Chapter 431

So everyone got up early to prepare. This was Shan Chui's first time going out with everyone, so he was also excited and got up early.

Naturally, the one equally excited was Chuixue—this was the picnic she had long dreamed of.

Having finally gotten this chance, she absolutely had to prepare thoroughly.

So she and Shan Chui collided into each other.

Meanwhile, Luo En, Longjuan, Banggu, and others didn't need to prepare anything at all—just bringing people along to enjoy the atmosphere was enough.

After all, Chuixue had already prepared an enormous amount of things.

In this way, Chuixue packed several bags full of various items; after distributing them, everyone ended up with something in hand.

Although they hadn't prepared anything themselves, what Chuixue had prepared was indeed necessary for them, so they still had to help out.

Longjuan looked at that huge bag, turned around without a word, and walked away.

"I don't need any of this! Whoever it belongs to, carry it yourself!"

Longjuan stepped over Chuixue's large bag without any hesitation.

"Hey hey hey!"

No matter how much Chuixue called out, Longjuan didn't turn back at all, completely ignoring her.

Now she was stuck with this huge bag—she had to find someone to carry it, otherwise she'd never make it there if she carried it herself.

She put on her innocent smile and walked toward the people still standing there.

"Don't call me—I'm old, I can't do it!" Before she could even speak, Banggu had already refused, then picked up his own small item and hurried after Longjuan.

Seeing this, the Atomic Warrior said nothing more, shook the item in his hand, and quickly followed after Banggu.

Now only Luo En remained—Chuixue placed all her hopes on him.

"You you you… please help me… I…"

Chuixue began to pout! If he didn't help her now, he couldn't possibly go bully a child!

Luo En was a man; though that huge bag was indeed very heavy, he still didn't want to carry it!

"I'll do it! I'll do it!"

Shan Chui rushed over to take it!

"I'll handle these trivial tasks—don't tire out my Master!"

Even before becoming his disciple, Shan Chui was already protecting Luo En—he saw that the Master disliked it, so he hurried to please him.

"This is really heavy—are you sure? Don't say I'm bullying you!"

As Chuixue spoke, she couldn't help glancing at Luo En's expression.

Unfortunately, he was expressionless—nothing could be read from his face.

Shan Chui, now carrying the huge bag, looked perfectly willing.

Thus ended the little war over the bag—finally, the group reached the mountain.

Here, the mountains were clear and the waters were green—a rare and perfect spot for an outing.

Everyone relaxed and played here—some lay down, others went fishing.

But Luo En had no interest in any of this—he only wanted to find a quiet place for a moment.

This place was decent enough: open on all sides, with only gentle rolling hills.

Seeing everyone enjoying themselves, Luo En decided to walk around alone.

He hadn't taken two steps when Shan Chui immediately noticed his movement.

"Master, where are you going?"

Shan Chui dropped what he was holding and leapt right in front of Luo En—he hadn't taken his eyes off Luo En for a single moment.

"These hills look nice—I'll go take a look!"

Luo En said this and walked over.

Shan Chui thought for a moment behind him—he also wanted to follow.

So he immediately dropped what he was carrying and chased after him.

But Luo En's speed was too fast—in just that moment, Luo En had already vanished.

Shan Chui didn't overthink it—he immediately continued chasing.

Though small, this hill seemed like a proper little mountain; its rolling peaks were high enough to block many things from view.

As he walked, he didn't catch up to Luo En, but instead arrived at a fork in the path.

One path led left, the other right—he had no idea which way Luo En had gone.

After thinking for a moment, he randomly picked one and walked down it.

But coincidentally, Luo En hadn't taken either path—he saw that the hill's slope was smooth and decided to climb to the top to feel the wind.

This left Shan Chui in trouble.

The farther Shan Chui walked, the narrower the path became, until finally it was completely overgrown with weeds.

What had once been a clearly visible path had turned into a tangled, weed-choked trail.

"Master, Master, where are you?"

After walking for a long time without catching up, he began calling out.

But his calls received no response.

At that moment, a rustling sound came from deep within the weeds.

It sounded like someone pushing through the weeds.

Shan Chui thought—could it be the Master?

Without hesitation, he headed straight toward the sound.

Indeed, the sound grew louder—but still no figure appeared.

But all of these felt to him like Luo En was testing him.

Yet at this moment, Luo En was lounging comfortably atop the small hill, letting the wind blow through him.

Shan Chui had already realized he was lost, but all around him was nothing but weeds—he couldn't tell how he'd come here at all.

He could only keep walking forward.

Suddenly, before him lay a large patch of flattened weeds.

"Master, is that you?"

Shan Chui called out tentatively, but still no one answered him.

His temper flared, and he marched straight ahead, pushing aside the weeds.

"Roar~~~~"

A thunderous roar.

Luo En, sitting there, saw the commotion below.

Several birds flew up from the base of the hill—clearly startled by something down there.

It turned out Shan Chui had stumbled upon the lair of a Great Dragon-class Spider Monster.

That Great Dragon-class Spider Monster was several meters long, enough to swallow a person whole.

Though brave, he couldn't help but be frightened by the sight.

Seeing things were serious, Luo En immediately headed there.

As soon as he arrived, he spotted the weeds crushed by Shan Chui's passage.

Following the path he'd taken, he could quickly locate him.

Very soon, Luo En followed the trail to the spot.

But there, all that remained were the large marks left by Shan Chui fleeing from the Great Dragon-class Spider Monster.

Through the traces on the ground, Luo En instantly sensed it was a massive creature.

He felt Shan Chui was being chased by the Great Dragon-class Spider Monster.