“Don’t be afraid, young lady. I’ve already caught those disgusting bugs for you. No need to thank me...”
With that, Zhu Wuneng turned around and walked away with a cool, carefree air.
Hearing this, the woman finally snapped out of her daze and flew into a towering rage.
How infuriating! He stole my Gu worms and told me not to thank him?!
I really want to slap him to death!
Meanwhile, Zhu Wuneng walked away, chatting with Xiao Huihui on his shoulder.
“Xiao Huihui, look at those bugs. They’re so annoying. They almost made that poor girl cry...”
Xiao Huihui rolled her eyes. Are you sure she wasn't about to cry from sheer rage?
Staring at Zhu Wuneng’s departing figure, a Gu worm appeared at the woman's fingertips.
But when she recalled the rumors about the powerhouse backing this pig, she forced herself to hold back.
With a flash of her figure, she rushed to the Saint’s residence.
“Senior Brother, I was bullied by a person... no, a pig!”
The Saint frowned upon hearing this. “How did that pig bully you?”
“He grabbed my bugs... no, my Gu worms.”
The woman was so furious she could barely speak straight.
She quickly recounted the entire incident.
“It's too hateful! He took my bugs and actually told me not to thank him!”
Looking at his Golden Core stage junior sister, the Saint felt a massive headache coming on.
He had already heard about Zhu Wuneng's recent antics.
He wanted to get rid of Zhu Wuneng, but he still didn't know who was backing him.
Now, he was even more convinced that there was someone behind the pig.
Otherwise, where would he get such powerful detoxification pills?
After all, those Gu worms were highly venomous.
That silly pig grabbed them with his bare hands. If he didn't have potent detoxification pills, even ten pigs would have been poisoned to death by now...
Now, this fellow went around catching Gu worms every other day, leaving many of the tribesmen seething in silence.
This couldn't go on.
Suddenly, his eyes flickered. He was about to head to the Central Province to participate in the Saintess's Husband Selection Assembly.
Why not take this fellow along with him?
Perhaps once they reached the Central Province and encountered members of the demon race, this silly pig would reveal some clues.
With this in mind, the Saint dismissed his complaining junior sister and made his way to the Gu King’s residence.
“Lord Gu King, I would like to take Zhu Wuneng with me to the Central Province...”
“Good!”
The moment the Saint spoke, the Gu King nodded in immediate agreement.
Many tribesmen had come to complain about Zhu Wuneng stealing their Gu worms lately, and he was also feeling quite helpless about it.
He wanted to deal with Zhu Wuneng, but he was wary of the backer.
It would be a good thing if the Saint took this fellow away.
The Saint was somewhat surprised by how easily the Gu King agreed.
Could the Gu King not be the one backing Zhu Wuneng? Is he not worried that I might kill the pig on the way?
Just then, the Gu King's voice rang out again:
“Once you arrive in the Central Province, keep an eye on him. See if you can discover anything when this silly pig makes contact with his people...”
On the day of the Saint's departure, Zhu Wuneng went along with him.
After he left, many of the residents living near his place almost beat gongs and drums in celebration.
The scourge had finally left...
...
Out on the boundless sea.
Lu Ming and his companions were fleeing for their lives, pursued by several Unity-stage Giant Mysterious Whales.
“You little thieves in front, return our ancestor’s funerary objects!”
As he fled frantically, Lu Ming couldn't help but ask Huang Tianbao beside him:
“I say... how did you end up inside someone else’s ancestral grave?”
Huang Tianbao was also utterly bewildered.
“I didn't know it was their ancestral grave! The spirit boat malfunctioned, and I was just looking for a place to land and do repairs...”
This was their very last spirit boat.
Lu Ming felt incredibly helpless. He didn't know why, but ever since they set off, they had been plagued by non-stop bad luck. If it wasn't a storm, it was a tsunami...
At the very least, they would be hunted down by several, sometimes even over a dozen Unity-stage sea beasts. The wounds on his body had never fully healed.
Today, it was Huang Tianbao's turn to keep watch, but he somehow steered the spirit boat right into someone's ancestral grave.
