📖 Chapter 1141 - Scoundrel!

07 Nov, 2023

If anyone could look into the mind of the little black fish, they would definitely see endless complaints…

“Didn’t you promise to help me?

“Didn’t you say that you would catch them and let me take a bite in revenge?

“Weren’t you incredibly angry just now?”

The little black fish was completely at a loss. It took a long time for it to come back to its surroundings and resume crying and rolling around. But when it realized that nobody was paying attention to it, it stopped and left, full of grief and indignation. Roars echoed through the central furnace, as if the little black fish was venting its frustration.

As it did so, Chen Qingzi couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on. He never expected that Wang Baole would actually manage to bite off half the black fish’s body. The fish’s current state was so miserable that he couldn’t even bear to look at it.

“If this goes on, will Little Junior Brother really end up eating the whole fish? No way, right…” Chen Qingzi’s eyes twitched. He could easily imagine Wang Baole doing so. Massaging his forehead, he waved a hand and spread out his divine sense, and the entirety of the gray region instantly fell into his eyes. What he saw there…

…made his expression turn even stranger. He sighed, filled with helplessness.

Out in the gray region, Wang Baole was still absorbing deathly aura rapidly. Little Donkey was concealing itself nearby, and there was also another young man nearby. Although they tried to hide it, they were drooling so much that it overflowed from their mouths.

Moreover, Little Donkey’s head had obviously only barely recovered. Its chin was still somewhat imperfect, so its saliva was spreading all over the starry sky…

As for Wang Baole, although he wasn’t drooling in such an unsightly manner, his eyes were shining brightly, and his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he swallowed his saliva. It was obvious that… these three had become addicted to the taste of the little black fish and were trying to bait it in again.

“Are they stupid? That fish was traumatized so badly, how could it dare to show up again?” Chen Qingzi murmured. But as soon as he spoke, his eyes suddenly widened and a dazed expression appeared on his face. Behind Wang Baole and the other two… the black fish had appeared.

It was gritting its teeth as if it wanted to attack.

Chen Qingzi fell silent. Apparently, it wasn’t Wang Baole and the others who were stupid. Instead… it was the little black fish that had some mental problems.

But no matter how stupid it was, it was still the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao. Exasperated, Chen Qingzi quickly transmitted a message to Wang Baole via divine will.

Meanwhile, Wang Baole was busy scolding Little Donkey and Little Fifth.

“You two, calm down!

“Little Donkey, swallow your drool. Look, this whole place is covered in saliva! It’ll scare the fish away!

“Little Fifth, go catch Little Donkey’s drool. Hurry it up! If you scare the fish away, I’ll use you two as bait next time!”

Little Fifth and Little Donkey had suffering expressions on their faces. They dared to be angry, but they didn’t dare to talk back. Exchanging aggrieved glances, they seemed to be thinking the same thing.

‘Is that something a human should say? He’s too much.’

But Little Fifth didn’t have the guts to hesitate when it came to Wang Baole’s orders. He obediently ran over and put his hands under Little Donkey’s chin, sighing as they were quickly covered in drool.

Wang Baole snorted and was about to continue rebuking them, but his expression suddenly changed as Chen Qingzi’s voice echoed in his mind.

“Little Junior Brother, stop swallowing deathly aura, and stop angling for that fish. That thing is the Heavenly Dao of our Underworld Sect… Later, I’ll bring you to the Underworld Sect, and you can eat all you like there, okay?”

“Senior Brother?” Wang Baole was surprised at first, but when he processed Chen Qingzi’s words, he immediately felt guilty. Quickly nodding in assent, he turned his head and glared at Little Donkey and Little Fifth. He gave them both a harsh kick and gritted his teeth as he spoke.

“What are you two doing? That fish is so pitiful, but you still want to catch it?

“Don’t you have any sympathy? Don’t you have any compassion? You’re too much!” Wang Baole roared angrily. His words and expression instantly left Little Donkey and Little Fifth flabbergasted.

“I couldn’t bear to do this sort of thing in the first place. It was you two who threatened and forced me to participate! Oh, my aching conscience! I feel so sorry for the cute little fish!

