Chapter 148: Can I call you Daddy? (6k)

Zhou Qing was speechless after hearing this.

"Favoring boys over girls? What era is this? How can there still be such thinking? In my opinion, whether it's a son or a daughter, they are one's own children and should be loved equally."

When Lu Yaoyao heard this, a smile immediately bloomed on her face, and then she asked, "Back to the point, then why never tell her who her mother is?"

Zhou Qing sat up, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since it's an assumption, there are many possibilities. For example, her mother is a saint of a major sect, a princess of a cultivation country, or she simply fell, causing me to raise my daughter alone, and I couldn't tell her... pfft pfft pfft, what kind of broken assumption is this?"

"If I have a Dao companion and a daughter in the future, I will definitely protect them well and not let them suffer any bullying," Zhou Qing said suddenly with a serious face.

Hearing this, tears welled up in Lu Yaoyao's eyes, and her face was full of happy smiles.

【Heart Appraisal Points +9】

The next moment, the original 【So Awesome】 remark above her head instantly changed to 【Good Man】.

After a brief hesitation, she bit her lip, looked at Zhou Qing, who was full of longing, and as if she had gathered great courage, couldn't help but say, "Zhou Shixiong, can I... call you Daddy?"

Thump—

Caught off guard, Zhou Qing fell straight off the tree.

Hearing an "Ouch," accompanied by the sound of rustling leaves, he climbed out of the bushes, grimacing. He climbed back up, looked at Lu Yaoyao with his face twitching, and said with a laugh-cry expression, "Stop messing around!"

Seeing this, Lu Yaoyao immediately burst into laughter, then lay down on the branch, waved her hand, and smiled, "Just joking with you. Look at how nervous you were."

Zhou Qing also breathed a long sigh of relief. Girls these days are truly unfathomable, and their ideas are crazy.

Not to mention the Sect Master, if Li Daoxuan and those five muscular men heard that, they would definitely rush up in anger and beat the crap out of him.

Forget it, after this matter is over, I'd better stay away from this girl. A sentence that pops out of nowhere is simply terrifying.

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Spirit Skull Mountain is located southwest of the Blood Rock Mine of the Cangyan Dao Palace. The mountain body here is composed of a strange black rock, covered with dense holes.

The shape of the mountain is even more rugged and steep, with sharp peaks piercing the sky, like huge white bone spikes that make people feel cold.

Moreover, the mountainside is shrouded in a layer of gray-white mist that never dissipates all year round. It is slightly poisonous, and those who enter without a strong spiritual sense can easily lose their way.

What's strange is that countless animals in the vicinity, upon sensing that their lifespan is nearing its end, will travel thousands of miles to come here, find a place, roar to the sky, and finish the last leg of their life's journey.

This makes the place full of white bones and ghost fires, which is how Spirit Skull Mountain got its name.

The Cangyan Dao Palace had also sent people here to investigate this strange phenomenon, but each time they returned empty-handed. It seems it must be the shape of this mountain that makes these unintelligent monsters treat it as a holy place in their hearts.

Swish swish swish!

More than a dozen figures dressed in Cangyan Dao Palace attire flew over on swords and then landed quietly.

The leader was clearly at the early stage of the Soul Formation realm, while the others were all Jin Dan cultivators, each with a nervous and excited expression.

"Li Shixiong, it looks like that beast hasn't come over yet." A Jin Dan disciple couldn't hide his excitement and said to Li Hong, who was at the Soul Formation realm.

Li Hong was also surging with emotion and mocked, "I really didn't expect that the Thunder Sound Golden Toad is already at the mid Soul Formation realm and can speak human language. Now that its lifespan is nearing its end, it still believes in these things just like those unintelligent monsters. It's truly ridiculous!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, expressing their deep approval.

Regarding this neighbor of the Blood Rock Mine, they had always been under surveillance and vigilance, and for many years, they had been at peace.

However, in recent years, its life had begun to weaken continuously. Once the news was reported, an Elder at the late Soul Formation stage immediately rushed over full of excitement.

