Tang San, who had eaten the mushroom sausage, paid no heed to anyone else's gazes and flew straight toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
The mushroom sausage provided a very fast flying speed, and coupled with the fact that the inn where Tang San and the others were staying was not far from the Star Dou Great Forest at all, they reached their destination in a mere half minute.
After arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San flew while shouting at the top of his lungs, "Xiao Wu, where are you? Xiao Wu, where are you?"
Xiao Wu was naturally right on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, and she had certainly heard Tang San's shouts. Thus, she was hesitating now as to whether she should go see him.
Yet before Xiao Wu could make up her mind, she sensed that Tang San had already arrived in her vicinity, leaving her with no choice except to hurriedly fake unconsciousness.
Having walked for no more than half an hour, Tang San caught sight of Xiao Wu lying unconscious on the side. Looking like he had found the greatest treasure in this world, Tang San's eye rims reddened and his voice carried a crying tone, "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, wake up."
Tang San continuously shook Xiao Wu's body. Xiao Wu had not actually been fainted, but realizing her own acting was terrible, she could only pretend to wake up, "Brother."
"Xiao Wu." Hearing Xiao Wu respond to him, Tang San directly hugged her in excitement, "It's a blessing that you're still alive. If I lost you, what would I do?"
Suppressing the nausea in her heart, Xiao Wu hugged Tang San back, "Brother, I didn't expect to survive the Titan Giant Ape's hands either. It's truly wonderful to see you again. Is Li Pei doing all right?"
"Junior Sister and the others are at the inn. I believed you were still alive, which is why I came to look for you." With this sentence, Tang San continuously signaled that he had disregarded everything to come look for Xiao Wu, whereas the others had not done the same.
Xiao Wu felt extremely perplexed. Tang San had clearly been heavily injured by Er Ming, so how had he recovered this quickly? Could it be that Tang Hao had given him some rare heavenly treasure to let him recover overnight?
Unreconciled, Xiao Wu felt deeply unreconciled that the severe injuries Er Ming had inflicted upon Tang San were actually cured by Tang Hao with such ease.
Pretending to speak casually, Xiao Wu asked, "Brother, I remember you were injured. How did you heal so quickly?"
Hearing Xiao Wu show such concern for him, Tang San also spoke with joy, "Xiao Wu, one of Teacher Qin's team members healed me. My injuries aren't fully better yet, but I was truly worried about you. Everyone else told me you were already dead, but I didn't believe it. I still believed you were still alive. If you were all alone in the Star Dou Great Forest, how lonely and terrified you must have been."
"Brother, thank you." Xiao Wu had not expected Tang San to care about her so deeply. If not for the fact that Tang San harbored designs on her soul ring and soul bone, coupled with the reality that Tang Hao was the enemy who had slain Er Ming, Xiao Wu might genuinely have been moved by Tang San.
Now that he had found Xiao Wu, he had one more objective remaining: to find his third soul ring.
"Xiao Wu, I've broken through level 30. I need to find a soul ring. Can you help me together?"
Xiao Wu nodded, "Of course I can. But, Brother, isn't it improper to just come out like this without telling the classmates?"
Thinking of those classmates, Tang San felt that they were companions who had shared life and death, yet they thought Xiao Wu was dead and refused to let him search for her. Were these classmates harboring the Dao of seeking their own deaths still considered his classmates?
Tang San frowned, "It doesn't matter. I told Oscar. Let's get going first." Besides, this was a rare opportunity for the two of them to be alone, so how could he possibly let it slip by?
Disregarding Xiao Wu's objections, Tang San directly took hold of Xiao Wu's hand and walked deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest. "Brother, what kind of soul ring do you want to find?"
Xiao Wu attempted to pull away from Tang San's grip, failing on several successive attempts. Tang San valued Xiao Wu greatly right now, perhaps because he had experienced the agony of losing her once? He grasped Xiao Wu's hand tighter and tighter.
Speaking of soul rings, Tang San had originally intended to follow Grandmaster's advice and look for a spider-type soul beast under two thousand years old that suited him. However, after witnessing Dugu Yan and her unusual soul ring configuration alongside Zhu Zhuqing absorbing an over-limit soul ring, Tang San's heart was no longer satisfied with absorbing soul rings of standard configurations.
Tang San asked, "Xiao Wu, what kind of soul ring do you think would be best for me to find?"
Xiao Wu said, "Didn't Grandmaster tell you? A spider-type soul beast between fifteen hundred and eighteen hundred years old."
Yet Tang San muttered to himself, "But Xiao Wu, I am no longer satisfied with absorbing low-age soul rings. Didn't you also see Dugu Yan and Zhuqing? Especially Dugu Yan-her second soul ring is already a thousand-year soul ring, and her fourth soul ring is a ten-thousand-year soul ring. As for Zhuqing, her third soul ring definitely exceeds three thousand years."
Could it be that Brother also wants to absorb an over-limit soul ring? Tang San's overestimation of his own capabilities made Xiao Wu unable to suppress a sneer in her heart; he fundamentally had no inkling of the agony involved in absorbing an over-grade soul ring.
Tang San stated with confidence, "If two girls can do it, could I possibly not be able to?"
Suppressing her mocking urge, Xiao Wu adopted an encouraging tone, "Brother, I also believe in you. You will definitely succeed."
Xiao Wu wished nothing more than for Tang San to fail to endure the torment of over-limit soul ring absorption and subsequently die in agony, leaving her with only Tang Hao as her sole remaining enemy. Yet if Tang San truly died, she would soon be slain by Tang Hao as well.
To avoid bringing about her own demise, she could not let Tang San die either. Xiao Wu still advised him, "Brother, absorbing a soul ring beyond your limit is extremely painful. I don't want to help you take risks; you should just ordinarily absorb the soul ring Grandmaster mentioned."
Tang San was quite displeased, but since these words were spoken out of Xiao Wu's concern for him, he felt both happy and sorrowful, "Xiao Wu, do you not trust your brother?"
Xiao Wu shook her head, "Brother, it's not that I don't trust you. It's just that I don't want to lose you. I'm scared."
Scared that if you die, what will happen if I get killed by your father too?
Tang San stroked Xiao Wu's head, "Rest assured, Xiao Wu. You must trust your brother; I will definitely pull it off."
"Originally, I didn't want to absorb a soul ring beyond my limit either, but after experiencing the incident with the Titan Giant Ape, I discovered that I was far too weak. I need strength to protect you, and this over-limit soul ring absorption is merely the first step."
Walking along the path, Tang San continually explained to Xiao Wu why he was taking the risk to absorb an over-limit soul ring. In truth, Tang San's desire to absorb an over-limit soul ring stemmed from no such noble cause at all-it was purely out of jealousy, jealousy toward Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan. Why were their soul ring configurations so exceptional?
Since two girls could accomplish those things, he, a transmigrator who also possessed twin martial souls, would surely be able to do it as well.
Meanwhile, back at the inn.
Dai Mubai bowed and implored Qin Ming to lead them to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Tang San.
Ning Rongrong grew displeased, "Dai Mubai, what do you mean by this? Didn't you still say last night that Xiao Wu was already dead and we couldn't go over there to throw our lives away either? Why have you changed your tune now?"
Dai Mubai said helplessly, "Yesterday was yesterday, and besides, Little San flew over there now. If we let another student die as well, what reputation will our Shrek Academy have left?"
Qin Ming nodded heavily, "Student Dai Mubai is right. I agree to lead you all to the Star Dou Great Forest."
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