FRGNM -Chapter 138 Stay Away from Me

“Hey, what are you upset about again?” The silver wolf reached forward, patting Ling Ruoxi on the shoulder while looking at the little creature in his hands. “What should we do with this? I can’t carry it around forever, right? But if I give it to you… you don’t have Dou Qi, and this cage will just vanish on its own.”

“Damn it! Use your Dou Qi to seal it, then set up the barrier for a full day, channel all the day’s Dou Qi into it, and put it in a storage ring!” Ling Ruoxi rapped the silver wolf on the head and turned to walk away.

The silver wolf standing there swallowed hard and patted his chest. “Heavens, how did I never notice before? She’s so clever. Hey, Ruoxi, wait for me!”

If the Dongdu King personally outside the city walls was chaotic, then inside… it was pure mayhem. Ling Ruoxi had never seen a town like this. Gamblers filled every street, and even the officials joined in. People attending funerals squatted in the streets, playing all sorts of games. The small town was so crowded it was almost impossible to move through. The sheer gambling on just one street nearly blinded Ling Ruoxi.

And it wasn’t just that—the deeper she went, the more brothels lined the streets. To her shock, the clients being served were men! Those men disguised as women were each a head taller than Ling Ruoxi. Some were linking arms with other men, others with women, all excitedly entering the establishments.

So the Dongdu Kingdom was progressive enough to allow male-male relationships openly. Men openly serving clients while dressed as women… it was practically a paradise for fujoshi.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t a fujoshi, though she didn’t oppose male-male relationships. Still, imagining two men doing… that gave her goosebumps. “See no evil, see no evil,” she muttered. That was definitely a doctor’s nightmare—surgeries during busy days were already enough to keep her occupied.

“What are you thinking about?” The silver wolf suddenly popped his head out, looking at Ling Ruoxi curiously. Supporting his chin with one hand, he smiled. “What’s a fujoshi? What’s male-male? And what’s an anal fissure, and a doctor—”

“Bang!” Ling Ruoxi shoved him away, arms crossed. “Stay away from me.”

“Hey, why are you rejecting me like that? After all, I’m the one you picked up! I like females, not men, but women are negotiable… especially someone like you, Ruoxi—” The silver wolf hadn’t finished his sentence when he immediately sensed the killing intent radiating from her in front. He quickly shut his mouth obediently.

So this was a town in the Dongdu Kingdom? Thinking of Li Yi’s methods, she could hardly imagine what the royal city looked like. Was it exactly like this? People gambling everywhere?

“Creak…” Ling Ruoxi pushed open the inn’s door. A dozen coffins arranged at the entrance made her jump—she thought she had walked into the wrong place. Looking closer, there were people dining inside, ignoring the coffins beside them.

What was going on with these people? Frowning, Ling Ruoxi turned to look behind her. On the magnificent city tower above, heaps of gold, silver, and jewels reflected dazzling light that made it hard to keep her eyes open.

She had seen wealth in the Dongdu Kingdom before, but putting all the gold and jewels out here… she could only smile helplessly and prepared to step forward.

But the silver wolf, following her, suddenly stretched out a hand and calmly blocked her path. His eyes glimmered. “Are you really going forward, Ruoxi? Look carefully.”

“What?” Ling Ruoxi frowned at the silver wolf, a chill running through her heart. Why was she always judging a country based on the king’s personality? Could someone who could become a king allow their nation to become like this?

Moreover, this strange atmosphere wasn’t that of a living city. Not even living people could create it. Could this… be the world of the dead?

A sharp glint flashed in her eyes, and she smirked coldly. So it had been set up from the start. A dead world, completely devoid of living energy—wasn’t that essentially a barrier?

Only a world inside a barrier could be this cold. If she truly stepped inside, she would likely die in it. Inside a barrier, one couldn’t sense the passage of time outside; perhaps several days had already passed.

Calming herself, Ling Ruoxi knew she couldn’t just blast the barrier like a Dou Qi warrior. She sealed her Six Senses and stepped forward carefully, watching the figure standing ahead. One step… and it felt like the difference between heaven and earth.

