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When Nathanos thought of getting in touch with more pandas, he became hesitant. He would become the focus of everyone. He did not like this either during his lifetime or after his death.

With one foot in Lao Wu's house, the enthusiastic panda man said he would immediately inform the manager of his arrival - another panda man named Yunshui.

Nathanos looked at Lao Wu's home, kitchen, wine cellar and bedroom connected together, which was a strange way to build it.

There are also teacups and teapots on the table, which feel neither like wood nor glass, but like some substance similar to stone. The wither begins to wonder how long it will take for them to fully understand the Panda people.

"He's inside, elder."

Hearing the voice outside the door, Nathanos stopped his curiosity and was ready to welcome the people brought by Lao Wu.

Yunshui pushed open the room and saw the red eyes at first sight, and was also surprised by it. He bowed to Nathanos, his attitude much better than the withered ones imagined. "Welcome, friends who come from afar."

"No intention to disturb, elder." Nathanos heard that Old Wu called Yunshui. "It's causing you trouble."

"No, not only did you not cause us trouble, you also saved Lao Wu. With this, the entire Tianchan Temple should say thank you to you." Yuncun had a smile on his face. Lao Wu was too. Compared to the two, Yuncun looked younger, and his chin was not as bearded as Lao Wu. This is how Nathanos judged their age.

"It's just a little effort, but I didn't expect that Lao Wu's injury would be broken and returned to the Red Candle Forest again before he healed. It's really a bit dangerous."

Yuncun looked at Lao Wu with reproach, who smiled awkwardly and chose to accept the criticism. "That's true. If it weren't for your helping hand, I really couldn't imagine how bad it would be for the new apprentice's welcome banquet without Lao Wu's wine."

This was obviously a joke, and Yuncun and Lao Wu laughed. Nathanos shook his head helplessly, completely unable to understand the brain circuit of the panda people. They looked even more easy-going than the dwarfs.

"Anyway, you are Lao Wu's benefactor. Can I ask what your purpose is here? Are you here to study?"

Nathanos instinctively wanted to refuse because he knew what the apprentices in Tianchan Temple were doing every day, and he had taken the courses to hone their martial arts when he was a child. But Yunshui seemed to see through what he was thinking, and the panda man said first: "Maybe you are not familiar with Tianchan Temple, why don't you stay and see before making a decision. In a few days, it will be a welcome banquet for the new apprentice, and you can attend with us."

For the forgotten, food and water are no longer a necessity, but the pleasure of eating has not changed. They still retain their sense of taste.

"I'm worried that my stay will make your party unpleasant."

"No need to worry. On the contrary, many people want to see you." Yunshui carefully observed the armor on Nathanos. "But you do look a little warlike. Do you need a cleaner and simpler set of clothes? That will help you get close to here."

Take off the armor on his body? This idea Nathanos never considered. Without a familiar ranger outfit, he would feel unsafe. It was just that here was Pandaria - he reminded himself - there was no enemy here. Why not try it?

"Maybe I need a basin of hot water."

"No problem." Old Wu nodded, "I'll go and prepare immediately."

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The clean and smooth-touch clothes were quickly delivered to him. The bath water with the right temperature was steaming. Nathanos was a little annoyed about what he was doing. He was a dead body, and any part of his body was rotting. If he was washed with hot water, he would not know how much skin and flesh would fall off. In the past, in order to keep it clean, he used North's trait potion to apply his body, but now the great pharmacist was not by his side. He was trying another stupid method.

The unforgettable is willing to face his true face, take off all his clothes, and see how ugly his body is... But sometimes, he has to open his eyes to see, and the long hidden time will make him less familiar with himself.

There was no mirror in Lao Wu's room, which made Nathanos very grateful. All his clothes were placed on the clothespin rods. His hands and legs were placed on the ground. When the wind came out on his body, some of the skin was about to fall off made him tremble all over.

Put your hands on the bathtub and feel it, the temperature is right.

Under hesitation, the wither slowly reached into the hot water. The numb and tingling sensation instantly swept across his entire palm, causing his mouth to tremble. Then, when Nathanos's body was immersed in the hot water, deeper and deeper, until he was the whole person, he realized that he had overestimated his body's ability to withstand. The pain of being bitten by ant spread throughout his skin.

He didn't scream, but just endured it. The reward after the shower was worth the pain. Because those useless dry skin and the bacteria that parasitize his wounds would leave him. Nathanos grinned and endured it, so painful.

Old Wu was taking care of the flowers and plants outside the house. A gust of wind blew, and he turned around. The undead who had finished bathing had already changed his clothes and stood in front of him.

"It looks OK, right?" Nathanos asked.

"Of course, this is the clothes of the Shadow Sect. There is only one set of Tianchan Temple."

The wither looked at the tiger mark on the belt and nodded. I like the "shadow tracking" you mentioned because this outfit fits me well. The only strange thing is that it is a set of women's clothing. When I was dressing just now, I found that there were women's underwear inside.

Old Wu widened his eyes and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, but we panda people...especially the size of men is so different from you. I think the elder Yunshui did this without any use. After all, there are only the clothes of the Shadow Trail School on Pandalia and there is no gender difference."

"It's okay." Nathanos shook his head, "I said I like it very much. Especially this red scarf can cover the scars on my face."

He smiled at Lao Wu, he really didn't care.

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Within a few days, Old Wu took Nathanos to get to know the Tianchan Temple slowly. The Withered One was a little restrained when facing the eyes of others, but it didn't take long to get used to it. He was more willing to accept the curiosity of the pandas than the abominable eyes of humans. After all, they would not hit rotten eggs and rotten vegetables on his face.

The longer he stayed, Nathanos felt that he could not be idle. Sometimes he would help Lao Wu complete his daily work in Tianchan Temple. When the two of them worked together, the panda people could not help but nag him about the past of their race.

Lao Wu told him the story of the panda man Liu Lang and his legendary sea turtle. It is said that the turtle grew into an island. At first, Nathanos didn't believe it, but Lao Wu said that many people in Pandaria had seen the sea turtle. Some pandas even boarded the back of the turtle and lived on it.

For these, Nathanos can only describe them in the four words "unbelievable".

"Old Wu, can I ask you something?" Nathanos and the Panda Man worked together to pour a bucket of water into the water tank. It has been a few days since he arrived at Tianchan Temple, and there is a problem he has never forgotten.

"You said. As long as I know, I will tell you."

"Thank you. So, what I want to ask is whether there is any evil magic hidden in your body?"

"Magic?" Old Wu's ears moved, "What is magic? I've never heard of it."

"I can't explain clearly for a short time..." The Withered Shaking Head, "Maybe I should change my question. I mean if there is any evil power in you that can interfere with other people's perceptions."

Old Wu looked at Nathanos in amazement. "The god is here, why did you say this suddenly? Did I do something wrong?"

"No." The wither sighed and carefully recalled his experience in the Red Candle Forest that day. He wanted to tell the specific details. "When you fainted from the injury, I treated your wound, but an accident occurred during the process. Somehow a black and white substance floated out of your body, like a light liquid. I immediately had hallucinations when I touched that thing, and there was a negative emotion in my heart..."

The bucket fell to the ground as if it was out of balance. Old Wu took a breath of cold air, his eyes as big as a copper bell. "Are you serious?"

Nathanos nodded affirmatively. "I absolutely didn't lie."

"Then are you okay? No wonder I found that when I returned to the Red Candle Forest that day, I found that a piece of land lost its vitality. That was... my sin."

"What the hell is going on?" Nathanos asked.

"I'll answer a question first. What was the negative emotion in your heart at that time?"

"It's despair."
Chapter completed!