Chapter 891

"What will happen next?"

"Well… simply put, the seven brothers line up one by one to go in and deliver themselves, ultimately being defeated one by one by the villain……"

"Why don't they go together?"

"Lu Mingfei thought the little monster asked a good question; he too had wondered as a child why the seven gourd babies didn't team up to defeat the snake demon, but as he grew older he gradually understood that the purpose of the cartoon is edutainment—if the snake demon were disposed of right at the start, how could the lesson "brothers united, profit cuts gold" still be taught?"

"But come on, those few people in the Divine Vessel surely aren't really going to go one by one like in the childhood cartoon, right? Please don't really turn the gourd babies into a live‑action documentary!"

"——"

""Grandfather's trail disappears here; I suspect he's still nearby." The orange‑clad warrior rallied the brothers to search, and indeed they found Grandfather's traces behind the door."

""The bandit pressed his eye to the crack in the door: 'The six people who just came outside, I'm counting… please stand so I can see you clearly, oh, that's your seven grandsons? One, two, three, four, five… why only six? Could that gray‑furred one be one too?'""

""I don't know that person… but I know she's a master! Since I can't free myself right now, please organize my grandsons to rescue her! Grandsons, you must obey the gray‑haired master's orders!""

""All right, Grandfather! Command us as you wish, gray‑haired miss! You decide who goes first among us.""

"Xing first found the yellow‑clad warrior, who boasted of being indestructible, claiming any opponent's attack could be nullified, and full of confidence volunteered to go alone to effect the rescue."

""Won't you bring a brother along?""

"The yellow‑clad warrior shook his head: "I'm Grandfather's favorite grandson! You all stay back—I must personally rescue him! Since I learned inner arts before learning to walk, no technique can harm me in the slightest; from childhood I've never known what a wound is. Grandfather, wait a moment—I'll come save you right away!""

"The yellow‑clad warrior entered the room, and the brothers outside only heard him speaking with the bandit."

""Hey, bandit brother, do you know? Only a tenacious physique is the invincible method.""

""He… he's glowing… this amber light… could it be!""

"The old man stroked his beard proudly: "Exactly! My grandson cultivates the Heaven‑Mending Divine Skill. Once activated, it's as if the Heaven‑Mending Decree descends to the world, and no one can harm him in the slightest.""

"The bandit's face turned pale instantly: "W‑w‑what… what move will you use against me? Hah, don't be arrogant—I won't be scared of your little god‑tricks!""

""Deal with you? No. The Heaven‑Mending Divine Skill I practice cannot be used for attack, only for defense. As long as I don't break my cultivation, no one can harm me in the slightest.""

""…Then you also can't harm me in the slightest?""

""Exactly so.""

""……" The bandit felt this guy must have some serious issue, and said, "Then I won't bother with you—just stand here as punishment.""

"——"

"Gourd Babies."

"……"

"The snake demon lifted its head to gaze at the few brothers on the celestial canopy, then lowered its eyes to the old man caught behind it, and fell into silence for a moment."

"Seems kinda like it, huh?"

"Now she has already bound the rescuing Eldest Baby with spider silk, then hypnotized him with the Ruyi. Indeed, there is a Yellow‑clad Third Baby who is copper‑headed and iron‑armed, indestructible, but she has bound him with the Yin‑Yang Sword of Hard and Soft."

"Looking at this situation, will more Gourd Babies keep coming to rescue one after another? Won't they be able to correspond one‑by‑one with those few brothers on the celestial canopy?"

"The snake demon suddenly grew curious."

"If they really could face off, couldn't she rehearse preparations in advance, waiting for those Gourd Babies to walk into her net?"

"——"

""Next are the green‑clad and blue‑clad warriors; one can summon lightning, the other can control water currents, and both excel at single combat.""

""Xing couldn't help but worry for the bandit behind the door; from the fighting spirit emanating from the two, he almost sensed the fury of thunder and tsunami. However——""

""In an instant, thunder flashed and lightning flickered. The lights on the Jingfeng ship all flickered once together. Not long after, the illumination returned to normal.""

""The bandit's weak voice came from inside: 'Is… anyone else out there? They're convulsing on the ground—should I call a doctor?'""

""Don't worry, this isn't the first time—they're already used to it……""

""I'm also learning for the first time that martial arts practice involves element reactions……""

""Next, the orange‑clad warrior and the immensely strong red‑clad warrior entered the room one after another; the former was sneak‑attacked and knocked out by the bandit, while the latter possessed the ability to grow or shrink at will. As soon as he stepped inside, they heard a loud 'bang'—like a huge creature slamming its head into the ceiling—then he collapsed to the ground.""

""The old man said: 'I didn't expect you, little thief, to have some tricks up your sleeve.'"

""The bandit, full of question marks, said: 'Hey, it's not my fault—he suddenly enlarged himself and smashed his head; how can you blame me?'"

""Judging by the sound, it's a good head.""

""No problem! I've raised my grandsons for a thousand days to use them for a moment; gray‑haired master, let my next grandson make a move!""

""Next is the purple‑clad warrior, who acts together with his brother who practices the hidden‑body technique. Though the purple‑clad warrior has little martial skill, he possesses a treasure, the Purple Gold Gourd. As soon as he can utter an enemy's name, he promises to suck that person into the gourd.""

""Sixth brother, let's go.""

""Good!""

""As soon as the words fell, Xing heard a faint sound, like the airflow made when something is sucked in.""

"""*Divine Vessel profanity*, we're doomed… ah!!!""

"——"

"One Person Under Heaven."

""Excellent!" Zhang Chulan applauded repeatedly, "Too excellent! I came to the Divine Vessel's martial demonstration just to see this! What true‑man arena one‑on‑one combat—I came to see these strange and wonderful techniques and magical devices!""

""Wait a moment, wait a moment—why does this scene look so familiar?" Wang Ye frowned, began to scrutinize closely the abilities of those brothers on the celestial canopy: "Indestructible, water‑spraying, invisibility, the purple‑gold gourd that can suck people in… isn't that the Gourd Babies?!""

"Zhang Chulan thought carefully: "Indeed… so the story of the Gourd Babies is actually playing out somewhere in the galaxy, we just don't know it?"

""Moreover, don't look at their seven brothers' methods being merely average—they actually encompass many of the abilities of our adept community. The Tang Sect's Phantom Body Barrier for hiding one's form, the Heavenly Master's Thunder Method, the artificer's device for sucking in and storing objects, the Indestructible's hard‑training technique, even the Wind‑Post's Qimeng stretchable and retractable method… Although their means may not exactly match the schools of the adept community, I can be certain…… the Divine Vessel must also have a way to cultivate Qi!""