Chapter 135: Leaving the Village (10/10, Autumn Subscription!)

Fang Yue had previously thought the 【Vomit Finger Ghoul】 reward was too small; now he wanted to take back those words.

"Big Brother, last 【Vomit Finger Ghoul】, where are you? Come drop into my bowl already! 0.3 dual attributes are still attributes! Let me eat alone—I beg you!"

Fang Yue hoped the last 【Vomit Finger Ghoul】 was also in the village.

But after patrolling two more rounds and finding nothing, he finally gave up and returned to the Guard Station.

Inside the Guard Station, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was lounging lazily on a chair when suddenly her eyelid twitched and she sat up straight.

"Left eye jumps for wealth, right eye jumps for disaster—I'm in for disaster!"

As Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was thinking this, she saw Fang Yue walk in looking gloomy.

"Ye, Ye Ge! You're back!"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu shuddered and quickly forced a smile.

"Mm."

Fang Yue nodded absently, about to pass by, when he suddenly sensed something odd and stopped, eyeing Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu suspiciously.

"Why aren't you eating?"

"I—I finished. The cook brother is making a new batch right now."

"Oh, alright. How much did your dual attributes increase?"

"Just over one point dual attribute."

"Keep it up."

"Mm-mm!"

Seeing how easily Fang Yue was placated, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu secretly sighed in relief.

Fang Yue went to check the kitchen behind; the cook was indeed preparing food, but he'd already made half a table's worth—and no one had taken it away yet.

His face darkened; Fang Yue stormed back in three strides.

"Ye, Ye Ge! Why are you back again?"

"You tell me. Go to the back—eat whatever the cook makes, right there on the spot!"

"Ye, Ye Ge! I can't eat anymore—I really can't! My stomach's so bloated I can't take it!"

"Fine, then I won't care about you. Do as you please."

"No, no… I'll eat, okay? I'll eat!"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu trudged miserably into the kitchen, eating the dishes slowly and reluctantly under Fang Yue's watchful eye.

"Eat faster!"

"I'm eating, I'm eating!"

After Fang Yue urged her once more, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu hurried her eating; only then did Fang Yue leave, satisfied.

Only then did Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu let out a huge sigh of relief.

But when she opened her attributes panel, she saw:

"Only three points dual attribute? I heard Niu Niu say he has eight points! How long will it take me to catch up to Niu Niu's attributes, let alone Ye Ge's…?"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu felt the road ahead was long and arduous.

But she never considered that she was a second-wave player, while Fang Yue and Niu Niu were first-wave players—and among Gu Yue Cun's second-wave players, no one else's attributes had risen this fast, let alone to over three points.

In a certain sense, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was the strongest among Gu Yue Cun's second-wave players.

But this so-called "strongest" came from eating food, not from hard cultivation; if she were to fight Ghouls now, she'd probably need to solve her psychological issues first.

Moreover, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was benefiting from Fang Yue's financial support; otherwise, even a normal player with talent couldn't afford to eat enough to raise attributes like this.

One day cost two taels of Silver—nighttime meals weren't even counted yet. This expenditure was unbearable for an ordinary person!

Even Fang Yue had begun thinking about how to cut down on food expenses.

"I might have to make Wu Wu eat buns from now on."

Fang Yue had this idea, but hadn't told Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu yet—he feared she'd throw a tantrum and refuse to accept it, so he was delaying it for now.

After confirming Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was diligently eating to raise her attributes, Fang Yue went out again, hoping to get lucky once more.

If he still couldn't find any Ghouls, he'd practice the Starfire Blade Technique.

Thinking of the Starfire Blade Technique, Fang Yue got a headache, because using it consumed lifespan.

Practicing the blade consumed lifespan; fighting Ghouls consumed lifespan—this kind of drain would exhaust even the most abundant lifespan.

Fortunately, the Starfire Heart Method was already maxed out; otherwise, cultivating it would have deducted even more lifespan.

In this light, Hua Wuye's Wu Mu Fruit was incredibly generous! He'd definitely thank Hua Wuye properly later.

As Fang Yue pondered these things and stepped outside, he ran straight into Lin Ling, whose face was grim.

"Lin Ge, weren't you off to hard cultivation?"

"... Enough nonsense! Just listen!"

Lin Ling was clearly in a foul mood, angrier than when Fang Yue had just killed someone.

Fang Yue immediately fell silent—he didn't want to clash with Lin Ling, after all, he was the one who'd gained the advantage.

He'd not only taken the birthday gift meant for Lin Ling's girlfriend, but eaten it and directly boosted his cultivation. If this kept up, he'd surely become Lord Han's heir—basically living out Huangmao's script and crushing Lin Ling's fate!

Lin Ling was already suffering this badly; how could Fang Yue possibly provoke him further? If Lin Ling broke down, that'd be a real disaster.

Fortunately, Lin Ling wasn't as fragile as Fang Yue imagined—he was just in a bad mood and didn't feel like dealing with Fang Yue.

"The village craftsmen say there's not enough stone for the Di He; they need to buy from the neighboring village. That's normal, but Divine Doctor An also says he has no big cases and doesn't want to stay here—he wants to return to Mo Cun. So we need to escort Divine Doctor An back to Mo Cun and buy stone there at the same time—two tasks in one."

"Uh… then you've got your work cut out for you…"

Lin Ling frowned: "What nonsense are you spouting? I'm telling you this because I'm assigning you to escort Divine Doctor An back to Mo Cun."

"... Huh? Me?"

Fang Yue was stunned: "Then what about you?"

"Guarding Gu Yue Cun. Hua Wuye's injuries haven't even healed yet — although the severed tendons in his hands and feet that Mu Zi cut were reattached by the Divine Doctor, he still needs to rest. So in the village, it's just you and me, two Captain-level fighters."

"In the past, naturally the village's strongest — me — would be the one to escort An Shenyi back. But now you're the strongest Captain in the village, so naturally it's your turn to step up and escort him."

No way — getting stronger actually means more trouble?

"Um, can I refuse?"

"Sure. Just hand back your Deputy Captain status right now, and then you can get the hell out of the village."

"... I, I was just kidding."

"I wasn't kidding. Get yourself ready tomorrow; we set off first thing the day after."

"So soon?"

"An Shenyi's in a rush. Every second he's late he starts shouting about how much money he's losing — gives me a headache. If you want to argue the point, go talk to him yourself."

Clearly, Lin Ling can't stand An Shenyi either. But still... going to Mo Cun — wouldn't that be too dangerous?

"You're asking whether it's dangerous? There's no safe place out in the wild! You'll have to rely on yourself. Whatever you do, don't let anything happen to An Shenyi — otherwise when Lord Han comes down on us, I have no idea what'll become of you."

"... Fine, looks like I can't wriggle out of this mission. Is there any reward?"

"If you can safely escort An Shenyi back to Mo Cun, the reward naturally won't be lacking."

Although Lin Ling is very displeased with Fang Yue, speaking on the merits — as long as Fang Yue asks a question, if Lin Ling knows the answer, she'll answer it seriously.

Leaving Gu Yue Cun the day after tomorrow...

For some reason, Fang Yue can't shake a sense of unease. With those strange things outside still watching him, leaving the village now — wouldn't that be practically asking to die?

End of the 10th update!

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