The Drum Tribe Came Chasing Again

Before he could even feel sad for long, True Man Lin Lie walked over and said, "What are you doing, slacking off here? Have you finished collecting what I asked you to collect?"

Su Zhan was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk to him. After hearing what he said, he turned around and left.

Seeing his strange attitude, True Man Lin Lie asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Su Zhan looked utterly dejected. "I feel like I've suddenly lost my will to live. What is the meaning of life anyway?"

These two simple sentences startled True Man Lin Lie. He placed his hand on the boy's forehead and touched it, saying, "What illness have you been suffering from lately? What setback have you experienced? You can tell your master, and your master will help you resolve it."

Su Zhan just sighed. He knew that no one could help him with this; he had to deal with it himself.

Few people in this world even know what the Eye of the Heavenly God is.

Su Zhan shook his head, trying to banish these pessimistic thoughts from his mind.

Compared to others, he already possesses far greater talent, and with the system's assistance, he can become incredibly strong even without Artifact.

As he pondered this, he walked out, and before he knew it, he had wandered back to the Great Evolution Tribe member.

At this point, the Great Evolution Tribe member were still a bit dazed, but their minds were much sharper than when they first arrived.

After a while, the intoxication subsided considerably, and I became much more sober.

He was staring blankly at the sky. Su Zhan thought that since he was here, he might as well have a chat.

I originally wanted to bring two more jugs of "Thousand Year Drunk" wine, but considering that he had only just sobered up a little, I figured if he drank two more jugs, I wouldn't be able to get anything out of him, so I didn't bring them.

Su Zhan: "You drink so much every day, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

He said, "How can drinking make you feel bad? You only feel good when you're drunk. You only feel bad when you're sober."

There was a hint of sadness in his words, and Su Zhan continued, "What's your name?"

Jiang Shiyue

Su Zhan: "I heard that your race suffered a major upheaval many years ago. Would you mind telling me what the reason was?"

The question seemed to touch a nerve, and he remained silent for a long time.

Just when Su Zhan thought he wouldn't get an answer, he spoke up, "Why? They say it's Heavenly Punishment."

"I think it's because they don't want to live anymore."

A few words left Su Zhan somewhat bewildered.

Su Zhan: "Then why did you survive alone?"

"Because I ate something very strange."

Su Zhan up. Based on the information he had, the strange thing he was talking about was very likely a fragment of Artifact.

Su Zhan stared intently at him and continued, "That's a very precious treasure. They were facing death and still wanted me to protect it."

"I was angry. I was angry that they just accepted their fate and were courting death, so I ate that stuff."

Su Zhan frowned. Eat it raw? Are the Artifact really edible?

Remembering True Man Lin Lie's words, the Thousand Year Drunk was an edible Artifact, but these Artifact fragments didn't look like anything edible at all.

Jiang Shiyue said a lot more, but Su Zhan couldn't listen anymore; his mind was filled with only the words: "Eat! Eat!"

Back in his room, he couldn't resist taking out the two fused Artifact fragments, staring at them for a long time, and even felt a little tempted to eat them.

The naked gaze made him tremble, Artifact tentatively conveyed their meaning to Su Zhan, finally waking him from his hallucination.

Su Zhan also felt that he had been provoked and almost lost control, which was somewhat ridiculous.

Suddenly, the ground shook. Though not strong, it was quite noticeable, and I instinctively became alert.

He rushed out of the room and saw True Man Lin Lie already standing at his door. True Man Lin Lie turned around and said to him, "Since you came, this place has really become more and more lively."

Immediately afterwards, True Man Lin Lie disappeared from Su Zhan's sight in a few flashes, only to reappear half an hour later.

He said to Su Zhan, "Just now, a group of people outside tried to attack us and arrogantly demanded that we hand you over. Do you know them?"

Su Zhan nodded, understanding that the Drum Tribe had probably caught up with them.

He didn't hide anything and told True Man Lin Lie everything, only concealing the identity of the Artifact, saying only that he had taken something from the Drum Tribe and that they had chased after him all the way here.

True Man Lin Lie nodded and said to Su Zhan, "Don't worry, you don't need to be afraid. Now that you've become my disciple, not just anyone can touch you."

True Man Lin Lie was quite satisfied with Su Zhan's complete disclosure. This proved that Su Zhan truly regarded him as his master and one of his own!

He chuckled and said, "It's been years since I've stretched my muscles. These people have delivered themselves to my doorstep, but I'm afraid they're not qualified to fight me."

Su Zhan: "Can't they really get in?"

True Man Lin Lie: "Of course! Don't you even know who set up this defense?"

Su Zhan was suspicious. He thought, "I've easily broken through this defense. That guy who came to steal the wine inside has come in twice already."

Jiang Shiyue staggered out and said, "His defenses are really quite advanced. I don't know how you got in, but I tried for so long before and couldn't get in."

Hearing them both say this, Su Zhan felt a little relieved.

The tremor lasted from evening until the next morning. Although it was constant, the intensity of the tremor varied, and they did not come in. The tremor gradually disappeared after daybreak.

The Moon Beast ran out and circled Su Zhan three times, saying, "You're quite lucky. You always have someone protecting you wherever you go, or maybe you just ran away at the right time. Is this what they call 'fools have good fortune'?"

Su Zhan knew he couldn't say anything nice, so he didn't want to argue with him.

There's definitely a crowd outside waiting for him to leave. He has no choice but to stay here. Besides, Artifact fragment is gone, and the person who consumed it is also here, so there's no point in him leaving. Let the people outside wait if they want.

After collecting the materials that day, Su Zhan was just about to rest in his room for a while when he heard a knock on his door.

There were only three people there. The one knocking on the door was either True Man Lin Lie or Jiang Shiyue. He opened the door without any precautions, but unexpectedly, a wisp of black smoke appeared, and everything went black before his eyes.

Just two minutes later, he felt himself being carried out of the Desolate Star.

Su Zhan thought to himself: This is bad. He wanted to ask who the person in front of him was and what their intentions were, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't speak at all, and he couldn't move his body either. He could only roll his Pearl, but everything in front of him was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.

He panicked completely, wanting to know who this person was and what they wanted to do with him. How could they take him away right under the noses of True Man Lin Lie and the Great Evolution Tribe member? They were quite capable.

Soon he heard a threatening voice from behind. "Put him down, and I might spare your life."