Chapter 351: New Mission

Zhu Xiuer said leisurely, "Every time I pass by here, I can feel their breath. But, they are not here right now." "Impressive," He Lingchuan asked it, "Do you plan to take them back?"

Zhu Xiuer didn't speak.

He Lingchuan had just climbed out of the sinkhole when the large and small spiders around him rushed up, hissing at him.

This fellow was the Old Ancestor's wanted criminal, and they had to search day and night after the battle, tiring the spiders to death.

He Lingchuan didn't understand spider language and didn't know they were cursing very badly.

Just as the spiders were about to make a move, Zhu Xiuer's huge body also emerged from the sinkhole, issuing an order: "All retreat, you are not allowed to harm him!"

The spiders looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, that the Old Ancestor was so friendly to a human for the first time.

But this human had come up from the sinkhole with the Old Ancestor; had they already shaken hands and made peace?

A few spider guards with higher IQs looked at He Lingchuan with awe.

Who didn't know the Old Ancestor's temper was fickle and unpredictable? This human could play with the entire cave spider group and still be safe and sound; he must be very extraordinary! At this time, He Lingchuan stood by the ruins and whistled a few times, four long and three short followed by three long.

The jungle was silent, and nothing happened.

He Lingchuan wasn't in a hurry either, standing with his hands behind his back, waiting in place, occasionally chatting with Zhu Xiuer.

The humans stranded in the ruins also poked their heads out to look here, their eyes full of awe.

Although they didn't know what had happened, seeing this teenager walking leisurely in the angry spider group and chatting and laughing with Zhu Xiuer, they were still greatly shocked.

That was a hegemon in the Demon Nest Swamp, a man-eating giant demon that everyone talked about with fear.

Was it an object that could be communicated with on equal terms? After a long time, Dong Rui walked over slowly from afar, soaked through.

He had been observing He Lingchuan in the dark, and seeing his relaxed demeanor and chatting and laughing, not looking like he was

The nearby spider guards were also a bit surprised, not knowing where he had been hiding before.

It is evident that this fellow still has a few tricks up his sleeve.

He Lingchuan smiled broadly at her: "Zhu Xiuer is magnanimous and allows us to leave the swamp."

Just like that? Without earth-shattering battles, without needing to go through life-and-death, bleeding, and sweating, they could leave? Dong Rui was skeptical, but He Lingchuan turned his back to Zhu Xiuer with peace of mind, and this prehistoric great demon showed no sign of wanting to make a move.

What about the harsh words from before that wanted to make He Lingchuan wish he were dead? Did this big spider forget them in the blink of an eye?

Facts speak louder than words, and Dong Rui finally relaxed.

For some reason, Dong Rui even felt a deep resentment from Zhu Xiuer.

He was all too familiar with this kind of resentment. Dong Rui subconsciously looked at He Lingchuan; it was all thanks to him.

This kid looks smiling and easy to talk to, but if you dare to look down on him, you will definitely vomit three liters of blood in the end, unable to even cry.

His viciousness, insidiousness, and meticulousness are all hidden under that harmless face.

Sigh, he and Zhu Xiuer are both miserable people at the ends of the earth.

Before he could speak, the merchant caravan in the ruins was the first to react; Steward Zhao and the others rushed out and bowed repeatedly to Zhu Xiuer: "We beg the Spider Immortal to show mercy and let us go too!"

"We are just humble commoners, how would we dare to harbor ill intentions against the Spider Immortal! It was all forced by the mountain bandits."

Facing everyone's bitter pleas, Zhu Xiuer ignored them and instead asked He Lingchuan: "What do you think?"

"Me?" He Lingchuan pointed to his own nose, "What do I think?"

"These people, will you save them or not?" Zhu Xiuer sneered, "Colluding with mountain bandits to steal my treasures, I should have eaten them!"

Steward Zhao changed his tune quickly and immediately knelt before He Lingchuan, begging: "Young Master, save me!"

Everyone knelt together: "We beg the Young Master to save our lives!"

"If I say let them go, you'll let them go?" He Lingchuan's mouth twitched. Zhu Xiuer wanted to use these merchants to manipulate him? "Then let them go; heaven has the virtue of cherishing life."

Zhu Xiuer smiled: "There is only one small request."

She slowly paced two steps toward the crowd, adding more pressure to everyone.

"Don't listen." Dong Rui said very decisively, "Let's go." One could guess that the spider demon's request was mostly related to him. He didn't want He Lingchuan to use him to trade for these people's lives.

"Still remember your proposal from over ten days ago?" Zhu Xiuer asked He Lingchuan, "You said you were willing to go to Beijia to retrieve my things for me!"

"I..." That was then; at the time, he was just spouting nonsense to survive, but what would he gain by going to Beijia now? Just now in the display room, the Divine Bone Necklace had stopped heating up; clearly, it had grown tired after eating one spider shed and was no longer interested in the rest. He Lingchuan thought that it probably didn't have much appetite for the cave spider shed intercepted by the Beijia nation either.

"I think this proposal is good now!" Zhu Xiuer said, "I can't go to Beijia, but you can."

With the contract settled, she couldn't trap these two, so she simply made a deal with them. It was worth a shot; what if it worked? She had been living here for over a hundred years, so did she care about casting a wider net and waiting a few more years? He Lingchuan frowned: "I am a citizen of the Yuan Nation, and Beijia is currently at war with Yuan, so it's not easy for me to go."

