Chapter 12

The next morning, Chu Chu Danqing and Da Bao woke up early; the water in the river behind Xianghua Village had already dried up.

It wasn't just the interception project upstream; the villagers had also been pumping water.

Do not underestimate the wisdom of the ancients; it was just pumping water, yet they possessed curved pipes known as "thirsty crows," water-lifting devices made using the principle of the siphon.

Furthermore, there were water-treading wheels, windlasses, and all sorts of other hydraulic tools and equipment.

Xianghua Village lived by farming, so naturally, they were accompanied by water.

"Young Master, you've come at just the right time. I've saved a good thing for you."

On the way to the low-lying land downstream of the back river, Jiang Tu pulled Chu Chu Danqing aside mysteriously and handed him a large, inverted ceramic bowl.

Upon taking it, it actually had attributes.

【Large Bowl Stew】

【Type: Consumable】

【Quality: Common】

【Effect: After complete digestion and absorption, HP cap +10】

(Note: This effect is a permanent increase.)

"This is the essence taken from those little monsters. I stewed it for you all night, specifically to help you recover, Young Master." Jiang Tu wore an expression that said, "We're both men, I understand."

Chu Chu Danqing was amazed at the time; he didn't know which part of the White Bai Longyu offspring was used to stew it, but regardless, he ate the entire bowl clean.

A wisp of heat emerged in his body, quickly circulating through his entire frame, and at the same time, he received a notification from the Dimension Paradise.

【Your HP cap +1】

Clearly, it wasn't a one-time increase, but one that required time.

"Do you want more, Young Master?" Jiang Tu leaned in again after seeing Chu Chu Danqing finish.

However, the rest of the White Bai Longyu offspring stew didn't have attributes, so he had to decline; he couldn't eat any more.

Da Bao, on the other hand, used the bowl as a spoon and only stopped once his belly was round.

"Eating so much, will you be able to kill the bad thing later?" Chu Chu Danqing asked, worried about the impact on his condition.

"It won't matter, I'll digest it by the time I walk there." After saying this, Da Bao put down the bowl: "Little Chu, let's go, let's go kill the bad thing."

The distance from here to the low-lying land where the White Bai Longyu was located wasn't far, and Jiang Tu wasn't here because of Chu Chu Danqing, but to make it convenient to deliver meat soup to the villagers.

When the two arrived at the low-lying land, it had already been drained into a muddy wetland.

The blind White Bai Longyu was ferociously confronting a group of villagers, protecting a single egg the size of a human head beneath it.

Wu Lao Liu held a bow and arrow, harassing it from time to time.

However, the arrows landing on the White Bai Longyu couldn't cause any damage at all.

"Young Master Chu, Da Bao, you've come just in time." Seeing Chu Chu Danqing and Da Bao arrive, the village chief immediately came to greet them: "We've been wearing it down for nearly an hour."

"Da Bao, I'll leave it to you."

The scales and skin of the White Bai Longyu were too tough; the damage from the arrows was extremely limited.

As for close-quarters combat? Aside from Da Bao, it was truly fatal for the other villagers to take a single hit.

Da Bao responded with a muffled "okay," but just as he was about to head over, an unexpected change occurred.

The White Bai Longyu caught the scent of Chu Chu Danqing in the air and triggered a berserk state on the spot.

It didn't even care to protect its egg anymore, charging straight toward the location where Chu Chu Danqing was.

This behavior naturally caught everyone off guard.

However, Chu Chu Danqing was prepared: "Village Chief, have everyone evacuate, and remember to save the White Bai Longyu egg for me."

"Da Bao, carry me and run; we'll wear down its moisture."

At this moment, the White Bai Longyu was still about seven meters long; it wasn't at its weakest point.

Da Bao chose to follow Chu Chu Danqing's plan; after all, the village chief had previously told him to listen to Chu Chu Danqing.

He hoisted Chu Chu Danqing up and started running, taking long strides.

The group of villagers also scattered, and the village chief remembered Chu Chu Danqing's words, going to pick up and secure the White Bai Longyu egg after the creature chased after them.

On the other side, Chu Chu Danqing hung his broadsword at his waist, took out the Floating Stone, and after adjusting his position, began to throw it.

Due to the influence of many factors, his accuracy wasn't good.

He could only hit it two or three times out of ten at most, but that was enough.

He wasn't outputting damage; he was provoking it.

Along with the Floating Stone, there was also verbal provocation from Chu Chu Danqing.

This behavior made the White Bai Longyu increasingly irritable and impatient, and because it was blind, relying solely on its sense of smell, its movements always encountered many problems.

This allowed Da Bao to easily stay a step ahead of it.

"Da Bao, be careful; I suspect the bad thing has other plans." Chu Chu Danqing whispered a warning in Da Bao's ear.

The White Bai Longyu didn't seem like the type to have its eyes blinded by hatred; the whole process had been too smooth.

Just as his voice fell, the White Bai Longyu suddenly made a right-angle turn.

With Chu Chu Danqing's warning, Da Bao also forcefully twisted his direction, chasing after the White Bai Longyu.

"It's running upstream." Chu Chu Danqing immediately confirmed the direction.

Whether it was to destroy the upstream interception structures or to escape along the upper reaches, both meant allowing the White Bai Longyu to re-enter the water.

Once in the water, even if the White Bai Longyu were blind, it could still escape from Da Bao's hands.

Once it escaped, Chu Chu Danqing would lose a reward, and the blood feud of Xianghua Village over these years would become a regret.

The distance between the two sides grew closer and closer, and just as they were about to close in, the White Bai Longyu performed a sweeping tail turn, its thick tail whipping directly against Da Bao's waist.

The force was immense, knocking Da Bao off balance and causing him to fall on the spot, with Chu Chu Danqing falling to the ground along with him.

Looking up again, the White Bai Longyu's head, which looked like a combination of a crocodile, an axolotl, and a salamander, gnashed toward him.

Chu Chu Danqing had anticipated this; he lunged forward, drew the broadsword from his waist, and used all his strength to stab toward the White Bai Longyu's nose.

This was the only place where he could break its defense.

Unfortunately, he failed to hit the nose, instead sending the broadsword straight into the White Bai Longyu's mouth.

The White Bai Longyu had intended to swallow him in one gulp, but it was held back by Chu Chu Danqing using the broadsword.

However, the broadsword was ultimately not some divine weapon, and it shattered after supporting for a moment.

With that brief moment, Chu Chu Danqing naturally pulled away, retreating sharply and causing the White Bai Longyu to bite at empty air.

The White Bai Longyu crawled forward with its sharp claws, blood-colored aura and water vapor emerging from its body, its belly gurgling as it circulated water.

It was planning to replicate the previous water impact.

Yet, in the next instant, Da Bao had already rushed over, using his shoulder to slam into the White Bai Longyu's waist in a berserk state.

The White Bai Longyu, already in poor condition, was knocked over by Da Bao on the spot.

Blindness, not being at its peak strength, and issues like mental imbalance all turned into disadvantages for the White Bai Longyu at this moment.

As Da Bao's fists hammered into the White Bai Longyu's belly like a storm, Chu Chu Danqing knew that everything had been settled.

So he moved a bit further away and took out the Floating Stone to keep throwing.

He didn't know how the Dimension Paradise determined its evaluation, but standing by and watching the show certainly wouldn't add to the evaluation.

Until the White Bai Longyu was beaten until its belly was shredded and its intestines were exposed, leaving it motionless, a new style of treasure chest appeared on its corpse.

(End of chapter)