Tang San truly lived up to his master's reputation as a filial son.
Not only did he personally castrate one of his godfather's soul rings,
but he also unhesitatingly sucked out the snake venom with his mouth.
Otherwise, Yu Xiaogang would probably be dead in this Soul Hunting Forest today.
One wonders
what kind of expression the master would have when he woke up and found out he was missing a soul ring.
Looking at Yu Xiaogang, whose face had returned to normal despite his pale complexion, Tang San let out a
long sigh of relief. Then, he collapsed onto the ground, exhausted.
Although it was a bit disgusting, at least he had successfully saved his godfather's life.
Despite being extremely tired himself, Tang San didn't dare to sleep all night.
Ye Xian certainly wouldn't care about Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
He found a fallen tree trunk nearby and made do with sleeping for the night.
As a result, Yu Xiaogang remained unconscious for three whole days.
During this time, Ye Xian and Tang San had no choice but to stay in the Soul Hunting Forest together.
"What...what happened to me?"
Yu Xiaogang woke up at noon on the fourth day.
He felt utterly weak, his vision blurred,
and even lifting a hand was incredibly difficult.
"Godfather, you're awake!"
Tang San, overjoyed at the sound, rushed over.
He quickly helped Yu Xiaogang sit up and
brought him a bowl of water.
After drinking the water, Yu Xiaogang became somewhat more alert. He suddenly remembered his previous collapse from poisoning and
a sense of foreboding washed over him.
He tried to move, and a sharp pain shot through his lower body.
The excruciating pain made Yu Xiaogang wince.
He felt incredibly weak.
"Thump—!"
Just then, Tang San suddenly knelt down beside Yu Xiaogang with a thud.
After kowtowing three times, he said, tears streaming down his face,
"Godfather, when I woke up and found you..."
"Your right eye was too poisoned to be saved."
"For your life, I had no choice but to take the liberty of cutting it off."
Tang San's voice trembled slightly as he spoke.
"Ye Xian can testify for me!"
At the end, Tang San looked at Ye Xian beside him with some excitement,
as if he had grasped a lifeline.
Ye Xian nodded naturally,
"Tang San is right."
"He even personally sucked the snake venom out for you, Master."
"That's absolutely loyal!"
Saying this, he directly gave Tang San a thumbs up.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Tang San dared to do that
was truly awesome.
"Boom—~!"
Yu Xiaogang's mind exploded. The news that
he had had one of his eyes cut off
exploded in his mind like a bolt from the blue.
How could he accept such a thing?
Would he, Yu Xiaogang, still be considered a man after this?
After a brief silence, Yu Xiaogang finally accepted reality.
Logically, even with only one snake venom removed, a man could still perform all his functions.
At least he still had one left, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
Calming down, Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered something Ye Xian had just said:
Tang San sucking out the snake venom for him.
He stiffly looked down at his heavily bandaged wound, then froze. Sucking out snake venom
from this spot
with his mouth?
Yu Xiaogang's lips twitched violently, his face filled with utter despair.
Although it was somewhat outrageous, it was enough to show his godson's unwavering loyalty.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang sighed,
"Never mind." "
No matter what, Xiao San, you saved me, so your godfather still wants to thank you."
"Once I've recovered a bit, we'll leave."
Tang San nodded; the environment here wasn't good, very unfavorable for wound healing.
"I'm sorry, godfather, this trip to the Soul Hunting Forest will probably be fruitless."
The Mandragora Serpent's spirit ring had been absorbed and fused by Ye Xian.
His godfather was in such a state; it was probably difficult for him to find spirit beasts anymore.
Yu Xiaogang immediately understood Tang San's meaning, but he only showed a stiff smile,
"In my current condition, I can't help you hunt for high-level spirit rings; I can only settle for second best."
Hearing this, Tang San's eyes flashed, clearly showing some excitement. Did
his godfather mean
there was still a way?
Immediately afterward, Yu Xiaogang continued,
"Do you remember that nearly hundred-year-old fungal spirit beast I showed you before?"
Ye Xian, standing not far away, was stunned upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's voice, almost losing his composure.
A nearly hundred-year-old plant-type spirit beast?
Could it be that giant mushroom?
"A nearly hundred-year-old fungal spirit beast?"
Tang San repeated, muttering thoughtfully.
"Godfather, are you talking about that fungal spirit beast called the Ghost Face Blue-Headed Mushroom?"
On their first day entering the Soul Hunting Forest, they encountered a very peculiar-looking giant mushroom.
Its brownish-black surface was scattered with white spots.
The pattern formed by the white spots resembled a ghost face,
hence the name Ghost Face Blue-Headed Mushroom.
At that time, Yu Xiaogang had said that this fungal spirit beast was actually very suitable for Tang San's Blue Silver Flower.
Not only was it highly poisonous, but it could also paralyze and hallucinate.
It was just a little too young, so it hadn't been considered.
But now, it was clear they had to settle for second best and go back to check.
"Yes,"
Yu Xiaogang nodded with a smile.
His voice was weak and feeble due to his physical exhaustion.
"The Ghost-Faced Blue-Handed Beast is a rare fungal spirit beast. Although its attack power isn't strong, its support and control abilities are extremely powerful."
"Your spirit, Blue Silver Flower, should also develop towards a control-type in the future."
"Moreover, its age is at least eighty or ninety years, which is very suitable for your plant-type spirit, Blue Silver Flower."
Yu Xiaogang knew that his words contained a significant element of deception.
But now that things had come to this, he couldn't let Tang San return empty-handed.
Even if it was a pile of shit, he had to give it a gold trim!
Otherwise, where would he put his face as a master?
"Godfather, your current condition..."
Tang San was unexpectedly delighted.
But glancing at Yu Xiaogang, the latter's current state was far from good.
Forget helping hunt spirit beasts, he probably couldn't even walk.
Ye Xian also glanced sideways at Yu Xiaogang.
Even in this state, he still wouldn't stop.
It seems Yu Xiaogang, feeling he's ruined, is determined to cripple his godson, Tang San.
Even at ninety-nine years old, that spirit ring is still only ten years old.
A ten-year-level first spirit ring—it's hard for Tang San not to be crippled.
"It's alright, it's alright,"
Yu Xiaogang waved his hand dismissively, continuing,
"Plant-type and fungal spirit beasts generally have low attack power, especially when their cultivation is low."
"The attack power of this less than a hundred-year-old Ghost Face Blue-Headed Bauhinia is negligible."
(End of Chapter)