69novels Chapter 508 - 502: Corresponding to the Twenty-Eight Mansions
Chapter 508 - 502: Corresponding to the Twenty-Eight Mansions
Lin Yuan transferred a stream of energy into Jian Bing, and then he saw the wounds on Jian Bing’s body heal at a visible speed.
After Jian Bing’s injuries were healed, Lin Yuan took him back to the Emperor Dragon City’s apartment.
In front of the apartment door, Jian Bing opened the door while asking Lin Yuan, "I’m filthy. I need to go wash up."
"By the way, do you want to go find Master?"
Although Jian Bing’s injuries were healed, his body was still covered in bloodstains and dirt from the battle with the Gourmand. He was indeed dirty and needed a wash.
As soon as Lin Yuan thought about Jian Bing taking a bath later, he got excited.
"No need!"
"Nothing in the world escapes that old man’s eyes. He knew as soon as we came back."
"There’s no need to specifically go tell him," Lin Yuan said to Jian Bing.
Jian Bing thought about it and realized it made sense.
Moreover, when they returned, many people in Emperor Dragon City saw them, and someone would report to the director.
Thinking of this, Jian Bing turned his head, looked at Lin Yuan with affectionate eyes, and shyly asked, "Want to join me?"
Lin Yuan: "?????"
Join?
Join what?
A couple’s bath?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan suddenly felt a rush of excitement and saluted Jian Bing in admiration!
Who could refuse such an invitation!
"Sure!"
"Sure!" Lin Yuan nodded like a pecking chick.
Jian Bing opened the door and quickly went in.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to go in, he heard a "bang" as the door was shut.
Lin Yuan: "?????"
Lin Yuan looked bewildered, thinking, "We agreed on a couple’s bath, why are you locking me out?"
"I may not be the smartest, but don’t try to fool me!"
Just then, Jian Bing’s voice came from inside the room: "I was just messing with you."
Lin Yuan: "?????"
"You little...." Lin Yuan couldn’t help but blurt out.
Lin Yuan realized that this little trickster did it on purpose.
She was getting back at him for teasing her earlier when they were surrounded by the Gourmand.
This boomerang came right back at Lin Yuan.
However, could a mere door really stop Lin Yuan?
Lin Yuan touched his chin, thinking, "I’ll go in later."
After waiting outside for a while, calculating the time, he felt Jian Bing was likely starting, so he swiftly appeared inside Jian Bing’s apartment.
"You..."
"How did you get in? You need to leave."
"No, I’m not leaving."
"What are you doing??"
"Obviously, doing it!"
"Get out, I’m ignoring you!"
"Still messing with me or not, still messing with me or not!"
"Hmm... it’s you... ah... you were messing with me first!"
"Still dare to talk back (faster) (harder)."
"Ah! Ah... I don’t dare, I don’t dare anymore!"
"Pfft, pfft."
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In Jian Bing’s voice of surrender, Lin Yuan ended the fight with a "pop".
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Meanwhile.
Within Ah San Country, after Lin Yuan left, fierce battles broke out among the Gourmands.
The entire Ah San Country was divided into twenty-eight battlefields, each with a vial of Plague Liquid.
At this moment, the Plague Liquid had been discovered, but unless you fight to the very end, no one can successfully absorb that vial of Plague Liquid.
Because while absorbing the Plague Liquid, other Gourmands will surely take you out.
The Plague Liquid is a fatal attraction to all Gourmands.
So, the director’s setup is an unsolvable trap.
These Gourmands, knowing it’s a trap, still unhesitatingly jump in.
They want the Plague Liquid, so they can only fight until the last one remains.
Battle, slaughter, devour.
As the Gourmands kill their opponents, they devour their bodies to strengthen themselves.
So these Gourmands won’t tire out; instead, they grow stronger and stronger in battle.
The number of Gourmands on the battlefield was decreasing at a geometric rate.
This great battle lasted six days. By the sixth day, there were fewer than a hundred Gourmands left on the battlefield.
At this moment, the remaining Gourmands are considered to have reached the finals.
On the morning of the seventh day, there were fifty-six Gourmands left, fighting in pairs.
The winners will become the final twenty-eight Poisonous Insect Kings and acquire the Plague Liquid.
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By this time, Lin Yuan had already returned to Peng City and was playing mahjong with Kong Mengmeng, Wen Yingying, and Day Traveler.
As for what kind of mahjong, don’t ask, those who know, know.
This round of mahjong had just ended, and during the break, the voice of the director echoed in Lin Yuan’s mind.
"Results are coming out soon, hurry over."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan immediately dressed, ready to see the director.
What?
You asked what kind of mahjong requires taking off clothes?
Don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, those who know, know.
Lin Yuan knew that this time when he reached the director, he would likely head directly to the Mysterious World.
In a short time, he might not be able to return.
So, after saying goodbye to Kong Mengmeng, Wen Yingying, and Day Traveler, he quickly rushed over to see the director.
When Lin Yuan arrived at the director’s lab, he saw the director with the researchers, all watching a big screen.
The big screen was divided into twenty-eight little screens, each showing a different battlefield.
On the battlefield, the fight had reached a fever pitch.
"Is it almost over?" Lin Yuan asked.
The director nodded, saying, "They’re at the end of their strength, results will come soon."
Just as the director finished speaking, a researcher shouted, "Number sixteen, the results are in for screen sixteen."
Immediately, a researcher enlarged the image on screen sixteen, where the victor was a dog-shaped Gourmand.
This dog-shaped Gourmand swallowed its opponent, then opened the Plague Liquid and drank it all in one go.
Then, the dog-shaped Gourmand started shaking, and visibly began to change.
Eventually, it transformed into a giant dog the size of a small mountain, glowing with golden light.
At the same time, results appeared on screen five.
The winner of battlefield five was a fox. After devouring her opponent, she took the Plague Liquid, emitting cold air.
The result was also decided on battlefield twenty-seven, with a pig-shaped Gourmand emerging victorious.
After devouring its opponent and taking the Plague Liquid, it emitted flames all over its body.
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Lin Yuan thought carefully and seemed to understand something.
Every Gourmand that took the Plague Liquid gained different attributes.
The golden dog on sixteen, the cold fox on five, the fiery pig on twenty-seven...
Wait, among the twenty-eight-star constellations, the sixteenth is Lou Jingou (Golden Dog), the fifth is Xin Yuehu (Heart Moon Fox), and the twenty-seventh is Shi Huo Zhu (Fire Pig).
So, the director’s Poisonous Insect King plan to cultivate twenty-eight Poisonous Insect Kings corresponds exactly to the twenty-eight constellations?
No wonder each victorious Gourmand gained different attributes.
It seems the director did this on purpose?
Different attributes can be achieved by adding things to the Plague Liquid.
But how did he precisely predict the winning Gourmand’s form?
Lin Yuan couldn’t understand, only marveling in awe.