“Let me tell you, I’ve come to my senses now. I won’t help others commit evil deeds anymore. From now on, the cute little fish will be like my dear brother. Anyone who dares to have wicked thoughts about it will be my enemy. I, Wang Baole, won’t rest until they’re all dead!” Wang Baole’s decisive voice echoed in all directions. Little Fifth and Little Donkey were completely shocked. But the most shocked of all was… the black fish trailing not far behind the group.

Originally, the little black fish had been gnashing its teeth in fury, but when it heard Wang Baole’s words, its body suddenly trembled. It wasn’t trembling in anger. Instead, it was because it felt extremely moved!

Previously, the little black fish’s complaints went unanswered. No one stood up for it, and no one understood its grievances. But now, there was someone stepping up, as if patting it gently on the head, telling it loudly that they would stand up for it if anybody dared to bully it in the future, and expressing deep sympathy for its suffering.

In such a situation, anyone would feel a little moved, even if the one who stepped up was an enemy… And the little black fish was still naive and immature, so it was even more affected. Most of its hostility and hatred toward Wang Baole instantly transformed into a sense of warmth and closeness.

If it were just that, perhaps the black fish would notice that it was being duped after a while. But how could the cunning Wang Baole give it such an opportunity? After speaking, Wang Baole instantly took out a small portion of the green wisps that he had stored away for snacking on later and shouted loudly.

“Cute little fish, don’t be angry, alright? Come here. This is a token of my apology. From now on, we’re brothers. I won’t swallow deathly aura anymore, and I’ll help out if anyone messes with you.”

When it heard Wang Baole’s words, the black fish hiding nearby hesitated for a moment. It was still a little wary.

Wang Baole waited for a while, but the black fish still didn’t appear. Thus, he took out some more green wisps and plastered a warm smile on his face, trying his best to look kind and harmless as he shouted.

“Cute little fish, I was wrong. Please forgive me! I promise to get you a lot of green wisps to eat!”

Maybe Wang Baole’s words finally moved the little black fish, or maybe the green wisps were too appealing, or maybe the little black fish really did have some mental problems… but in any case, the little black fish slowly revealed itself. As soon as it appeared, it glanced at Wang Baole warily.

Little Fifth and Little Donkey’s eyes instantly widened. They quickly glanced at each other, seeing the shock and admiration in the other’s eyes.

‘Could it be that he only kicked us for show, and the end goal was still to trick the fish into coming out? Amazing, too amazing!’

‘Hee-haw! Hee-haw, hee-haw!’

As Little Fifth and Little Donkey watched on in shock, the little black fish quickly swam over, snatching up a green wisp in its mouth before instantly backing away. It was obviously still alert, but when it realized that nothing bad happened, it quickly repeated the action and snatched another green wisp. After doing this several times, the little black fish seemed to have lowered its guard. When Wang Baole took out another handful of green wisps, the little black fish finally didn’t leave immediately after grabbing a green wisp. Instead, it looked at Wang Baole with a somewhat bewildered gaze as it ate.

At that moment, Little Fifth and Little Donkey opened their mouths with shining eyes, about to pounce. The little black fish reacted instantaneously and almost exploded with anger and panic. However… Wang Baole seemed even angrier than the fish. He grabbed the little black fish and put it behind him before running up and kicked Little Fifth and Little Donkey away.

“Shameless! You’re too much!!

“Don’t you two have any conscience? Let me tell you, this cute little fish is my brother. That makes it your elder! No one is allowed to try and eat it in the future!”

Little Fifth and Little Donkey both gaped in shock, and indignation instantly welled up in their hearts. As for the little black fish, it also gaped for a moment, then looked at Wang Baole. It seemed like it was about to cry.

Rushing over to Wang Baole’s side, it was like a lost child who had found their family. All its hatred toward Wang Baole disappeared and was immediately redirected to Little Fifth and Little Donkey.

As it turned out, these two were the troublemakers all along!

Right, the one who bit it in the first place was that vicious beast with only a head left!

“Little Fish, don’t cry.” Wang Baole showed a warm smile and gently stroked the little black fish’s body. Then he glared at Little Fifth and Little Donkey again.

“Little Fish is so cute, but you two… sigh, just don’t do it again!”

"..." Little Fifth was silent.

"..." Little Donkey was at a loss.

"..." Chen Qingzi continued to massage his forehead.