Upon hearing this, Steward Zhao hurriedly said: "Young Master He, feel free to agree. Our business reaches the Beijia capital; I guarantee you can enter and exit smoothly!"

Zhu Xiuer suddenly leaned in close and whispered in He Lingchuan's ear: "I found out that the shed is hidden inside Mount Xushan, which is the former site of the Great Expansion Sect, now within the territory of the Beijia capital."

As soon as she finished speaking, He Lingchuan felt a burst of heat in his chest.

The Divine Bone Necklace was reacting.

Which words did it hear to be so excited? "Mount Xushan? Great Expansion Sect?" He whispered these two terms; although only he and Zhu Xiuer could hear, the Divine Bone Necklace became even hotter.

"Hiss—" Others thought he was afraid, but only he knew his chest was probably scorched red.

Sure enough, this thing had been silently spying on and eavesdropping on his daily life!

If the Divine Bone Necklace was so frantically indicating that it wanted to go, then he—

He couldn't just take the job so easily either.

He Lingchuan pondered: "You can't even get into the Beijia capital, so wouldn't I be walking into a trap if I went?"

That's right, Mount Xushan is Mount Shou'an, the location of the sect gate of the Great Expansion Sect, one of the six major sects of the ancient era.

It is also the birthplace of the old turtle demon's divination arts.

Although things have changed and people are gone, divination arts are passed down through generations; if True Person Dongli could improve his sect's divine abilities, then other disciples of the Great Expansion Sect might not be unable to do so.

At least during the medieval period, the Great Expansion Sect still had immortals sitting in command.

Hmm, ominous fate has always been a dark cloud in his heart; if it isn't moved aside, it will eventually affect his state of mind and hinder his cultivation. Moreover, the karma he divined last time from the turtle demon and Wen Daolun had basically all been fulfilled.

In other words, it was used up.

Should he look for a new omen? It wouldn't be a bad idea to go there and explore the karma.

Most importantly, the Divine Bone Necklace also clearly expressed its "desire to go." If he didn't go, it would probably be more annoying than a girlfriend.

This thing could easily scorch his chest, and he couldn't throw it away; it was very clingy.

"I have been wanted by the Beijia Earth Ranking for over a hundred years, so it's easy to be recognized once I enter Beijia territory." Zhu Xiuer revealed the star map on her belly; her appearance was too recognizable, making it hard not to attract attention, "You are different; you are just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, looking as ordinary as can be. If the Gan family helps you enter Beijia with all their might, you can act in secret."

Steward Zhao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "We can, we can, it's a piece of cake."

He Lingchuan glanced at him: "Master Gan is gone, who is in charge of your family?"

"There is still the old lady!" Steward Zhao immediately said, "Our old lady is very capable, handling everything inside and out. She will definitely help Young Master He with all her might."

Dong Rui had been listening on the side for a long time; since he didn't have to take any risks himself, he naturally didn't object.

While thoughts were turning in his mind, Zhu Xiuer suddenly said to him: "I still need your potions or modifications. If you can succeed, I have other secret treasures to gift you." After saying this, she whispered a few words to Dong Rui.

A look of surprise appeared on Dong Rui's face, clearly moved. He had no loyalty to the Beijia nation; not long ago, he was even a wanted criminal in the Northern Demon Nation. He could be moved by the precious materials brought out by the Frost Leaf National Master, so he could naturally be moved by Zhu Xiuer's secret treasures.

An old monster who has lived for thousands of years really has many treasures hidden at the bottom of the box, more than one could ever finish taking.

"Poison Dragon Saliva is still indispensable." Dong Rui said sternly, "And even if the modification can succeed, the process is extremely painful."

Zhu Xiuer didn't care.

With her age and cultivation, the pain of every forced molting was no less than skinning and marrow extraction, but she had endured it all.

To live and live well, one must pay a price.

"Then it's settled." Having handled Dong Rui, Zhu Xiuer next went all out to lobby He Lingchuan, "I can gift you a divine ability that can save your life and serve as a trump card."

He Lingchuan's stance softened: "Even if I find your shed... treasure, it should be very large, so how am I supposed to bring it back to you?"

His mind was racing.

This trip to Mount Xushan was to handle his own business and the Divine Bone Necklace's business, and he would just happen to handle one for Zhu Xiuer along the way.

But Zhu Xiuer didn't know that, so she still had to provide some benefits.

Zhu Xiuer was only avoiding stating it clearly because she was wary of the merchant caravan being present. After all, she no longer trusted these humans.

"When the time comes, just blow this hard." Zhu Xiuer actually spat something out of her mouth for him, "You don't need to worry about anything else."

"Don't need to worry about anything, that simple?" He Lingchuan first washed the spider saliva off in the swamp before examining the newly acquired item.

This object was shaped like a goose egg but two sizes larger, with eight holes on its round body and what seemed to be a mouthpiece at the top. Is this a musical instrument?

"How do I blow it?" He Lingchuan fiddled with this little thing, "Does it have to be blown into a tune to work?"

"You can blow this xun however you like in daily life, and no strange phenomena will occur." Zhu Xiuer said indifferently, "But when you find the treasure, you must reveal the last hole on the back to blow it."

This is a xun? He Lingchuan flipped it over to look at the back and discovered it was a nine-hole instrument, only the last hole was sealed off separately.

(End of chapter)