Shy Guga and the Man Faced Demon Spider

The Snake Granny coughed lightly, steer the conversation back on track. "Senior Dugu, we were the ones who first set our sights on this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and we've already spent half a day chasing it. However, since your esteemed disciple caught it first, according to the rules of the Star Dou Great Forest, it naturally belongs to your disciple."

She paused, lowering her voice even further, "We, the grandmother and grandson, have absolutely no objection."

The rule of the Star Dou Great Forest is that whoever has the biggest fist is the boss.

Jiang Lan thought for a moment and said, "You can have this; I don't need this Soul Beast."

His intuition told him that the right Soul Beast for him wasn't this one; it was deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dugu Bo looked at Jiang Lan with some surprise. "Are you sure?"

Jiang Lan nodded. "I'm sure."

After saying that, he handed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran.

To be honest, he really didn't think much of this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent; it would be better to give it to someone more suitable.

When Meng Yiran received the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, she was still in a daze, feeling like it was all a dream.

She chased snakes all morning, only to have a six-year-old child snatch one away and then simply shove it back into her hand.

The snake weakly flicked its tail in her arms, its face telling a story of what I had been through today.

"You... you really gave it to me?" Meng Yiran looked down at Jiang Lan, her large brown eyes filled with disbelief.

"Hmm, I don't need this." Jiang Lan patted the snake scale fragments off his hands, looked up at Meng Yiran, the hood of his Penguin Suit slipped down to the back of his head, revealing his chubby little face. "Sister, you've been chasing after it for so long, you definitely need it more than I do."

Meng Yiran's eyes almost welled up with tears.

What a wonderful child! He's cute, kind-hearted, and considerate of others.

She knelt down, cupped Jiang Lan's face in her hands, and gave him a loud kiss on his chubby cheeks.

With a soft splatter, it rang out crisply in the quiet forest clearing.

Jiang Lan's face flushed instantly, from her cheeks all the way to her ears, making her look like a boiled penguin.

He stood there stiffly, unsure of what to do with his little hands, and finally grabbed the hood of his Penguin Suit and pulled it down, covering his entire face.

"Little Guga..." A muffled, shy sound came from inside the hat.

Doro stood to the side, Ju Zi falling from his mouth, his big purple eyes widening, then he let out a meaningful "doro~", the tone of which roughly translates to...

Oh dear, even our Jiang Lan has met her match.

Dugu Bo's lips twitched almost imperceptibly as he turned away, pretending to admire the scenery.

The Snake Granny watched this scene with a smile, then cupped her hands in a gesture of respect to Dugu Bo: "Many Senior Dugu for his generosity, and also to this young boy. If there is any need in the future, our Peerless Dragon Snake family will certainly repay you."

Meng Yiran stood up, holding the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and waved to Jiang Lan: "Little Penguin, come to the Exotic Beast Academy next time, and I'll treat you to something delicious!"

Jiang Lan peeked out a crack from under her hat, revealing one eye, and whispered, "Goodbye, sister," before quickly pulling her hat back up and hiding behind Dugu Bo.

After watching the grandfather and grandson Peerless Dragon Snake, leave, Dugu Bo looked down at Jiang Lan, who was still hiding behind him, and tapped the top of his hat. "They're gone, come out now."

Jiang Lan lifted her hat, revealing two suspicious blushes still on her face, and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Master, shall we continue walking in?"

"Since you think there are suitable Soul Beast inside, then let's continue." Dugu Bo strode forward with his hands behind his back, heading deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

The deeper you go into the forest, the dimmer the light becomes.

Jiang Lan followed behind him, his short legs nimbly hopping among the tree roots. Doro was already asleep on his shoulder, occasionally letting out a soft doro-like murmur in his sleep, his little hands unconsciously tugging at the brim of Jiang Lan's hat.

As darkness fell, Dugu Bo frowned and stopped. "Let's camp here tonight and continue the search tomorrow."

Jiang Lan wasn't picky about the location; she found a big tree, sat down under it, and took out some dry food from her Penguin Suit pocket to share with Doro.

While the man and his soul were eating, Dugu Bo went around looking for dinner.

Just as Jiang Lan stuffed the last piece of jerky into her mouth, a chill suddenly shot up her spine.

It wasn't the chill from a change in temperature, but an instinctive alertness that I was being watched by something.

He had dealt with countless Sea Soul Beast on Sea God Island and was very familiar with this aura; it was the aura of a predator.

Jiang Lan reacted faster than his brain could process.

He didn't even turn around; he just rolled to the side, his Penguin Suit tumbling across the fallen leaves, getting covered in dry foliage.

At the very instant Jiang Lan rolled away, a white shadow pierced through the spot where he had just been sitting and embedded itself hard into the tree trunk behind him.

It was a white spider silk, as thick as an adult's wrist. After it was driven into the tree trunk, it was still emitting foul-smelling white smoke, and the bark was corroding and turning black at a visible speed.

"A sneak attack!" Jiang Lan flipped to her feet, shielding Doro behind her, and scanned the direction from which the spider silk had been shot.

In the darkness, eight eyes glowing with purple light slowly approached him from the depths of the dark forest.

It was a giant spider, as big as a carriage, its entire body as black as ink. Its eight legs were covered with barbs of black hair, and saliva dripped from its mouth onto the fallen leaves, making a sizzling, corrosive sound.

Man Faced Demon Spider.

Jiang Lan recognized the species; it was one of the top predators in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Man Faced Demon Spider clearly didn't take this little guy seriously.

To it, the creature dressed in strange black and white fur was just a moving lump of meat, while the white dumpling next to it was dessert.

With all eight legs exerting force, its massive body lunged forward at a speed completely disproportionate to its size, its two front legs raised high, the barbs at their tips gleaming coldly in the moonlight.

Jiang Lan did not dodge.

He clenched his right fist, took a step forward, his right foot grinding a small dent in the fallen leaves, and then threw a punch.

The chubby little fist collided with the sharp, spiky forelegs of the Man Faced Demon Spider, producing a crisp sound of bones shattering.

The forelegs of the Man Faced Demon Spider exploded in the middle, scattering black shell fragments and foul-smelling bodily fluids everywhere, and its massive body was sent flying by a single punch.

It crashed through seven or eight large trees along the way, eventually embedding itself in a rock face, creating a perfect spider-shaped dent.

It didn't even have time to scream.

Jiang Lan stepped forward and looked down at the still convulsing Man Faced Demon Spider.

Six of its eight eyes had gone dark, and the remaining two were turning erratically, while green blood foam was still oozing from its mouth.

Jiang Lan raised his fist, aimed at its head, and delivered a clean and decisive punch.

With a snap, the spider's head exploded, and a purple Soul Ring slowly rose up, emitting a Youyou glow in the night.