Chapter 130 The Weasel Runs

Wang Baochuan really didn't lie; before long, she had picked a large basket full of wild vegetables.

Qiao Yu was also quite shocked. This was his second time at the Di Hun Lake (Soul Cleansing Lake), and he didn't know that there were actually wild vegetables in this place.

Perhaps that's what specialization is all about.

Soon, a simple camp was set up.

Thanks to Wang Baochuan's efforts, everyone successfully drank wild vegetable soup by the campfire.

But not long after they sat down, a ghostly voice drifted from outside the Di Hun Forest, making people shudder.

"Fellow villagers, do you think I look more like a person, or a god?"

"Not good!"

Wu Qiang's face changed.

"It's a Huangpizi (weasel) asking for a title! This thing is extremely terrifying. Once it succeeds in asking for a title, its strength can even rival a high-level cultivator!"

"Ah? Brother Wu Qiang? What should we do then! You must protect me!"

Sisi directly grabbed Wu Qiang's arm, making Wu Qiang feel a surge of excitement. He stretched out his short, thick fingers and put his arm around Sisi's shoulders.

"Don't worry! As long as we don't let it succeed in asking for a title! A Huangpizi that fails to get a title is only mid-level in strength!"

As soon as Wu Qiang finished speaking, a Huangpizi about the size of an adult emerged from the shadows!

The Huangpizi stood there with its hands clasped in front of it, its pair of cold, green eyes looking at everyone, with a cold smile on its face that resembled a human's.

But when the Huangpizi's eyes swept over Qiao Yu, a human-like look of fear suddenly appeared on the Huangpizi's long, thin face.

The instinct of an animal told him that the guy in front of him was terrifying!

"Forget about asking for a title! My mom is calling me home for dinner, goodbye! No need to see me off!!!"

The Huangpizi was frightened out of its wits and turned around to flee without hesitation. It came to ask for a title, not to be a suicide squad member.

In a flash, the Huangpizi disappeared into the shadows, its speed leaving Wu Qiang and the others dumbfounded.

"Does this Huangpizi have something wrong with its head?" Xu Nankai scratched the back of his head in confusion, unable to figure it out.

"Yeah... why did it suddenly run away..." Wang Baochuan was also a little confused.

"Hmph! Is there even a need to say it?" Sisi gave Wu Qiang a flirtatious look. "Of course, it's because that Huangpizi sensed Brother Wu Qiang's high-level aura and was scared away."

Wu Qiang had originally been confused, but after hearing Sisi's words, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"That's right! Thinking about it that way, everything makes sense! After all, it's not easy for this beast to cultivate to the point where it can ask for a title, so naturally it's afraid of death. After all, I, Wu Qiang, am a high-level fire mage!"

After Wu Qiang finished speaking, he puffed out his chest even more, looking as if he were riding on the crest of success.

"I see."

Xu Nankai and Wang Baochuan also looked enlightened, and their eyes towards Wu Qiang were filled with gratitude.

Just as Wu Qiang was feeling proud and immersed in everyone's flattery, he suddenly noticed that Qiao Yu and An Liya were chatting and laughing, seemingly not paying any attention to him at all.

Seeing this, Wu Qiang narrowed his eyes slightly, then strode towards Qiao Yu.

"By the way, why did Professor Shen want me to accompany you to Di Hun Lake? What am I accompanying you for? Are you really not going to tell me?" Qiao Yu shrugged and asked.

"Um... wait for me for ten days, and I'll tell you after ten days." An Liya smiled playfully.

"What big secret is it that you have to wait ten days for? What are we going to do next? Just hang out with these people?" Qiao Yu said helplessly.

Before An Liya could answer, Wu Qiang patted Qiao Yu on the shoulder.

"Hey, brother, I just saved your lives, aren't you going to say thank you?"

"Ah?"

Qiao Yu looked blank. This Wu Qiang could save him? When did that happen?

Seeing this, Wu Qiang's face darkened even more, and he explained, "There was a Huangpizi asking for a title just now. I used my high-level aura to scare it away, otherwise you would have suffered at the hands of that beast long ago!"

