Chapter 73: To Save or Not to Save

  "Mom... clothes..." Little Meatball pulled on her clothes, letting her change out of her soaked ones.

  "Alright, I'll change into a new one right away. Are you hungry, Xi'er?" She took out a new set from her storage space and changed into it while speaking. She realized that since she arrived here, her clothes had been getting ruined very quickly - either from fighting with people or getting dirty beyond repair. This kind of waste didn't seem too good; should she raise a contract beast that could do laundry and cook? That was the question!

  "Mom, let's go find something to eat."

  She picked up Xiao Ren, thought carefully for a moment, and estimated the route. Today was the third day, no matter where they were in the Death Valley, everyone usually spent half their time on the return journey. At her speed, she could walk for at most seven days, using three days to return. Standing on the shore, looking around at the environment, it wasn't the place where she had been chased by the Silverback Giant Ape before, so it was the other side of the river. Choosing a direction, Qing Kuang walked into the forest again.

  Since she left this river water, both gluttony and demon child have been released.

  "What's going on with you guys just now?"

  "Master, master, I couldn't reach you just now. What was blocking me?" You'er crawled back to her own territory once again.

  "Master, I'm starving!" Indeed, nothing can change a foodie's nature.

  "If you're hungry, go catch something yourself. But if you bring back another group of things for me to deal with this time, I'll confiscate all your snacks!" The answer is obvious: beating the snake at seven inches, subduing a foodie relies on what?

  "I know, master, I'll choose carefully." With that solemn promise, he slipped away in an instant.

  Found a cleaner place to sit down, holding Hui'er in her arms, the mother and son sat waiting for the finished product. "Yao'er, tell me again what's going on."

  "Yes, master. Just now I couldn't feel anything from the outside world and even if I wanted to go out, I couldn't. I could only stay within the domain. What's the point of calling you master? You don't even pay attention to me."

  Just like what happened with her, the river water is indeed problematic!

  "Lan Ling, tell me what's going on with that river water."

  "Water? That's stagnant water, no matter what falls on the surface, it will sink. Lingling also sank and stayed in there for a long time. I could see many people falling down, but none of them had the breath I wanted. So I just waited, waiting for my master." Because of her, the dragon tear is now emitting blue light, rotating non-stop with the tone.

  "Can't those who fall inside use spiritual power? What's going on with the demon beasts?"

  "Of course not, that's stagnant water, the water from the banks of the bitter sea, it will suppress everything, ordinary magical beasts would die if they fell in, and contract beasts would be sealed. But how did this stagnant water end up here?" The blue dragon tears spun rapidly, looking very puzzled.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Right! The Bank of Sorrow!"

  "What place is that?"

  "It's just a bitter shore, it's just a bitter shore!" Suddenly, Qingkong felt that she was playing the lute to a cow.

  "So why can't other demons live in the water, but you can?"

  "Because I'm a spirit body! I'm a spirit body... I'm a spirit body, waaahhh, my physical body... I want a physical body..." The crying grew louder and louder, but the answers were still off the mark. No wonder she was being skinned and had her tendons pulled out. This glutton is just a good-for-nothing! What kind of fate does she have?! Although it's said that contract holders are divine beasts, which sounds impressive and can scare people to death, who knows about the suffocation in her heart? Fortunately, there's still a demon child around, so at least she can get some comfort.

  "Master, master, I'm back~" Only to see a big fat sheep being dragged back by the glutton. "Master, roast whole sheep, roast whole sheep..."

  How to clean it? She didn't want to use the Spring of Life, but she couldn't eat it like this! Suddenly, Qing Kuang thought that she wasn't a Three-System Cultivator anymore, could she use Water System Spiritual Power? The idea was wonderful, but reality was cruel. After all, the Water System Spiritual Power had just been formed and hadn't lasted long, and as soon as a small water pillar was poured on the fat sheep, there was no more water source to use.

  "Master, what are you doing? Do you want water? I have some!" Blue Spirit asked in puzzlement as she watched her actions.

  Right! There's a water-type Jiaolong next to you. If Taotie can be used as a younger brother, why can't these two?

  "Then you contribute some water and I'll wash off this blood."

  It's indeed a divine beast! Look at that water flow, it's endless and can't be compared to the Light Crazy.

  After washing up, take out various seasonings and roast the whole lamb. While she was roasting, a certain foodie went to catch another one for his own benefit.

  She handed the roasted lamb leg to her baby first, and then took a hind leg for herself. It had been a long time since she last ate something, and she was hungry too. Before long, Gluttony dragged another sheep back, with blood still on its mouth and paws. Qingwu suggested, "Gluttony, go wash off the blood."

  As soon as she finished speaking, splashing sounds were heard, and the glutton was suddenly drenched, looking like a drowned rat. Blue Spirit looked at her with a flattering expression, waiting for her praise.

  "Pffft... pffft... huff huff... what are you doing?" Gluttony shook off the water from his body and stared at that bead.

  "The master said, 'Go wash up.' It turns out this guy was strictly following Light Crazy's words!"

  "Master, Gluttony has been bullied~" A drop of water fell into his eyes, and Gluttony's eyes stung as he blinked repeatedly, suddenly becoming moist.

  "Mind your own business and settle your own scores." Then she wiped off the oil from the corner of Yu'er's mouth and ignored them.

  Gluttony thought for a moment, is it more important to roast the whole sheep or to take revenge? Of course, roasting the whole sheep is more important! Not caring about its wet and dirty fur, it let out a loud cry and pounced on it, devouring it with great relish.

