Chapter 684 - 684 Lightning Tribulation
684 Lightning Tribulation
Su Xiaolu held Mantis Shrimp and showed it to Gui You and Old Wu. “Master, Master Gui You, do you remember when we first entered the fog last year? Not far from the big bear’s corpse, I picked up a cub.”
Old Wu came over curiously and took a few more glances. He even reached out and touched the Mantis Shrimp’s mouth. Then, he said thoughtfully, “It’s been so long, but it’s only grown so little?”
Su Xiaolu nodded.
Gui You touched his chin. “It’s color now is a little similar to that big bear, but isn’t this growth speed too slow? According to the speed, it will take hundreds of years for it to grow so big… I wonder if you…”
Gui You looked at Su Xiaolu and spread his hands without saying anything. Not to mention that Su Xiaolu might not live to that day, they were all the same. A ferocious beast that could only grow up in a few hundred years might have to be raised for a few generations. He did not know who they could give it to.
Su Xiaolu pondered for a moment and said, “Master makes sense. If a person’s lifespan doesn’t change, I won’t be able to see it grow up.”
According to the speed it’s growing, it would take Mantis Shrimp hundreds of years to grow up.
Gui You curled his lips. “That’s fine. Raise it. Even if it’s vengeful, you’ll die before it can take revenge. Things would have changed after hundreds of years. Why should it hold a grudge?”
Gui You had no other opinions about the little thing.
Old Wu stroked his beard and nodded. “As long as you like it.”
They dealt with such a big one in the past, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
Su Xiaolu hugged Mantis Shrimp and nodded obediently. Since Mantis Shrimp didn’t like living in the Space anymore, she would raise it by her side slowly.
It began to rain in the morning.
Many people muttered, “This weather shouldn’t be like this. There were a lot of stars last night. Logically speaking, it should be sunny today.”
“This rain is really strange.”
It was raining. The black clouds gradually gathered and pressed down.
The rain gradually became heavier, and everyone stayed at the campsite without going out.
Su Xiaolu, Master, and disciple were all free. Su Xiaolu hugged Mantis Shrimp in a daze.
She looked outside and saw Chu Jin bringing people in and out. He seemed to be asking others about something. Chu Jin’s expression was a little serious.
When Chu Jin passed by, he asked casually, “Xiaolu, have you felt uncomfortable recently? For example, do you feel that you’re going to be unlucky?”
Su Xiaolu shook her head. “No.”
Seeing Chu Jin’s serious expression, Su Xiaolu asked again, “What’s wrong? What happened?”
Chu Jin shook his head. “I don’t know either. The Wisdom King asked me to investigate.”
Chu Jin did not know what was going on. This was Zhou Zhi’s order. He was following orders.
With that, Chu Jin walked elsewhere without looking back. “I’ll go and investigate first.”
“Mmn.”
Su Xiaolu responded.
The rain was heavy. Su Xiaolu was afraid that the others would not have time to take care of Hu Changshou, so she went to see him.
When Hu Changshou saw Su Xiaolu, he greeted her gently, “Xiaolu, you’re here.”
“It’s raining quite heavily today. I heard people walking around outside. Did something happen?”
Hu Changshou asked with concern. He was living in the built barracks now and was not exposed to the wind or drenched by the rain. As he could not move his body, his hearing improved. It was such a heavy rain, and there were always people walking outside. Moreover, the sound of footsteps was rapid. He was worried that something was wrong.
Su Xiaolu smiled and said, “Something seems to have happened. Chu Jin is investigating with his men. It’s not a big deal. Don’t worry.”
Hu Changshou was relieved.
Su Xiaolu chatted with Hu Changshou for a while before bringing Hu Changshou food. After feeding Hu Changshou, Su Xiaolu went back.
As soon as she returned, Old Wu said angrily, “That kid came just now and asked if you were feeling unwell. If you feel anything abnormal, go find him.”
“We saw that there was nothing wrong with you, so we told him it was fine. That kid gave you a fruit and said that he had to give it to you.”
Old Wu handed the fruit to Su Xiaolu. Su Xiaolu recognized it at a glance. It was a fruit formed by Zhou Zhi’s wood mark.
Old Wu stuffed the fruit into Su Xiaolu’s palm. His beard trembled as he said, “I’ve never seen anyone so stingy.”
Su Xiaolu was caught between laughter and tears and did not know how to explain.
She offered the fruit to Old Wu and hugged his arm. She said sweetly, “Master, don’t be angry. Fourth Brother is stingy. Aren’t I your good disciple? I’ll give this to you. I’ll be filial to Master. The process isn’t important. The outcome is.”
The old man was clearly a little emotional after Zhou Zhi fed her. As his disciple, she should coax the old man.
Old Wu was in a good mood. Don’t think that he couldn’t see through that kid’s intentions.
But the girl was still his good disciple. As long as the girl had no such thoughts, he was happy.
Old Wu waved his hand happily. “Alright, alright. Master won’t go so far as to snatch food from you. Besides, what’s Master’s is yours. Take it and eat.”
Old Wu naturally wouldn’t want it. His mood came and went quickly.
With that, Old Wu went to practice with Gui You.
With this interruption, Su Xiaolu did not look for Zhou Zhi.
The rain had no intention of stopping all afternoon. The sky was no different from night. It looked a little scary.
Su Xiaolu was a little depressed. Mantis Shrimp seemed to be able to sense her mood and rubbed its head against her.
Su Xiaolu touched the soft and smooth fur and seemed to feel much better.
She did not cultivate at all. In the latter half of the night, Su Xiaolu got up uncomfortably.
She carried Mantis Shrimp out. The wind and rain outside were very heavy, but Su Xiaolu was not afraid at all. Instead, she felt very comfortable walking in the wind and rain.
Vaguely, she seemed to hear someone calling her. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw lightning cutting through the night sky. She saw Zhou Zhi walking out. He looked a little panicked and was talking to her loudly.
However, the wind and rain were too loud. Su Xiaolu could only vaguely hear the words “quick… go”.
Su Xiaolu carried Mantis Shrimp. She was about to walk to Zhou Zhi’s side when a clap of thunder exploded.
“Rumble!”
Violent thunder exploded in Su Xiaolu’s ears. She felt a dazzling white light in front of her. In her adrift, a figure ran over. Before Su Xiaolu could react, she felt herself being hugged tightly. His familiar voice trembled. “Xiaolu, don’t be afraid. I’ll block it for you.”
Su Xiaolu was confused. She felt that her mind was too slow. She knew that the person was someone she was familiar with. It was Zhou Zhi, her Fourth Brother.
But why was Zhou Zhi so afraid? Why was he trembling?
Rumble—
Another bolt of lightning exploded. Su Xiaolu’s vision was filled with white light again, and there was even faint lightning circulating. Su Xiaolu felt a numb and burning pain in her body. She reacted in an instant. She had been struck by lightning!!