Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Holding a Grudge

Li Xiuyuan rolled up his sleeves and swung a fierce slap.

Li Xiuyuan comes from a prominent family and is slightly more powerful than Chen Ansheng.

Sensing the danger, Chen Ansheng almost instinctively activated the “Extreme Shield Heaven Gang” protective divine skill.

His internal celestial power was depleted, forming a deep yellow shield.

“Bang!”

With a muffled sound, Li Xiuyuan’s palm was deflected, multiple cracks appearing in his palm, exposing bone.

After withstanding one attack, the Extreme Shield Heaven Gang automatically dissipated, but Chen Ansheng’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

Zhong Li was slightly surprised.

This kid can actually use such a defensive divine skill?

If it weren’t for his low cultivation level, the protective barrier summoned by this skill would have been enough to withstand an attack from a cultivator at a higher realm.

Moreover, even more absurdly, this technique had a teleportation effect, allowing him to disappear in the blink of an eye, covering a distance of a hundred feet.

Don’t underestimate this small distance; in a life-and-death battle among experts, dodging just half a moment faster can mean life or death.

Teleporting a hundred feet is almost equivalent to ignoring an opponent’s attack!

How powerful!

“Come back to me!”

Zhong Li sensed that Chen Ansheng was trying to escape and called out sharply.

This fool possesses supreme demonic skills; how could she let him leave without truly understanding the situation?

“I won’t! You want to hit me!” a panting voice came from within the forest.

“I was just playing with you earlier. If you’re not convinced, just hit me back!”

It wasn’t that Zhong Li enjoyed coaxing Chen Ansheng; she had no choice. Any adverse action against Chen Ansheng would be suppressed by a force deep within her soul, and forcefully capturing him would cause her great pain.

Hearing this, Li Xiuyuan had a sad face. “By the heavens, fairy, you can’t do this!”

It was you who told me to hit him, and now I’m injured and still have to endure that guy’s beating! Who wouldn’t feel wronged?

“Stop crying! If you cry more, I’ll gouge out your eyes!”

Li Xiuyuan quickly shut his mouth, hanging his head like a reprimanded puppy.

Chen Ansheng didn’t genuinely want to run away; the other party was a Xuanxian-level expert. How could he not be caught? He just wanted to act a little spoiled for some sympathy.

Soon, Chen Ansheng emerged from the forest.

“You weren’t lying to me, right? I can really beat this kid?” Chen Ansheng asked.

“As long as you can beat him, feel free to do as you wish. I won’t intervene,” Zhong Li said indifferently.

Chen Ansheng chuckled and mimicked Li Xiuyuan’s earlier motion of rolling up his sleeves. “You started it first, so don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Li Xiuyuan, with a sad face, said, “Big brother! You can’t blame me; I was forced!”

This brat caused his trump card technique to be exposed. Chen Ansheng just wanted to give him a good beating and lunged at him.

The two got into a scuffle, and before long, Chen Ansheng found himself pinned down by Li Xiuyuan.

“Senior Sister, help me! Help me deal with him!”

Seeing that he was about to get hit, Chen Ansheng quickly sought aid from Zhong Li.

Upon hearing this, that strange feeling came over Zhong Li again. This time, she didn’t expend a lot of mental energy to resist that trace of will; it wasn’t worth it.

Smack!

Two slaps, one from the front and one from behind, made Li Xiuyuan’s head buzz.

“Cheater! You said you wouldn’t intervene, but you still favor him. You’re all in it together! Just kill me; I don’t want to live anymore.”

Li Xiuyuan sat on the ground, burying his head in his knees, crying pitifully like a child.

Zhong Li also felt helpless; being half-controlled wasn’t pleasant at all. Currently, she disliked Chen Ansheng ten times more than Li Xiuyuan.

“You still care about me, Senior Sister.”

Chen Ansheng said proudly, wearing a villainous expression.

“Shut up!”

Zhong Li, out of options, tore off a piece of beast leg meat and forcefully shoved it toward Chen Ansheng to silence him.

“Thank you, Senior Sister.”

Chen Ansheng grinned, taking the beast leg and starting to chew on it heartily.

So delicious!

This unknown spirit beast was filled with celestial energy, making it incredibly flavorful, and a few bites replenished all the energy Chen Ansheng had just expended.

“This thing would cost hundreds of celestial crystals in a restaurant, wouldn’t it?” Chen Ansheng remarked while eating.

