on the ground by the roadside, whimpering. Feeling compassion, he quickly went over, picked up the puppy, and gently bandaged its wounds, constantly comforting it, "Little darling, don't be afraid, you'll be fine soon."

Just then, the magic weapon emitted a soft light again, brighter and warmer than before.

Liu Yu suddenly realized: "So this is what love is! It seems we have to treat it with sincerity."

But before they could rejoice for long, a group of menacing monsters appeared.

The demon leader, with a fierce and menacing appearance, brandished his spiked club and roared, "Hand over the magic weapon! Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

Liu Yu hid the magic weapon behind his back, puffed out his chest, and said without fear, "No, we'll not give it to you. We worked so hard to find it, why should we give it to you?"

Upon hearing this, the monsters immediately swarmed forward like a pack of hungry wolves. A fierce battle ensued, with dust flying and shouts rising and falling.

Liu Yu and his men fought and ran, panting heavily, their tongues practically lolling out from exhaustion.

"Ugh, I can't run anymore." Xu Xian plopped down on the ground, panting heavily, like a deflated balloon.

Xiaoqing pulled him up and said anxiously, "Run! You can't be lazy now, or you'll be in big trouble if the monster catches you."

Just as they were about to be caught by the monsters, the magical artifact suddenly emitted a powerful light, like a bolt of lightning, instantly repelling the monsters.

"Wow, this magic weapon is amazing!" Everyone cheered, jumping and skipping with excitement.

But after the magic weapon's light disappeared, it became dim and lifeless, as if it had exhausted all its power.

"What happened again? It was so impressive, and now it's broken again." Liu Yu was dumbfounded, shaking the magic weapon left and right.

At this moment, the system's familiar voice rang in Liu Yu's mind: "The magic weapon's energy is exhausted and it needs to rest."

Liu Yu said helplessly, "This magic weapon is really capricious; it fails at crucial moments."

With no other option, they had to continue on their way, carrying their temporarily "strike-and-run" magical artifact, racking their brains along the way to find a way to replenish its energy...