Chapter 23: Thunderbolt Strikes

  As soon as the ruthless words came out, the faces of the people in Chongmen changed drastically. This woman's tone was so arrogant! She actually wanted to avenge herself on the Super Divine Beast and even dared to lay hands on their Black Crow Protector! Who gave her the guts?

  But just as everyone was indignantly angry and wanted to speak out in condemnation, Gluttony's one sentence made all the people present feel like they had been struck by a thunderbolt.

  "Master, don't eat it... it's so dirty...... I can't swallow it..." The master didn't like the unhygienic beast, and this guy in front of him hadn't taken a bath for who knows how long. He really bit into it, what if he gets a stomachache?

  Rubbing his little head, he thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "Then I won't bite him, what should we do then?"

  Racking his little brain, he suddenly had an idea. "Master, why don't you let him bite himself?" Exactly, that's what they'll do, let that ugly creature try out its own teeth, its leg still hurts now!

  "Alright, it's settled then. Don't move, or your leg won't be okay." The pampered and spoiled one said with a light tone, seeing the little guy uncomfortable and fidgeting, she scolded him and helped fix his leg in place. However, just for a moment, when she looked at the people in front of her, her pretty face was filled with coldness, "I told you to go bring Black Crow here, did you all take my words as nothing?"

  The vastly different attitudes before and after are like two different people, making everyone feel emotional. This woman's change of heart is indeed faster than flipping through a book!

  "Go, summon the Black Crow!" The frivolous words were left hanging in his ear, and Chong You immediately had someone carry out the task. This was not the first time he felt that the people under him were all useless, not to mention their lack of skill, but they only knew how to show off their bravery, and would even leave themselves open to attack by others. Foolish! Extremely foolish!

  As the two servants took their leave, the scene was once again frozen in silence. Everyone was carefully sizing up the red-clad girl before them, and they had only exchanged brief greetings earlier. Now, with such close proximity, the little thoughts in their minds began to spin rapidly. What did the master intend by arranging for her to stay here? And what did it mean that he listened to her words so attentively? As they exchanged glances, they were all conveying the same meaning: perhaps their sect was about to gain a new mistress!

  She saw the changing expressions of everyone, but as long as there was no great malice, she wouldn't bother to care. She called over Huajie who was still kneeling in front of her, "Don't worry, bad people need severe punishment, ferocious beasts need a good beating, and poisoned people naturally need treatment."

  However, with just a slight wave of her hand, Hua Gongzi didn't dare to make any sudden movements, carefully watching the majestic creature in front of her. Seeing that it didn't object, she cautiously walked over, still holding a food box in her hand. "Miss Zhan, I'm really sorry, your lunch might be a bit cold."

  Looking at the six dishes and one soup in front of me, as well as some small dim sum, Qing Kuang was just about to pick up his chopsticks. However, after smelling the stench coming from beside him, he completely lost his appetite. He picked up a piece of braised pork belly and fed it to the glutton's mouth. As soon as the little guy saw food, he became energetic, ah, with one bite, his big eyes curved, enjoying Qing Kuang's meticulous service.

  "This...war maiden, or should I have the kitchen remake one for you?" Hana said uncertainly, seeing her careless movements.

  "No need, I don't have much appetite now, let's talk about it later!" Before he could wait for the gentle feeding, the gluttonous self stretched out a small paw, picked up a small pastry and stuffed it into his mouth. His whiskers also moved with the chewing motion.

  Taking a glance at the ruins in front of her, Hana understood that anyone would have lost their appetite by now.

  The whole scene was silent, with only a certain foodie crunching away, occasionally throwing in some coquettishness. Just then, the arrogant one spoke up again, "My family's gluttonous beast has plenty to eat, so it won't bite you. Now can you please let my Blue Spirit out?" Looking at the little guy in her arms who didn't dare move his legs, she was still furious.

  "Hmph! I am a Super Divine Beast!" Repeatedly provoked, does this tiny human want to tear him apart? The dignity of the Super Divine Beast has been stirred up.

  "Hmph! What's so special about the Super Divine Beast? Isn't it just a beast with one nose and two eyes? The Super Divine Beast that my pet Gluttony has bitten, you can't even rank first!" It's just a Super Divine Beast, yet it's still showing off its might to her?

