Of course, Ling Yao was not a Ruchuan native who was crazy about poison, nor did he lack the money to "sell stolen goods". No matter how precious the Thousand Poison Spider King's poison was, it was not worth the risk to him.
After all, Ling Linhan had just compared him with a "six", which was a sixth-level monster, equivalent to the human Pure Phase state!
Did he hang himself a thousand years old and risk his life for such a poisonous insect?
Let’s also talk about another characteristic of the Thousand Poison Spider King:
——Likes to amass wealth and treasures.
Although the Spider King only goes out on cloudy days, whenever he encounters a rare treasure that is full of aura or poisonous, he will find a way to get it, store it in the cave, and wrap it up layer by layer with spider silk to hide it. , as your own food reserve.
Oh, the "rare treasures" mentioned here include humans with special physiques.
In addition, the Spider King is a special monster in the Rukawa area, and its crystal core is also different from other monsters.
The energy of the crystal core is more condensed, and the material is more suitable for embedding in equipment. It can also be directly refined to realize attribute spiritual power.
but……
"Although the Thousand Poison Spider King is rare, the sixth level monster is not something that the two of us and the people from Anqi Village can handle together."
He just noticed that the men patrolling Anqi Village were generally in the Danyang realm, and the highest level was only the Golden Tribulation.
Even in this entire village, he didn't sense anyone with a higher level of cultivation than himself.
Although Thousand Poison Spider King is good, his life is more important.
"Of course I won't mention things that are impossible. To be precise, this Spider King is a quasi-sixth level."
Ling Linhan didn't change his expression and continued,
"We have conducted multiple investigations and confirmed that the Spider King will soon be promoted to the sixth level. After it has completed its tribulation, there will be a period of weakness. At that time, even the ordinary Cave Void Realm can solve it."
"Ordinary Cave Void Realm? Even Cave Void Golden Tribulation is okay? Then why bother looking for helpers?"
Ling Yao pointed to the door with a playful expression, alluding to the guard from Dongxu Jinjie who just passed the door.
"I know that you must have some reservations about the risk assessment of this trip, and you will not tell me all the information at once.
"But at least don't leave such big loopholes when you speak, otherwise I will suspect that you originally wanted to trick me into dying."
But what he was really interested in was Ling Linhan's attitude.
He clearly remembered how Ling Linhan treated the wolf king four years ago, and what he did to himself to save the wolf king.
This guy was just a brainless little animal protector at the beginning, and he also claimed to be a gentleman who would never take advantage of others' danger.
Now he actually said to him seriously, let's secretly kill the monster while it's at its weakest!
This is very un-Ling Linhan!
Of course, even if Ling Linhan was willing to tell him the reason for his transformation, it couldn't be explained in one or two sentences.
Although he likes to listen to people's gossip, he doesn't insist on dragging people to finish it all night long. (It means that it can be divided into two or three days)
Anyway, he will always know in the future, he just needs to keep an eye on it.
"There is always risk, and I will not hide it. When the Spider King advances to the weak stage, it is indeed enough to kill him in the ordinary Cave Void Realm. But it will definitely summon other Thousand Poison Spiders to protect him.
"One or two is nothing, but if the number reaches a certain level, it will be beyond what Jin Jie can handle. Without your decisive and powerful participation, the people in the village will not take risks."
This explanation is quite reasonable.
"So, you ask me to take action not to deal with the Spider King, but to help block the Thousand Poison Spider guards? That's really a physical job..."
Ling Linhan was afraid that Ling Yao would regret it, so he immediately offered temptation through the interface:
"I won't let your efforts go in vain. You also know that the difference between the sixth-level monster and the fifth-level monster is like stepping into the raw phase from a cave, one is in the sky and the other is on the earth.
"And the crystal cores produced by the sixth-level monsters have the opportunity to obtain the special inheritance of the monsters' own clan.
"And the chance of the Thousand Poison Spider King dropping the inheritance is 100%."
Ling Yao naturally understood this common sense. The price of a sixth-order crystal core can be more than ten times higher than the price of a fifth-order crystal core with the same spiritual power. The reason lies in this so-called special inheritance.
This inheritance is not simply a set of skill secrets given to others, but can fit the refiner during the refining process and generate an artistic conception that best suits his or her own characteristics.