Looking closer, she realized she was still outside the city gate. There was no stele, only the words “Personally Present in the City” on the wall. Behind the path she avoided was a small stone pit—one misstep and she would have fallen.

Peering into the pit, Ling Ruoxi inhaled sharply. Countless corpses had fallen into it, entwined with countless pythons. Anyone who fell would be immediately devoured.

No wonder people without Dou Qi couldn’t ascend the mountain, much less enter the Dongdu Kingdom. This was a major checkpoint—and thankfully, the silver wolf had warned her. Had she stepped toward the treasure, she might already be at the bottom.

“Come on. You’re human, so you’ll be fine. Why risk going into the traps?” The silver wolf yawned, resting his hands on his back. In their beast world, only rare pills and heavenly fruits could catch their attention. Of course, female animals could also attract them.

“… I only intended to take a look, not grab anything,” Ling Ruoxi muttered, frowning. The open area was unguarded, as if everyone was used to the barrier and not concerned about intruders.

Unlike other countries, stepping through a city gate wouldn’t immediately expose gambling or famous courtesans, nor gold and jewels. The bustling life here had no trace of death.

Even opening the inn’s door…

When Ling Ruoxi saw coffins arranged in the inn’s hall, her lips twitched violently. She hadn’t expected to see this. Had she really walked into an inn of corpses?

“Welcome, honored guests! Please come in.” The waiter hurried over, noticing their eyes on the coffins. “Don’t misunderstand. These are temporarily stored and will be transported soon. Come in, please.”

“What are these three coffins for?” Ling Ruoxi frowned. They weren’t frightening, but seeing them in an inn made her feel uneasy.

The silver wolf, however, didn’t mind. Since Ling Ruoxi wouldn’t let him eat humans, he had no interest in these corpses.

“I’ll have a roast pig, a whole roast lamb, roast chicken, roast rabbit, and all your specialties—everything with meat…”

“Bang!”

Ling Ruoxi slapped the silver wolf on the head. “Just get some meat and a few vegetables.”

“Hey, Ruoxi, I won’t be full like this! Look, I’ve lost so much weight recently.” The silver wolf tugged at his cheeks, looking pitifully at her.

Even the waiter nodded. “Yes, sir. His hair’s turning white from hunger—let him eat more. We have roast pig, whole lamb—coming right up.”

“Go on, hurry! My meat!” The silver wolf’s fists clenched as he smelled the aroma, saliva nearly dripping from his mouth.

Ling Ruoxi’s gaze remained on the coffins. In an inn, placing coffins was considered bad luck. No one would do it for fun. But this wasn’t an illusion or barrier—none of the previous weird events were possible here.

After a quarter of an hour, the waiter brought wine, tea, and dishes. Another incense stick later, the meat was served in a basin—bones removed for convenience.

The silver wolf’s ears twitched at once, a flash of murderous intent in his black eyes as he sniffed the delicious aroma, swallowing hard.

Even Ling Ruoxi was stunned. The meat smelled incredibly fresh, enticing the appetite with its aroma alone. The roasted meat had a golden sheen, perfectly cooked. She instinctively picked up her chopsticks.

“Hey, Ruoxi, that’s my meat—you can’t take it!” Just as she was about to eat, the silver wolf grabbed her chopsticks, leaving her no chance. In a blink, all the meat had disappeared into his belly.

“You—!” She had only smelled it, yet the beast had eaten it all before she could touch it.

Nearly losing her temper, Ling Ruoxi threw her chopsticks and left. The slowpoke wolf tossed silver coins on the table and followed after her.

“Don’t eat Dongdu meat without my permission from now on.” The silver wolf patted his stomach, releasing purple Dou Qi, stomping his foot. The flat ground split, and all the food he had eaten was completely expelled—nothing left.

Ling Ruoxi froze, holding her nose. “What did you eat? It stinks!”

“Corpse meat. Not tasty. Fresh is better.” The silver wolf glared at her, closing the split ground. “Didn’t you see the coffins in the inn? Those were freshly dug from the ground, not yet returned. You barged in and ruined it. They sold the meat to us immediately. Good thing you didn’t eat it…”