Chapter 1060: They Are My Friends!

At this moment, in the central area of the Western Suburb, Xu Que and Lan Xinyue and the others were still constantly going deeper.

Just along the way, the deeper they went, the more bizarre it felt. They had been in for half a day, yet there was no movement at all in the surroundings. Not to mention Vitality Ants, they hadn't even encountered a single real little ant!

"Hetu, don't tell me you were lying to me. Where is the danger in this place?" Xu Que couldn't help but look at Lan Hetu and ask.

"Ah? I... I don't know either. I just heard from others that this place is terrifyingly dangerous!" Lan Hetu was also completely dazed. The central area of the Western Suburb had always been rumored to be terrifyingly dangerous in the Lost City, but after truly arriving here, he found that the situation wasn't as terrifying as he had imagined!

Even in the distance behind them, Li Tianxun and the others were also dumbfounded at this moment.

"This... what is the situation? Why is there no movement from the Ant race? This shouldn't be!" Lin Huan said in confusion.

Li Tianxun also frowned. He had long felt that something was wrong. When they came in years ago, they had been surrounded by a large group of Vitality Ants shortly after crossing the boundary, and they had only managed to escape from inside after risking their lives.

But now, Xu Que not only crossed the boundary, but looking at it, he was almost at the Ant Queen's nest, yet the Vitality Ant race had no reaction at all.

"Alliance Leader, could it be that the Vitality Ant race has changed its rules? Why don't we take the opportunity to go in as well, to avoid being preempted by that kid!" Lin Huan asked Li Tianxun for instructions.

"No hurry!" Li Tianxun shook his head indifferently: "Wait and see first. The Vitality Ant race might be waiting for us to deliver ourselves to their door before they strike!"

As powerful as he was, he could completely see that the situation was a bit wrong, but as long as Xu Que hadn't reached the Ant Queen's nest, he, Li Tianxun, couldn't possibly be in a hurry to rush in. If they were truly ambushed by the Ant race, then Xu Que, this bait, would lose its effect!

However, the situation Li Tianxun had been looking forward to never happened. They just watched as Xu Que and Lan Xinyue and the others arrived outside the Ant Queen's nest safely and without any danger.

What was even more dumbfounding was that when Xu Que and the others appeared outside the Ant Queen's nest, the entrance to the nest actually opened on its own, as if it were welcoming him inside, and Xu Que didn't have any hesitation, just walking in with Lan Xinyue and the others.

"Hiss!"

The Heaven Alliance, as well as the cultivators from the other two major factions behind them, all gasped in shock on the spot!

What does this mean?

Has the Ant race changed its nature?

Could it be that they want to improve their relationship with the human race and be on good terms with them?

Everyone was suspicious and looked at each other.

Lin Huan also widened his eyes and looked at Li Tianxun: "Alliance Leader, this... what should we do?"

"..." Li Tianxun remained silent, his face somewhat ugly.

The current situation had completely exceeded their expectations. The original bait plan had completely failed, and the goal of letting Xu Que clear the obstacles for them hadn't been achieved. This made them change from an active situation to a passive one, and even Li Tianxun himself was somewhat indecisive.

No matter how he chose, there were huge risks!

"A miscalculation. Should have let Fu Shanchuan come together!"

At this moment, Li Tianxun felt a bit of regret in his heart. If Fu Shanchuan were here, he would definitely be able to think of a comprehensive plan as quickly as possible, and it wouldn't be as passive as it was now.

At the same time, in the Ant Queen's nest.

Lan Hetu and the others were also somewhat confused. They hadn't encountered any danger along the way, and even when they arrived outside the nest, the other party had actually opened the door to welcome them. It was truly hard to guess.

"Brother Que, this situation is a bit bizarre!" Lan Hetu said with some unease.

"Not bizarre, it should be considered normal!" Xu Que narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled, and vaguely guessed something.

From the moment he stepped into this nest, his divine sense had already been probed, and he sensed a slightly familiar aura—it was precisely that naive Queen Ant he had encountered in the Eastern Suburb.

Now that the other party opened the door to welcome him, it was mostly related to that Queen Ant thinking he was the "Chosen One."

"Normal? Brother Que, stop joking, where is this situation considered normal?" Lan Hetu said with a bitter smile.

"It's really very normal, if you don't believe me, ask your sister!" Xu Que said with a smile.

