I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 944: Chapter 945: Look What I’ve Caught!

Everyone returned the way they had come, ready to lay siege outside the large grave. Monk Pudu couldn’t hide his delight, as these cultivators were still unaware that the outside had already been surrounded by the high monks from Arhat Hall. With several Semi-Saint experts in charge, as soon as anyone exited, whether it be Li Xiaobai or this group of treasure seekers, they would all fall into the Buddhist Sect’s hands.

Directly beneath the Heavenly Secrets Tower.

A flash of light, and Li Xiaobai and Liu Jinshui were transported to an even deeper level of the Underground World.

The place wasn’t too dark; around the walls were candles burning. The two of them took several candles that could last for seemingly countless years without burning out, making these candles far from ordinary.

“Is this the real crypt?”

Li Xiaobai’s brow furrowed slightly. Upon entering, his first impression was that the stench of blood and decay in the air was even richer and more potent, indicating that the number of Flesh Mountains in this true crypt was several times more numerous than on the layer above.

“Hiss! The number of Flesh Mountains here is also not small. This intense bloody odor is comparable to the frontier battlefields of the Immortal Spirit Continent.”

Liu Jinshui looked around, feeling uncomfortable in such an environment.

Li Xiaobai: “It’s just that I don’t know how strong the Flesh Mountains in the Central Origin Realm are. Judging by our current cultivation level, we should be more than capable of sweeping through the initial frontier battlefields.”

Liu Jinshui widened his eyes, “Could it be that the owner of this tomb is a massive Flesh Mountain himself!”

“Young man, your insight is not bad, being able to recognize Flesh Mountains is impressive!”

An ancient voice echoed in the crypt, and an old man in tattered clothes slowly emerged from the darkness, making no sound whatsoever.

“So it is an elder. Thank you for your guidance just now.”

Li Xiaobai looked at the old man in front of him and bowed, thanking him. This Xiao Lao Di had followed them down during their activation of the Formation, and even though he was so close, Li Xiaobai still couldn’t detect the slightest hint of presence from him. He was just standing beside him, yet it always felt empty.

“Nonsense, it was just a small effort, after all. You two have talent. Even outside the large grave, I felt you were extraordinary. I admit there was an element of gambling involved, but my gamble paid off. Reaching the Heavenly Secrets Tower and solving the three layers of chess puzzles was quite impressive!”

Xiao Lao Di patted their shoulders, speaking with a friendly smile.

“Uh, then why did you give us a useless map, elder?”

Liu Jinshui scratched his head and asked.

“Had it not been for that map, how could you have found the location of the Heavenly Secrets Tower? Those who did not believe in the map failed to reach the Heavenly Secrets Tower in time. They are still wandering along the edges of the large grave, gaining meager profits. In comparison, your gains are quite astonishing,” Xiao Lao Di said indifferently, leading the way into the darkness ahead.

The two immediately followed: “Then how did you know that in that chess game, one had to move to the Tianyuan spot?”

“The Chess Saint was muttering to himself while I stood beside him. He mentioned the opening Tianyuan move; it was just that you didn’t hear it,” Xiao Lao Di explained.

“Uh…”

Li Xiaobai suddenly felt at a loss for words. Is it really good to speak such frank truths? You are a top-notch expert, try to be a bit more arrogant when you speak!

“What is inside this tomb?”

“Heavenly secrets must not be divulged!”

The group walked along the silent cave walls, utterly silent save for the sound of their footsteps. There were no living creatures inside this tomb.

“Do you know whose tomb this is, elder, and why such a large number of Flesh Mountains have gathered?”

“This large grave has a mysterious origin. Before seeing the owner of the tomb, no one dares to assert anything. However, it seems you two know quite a lot about these Flesh Mountains. You must know that such things are nearly extinct in the current Central Origin Realm,” Xiao Lao Di said, casting a meaningful glance at the two young men.