Upon seeing so many funerary objects, they had thought some demon beasts had committed mass suicide and left behind an inheritance.
After all, there were no signs of a struggle.
Who would have thought that as soon as they finished picking up the treasures, they would be chased down? It turned out those were actually funerary objects. Talk about a misunderstanding...
“Eldest Senior Brother, should we return them?”
“No way. We picked them up fair and square, so they're ours...”
Pfft...
Just as he finished speaking, Lu Ming blocked an attack from behind, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing Lu Ming injured, Big Yellow couldn't help but yell:
“We just picked up a few of your funerary objects! Is this really necessary?!”
Hearing this, the Giant Mysterious Whales behind them were absolutely livid.
Listen to that! Is that how a decent being talks? Is it necessary?!
Of course it's necessary! Those are our ancestor's funerary objects!
With that, the Giant Mysterious Whales accelerated once more.
Boom! Loud explosions rang out continuously.
Lu Ming and the others hastily threw out countless talismans to block the attacks.
Finally, just as the three of them were about to collapse from exhaustion, they managed to shake off the group of Giant Mysterious Whales.
“This won't do, we need to find a place to heal...”
Lu Ming muttered as he popped a recovery pill into his mouth.
Just then, Huang Tianbao's eyes lit up.
“Eldest Senior Brother, look! There's an island ahead...”
Lu Ming looked up and indeed saw a small island in the distance.
“Let's go. We'll rest up there...”
Soon, the three of them landed on the island. After a quick scan, they found that the strongest cultivator on the island was only at the Golden Core stage.
Thus, they took turns going into seclusion to heal their wounds.
When Lu Ming opened his eyes, he nodded in satisfaction. His injuries were finally completely healed.
As he walked out of the cave, he saw Huang Tianbao calling out to him with an excited expression.
“Eldest Senior Brother, come quickly!”
Lu Ming then saw Huang Tianbao holding two spirit fruits that emitted a dense, hazy glow.
“Eldest Senior Brother, hurry over! There's some delicious food here!”
At this moment, Big Yellow, who had just finished eating a spirit fruit, said happily,
“Yeah, we specifically saved one for you.”
Lu Ming took the fruit and asked, “What kind of fruit is this?”
“I don't know!”
Huang Tianbao shook his head.
Lu Ming was taken aback. “You didn't even know what it is, and you dared to eat it?”
“It's not poisonous. I tested it on a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast first and only ate it after confirming it was safe...”
As he spoke, Huang Tianbao pointed to a marmot not far away.
Seeing the lively, hopping marmot, Lu Ming let out a sigh of relief. At least they had learned to be smart.
Big Yellow chimed in, “Boss, don't worry, it's definitely fine. I just ate two of them myself...”
Hearing both Huang Tianbao and Big Yellow say this, Lu Ming thought about it and decided to eat one.
Truth be told, it was actually quite delicious.
Lu Ming didn't eat more. After eating just one, he placed the remaining one into his storage bag.
He would take it back for the Grand Elder to try...
After eating the spirit fruits, the two men and one dog packed up and prepared to set off.
Boom!
Right at that moment, Huang Tianbao felt his entire body shudder as his Soul Transformation stage aura began to plummet rapidly.
“Holy shit... where did my cultivation go?!”
Huang Tianbao couldn't help but swear.
Lu Ming was also shocked. He had been right next to Huang Tianbao and witnessed his cultivation plummeting without any warning.
Before Lu Ming could investigate what was happening,
Big Yellow beside them also started howling:
“What the hell! My cultivation is gone too! Is this thing contagious?!”
Lu Ming turned his head and found that Big Yellow had also regressed to the Foundation Establishment stage.
What was going on? Could there be a cultivation-suppressing restriction on this island?
As Lu Ming was pondering, he suddenly gasped.
He discovered that the cultivation within his own body had also been suppressed to the Foundation Establishment stage!
After realizing his cultivation was suppressed, Lu Ming looked over at the Poison-Loving Marmot that Huang Tianbao had caught.
Needless to say, there was definitely something wrong with the spirit fruits they had just eaten.
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