“Deadbeat, you’re so naughty.”
The female cultivator shot the male cultivator a coquettish glance, a faint blush appearing on her face. Then she smacked him across the back.
The male cultivator grimaced in pain, but on closer inspection, there was also a trace of enjoyment on his face.
Rabbit heads fought, rabbit meat made peace.
Having heard the entire exchange, Lu Wu began to suspect that the male cultivator might have some rather unconventional masochistic tendencies.
She dared not get involved in such niche hobbies.
“Wife.”
The male fox squatted beside the female fox and fed her the small portion of rabbit meat he had saved for himself.
“Eat more and nourish your body. The child should eat more too.”
The two foxes openly displayed their affection right beside Lu Wu, making it impossible for her to avoid them.
The rabbit meat hadn’t even filled her stomach yet, and now both humans and beasts were thoughtfully force-feeding her dog food instead. Feeling her soul take critical damage, Lu Wu angrily turned her gaze away.
She wasn’t eating what Big Yellow ate!
So what if they were a couple?
Flirting in public—where was the dignity in that?!
Dog Ao Tian: I heard someone call my true name.
The appearance of roasted rabbit completely conquered the appetites of the Divine Spear Sect disciples. Even the demon beasts temporarily lowered their guard against humans under the temptation of rabbit meat.
Beneath the cold pond, the bronze gate still emitted black mist, yet no ghosts emerged any longer.
The rich aroma drifted effortlessly through the dense forest.
Somewhere deep in the mountains, Qin Zhan suddenly lifted his head and sniffed.
“I think I smell food.”
“I smell it too. It kind of smells like hamburgers.”
Long Zhang nodded.
“I think it smells like spicy skewers.”
Lou Xiaotian inhaled the faint fragrance and rubbed his flat stomach, swallowing his tears to fill the emptiness.
Boss Lu, I miss you.
“It looks like we’ve starved ourselves silly and are all hallucinating.”
Jiang Yunhe finally gave his diagnosis.
Because he smelled braised pig trotters.
They simply missed Boss Lu too much.
“Let’s get something to eat first.”
No one was particularly picky. Cultivators were accustomed to roughing it, and food was plentiful in the wilderness.
Before long, Qin Zhan hunted down a wild boar.
The boar, standing half a person’s height, contained more than enough meat to fill everyone’s stomachs.
The problem was deciding who would cook.
After much pushing and shoving, Qin Zhan was appointed head chef.
The reasoning was simple: he had followed Boss Lu the longest, so he must have learned at least a little from her.
Recalling the way Boss Lu handled ingredients and cooked, Qin Confidence Mode activated.
Skinning, gutting—he looked surprisingly professional.
He even added some freshly gathered herbs and spices.
After much hard work, the result emerged:
Boss Lu’s secret technique—charred on the outside, red on the inside, half-raw roast pork.
One bite was enough.
Bloody juices flowed from the meat, and the overwhelming gamey taste instantly brought tears to the Little Prince’s eyes.
“Bleurgh!”
Long Zhang vomited.
It was a truly spectacular scene.
He missed the Dragon Palace.
Even eating raw giant octopus tasted a hundred times better than this.
The others had been barely enduring it.
But after Long Zhang unleashed his stomach contents, the sour stench in the air became impossible to ignore.
Zhang Yue’s teeth could no longer hold on.
She threw away the dripping piece of pork in her hand and ran into the forest, where retching sounds soon echoed through the trees.
The others silently rose and headed in different directions to deal with their own digestive crises.
When they finally regrouped, every face was deathly pale.
Clutching his stomach, Qin Zhan forced an awkward smile in the face of everyone’s fury.
“How was I supposed to know it’d turn out like this?”
As the chef, he had eaten the most to prove his skills.
Now that he had finished vomiting, he felt an urgent need for the opposite end of the digestive process to begin.
“Brother, got any medicine?”
He looked to Jiang Yunhe for help.
He didn’t want to lose face in front of his friends.
