Chapter 35: Showdown, He’s a Dog with a Background
Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Showdown, He’s a Dog with a Background
In the crowd, a disguised Qin Zhan tugged on the sleeve of the young man beside him, gesturing for him to get in line.
A hint of speechlessness was hidden in his eyes.
’Master is already an old man, yet he’s disguised himself as a young lad to act all young and tender.’
’That face, that figure... so delicate and handsome, the kind women would love at first sight. Didn’t you see even Boss Lu staring a few extra times?’
’Pah, that Old Deng is shameless!’
Qin Zhan grumbled inwardly.
After appreciating the beautiful sight for a moment, Lu Wu, feeling like she’d cleansed her eyes, retracted her gaze and sighed to herself.
’You know, there are so many beautiful people in this Green Origin Realm, men and women alike.’
’This young man’s face is as exquisite as a prince’s. In my past life, he would have taken the entertainment industry by storm.’
But for now, Lu Wu was focused on her stall and put out today’s pork knuckles.
The moment the steaming pork knuckles appeared, the scene erupted.
"I’ll take five."
"Five? Heh, get out of the way, you pauper. Let me through! I’ll take ten."
A crowd of people shouted, looking like they wanted to cut down anyone in their way.
"No rush, take your time."
There were enough pork knuckles today, and fewer people than Lu Wu had expected. It seemed there would be enough for everyone.
However, Lu Wu also noticed some new faces in the crowd.
It seemed they were all here for the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
From their idle chatter, she gathered they’d heard her pork knuckles could neutralize poison and, though skeptical, were planning to buy some before venturing into the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
"Shoo, shoo, shoo! What’s a dog like you doing joining the fun?"
In the middle of the line, Gou Aotian was queuing behind a person. He sat on the ground, suppressing the aura characteristic of a demon beast, and his small size made him almost invisible in the crowd.
A customer, who was looking ahead and not watching his step, accidentally trod on Gou Aotian and nearly stumbled and made a fool of himself.
When he realized his rival for the food was a dog, he spoke with disgust, trying to drive it away.
He recognized it as a demon beast, and his hatred for them made him disdain being in the same line as a dog.
"WOOF!"
Gou Aotian’s bark was a bit muffled. He bared his teeth and growled low, not yielding an inch.
His pitch-black canine eyes were exceptionally sharp.
After a single night, the aura on Gou Aotian was much more solid than it had been yesterday.
To earn enough for today’s meal, he had roamed the outskirts of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons after parting with Lu Wu yesterday, fighting for a long time.
Perhaps because of the hardships he had endured before, what awaited him now were opportunities.
Gou Aotian had discovered some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. After consuming them, the Spiritual Power in his body became more condensed, and he now had the cultivation of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
He had memorized Boss Lu’s scent and came running as soon as he sensed she was near the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
He, Gou Aotian, was a very civic-minded dog. He could have clearly used his connections, yet he obediently waited in line.
But this detestable human didn’t know what was good for him and even tried to shoo him away.
Gou Aotian was very angry.
So he decided to show his hand. No more pretending. He was a dog with connections.
’What’s wrong with using connections?’
After giving the man a disdainful look with his doggy eyes, Gou Aotian walked out of the line.
The man thought he had won against a big yellow dog and was smiling smugly, only to see Gou Aotian swagger right up to the stall and nuzzle his head against Boss Lu.
"Oh, you’re back."
Lu Wu was quite happy to see Dahuang.
"Whimper whimper."
After whining affectionately for a moment, Dahuang wagged his tail and placed something at Lu Wu’s feet.
It was a fruit about the size of a fist, bright red and very appealing to the eye.
Since arriving here, Lu Wu had crammed a lot of knowledge about the Green Origin Realm, and she recognized this as a Jade Beauty Fruit.
This fruit could be used to create Foundation Establishment Pills and had a market price of about two hundred low-grade spirit stones.
By her calculations, that was equivalent to twenty pork knuckles.
"Nice job."
Lu Wu praised him, then, under the shocked gaze of the other customer, she placed two hot pork knuckles in front of Dahuang.
