At this moment, being carried through the air by Su Xiaoqi, Ning Rongrong felt that all her earlier feelings of gratitude had been completely wasted. This guy truly had no sense of pity or tenderness toward her at all.
Sure, she, Ning Rongrong, was a bit more petite than Zhu Zhuqing, but she was still a beauty! And it's not like she wouldn't grow in the future—did she really deserve to be treated so differently?
Su Xiaoqi had no time to worry about Ning Rongrong's feelings. Right now, he was flying at full speed toward Zhu Zhuqing's location.
From the messages Zhu Zhuqing had sent earlier, he knew that Tang San had indeed encountered the Man-Faced Demon Spider while pursuing the Titan Giant Ape. Zhu Zhuqing had appeared at the right moment to "rescue" him, telling Tang San to continue chasing Xiao Wu.
But as always, the unexpected happened. Not long after, Tang San turned back, telling Zhu Zhuqing that he had reached level 30 and needed this Man-Faced Demon Spider for his third spirit ring.
Naturally, Zhu Zhuqing wasn't going to hand it over. And so, the two were now fighting over the "last hit" on the Man-Faced Demon Spider.
By the time Su Xiaoqi and Ning Rongrong arrived overhead, the spider was already on its last legs. Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing were simultaneously preparing their finishing blows.
Interestingly enough, neither of them was using conventional means.
Tang San had taken out his Zhuge Divine Crossbow, while Zhu Zhuqing had drawn her Desert Eagle.
The result was obvious. By the time Tang San's crossbow bolts struck, the Man-Faced Demon Spider was already stone cold dead.
"Loot drop!" Su Xiaoqi's eyes lit up when he saw the glinting light on the corpse. He immediately hurled Ning Rongrong toward Zhu Zhuqing's direction and sped toward the corpse.
"Ahhhh~~~" Ning Rongrong screamed tragically as she soared through the air. This wasn't just about lacking tenderness—this was outright attempted murder!
"Zhuqing, catch me!"
Meanwhile, Su Xiaoqi quickly looted the Eight Spider Lances from the body and sold them to the chat group's store for 5,000 points.
At first, Su Xiaoqi was puzzled—how could something that was practically a divine artifact in Douluo Dalu be worth so little? But upon seeing the label "initial form" in the store, he understood.
Back beside Zhu Zhuqing, Su Xiaoqi glanced at Tang San, who looked furious, and teased, "Tang San, what's wrong? You look constipated."
Tang San glared at Zhu Zhuqing and shouted, "Zhu Zhuqing, why did you steal my Man-Faced Demon Spider? You already have your third spirit ring!"
At this point, he wasn't even curious why Zhu Zhuqing's third ring was black, or what that iron thing in her hand was, or even why Su Xiaoqi could fly. None of that mattered to him now.
Ever since leaving the spider behind, he'd had a gnawing sense of losing something important. That was what made him turn back. And now that the spider was dead, that feeling had surged again, even stronger than before.
Su Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Tang San, first, let me correct you—this Man-Faced Demon Spider didn't belong to anyone. As for why Zhuqing had to kill it, it's simple."
"When I was blasted away by the Titan Giant Ape, I was nearly killed by this spider. She just wanted to avenge me. It's no different than your desire to save Xiao Wu from the Titan Giant Ape."
Su Xiaoqi made up a bunch of nonsense. Whether Tang San believed it or not wasn't his concern.
He had considered finishing off Tang San right there, but ultimately gave up on the idea—for the sake of points.
If Tang San died, he and Zhu Zhuqing might earn a bunch of unknown points, but the story arc would probably end there.
And he really needed points. That greedy woman Nami had listed a Gravity Room in the store for a ridiculous 50,000 points. According to her, that was already the "friend discount"—he might never be able to draw one even with that many points.
If just one Gravity Room costs 50,000, then who knows what other members might charge in the future for stuff like a Travel Card, Kaio-Ken, or other useful items?
More importantly, when the mission ends, he'll be back in his empty, desolate world, sleeping alone every night.
So killing Tang San could wait—he needed to squeeze every last drop of value out of him first. With his current rate of growth, killing Tang San later would be child's play.
Tang San pressed on, asking, "Zhu Zhuqing, why didn't you tell us you already had your third spirit ring?"
"If you had said something, we wouldn't have gone after the Titan Giant Ape, and Xiao Wu wouldn't have been taken!"
"Brother!"
Suddenly, a slender figure emerged from the woods.
The voice startled Tang San. When he saw the familiar figure rushing toward him, he opened his arms and dashed forward to catch Xiao Wu in an embrace.
Su Xiaoqi glanced at Zhu Zhuqing with a grin. "Zhuqing, it's been a while—shouldn't we hug too?"
Zhu Zhuqing replied coldly, "What? Hugging Rongrong wasn't enough for you? She's already confessed everything between the two of you."
"What the hell?! There's nothing between us!"
Su Xiaoqi fumed internally. What irritated him even more was Ning Rongrong, now hiding behind Zhu Zhuqing, sticking her tongue out and making faces at him.
"Ning Rongrong, your big cannon's gone."
That got her attention instantly. She stomped over, hands on her hips, chest puffed out. "Why? You promised me that cannon!"
"Why?" Su Xiaoqi snorted. "I'm tempted to stuff you in a cannon and fire you off!"
"You—you just wait!"
Knowing she couldn't outargue Su Xiaoqi, Ning Rongrong ran back to Zhu Zhuqing and started complaining about the "inhumane treatment" she had just endured.
Zhu Zhuqing already understood what Ning Rongrong was trying to do. But since she was in a great mood, she played along.
Unfortunately, some people just had a talent for ruining a good atmosphere.
Tang San, holding Xiao Wu's hand, stepped forward and confronted Zhu Zhuqing again. "Zhu Zhuqing, even though Xiao Wu is safe, everyone got hurt because of you. You owe us an explanation."
Zhu Zhuqing gave Xiao Wu a glance and replied coldly, "I don't owe you any explanation. I just don't like being followed around by men who aren't Xiaoqi."
"As for my third spirit ring, I have the Titan Giant Ape to thank. On my way to find Xiaoqi, I came across a dying ten-thousand-year soul beast. It offered itself to me willingly."
"Otherwise, do you think I could absorb a ten-thousand-year ring under normal circumstances?"
"This…"
Tang San was speechless. Zhu Zhuqing's explanation was reasonable and well-founded. He couldn't find a single flaw in it—he'd learned all this from Yu Xiaogang.
Xiao Wu, meanwhile, stole a glance at Zhu Zhuqing. She didn't remember the Titan Giant Ape encountering any soul beasts after taking her, but this story was conveniently similar to the cover she'd prepared herself.
Just then, another figure emerged from the woods.
Su Xiaoqi saw that it was the "chuunibyou girl" Meng Yiran and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I thought they weren't going to show up. But why is she alone? Where are the old man and woman?"
But what Meng Yiran did next shocked everyone on the scene.
She suddenly dropped to her knees in front of Su Xiaoqi with a loud thud and pleaded, "Please! Please save my grandfather and grandmother—they've been gravely injured by the Titan Giant Ape. They're critically wounded and on the verge of death!"
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