Chapter 132: Strange Xiao Wu: Questioning and Excuses

"Alright, Zhao Lao Shi, I think we should part ways here. I need to take my students back to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Finally back at the small town from before, Qin Ming proposed his departure to Zhao Wuji. Originally, he had wanted to return to the academy to see Teacher Flender, but there had been too many unexpected situations this time, leaving him with lingering fears. Even though they had already left the Star Dou Great Forest, he still wanted to send the children home safely first.

Zhao Wuji nodded. "Good, Xiao Qin. You were not lightly injured this time; go back and recuperate well for a period."

"Hey, Nan Feihuang, tell me clearly, how exactly did you save me?"

At this moment, Xiao Wu came to Nan Feihuang's side, incessantly questioning him about the sequence of events. Ever since she woke up, she had been somewhat anxious. She had clearly just finished condensing her third Spirit Ring and was talking to Er Ming when a powerful force suddenly knocked her unconscious.

When she woke up, she suddenly discovered she was already back with the group.

This left her completely baffled, and until she heard Ning Rongrong say that Nan Feihuang had saved her, she pursued the truth of the matter.

Such a formidable power had appeared suddenly that day; she had fainted, but what about Er Ming? Would he be in danger?

Actually, she hadn't originally wanted to come find Nan Feihuang, and had even been trying her best to restrain herself, because there was a Title Douluo in the team and she was terrified of being discovered. But along the way, Dugu Bo had remained indifferent toward her, so she assumed she must be safe.

Plus, with parting imminent, out of concern for Er Ming, she had to ask.

"Xiao Wu, you cannot be so rude. Brother Nan is our great benefactor," Tang San said. "Brother Nan, I am truly sorry. My sister has always had this personality; please do not mind it."

Xiao Wu had dug a pit for Nan Feihuang; if Nan Feihuang said yes, then he must be lying to her.

At that time, even those monsters could do nothing against it.

Fortunately, that fellow did not cause trouble; it simply found a cave near the shore of the Life Lake and lived inside, rarely coming out. As time passed, other Spirit Beasts stopped bothering with it.

If you can't afford to provoke it, isn't it fine to just not provoke it?

But why did it suddenly appear this time? And knock her unconscious? How is Er Ming? Could he have already been attacked by it?

At this moment, Xiao Wu's mind was a mess, but she did believe Nan Feihuang's words.

After all, Nan Feihuang was so young; twelve years ago, he probably hadn't even been born, so how could he know about this horse-type Spirit Beast? Therefore, it couldn't have been made up by him.

"No matter. Since Miss Xiao Wu wants to know the sequence of events, I shall recount what I know in detail. Actually, on the way to save you, I heard a roar, so I followed the sound. When I arrived there, I only found you, and a large pile of Spirit Beasts that had also been knocked unconscious?" Nan Feihuang replied.

"A horse's neigh!" Xiao Wu was startled. It was actually that fellow.

Twelve years ago, when she had just transformed not long before, a super-strong Spirit Beast suddenly appeared at the Life Lake, even alarming the true kings beneath the Life Lake.

Because an ox's roar represented the Azure Bull Python, but Daming couldn't have knocked her unconscious for no reason. Furthermore, even if it were truly Daming summoning her, Er Ming wouldn't have just left her unconscious on the side of the road, especially in a dangerous place like the Star Dou Great Forest. What if she had been eaten by a passing Spirit Beast?

What kind of person was Nan Feihuang? How could he not see the pit Xiao Wu had dug for him? He deliberately revealed a look of confusion. "Why, Miss Xiao Wu, did you hear an ox's roar? Why did I feel it was more like a horse's neigh!"

"Really?" Xiao Wu was still half-doubting. "Then let me ask you, what you heard, was it similar to an ox's roar?"

Its cultivation was so high that it far exceeded Daming and Er Ming by more than several times.

"Nan Feihuang, I will ask you one last question. Where you saved me, were there any traces of a battle?"

"No!" Nan Feihuang shook his head firmly. "Think about it, if something had fought with the Titan Giant Ape, the scope of the impact would inevitably have been huge. With so many unconscious Spirit Beasts nearby, how could they have survived for me to bring them back?"

