Chapter 125: Lu Ren's life, she will take it with her own hands!

Ignoring everything else, he had no time to spare for other matters.

Taotie was still in a daze, but as soon as he heard what Qiongqi said, he could no longer hold back.

Eat? If he were to lose to someone else when it came to eating, he might as well tear himself apart!

However...

Barely suppressing the empty hunger in his belly, Taotie raised his eyes to look at Lu Ren, his small eyes filled with probing.

"What Qiongqi said is true."

Lu Ren naturally knew what Taotie was probing for, and without waiting for Taotie to ask, he spoke directly.

He took out the Storage Bags he had prepared long before entering the Secret Realm.

With multiple Storage Bags piled heavily in his hands, he tossed them directly in front of Taotie.

He opened them to take a look.

Inside were all kinds of prepared Spirit Food.

The intense aroma rushed toward him the moment the Storage Bags were opened; Taotie couldn't help it, and drool almost spilled out.

But he also had doubts.

... So much food.

It was enough for him to eat for seven or eight days!

What was this new master trying to do? He couldn't possibly be giving him so much to eat for no reason, could he?

Even the old man had never let him truly eat his fill, instead keeping him hungry one meal and full the next, fearing that if he ate too much, he would cause trouble.

Seeing the doubt in Taotie's eyes, Lu Ren spoke calmly: "These things are all for you."

"But there is a price."

"You may eat as much as you can of the things in the Secret Realm; the food in these Storage Bags serves as a replacement. If you end up eating more, I will naturally replenish it for you after we leave the Secret Realm; if you eat less, you will not be required to return the remainder."

Although that was what he said.

This was a deal where one could only win and never lose.

Given Taotie's appetite, there was basically no possibility of a loss.

"Really?" However, the little Taotie was still too young, and his eyes began to sparkle.

He had tasted the craftsmanship of the Lu Family cooks.

After eating it once, he had almost left the old man behind, no longer willing to recall the life he had spent begging for food with him.

However.

He was also somewhat vigilant.

"I can eat a lot of things; this little bit of food is not enough!"

"And don't think I don't know that we are going to stay here for three years!"

Three years.

Three years of providing for a Taotie.

This was no easy task.

Lu Ren, however, was unhurried, as if he had been prepared all along, and said calmly: "You can rest assured. The cooked food is enough for you to eat for half a month. The Lu Family's cooks are all with me, and the ingredients are naturally prepared as well. As long as you have something to trade, I guarantee you will be able to eat your fill."

Hearing this guarantee from Lu Ren, the little Taotie's eyes immediately lit up.

Without hesitation, he forced a howl from his throat, looked up, and swallowed all the Storage Bags. Hiding them in his internal space, he exerted some force and flew out.

"Master! When are we going to eat! I can't wait anymore!"

Qiongqi No. 2 looked at Lu Ren with sparkling eyes, pushing Qiongqi aside.

Qiongqi's face turned black in an instant.

But just as he wanted to lash out, Lu Ren's hand had already patted his body.

Qiongqi immediately understood and moved to sit under Lu Ren.

Although he had the heart to give Qiongqi a show of force, Taotie also knew in his heart that in his current state, he could not beat an adult Qiongqi.

Naturally, he did not dare to sit his butt on Qiongqi's head, nor did he dare to stand lightly on Qiongqi's head like Lu Ren.

He could only circle around Lu Ren, like a flying soccer ball.

"South, go."

Lu Ren was concise. Qiongqi flicked his tail and flew straight toward the south.

The moment the aura of the Fierce Beast spread through the Secret Realm, the nearby Spirit Beasts felt it, and those further away saw Qiongqi transform into his true form.

That massive figure, which blotted out the sky and sun, was extremely conspicuous, and someone's heart skipped a beat.

Qin Yuan's expression turned ugly.

Sure enough.

His premonition was not wrong at all.

Lu Ren had also entered this Secret Realm just like him.

It was just unclear when they would meet; if there was a chance to meet, he didn't know if he would have a way to take revenge! Xiao Zigui gazed deeply at the distant figure of Qiongqi, his eyes filled with a longing for power, though he also knew he could not tame a Fierce Beast like Qiongqi, and could only sigh slightly.

"This Lu Family Head truly has great spirit."

Raising a Fierce Beast is no different from inviting disaster upon oneself.

But as everyone knows.

Lu Ren has actually contracted three Fierce Beasts! Among them is the famous Qiongqi.

Ten million years ago, Qiongqi once wreaked havoc in the cultivation world, but was later killed by a sword strike from an extremely talented predecessor, who tore its corpse into many parts and threw them across the world, scattering them throughout the Tianxuan Continent.

This was done precisely to prevent the Qiongqi from being resurrected.

Yet, despite all precautions, they failed to prevent it; someone actually contracted with the heart of the Qiongqi, used their own essence blood to gestate it anew, and hatched it from an egg.

The Qiongqi had discarded its original bones and marrow, tempered its body with heavenly lightning, and forged a complete beast form for itself! Qin Yuan forcibly suppressed the revulsion and rejection in his heart and withdrew his gaze.

He looked toward Xiao Zigui, partly to change the subject and partly out of concern: "Has Miss Tang been found?"

Upon hearing this question, Xiao Zigui's expression involuntarily turned ugly, and he shook his head.

"Not yet..."

"However, before entering, I believe I saw her."

He was one hundred percent certain that the person he saw was Tang Yanyu!

It was just that for some reason, Tang Yanyu seemed like a completely different person.

She had clearly noticed his gaze, yet she did not come forward.

Truly...

It did not quite seem like her.

"Since she has been found, that is a good thing," Yi Yaoyue comforted him softly, "Perhaps that Miss Tang simply has other plans."

Although she said this, her comfort was extremely insincere.

Her phoenix eyes were overflowing with deep and shallow resentment.

Clearly.

After seeing the Qiongqi, it was not just Qin Yuan who felt conflicted; she was included as well.

After all.

There was a blood feud between her and Lu Ren!

Yet, even though her fists were already clenched, and her nails had even dug into her palms, drawing droplets of blood.

Yi Yaoyue gritted her teeth and did not take any action.

It was not the right time.

Now, she could not alert the enemy...

Lu Ren had indeed come to this Secret Realm just as they had anticipated, and he surely did not know that the rumors of an Immortal Ruins existing within this Secret Realm were actually true!

Even more terrifying was that Qin Yuan had already luckily obtained a map of the interior of the Immortal Ruins before entering! When the Immortal Ruins opens, one hundred people may not enter.

Lu Ren would definitely head there.

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Yi Yaoyue's eyes.

When that time comes, she would take his life herself! (End of chapter)