“Hundreds? You wouldn’t even see a single hair of the Ten Thousand Blood Badger if it was lacking a hundred thousand!” Zhong Li shot him a glare.

“!!”

Chen Ansheng’s eyes widened.

A hundred thousand celestial crystals?

Damn! It’s that valuable!

No wonder a bite makes you feel refreshed, comparable to a spiritual elixir.

“I’m so hungry! Fairy, can I have some too?”

Li Xiuyuan, who was sitting squatting and feeling wronged, had his eyes light up when he heard the spirit beast was worth a hundred thousand.

“Go get some then, eat as much as you like.” Zhong Li said this to avoid Chen Ansheng benefitting from it.

“Thanks, thanks!”

Given permission, Li Xiuyuan hurried over, tearing off a piece of beast meat and starting to feast.

Soon, a rare Ten Thousand Blood Badger weighing around fifty catties was devoured by the two.

“Senior Sister, how about you go catch a few dozen more? We can sell them and buy a cave dwelling to live a leisurely life. Why do we have to wander around and fight every day?”

“I…”

Driven by the mysterious will, Zhong Li really felt an urge to catch a few dozen more Ten Thousand Blood Badgers.

After spending a lot of mental energy resisting the “command,” Zhong Li drew her sword and yelled, “Is your brain filled with shit? If you ever dare to propose such ridiculous requests to me again, I will kill you! I will have your whole family wiped out!”

Feeling that terrifying killing intent, Chen Ansheng quickly shrank his neck.

Damn! I just made a small, reasonable suggestion. Why so fierce?

One day, I’ll definitely get back at you! Shut that smelly mouth of yours!

Though he thought about it, he no longer dared to engage Zhong Li.

After eating his fill, he leisurely lay on the hay, deeply sighing in his heart that the lower realms are indeed better. In the celestial realm, he is constantly being ordered around; accidentally, he could face life-threatening dangers—this isn’t a life worth living.

……

Time flew by, and over a week passed.

During this time, Zhong Li had been leading Chen Ansheng through the wild mountains.

Later, Chen Ansheng learned that the woman was searching for items needed for healing.

Along the way, Chen Ansheng truly feasted, for Zhong Li always managed to get some peculiar spirit beast meat to eat.

Not to mention the taste, the celestial energy contained was also abundant.

Before he knew it, Chen Ansheng had already stepped into the fourth level of the celestial realm.

Chen Ansheng couldn’t help but sigh; ordinary people struggle to improve their cultivation throughout their lifetime, while he easily reached higher realms while eating and drinking with the Demoness. How could this be justified?

However, along the way, the Demoness frequently threatened him.

Chen Ansheng also found it peculiar; he only occasionally provided a small suggestion, yet she would often fly into a rage, yelling for him to shut up or die.

Having endured constant threats, Chen Ansheng became careful, no longer daring to speak easily. As for what to do if he truly couldn’t hold back? Then he would give Li Xiuyuan a good beating and use him as a punching bag.

Li Xiuyuan regarded Chen Ansheng and Zhong Li as a group and didn’t dare to retaliate.

Additionally, Chen Ansheng secretly prepared a little notebook to record all the misdeeds of the Demoness Zhong Li, waiting for the day he could take revenge.

“February 28th: The Demoness’s wound worsens. This young master suggested rationally to wash it with my urine for disinfection. She exploded in anger and nearly killed me; this is a great grievance.”

“March 1st: Had a minor dispute with the Demoness over the distribution of spirit beast meat. She shouted at me, saying I should ‘eat shit.’ I retaliated with the same words, enraging her to the point she tried to attack. Fortunately, her injuries flared up and incapacitated her, and I narrowly escaped with my life. This grievance will be noted for now.”

“March 2nd: Due to being overly frightened yesterday, I have remained silent the entire day, with nothing occurring.”

“March 3rd: Scoundrel Li Xiuyuan mischief, trying to incite the Demoness to eliminate me, only to be slapped by her a hundred times instead. Seeing this brings me great joy, thus recording the Demoness’s minor fault.”

“March 4th to March 6th… The Demoness found healing medicine, during which she scolded me a few times. I didn’t dare to resist. Noted as a small grievance.”

“March 7th: Flew together with the Demoness and nearly fell several times while in the air; I judged this to be deliberate on her part. After several hours, we reached the foot of Ninefold Flower Mountain; apart from that, there were no other dangers. Thus recorded as a medium grievance.”