Ants were creatures that could be the most humble and insignificant. Even a toddler could crush them in the palm of his hand.
But ants could also bite people to the bone.
This was Zhan Qisheng's deepest realization. In his heart, Li Chengfeng was that ant!
Zhan Qisheng, who was locked in a cage in the forbidden area, used his chin to crush a large Burrowing Ant that was crawling up the tree vines towards him. He put the ant into his mouth, his teeth clenching so hard that it made a crunching sound.
The ant's acidic and slightly corrosive bodily fluids entered his mouth, causing a sharp pain in Zhan Qisheng's mouth as if he had swallowed a ball of fire. His cheeks flushed an unnatural shade of red.
He was not hungry but because he had been stuck in a position where he could not move, his entire body was aching so much that he was about to explode. This rage had accumulated in his body and he had nowhere to vent it. He even treated the ant as Li Chengfeng, wanting nothing more than to bite him into pieces and eat him.
But strangely, the angrier he was, the calmer he felt inside.
This series of setbacks woke him up a little. Zhan Qisheng started to reflect on his mistakes and mistakes. Deep in his heart, he started to take Li Chengfeng seriously.
"Hurt a little more, it's not enough …" Zhan Qisheng used his chin to crush another ant that was crawling up the tree vines. Then, he gritted his teeth and crushed it, letting its irritating body fluids burn his mouth.
Zhan Qisheng no longer looked like the noble young master of the Zhan family. He looked more like a wild wolf that had fallen into a trap. His eyes were bloodshot, a mixture of calmness and madness, the complete opposite of each other.
"It has to be painful enough so that I can remember this!" Zhan Qisheng's cheek muscles twitched, his gums grinding hard.
On top of a towering tree that was twenty meters tall, two cultivators, one big and one small, were curiously looking down.
"Eh, h-how long has it been?" stuttered the smaller cultivator as he squatted on a branch with a branch in his mouth.
"It's probably been a whole day?"
The big cultivator clicked his tongue, yawned, and said with a bitter expression, "Sigh, there are still six more days before it unravels. Doesn't that mean we have to stay here for six more days?"
"This, this guy is new here?
How, how, how, how dare you break into the forbidden area on the first, first day? "
The short man hugged his knees with his hands and rested his head on his knees. His body swayed back and forth, but he could not fall off the tree trunk that was only as thick as a finger.
The big guy sneered and said, "I guess he was scammed by some Senior Brother again?
Aiya, there are always newcomers who fall for it every year. Tsk tsk, isn't it annoying?
There's nothing new about it. "
The short man asked curiously, "Still, still, still, still, still, still have what, what, what, what is even worse, worse, worse tricks?"
The big guy chuckled and said, "At least trick them into walking 50 steps."
The short man exclaimed, "Wow, you, you, you're even worse than me!"
The big guy laughed and was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed. His body disappeared in an instant. The short man was stunned, then his body flashed and disappeared as well.
At this moment, a figure gracefully walked over from under the tree. She wore a hood and an ordinary cultivator's robe. From the shape of her body, she seemed to be a woman.
"Stop right there! How dare you break into the Spiritual Mountain's forbidden area!"
The big guy and the small guy's bodies flashed and appeared in front of her. They looked nervous, ready to attack at any time. They really did not want anyone else to break into the forbidden area. If they caused any trouble, they would have to clean up after them.
When the woman saw the two of them, she stopped in her tracks and took off her hood, revealing a cold and beautiful face and a head of fiery red hair.
The big guy and the small guy were shocked and lowered their heads in awe, not daring to look at her face. "Grand Senior Sister!"
There were quite a number of female cultivators in the Spiritual Mountain Sect, about three hundred of them. Those who could be called Senior Sister numbered about a hundred. However, there was only one person who could be called Grand Senior Sister and use her own name.
As for who was the strongest female cultivator of the younger generation, this was a point of debate in the martial world. Some said it was Princess Zhao Feiyue of the Daqi Kingdom, some said it was the Phoenix Maiden of the Zhan family, Zhan Qiyun, some said it was the daughter of the Phoenix Hibiscus Court's Court Master, Qu Youyang, and some even said it was Grand Senior Sister of the Hidden Beauty Court.
But there was no doubt that Grand Senior Sister's cultivation level was already on par with the older generation of cultivators.
Grand Senior Sister's expression was cold and aloof. She glanced at them and said, "What are you two doing here? Are you lazing around instead of cultivating?"
We should be the ones asking you this question!
The short man muttered in his heart, but he did not dare to argue with the Eldest Senior Sister. The Eldest Senior Sister's personality was overbearing, and her methods were fierce. She was famous in Jianghu.
Grand Senior Sister glanced at the short man. Her face was cold, but her brows were slightly furrowed. Not to mention her, even the short man's partner who was listening to his stuttering felt irritated.
Grand Senior Sister said, "Oh, isn't that just slacking?"
Both of their expressions turned ugly. The big guy asked even more cautiously, "Eldest Senior Sister, may I know why you have come here?"
Grand Senior Sister said indifferently, "You don't have the right to ask." With that, she walked inside.
The short man and the big man looked at each other and winked at each other. "You, you, you, you go."
"No, you go!"
"You, you, you, why don't you n-n-n-go!"
"I'm the Senior Brother, you go!"
"Pfft, we're all of the same age and year, who's the Senior Brother!"
"Then let's fight?"
The big man looked down at the small man. The small man thought for a moment, then swallowed his anger and stepped in front of Grand Senior Sister. He said carefully, "M-Grand Senior Sister, n-n-no, it's not that I'm trying to stop you, it's just that … this is a forbidden area, there are rules, and we have our responsibilities, we don't dare …"
Grand Senior Sister tilted her head slightly. "Dare to ask but not dare to do?"
The short man swallowed hard and stuttered, "That's, that's … that's right, I, I, I …"
Grand Senior Sister could not take it anymore. She pointed at the big man and said, "You say it!"
The big man was dumbfounded. He pointed at his own nose. "Me?" He looked at the small man and thought, 'Damn, so stuttering has this benefit?'
Was it too late to pretend to stutter now?
The big man thought for a moment and gave up. He submitted to Grand Senior Sister's tyranny. "We don't dare to set a precedent."
Grand Senior Sister said, "You can try and stop me.
Don't be afraid, I won't kill you. "
Nonsense, that's what you're afraid of!
The two of them were dumbfounded. How would they have the guts?
Even if the two of them teamed up, they might not be able to beat Grand Senior Sister with one hand!
The big man panicked. "Grand Senior Sister, you don't know this, but this forbidden area is full of traps. If you trespass, you'll be killed!"
Grand Senior Sister glanced at him coldly. She thought for a moment and said, "If you have any questions, go ask my Master."
Grand Senior Sister's Master?
Wasn't that the Hidden Beauty Court Master?
These Pavilion Masters were elusive, where could he go to ask them?
The big man looked troubled. "But, Grand Senior Sister …"
The small man suddenly said, "Grand Senior Sister, I'll go ask Martial Uncle now. Please wait a moment." With that, he disappeared in a flash.
Grand Senior Sister glanced at his figure in the distance, then looked away and walked into the forbidden area.
The big man stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Huh?
Wait, little man. F * ck you, aren't you a f * cking stutterer?
How come you're speaking so fluently now?
Damn, you're bullying an honest man!
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