Chapter 214: Forest Bandit
Chapter 214: Forest Bandit
“Great King, it’s this snake that’s occupying the old ginseng.” Faced with the red-spotted python’s sarcasm, the Yellow Weasel didn’t mind. It still spoke very respectfully.
“Heh! A rat is a rat. Is it not a rat just because it’s attached itself to a human?” The red-spotted python continued to mock. It stared at the scarf on the shoulder of the figure in front of it. Only then did it realize that this was actually a big, sleek, fat cat.
“Yes, this Cat knows. You can stand over there.” Li Li, who jumped off Li Hao’s shoulder, said.
The Yellow Weasel obediently ran to the side, at the same time looking at the red-spotted snake with sympathetic eyes.
Although this guy had some skills, going up against the Great King was like an ant hitting an elephant.
“Cat?” Seeing this, the red-spotted snake finally realized that the Yellow Weasel in front of it was calling the cat “Great King,” not the human.
“Little earthworm, are you going to honestly give up the old ginseng on your own? Or will this Cat have to beat you up before taking it myself?” Li Li asked, walking towards the red-spotted python with small steps.
If this little earthworm was sensible, he could let the other party suffer less. If the other party was not sensible, then it would be hard to say.
“You… Don’t be too arrogant, don’t think I’m afraid of you.” The red-spotted snake said harshly to Li Li, but its body retreated imperceptibly.“So you’re saying that you want to taste my methods?” Li Li asked. Its soft paws popped out their claws. The air instantly turned a few degrees colder.
Seeing this scene, the red-spotted snake couldn’t help but shiver. Before Li Li could make a move, it ran away with a whoosh, not forgetting to talk tough as it slipped away:
“Don’t think I’m afraid of you. I have something to do and need to leave for a while…”
As it spoke, the red-spotted snake burrowed into a hole not far away. It even blocked the entrance of the hole with branches.
“The demons these days are all like this, wanting both face and life?” Seeing this, Li Hao felt like his worldview had been shattered.
In the novels he read, demons were all single-minded, and most of them were straightforward. This kind of demon that ran away and still made excuses really opened his eyes.
“Yes, after all, it doesn’t hurt to talk tough even if you can’t win.” The Yellow Weasel said, looking at the ground and opening its mouth. “Great King, this guy actually dared to say that in front of you. He obviously doesn’t know how powerful you are. Should we catch him and teach him a lesson?”
Letting the red-spotted snake off so easily felt like it was letting it off too lightly. You know, he was almost killed by the Great King, but this guy just slipped away without any consequences.
“Forget it. This Cat is very kind. Since I’ve already taken the thing, I won’t take its life. Maybe it will find something good next time.” Hearing this, Li Li waved its paw, and its mental power turned into a big hand, shoveling up the entire old ginseng from the ground. It was then put into its spatial backpack.
He had heard from Sister Hong Fu that if you didn’t know how to handle these spirit herbs, it was best to shovel them up with the soil and put them directly into the spatial backpack to prevent the medicinal properties from being lost.
“You are absolutely right, Great King. You are truly compassionate.” The Yellow Weasel said. Although it was a little disappointed, it continued to flatter.
“Enough with the flattery. Take this Cat to the rest of the places. This Cat is not here to play.” Li Li interrupted. Although flattery sounded comfortable, once you heard too much, it would become annoying.
Moreover, he didn’t have time to waste here. You know, it was already afternoon.
“Yes, Great King, please follow me.” The Yellow Weasel said respectfully, and then ran again.
Seeing this, Li Li jumped onto Li Hao’s shoulder.
“Wow! The polygonatum has grown a lot bigger. Sister, do you think we can eat it?”
A yellow fox was sizing up a thick, green polygonatum plant. It couldn’t help but lick its lips subconsciously. This polygonatum had been growing for over fifty years.
They had been here for so long, wasn’t it time to harvest it?
“No, Dad didn’t say we could eat it. Not only can we not touch this one, we can’t touch any of the other polygonatum either.” The red fox shook its head when asked.
“Is that so? Then when can we eat it? I heard Dad say that the Great World Conflict is coming. Shouldn’t we eat some of the polygonatum? What if it’s snatched by other guys?” The yellow fox said, its eyes secretly staring at the thick root of the polygonatum.
Now that the spiritual energy was getting denser and denser, the other guys were getting stronger and stronger. It wasn’t a wise decision to foolishly guard the polygonatum. It felt that only by eating the polygonatum could it truly be its own. Otherwise, what if something unexpected happened? Then all their efforts would be in vain.
“No, our Dad is not a vegetarian. Do you think the demons in the mortal world are all very powerful?” The red fox said with a smile. It had traveled to many places and seen many demons.
Those guys weren’t very strong. Even if they came here, their Dad could deal with them.