"Go on, eat. There’s more if that’s not enough."
’Looks like I won’t have to worry about Dahuang’s meal expenses for the next few days.’
"WOOF WOOF!"
Seeing that Lu Wu liked it, Dahuang was overjoyed. He flopped onto the ground, exposing his belly and acting cute.
’My dear Boss Lu, I’ll provide for you!’
After a few barks, Gou Aotian picked up a pork knuckle, deliberately walked over to that customer, and then lay down on the ground to slowly savor his meal.
With every bite, he would shoot an arrogant glance his way.
This was a blatant show of gloating.
Under such a close-range assault from the aroma of the pork knuckles, the surrounding customers all shot angry glares at the man.
If he hadn’t offended Boss Lu’s dog, they wouldn’t be suffering like this.
"It’s not my fault."
The man muttered a few words, and under a barrage of dagger-like stares, he lowered his head and tried to make himself small like a quail.
’Leaving is impossible. I haven’t gotten my pork knuckle yet.’
In the crowd, the disguised Qin Zhan also witnessed Dahuang’s smug little performance.
The mere thought that people were still talking about his battle with Dahuang that day made Qin Zhan’s teeth ache.
"Not bad. This dog has the bearing of a great emperor."
The Heavenly Wind Taoist nodded in praise, completely unconcerned about the blow to his own disciple.
To vent his anger, Qin Zhan took out his One World Communication and started to contact Jiang Yunhe.
"Where are we meeting?"
He was going to redeem himself by defeating Jiang Yunhe.
"In half an hour, at the entrance of Xiaohe Town."
The reply came quickly. Qin Zhan frowned when he saw the location.
’Why Xiaohe Town of all places? Could he be nearby? For some reason, I have a bad feeling about this.’
In the crowd, a similarly disguised Jiang Yunhe put down his One World Communication and took a step forward.
It was his turn.
"Boss Lu, I’ll have ten pork knuckles. Extra sauce, please."
Yesterday, he’d spent the entire afternoon studying the pork knuckles, eating until he was stuffed, but he still couldn’t figure out why they could neutralize poison. Instead, he ended up being pestered by numerous other cultivators.
Who could blame them? A disciple of the Divine Doctor Valley was popular everywhere he went. He’d had no choice but to come in disguise this time to avoid trouble.
He felt it wasn’t that his skills were lacking, but that he simply hadn’t eaten enough.
’I need to prepare more research material. Yes... filling my stomach is just a side benefit.’
Refusing to admit he’d been looking forward to this since morning, Jiang Yunhe accepted the pork knuckles, completely immersed in their meaty aroma.
As for the arranged duel with Qin Zhan, Jiang Yunhe was confident of his victory.
’When the time comes, I’ll leave one... no, half a pork knuckle for that kid to taste. That should be enough.’
"Next."
Although there weren’t many customers, each one bought a lot, so Lu Wu’s business was still quite good.
By the time Lou Xiaotian arrived, what he saw was a scene full of fellow cultivators squatting on the ground, gnawing on pork knuckles.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, rushed to the side of the stall, and let out a sigh of relief when he saw what was there.
"Thank goodness I made it in time."
Lou Xiaotian was still panting, earning a strange look from Lu Wu.
’Why does this kid look so weak? It’s like he’s been completely drained.’
Lou Xiaotian had indeed been drained.
And it was the doing of his unreliable parents.
In the face of Boss Lu’s delicious food, his filial piety was truly nowhere to be found.
But after tasting the pork knuckle Uncle Li had given him, his parents had been watching him like hawks recently, terrified he would abandon them to sneak off for a snack.
To reduce his competition, Lou Xiaotian had to pretend he hadn’t discovered Boss Lu’s whereabouts.
He had to keep up the act for a long time before he finally tricked the two of them and found a chance to rush over.
He had only had a taste before and hadn’t eaten his fill at all. Now, being here in person and looking at those rosy, juicy pork knuckles, Lou Xiaotian was practically drooling.
SLURP!
’That skin, that lean meat, and that sauce!’
Lou Xiaotian’s eyes turned red. He looked like he wanted to pounce on Lu Wu.