Chapter 163: Various Bloodletting, the Little Carp Devotes Itself to Its Master

Little guy, wake up.

After the little carp got slapped, the whole fish was dazed; blinking, it looked at Chen Chuyang, bewildered.

That gaze seemed to say, "Master, what are you doing?"

Chen Chuyang pointed at the wound on the Wild Dragon Snake and said with a smile, "Little guy, go inside and have a look."

The little carp stared wide-eyed at Chen Chuyang in disbelief; its face instantly turned pale, although it wasn't reddish to begin with.

Its body trembled, every part resisting; it struggled, trying to escape Chen Chuyang's palm, but helplessly, he caught it, unable to leave, unable to…… flee.

After trying several times, the little carp despaired and pleaded politely, "Master, don't send me to my death; that place isn't somewhere I can go; I will really die; please, have mercy, don't trick me."

A trickster master is no good person; the little carp always knew this master was truly clever, making himself test dangerous things instead of risking himself—really a dog.

Chen Chuyang held the little carp's head, squinting, and said, "Little guy, rest assured, I will protect you; I will absolutely not let you get hurt—don't you trust me?"

……

The little carp wanted to nod, saying Chen Chuyang had some self-awareness; he was so scheming that everyone on Longshe Shan knew—didn't he have any sense in his heart?

Inside the Wild Dragon Snake's corpse, even a slight pressure could kill him; yet this master still wants me to go inside—what is he thinking? The little carp clearly sees it's just greed for the treasures within the Wild Dragon Snake's body, nothing more than the inner core and some organs.

The organs of the Wild Dragon Snake, as they say, dragon liver and phoenix marrow—these are fine things, good stuff.

"Go on, I'll hold the line outside; if anything happens, remember to run out."

The little carp shook its head, refusing to go in.

Chen Chuyang urged: "Go in; this is no small matter. If you succeed, I'll give you a Dragon Blood Pill. You've always boasted of good luck—believe in yourself and your luck; it'll be fine."

"This way, if danger arises, I'll rush in to save you right away."

Chen Chuyang repeatedly assured, patting his chest to guarantee.

No matter how you look at it, that sounds like a deception.

The little carp shook its head; it didn't want to go in and wouldn't be fooled by Chen Chuyang.

"You, being unresponsive to reason—well then, it's not my fault as master."

"Are you ready?"

"Let's go."

With a hard throw, the little carp had no strength to resist; its whole body lunged toward the Wild Dragon Snake's wound.

"Help! Someone's going to kill the fish!"

"No, Master, I was wrong."

The little carp's voice echoed in Chen Chuyang's mind; Chen Chuyang stared ahead as the little carp's body passed through the opening and entered inside—no danger, nothing happened.

It seemed quite safe.

After waiting a while, no message came; Chen Chuyang frowned.

"Is it dead? I doubt it; the connection remains, that strand of soul hasn't been harmed."

If the little carp died, Chen Chuyang would know.

A strand of his soul still resides in the little carp's body; if something happens to it, that strand of his soul will also suffer.

After a quarter hour.

Not a stir; the little carp's voice also vanished, and Chen Chuyang continued waiting.

He had no intention of going in.

After half an hour.

The little carp still hadn't emerged; Chen Chuyang felt helpless and began drawing that blood.

After collecting all the blood that had flowed out, Chen Chuyang began making some tubes, stabbing them into the wound's location to draw that blood; I must say, this maneuver was truly impressive—Chen Chuyang even admired his own brain.

He drew a lot; he felt he would never lack Wild Dragon Snake blood again. Who knows how many Dragon Blood Pills these could refine? In the future, he could achieve Dragon Blood Pill freedom.

"These bloods are but a drop in the bucket for the Wild Dragon Snake's corpse; such a huge body—if we drained it all, wouldn't that be...?"

These bloods aren't yet essence blood; if they were, the effect would at least increase tenfold.

Thinking this, Chen Chuyang's breathing quickened; he dared not act recklessly, nor make big moves.

Take it slow, don't rush; this matter inherently must not be rushed.

Draw blood, draw blood; besides drawing blood, it's still drawing blood.

Occasionally, he'd take a few sips; once full, he'd digest the Wild Dragon Snake blood within his body.

In short, his blood‑drawing action won't stop; nobody complains about too little Wild Dragon Snake blood.

Draw as much as possible; he couldn't let this great opportunity slip—what if it ran out?

Taking advantage of not being discovered, he drew as much as he could; Chen Chuyang admitted he was greedy, but he had no choice.

Poor.

As a penniless ghost, he needs to prepare every resource himself, has to buy them.

The first time he saw the Wild Dragon Snake's corpse, the first time he was this wealthy—how could he let himself…… stay poor?

Half a day passed.

Much blood had been drawn from the Wild Dragon Snake; Chen Chuyang was very satisfied, yet the little carp still hadn't come out.

"Or should I go in and have a look? The little carp must not die."

This little carp is my capable assistant, and the only little carp on Longshe Shan; it can't just die like that.

Chen Chuyang still needs it, and also needs its luck.

The little carp's luck is innate, it comes with it, but……

"Better forget it; if we encounter danger, wouldn't that be…?"

"It's been half a day inside, with not a stir."

After hesitating a long while, Chen Chuyang walked to a point one meter before the wound, not daring to go further.

A lot of blood had been drawn from there, Chen Chuyang lifted his foot, then drew it back.

He repeated this over a dozen times, constantly engaged in a mental struggle.

The corpse of this snake is very dangerous; even dead, it remains dangerous.

What if those old monsters aren't completely dead?

Chen Chuyang, however, knows that many old monsters use this trick: feign death, then hide, waiting for one to let down their guard before striking.

Wild Dragon Snake, this kind of demonic beast, is the same; one cannot gauge them using ordinary demonic beasts.

In this world, divine abilities are countless, and various strange methods are even more numerous; surviving is not a problem.

"I…"

"Forget it, let's go in and have a look."

Just as he was about to lift his foot and go in, Chen Chuyang saw the silhouette of a small carp.

It was swimming out quickly.

Its speed was very fast.

Its body was stained blood-red; upon seeing Chen Chuyang, it immediately sent a mental message: "Master, save me."

"Master, run quickly."

Hearing that, Chen Chuyang said nothing, scooped up the small carp with his hand, and ran off without looking back.

He didn't know what was behind him, dared not look back, and dared not linger.

After running for a long time and leaving the cave mouth, Chen Chuyang finally stopped, extended his Spiritual Sense backward to check, and found nothing.

"Eh?"

Inside the mountain cave behind him, aside from a faint scent of blood, there was nothing, and no danger.

Moreover, nothing was pursuing them.

Chen Chuyang lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the small carp.

The small carp blinked, hurriedly explaining: "Master, there really is danger; inside is very dangerous, I didn't deceive you, truly, I swear."