  After eating, Qing Kuang was just about to tell Xi'er to return to his space, but the little guy was unwilling.

  "Xiao Er is accompanying Mother outside."

  "But it's very dangerous outside."

  "With him by Mother's side, Mother may still have some security, and when in danger, he can also help resist."

  "But..."

  "Mom..." He grabbed her clothes and stared at her with pleading eyes. He knew his mom wouldn't refuse him.

  Helpless sigh, lightly nodded in agreement, "Okay, but you must protect yourself."

  No matter whether she enters the space or not, she hopes her son will be fine. However, if they encounter the same situation as before and she can't contact the space, what would happen to Xi'er? So it's better to bring him along, as long as she is careful and protects him at all times.

  The sun was high in the sky, and it was sweltering in Death Valley at noon. The grasses were all wilted and drooping, and even the breeze carried waves of heat through the air. She wore long sleeves and occasionally wiped the sweat from her precious son's brow to prevent him from getting heatstroke. As they walked along the eastern direction, they would pick some medicinal herbs along the way, but most of the time was spent resting under the trees to avoid the heat, just hoping that the hottest part of the afternoon would pass soon.

  "Xiao Er, isn't it hot?" Just looking at his smooth skin that had been sunburned to a deep red made her feel a pang of heartache.

  "It's alright, Mother."

  Qing Kuang carefully looked around, seeing no danger, before holding her son under the tree to rest, using her sleeve to fan him and checking his temperature with a gentle touch. Xuan Xi snuggled into her arms, enjoying Qing Kuang's care.

  When the sound of fighting came, Qingkuang instinctively picked up her son and hid in a tree. She was a bit troubled and didn't want to get involved, besides it was too hot that day and she really didn't feel like moving.

  Just a moment ago, a large group of people came rushing in, and the two sides confronted each other. They were fighting over nothing but a single Luo Han fruit. Originally, she didn't plan on intervening, but when she saw one of them, her pupils constricted, causing Xuan Xi beside her to glance at her.

  "Hand over the Luohan fruit quickly if you know what's good for you." Someone from the larger group spoke up first.

  "Damn it! You're dreaming, thinking this is your territory and daring to rob us openly?" Someone from the outnumbered side immediately jumped out to accuse them.

  "Hmph! What if we're robbing you? In this world, fists are the only truth! If you have the ability, knock us all down and the Luohan fruit will naturally be yours."

  "How despicable!" These people relied on their higher status to say such arrogant words, he was so angry that his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do about it!

  "Zhu Yan, what's the point of talking to them so much? Just take it by force, we still have other things to look for!" A man with a full beard from the Lou Yu Academy said.

  As soon as the words fell, the man rushed out. It turned out to be a five-star Fire Spirit Emperor. With his move, a two-meter-tall fire giant appeared before everyone's eyes. The facial features were completely invisible, with only black holes in their place. Where hands should have been, sharp claws had formed instead. Letting out a shrill howl, it directly attacked the man who had spoken earlier.

  "Gale, bring it on!" Suddenly, a black leopard appeared before everyone's eyes. Upon closer inspection, the sun was suspended above a magic array, and it turned out to be a sacred-level magical beast! The black leopard let out a low growl, took high and mighty strides, agilely pounced forward, spat out a stream of icy flames that directly pierced through the fire giant's belly, and began to emit a chill from the inside out. The Five-Star Spirit Emperor controlling the fire giant shook his body several times, gazing at them with an even more sinister look.

  The two of them made their move, and the battle began. They each summoned their own contract beasts, while those without contract beasts fought on their own.

  A young man on the battlefield inadvertently attracted a lot of attention, covering his chest, swallowing down the sourness, and suddenly becoming complex in gaze. That's right, that young man was the younger brother of the original owner of this body - Nangong Ao!

  The Imperial Academy's few people were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and strength after all, so the outcome was naturally obvious.

  At this time, Nan Gong Ao's heart was still seething with anger. Obviously, they were the ones who found the Luohan fruit, but these people in front of him insisted on robbing him. When had the young master of the Nan Gong family ever suffered such humiliation? Rolling around on the ground to dodge the attacks, he couldn't help but release his contract beast. These people would have to wait for him; he absolutely wouldn't let them off!

  For this grand occasion of the Academy, for the only son of the Nan Gong family, the master of the Nan Gong family is really willing to spend a lot! A majestic Qilin stood there, its large eyes like bronze bells watching everything in front of it, protecting its young master behind it, and then charging onto the battlefield to kill all around, suddenly changing the situation. The one-sided battle just now instantly became evenly matched.

  Dada, the sound of horseshoes was very clear in the crowd. The Qilin was obviously a water system, and a series of water arrows shot out, directly piercing the opponent's body or the magic beast's body. Amidst the crowd's shouting, the magic beast's roar, the trees being knocked down, and the dust flying everywhere, a strange figure slowly approached the young man, weaving through the chaotic scene.

  But a group of jumping clowns, there's really nothing to see, and in an unintentional glance, the body of Zhan Liangcang suddenly tensed up.

  At this time, Nan Gong Ao, who didn't know he was in danger, watched as his contract beast beat them up and felt extremely pleased. He was just about to burst out laughing when a sharp pain suddenly struck his back, causing him to fall to the ground. Turning around, he saw that it was someone from the building side, who had just withdrawn their foot and was now charging towards him again.

  The young man was pinned to the ground, a flash of cold light, and a sharp sword was directly aimed at his neck. The man let out a fierce laugh and shouted: "Go... die...!"

  Digression

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