Come Recite with Me

Looking at Dugu Yan's timid little face, Li Xuan picked up Poison Douluo's Ruyi Treasure Pouch and comforted her gently.

"Don't be afraid. I'm not a good person."

"Huh?" Still just a young girl, Dugu Yan froze at those words and looked at Li Xuan even more fearfully.

"Misspoke. Look how handsome I am. Do I look like a bad guy?"

Li Xuan turned his heavily muscled body around. His fierce, fleshy face was full of menace, and the veins on his thick arms bulged like earthworms writhing beneath his skin.

Already terrified, Dugu Yan finally could no longer hold back the tears in her big eyes when she saw such a horrifying monster.

"Waaah!" Dugu Yan burst into tears from fright.

Li Xuan: "..."

"Alright, alright, stop crying. My condition is simple. Just repeat one sentence after me," Li Xuan said, waving a hand.

"Huh? Really?"

At those words, Dugu Yan stopped crying. Tears still hung in her big eyes as she looked timidly at Li Xuan, appearing adorably dazed and helpless.

"Of course. I told you, I'm not a bad guy." Li Xuan rolled his neck, producing a series of cracking sounds.

"Okay."

Hearing those cracks, Dugu Yan's little face turned pale again, and she hurriedly nodded obediently.

"Good girl. Now repeat after me: An–Shi Rebellion," Li Xuan said with a smile.

"An–Shi Rebellion," Dugu Yan replied timidly.

"Replace 'Rebellion' with 'Green,' then say it twice more," Li Xuan instructed earnestly, like a selfless teacher.

"An–Shi Green, I'm a donkey." Dugu Yan continued answering in her silly, adorable way, blinking her big eyes in confusion, unable to understand why he wanted her to say that.

"Alright, you said it very well. These are for you."

With a smile, Li Xuan left behind enough Emotion Water for the task and also gave Dugu Yan a clay jar to treat her injuries.

Seeing the Experience Card's remaining time steadily decrease, Li Xuan waved his hand.

"That's it. If fate allows, we'll meet again."

After saying that, Li Xuan turned and left without hesitation, stomping out of the secret realm with heavy thuds.

Dugu Yan remained standing there blankly, completely unable to keep up with Li Xuan's style of doing things.

"Strange. Why did he make me say that? Was it something important? Or perhaps some special command for certain secret realms?"

Dugu Yan pinched her delicate chin with her fair little hand and pondered in confusion. Unfortunately, her little head was still muddled, and she could not understand what the phrase meant.

However, recalling how the big monster had smacked her bottom several times, she said indignantly, "Such a huge monster, bullying a little girl like me. He really is a bad guy. Hmph."

After speaking softly, Dugu Yan secretly glanced toward the secret realm's exit.

Once she confirmed that no terrifying monster was suddenly going to leap in, she finally breathed a complete sigh of relief.

Then—

Holding the Emotion Water, she continued treating her grandfather, Poison Douluo.

Not long afterward—

Poison Douluo finally woke up, though he did not dare stand and could only lie there quietly.

There was no helping it. It hurt far too much. His entire body ached as if it had been torn apart, and two of his front teeth had been knocked out, making his speech whistle with air.

Fortunately, seeing that his granddaughter was safe, he finally relaxed.

"I never expected such a terrifying existence to exist in this world. If you encounter him again, you must be careful and leave immediately," Poison Douluo warned.

"I understand, Grandpa. But he can also turn into a little boy. I didn't see what he looked like from the front in that form," Dugu Yan said softly.

"Just watch for his silver hair and his left wrist. There were words on his left wrist, though I didn't see clearly what they were."

"I remember now. There really were words. That makes him easier to identify: silver hair, younger than me, and words on his left wrist."

Dugu Yan spoke crisply, silently memorizing everything and swearing that she would never provoke someone like him again.

"Oh, right, Grandpa. That big monster made me say some strange things earlier. I don't understand what they meant. Grandpa, help me figure them out."

"Strange things? What things?" Hearing that it involved the Green Fatty, Poison Douluo's expression turned serious as well.

"I'll repeat what the big monster said. Grandpa, follow me: An–Shi Rebellion," Dugu Yan said.

"An–Shi Rebellion!" Poison Douluo replied solemnly.

"Grandpa, replace 'Rebellion' with 'Green,' then say it twice more," Dugu Yan said again.

"An–Shi Green, I'm a donkey."

After saying it, Poison Douluo looked at his granddaughter in confusion. The next second, he immediately understood.

"Th-this was taught to you by that monster?" Poison Douluo asked blankly.

"Yes." Dugu Yan blinked her big eyes and answered with adorable innocence.

"He was making fun of you."

Poison Douluo spoke gloomily. Such a powerful monster had actually played a prank on a little girl. He simply could not accept it.

Poison Douluo really wanted to ask, where was that expert's dignity? Was this any way to bully a little girl?

"Grandpa, was he making fun of me?" Dugu Yan was still adorably clueless, her little mind not having caught up yet.

"Think about it carefully, and you'll understand," Dugu Bo said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Alright."

Dugu Yan tilted her little head and fell into deep thought. A moment later, she abruptly stood up, her big eyes widening round.

"Despicable! Too despicable! He actually insulted me! I'm so mad!"

Dugu Yan angrily bit her little finger, her big eyes full of annoyance. She felt that this super monster was simply too good at bullying people.

The worst part was that after bullying someone, he still left them unable to realize it right away. That was truly infuriating.

Dugu Yan really wanted to bite Li Xuan a few times, but she did not dare. She could only change the subject.

"I can't be the only one getting tricked. When I get back to school, I'll trick my classmates too."

Elsewhere—

Within the lush Sunset Forest, where spirit beasts roamed, Li Xuan ran through the woods on his huge feet while using God's Perspective to scan in every direction.

He planned to tame two more spirit beasts as his subordinates.

First, they could help the White Wolf King farm and manage Natural Space.

Second, he could keep them in reserve for harvesting spirit rings in the future. Even if he did not take their spirit rings, he would still gain more subordinates.

Therefore—

Before the experience time ran out, Li Xuan planned to beat up several spirit beasts that met his requirements and thoroughly tame them.

Ding! Advanced option task completed. Reward: All of Tang San's hidden weapon abilities +3 souls

Li Xuan ignored the completed option task and instead rapidly scanned the surroundings with God's Perspective, searching for the subordinates he needed before the Experience Card expired.

"Oh? There's a King Kong Ape. Not bad. If I make it farm, it'll definitely be faster and more meticulous than the White Wolf King. After all, the White Wolf King has claws."

Through God's Perspective, Li Xuan spotted a King Kong Ape on a small mountain three kilometers away. He was about to make his move when something suddenly occurred to him.

"I remember now. Tang San, Dai Mubai, and that little fatty got quite a haul here. They all obtained their fourth spirit rings. If I capture those monsters ahead of time..."

Delight flashed through Li Xuan's eyes, because he had found another way to screw over Tang San—and perhaps even the entire Shrek team.

"It should trigger an option. I'll try it with one first."