Who would have expected that this Thunder Sound Golden Toad was actually feigning it, and relying on its own talent, it had actually severely injured that late Soul Formation Elder.

After that, it even broke into the Blood Rock Mine and caused a scene, causing many mine slaves and disciples to lose their lives, and left a warning.

But Li Hong always felt something was wrong, kept an eye on it, and had been observing in secret.

In fact, he had bet correctly; this Thunder Sound Golden Toad was indeed nearing the end of its lifespan, and that battle was nothing more than a flash of brilliance before death.

Until this time, when his subordinates reported that the Thunder Sound Golden Toad had quietly left its cave in the middle of the night, and observing its route, the target was undoubtedly this Spirit Skull Mountain.

Because of the close distance, they had rushed over in advance.

"Do not act rashly; keep everything as it is. The beast's counterattack before death must be extremely terrifying!"

After Li Hong gave the order, he led everyone to hide their figures quickly.

No one had noticed that behind a mound of dirt not far away, Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao were carefully poking their heads out.

Lu Yaoyao's face was full of worry, and she whispered, "This is truly unlucky. Logically, no one should come to this place usually. What should we do now?"

After all, she and Zhou Shixiong were both Jin Dan cultivators. Even if Zhou Shixiong was good at poisoning, it would be difficult to use it against so many people, not to mention that this place was not far from the Cangyan Dao Palace's mine.

Zhou Qing's eyes were shining.

A Thunder Sound Golden Toad about to pass away—that was a treasure from head to toe.

It's just that the number of Soul Formation experts was a bit small; he was afraid he wouldn't farm many ignore points.

"Get closer!" Zhou Qing transmitted his voice secretly.

Lu Yaoyao was stunned. Shouldn't we sneak away, then go around from the other side, and hurry to find the restriction inheritance?

Could it be that he wanted the mantis to stalk the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?

Lu Yaoyao seemed to have thought of something, so she didn't ask any more questions and hurriedly followed Zhou Qing, sneaking over on tiptoe.

"Did you remember the hiding spots of those people just now?" Zhou Qing lowered his voice and asked quietly.

Lu Yaoyao hurriedly nodded repeatedly and responded softly, "I remembered."

"Good, now don't have any distracting thoughts. Just stare at them for me. I'll do some preparation; just pretend I don't exist." Zhou Qing warned in a low voice.

Lu Yaoyao immediately patted her chest, looking as if he could rest assured.

Afterward, she carefully poked her head out and stared unblinkingly at the few key positions in front.

And Zhou Qing's mouth curled slightly, outlining a meaningful smile.

It's just that he didn't know how to explain his Soul Formation cultivation to her when the time came.

Forget it, let's just cover it up with 【Void Realm Dharma Image】.

Next, he took out a straw hat, covered his face with it, lay down to the side, and prepared to nap for a while.

And Lu Yaoyao never looked back from beginning to end, nor was she curious about what preparation Zhou Qing was making. She just stared at the front with burning eyes, fully focused on executing the surveillance mission.

【Ignore Points +3】

After about half an hour, that long-lost prompt sound suddenly rang in his ears.

A look of joy couldn't help but appear on Zhou Qing's face. It seems the plan is feasible.

If the people opposite were all Soul Formation experts, that would be great; the points obtained would definitely be super high.

【Ignore Points +4】

After another stick of incense, the prompt sound came again.

Just like that, time passed slowly. Until night fell and the sky turned completely dark, after Zhou Qing had farmed 20 ignore points in succession, the ground suddenly felt a slight tremor.

Lu Yaoyao rubbed her somewhat sore eyes, hurriedly turned back, and said in a low voice, "Zhou Shixiong, stop sleeping... Huh? Sleeping?"

Zhou Qing took off the straw hat, made a gesture to be quiet, and whispered, "Hide your aura."

After saying that, he quietly climbed up.

