The Unlucky Tang San

Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly, "It's a deal! As long as it's not something immoral or unethical, Er Ming and I will definitely help!"

She paused, then nervously rubbed the corner of her clothes. "But... could you please get Er Ming out of the pit first? It looks so pitiful lying there."

Er Ming is now somewhat afraid of Jiang Lan, and he doesn't dare to get up unless Jiang Lan Er Ming speaks.

Jiang Lan looked down at Er Ming at the bottom of the pit.

The giant ape, as large as a mountain, was looking at them with an extremely complex expression.

Er Ming saw Jiang Lan looking down at it, it instinctively shrank back, its huge hand involuntarily covering its head, clearly still traumatized by the blow it had just received.

At this moment, Er Ming was filled with regret. If he had known it would turn out this way, he wouldn't have knocked Doro away. He wouldn't have done that.

"Come up here!" Jiang Lan shouted towards the bottom of the pit, "We've settled the compensation, I won't hit you anymore!"

Er Ming as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly climbed out of the pit.

Dugu Bo stood on the treetop in the distance, his lips twitching, then twitching again, before finally turning around and taking a swig of wine. Forget it, I won't watch anymore; watching too much is bad for my heart.

Xiao Wu glanced at the sky, then at the ravaged forest left by Jiang Lan's palm strike and Er Ming's attack, and suddenly remembered something. "By the way, why are you spending the night in the Star Dou Great Forest? It's very dangerous here at night, even though you're very powerful..."

She glanced at Jiang Lan, recalling the slap from earlier, and silently swallowed the "but" that followed. "However, it's still not very convenient. Why don't you come and rest at our place? Er Ming injured your Doro, we should treat you properly."

Jiang Lan thought for a moment, then turned to look at Dugu Bo, who was still drinking wine in the treetop. "Master! This lady said she'd like us to rest at her place! Shall we go?"

Dugu Bo almost choked on his drink.

go?

Visiting the lair of the Titan Giant Ape?

Who would believe such a thing if I told them?

He considered himself well-traveled and knowledgeable, but this was truly his first time experiencing having tea with the King of the Forest at night with his apprentice.

Dugu Bo tucked the wine gourd back into his waistband, gracefully descended from the treetop, and landed beside Jiang Lan. With his hands behind his back, he nodded calmly and said, "Since it is this young lady's kindness, then I will trouble you."

When Xiao Wu saw Dugu Bo, a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes.

When she first met Dugu Bo, she thought Dugu Bo was just an ordinary old man, but now she realized he was incredibly strong.

Moreover, the other party remained very calm when they saw Er Ming and themselves, suggesting that the other party might be Titled Douluo.

The thought that the other party was Titled Douluo made Xiao Wu realize that she was doomed.

It's practically impossible for me to go back.

unless...

Xiao Wu subconsciously looked at Jiang Lan.

Only this little guy can protect himself, but what makes the other side think they can protect him?

He didn't say much, just nodded politely, then turned and led the way.

Er Ming hesitated for a moment, then carefully extended a huge palm, palm up, and placed it flat in front of Jiang Lan and Doro.

Its movements were ridiculously light; the giant hand that could easily shatter mountain rocks was now as steady as a cushioned bed, its fingertips still trembling slightly, as if afraid of further provoking this little devil.

Jiang Lan didn't stand on ceremony at all. She picked up Doro and jumped up, sitting on Er Ming's hands, her two short legs dangling in the air and swinging back and forth.

Doro sat next to Jiang Lan, rubbed his butt and hummed twice. Then he produced an Ju Zi, broke it in half, stuffed one half into Jiang Lan's hand, and held the other half to eat.

Dugu Bo followed silently behind, watching his disciple sit on the palm of the Forest King Ju Zi, feeling his worldview being reshaped once again.

He silently elevated the decision to take Jiang Lan as his disciple from the most correct decision of his life to an auspicious stroke of luck.

Rewind to a dozen minutes earlier, somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Xiao Wu!"

Tang San ran in the direction Er Ming had left, his heart filled with anxiety.

In his heart, Xiao Wu was like his own younger sister.

How could he, as the older brother, not be worried when his younger sister got into trouble?

Just then, the ground suddenly shook.

It wasn't the rhythmic thud of Titan Giant Ape running, but a deep, muffled roar, like some enormous creature crashing to the ground from a thousand meters in the air.

The shockwave swept in from afar, causing the entire forest to shake violently. Leaves rustled down, and tree trunks creaked under the weight.

Tang San suddenly felt his footing give way, lost his balance, and fell headfirst into a pile of fallen leaves, feeling completely disoriented.

"What's going on?" Tang San climbed out of the fallen leaves, his mind filled with confusion.

Could it be that giant ape?

What is it doing?

Is this an attack on Xiao Wu?

Before he could think it through, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly came from above.

Tang San subconsciously looked up, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.

Countless pebbles were raining down from the sky like a storm.

The stones ranged in size from as big as a washbasin to as small as a fist, densely covering the entire sky and gleaming a pale white under the moonlight.

They were thrown up from the ground by the huge tremor and are now falling back down at an even faster speed.

"Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!" Tang San activated his movement technique without hesitation, transforming into a black shadow as he weaved through the rain of rubble.

He dodged left and right, and a stone flew past the back of his head, hitting a tree trunk next to him and shattering into several pieces.

A stone grazed his waist, tearing the hem of his clothes.

He had mastered the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to its fullest extent; his footsteps practically traversed the cracks in the rocks, each step teetering on the edge of life and death.

But there were just too many stones.

Just as Tang San dodged a flying pebble, before he could even adjust his stance, a rock the size of a washbasin came hurtling towards him from his blind spot.

The angle of the rock was extremely tricky, and it landed right in the gap between his exhausted strength and the lack of new strength. Tang San only had time to tilt his head slightly before the rock slammed solidly into his back.

With a muffled thud, Tang San felt as if he had been struck head-on by a heavy hammer in the back, and all the air in his chest was squeezed out in an instant.

Tang San's vision went black, his ears were ringing, and the force of the impact made him lose control of his limbs.

His body flew out like a kite with a broken string, rolled several times on the ground, and finally came to a stop by crashing into the roots of a large tree.

"Xiao... Wu..." Tang San managed to squeeze out two words through gritted teeth, then everything went black and he completely lost consciousness.

The rain of pebbles was still falling in the woods, but he could no longer hear it.