After Xiao Ji Nian separated from Ling Yao, he didn't waste any time. He continued to sweep in a fan-shaped range and pushed hard into the depths of the jungle.
The consequence of working hard is...
By the time he found the other side in the opposite direction, thunder was rolling in the sky, and the straight-line distance between him and Ling Yao was about three kilometers...
Deadly.
Alas... run!
But while he was running, he felt that Ling Yao's formation was not quite right.
I know you like to use lightning to strike others, but when you're fighting that brat and at most a disabled Wolf King, is it necessary to use this kind of large-scale, high-damage group attack?
Xiao Jinnian was just confused at first, but suddenly he raised his head and took a look at the sky.
I saw a dark figure floating up to the thunder clouds. There were various vines and thorns on the ground following the figure and rushing upwards. The thunder struck down like it was free of money...
Okay, now I figured it out.
It turns out you struck yourself with lightning...
wrong! I can’t figure it out even more! ! You were fighting normally, why did you start going through the wood tribulation? !
Xiao Jinnian was really frightened now, and his pace quickened a lot.
Just kidding, even if Ling Yao had defeated that little brat, he wouldn't be inexplicably going through the tribulation in the middle of the night in the wilderness!
Something must be wrong!
The more Xiao Jinnian ran towards that place, the more he could feel that the wood spiritual energy around him became richer and more restless.
Thick vines kept emerging from the ground, and even strange flowers bloomed, intertwining and stretching in front of him, blocking his way forward.
In addition to looking at the size of the thunder, one can judge the danger level of the wood calamity; the more vigorous the plant riot caused by the wood calamity on the ground, the more it shows its desire for vitality in the body of the person who overcomes the calamity, and the more dangerous it is.
Xiao Jinnian was extremely anxious, but his steps slowed down, and finally he stopped on a rock and watched everything.
The Five Elements Tribulation is an external calamity that Dongxu must overcome. There is no room for any help from outside spiritual energy, otherwise it will be even more difficult.
At least now, Xiao Jinnian sensed that the auras of Ling Linhan and Wolf King were not nearby. No one else would disturb Ling Yao, and there was no need for him to rush in to help.
Naturally, all he can do is continue to protect Ling Yao around him, so that the other party can concentrate on overcoming the disaster.
Xiao Jinnian held the knife and wandered around the edge area, muttering to himself:
"You brat dare to scare me, dare to practice faster than me, dare to ask me to protect you balabalabala, I will kill you after you finish your tribulation!"
And: "I want to eat roasted whole lamb, steamed seabass, braised chicken wings, stir-fried shrimp balabala, damn, I'm hungry!" and other nonsense.
This... is also a way to relieve stress (right) (?).
Finally, the thunder receded and the vines withered.
Xiao Jinnian poked the withered vine on the ground with his knife, confirming that the wood disaster was finally over, and immediately ran towards the center with rapid strides.
But Xiao Jinnian still didn't expect the scene before him.
The end of the sword is broken and stuck sideways in the soil;
Broken in the middle, the remaining half is entangled with dead vines;
The sword was broken from the hilt and fell to the ground;
Even, there was only a sword-shaped ashes left...
Everywhere you look, there are broken swords everywhere.
The owner of these swords was currently stepping on the corpse of the Wolf King with unkempt hair, and laboriously cutting the Wolf King's skin and flesh with a piece of black scrap iron.
Xiao Jinnian opened his mouth, but no words came out for a long time.
Ling Yao, who was cutting the meat, seemed to finally notice Xiao Jinnian's arrival.
He cut off a piece of wolf meat, inserted it into his dagger that was blown black and numb, and jumped off the Wolf King.
He put one foot on the ground and the other on the Wolf King's head, and then smoothed his messy hair with a graceful movement, smiling so much that he showed his big white teeth:
"Hey, you're here?"
Then he gestured in the direction of Xiao Jinnian with the dagger stuck in his flesh, and shouted pretending to be frivolous:
"Do you want to eat meat? Lend me some fire, sir."
Seeing a lively Ling Yao who knew how to joke with him, Xiao Jinnian breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had been recharged and returned to his original appearance:
"Damn! This is the Dongxumu Tribulation?! Are you like this after the Tribulation?
"Your tone sounds like a street gangster, teasing virtuous women in the street!"