And Li Hong and the others hiding in front were also nervous at this moment, not daring to breathe, their eyes locked tightly on the front.

Under the cover of night, the ground continued to tremble. Not long after, a figure with an incomparably huge body, like a slowly moving small hill, slowly came into view.

It was a toad with a dark, dull ink-green body, and its thick back was covered with slightly protruding golden bumps.

Strangely, on these golden bumps, there were actually silver-blue thunder arcs flashing from time to time, making the surroundings have a bit more eerie light.

Two eyes the size of lanterns were also in a half-open, half-closed state at this moment, and even the pupils had become somewhat turbid.

From it, a kind of life force about to pass away was faintly emanating—a feeling of being dim and twilight, yet struggling to hold on, just like a candle flame about to run out of oil, just trying hard to flicker with a faint light.

The Thunder Sound Golden Toad that arrived at the foot of Spirit Skull Mountain no longer jumped forward, but slowly raised its head to look at the top of the mountain.

"Unwilling!" It actually made an old human voice, and then climbed toward the mountain bit by bit.

"Go!" Li Hong and the others had eyes full of excitement, lowered their bodies, and followed quietly.

Zhou Qing looked at the time; there was still half an hour until midnight, at which point 【Daily Appraisal】 would refresh again.

Looking at this Thunder Sound Golden Toad whose life was coming to an end, Zhou Qing inexplicably felt a bit uneasy in his heart.

Perhaps it was the strong visual impact brought by that huge body, or perhaps it was the first time he had encountered a Soul Formation monster that could speak human language. He subconsciously cast 【Daily Appraisal】 at the back of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad that was gradually moving away.

【Monster about to fall: This is a Thunder Sound Golden Toad whose life will pass away within three days, but it is unwilling. This time it came to Spirit Skull Mountain to look for Suanni remains. If it can refine them, it will break through to the late Soul Formation stage in one go and extend its lifespan. Although it has been here countless times, this is also its last chance, but unfortunately, it is not the night of the full moon.】

Seeing the feedback information, Zhou Qing was full of disbelief.

Suanni remains—he didn't expect that there were really Suanni remains here!

You know, Suanni, like the Flame Fire Crocodile and even the Three-Legged Golden Crow, all have extremely ancient inheritance bloodlines and are all legendary powerful monsters.

Lu Yaoyao didn't lie to me. Doesn't that mean there is also the inheritance of that master who can set up five-colored restrictions here?

By the way, the system just mentioned "unfortunately it is not the night of the full moon." What does this mean?

Could it be—

Zhou Qing raised his head abruptly, looked at the crescent moon in the sky, and felt his heart beating uncontrollably.

"Zhou Shixiong, what should we do now?" At this moment, Lu Yaoyao suddenly became a bit excited.

The feeling of being the oriole is so stimulating.

Zhou Qing recovered from his contemplation and said calmly, "Don't rush, wait a bit longer, and see if there are any other orioles."

Anyway, this Thunder Sound Golden Toad still had three days of life. According to the information fed back by the system, it seemed not far from the late Soul Formation stage.

And monsters are different from humans; they have strong physiques, long lifespans, and almost no bottlenecks; they just cultivate relatively slowly, which happens to be the exact opposite of humans.

So, heaven is fair!

Just as the Soul Formation expert said just now, if the other party makes a counterattack before death, no one can withstand it.

Facing Zhou Qing's caution, Lu Yaoyao looked full of admiration.

Live and learn!

Just like that, the two waited patiently for a long time. After confirming that there were no other suspicious people around, they hurriedly followed the footprints on the ground and chased after it.

When they reached the mountainside, it was already filled with thick, heavy gray-white mist.

In the mist, eerie, ghostly blue phosphorus fires flashed from time to time, sometimes merging and blending, sometimes scattering, faintly outlining various twisted and strange biological shapes, as if a group of demons were dancing, making one's hair stand on end.

Occasionally, a cold wind blew, and the white bones all over the ground collided with each other, making a chilling "clack-clack" sound.

