Urgent Help from the Martial World

With his decision made, Lan Mu cast aside his doubts about human society and scrambled up the mountain, using all four limbs. The steep slope was like level ground beneath his feet, and he pulled himself upward by digging his claws into the rock! His movements were clumsy, but incredibly effective.

Before long, he reached the vicinity of the observation deck halfway up the mountain, the very place he had fallen from.

Along the way, he could still see the bloodstains he had left on the mountainside when he rolled down!

"Bastard, if I find out who ambushed me, I'll kill him!"

He was furious. It all stemmed from that ambush. Thinking back, the whole thing was quite strange.

This was his first time in Fuzhou, he knew no one, let alone had any enemies. Why would someone ambush him out of the blue?

And the attacker clearly wasn't after money. Knocking him out and throwing him down the mountain? Even robbers weren't that insane!

After much thought, Lan Mu vaguely felt that this incident might be related to the poaching case. His only connection to the locals was his report.

It was also his own fault for being careless when questioning the attendant and revealing his identity. Could it be that these scenic area staff were themselves involved with the poaching ring?

"Tsk, should I even care about this? I'm not even human anymore... Sigh, I should fill my stomach first!"

He arrived at the scenic area's railing and saw a massive White-haired Lion nimbly leap over, crouching low and stealthily moving along the mountain path.

There were quite a few tourists nearby, but they were all too busy taking pictures, as if no one had noticed a monster approaching.

Lan Mu had already activated his Innate Ability and entered the Invisibility State. As long as he didn't actively attack or touch anyone, he wouldn't be discovered.

Thus, he brazenly darted to the cable car exit, right outside the attendant's booth.

Getting here was easy, but taking the lighter would be difficult.

The cable car exit was crowded with people coming and going. Although not many, his current form could not be seen by anyone, or it would cause a huge commotion.

Almost everyone here had a camera or was using their phone to record. If anyone saw him, it would inevitably be captured on video. If it spread...

Working at a newspaper, he knew exactly how powerful information dissemination was in this society. If he were discovered, this place would become famous, extremely famous!

A White-haired Lion walking upright? Who had ever seen such a thing? Even a three-legged dog could make headlines. If he were exposed, wouldn't people go crazy?

But the problem was that the attendant's booth wasn't hidden at all. It was built right where people got off the cable car. The staff had to ensure every passenger disembarked safely, so naturally, it was right next to the exit.

And the moment he made a move, touching someone, his invisibility would be canceled.

"What should I do? This observation deck is a no-smoking area, and no one would casually keep a lighter out in the open. To get fire, I'll have to get physical."

Lan Mu's hesitation cost him a few minutes, and he soon felt his body weakening.

He understood that his body couldn't hold on much longer. Invisibility was already a huge drain, and if he didn't leave soon, he would likely become visible automatically.

Just as he was scratching his head in frustration, his nose twitched, and he smelled something delicious.

He looked closer and saw many tourists sitting on the prepared stone benches, taking out food from their bags and starting to eat heartily.

"It seems to be mealtime... Oh my god! Don't eat in front of me! Do you have any humanity?"

Seeing this, Lan Mu's stomach cramped even more from hunger, and a rumbling sound came from it.

His body was massive, and his digestive system was even more powerful than a cow's. The rumbling sound was exceptionally loud, like the sound of a flushing toilet, immediately drawing the attention of nearby tourists, who all looked in his direction.

Lan Mu was burning with anxiety. His body instinctively told him that his invisibility could only last a few more seconds.

"I'm doomed, I have to leave immediately!"

Just as Lan Mu was about to leave, he saw a young man walking towards him, eating a sausage as he walked, blocking his path.

"This, this..."

Blocked by the young man, he noticed that quite a few people around were approaching, seemingly curious about what was making such a loud noise.

"Do you guys have to be so curious?"

Lan Mu knew he couldn't escape within three seconds. He quickly turned his lion head and lunged into a small, low building not far away. Only after entering did he realize it was a restroom!

At the same time, his form flickered, and he was extremely weak, forcibly exiting the Invisibility State.

"This is bad." Lan Mu had no time to think further. He pulled open a door and hid inside.

How clean could a scenic area restroom be? His sense of smell was extremely acute, and he couldn't help but regret hiding in such a place.

The cubicle was small, and he was taller than the door. He couldn't dare to look up and could only curl up, trying to squeeze himself into the narrow space.

People came and went from the restroom, with people entering and exiting frequently. His door, however, remained shut, so naturally, no one bothered him.

He was temporarily safe hiding here, but it was pure torture.

Having used his ability for too long, his body lacked energy, and his spirit was depleted. A fierce predatory nature kept assaulting his mind.

The king of the jungle, a born Hunter, hiding in a cramped restroom and starving – the torment to this body was immense.

"I want to eat meat!"

Lan Mu was so hungry he couldn't stand it anymore and roared out loud.