Take the Thousand Poison Spider King as an example. If the local people in Rukawa refine it, they will most likely get an artistic conception related to "poison", thus creating their own unique martial arts technique.
And if they are people like Ling Yao and Ling Linhan who are not good at using poison, they may get artistic conceptions related to "thread control", "sharpness", etc.
According to the commentators’ world, this is VIP customization!
"The sixth-order crystal core is indeed a good thing, but there is only one thing. Whether it will fall into my hands is still unknown, right?"
"You don't have to worry about that. The Spider King's crystal core can be yours. My main purpose is to save someone.
"Although the people in the village are interested in the crystal core, the body of the Spider King is also very precious to them, and they will not compete with you for the crystal core."
Wow, this attitude is so weird. Not only do you want to kill people, but you also want to cut their bodies into pieces! Is this still Ling Linhan?
He almost wondered if the "protagonist" had secretly changed during the past three years!
"In addition, as your current status as the 'most distinguished guest', I can make the decision to give you half of the treasures in the Spider King's lair. You can choose the details.
"Seeing that you are already at the bottleneck of Dongxu's peak, I believe this trip will be a great opportunity for you."
Having said this, Ling Linhan was waiting for Ling Yao's reply.
After hearing this, Ling Yao nodded secretly.
If what Ling Linhan said is true, this can be considered a fair deal.
Although Ling Yao will definitely exert his greatest strength in the battle, with Ling Linhan's current methods, it is actually equivalent to entering the cave for the first time, and he will definitely participate in the battle.
In addition, Ling Linhan has stayed in the Liuchuan Forest Area for a longer time, and has information on the topography and distribution of monsters here, which is also of great value.
Moreover, according to the final distribution of spoils, Ling Linhan's main purpose was to save people, which was equivalent to actively giving him a greater benefit - the monster crystal core.
To be honest, he still made money.
But this matter is not so simple.
For example, what would the people in Anqizhai think of him as the main foreign combat force? Can the final distribution be carried out as Ling Linhan said?
This still requires Ling Yao to obtain information from Ling Linhan's sidesteps and observe Anqizhai's folk customs and attitude towards him with his own eyes.
"Okay, I already understand the basics. To be honest, it does sound like a proposal that makes me excited.
"But you also know that you are not someone I can trust easily. So I still need to verify the authenticity of this matter myself.
"Now I can only promise you that if the situation goes as you said, I will agree to join this trip; but if something changes, I will leave at any time.
"So in the future, if I have any questions, I hope you can answer them truthfully, so that I can better understand Anqi's situation and make the best decision for you and me. Do you understand?"
Ling Linhan suddenly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Ah, do you really want me to join you?
I always feel that this Ling Linhan is very fake.
"So, last question for today."
Ling Yao raised his index finger with a fake smile.
"——Since there is such a good thing as hunting down the Thousand Poison Spider King, why do you think of me?"
However, what greeted him was a long silence.
The candle gradually burned out, and finally went out in the cold night wind, leaving only a wisp of smoke under the moonlight.
Ling Yao adjusted his turban in boredom and stood up from the chair.
It seemed that he couldn't wait for the answer.
However, this question is more out of his personal curiosity, so it’s okay not to listen.
He turned around and prepared to leave:
"Then I'll leave first. Tomorrow I will pay a serious visit to your door to experience how a distinguished guest is treated..."
"Because you are the only one who won't persuade me."
Ling Yao stopped moving and looked back at Ling Linhan with an inexplicable expression.
"Because I don't plan on leaving."
Ling Linhan looked up at him,
"I want to stay in Rukawa."
Ling Yao frowned slightly:
"You're not staying here forever..."
"I mean in the future. A lifetime."
"...Aren't you kidding?"
"No, I'm serious."
This is the first time since Ling Yao and the brat talked tonight that Ling Yao feels that he is at a disadvantage:
"You're not going back to Shenlong Academy? How could they agree..."
"That's why I didn't look for anyone from the academy. I didn't want them to find me, and I didn't want to go back."
"But didn't you say you wanted to travel? Just staying in the Ruchuan Forest Area is still considered traveling?"
"The Liuchuan Forest Area is already large enough, equivalent to a large country divided by princes."
"Where is the Ling family? Your grandfather is still in Hengnan."