Ling Yao shook his wrist shamelessly:
"Then I'm also the most handsome little gangster in the whole street. I don't need to take the initiative to tease you, and all decent women want to fall in love with me! Come on, come on, I'm out of energy, let's use the fire to barbecue!"
Xiao Jinnian came over cursing, saying, "How dare you instruct me?" He used a particularly smooth flame technique in his hand, and started grilling the meat with the dagger.
When the aroma of the meat wafted out, Ling Yao exhaled twice and put the meat directly into his mouth.
"I'll wipe it! I grilled the meat! Why did you eat it first?"
Ling Yao glanced at Xiao Jinnian: "Why don't I eat the wolf I killed first?"
Xiao Jinnian's face trembled, and his eyes almost popped out of his head: "What? I thought you brought this out yourself! Killing and eating now? Don't you have any psychological shadow?"
Xiao Jinnian had just been looking at Ling Yaoren, who was still breathing, but he didn't notice where he got the meat, otherwise he wouldn't have come over to light the fire.
It is said that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen. It's okay to kill monsters and eat their meat, but the monsters you kill are cooked and eaten by yourself... This Xiao Jinnian is still a bit shadowy.
Ling Yao gave him a "cut" sound, squatted down, and pulled the Wolf King's open belly:
"You are really a noble man who doesn't eat the world. You have a prosperous life. Even in the wilderness, there are people working for you as a cook. Why is it so bad? Just make the fire by yourself twice more and you will get used to it!"
The abdominal cavity is full of undigested bones.
"Those who kill will always be killed; those who eat people will always be eaten -"
Although Ling Yao's face still looked like a slut, Xiao Jinnian could feel that this guy was angry today.
However, seeing the human bones in the Wolf King's belly with his own eyes made him feel uncomfortable.
And it looks like Ling Linhan probably ran away. This is even more infuriating.
So when facing the angry and weird Ling Yao, Xiao Jinnian had no choice but to be patient:
"Okay, okay, eat! I'll eat with you! I was destined to be rich and noble in the first half of my life, but ever since I met you, I've been in bad luck. I'm destined to work hard!"
"You kid was struck by lightning and looked like coke. Why are you trying to be cool? But get out of here! I'll be the chef today, that's all!"
Ling Yao blinked his eyes, immediately threw the broken dagger into Xiao Jinnian's hand, and scurried to the side like a monkey to eat.
"Hey..." Xiao Jinnian rolled his eyes when he saw this.
"Forget it, forget it, I have just overcome the tribulation. I am generous, grand, generous, and generous. I don't care about you. I don't care about you..."
"Xiao Jinian, light up the fire!"
"Xiao Jinnian, please turn over!"
"Xiao Jinnian, sprinkle some salt on this!"
"Do I need to bring my own salt when I go out?! Shut up, you waiter!!!"
In the forest after the wooden tribulation, there was another burst of chickens and dogs...
Ling Yao, who had eaten and drank enough to chew his teeth, exhaled and patted his belly in an imageless manner.
Xiao Jinnian, who was working as a chef for the first time and was still disliked by Ling Yao, sat aside with a golden knife, gnawing on the barbecue and looking at him sideways:
"Is that you? The most handsome gangster on the street? Tsk. Anyone who wants to take a fancy to you is blind."
Ling Yao ignored Xiao Jinnian's sarcasm, but slowly took out a ball from the mustard bag, grabbed Xiao Jinnian's hand, and slapped it in his palm:
"The cook did a good job today, and I like it very much! Reward you, reward you..."
Listening to this tone, Xiao Jinnian felt that Ling Yao must have started to feel itchy again.
But when he lowered his head and looked at the bead, it was round, huge, crystal clear, with white cloud patterns emerging from the red.
——It is clearly the crystal core of the Wolf King!
Xiao Jinnian suddenly felt that the meat in his mouth had lost its taste: "What? You really gave it to me?"
"Ah, what else? Didn't we already agree? The crystal core belongs to you, and only thirty-seven points are left."
"I just let the people from the White Fish Gang enter the Wolf King's Cave. There is nothing inside, only a lava with rich spiritual power. I am afraid that the things in the lava have been taken away."
"The Flaming Golden Lotus - it was stolen by that brat Ling Linhan. But that magma is also a good thing, so let's split it up.
"And this wolf, the rest belongs to me."
"You took it all and you still say 30-70 points?"
"That's right! Isn't that three points already in your stomach? It's a big supplement!"