Lu Yaoyao followed closely behind Zhou Qing, her lips tightly closed, not saying a word, her expression nervous and solemn.

Until Zhou Qing suddenly pulled her, and the two leaned down together, staring at the front with full vigilance.

Only then did they see that Li Hong and the others were also lying quietly on the ground, motionless.

In the hazy mist, one could see the Thunder Sound Golden Toad slowly moving its somewhat sluggish, huge body.

The golden bumps on its back were also continuously releasing dazzling thunder arcs, its mouth opening and closing, as if trying to sense something.

"Just find a place to lie down, damn it, so slow!" Li Hong was anxious and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Anyway, when the time comes, all the treasures on you can be sold for money; why care about these details?

And Zhou Qing seemed to have reacted.

Suanni seems to be a thunder-type monster, and this Thunder Sound Golden Toad also seems to master part of the power of thunder, so it wants to take this opportunity to try to sense the other party's remains.

The white bones piled up like a mountain here, and it seems most of them are ordinary animals or low-level monsters. They came here in the dark, proving once again that the Suanni remains really exist.

Then, why would such a powerful monster fall here? And no one knows.

In other words, what exactly is here that attracts it to come?

Zhou Qing's eyes became brighter and brighter. It seems that if he wants to know the truth, he can only wait for the night of the full moon to find out.

Soon, the Thunder Sound Golden Toad stumbled toward the other side. After Li Hong and the others waited a while, they followed quietly.

Without Zhou Qing needing to explain too much, Lu Yaoyao understood and cooperated tacitly, remaining motionless. What if there were other orioles like them in other directions?

But the two didn't wait for the so-called oriole, but waited for the Soul Formation expert who had returned.

Li Hong's powerful spiritual sense quietly spread to the surroundings. After a careful search, he confirmed that there was no one else around, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

I don't know why, but tonight he always felt a bit inexplicably hairy in his heart, thinking that someone would hide their intentions and try to sit back and reap the benefits.

Now it seems that he was overthinking.

Looking at Li Hong's back disappearing into the depths of the thick fog again, Lu Yaoyao looked at Zhou Qing with admiration again.

That was close; the other party actually killed them with a return shot.

Zhou Qing sneered, then took Lu Yaoyao to continue chasing, and didn't forget to warn her to pay attention to the movements around her.

This person acted so cautiously; maybe he would quietly place some warning objects around. If they accidentally stepped on them, it would be a big trouble.

In fact, Zhou Qing was right. Not long after, the sharp-eyed Lu Yaoyao discovered a few white talismans, which were quietly attached to the withered bones all over the ground in different positions.

If the two of them rushed into this area rashly, they might trigger them, thereby exposing their tracks.

From this, it can be seen that those who can step into the Soul Formation realm are not simple.

Spirit Skull Mountain is very large, and the Thunder Sound Golden Toad kept releasing thunder to sense. In the end, everyone could clearly perceive that it was becoming more and more exhausted.

Slowly, the power of thunder became intermittent, like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.

Croak—

As the night passed, the Thunder Sound Golden Toad looked at the red sun slowly rising in the east, let out an unwilling roar, and then, that huge body fell down with a bang, and its breath was cut off.

"Boss, it's dead, finally dead—" A Jin Dan disciple couldn't hide his excitement.

Li Hong was also full of excitement. However, he didn't act impulsively, but continued to wait patiently.

Anyway, he had a precedent. I heard that the late Soul Formation Elder who returned with heavy injuries last time still hasn't recovered yet.

This beast is good at showing weakness to the enemy, just like that peeping pervert Zhou Qing who is ranked tenth on the hit list, very cunning.

Especially Senior Brother Song Yuan, the two of them could be considered to have a certain friendship. In order to pave this road, he didn't know how many beauties he had sent him, and all kinds of rare treasures were countless.

He was full of thoughts of being a subject of the dragon, but who could have expected that in the end, he would be pitted to death by a Jin Dan cultivator.

