The Chosen One (Nuclear-Powered Chapter)

Master Kong Fang respectfully bowed to the woman before him.

The woman before him was Bitter Granny, mistress of Bitter Vegetable Manor.

Bitter Granny looked at the barely breathing Shang Rongchu, then at Master Kong Fang, and nodded faintly. "Next time you go out, check the almanac first. Take him away."

Master Kong Fang said nothing. He hoisted Shang Rongchu onto his back and immediately left the woods.

Only after leaving Ma Wu's territory and reaching a cave did Master Kong Fang set Shang Rongchu down. He took two pills from his pocket and fed them to Shang Rongchu.

The cave was extremely damp, waves of moldy stench rushing at his face. Master Kong Fang kept glancing toward the entrance, worried that Bitter Granny might change her mind and come after them.

Shang Rongchu was gravely injured. Little flesh and blood remained on his body, and more than half his organs had been burned black.

Fortunately, Master Kong Fang's pills truly worked. After resting for a long while, Shang Rongchu gradually regained the strength to speak.

He had not joined Snowflake Port long ago, but he was truly loyal to Master Kong Fang. Even at such a juncture, he was still explaining the previous battle. "Port Lord, I never expected Bitter Granny to come here. I wanted to fight her, but I truly was no match for her..."

Shang Rongchu's voice remained as gentle as ever, painful to hear.

"Our Port Lord is the Peddler. Just call me Mister, as you did before. You mustn't get it wrong." Master Kong Fang's face was veiled by Copper Coins. Beneath the strings of coins, a trail of blood ran down onto his lapel.

"Mister, you're hurt..." Seeing Master Kong Fang bleeding, Shang Rongchu was deeply distressed. In his memory, Master Kong Fang