Meeting Tang San Again
Su Mu tiptoed to the door of the room.
He turned the doorknob.
The room wasn't locked.
So he carefully pushed the door open.
As soon as he stepped into the entryway, a black figure dropped down from above.
She hugged Su Mu from behind.
Feeling the pressure against his back, Su Mu smiled.
Just as he was about to say something,
A chilling breath brushed Su Mu's ear.
"Whose scent is that on you??"
Hearing those sinister words by his ear,
Su Mu first felt a chill on his neck and was about to explain.
Zhu Zhuqing gave Su Mu no chance to explain.
She opened her little mouth and bit him hard on the shoulder.
Feeling the sharp pain in his shoulder,
Su Mu carried Zhu Zhuqing on his back to the bed and tossed her onto it.
Su Mu looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who had landed to one side and was pouting angrily.
He slowly walked over to her and lifted her chin.
Zhu Zhuqing, who had been angry just a moment ago,
Had a flicker of timidity and shyness in her eyes.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing like this, Su Mu couldn't help slowly lowering his head.
Under Su Mu's nimble tongue,
Zhu Zhuqing's body went limp.
She let out a soft moan.
Seeing this, Su Mu took the opportunity to press himself over her.
After a long while,
Su Mu slowly propped himself up on his arms and gazed at Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing wrapped her arms around Su Mu, raised her head, and leaned close to his ear.
"I thought you'd left me and gone away."
Zhu Zhuqing's slightly melancholy voice and breath brushed Su Mu's ear.
This made Su Mu even more restless.
Early the next morning,
Zhu Zhuqing woke first and looked down at the hands resting in front of her.
She couldn't help smiling inwardly.
Well? Haven't I been obedient all these years?
I still remember what you said when we were little.
Just then, Su Mu woke up.
Su Mu's hands, resting in front of Zhu Zhuqing, gave a squeeze.
Once again, he felt that softness, too much for one hand to hold.
Zhu Zhuqing noticed Su Mu's little movement and was startled at first.
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing felt something behind her.
When she came to her senses, her pretty face turned scarlet in an instant.
Su Mu teased the little wildcat for a while before getting up.
After getting up,
Su Mu and Zhu Zhuqing left Heaven Dou City.
They had stayed in Heaven Dou City for nearly ten days.
After returning to Sunset Forest for a few days, it would be time for the main cast to enroll at Shrek.
But Zhu Zhuqing had already reached level 30, so Su Mu planned to take her to Star Dou Great Forest first to hunt a Soul Beast.
Su Mu had the ability to fly.
He traveled quickly.
For convenience, Su Mu carried Zhu Zhuqing on his back.
Along the way, Zhu Zhuqing was like a well-fed little wildcat, looking quite languid.
She clung tightly to Su Mu's back.
Soon, the two entered the bounds of Star Dou Great Forest.
Su Mu didn't dare fly straight into Star Dou Great Forest and searched only along its edge.
If the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts inside saw him, they would probably hunt him down like mad.
"Is someone hunting a Soul Beast down there?"
As they entered the outskirts of Star Dou Great Forest, Zhu Zhuqing tilted her head slightly on Su Mu's back and looked at the ground.
"Mm."
Su Mu had long since noticed the Soul Power fluctuations in that area.
Originally, Su Mu hadn't paid them any attention.
After hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Su Mu cast a sidelong glance down.
When he saw the figure fighting below clearly,
Su Mu stopped.
Below was a familiar figure dressed in blue.
He was fighting a pitch-black spider.
On the black spider's belly, which it exposed inadvertently, a twisted human face pattern appeared and vanished from view.
At the sight, Su Mu was shaken.
It was Tang San, who had disappeared for six years. What was he doing here?
Su Mu slowly descended from the air into the forest.
"Wait here for me."
"I'll go take a look."
After setting Zhu Zhuqing down from his back,
Su Mu thought for a moment and activated his Disguise skill.
His features rapidly aged, and his build grew tall and thin, like a javelin. His hair and beard turned dark green, the green hair on his head became a tangled mess, and his clothes changed into a plain gray robe.
Dugu Bo!
During the six years Su Mu had lived on the edge of Sunset Forest, he had seen Dugu Bo more than once.
Taking on his disguise came naturally.
Zhu Zhuqing wasn't surprised as she watched Su Mu's transformation.
Su Mu had used it the night before.
He had turned into Zhu Zhuqing as a child.
He had compared their figures.
Su Mu slowly approached Tang San's battlefield.
Looking at the three Soul Rings beneath Tang San's feet, white, yellow, and yellow,
Su Mu was somewhat shocked.
Tang San had leveled up too quickly.
In six years, he had gone from a waste with level 1.25 Soul Power
To the point where he was hunting for his fourth Soul Ring.
Zhu Zhuqing had only just reached level 30 in the past couple of days.
Tang San also noticed someone entering the battlefield.
But after a glance, Tang San paid him no attention.
Seeing Tang San's reaction, Su Mu, in Dugu Bo's guise, was puzzled.
Why was Tang San so calm??
Had they already met?
That couldn't be right. If they had, why would Tang San have come alone to hunt this Man Faced Demon Spider?
As the first and second Soul Rings beneath Tang San's feet, white and yellow, lit up one after another,
The Blue Silver Hammer in his hand first turned iron-gray, then gained a layer of gold.
Tang San darted and twisted about, constantly swinging the little hammer in his hand.
On the tenth strike,
Tang San slammed the hammer heavily into the Man Faced Demon Spider.
The Man Faced Demon Spider was knocked over.
The overturned Man Faced Demon Spider sprang up.
A sharp, barbed spider leg stabbed straight at Tang San's chest.
"Old poison!"
"Help me kill this Soul Beast, and I'll cure your poison."
As Tang San dodged, he looked at Su Mu in Dugu Bo's guise and shouted.
Hearing Tang San's words, Su Mu was taken aback.
It seemed Tang San probably hadn't met the real Dugu Bo.
But why was he calling Dugu Bo old poison??
Seeing no reaction from Su Mu in Dugu Bo's guise, Tang San spoke again during a gap in the fight.
He continued, "You feel numbness and itching along both sides of your ribs. These symptoms are especially pronounced on overcast or rainy days, and they flare up once at noon and once at midnight, lasting more than two hours each time.
"Besides that, late at night, you experience a stabbing pain like needles in the crown of your head and the center of your chest, accompanied by spasms all over your body."
With that, a smile curled Tang San's lips.
Hearing Tang San's words, Su Mu, who looked like Dugu Bo, sneered inwardly.
If it were the real Dugu Bo, he'd probably be very surprised.
But I'm Su Mu, not Dugu Bo.
Su Mu could see that the fight was almost over. This Man Faced Demon Spider probably couldn't kill Tang San, and Tang San still had Hidden Weapons he hadn't used.
The bulge on his back made it obvious he was carrying something.
Su Mu guessed it was a Zhuge Crossbow.
Su Mu had intercepted the Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night, so Tang San could only carry it on his back like this.
"Old poison, aren't you going to help yet?"
Seeing that Su Mu in Dugu Bo's guise still showed no intention of acting, Tang San called out again.
"Brat! Who are you calling old poison?"
Su Mu, in Dugu Bo's guise, pretended to be angry and scolded him.
Tang San was taken aback by what Su Mu in Dugu Bo's guise said.
I'll talk about it after I get through this.
In this world, who besides me can cure your poison?
With that thought, Tang San spoke again, somewhat awkwardly. "Senior, please help this junior just this once."
"This junior will rid your body of its poison."
It was held up for review and only just released. Sorry.