Xiao Jinian was so angry that he shouted.
He finally understood that, on weekdays, he was as skinny as his skin, and Ling Yao looked steady, but that was all because of Ling Yao's permission.
Ling Yao really acted rogue to him, and he couldn't compete with him!
However, Xiao Jinnian played with the crystal core in his hand and did not continue to mention the magma:
"Actually, I just thought that Ling Linhan poached the crystal core."
"That's not possible. He beat me until the shit came out of me, so there's no way he would have the time."
Ling Yao laughed and started talking nonsense.
"Let me tell you, the leg bones of the mutant wolf king are good materials. Take them back and refine them, and I will have a new sword! And the wolf skin, it must be very tough! And the wolf teeth..."
What Xiao Jinnian said was actually a hint: Ling Yao could completely ignore the crystal core, and he would not know about it.
Are you that honest? Don’t feel bad?
But Ling Yao dropped the topic and just told him that I kept my word and gave everything I gave, so there was nothing wrong with him.
I treat you as a brother. Don’t think about whether you have these things or not. I always think who owes whom.
They chatted a lot more nonsense, and then Xiao Jinnian led Ling Yao to the Wolf King's cave.
The two "divided the spoils" of the magma, and then headed back to the city with satisfaction.
They didn't mention the Wolf King Crystal Core again.
Of course, on the way back, they met Ling Linhan and a group of people from the branch hospital.
I don’t know if it was the previous battle that extinguished Ling Linhan’s arrogance. During this trip, although Ling Linhan seemed to be fine, he was always as quiet as a quail and did not instigate others to stir up trouble.
Of course, they were not worried that Ling Linhan would tell anyone about the mutated wolf king.
First of all, Ling Linhan acted privately last night and used a lot of power that could not be easily revealed to others.
If he didn't want to be exposed to more people, he would naturally not mention the Wolf King.
And secondly, he still carries the wolf cub with him, so for the sake of safety, he will not take the initiative to leak the matter.
In this way, the two groups of people finally returned to the main city peacefully.
After returning to the city, Ling Yao and Xiao Jinnian went to collect the reward from the Wolf King.
At this time, the news of the killing of the Wolf King was finally spread, and the gossip that the Wolf King might be a mutant of dual lines began to come out.
Unfortunately, everyone from the White Fish Gang has already returned to the academy, and the matter has long been settled.
No matter how jealous the people on the side are, they can't take advantage of Xiao Jinian.
This made Xiao Jinnian feel happy.
Moreover, now that Xiao Ji Nian had obtained the coveted Wolf King Crystal Core, he was immediately confident that he could enter the Cave Void Realm, and soon returned to the academy for retreat.
As for Ling Yao, although he unexpectedly survived the wood calamity, and this dangerous method of overcoming the calamity solidified his spiritual power, he still lost some vitality.
Therefore, Xiao Jinnian was not stingy and directly found him a retreat room with abundant spiritual energy in Linjiang City.
Before Xiao Ji Nian left seclusion, Ling Yao stayed in Linjiang City to nourish himself and stabilize his realm.
Two months later, Xiao Jinian was released from confinement.
"Are you ordering food, or are you giving us the names of the dishes?"
In Jixiang Restaurant, Ling Yao looked at Xiao Jinnian holding the menu and talking about it with a speechless expression.
The waiter at the shop next door was dizzy as he memorized the names of the dishes.
"What? No? I'm here to protect you from the tribulation! If I say I want to kill you, I'll kill you! Hey, waiter, don't leave. I'll also serve this corn rib soup!"
"Then I won't let you do this. Are you planning to turn into a pig after one meal?"
Ling Yao looked at him with contempt, but in the end he didn't stop the waiter from going downstairs.
“If you can’t finish it, take it away!”
"You can take it away and eat it for three days..."
"You are the one who pays the bill! I need you to take care of it!"
Ling Yao: ...Okay. You wait. It's your fault.
After drinking and eating, Xiao Jinnian looked at the leftovers on the table with regret:
"Lend me another stomach and I can continue to eat..."
"Come on, I finally waited until you got out of seclusion. I have to leave tomorrow, so you just eat?"
Ling Yao had already put down his chopsticks and was drinking there.
"Oh, I can't bear to leave you either! The days of getting together are always so short, and the days of parting are always so sad..."
"Sad as a ghost, I think you are very happy."
"Hehehe, didn't we succeed last time?"