Liu Jinshui chuckled, “Coming from a small place, naturally, we’ve seen more than enough.”

“Flesh Mountains aren’t found just anywhere. It is said that among the young talents in the Central Origin Realm, many are rooted in the Earth Spirit Realm. I suppose you two are the same,” Xiao Lao Di said with a gentle smile.

Li Xiaobai said, “The elder has discerning eyes. Indeed, we brothers ascended together. May I ask the esteemed elder’s name?”

“It’s just a being who walks the path of the invincible, nothing worthy of mention,”

Xiao Lao Di waved his hand and spoke indifferently.

Li Xiaobai suddenly found himself speechless. This old man’s unreliable demeanor was exactly like that of a mendicant, as if they were carved from the same mold.

Li Xiaobai continued to ask, “Does the predecessor know the origin of this Flesh Mountain?”

When Yun’s father came back from work, he opened the door to see his old wife lying on the bed. “Old wife, have Ahao taken his wife and child away? Why didn’t you keep them for a meal? And the corn has been harvested, soon they’ll divide it up.” When his daughter-in-law took his son and grandson away, they didn’t take any rice with them, he had forgotten at that time. The next day, when he transferred the household registration and mentioned the matter of food, his relative brushed it off, saying that he used to be alone, he still got plenty of food coupons saved, it was enough, it was enough.

He was thinking of sending them some when the new corn was harvested.

“They’ve gone, they’ve gone.”

Yun’s father, powerless in the face of his wife’s state, didn’t know what to say.

In the past, Ahao was always in the army, how come his old wife didn’t miss Ahao like she does now?

Ever since the turmoil, the person his old wife couldn’t let go of the most was Ahao.

This was completely beyond his expectations.

“Hanhan must have said that they will come back to see us someday, right?” He knew that his own son wouldn’t say things like these. Instead, it was the dutiful and thrifty daughter-in-law who would.

“Does Ahao not forgive me?”

Yun’s father raised his eyebrows, feeling a bit of a headache. “What did you tell Yunhai after I left? Let me guess, you didn’t go to find Yunhai, and Yunhai didn’t come to find you, it must have been Yunhan, worried about you and came to talk to you?”

Yun’s mother had a surprised expression on her face: How did you guess that?

“Yunhan has been married to our family for two years now, look at her behavior and you’ll know her character. If the elder daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law hadn’t spread the rumor that Little Huzi was a catastrophe and would kill his father, even if the eldest and the second don’t lift a finger to help, Yunhan wouldn’t say anything.” This is the difference between those who are educated and those who are not. Educated people, at least, know some principles. The uneducated ones are typically shrews, there are too many shrews in the village.

Why would Yun’s father firmly believe that the eldest and second daughter-in-law were shrews?

Of course, it was because he had seen enough to judge the three daughter-in-laws.

That shameful scene, he doesn’t even want to look at it.

“I’m going to cook.” Yun’s father left this sentence and went out.

Yun’s mother, however, was pondering over what Yun’s father had said.

Did it seem like this?

When Yunhan’s husband initially became a vegetable, Yunhan didn’t ask for help from the eldest and second. She endured it on her own, and only got angry after rumors about Little Huzi being a catastrophe and killing his father were spread.

At Yun Hai’s house.

As soon as Zhang Cuihua came back from work, she started cooking. She thought of her third son bringing his wife and child back home, but they didn’t even stop by, let alone see his eldest brother. @@novelbin@@

She was very angry at Yun Hao and Meng Yunhan.

Xiao Lao Di said with a chuckle, just as he reached inside his robe and pulled out a dazed little white dog.

“This is a genuine Kylin Divine Beast, unexpectedly falling into the hands of the Buddhist Sect. How fortunate for me. It’s just what’s needed to shed some blood and open the bronze gate,”

Seeing the white dog in the other’s hand, both Li Xiaobai and Liu Jinshui’s expressions turned understandably strange.

Isn’t that Ergouzi?