Chapter 339
Do you want me to die?
"Tang San!"
"Little San!"
Several exclamations rang out at the same time.
Flander, Dai Mubai, and others rushed forward.
Oscar frantically began making the restored giant sausage.
Lin Xia merely glanced indifferently at Tang San, who was completely unconscious on the ground, as if he were looking at an insignificant object.
His gaze returned to the corpse of the human-faced spider and the floating purple soul ring, and the silver-gray light at his fingertips completely disappeared.
"It seems he was seriously injured, and the stress and exhaustion of his soul power caused him to faint."
Lin Xia's voice remained calm, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with him.
"Flander, please take good care of him."
After speaking, Lin Xia ignored the complicated gazes of the crowd and turned to look into the depths of the dark forest, the direction in which Xiao Wu was taken away and the direction in which the Titan Giant Ape disappeared.
His gaze pierced through the layers of ancient trees that cast eerie shadows in the moonlight, as if he could see directly the pink-clad figure who had completed her transformation.
After a while, Lin Xia's lips curled upwards, forming a cold and playful arc.
'Xiao Wu will be back soon, and Tang San's opportunity is over. This journey should also come to an end.'
He made a silent declaration in his heart.
The spirit ring of the Human-Faced Demon Spider and the Eight Spider Lances, the external spirit bone that should have belonged to Tang San, have been forcibly erased by him.
As for Tang San's reaction after waking up—whether he would be furious or devastated—Lin Xia didn't care at all.
He even had some expectations about how the future trajectory of the "chosen one" would be distorted after losing this crucial link.
While Flander, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and the others were frantically tending to the unconscious Tang San, some feeding him water and others trying to channel his soul power, the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny watched all this with complicated expressions—
"Shh...tap..."
An extremely light, deliberately slowed-down footstep, yet still carrying a touch of a young girl's unique lightness, abruptly broke the solemnity and anxiety in this messy forest.
The sound was exceptionally clear in the silence, instantly alerting the highly vigilant Flander.
"Who?!"
Flander looked up abruptly, his cold, sharp, hawk-like gaze instantly locking onto the direction of the sound—an area shrouded in the shadows of giant ferns and fallen ancient trees.
His soul power suddenly surged, and the phantom of the Cat-Owl Martial Soul appeared and disappeared behind him, with the powerful pressure of a Soul Saint poised to be unleashed.
Having experienced the terrifying attack by the Titan Ape and the surprise attack by the Man-Faced Spider, he was on edge at the slightest disturbance.
The others immediately stopped what they were doing. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing instantly activated their martial spirits and looked warily in the same direction.
Ning Rongrong subconsciously moved closer to Lin Xia, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda began to glow slightly.
The air seemed to freeze.
"Dean."
A voice, slightly breathless and cautious yet incredibly familiar, rang out, like a clear spring dripping down, instantly extinguishing the killing intent that Flander and the others had gathered.
A slender figure parted the huge fern leaves and ran out of the shadows. Moonlight streamed down, illuminating her slightly disheveled yet still lively and pretty face. Seeing her, not only Flander was stunned, but Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, including the Dragon God and Snake Goddess and Meng Yiran, were all speechless, their faces filled with disbelief and shock!
The one who suddenly emerged from the perilous depths of the Star Dou Forest was none other than Xiao Wu!
At this moment, Xiao Wu's state was quite peculiar.
Her pink dress was torn in many places, covered with mud and grass clippings, and the cuffs were even torn in several places, revealing her fair arms.
Her scorpion braids, which were always neatly combed and playfully cute, were now a little messy, with a few strands of hair mischievously falling on her smooth forehead and cheeks.
Her cheeks were flushed from running, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her breathing was slightly rapid.
However, in stark contrast to her somewhat disheveled appearance, her overall demeanor seemed to have undergone a subtle change.
Those bright, expressive eyes seemed to hold a deeper brilliance, and her brows held less of the girlish naiveté and more of an indescribable calmness and composure, as if she had experienced a lot overnight and matured a bit.
What's even more striking is the soul power emanating from her. Although it appeared weak due to deliberate restraint, upon closer inspection, it was much stronger and more solid than when she left, faintly exuding a harmonious and full aura.
"Xiao Wu, you're not dead?!"
Oscar blurted it out almost without thinking, his voice rising in shock. Only after he finished speaking did he realize how harsh and ominous his words were, and he quickly covered his mouth, his face filled with a complex expression of embarrassment and ecstasy.
Xiao Wu glared at Oscar with a hint of annoyance, her eyes filled with a mix of coquettishness and relief at surviving a close call.
"Pah! Oscar, are you hoping I die?"
As she spoke, her gaze swept urgently across the crowd. When she saw Tang San, who was being supported by Flander, his face as pale as paper, his eyes closed, a trace of blood still remaining at the corner of his mouth, and his whole body exuding an aura of weakness and numbness, Xiao Wu's heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an icy hand, and it instantly clenched!
"Little San!"
She let out a cry of alarm, her voice trembling with tears, as all her attention was instantly drawn to Tang San's miserable state.
She rushed over like a pink gust of wind, taking three steps at a time, and threw herself into Tang San's side.
"Mistress! Mistress, what's wrong with you?! Wake up!"
Xiao Wu's voice trembled as she crouched down and carefully took one of Tang San's hands.
Those hands were icy cold, and the palms were covered in mud and dried, dark green poisonous blood, which made her heart ache so much that tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
She looked up at Flander, her eyes filled with urgency and pleading.
"Dean, what happened to Xiao San? How did he get injured like this? Who hurt him?"
Looking at the living, breathing Xiao Wu before him, Flander felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, but this was followed by deeper doubts and vigilance.
He adjusted his glasses, which weren't actually on his nose, and asked in a deep voice:
"Xiao Wu, don't panic. Tang San's condition is complicated. His soul power is severely depleted, and he has also been poisoned. Although it has been suppressed for the time being, he needs time to recover."
"The most urgent thing is to tell us how you escaped from the Titan Ape? What exactly happened?"
Flander's problem is also the biggest mystery in everyone's mind.
Titan Ape, the king of the forest for 100,000 years, kidnapped a human girl, but soon after, she returned unharmed.
This is simply unbelievable!
All eyes were on Xiao Wu, waiting for her explanation.
Xiao Wu's heart suddenly raced, but she tried her best to maintain a look of shock on her face.
Of course, she couldn't tell everyone the truth—it was because Titan Giant Ape Erming sensed her presence that he came to bring her home, allowing her to safely condense her third spirit ring.
On the way back, she had already racked her brains to come up with a story. (End of Chapter)