Chapter 194

The next second.

A wave of aura emanated from his frame, which was rather slender compared to his massive cat-fujin snake body.

The instant he felt that aura.

Cat-Fujin Snake's expression changed drastically.

He immediately roared at the members of the Knight of the Sea who were attacking Luo En with weapons: "Everyone, hold!"

They stopped at once.

The weapons in their hands halted about a chi away from Luo En.

Hearing his voice.

Carrot, who had been eating a carrot while enjoying Luo Bin's head pats, heard the sound, turned her head to look, her face full of confusion.

"Boss Cat-Fujin Snake? What's wrong?"

Cat-Fujin Snake stared at the black-haired youth before him, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

The instant he had sensed his aura, Cat-Fujin Snake understood one thing.

The human before him... was not an opponent he could defeat!

Even adding that dog.

The two of them together probably wouldn't be a match either.

Luo En smiled at him, released the grip on his fleshy paw: "Correct judgment. Worthy of being a retainer of Kozuki Oden. It seems the ships of Bai Huzi and Luo Jie weren't boarded in vain."

Hearing his words, Cat-Fujin Snake's pupils shrank slightly, his face full of shock.

"Who... exactly are you? How do you know these things?"

"The hot pot's almost ready, let's talk while we eat."

Luo En turned and walked toward Bonney's side.

Bonney was placing meat and vegetables into the large pot set up in front of her; a rich fragrance had already begun to waft out.

"Boss Cat-Fujin Snake."

The Knight of the Sea members turned to look at Cat-Fujin Snake.

Cat-Fujin Snake stared in that direction for a few seconds, then strode over and sat down beside the hot pot opposite Luo En.

"Let's hear it, then."

Luo En chuckled at his words, reached out, picked up a bottle of wine beside him and tossed it to him; Cat-Fujin Snake reached out and caught it.

"Sabaody Archipelago's Bubble Wine, give it a try."

Cat-Fujin Snake didn't stand on ceremony, directly uncorked the bottle, and took a big swig.

Luo En also took a sip.

Cat-Fujin Snake looked at Luo En opposite him, who was holding an enormous wine gourd, and said: "Why do you know those things?"

"Heard it by chance."

"From whom?"

"That I can't tell you, but as far as you lot are concerned, we shouldn't be bad people."

"Bad people always say they're not bad people."

Cat-Fujin Snake said, then took another big swig of wine, "Just like that big snake beside Kozuki back in the day."

Luo En couldn't help but laugh helplessly at his words.

"If we were bad people who came specifically for that thing, we wouldn't be sitting here drinking wine and chatting so amiably with you."

"You should understand too—even if you added Duke Inuarashi and activated the Mink Tribe's Sulong form, you still wouldn't be my opponent."

In the youth's calm, casual voice, there leaked the powerful confidence belonging to the strong.

Cat-Fujin Snake drank his wine in silence, saying nothing, though inwardly he was quite shaken.

He even knows about the Mink Tribe's Sulong form... just how much does this guy know?!

Seeing the hot pot was nearly cooked, Bonney called everyone over.

"The hot pot's about ready, everyone come over."

Kuina set down the blade in her hand and walked over with Conis; Luo Bin also walked over with Xiao Qi and Carrot.

A group of people gathered and sat together.

However, no seats were left for that lot from the Knight of the Sea; they could only stand far behind Cat-Fujin Snake, watching and smelling that rich fragrance, occasionally swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

171, the super-incident that blew up the sea!

Everyone ate hot pot and drank wine.

Cat-Fujin Snake was scalded so badly he kept sticking out his tongue.

Carrot was also eating until her face was bright red.

"So spicy, so spicy!"

Cat-Fujin Snake bit into a piece of fire pepper, the spiciness overwhelming him; he grabbed the wine beside him and poured it into his mouth—spicy on top of spicy—and opened his mouth to spray out a blast of flame.

Luo Bin watched and couldn't help but laugh.

Bonney also doubled over laughing.

Conis held her bowl, looked at the laughing Bonney, and smiled: "This scene really looks just like Bonney when she first ate hot pot."

Bonney's laughter stopped at once; under the gazes of those around her, her pretty face flushed red, and she lowered her head—just like Xiao Qi—and buried herself in her food.

Cat-Fujin Snake only slowly recovered after drinking a cup of water handed over by Kuina, his head covered in sweat.

"Boss Cat-Fujin Snake, are you alright?"

Carrot asked with concern.

"P-piece of cake!"

Cat-Footed Snake picked up his bowl again and fished through the fiery-red pot — that hot, stinging sensation was a thrill and a rush he had never felt before in his life!

This style of cooking ought to catch on across the whole Fuzzy Park!

As he ate, he asked Luo En without forgetting, "You're going to Whale Forest to take that thing, aren't you?"

"Whether we take it or not doesn't matter. We've got someone here who can read what's written on it — we just need to make a rubbing of it."

Luo En, eyes closed, spoke as he picked up a piece of meat from the pot and sent it toward his mouth.

Cat-Footed Snake was startled by the words: "One of you can read those characters, just like Kozuki?"

"Mm."

Listening to the two of them talk, Luo Bin and the others were all somewhat puzzled.

"Captain, what are you talking about? What can be read?"

Conis asked curiously.

"A stone monument recording the true history."

Luo En said with a smile.

Luo Bin's expression, however, shifted in shock: "There's one on this island?"

"Mm, and it's a red road-pylon stone monument."

Hearing this, Luo Bin's eyes immediately lit up.

A red True History stone monument — that was something she had never seen!

She turned her head toward Cat-Footed Snake, her gaze full of anticipation as she asked, "May I have a look?"

"Even if I said no, your captain probably wouldn't agree, would he?"

Cat-Footed Snake sat there, gobbling down meat with loud smacks.

"But if it's just a look, and making a rubbing of the contents, that I can still accept — it wouldn't break the oath we swore with Kozuki."

"I'll go discuss this matter with that dog and give you an answer the day after tomorrow."

……

In the blink of an eye, the day after tomorrow arrived.

Cat-Footed Snake and Duke Inuarashi appeared before Luo En together.

"You're the human who wants to enter the Whale Duke's domain?"

Duke Inuarashi, sword at his waist, stared hard at Luo En as he spoke.

Cat-Footed Snake scratched his fuzzy big head and said to Luo En, "This guy's stubborn as hell — no matter how I try to talk him down, he just has to drag me into a fight with you."

"Who wants to listen to you, crazy cat?" Duke Inuarashi walked past Cat-Footed Snake, drew the sword at his waist, and stepped toward Luo En: "Human, come on."

More than ten minutes later.