CFSMS -Chapter 209 If You’re Coming to Eat, Why Bring Gifts?

“Chirp!”

The Emerald Venom Bird landed in front of Lu Wu, gently nudging her with its beak.

As a demon beast covered in deadly toxins, it had completely restrained both its sharpness and poison at this moment, treating the human before it with the utmost care.

Behind the Emerald Venom Bird stood the towering Ironclad Dragon.

Its massive, mountain-like body forced Lu Wu to tilt her head back to look at it, making her hesitate slightly.

“So this is your friend? The rabbit head I saved for your friend is right here.”

Lu Wu took out a portion of spicy rabbit head.

This was the serving the Emerald Venom Bird had asked her to reserve for its friend.

The palm-sized rabbit head looked so tiny before the Ironclad Dragon that it probably wasn’t even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth.

The little bird had never mentioned its friend was this huge.

“Roar!”

The Ironclad Dragon was saying it didn’t mind.

Lowering its head, it stared at Lu Wu. No one knew what the Emerald Venom Bird had told it, but the dragon’s attitude toward her was surprisingly friendly.

After rubbing her shoulder with its tail, the Ironclad Dragon presented something from behind itself.

It was a net-like sack.

The pitch-black material seemed to possess spatial extension properties, capable of holding a large amount of things.

At the moment, however, the sack was trembling.

It was even rolling across the ground in a wriggling manner.

Clearly, whatever was inside was alive.

Judging from the irregular shape, Lu Wu guessed it was some kind of bizarre creature.

“Is this for me?”

She looked at the Ironclad Dragon.

The dragon nodded.

“You came all this way. Why bring gifts? You’re being too polite.”

Lu Wu grinned.

Though she spoke modestly, her hands had already opened the sack.

Immediately, something rolled out.

It wasn’t small, either.

But after seeing what the gift actually was, Lu Wu decisively took several steps back to avoid a pair of wildly flailing claws.

“Don’t think I’m afraid of you! Come on! Fight me!”

Lou Xiaotian shouted loudly, his face filled with unwavering determination.

In reality, however, his eyes were tightly shut, his neck shrunk back, and his entire posture screamed avoidance. The sight was ridiculously comical.

That’s right.

The “gift” was none other than the familiar tool-men.

Behind Lou Xiaotian, the remaining people in the sack crawled out one after another.

They were heartbroken.

And furious.

They had been following the two beasts perfectly well when, for no apparent reason, the Ironclad Dragon had suddenly turned around, captured them, and imprisoned them.

According to Long Zhang’s translation, the dragon had mistaken them for gifts intended for some important being.

As proud geniuses, being treated like this was an utter humiliation.

Fortunately, they were deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains, far from human civilization.

Even if they embarrassed themselves, nobody would hear about it.

Their dignity could still be salvaged… right?

With that thought in mind, Qin Zhan and the others struggled out of the sack.

Still lying sprawled on the ground, they looked up—

—and immediately met countless curious eyes.

Some belonged to beasts.

Some belonged to humans.

Well then.

Their dignity was completely gone.

The handsome Qin Zhan, who could have made a living as a pretty boy, was currently evolving into a dark-faced boy.

After a moment of silence, he buried his head in his arms, pretending the world didn’t exist.

“Yo…”

At that moment, a familiar voice rang out.

Under normal circumstances, hearing that voice would have filled Qin Zhan with joy.

But given the current situation, he turned to stone.

The others who had just crawled out of the sack were no different.

“Huh? Don’t you want to see me?”

The cheerful female voice continued, carrying a trace of teasing amusement.

Long Zhang had one foot outside the sack and one foot still inside.

The moment he heard the greeting, several octopus tentacles extended from beneath his robes and desperately pulled at the sack, trying to stuff him back inside.

Just kill me already.

Death would be preferable to dying of embarrassment.

“Pfft!”

Seeing their miserable state, Lu Wu’s shoulders shook violently before she burst into laughter.