"You didn't use this to mock me, which means he is still in good health. Then there is no need for me to worry."
"The five-year agreement?"
"I don't plan to go back to the Ling family anymore. What's the point of that agreement? Or if you want to fight, just fight once in Liuchuan. Anyway, the time is not different."
Ling Yao felt a little headache.
He held his forehead with one hand and pressed his temples on both sides. He didn't know what to say for a while.
He was even a little confused as to whether this conversation was real.
"What the hell is this..."
Doesn't it sound like the brat had planned it in advance and made his decision after considering all aspects carefully?
How strange!
"Actually, the one who won't be surprised the least is probably you. Because you said that those who care about love will definitely fall into this."
Ling Yao: I did say this, but when you said it yourself, I felt that you were trying to put money on your face.
And have you forgotten, I also said after that, there must be no bones left! Don't take it out of context, kid!
(See Chapter 068)
Seeing Ling Yao's slightly twitching expression, Ling Linhan snorted suddenly, as if he had heard something funny:
"I know. But it's just like your answer to me when I asked you that similar question three years ago. I think the same way now."
"Wait...wait a minute, why do you always like to talk about killings when you don't agree with each other? What we discussed three years ago was where you would go to practice, so we didn't include such strange topics!"
Why do you say it as if I am the culprit!
"It's really a pig's memory...I'll help you recall it."
——"If...I mean if, it turns out that those things were indeed not your intention, and I just want to deal with Ling Weiran..."
——"Hey, hey, after all, I am also a member of the Ling family, the clan leader's nephew. How could I possibly see you, a brat like you, going to trouble him?"
——"But is what he did to our Hengnan right? If he is wrong, he should be punished! If you don't even know the difference between right and wrong, then you are on the same level as him!"
——"There is no right or wrong in the internal struggle for power in the family. Although sometimes I feel that the patriarch's attitude towards Heng Nan is a bit too much, but so what? It involves right and wrong, and I am not qualified to judge at all. What's more, these things can't be decided only by right and wrong.
——"And all I can do is stand with my team and defend the status of our lineage. Because it will be very miserable to be kicked out as the head of the family, and I can't watch them die with my own eyes.
——"You are no different, you just happen to be standing on the opposite side.
——"Kid. None of us can escape unscathed, because the price of withdrawal is not only our dignity, but also the lives of our relatives and friends. None of us can afford this price.
——"Since you are in the Ling family, you have to bear everything that happens in the Ling family. With this free time, you should think about how to practice without being beaten to tears by me in three years."
Ling Linhan scratched the back of his head bitterly:
"Now I somewhat understand what you said back then. When I came to Liuchuan, when I came to Anqi Village... I received a favor, and I had to bear everything that happened here.
"There is no way I can escape unscathed."
Ling Yao: (((@´_`)=3
Fine. It sounds like a troublesome debt of gratitude.
He was a salty fish, and salty fish didn't want to hear such gossip that might involve him at any time.
"It's up to you. Anyway, I'll come visit you tomorrow, right? Farewell~"
He patted Ling Linhan on the shoulder, quickly climbed onto the window sill at the other end of the room, held on to the window frame, and leaned out more than half of his body.
"Hey——! Lingyao is your pseudonym when you travel outside. We are brothers of the opposite sex who we met at the border of Liuchuan."
"I know, I know..."
Just do the whole show.
"My real name is Yaolin..."
"I reject!!!"
Do you only know how to change your name? !
"That's what I told them."
Ling Yao was silent for a moment, then suddenly let go and fell from the window lattice.
"Wait, it's outside!"
Ling Linhan took three steps in a panic and rushed to the window sill and shouted down:
"……cliff."
Outside the window, there was only the sound of the howling wind coming from the deep cliffs.
Except for the windows that were shaken by the wind, it seemed as if the person who appeared in the room just now was just his imagination.
However, soon, in the perennial black mist of Liuchuan, a flash of purple light cut through the sky like a flying bird and fell towards the jungle on the other side.
"Tch...who are you trying to show off to by looking cool..."
The windows were closed.
==Small Theater==
["Wait a minute, there's... a cliff outside!"
Ling Yao died, and the book ended. 】
When the author typed these two lines, he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
Then silently hit Backspace to delete the word.
