Oral Thanks? Thanks to "Yang Huanhuan" for the Alliance Leader Reward

After arriving at a hidden ruin, the group finally settled down. Xu Ziyang placed the entirely black Golden Toad on the ground. Black bubbles were still rising from its body, and it looked as though it were asleep.

Princess Lian Ge looked at it with pity and said, "It must be in great pain."

"I'll try to save him right now." As Chu Liang spoke, he flipped his hand and produced the Poison-Dispelling Whip.

The moment Princess Lian Ge saw that whip, her eyes reddened.

I knew you people were no good.

Who uses a whip to detoxify someone? Are you trying to cure it or put it out of its misery?

Gathering her courage, she asked, "What are you doing?"

"Your Highness, please stay calm." Chu Liang reassured her, then flicked the Poison-Dispelling Whip. Crack!

Whoosh—

A plume of black vapor shot into the air.

Though he had not used it for six years, it still worked the instant it struck, living up to the reputation of the young hero of the divine whip.

Princess Lian Ge's first reaction upon seeing this was, You whipped it until it started smoking...

But she immediately realized something was wrong. The smoke seemed poisonous. As Chu Liang lashed out five times in rapid succession, the Golden Toad's color actually faded from deep black to pale, swiftly restoring its body's brilliant golden glow.

"Guh..."

The Golden Toad's huge eyelids twitched. Its belly swelled, releasing a half-formed hum like rolling thunder.

"Guh!" A moment later, the spirit beast had fully awakened. As soon as it opened its eyes, it looked at Chu Liang. "Guh—"

"It's thanking you!" Princess Lian Ge said.

She also revealed a somewhat embarrassed smile, feeling guilty over her earlier misunderstanding.

"Is that so?" Chu Liang stepped forward and rubbed the