"Oh? That thing? I can crush hundreds of those things with my bare hands, no need to worry." Qiao Yu waved his hand.

Hearing this, Wu Qiang was so angry that smoke almost came out of his head.

"Alright, alright, alright! I'd like to see how you can crush hundreds of Huangpizi with your bare hands! Next time, if there's any danger, I definitely won't help! Hmph!"

Wu Qiang flung his arms and stomped off to the other side of the campfire with his hands behind his back.

Seeing this, Sisi immediately walked up to Qiao Yu, pointed at Qiao Yu's nose with her finger, and rebuked, "You! Go apologize to Brother Wu Qiang right now!"

Before Qiao Yu could speak, An Liya said expressionlessly, "If you point your finger at him again, you will die."

There wasn't the slightest hint of killing intent in An Liya's tone, but Sisi instantly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

A woman's intuition told her that if she dared to point at Qiao Yu again, this stunningly beautiful woman would really kill her.

"Fine! You just wait, there will be a time when you have to ask Brother Wu Qiang for help!"

Sisi said fiercely, then walked over to Wu Qiang.

Xu Nankai and Wang Baochuan exchanged glances, gave Qiao Yu and the others an apologetic look, and then also sided with Wu Qiang.

After all, in their eyes, the high-level Wu Qiang could basically walk sideways in this D-level instance dungeon.

Qiao Yu didn't react much to this. After all, these people from Kaiji Star didn't give any experience points when killed, so Qiao Yu was naturally too lazy to do anything.

If Wu Qiang and the others were from the Ninth Universe, then their ashes would probably have been scattered by Qiao Yu by now.

Early the next morning, Wu Qiang walked ahead with an unhappy expression, leaving Qiao Yu far behind.

He wanted to see how this kid would continue to act like a big shot without his protection.

Throughout the next stretch of the journey.

All sorts of evil spirits, wild monsters, and miscellaneous things swarmed towards Wu Qiang and his group.

Even though Wu Qiang was a high-level cultivator, he was struggling to resist, as there were simply too many of these evil spirits.

By the time they had dealt with these evil spirits, even Wu Qiang, as a high-level fire mage, was panting for breath, as if he had plowed two acres of land.

"Hmph, with so many evil spirits, that kid is probably already surrounded and killed, right?"

Wu Qiang turned his head with a look of disdain, but just a glance at Qiao Yu's side almost shattered his worldview!

Over on Qiao Yu's side, everything was calm and peaceful, without even a mosquito.

The two of them were as relaxed as a young couple on an outing. An Liya even had the leisure to pick a wildflower from the roadside and pin it in her hair.

"Damn it!"

Wu Qiang almost shattered his molars, and his eyes turned red with anger.

"It must be because I solved all these evil spirits, which is why they didn't suffer any intrusion in the back! No, we'll let them go in front next!"

Wu Qiang angrily led Sisi and the others to deliberately retreat, letting Qiao Yu and An Liya walk in front as scouts.

But the next scene made Wu Qiang exclaim even more strangely.

Along the way, the entire Di Hun Rainforest was extremely quiet, as quiet as an ordinary forest.

When a clear lake in the distance came into view, Wu Qiang almost popped his eyes out.

What was going on? How did they see the Di Hun Lake so soon?

Didn't the instance dungeon guide say that the Di Hun Rainforest was full of dangers along the way? Where did the dangers go?

However, no matter how incredible Wu Qiang found it, the fact was already before his eyes.

"Kid, you're really lucky! You didn't even encounter a single evil spirit." Wu Qiang glared at Qiao Yu indignantly.

Qiao Yu smiled silently, not refuting.

But the next second, Qiao Yu's smile suddenly disappeared. With the enhanced vision provided by his Ghost Eyes, Qiao Yu spotted a very familiar figure in the distance.

Qiao Yu was a little puzzled and muttered to himself, "Qin Xuan? I remember that kid became a vegetable, didn't he? Why is he here?"