Years of planning just went down the drain. Where can you go to reason?

Time passed bit by bit, until night, and the Thunder Sound Golden Toad still didn't move, and even began to emit a faint corpse odor.

Seeing this, Li Hong was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the two Jin Dan disciples beside him: "You two go over and take a look."

The faces of the two Jin Dan disciples changed instantly, showing difficulty.

"Hurry up!" Li Hong increased his tone and ordered again.

The two then stood up reluctantly, subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and carefully touched toward the corpse of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad.

And Zhou Qing, not far away, shook his head slightly.

Truly smart but misled by intelligence. You say you are cautious, but a Soul Formation monster that has been dead for less than a day starts to emit a corpse odor—is this possible?

It is very obvious that the other party is deliberately feigning death, wanting to lure you into the hook, but you are impatient at this time.

A little smart, but not much.

And according to the information fed back by the system, this Thunder Sound Golden Toad should still have nearly two days of lifespan.

"Retreat quickly!" Zhou Qing pulled Lu Yaoyao and retreated quietly.

Lu Yaoyao was confused. Since this Thunder Sound Golden Toad is already dead, shouldn't we take advantage of their inattention and kill them suddenly? Why leave?

But looking at Zhou Qing's solemn expression, she didn't ask any more questions, so she obediently followed Zhou Qing, moved her body bit by bit, and retreated slowly.

At this time, the two Jin Dan disciples had gradually approached the huge corpse of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad. One of them gritted his teeth, swung his sword violently, and stabbed it hard. A sound of flesh being pierced came instantly.

But the corpse still had no reaction, like a dead object.

The other person saw this, also supplemented with several knives, and seeing that there was still no movement, his face was full of joy.

Li Hong saw this situation, also breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly led everyone to approach quickly.

"Be careful with those poison sacs, don't poke them for me, these are all priceless medicinal materials..."

Li Hong shouted loudly while subconsciously covering his nose. After so long, it finally died. I didn't expect that in the end, he would be the one to pick up the bargain—

Suddenly, Li Hong smelled this increasingly strong corpse odor, immediately came to his senses, his face changed suddenly, and he exploded back instantly.

Just in the next moment, the golden bumps on the back of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad, which had already died, suddenly burst out a series of muffled "pfft pfft pfft" sounds, and then streams of dark green poisonous liquid suddenly sprayed wildly toward the direction where everyone was.

Those Jin Dan disciples who had just approached, with excited smiles still on their faces, didn't even have a chance to react, and were instantly shrouded by this poisonous liquid.

In an instant, shrill screams rang through the night sky. In just a few breaths, all the Jin Dan disciples were directly turned into a pool of foul-smelling pus under the strong corrosion of this poisonous liquid.

Only some broken clothes and storage bags remained, proving their existence.

The Thunder Sound Golden Toad also opened its eyes suddenly at this moment, its eyes filled with coldness and ruthlessness, staring fixedly at Li Hong who was fleeing in panic.

The original lifeless momentum also erupted completely at this moment. Where was there any sign of nearing the end of its lifespan?

"Did you really think I didn't know about your surveillance all along?" The Thunder Sound Golden Toad spoke human language, its voice full of mockery.

Then it jumped high, its huge body forced toward Li Hong, its speed so fast that it directly brought up a sound of breaking through the air.

Immediately after, it suddenly opened its blood-filled maw wide, and a powerful sonic attack, like a surging, monstrous wave, erupted from its mouth; wherever it passed, it seemed as if even the air was being shaken into distortion.

Li Hong, who was galloping away, was caught off guard and was directly lifted away by this sound wave attack.

His face turned pale instantly, his eyes full of horror, and he hurriedly tried his best to operate the spiritual power in his body, trying to resist one or two.

I saw a group of extremely hot flames quickly condense and form in front of him, and then it actually turned into a huge fire snake with teeth and claws, making bursts of roars, and pounced toward the Thunder Sound Golden Toad...

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