33: Chapter 33 Returning to the Star Dou Great Forest

Early the next morning, Bai Qi's door opened while he was still sound asleep. However, upon hearing the noise, Bai Qi merely frowned, rolled over, and continued sleeping. Seeing that Bai Qi showed no reaction, Xiao Wu, who had entered the room, let out a slight sigh of relief, then waved her hand towards the doorway, signaling Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to come in.

The three of them walked over to Bai Qi's bedside, leaning over to look at his sleeping profile. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both felt that coming with Xiao Wu was worth it. Xiao Wu, however, poked Bai Qi's cheek with her finger and grumbled.

"Honestly, Xiao Qi's heart is way too big when he sleeps. Even this doesn't wake him up."

Because Bai Qi had known since childhood that he was protected by Hai Yue, he never felt any sense of vigilance while sleeping. If anything happened, Hai Yue would handle it.

But at this moment, Bai Qi had already woken up when Xiao Wu poked him. However, he intended to teach Xiao Wu a little lesson, so he didn't open his eyes.

Then, pretending to still be asleep, Bai Qi took advantage of the trio's inattention, suddenly sat up, and used his blanket to wrap all three of them up together.

The following scene was Bai Qi sitting elegantly at the table, eating his food, while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, all bundled together by Bai Qi, watched him eat from the bed, their stomachs occasionally rumbling.

Fortunately, Bai Qi had bought plenty of food. After he had eaten his fill, he wiped his mouth and asked Xiao Wu and the others.

"So, whose idea was this? The one who gives up the mastermind gets to eat."

As soon as Bai Qi finished speaking, Xiao Wu, the mastermind herself, quickly turned her head to look at Ning Rongrong, only to find her smiling back at her. Then she turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing, who was also smiling at her. Helpless, Xiao Wu let her head droop back down and said.

"It was my idea."

After saying that, she muttered quietly.

"Who told you to sleep in so late."

Bai Qi waited with a smile for Xiao Wu to finish, then stood up, walked to the other side of the bed, and gave each of them a light tap, saying.

"Considering it's your first offense, one tap each will suffice."

He then untied them. While eating, Xiao Wu, her face flushed, glared discontentedly at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Even though it was her idea, you two agreed to it, didn't you? Just for food, you sold out your leader? The faces of Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who were under Xiao Wu's gaze, were also bright red, though not from being stared at.

Bai Qi, sitting on the edge of the bed, was still savoring the sensation from earlier—ahem, I mean, he was thinking about how to tell them he had to leave first.

At that moment, Ning Rongrong said excitedly.

"How about this? Since we don't know where to go, why not come to my place?"

Xiao Wu, who had been eating revengefully, quickly swallowed her food upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words and said.

"Sure, we don't have anywhere else to go right now anyway."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Then, all three of them turned their heads to look at Bai Qi.

Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's suggestion, Bai Qi had already formed a plan. Seeing all three looking at him, he smiled and said.

"Go ahead if you want. But you might have to go first. I still have some things to take care of."

"What things? How come I don't know about them?"

Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.

"Of course, it's to go back and bring Ah Yin-jie out."

Bai Qi looked at Xiao Wu as if it were obvious.

Hearing Bai Qi's words, Xiao Wu grew even more confused.

"Calling her Ah Yin-jie... then why can't we all go together..."

As she spoke, Xiao Wu remembered that there were still two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts back home. Taking Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong there would probably scare them out of their wits.

She then waved her hand dismissively and said.

"Alright, alright. You go ahead. Zhuqing and I will go with Rongrong to her place. Remember to be quick, okay?"

"Don't worry. I'll leave now. I'll probably only be a day or two behind you."

After saying that, Bai Qi stood up, walked over to Xiao Wu and the other two, ruffled their hair, and then went out.

After Bai Qi left, Xiao Wu and the other two exchanged smiles and continued eating.

Once outside, Bai Qi instructed Mu Lan to follow Xiao Wu and the others, while he himself hurried towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy, Flender, with a head full of bumps, was telling everyone that they would be going to the Star Dou Great Forest today to help Tang San hunt for his third spirit ring.

As for how he got those bumps on his head, of course, it was Zhao Wuji who beat him up. After all, it was he who had watched over the Little freaks joining the academy. He had only taken his eyes off them for one day, and four were suddenly missing. Enraged, he gave Flender a beating.

After venting his anger, he still had to lead the team to the Star Dou Great Forest. Before setting off, they at least received one piece of good news: Oscar had also reached level thirty.

By evening, they finally reached that small tavern. While they were inside starting their meal, Bai Qi was quietly watching them from the second floor.

He watched them cause trouble, get beaten up, and watched Zhao Wuji come to clean up the mess.

[Ding, sign-in with Zhao Wuji successful. Reward: Physique doubled.]

Of course, Bai Qi wasn't here specifically for Tang San and the others; he was waiting for Zhao Wuji. After receiving Zhao Wuji's reward, Bai Qi clenched his fist, carefully sensing the change, thinking to himself that his current physique, at the level of a Spirit King, was already not inferior to that of an ordinary attack system Spirit Douluo.

After finishing his assessment, he took one last look at Tang San and the others before returning to his room.

The next day, Tang San and the others continued their journey towards the Star Dou Great Forest, with Bai Qi following behind.

Several times during the journey, Tang San felt something was off and looked back, but saw no one. This made him think he was imagining things. Combined with the teasing from Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, Tang San also thought he hadn't rested well. Therefore, after entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San stopped looking back.

Bai Qi's goal was to follow them to find Grandma Snake and Meng Yiran, and then follow them to find Grandpa Long, after all, he was the one who had originally found that Man Faced Demon Spider.

Not long after they continued walking, they suddenly became alert. Additionally, in Bai Qi's perception, a figure was rushing rapidly towards them. Bai Qi knew it was time.

Because their group was smaller than the original, if Zhao Wuji hadn't intervened directly, that Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent would have almost escaped.

While they were busy, Bai Qi wasn't idle either. He arranged stones on the ground to form words, then crouched down and began madly injecting Soul Power into a strand of Blue Silver Grass, testing whether he could attract Ah Yin's attention.

Because Ah Yin was the emperor of the Blue Silver Grass clan. If the Soul Power within a normal Blue Silver Grass suddenly surged, Ah Yin would definitely notice.

Just as Bai Qi expected, the Blue Silver Grass began to emit a golden light. Bai Qi knew this was Ah Yin responding to him. So, he pointed to the words he had formed on the ground. After a moment, the Blue Silver Grass arranged itself into a line on the ground, as if pointing the way for him.

Seeing this, Bai Qi gave a thumbs-up to the air. The surrounding Blue Silver Grass also seemed to sense something and began to sway. Witnessing this scene, Bai Qi smiled slightly and headed in the direction indicated by the Blue Silver Grass. He now needed to obtain the bargaining chip to exchange for the Man Faced Demon Spider from Grandpa Long as quickly as possible.

He rushed towards that direction at the fastest speed he could currently manage. With the guidance of the Blue Silver Grass and no obstructing Spirit Beasts, Bai Qi arrived very quickly.

Upon seeing that Spirit Beast, Bai Qi didn't hesitate. He immediately activated his Spirit and spirit rings. Three out of his five spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black—instantly lit up, and with one punch, he knocked the snake unconscious.

This snake hadn't done anything. It was just resting in its own nest. Before it could even see who had attacked, it was knocked out.