She had thought there was no way she’d meet any acquaintances while setting up her stall this time.

Yet here they were.

The tool-men had appeared.

Just… in a way far more hilarious than expected.

Each of them looked like beggars.

Their clothes were in disarray, and exposed patches of skin were covered in suspicious red marks.

Anyone unaware of the truth might think they had suffered some unspeakably cruel treatment.

In reality, those marks were simply the result of being dragged along by the Ironclad Dragon, getting bumped and scraped all the way.

“Woof woof woof!”

Upon seeing his old nemesis, Gou Aotian immediately rushed over to Qin Zhan and began circling around him in inspection.

The dog’s grinning face radiated naked mockery.

Qin Zhan’s face cycled through black, white, and red.

Finally, he gave up entirely and collapsed flat onto the ground.

His expression turned blank.

His soul had ascended to heaven.

The others were equally mortified.

Looking at Lu Wu, then at the surrounding humans and beasts, they felt their entrance had been… exceptionally grand.

“I dare not open my eyes. I hope all of this is just a hallucination.”

Lu Wu thoughtfully supplied their inner monologue.

“So fragrant.”

Long Zhang, possessing the strongest mentality among them, was the first to recover from the suffocating embarrassment.

His nose twitched as he looked around.

His gaze swept past Lu Wu before landing on the stall nearby.

The stall had already been cleaned spotless by the demon beasts.

The shining countertop held no food whatsoever.

Only the lingering aroma in the air remained, telling the story of the magnificent feast that had just taken place.

Crunch.

Long Zhang’s eyes shifted again—

—and froze.

This wasn’t his imagination.

That was the sound of bones being crushed.

Having delivered its gift, the Ironclad Dragon had finally begun enjoying its meal.

The rabbit head was tiny.

Thanks to the Emerald Venom Bird’s repeated warnings, the Ironclad Dragon ate it very carefully.

Its teeth gently closed down.

Unfortunately, due to its enormous size, even this “gentle” action instantly split the rabbit head into two.

The crispy bones shattered beneath the dragon’s terrifying bite force.

Juices burst from the rabbit meat and aggressively flooded its mouth.

The spicy, numbing flavors filled every corner.

The delicious taste made the dragon’s tongue curl with delight.

Before it knew it, the remaining half of the rabbit head had also vanished into its stomach.

Everything happened too quickly.

The Ironclad Dragon stared at its now-empty palm.

As it savored the lingering flavor, it finally understood why the Emerald Venom Bird had warned it so many times.

Yes.

It regretted everything.

Its tongue repeatedly licked its claws, trying to recover even a trace of that deliciousness.

Unfortunately, the effort was futile.

“Roar!”

Waaaah, this beast still wants more!

Rubbing its enormous head against Lu Wu, it shamelessly acted cute, hoping for another rabbit head.

Though it had deliberately restrained its strength, the force was still beyond what Lu Wu could withstand.

She staggered back several steps before regaining her footing.

Amused, she patted the dragon’s head reassuringly.

She found the steel beast’s attempt at acting cute surprisingly endearing.

“Alright, alright, there’s really none left. But I’ll make more tomorrow. Come back then.”

“Yip!”

The fox couple watched the giant beast’s shameless display and snorted in disdain.

Where was the dignity of a powerful demon beast?

Had a dog eaten it?

Gou Aotian: Stop throwing me garbage no beast wants. Even dogs won’t eat that.

“ROAR!”

Sly foxes! Let go of your tails wrapped around Boss Lu’s legs before lecturing me!

The Ironclad Dragon let out a furious roar.

What was wrong with having a huge body?

Couldn’t a giant beast act cute too?

What if it had a princess’s heart?

That’s right.

It was a female Ironclad Dragon.

Competition among beasts was part of nature.

Only in Lu Wu’s presence did they restrain themselves.

The constant roars of the beasts sent chills down Qin Zhan and the others’ spines.

They were doomed!

After only a few days apart, Boss Lu had already been stolen away by demon beasts!