Tang San's Doubts: Where Did the Blue Silver King Go!!??

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at the two little rabbits in Su Mu's hands.

Gradually, she stopped crying and choked out, "I'm hungry."

Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing had stopped crying,

Su Mu smiled.

He rubbed her head again, then turned and walked to the riverbank to prepare the two rabbits.

Zhu Zhuqing still held her curled-up legs in her arms.

She didn't swat Su Mu's hand away as she had when she was little.

After Su Mu reached the riverbank, she quietly watched his back as he worked.

The bright moonlight always gave her a sense of unreality.

Su Mu lit a campfire.

The two rabbits were set over the flames to roast.

Just as she had six years ago, Zhu Zhuqing

watched the slightly damp twigs and branches crackle in the fire.

Before long, Su Mu handed one of the two roasted rabbits to Zhu Zhuqing.

After Zhu Zhuqing took it,

she didn't eat it right away.

Su Mu, on the other hand, began wolfing his down.

Zhu Zhuqing still didn't take a bite. She simply glared sideways at Su Mu.

"Yours isn't spicy."

"I've already bitten into this one."

After another couple of bites, Su Mu couldn't keep up the act.

He gave an awkward smile and spoke.

Hearing Su Mu's words, Zhu Zhuqing held the roasted rabbit in her hands

out to him.

She looked as though she intended to trade even if he had bitten it.

Helpless, Su Mu swapped rabbits with Zhu Zhuqing.

After the exchange,

Su Mu raised an eyebrow and, wearing a disdainful expression, went back to eating.

Zhu Zhuqing also picked up the rabbit Su Mu had bitten and began eating.

She had only taken a few bites

when Zhu Zhuqing's delicate face flushed red.

Su Mu caught sight of it out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help laughing.

Over the past few years, she had grown a bit of a brain.

But not much.

Zhu Zhuqing wasn't as stubborn as she had been six years ago.

She stood, walked over to Su Mu, and snatched back the rabbit she had originally held.

Then she stuffed Su Mu's rabbit, the one with chili on it, back into his hands.

Su Mu glared at Zhu Zhuqing.

He turned the side Zhu Zhuqing had bitten away from him.

He was about to bite into the side she hadn't touched.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened at the sight.

She hadn't minded that Su Mu had bitten it when she ate.

Yet now that it was Su Mu's turn, he actually minded her bite.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing looking at him with puffed-up cheeks, Su Mu raised a hand and pressed it against her head.

He turned her head back around.

The moon rose higher.

Beside the campfire, Su Mu held a stick and kept poking at the fire.

Zhu Zhuqing slept beside him, and as she slept,

she came to rest her head on his crossed legs.

Su Mu looked at Zhu Zhuqing's face, lit by the fire.

He brushed the hair away from her mouth.

Early the next morning,

Su Mu saw that the sky was beginning to brighten and gently shifted his somewhat stiff body.

Zhu Zhuqing, whose head rested on his legs, seemed to have been disturbed by the movement.

She shifted her body too.

Her tightly shut eyes opened slightly.

After opening her eyes, Zhu Zhuqing looked around in confusion.

When her eyes met Su Mu's,

she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Her eyelids drooped again.

Su Mu looked at the languid expression on Zhu Zhuqing's face

and took a deep breath.

He had nearly failed to restrain himself so early in the morning.

They were out in the wild, and Su Mu had no taste for that.

If they were somewhere else,

he would definitely make her pay.

Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing wanted to go back to sleep, Su Mu raised a hand and slapped her on the butt.

"Stop sleeping."

"Get up."

The slap was like a smack against a water balloon, making it jiggle several times.

Zhu Zhuqing, who had still been half asleep, jolted as though she had been shocked.

She braced both hands against the ground,

lifted her head, and glared at Su Mu.

Her moist lips moved slightly.

Seeing this, Su Mu raised his hand again. Though Zhu Zhuqing hadn't made a sound,

Su Mu could tell from the shape of his lips that she had actually called him a hooligan.

Seeing Su Mu raise his hand again,

Zhu Zhuqing glared at him, then reluctantly got up and walked to the riverbank.

She began washing up.

Su Mu smiled and looked at his hand.

Then he stood up too.

He still needed to head to the Heaven Dou Empire.

He needed to finish things there quickly, then come back.

Before long, Zhu Zhuqing, her face still damp,

walked over.

"Why are you here?"

"I didn't ask you yesterday."

Hearing Su Mu's question, Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips.

Why am I here?

You won't come looking for me, so I'm not allowed to look for you?

"I got lost."

Zhu Zhuqing's tone was stiff.

Though that was what she thought, the words came out differently.

Seeing her like this,

Su Mu frowned.

"What? Did your family bully you again?"

Zhu Zhuqing ignored his question.

Imitating what Su Mu had done when they were children,

she rose on tiptoe, cupped his forehead in both hands, and gently rubbed his brows with her thumbs.

Su Mu felt those cool, soft little hands

and looked down at Zhu Zhuqing, who stood on tiptoe with her head raised.

Zhu Zhuqing noticed his gaze and puffed out her chest.

She pressed her lips together, looking pleased with herself.

This time, Su Mu couldn't hold back.

He lowered his head.

A cool touch met his lips.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't resist. The hands that had been cupping Su Mu's forehead

slid down to his waist.

She held him tightly.

After a long while,

Su Mu raised his head,

breathing a little heavily.

"What are your plans from here?"

Su Mu asked as he looked at Zhu Zhuqing's slightly flushed face.

Zhu Zhuqing glared at him.

What?

You've had your fill, and now you want to slip away?

What plans? I came out here to find you.

What other plans could I have?

Zhu Zhuqing's glare made Su Mu feel a little uneasy.

"I snuck out."

With that, Zhu Zhuqing pulled free of Su Mu.

She was still glaring at him.

Hearing her words, Su Mu understood.

Given what Golden Crocodile Douluo had said back then, her family probably wouldn't force it.

Su Mu stepped forward and raised a hand to pat Zhu Zhuqing's head, her hair tied into two cat-ear buns.

"Come with me."

Somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest,

a figure carefully made his way through the dense woods.

As the figure went deeper,

the trees around him grew fewer and fewer.

In their place was an increasing abundance of Blue Silver Grass.

After going deeper for another stretch,

the figure stopped.

He looked at the Blue Silver Grass before him, much of it resembling small trees.

A smile appeared on his somewhat weathered face, and he raised his right hand.

As three Soul Rings—white, yellow, and yellow—appeared, a small blue hammer materialized in his right hand.

All the Blue Silver Grass around him began to sway gently.

If Su Mu had been there, he would have recognized him at a glance.

This was Tang San, who had been gone for six years.

Tang San sensed the presence of the Blue Silver Grass around him.

He seemed to be waiting for something.

After waiting a while, Tang San knitted his brows tightly.

What's going on?

Why hasn't the Blue Silver Emperor appeared yet?

Could it be that I failed to fuse with the Blue Silver Emperor's leg bone and couldn't gain his recognition?

At that thought,

Tang San's three Soul Rings trembled slightly.

He poured all his Soul Power into his Blue Silver Hammer.

The Blue Silver Hammer flashed with blue light.

A dense patch of Blue Silver Grass parted slightly.

A path appeared.

At the sight, a flicker of delight showed in Tang San's eyes.

He hurried along the path that had not been there before, heading inside.

But once Tang San entered, he froze on the spot.

The Blue Silver Grass he remembered, which had stood like a great tree, had vanished.

Only an empty clearing remained.

Where did the Blue Silver King go!!??