“I do.”
Being a good brother, Jiang Yunhe naturally couldn’t bear to see Qin Zhan suffer.
Smiling gently, he handed over a pink pill.
Trusting him completely, Qin Zhan swallowed it.
A cool sensation spread through his body.
It felt wonderful.
So wonderful that his legs began trembling and every muscle around his rear tightened.
“JIANG YUNHE!”
Accompanied by Qin Zhan’s furious roar, his figure sprinted into the forest.
His awkward, thigh-clenched running posture was promptly photographed by Lou Xiaotian.
Another piece of blackmail material acquired.
“Let’s go. We continue.”
Ignoring Qin Zhan’s ongoing battle with biology, Jiang Yunhe called everyone to continue their journey.
With no decent food available, staying here would only prolong their suffering.
Better to find Boss Lu sooner.
The group silently followed.
As for Qin Zhan…
Ha.
Who cared?
A while later, Qin Zhan returned to the now-empty forest, his legs weak from prolonged squatting.
Facing only the wind and moon, he shed two streams of broad tears.
Weren’t brothers supposed to walk through life together?
I was wrong, okay?!
“Wait for me!”
His roar startled a flock of foolish birds into flight.
The group traveled through the mountains and forests.
Not even dangerous peaks could stop them from pursuing Boss Lu.
Meanwhile, completely unaware that people were crossing vast distances just to find her, Lu Wu sat inside a cave making wishes to the system.
The Divine Spear Sect disciples had gone back to hunt for the traitor after filling their stomachs.
They had enthusiastically invited Lu Wu to join them.
She declined.
Because in stories like these, people usually died.
And Lu Wu preferred staying alive.
“System, give me something amazing this time.”
The recent lottery prizes had been… abstract.
After performing a cleansing spell and burning incense, Lu Wu rubbed her hands together and excitedly pressed the draw button.
“Gulala Dark God, Wuhula Hu… come out!”
A burst of golden light flashed.
Wiping away tears caused by the dazzling brilliance, Lu Wu looked at her prize.
It was…
A fishing rod.
Made entirely of gold.
It felt heavy in her hands.
The fishing line was woven from golden threads.
Even the hook gleamed with golden radiance.
At first glance, it looked incredibly valuable.
The item had no obvious function, only a passive effect:
[Grand Duke Jiang Fishes—Those Willing Take the Bait.]
That was the entirety of the system’s description.
Several question marks popped over Lu Wu’s head.
If the system had a physical body, she would have challenged it to a real-life duel.
She wasn’t even a fisherman!
What was she supposed to do with a golden fishing rod?
Sighing, Lu Wu stored it away.
Far removed from the troubles of the outside world, she hugged her fluffy companions in the quiet forest.
Yet she couldn’t sleep.
Her internet addiction was acting up.
After a night filled with nightmares, Lu Wu opened her eyes the next morning.
The first thing she saw was—
A mountain of rabbits outside the cave.
Their heads had even been thoughtfully chopped off.
The severed rabbit heads were piled together into a gruesome mound.
The eyes of the dead rabbits stared unblinkingly toward the cave.
Their crimson pupils looked like streams of bloody tears.
Rabbity me died such a tragic death!
An instant kill the moment she opened the door.
A horrifying sight.
The corners of Lu Wu’s mouth twitched.
No wonder her dreams had been filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, while indescribable horrors chased after her.
The vengeful spirits of the little white rabbits had come seeking revenge.
“Ying ying!”
To make matters worse, the fluffy beasts were immensely proud of their accomplishment and eagerly sought Lu Wu’s praise.
Human, beast competent. Beast will support you.
“Great job!”
Lu Wu gave a thumbs-up against her conscience.
After looking around a few more times, she realized there were far more fluffy creatures nearby than before.
Large demon beasts were appearing throughout the area.
Whenever they saw Lu Wu, they radiated goodwill toward her.
Human, beast hungry. Please feed.
It seemed her reputation had completely spread throughout the mountains.
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