Chapter 32

"Sister Mu, the people from the Shennong Gang were all beaten away by Brother Brother Wutian. We didn't see Duan Yu on the way here. Let’s go find him together later."

Zhong Ling looked at Mu Mu Wanqing clutching the wound on her arm, feeling worried.

"Sister Mu, how is your wound? Why don't you let Brother Brother Wutian treat it for you?"

Mu Mu Wanqing glared at Zhong Ling and Gu Gu Hanyuan with some annoyance.

With her conservative nature, how could she let another man see her skin?

Gu Gu Hanyuan didn't mind.

"I’m just a veterinarian; it’s better not to look at people randomly."

Zhong Ling was amused by Gu Gu Hanyuan; she didn't believe his words, knowing he was just trying to ease the awkwardness.

"Miss Mu, in which direction is Duan Yu roughly? I’ll go find him; it’s too slow to take you both. Ling'er, you take Miss Mu to look after Black Rose."

After Mu Mu Wanqing pointed out the direction, Gu Gu Hanyuan used his light-body technique and turned into a black shadow as he left.

Seeing Zhong Ling staring at Gu Gu Hanyuan’s departing back for a long time, unable to snap out of it, Mu Mu Wanqing said irritably:

"He’ll be back in a while; is there any need to stare so intently?"

"I wasn't."

Zhong Ling blushed deeply at being called out.

Looking at Zhong Ling’s shy expression, Mu Mu Wanqing hesitated before asking:

"Who exactly is he? And he’s wearing a mask... I always feel he isn't a good person."

Zhong Ling didn't care; she already understood what kind of person Gu Gu Hanyuan was.

Besides, he had already let her know both his face and his identity, so what was there to doubt?

It was just that it wasn't easy to explain the truth to Mu Mu Wanqing.

"Of course Ling'er knows Brother Brother Wutian isn't a good person. He always says he’s a bad person, too. But Ling'er likes him, likes him very much, and doesn't want to leave him."

Mu Mu Wanqing saw Zhong Ling’s eyes shining, as if she were following Gu Gu Hanyuan’s back across time and space.

She only felt envious that she could express her feelings so bravely.

She knew that no matter how much she tried to persuade her, it would be of no use.

Afterward, she stopped trying and let Zhong Ling take her to find Black Rose.

"Little thing, aren't you going to come out yourself?"

Just as Gu Gu Hanyuan set off, he discovered a small animal clinging to his back.

It turned out to be the Lightning Mink.

The Lightning Mink climbed onto Gu Gu Hanyuan’s shoulder, ingratiatingly rubbing its little head against his neck.

Gu Gu Hanyuan found it somewhat amusing; although the Lightning Mink had been very afraid of him at first, after getting familiar, it actually liked to stick to him.

Perhaps it felt a sense of security under Gu Gu Hanyuan’s protection.

Originally, Gu Gu Hanyuan hadn't wanted to bring the Lightning Mink, but recalling a plot point involving Duan Yu, he felt it would be faster if the Lightning Mink led the way.

"Lightning Mink, can you tell where the Manggu Manggu Zhuha is?"

The Lightning Mink had only followed Gu Gu Hanyuan after smelling the scent of the Manggu Manggu Zhuha.

Gu Gu Hanyuan felt it had no self-awareness at all; the toxicity between the two was completely incomparable.

While the poison from the Lightning Mink was hard to cure, there was at least a five-day window, but the Manggu Manggu Zhuha killed upon contact.

To actually think about hunting the Manggu Manggu Zhuha—it was far too bold.

The human-like Lightning Mink seemed to understand Gu Gu Hanyuan’s words, nodding its little head and letting out a small cry.

How could Gu Gu Hanyuan understand what it was saying?

However, he roughly understood the meaning, holding the Lightning Mink in his arms and letting it guide the way.

Gu Gu Hanyuan traveled at high speed, using the Hong Lingbo Microsteps at full power now that he was unburdened by Zhong Ling.

A black shadow shuttled through the forest; if an ordinary person saw it, they would probably scream that it was a ghost.

Before long, Gu Gu Hanyuan found a cliff.