  Seeing things starting to go wrong again, Chong Yao hastily stopped him, "Liao Ya, you go back first!"

  "What are you going back for? Blue Spirit won't come back, no one is allowed to leave!" Glaring at Chong Yao, this sentence was said with a hint of disdain, not giving him any face. "Chong Yao, I've never needed others to explain things to me, because when it comes to grudges, I usually settle them on the spot. It's just my personality, not that I don't give you face."

  "Today's matter, no matter what, is the responsibility of our school gate, I will give you a satisfactory reply."

  "It's not necessary." With a glance at the beast watching from the side, Lian Kuang gave his first command to his contracted beast. For a rebellious demon beast that didn't listen to its master and didn't put its master in its eyes, the only way was to enslave it harshly!

  "Go, Thunder! Beat him until he spits out the Blue Spirit!" As for gluttony, she could pamper and spoil Pi Xiu, but towards this unwilling guy, she naturally didn't need to give a good face, and instead was biased.

  As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's gaze finally fell upon the "man" who had been standing beside them all along. Even Chong Yao and Hua Fei, Hong Zhi looked over at him with great surprise. They had traveled together for so long, yet they hadn't discovered this man's presence until now!

  No matter what the crowd's expression was, Ben Lei glared at Qing Kuang with annoyance, and the contract bond with his master made him dare not disobey. Angrily, he swung his robe and stood opposite Leng Ya.

  The crocodile, like a small mountain, took a slight step back, and the stripes in its pupils narrowed into a line. "I don't want to be your enemy."

  "Come on, my master has already spoken." A light ball in his hand flickered and grew larger. Ben Lei's face also became unusually serious. He hadn't taken action for a long time, hmm, it felt a bit itchy.

  Until now, even if everyone was stupid, they knew that this man was not simple, oh no! This man is not human at all! There was no law array flashing under his feet, what does that mean? Using spiritual power without a law array means it's a Super Divine Beast! And what did he say earlier? Master! They finally understood why the girl didn't take the Super Divine Beast seriously, because she had one herself! Looking again at the black thing being fed in her arms, even the one that could talk was a divine beast too!

  Just then, as if not frightened enough, the Pixiu also came up to join in the excitement, shouting at the thunder flying in mid-air: "Hit... hit him... electrocute him, hairy... uh~ no hair... then, electrocute his tail! Tail!" While speaking, it was baring its teeth and constantly waving its small paws. After the little golden fellow had shouted to his heart's content, he ran to the side of the Glutton, comforting him in a friendly manner: "Doesn't hurt doesn't hurt... wheeee..."

  Two little guys lovingly pulled on the small paws, seeing the light and crazy heart softened again, and picked up a piece of small ribs to feed the Pixiu. The little guy didn't speak then suddenly spoke, scaring away a large group, two...two...divine beasts?

  With the help of Pixiu, Ben Lei couldn't help but shake his head. This little thing still remembers grudges! Is it better to cry alone than with a group?

  The purple light ball slowly grew larger, with a few white lightning bolts crackling and popping in the middle. Suddenly! The thunderbolt directly threw itself at the lake-bottomed Jiao Ya. Countless mud splatters built up a dirty barrier, blocking the flying light ball, but before Jiao Ya could put his heart at ease, another wave of light balls came crashing towards his body, each one bigger than the last. Finally, the barrier burst open, the mud splattered everywhere, and Jiao Ya was smashed by the largest light ball. A patch of blood and flesh on his back was a blur, hurting so much that he swayed left and right, unable to touch the wound.

  The intense pain caused Ryūga to use his powerful tail to pound the lake bed, creating hole after hole, causing the earth to shake violently and making it impossible for people on the shore to stand still. The only one unaffected was probably Light Yagami, who picked up a paw full of debris and wiped it clean, not caring about the battle at all.

  Seizing the opportunity, Ben Lei grabbed the huge tail of Leng Ya with one hand and lifted the small mountain-like alligator into mid-air. For a moment, shadows appeared above everyone's heads, and when they looked up, they could only see the white belly and sharp teeth.

