“Woof, woof!!?”
Boss, you have no idea. Some woman almost kidnapped me!
As soon as Big Yellow reached Lu Ming, it immediately began to complain.
“What? Someone tried to kidnap you?”
Lu Ming couldn't help but exclaim. He really hadn't expected anyone to target Big Yellow.
“Woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow nodded repeatedly. It's that woman from across the street at the auction house!
“Oh!”
Hearing that it was the Fox Clan woman, Lu Ming felt it was both expected and unexpected.
During the auction, the way that woman looked at Big Yellow was incredibly sticky, as if she were practically drooling.
Although he didn't know what her intentions were, she was clearly very interested in Big Yellow.
“Woof, woof!!?”
Big Yellow nudged Lu Ming, gesturing with its front paws as it continued its accusation:
She's definitely after my body! She actually wanted me to go back to the demon race with her!
“She doesn't want to kidnap you to be her husband, does she?” Lu Ming asked out of sheer curiosity.
Beside them, Wang Defa's eyes instantly widened, and he stared at Big Yellow with a face full of gossip.
“Second Sect Master, are you going to be a live-in son-in-law?”
“Woof, woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow rolled its eyes in annoyance and shook its head repeatedly. Go away! What live-in son-in-law?
She definitely wants to lure me to her place, skin me, gut me, and cook me in a dog meat hotpot!
Wang Defa's lips twitched. No wonder you're a bachelor.
Lu Ming also stumbled. “So when you said she was after your body, that's what you meant?”
Still, not knowing what that fox demon was planning, it was better to be careful.
“Let's go... Let's save Old Third first. He's trapped in a spirit stone mine.”
Hearing Lu Ming say this, Big Yellow's eyes lit up. A spirit stone mine? Doesn't that mean we're rich?
Then, Lu Ming led Big Yellow and the others in the direction Wang Defa had calculated.
With the addition of Big Yellow's keen nose, they smoothly located where Huang Tianbao was trapped.
It was a remote, desolate hill. If Huang Tianbao hadn't been teleported directly inside, no one would have ever guessed a spirit stone mine lay hidden beneath it.
Lu Ming looked at the unassuming hill, then turned to Wang Defa and instructed:
“Old Wang, hurry up and set up eight or ten formations to protect this place. This is Heavenly Demon Sect property now...”
“You got it.”
Wang Defa readily agreed and began nimbly setting up formations around the area.
“Big Yellow, locate Old Third.”
Big Yellow perked up its ears to listen. After a moment, it pointed its paw toward a specific spot for Lu Ming.
“Let's dig.”
Once Big Yellow identified the spot, Lu Ming pulled out his mining gear and started digging.
Just as Lu Ming started digging, Huang Tianbao, who was busy mining his way upward from below, heard the commotion.
He knew Lu Ming must have found him.
Immediately, he dug upward with even greater vigor.
Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and Wang Defa dug for half a day before they finally broke through, meeting up with Huang Tianbao.
“Old Third, your luck is seriously incredible!” Lu Ming couldn't help but praise him as he looked at the surrounding spirit stones.
Big Yellow nodded in agreement beside him. Old Third, you've really got it!
Huang Tianbao scratched his head sheepishly.
“Hehe... This is the wealth our Heavenly Demon Sect was destined to make.”
“Yes, you are the God of Wealth of our Heavenly Demon Sect.” Lu Ming patted Huang Tianbao on the shoulder.
“Let's get to work... Mine every last one of these spirit stones.”
The three men and one dog dug for another half a day, but they had only managed to clear out a tiny corner of the deposit.
Wang Defa couldn't help but ask:
“Great Sect Master, have you contacted Diao San and the others? This spirit stone mine seems to have a massive reserve. We can't do this all by ourselves!”
Lu Ming looked at the spirit stones embedded in the surrounding rock and nodded in agreement.
Mining spirit stones couldn't be done with brute force, or they would shatter. They had to be carefully excavated.
“Niu Lansan's team has been contacted and is on their way.”
“As for Diao San and his group, I don't know if they're too far away or if the environment is blocking it, but the sound transmission talismans aren't getting through.”
“Old Third, you guys keep digging here. Big Yellow and I will go out and look for them.”
“Alright.”
Lu Ming asked Old Wang for a formation exit token and left with Big Yellow to find Diao San and the others.
...
“Captain Diao, have you still not contacted the Sect Master and the others?”
In a dark, dense forest, Diao San was currently leading his team through the woods. Their luck had been decent; they hadn't been scattered too far apart upon entry.
They had all been teleported into this same dense forest.
“No. The conditions here must be unusual. The sound transmission talismans won't go through.”
“Dog Shen, that tree over there looks unique. Dig it up so we can plant it in the sect's backyard later.”
“On it!”
Dog Shen answered, running over to the tree.
He circulated his spiritual energy, yanked the tree out by its roots, and stuffed it into his storage bag.
Meanwhile, the team members behind Diao San weren't keeping their hands idle either.
Whatever caught their eye was immediately plucked and shoved into their storage bags.
The dense forest, which had been dark and gloomy, became significantly brighter after Diao San's group swept through.
Just as they were about to exit the forest, an enraged voice bellowed:
“Stop right there!”
The Sect Master of the Ghost Erosion Sect and several of his disciples were practically foaming at the mouth with rage.
They had originally been thrilled to be teleported just outside this dense forest.
The forest looked like the perfect habitat for Yin Spirit Flowers, and they had expected a bountiful harvest.
At first, they indeed found a few stalks, along with some other spiritual herbs. But the deeper they went, the more bizarre things became.
The entire forest looked as if it had been struck by a natural disaster.
Every spiritual herb and even the weeds had been thoroughly plundered.
To make matters worse, even the trees had been uprooted. Let alone "dense," it could barely be called a forest anymore.
Naturally, they followed the trail of destruction.
There they saw Diao San and his men walking along, stripping everything in their path bare. They left absolutely nothing behind, making the forest look like it had been shaved.
Seeing this scene, the members of the Ghost Erosion Sect were completely speechless.
Even bandits wouldn't go this far!
The Sect Master's teeth itched with rage, especially when he recognized their faces.
With their pale faces and dark circles around their eyes, they were the exact same group of people who had pelted him with gold bricks back at the entrance.
With old grudges and new grievances combining, the Sect Master of the Ghost Erosion Sect blocked their path.
Diao San and his men grinned when they saw him.
They had been disappointed that this guy got away earlier, but who would have thought they would cross paths again so soon?
Talk about fate!
Diao San turned back and instructed his men:
“Remember what the Sect Master said.”
The men all nodded in unison.
“Get 'em.”
At Diao San's command, his men whipped out their gold bricks and charged.
“Boom... Crackle! Pop!”
The Thunderclap Bricks, crackling with lightning, carried the majestic spiritual energy of Nascent Soul cultivators.
They rained down upon the Ghost Erosion Sect members, the thunderous crackles causing the very air to explode!
The Ghost Erosion Sect cultivators gasped in horror. Lightning-attributed weapons were their absolute counter!
The Sect Master of the Ghost Erosion Sect was also caught off guard.
At the entrance, he had only seen them wielding the bricks like clubs.
He hadn't expected the bricks to pack actual lightning.
Still, he was a genuine Nascent Soul cultivator.
These people had only just been boosted to the Nascent Soul stage; they couldn't possibly be as proficient with their power as he was.
This time, the advantage is mine.
Rate on N.U.