"That's true." Xiao Wu thought about it. Nan Feihuang was right; no matter how strong that horse-type Spirit Beast was, with Er Ming's strength, he wouldn't be unable to even move, right? Er Ming's attacks had immense destructive power; as long as there was a battle, it would be impossible not to leave any traces.

If no battle had occurred, that meant Er Ming should at least be temporarily fine.

"By the way, Miss Xiao Wu, I also have a question to ask you," Dugu Yan suddenly said. Xiao Wu's repeated questioning of Nan Feihuang had made this girl, who was a bit of a brother-protector, dissatisfied.

"I observe that you seem to have become a Soul Elder, but before you were taken away by the Titan Giant Ape, you clearly only had two rings. Afterward, from being taken, knocked unconscious, to being brought back by my brother, logically you would have been unable to obtain a Spirit Ring. Can you tell me, where did your third ring come from? This young lady is truly curious: is there really a way in this world to obtain a Spirit Ring without relying on a Spirit Beast?"

Hearing this, everyone's gaze turned toward Xiao Wu.

That's right, they had all overlooked this point before, their hearts completely wrapped in fear, worry, and other negative emotions. Now that they thought about it, it was indeed somewhat strange.

Especially high-level Spirit Masters like Zhao Wuji and Qin Ming; these children might not have been able to tell that Xiao Wu had broken through to Soul Elder, but they could discover it with a little attention.

From beginning to end in this incident, theoretically, Xiao Wu had no opportunity to hunt for a third Spirit Ring. It couldn't be that on the way to being taken by the Titan Giant Ape, it specifically put her down to help her obtain a third ring, right?

Nan Feihuang glanced at Dugu Yan. Although he knew Dugu Yan was standing up for him, the information she mentioned could very likely trigger the suspicions of Yu Tianheng and Ning Rongrong. They were, after all, direct heirs of the Upper Three Sects, and their knowledge of Spirit Beasts was not lacking at all.

Xiao Wu was now breaking out in a cold sweat, feeling numb under the suspicious gazes of the crowd. She couldn't care about continuing to question Nan Feihuang and frantically thought of an excuse. Even if it were full of holes, it didn't matter; no matter how full of holes, she had to find one. She had to muddle through it first.

If she were to talk about the only time period she could have obtained a Spirit Ring during this time, there was only one!

"Actually, it's like this. Didn't I just say? The sound I heard wasn't a horse's neigh, but an ox's roar. At that time, when the ox's roar sounded, the Titan Giant Ape had already put me down and left. That ox's roar also knocked a large group of Spirit Beasts nearby unconscious, so I hunted a thousand-year Lightning Rabbit and advanced to Soul Elder. Only after that was the horse's neigh, which also knocked me unconscious. And after that, it was Brother Flying General who was attracted by the horse's neigh and saved me."

"By the way, Brother Flying General, when you came to save me, you must have noticed it too, that there were rabbit-type Spirit Beasts near me." Now Xiao Wu only hoped that Nan Feihuang didn't remember clearly and would help her muddle through it. She even became polite in her speech, changing from "Hey, Nan Feihuang" to "Brother Flying General."

Nan Feihuang followed her lead and said, "It was too chaotic at the time; I only looked for what I wanted, but rabbit-type Spirit Beasts, it seems there indeed were some."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief. "See, I'm very lucky, aren't I?"

"So that's how it is; it was a blessing in disguise." Zhao Wuji nodded. With Nan Feihuang's confirmation, the Shrek group reluctantly believed this explanation.

Although it sounded a bit too coincidental, it seemed there really was no better explanation. One could only say Xiao Wu's luck was off the charts.

Xun Yu, however, was thoughtful. The excuse Xiao Wu found actually connected the Red Hare, the Azure Bull Python, and the Titan Giant Ape.

On the way back, Xun Yu and Nan Feihuang had already secretly exchanged the sequence of events.

Nan Feihuang's promise to let the Azure Bull Python go in the future—unless he chose to betray his oath, the first meeting with the Azure Bull Python would always leave him somewhat passive.

Xun Yu knew that unless it was a desperate situation with no other choice, Nan Feihuang would not easily break his promise.

However, a promise is actually a double-edged sword; it might not necessarily be impossible to use it in reverse.

After all, there was a huge information gap between Nan Feihuang, Xiao Wu, and the Azure Bull Python.

(End of chapter)