"Ask my sister?" Lan Hetu immediately looked at Lan Xinyue. Lan Xinyue nodded indifferently, indicating that what Xu Que said was correct, and this was indeed a normal situation.

After all, according to what that Queen Ant had said before, with Xu Que's identity, the entire Ant race could be considered his subordinates. Now that the master had come, it was very normal for the subordinates to open the big door to welcome him!

It was just that these things were only known to Lan Xinyue and Xu Que, while Lan Hetu and the others were completely dazed, their minds filled with confusion, unable to figure out the situation at all.

Just as Lan Hetu opened his mouth to continue questioning, the group had already stepped into the passage inside the ant nest. On both sides of the passage stood a row of Vitality Ants, each the size of a human, arranged in a neat line, lining the path to welcome Xu Que.

"This formation is not bad!" Xu Que immediately put his hands behind his back, with the aura of a leader coming down to inspect the people's situation, walking in with a proper manner.

Lan Hetu and the others were incredibly stunned. At this moment, they couldn't care about asking questions and hurriedly followed Xu Que.

Soon, the group passed through the passage and arrived in a nest chamber. The entire nest chamber was very dim, no different from a mountain cave, but the spiritual energy and vitality here were unusually rich, dozens of times better than the environment outside.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

At this moment, a burst of rapid and heavy footsteps came.

Only to see a figure rushing over from the passage at the other end of the nest chamber. It was a burly middle-aged man. Upon seeing Xu Que, his expression froze, and he directly bowed and cupped his hands, shouting loudly: "Subordinate, Qian Guowan, the 1093rd generation patriarch of the Vitality Ant race, pays respects to the Master!"

Swoosh!

In an instant, Lan Hetu and the others were all stunned on the spot, filled with shock.

Even Lan Xinyue was somewhat stunned. Although she knew Xu Que's identity was extraordinary, from the performance of that Queen Ant earlier, she didn't think Xu Que could truly suppress the Ant race.

But now, the patriarch of the Ant race was actually so respectful to Xu Que, bowing and paying respects, which truly exceeded her expectations!

"No need for formalities!"

At this moment, Xu Que waved his hand very indifferently.

However, he couldn't remain indifferent in his heart.

Patriarch of the Vitality Ant race?

Isn't this the Vitality Ant King in everyone's mouth?

Damn it, this is a powerful existence at the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm, or even close to the late stage, and now he is actually paying respects to me and calling me Master?

This is truly awesome!

Xu Que was already overjoyed. He didn't need to think to

And in fact, this was indeed the case; Qian Guowan was currently terrified to his core.

Initially, seeing that Xu Que's cultivation was not high, he had suspected that Qian Yi'er might have sensed it wrong, but now, seeing Xu Que with his own eyes and feeling the intense aura of the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book on him, Qian Guowan instantly swept away all his doubts.

Because in the ancestral teachings passed down by generations of ancestors, it had been repeatedly emphasized that the Ant Tribe had long ago sworn an oath to the inheritor of the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book: for all eternity, their descendants would all be at her disposal!

Therefore, a new sensing ability had been passed down through the Ant Tribe's bloodline; as long as the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book appeared, no matter how deeply it was hidden, they could sense it, and they had to unconditionally obey the Heavenly Chosen One and follow their orders.

And now, this aura of the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book had appeared. How could Qian Guowan dare to defy the ancestral teachings, and how could he dare to offend that existence? So, no matter how weak Xu Que's cultivation appeared, he dared not show the slightest disrespect!

"Report!"

At this moment, a Vitality Ant suddenly rushed over, prostrated itself on the ground, and shouted: "Reporting to the King, another large group of humans has entered our boundary, and among them are one human cultivator at the mid-stage of the Earth Immortal Realm and two at the early stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!"

"Oh?" Qian Guowan was startled for a moment and looked toward Xu Que.

"It's fine, it's fine, don't panic, they are my friends!" Xu Que immediately laughed.

Upon hearing this, Qian Guowan immediately understood and opened his mouth to say: "Let them..."

"Wait!" However, before he could finish speaking, Xu Que interrupted him, his lips curling up as he smiled and said: "Although they are my friends, but... please beat them to death!"

"Ah?"

Beat... beat them to death?

Instantly, Qian Guowan and the others were completely bewildered.