He couldn't help but lament one thing: the terrain of Dali was indeed complex, full of cliffs, and one would fall if not careful.

After the Lightning Mink signaled downward, Gu Gu Hanyuan used the "Ladder Cloud Leap" and jumped down.

After borrowing force a few times, he indeed saw a protruding platform on the cliff wall.

After landing, Gu Gu Hanyuan saw a cave and, without hesitation, walked straight in.

After walking a few steps, he saw Duan Yu lying on the ground, unconscious.

He had likely fallen and passed out.

Without the protection of the Northern Profound Divine Art, it was only thanks to his protagonist aura that he hadn't broken any arms or legs.

Suddenly, the Lightning Mink began to squeak excitedly.

Then, several loud roars of "Jiang-ang, Jiang-ang, Jiang-ang" were heard.

The Lightning Mink had been in a hunting stance, but once the Manggu Manggu Zhuha actually appeared, it immediately turned cowardly.

It nuzzled Gu Gu Hanyuan’s chest, acting spoiled, as if Yu Wanting him to stand up for it.

Gu Gu Hanyuan amusedly stroked the Lightning Mink’s head, telling it to be quiet.

He saw that the Manggu Manggu Zhuha looked like a toad, no more than two inches long, its entire body a deep red like blood, its eyes flashing with golden light, and its whole body vermilion.

It was currently chasing a centipede, jumping toward Duan Yu.

Gu Gu Hanyuan took a few Hibiscus Golden Needles from his storage space and threw them toward it.

The centipede was pinned directly to the ground.

But the Manggu Manggu Zhuha jumped up and dodged them at the last second.

Gu Gu Hanyuan was somewhat surprised; although his "Hibiscus Golden Needles" were only at an introductory level and he hadn't been very serious, he was, after all, at the peak of the Grandmaster realm in true qi cultivation.

Yet the Manggu Manggu Zhuha had actually dodged it.

He saw the Manggu Manggu Zhuha staring at him vigilantly from a distance, letting out the loud roars of "Jiang-ang, Jiang-ang, Jiang-ang."

It had clearly sensed the threat.

The toxicity of the Manggu Manggu Zhuha was too strong; even Gu Gu Hanyuan didn't want to make contact with it, so he could only use long-range attacks.

Unfortunately, he couldn't use "Sword Nineteen" of the "Holy Spirit Sword Art" yet, otherwise he could have fired sword qi directly.

Seeing Gu Gu Hanyuan remain still, the Manggu Manggu Zhuha chose to take the initiative, jumping into the air and spitting out a cloud of poison gas.

With the Hong Lingbo Microsteps at his disposal, Gu Gu Hanyuan easily dodged it, then several Hibiscus Golden Needles pierced through the air, stabbing directly into the Manggu Manggu Zhuha’s back and knocking it away.

"A beast is a beast; don't you know you can't dodge while in mid-air?"

If the Manggu Manggu Zhuha had stayed in place, Gu Gu Hanyuan might have been unsure how to deal with it.

To actually choose to jump and spit poison—wasn't that just asking for death?

After knocking the Manggu Manggu Zhuha to the ground, its voice faded instantly.

However, to be safe, Gu Gu Hanyuan threw a few more Hibiscus Golden Needles, turning the Manggu Manggu Zhuha into a hedgehog, and only stopped after its cries had completely ceased.

As Gu Gu Hanyuan walked closer, he saw that the Hibiscus Golden Needles stuck in the Manggu Manggu Zhuha were already showing signs of corrosion.

The toxicity was indeed fierce; he wondered how Duan Yu had originally eaten it without the poison eating through his intestines and stomach.

Was it just the protagonist aura?

Seeing the Manggu Manggu Zhuha dead, the Lightning Mink became restless.

Gu Gu Hanyuan pressed it down.

"Don't be silly; even if the Manggu Manggu Zhuha is dead, the poison on its skin can still kill you. I’ll let you eat it after I refine it into an elixir."

Gu Gu Hanyuan didn't want to test whether his own stomach could withstand the poison of the Manggu Manggu Zhuha.

He wasn't the protagonist; he was a villain.

What if he really got poisoned to death? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?