“Really? That’s good.” The yellow fox nodded, staring at the polygonatum with drool dripping from its mouth. But it could only reluctantly look away.
“Boom boom boom”
At this moment, the ceiling suddenly shook. The two foxes in the polygonatum patch couldn’t help but change their expressions when they noticed this.
“Not good! It’s an earthquake, quickly find a place to hide.” The red fox said, and ran outside.
“Ah? There are earthquakes here?” The yellow fox was stunned. Their family had lived here for so long, but they had never encountered such a thing.
“Boom boom boom”
Just as it was thinking, it found that the road was gone. The entire polygonatum patch flew up and floated in the air, not knowing where it was going.
“Sister, what’s going on? I’ve never heard of an earthquake where the ground flies.” The yellow fox said fearfully, clinging tightly to the red fox.
“Don’t… Don’t be afraid, Dad will definitely come and save us.” The red fox said, trying to cheer itself up as it clung to the yellow fox.
“Huh? Why are there two little foxes mixed in with the polygonatum forest? This Cat wants the polygonatum. I’m not interested in the two of you. Get down here quickly.” Just as the two foxes were trembling in fear, a voice suddenly came.
Before the two foxes could react, their tails were grabbed by something, and they were lifted out of the polygonatum patch.
After they landed, the polygonatum forest in front of them disappeared without a trace with a whoosh.
This scene stunned the two foxes. Their polygonatum forest? Such a large patch. How could it be gone just like that?
“Great King, you are mighty!” At this moment, a flattering voice sounded from the side.
The two foxes subconsciously looked over and saw a Yellow Weasel fawning over a fat tabby cat.
The tabby cat looked disgusted, not wanting to pay any attention to it at all. It jumped directly onto the human’s shoulder. “Alright, let’s go to the next place. Less flattery. As long as you work hard, this Cat will not treat you badly.”
“Yes, yes, thank you, Great King.” The Yellow Weasel said excitedly, and continued to lead the way.
Seeing them leave, the two foxes’ eyes widened anxiously. Just as they opened their mouths to shout at them to stop, fluffy paws covered their mouths.
Then, a very familiar voice came. “You two little girls don’t want to live anymore, do you? What else do you want to say to this Great King? The polygonatum forest is gone, we can find another one. If you lose your lives, you lose everything.”
“Wuu~ But Dad, that polygonatum forest, we’ve been guarding it for so long. We haven’t even licked it yet.” The yellow fox said with tears welling up in its eyes. They had been guarding it for so long, but someone else had taken the fruits of their labor. It was so angry.
“Yes, Dad.” The red fox also said.
“Sigh! How could Dad not know? But you have to understand that in this world, being weak is a sin. We can’t afford to offend that Great King.” Looking at the two children like this, the black fox, which was as strong as an Alaskan Malamute, said helplessly:
“He didn’t take our lives, we should thank him. Don’t even mention wanting the polygonatum.”
“Then what should we do next?” Although it was very angry, the red fox was not stupid enough to really confront a Demon King head-on.
“We can only accept it.” The black fox said, spreading its paws. Now that the polygonatum forest was gone, what else could they do?
Of course, they could only do this. Otherwise, would they have the guts to go find the other party?
“Dad, look at this.” At this moment, the yellow fox pointed excitedly at the small white particles mixed in the scattered soil on the ground.
After the black fox looked over, its eyes also lit up with joy:
“These are polygonatum seeds. Quickly collect them, we’ll find a good place to plant them again.”
“Mm-hmm.” The red fox nodded, hope rekindled in its heart.
“Rustle rustle”
“Rustle rustle”
On the other side, Li Li, who was walking through the forest, suddenly twitched its ears. Then it patted Li Hao. “Stop, you wait for me here. I have a discovery, I’ll be back soon.”
“Oh, oh.” Li Hao, who was running, immediately stopped when he heard this.
“Great King, what’s wrong? What happened?” The Yellow Weasel, who was leading the way, immediately stopped and turned back when it heard this.
“This Cat has a discovery. You wait here.” Li Li said, and took out two thumb-sized pieces of polygonatum from its spatial backpack and threw them to Li Hao and the Yellow Weasel. “Eat this first to replenish your strength. This Cat will be back soon.”
“Yes, yes, thank you, Great King.” The Yellow Weasel hugged the polygonatum excitedly and started gnawing on it without even caring about the dirt on it.
Seeing this, Li Hao didn’t gobble it down like the other party. Instead, he took out water and washed it clean before slowly eating it.
“I’m so bored! I don’t know what year it is now? I wonder if Daddy has arrived in the capital? Has Ah Huang grown up? Has my little brother married?”
On a deserted hillside, a graceful figure sat on a tree branch. Shaking her red embroidered shoes, she rested her chin on her hands and muttered to herself.
Suddenly, the rustling of grass in the distance caught her attention. Then, a chubby tabby cat emerged from the sea of green grass.
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