  Although both are super divine beasts, just like humans who cultivate, orthodox cultivation and those unorthodox methods are naturally not on the same level. Ben Lei is proud, but he has been absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth step by step, relying on his own diligence to enter the realm of super divine beasts; while Liao Ya became a super divine beast by devouring large numbers of humans and magical beasts, absorbing their physical strength for his own use, which naturally has greater limitations. The levels of the two beasts cannot be compared, so this is why Liao Ya was more apprehensive before the battle.

  With a loud crash, the thunderbolt whipped up a circle of sharp teeth and smashed it directly into the bottom of the lake. The already ruined lake bed was now splashed with countless dust and smoke, and countless stone fragments flew in all directions, forcing people on the shore to dodge and build barriers for themselves. The rolling smoke made it hard to see clearly, and the ground shook again and again, making them feel painful just by listening.

  The situation was completely one-sided, with Ben Lei switching to his left hand grasping the alligator's tail and his right hand conjuring up a dark purple light ball that smashed straight into Leng Ya's stomach. Leng Ya, who had been charging forward with his head down, was now utterly miserable, with fresh blood dripping down from him. Just as he was about to pass out from the pain, he took another hit to the stomach, leaving him dazed and disoriented. The white belly skin had been struck by an external force, but it only took a moment for Leng Ya's body to respond. After all these years of living, the alligator's skin wasn't just any ordinary thickness! However, as everyone's vision gradually cleared up, they saw that on the white belly skin, a sharp protrusion had been pushed out, and upon closer inspection, it appeared to be spherical in shape at its very tip!

  A loud crackling sound came, the thunderbolt sent that crocodile flying out, both hands moved simultaneously, a purple light flashed by, and finally converged together, then smashed towards that bulging place.

  "Ahhh..." A pained cry echoed, and a hole was forcefully opened on Lü Ya's abdomen. The charred wound occasionally had flashes of lightning flickering around it. Compared to the injury on the Qiong Qi, this one was indeed much more severe.

  Whoosh! A blue shadow flashed by, and soon the air was filled with a loud, chattering voice. "So smelly, so smelly... suffocating me to death, really suffocating me to death..."

  Just as everyone was amazed and staring at the pearl that could speak, a soft voice came out to stop her loud cries.

  "Blue Spirit!"

  "Waaah~ Master, I stink~" Originally still jumping around, Jiao Lei couldn't help but become honest, but the voice was full of grievance. A stream of water kept pouring onto himself, then he splashed it out again.

  When everyone was shouting in surprise, the injured Liao Ya had already escaped. The lightly wounded and proud Lu Feng didn't care, and since his master didn't care either, Lei Dong naturally wouldn't put it to heart.

  Lan Ling had found it, and for so long, Hei Ya hadn't brought it back. Qing Kuang already had a guess in her mind, just as she thought, someone came to report immediately.

  Their footsteps were hasty and the two who had been sent to find the black crow earlier were full of panic, thudding to their knees on the ground, their words somewhat incoherent.

  "Your Majesty...the person is gone, can't be found..."

  "Everywhere has been searched, but it's nowhere to be found... Asked everyone, and they all said they haven't seen it..."

  For a moment, Chong Yao's face turned extremely ugly, all the demonic charm disappeared without a trace, leaving only a killing aura. He hated betrayal the most! And now someone was betraying him right under his nose!

  "Bring him back to me, dead or alive!"

  A chill ran through the air, and everyone was still in a daze, unable to help but shiver simultaneously. The current master is really terrifying, it can be seen that Hei Ya's guardian has committed a great taboo against his master.

  Always standing beside the light and crazy, Huajie was also full of incredulity. After all these years of life and death together, could it be abandoned just like that? Just because of his vicious sister, did he give up everything? Thinking of this, Huajie's heart was filled with bitterness. The poison she had been given was really unjust, and after many years of being together, she had never been on guard against Hei Yan. This gave others the opportunity to take advantage of her. Thinking about the cosmetics Hei Yan had sent over, it was laughable! It was truly laughable! Now things were even worse, before she could go and confront him, his accomplice had also run away without a trace, leaving Huajie's anger with no outlet, causing her face to change color.

  But a voice broke everyone's silence and also made Hanae regain her spirit.

  "Are you detoxifying now or later?" He pulled out his hand, gently wiping Blue Spirit with a cloth while asking Huā Jiě.

