Hearing Zhu Wuneng say that others were digging so he followed along, the Gu King’s lips twitched.
What a great “others were digging, so I dug too”... He was actually speechless.
However, to prevent Zhu Wuneng from lying, the Gu King still used the Truth Gu.
Then, he continued to ask, “Why did our Southern Frontier's Gu Ancestor die?”
Zhu Wuneng blinked his eyes and asked in confusion, “Who is Elder Gu?”
The Gu King froze again and looked at the Truth Gu. Alright, this pig was telling the truth.
“Why did the Saintess die?”
“Who is the Saintess?”
At this moment, the Saint standing next to the Gu King spoke in a cold voice, “How did your demon race Empress die?”
The Saint of the Southern Frontier had a slender build, with narrow and cold eyes. On his forehead was a dark green Gu mark, and he wore a dark green robe with faint silver threads embroidering climbing Gu flowers on the hem.
Hearing the Saint's question, Zhu Wuneng's eyes lit up. He actually knew this one!
The Gu King had asked him several questions, and he hadn't been able to answer any of them, which was starting to make him a little anxious.
After all, knowing nothing when asked made him look like a fool, which was bad for his image.
Seeing Zhu Wuneng's expression, the Gu King's eyes lit up. “You know this one?”
“Yes, yes... I know this one.”
“How did the Empress die?” the Gu King pressed.
“Because of love!”
“Cough, cough...”
Hearing Zhu Wuneng say that the Saintess died because of love, the Gu King almost choked on his own saliva...
The Saint's expression also changed. This bastard is a complete fool...
He couldn't help but look at the Truth Gu, and the results proved that this fellow was actually telling the truth.
Thinking back to the message Elder Gu had sent back, could it be that their Southern Frontier Saintess had really fallen in love with the Demon Emperor?
Seeing the expressions of the Gu King and the Saint, Zhu Wuneng immediately assumed they didn't believe him and hurriedly said, “I'm telling the truth! If you don't believe me, go ask around in the demon race territory. Everyone says so...”
The Gu King waved his hand. “I believe you're telling the truth...”
“Which faction do you belong to in the demon race?” the Gu King continued to ask.
Zhu Wuneng straightened his clothes and said with a proud face, “The Huaguoshan lineage! Let me tell you... our Huaguoshan Ancestor was incredibly awesome back in the day... Just a few years... It only took him a few years to cultivate and become an immortal...”
Listening to Zhu Wuneng's boasting, the Gu King and the Saint were both completely speechless.
Cultivating to become an immortal in just a few years?
Why don't you boast that your ancestor has unparalleled combat power and is completely invincible while you're at it!
However, based on the information about the demon race factions that the Saintess had sent back over the years, they had never heard of this Huaguoshan lineage!
“Where is your base located?” the Gu King asked with a frown.
Zhu Wuneng looked at the Gu King, somewhat speechless. This guy really didn't know how to carry a conversation. Why did he only ask things he didn't know!
“I don't know!”
Hearing Zhu Wuneng's depressed reply, the Gu King didn't bother asking anymore.
This bastard is a complete fool...
In the end, he concluded that this foolish pig must have accidentally brought back their ancestor's corpse.
Regardless, since he had brought back their ancestor's corpse, they still had to give him some rewards.
He then asked Zhu Wuneng, “Seeing as you brought back our ancestor's corpse, what reward do you want?”
“Spirit stones, the more the better...” Zhu Wuneng shouted immediately without even thinking.
The Gu King's lips twitched.
You really know how to ask. "The more the better"? He wanted more himself!
With a flash of his eyes, he spoke, “Little Pig! We don't do spirit stone rewards here in the Southern Frontier...”
“Huh? You don't do spirit stone rewards? You just don't want to give me any, right?” Zhu Wuneng shouted directly.
The Gu King's face stiffened. Dammit, you're smart all of a sudden? He was actually right; they just didn't want to give any.
