31: Monster Assembly

In the Forest where Xiong Er was before, he had at least enough to eat and drink every day, but now that he had come to this Demon Mountain, how to eat had become a problem.

Seeing Xiong Er suffering from hunger, Wei Xun pinched his chin, pondering over a solution.

He suddenly recalled that when they first entered the Mountain Forest, the small monsters guarding the entrance were all skinny and listless, looking like refugees, probably living from hand to mouth.

"Big Brother, what should we do?" Xiong Er clutched his stomach and slumped to the ground, suddenly missing the roasted meat and roasted fish he had eaten just a few days ago. The taste was simply wonderful.

"It's okay, Big Brother will figure something out for you!" Wei Xun stepped forward, patted Xiong Er's shoulder, and then led Xiong Er and Da Huang to the edge of the broken cliff.

In the turbulent river below the broken cliff, there should logically be fish. If they could catch a few, it would solve the problem for a meal or two.

So, Wei Xun had Xiong Er and Da Huang guard the edge, while he immediately used the Earth Escape Technique to descend directly along the cliff face to the bottom of the broken cliff, standing on a protruding rock, with the rushing river beneath his feet.

At this moment, Si Niang poked her head out from Wei Xun's clothes: "The fish in this river are not easy to catch; you'll need some bait!"

"Bait, huh!" Wei Xun pondered for a moment, then spat out a ginseng root from his mouth.

Seeing the ginseng root, Si Niang was instantly surprised: "Big Brother, you're not thinking of using this immortal root to fish, are you?"

"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child!" Wei Xun smiled slightly and said, "This immortal root is just for the fish to see, not for them to eat."

After saying this, Wei Xun directly held the ginseng root between two fingers and placed it under the water.

As soon as this ginseng root, which contained a large amount of Spiritual Qi, entered the water, it attracted many fish in a short while.

These fish came in all shapes and sizes, but seeing a monster standing on the water's surface, they didn't dare to get too close, so it was impossible to catch them for a while.

Seeing this situation, Wei Xun was not anxious. Instead, he squatted on the rock, remaining motionless, as quiet as a stone.

The fish observed for a long time before a bold fish wanted to come up and eat the ginseng root floating in the current.

Wei Xun saw this fish, which was plump and strong, and was very satisfied. As soon as the fish bit the ginseng root, Wei Xun's palm immediately discharged electricity, directly shocking the fish until its belly turned up.

Seeing that he had succeeded with one strike, Wei Xun immediately grabbed the fat fish and directly swallowed it into his Da Kou Space for temporary storage.

Although the electric shock just now scared away many fish, facing the strong temptation of the ginseng root, and coupled with the fish's seemingly poor memory, Wei Xun changed places and repeated the trick. In less than half an hour, his Da Kou Space was filled with a dozen fat fish.

When preparing to return to the top along the cliff face, Wei Xun casually fed the ginseng root he had just used for fishing to Si Niang, who had poked her head out from his clothes.

Si Niang was not polite and swallowed the ginseng root in one gulp.

Upon returning to the top of the cliff, Xiong Er, who had been hungry for a long time, immediately had his eyes light up, and the dog demon Da Huang beside him even had eyes filled with admiration.

Wei Xun did not say much. Instead, he had Xiong Er and the others prepare a lot of firewood, and then they sat around the edge of the cliff, making a fire and roasting fish.

Although Xiong Er's body became a bit smaller after transforming into human form, his appetite was still astonishing. Of the dozen fat fish that were so hard to catch, Xiong Er himself ate four.

Wei Xun and Si Niang each ate one, and although the dog demon Da Huang was a bit shy, he slowly ate the roasted fish that Wei Xun offered him.

The problem of eating was temporarily solved, the problem of living was not big, the work was not busy, and Cultivation could proceed peacefully.

Wei Xun also Cultivated steadily like this for about twenty days, getting closer and closer to Breakthrough to the Body Tempering Realm Second Layer.

But on this day, a black-feathered Crow Demon ran into the Mountain Forest where Wei Xun and his companions were patrolling and found Wei Xun and Xiong Er playing Gobang with black and white stones on the ground.

"Grey Fur Captain, what are you doing here!" The Crow Demon looked at Wei Xun and Xiong Er strangely arranging the black and white stones on the ground, a look of confusion on his face.

Just then, Xiong Er chuckled and placed a white stone on the ground, proudly saying, "Big Brother, I've got four in a row here, I'm finally going to win against you today!"

However, Wei Xun smiled slightly, then picked up a black stone with two fingers and placed it on the board.

Unexpectedly, this stone connected diagonally with the other stones to form five in a row. Seeing this, Xiong Er scratched his head in frustration: "This game is too difficult!"

Wei Xun, victorious again, turned to the Crow Demon and asked, "Brother, what brings you to me?"

Although the Crow Demon didn't understand what Wei Xun and Xiong Er had just been doing, he still replied with a smile: "It's like this, the Group of Demons Assembly, which happens every six months, is about to be held in the Mountain, and I'm specifically notifying you to come and participate later. Don't forget."

"What is the Group of Demons Assembly?" Wei Xun asked, a little confused by these words.

"It's normal that you don't know, since you just arrived!" The Crow Demon chuckled: "This Group of Demons Assembly is a rule set by the Great King a long time ago. Every six months, all the monsters in the Mountain gather for a grand assembly, and there are also various competitions, with many prizes that can be won."

At this point, the Crow Demon smiled broadly and said, "Although it's hard for us small demons to win those prizes, there's a lot of food at the Group of Demons Assembly. It's a rare chance for us small monsters to eat our fill."

Speaking of eating, Xiong Er, who was nearby, immediately snapped out of his dejection, then licked his lips as if he was very, very much looking forward to it.

In these twenty-odd days, although they could barely eat their fill by relying on Wei Xun to catch fish at the bottom of the cliff.

But after eating fish for more than twenty consecutive days, even if Xiong Er liked fish, he was a bit tired of it.

"When does the assembly start?" Wei Xun asked the Crow Demon.

"In two hours, which is around noon!" The Crow Demon replied and then continued: "I've notified all of you, don't forget to come and participate. If you're late and there's no space, you won't get your share."

After the Crow Demon finished speaking, he ran forward for a bit, then his arms suddenly transformed into wings, and he flew directly into the sky, heading towards another direction in the Mountain.

Looking at the Crow Demon's receding figure, Wei Xun suddenly said with a hint of envy: "It's pretty good when a bird becomes a demon. How great would it be if I could fly too."

Xiong Er, however, had a different idea: "What's so good about a bird? It doesn't have much meat on its body, you can't even eat your fill!"

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