His roar was satisfying for him, but it terrified the person in the next cubicle, who took a while to recover before cursing.

"What are you howling about! Can't even take a shit in peace, and you want meat? Idiot!"

Being cursed at like that, Lan Mu paused. Instead of getting angry, he became happy. He realized he could speak human language!

He hadn't communicated with anyone for six days and had almost forgotten he could speak.

Thinking of this, he was delighted and hurriedly tried to appease the other person, saying, "Buddy! Buddy! I was wrong, don't be angry!"

The person was squatting in the stall next to him and, upon hearing Lan Mu's apology, his tone softened slightly. "Exactly, what are you yelling about? Such a loud voice, I thought you'd turned into a zombie!"

Lan Mu felt like crying but had no tears. He sighed inwardly, thinking, I'm much more than a zombie.

He quickly said, "Brother, can we make a deal? Can you help me out?"

The other person didn't suspect anything and said familiarly, "What? Didn't bring toilet paper when you had to go?"

"Cough cough..." Lan Mu said with a wry smile, "No..."

"Then what kind of help?" the other person asked curiously.

"I... uh, I want to eat meat..." Lan Mu said hesitantly.

"..." There was silence from the next stall, and after a while, the person said, "Are you getting an appetite from squatting?"

"Alas, brother, I'm begging you, please help me with this!" Lan Mu had no way to explain and could only plead.

The other person was actually amused by Lan Mu and laughed, "In all my life, I've never heard of such a thing!"

"People borrow toilet paper, people borrow cigarettes, even borrowing a phone would make sense!"

"What do you mean, big brother? Are you messing with me? Hungry while using the toilet? And you still need to eat meat?"

"I, Yang Qi, am a warm-hearted person, and I wouldn't stand by and watch for a small matter, but what do you mean by this? You can't poop without strength? Does that make sense?"

Lan Mu fell silent, thinking, I know my request is unreasonable, but you're twisting my words too much. Fine, I'll endure it.

Seeing Lan Mu's silence, the other person didn't press further. Before long, he heard the sound of pants being pulled up, followed by the sound of flushing.

Yang Qi came out, knocked on the door of Lan Mu's stall, and laughed, "Still not talking? Fainted from hunger in the stall?"

"What the heck..." Lan Mu was taken aback. This guy's words were too harsh.

"Oh, there's still movement. You really don't need help? How about a cigarette?" Yang Qi seemed bored and spoke playfully.

Lan Mu was stunned and said, "Brother, if you could give me a lighter, I'd be very grateful."

Yang Qi became interested and said, "Changed your mind to a lighter? Not eating meat anymore?"

Lan Mu's stomach was genuinely cramping from hunger. Hearing the word "meat," he couldn't help but let out a loud gurgle.

"Whoa! You can really poop. So that noise before was you too? How long have you been squatting? Never mind, here's the lighter for you, and I have some sausages too. Take them!" Yang Qi was actually quite kind-hearted and passed the lighter and sausages under the door.

Lan Mu moved his claws and said, "Thank you, brother, just put them on the ground."

Yang Qi was baffled but still placed them on the ground. He blinked, and the items he had just put down had already disappeared.

While he was wondering, he heard the sound of a wrapper being torn from inside, clearly indicating that the sausage had been eaten by Lan Mu.

"Brother, do you have any more?" Lan Mu asked shamelessly. After eating one sausage, he was even hungrier.

Yang Qi stared blankly at the stall and said, "Is it that serious? Are you treating the toilet like a restaurant?"

"Ah... I... I'm sorry, I'm really starving to death. My name is Lan Mu, I'm from Modu. Urgent help from the martial world, I'll definitely repay you in the future." Lan Mu had no choice and didn't dare to show himself, so he could only make empty promises.

Yang Qi didn't care about repayment and walked out of the restroom with a smile.

Lan Mu heard him leave and sighed, thinking he would probably have to wait until dark to escape back to the mountains.

But before long, he heard footsteps again, followed by that familiar playful voice.

"Brother, are ten sausages enough?"

Lan Mu was stunned and overjoyed. "Brother! You're truly my brother! Thank you so much."

He instantly snatched the ten sausages from under the door, tore open the packaging with his claws, opened his bloody mouth, and ate them all in one go.

Smacking his lips, he remembered that he had money in his pocket. Those people who ambushed him hadn't taken his money, so it might be useful now.

"Brother, here, two hundred yuan."

Just as Yang Qi was about to leave, he heard this and saw two red banknotes lying under the door.

"Heh, I don't want money. It's just urgent help from the martial world, it's nothing," Yang Qi refused the money and turned to leave.

Lan Mu panicked and shouted, "Brother! I'm begging you..."

"Hmm? What?"

"Uh... can you buy another hundred sausages?"

"..." Yang Qi stared at the closed stall in disbelief, speechless for a long time.