Just then, Zhu Wuneng spoke up again, “Since you don't do spirit stone rewards, then just give me ten or eighty magical artifacts. That works too.”
The Gu King and the Saint both widened their eyes. Eighty magical artifacts? You really dare to ask!
They even wondered if the Truth Gu was malfunctioning.
Had this guy been pretending all along? When it came to asking for things, he wasn't foolish at all.
The Saint's eyes narrowed slightly, intending to just slap this greedy fellow to death and be done with it.
“Do not,” the Gu King's voice came.
“Why?”
“The clansmen saw him bring back our ancestor's corpse. If you kill him, it will look bad. Besides, keeping this fellow around might prove useful in the future...”
Hearing the Gu King's explanation, the Saint finally withdrew his killing intent.
Zhu Wuneng couldn't help but shrink his neck. Why did his head feel cold, as if it was about to fall off?
Then, Zhu Wuneng's eyes darted around as he spoke, “Hehehe... Senior, actually, I don't really want any magical artifacts anymore.”
The Gu King raised an eyebrow. “Oh... then what do you want?”
“Hehehe... Senior, just send me back.”
He had better hurry home. This place was too terrifying...
“Little Piggy, it's not that we don't want to send you back, but the Southern Frontier is extremely far from your demon race territory, and there are countless dangers along the way...”
“Ah... then does that mean I can't go back?” Hearing the Gu King's words, Zhu Wuneng couldn't help but cry out in panic.
“Not necessarily. As long as you cultivate to the Soul Transformation stage, you can go back...” The Gu King stroked his beard and spoke.
Zhu Wuneng held out his hand and began to calculate, “I'm currently a 2nd-rank demon beast... which is equivalent to a human's Foundation Establishment. What rank is Soul Transformation again...”
Watching Zhu Wuneng count on his fingers, the Gu King felt like he had too much time on his hands, playing along with a fool!
Too lazy to waste any more time, the Gu King said directly, “Soul Transformation is equivalent to the 5th-rank of your demon race.”
Zhu Wuneng nodded. “5th-rank, huh? Then I must cultivate hard...”
The Gu King completely lost his patience and said, “We do Gu worm rewards here. Choose one...”
With that, the Gu King flicked his sleeve, and several Gu worms appeared on the table in front of him.
“This is the Golden Silkworm Gu, a 3rd-rank Gu worm that can neutralize a hundred poisons...”
“This is the Soul-Devouring Gu, a 4th-rank Gu worm that can devour souls...”
...
As the Gu King introduced them, Zhu Wuneng looked at the wriggling Gu worms on the table with a face full of disgust, feeling nauseous.
What the hell are these! If you're stingy, just say so. There's no need to disgust a pig like this.
He didn't want them. But that wouldn't do. If he refused, what if the other party thought he was disrespecting them and killed him?
He still wanted to live and go back to find the Great Sect Master and the others!
But he really didn't want them!
Suddenly, Zhu Wuneng's eyes lit up, “I want this one!”
The Gu King and the Saint looked at what Zhu Wuneng was pointing at.
They saw a small, dull-grey, incredibly ugly, and somewhat listless bird huddled by the leg of the table.
They felt completely numb. After all, the Gu worms the Gu King offered were actually quite good.
Forget it. They couldn't understand the world of a fool.
“As long as... you like it...”
The Gu King waved his hand, and a stream of spiritual energy brought the little bird into his grasp.
Looking it over, it was truly too ugly, and he had never seen its kind before.
Investigating further, there was not a single trace of spiritual energy in its body, and it looked like it was on the verge of death.
“Are you sure you want this?”
Zhu Wuneng nodded with certainty.
This at least looked better than those worms, right? At the very least, it wasn't as disgusting.
The Gu King handed the little bird to Zhu Wuneng, and in the end, still gave him a storage bag.
Inside were some spirit stones, which could be considered his reward.
Otherwise, if word got out that he rewarded him with a sick bird, it would really damage his image as the Gu King.
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