  "This... let's have lunch first, War Maiden!" She was in a hurry, but it wouldn't make a difference for just a little while longer. And speaking of antidotes, Hana pulled the Red Spider over, "War Maiden, this is the Red Spider, you two met before."

  "Reach out." The girl in front of him looked very ordinary, with no striking features, except for a red spider tattoo on her shoulder, in the same position as Hana's. However, even if she were a celestial maiden descended to earth, Rengoku still had a calm and collected expression.

  "War girl, let's have lunch first!" It's already been so long since noon, and War Girl hasn't eaten anything yet!

  "It's okay, I'll detoxify you first and then deal with my own affairs." After carefully examining the Red Spider's condition, he took out another silver needle and stabbed it into the Red Spider's spine, instantly a pained cry echoed.

  Looking at the scene in front of him with surprise, Chong Yao asked in a low voice, "Hua Ji, what's going on?"

  "It's still not the Poison Lady's fault! That wicked woman has poisoned all of us." As soon as the words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Some people couldn't believe it, while others looked thoughtful.

  "Speak clearly!"

  "That poisonous woman must have been out of her mind, with what kind of thoughts did she dare to poison us? And who knows how long this poison has been going on? If it weren't for Miss Wan's discovery, I truly wouldn't even know how to die!" The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and Huajie's phoenix eyes were wide with rage.

  After hearing this, Chong Yao's gaze fell on Qing Kuang again, who was seriously identifying poison on the side.

  Attracting all the hot gazes, being lightly arrogant and completely carefree, but this red spider's poison is quite troublesome.

  Noticing her unusual expression, the silent Red Spider finally spoke up, "War Maiden, is it troubling you?"

  "The detox process will be very painful."

  "As long as I don't die, I can endure anything." That's right, reticent and taciturn but good at observing words and colors, this is Red Spider's specialty. Every time Chongmen's mission was completed with excellence, she gained a lot of recognition from Chong Yao. This is also the reason why Du Xi gave her a more ruthless poison than Hua Xi.

  "War Maiden, what poison is it that the Red Spider has been afflicted with? No matter what kind of medicine it is, as long as you say so, I will definitely do my best to obtain it!" Hearing her pain, Huā Jiè anxiously inquired. She and the Red Spider had relied on each other for survival all these years, and the two had even entered the Chóng Mén together; how could she just stand by and watch her good sister die before her own eyes? Now that a savior was right in front of her, she wouldn't hesitate to climb a mountain of knives or dive into a sea of fire.

  "The poison in her is called 'Shattered Bones', as the name suggests, it's a painful death where every bone in the body shatters inch by inch. This poison will make one suffer greatly, and not many can endure it. Moreover, this poison has been inside her for quite some time now. If you want to detoxify it, you'll have to bear the same suffering." He withdrew his hand, gazing calmly at the black substance on the silver needle.

  "How did she get poisoned?" Hanakojin spoke up for her, asking anxiously.

  "A silver needle into the bone, but there are too many opportunities to take action." Kidnapping, knocking out, or drugging, any of these methods will do, and then inserting a silver needle into the marrow, naturally achieving the goal of poisoning.

  Upon hearing this, the crowd that had been watching from the side saw that their master and two protectors had also believed her, and they were all shocked in their hearts. They couldn't have also been poisoned without realizing it, could they? And how did this young girl know that they had been poisoned? At this time, the curiosity of the Chongmen people towards Qingkuang rose to a new height.

  "You just focus on healing, if anything is lacking, I can send someone to find it." The two guardians under him had been poisoned, and Chong Yao's mood was imaginable.

  "Hua Ji and the detoxification medicine, I can refine them now. It's just that the red spider is a bit of trouble, and it would be better to change places!" After scanning the surroundings in a circle, Qing Kuang hugged Pao'er tightly before saying this.

  It was originally prepared for the mistress of the door, but the Luyu Water Pavilion has long since become a ruin, where can people live?

  "Hana, take our guest to their room."

  "Yes, Your Highness." With a respectful reply, Hana-ko smiled and looked at Karui. "War-daughter, please follow me."

  Digression

  My goodness, this thunder is so loud that even a bamboo can dare to use a computer... what a reckless operation...