Xiao Jinnian smiled mischievously and looked at him sideways.
"The college has been very stable during this period. Your cheap brother is always in the spotlight, and no one can care about me anymore.
"Here I am, making a fortune in silence! How cool it is."
Ling Yao didn't care what he was saying to make a fortune, but instead poked him in the head with the end of his chopsticks:
"I was just about to remind you, don't go and provoke Ling Linhan in a moment of pleasure. In addition to having a backer, that guy is full of treasures, and you may not be able to fight him."
"You really don't want to mess with him? He has aroused public anger in the main hospital now, and other forces are more or less trying to cause him some trouble. It won't be out of the blue if I mess with him twice." Xiao Jinnian asked.
"Whatever you do, it doesn't matter who will do it in the end. Don't plant a flag for yourself."
"Huh? What does planting the flag mean?"
Ling Yao: ...Yes. I forgot that this guy didn’t know: “Just think I didn’t say anything.”
Xiao Jinnian scratched his head with an unhappy expression:
"I really don't understand what you are thinking. I originally thought that he just wanted to prove himself by defeating you, so you tolerated him and hoped that he would work for the Ling family in the future.
"But now it seems that he is trying to kill you by any means necessary! He has a deep hatred and will not stop until death!
"It's now like this, why don't you take action against him and let him continue to grow?
"I still have connections within the academy. I don't need to personally take action, just add fuel to the flames. There are many people who want him dead. Even the dean can't find me!"
But Ling Yao still disagreed.
Before he could speak, Xiao Jinnian became anxious:
"Don't you trust me? Don't you know your brother's own strength? Are you still afraid that I will fall for such a brat..."
Suddenly, both of them were silent.
"Did you hear what those voices said?"
Xiao Jinnian asked suddenly, and then started talking to himself again,
"They said that as long as I deal with Ling Linhan, something will happen? Just like those who once made trouble for him and looked down on him, they all ended badly. Is this what they mean?
"By the way, you asked me, if our lives are just stories that others have made up a long time ago..."
Ling Yao felt the change in Xiao Jinian's mood and frowned: "That's not what I meant, I just..."
Just be prepared.
Xiao Jinnian suddenly said seriously: "Guang Zhai, I know you are worried about me and are troubled by everything those voices say. But I have not experienced it personally, and I cannot understand how you feel.
"But if you say that our lives are just other people's stories and everything is doomed... I don't believe it, I don't accept it!
"You can stay still, Ling Linhan, or even avoid him. I originally just wanted to vent my anger for you. But now I'm more worried about another thing.
"In your heart, do you really believe in the 'real future' that those voices say? Have you surrendered to it?"
Ling Yao kept turning the chopsticks in his hand, as if he was thinking about something.
And Xiao Jinnian could not find the patience to wait for his answer.
Finally, Ling Yao spoke:
"I believe in your ability. But when dealing with a person, there will always be clues. In front of a sky-breaking realm like the dean of Shenlong Academy, I don't want you to take any risks, even just a little bit.
"As for Ling Linhan, I'm not afraid of him or the so-called future, so I won't let you do it. I have my own reasons.
"I know what I have done, and he has no reason to want to kill me. But he feels that there is a deep hatred between us.
"Do you know what this means? It means that someone is inducing him to think so, making him hate me and kill me.
"He is just a knife. No matter how sharp or sharp it is, it is just a knife in someone else's hand.
"What's the use of just destroying one knife? As long as the mastermind behind the scenes is still there, there will be a second knife and a third knife waiting for me in the future... I will never be safe.
"What I want is to destroy the man holding the knife!"
Ling Yao threw away his chopsticks and stood up:
"I accept the truth and facts, even if they are absurd; I also believe in the existence of destiny, even if it sounds elusive.
"But fate is never entirely written by others. Surrender? Does what they say, no matter who says it, have to be true?
"The future lies in choices. Even fish that cannot leave the water can choose to stay in the lake or swim to the sea."
Ling Yao slowly walked to the window, suddenly held the window lattice with his hand, turned it down, and jumped out:
"Even if you threaten me to treat you to dinner today, I can still choose not to pay the bill!"
Xiao Jinnian: "???Damn! Where is he? He ran away??? Ling Yao, you idiot! Stop for me!!!!"
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If you are not a practitioner, please do not imitate 01 behavior.
It’s everyone’s responsibility to say no to game.
