390: Darwin's Disciple

"Pig Wuneng's" expression changed, and he immediately said in a deep voice: "I feel that as a Disciple, I have been humble enough. Why were you still able to find flaws?"

"Humble? Is that how you understand Second Senior Brother?"

Wu Zhen suddenly laughed and said, "When Master said you had worked hard and wanted to claim credit for you, how did you behave? You pushed all the credit onto the rest of us!"

"What, is that not right?" "Pig Wuneng" said in a deep voice.

"Of course it's not!" Sha Wujing shook his head and said, "If it were our Second Senior Brother, he would definitely pester Master, shamelessly trying to claim all the credit for himself!"

Beside him, Little White Dragon Ao Lie also nodded hurriedly, "Third Senior Brother is right, Second Senior Brother would definitely act like that!"

"Pig Wuneng's" mouth twitched: "So this character is actually... this kind of personality?"

"If you were Pigsy, when you saw me, you would definitely pounce over and cry, hugging my leg and wiping your snot on it, saying: 'Master, I missed you so much! You don't know how much we've suffered!'"

Tang Ku squinted and smiled, "He would complain first, then grumble, and finally ask me for advice. He would absolutely not think profoundly like you, or calmly say those things! Hmm... come to think of it, although Pigsy is very smart, he never seems to have spoken so coherently!"

"Pig Wuneng's" eyelids twitched as he said: "Fine, I didn't understand him deeply enough... So I revealed flaws from the very beginning?"

"That's right. From the very beginning when I saw you all, I discovered that you are not my second Disciple, Pigsy!"

Tang Ku's expression turned gloomy, "Speak, where is my Disciple's soul now? And who... are you?"

"Hehehe, do you think I would tell you so easily?" "Pig Wuneng" chuckled, "As for my real name, even if I told you, you wouldn't know me... Just call me Hooke!"

Tang Ku couldn't help but frown slightly. After reaching 40 points in Intelligence, his memory was much stronger than before. He could freely access many data points in his mind that he hadn't paid attention to previously, and this Hooke... in his impression, there were several foreign celebrities named Hooke.

However, there was only one person who could be linked to Darwin!

"So that's it!" Tang Ku suddenly remembered this person and couldn't help but nod, "No wonder you would help Darwin. Your surname is Joseph, right? Your middle name must be Dalton... Your teacher must be Darwin. I guessed right, didn't I?"

The "Pig Wuneng" opposite him was instantly shocked. He couldn't help but clap his hands and say: "Teacher said I absolutely must not underestimate you. It seems I still made a mistake; I shouldn't have exposed my identity so early! That's right, I am Joseph Dalton Hooke!"

"Hmm, I should have thought of that earlier. As a biologist, it makes sense that you can use those parasitic spore plants!" Tang Ku said, squinting.

The "Pig Wuneng" in front of him had his body slowly shrink like a deflated balloon, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a bearded middle-aged man resembling Lincoln. He was wearing a crisp suit, which looked quite out of place in this world, but his eyes flashed with a wise yet dangerous light, making Tang Ku frown slightly.

"After hearing us say so much..." Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "You are actually stalling for time, aren't you!"

"Hehe, you guessed right!" Hooke smiled faintly, adjusted his lapels, and said, "I used to be respectful to my teacher, which formed a habit, and that's why I revealed such flaws. This is my fault... Hmm, but you haven't won either, because you still haven't found your Disciple, right?"

The two seemed to be talking past each other, but Tang Ku understood what he was saying and couldn't help but squint, saying: "I'll give you two paths. First, tell us the location of Pig Wuneng's soul now, and this will spare your life. You've seen it yourself; with your abilities and methods, you are absolutely no match for us!"

"Oh, and what is the second path?" Hooke said very calmly, "You need to hurry up, the 'conspiracy' I've been brewing might be about to trigger!"

"The second path is that we capture you and use some methods on you. In that case, it won't be as simple as just suffering a little!" Tang Ku chuckled, seemingly ready to strike at any moment.

"Here, the strongest one should be this three-eyed person in front of me... Hmm, this kind of body structure is the first time I've seen it. If there's a chance, I must study it!" Hooke suddenly sneered, "However, among your Disciples, not one will be my match. Don't forget, that strongest Pigsy has already been captured by me... Oh, perhaps your strength should be the most powerful, but don't forget, in this dream world, you cannot exert power exceeding this place; all you can use is the physical strength of your body itself. Am I right?"

Erlang Shen had long been dissatisfied with this pretender and raised his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, saying: "Don't you want to study my body structure? Then let me properly attend to you!"

As he spoke, he was about to make a move to capture him, but unexpectedly, Hooke smiled faintly: "Sorry, I don't mean to look down on you. I never look down on any opponent; I am just stating a fact. Right now, the weakest one among you people should be this bald monk in front of me, right? Tell me, if I were to kidnap him, would you... hmm, how does that Chinese phrase go... hesitate to act for fear of hitting the rat?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ku's figure suddenly disappeared, and immediately after, he appeared directly in Hooke's hand. Hooke was gripping Tang Ku's nape, and a faint energy fluctuation came from his hand. A deep green light enveloped Tang Ku, and in an instant, it turned into green iron chains, binding Tang Ku's entire body.

"Master!" All the Disciples were greatly alarmed. Yang Jian's eyes were filled with rage. Tang Ku could not exert his full strength now, and it was equivalent to entrusting his own safety to him. If Tang Ku were to have any mishap, it would not only be bullying his friend, but also slapping Erlang Shen in the face. It could be said that Yang Jian now had the heart to eat this guy alive!

"Don't move. Hmm, I'm not very good at fighting, so I don't know my own strength. If my hand shakes, I might crush his nape!" Hooke sneered, "Hmm, can you feel it? The air around here has become a bit viscous... Hehe, that's right, this is the last gift I'm leaving for you—a long-lasting, almost unsolvable disaster: earthquakes, plagues, fire, ice, and lightning strikes... and so on and so forth. All disasters will erupt in an instant. Everyone in this Chang'an City within the dream world will fall into Hell and never be able to reincarnate..."

Everyone was silent, looking towards Tang Ku, their eyes flickering uncertainly.

"Sorry, I'm leaving now... Hehe, I really wonder what kind of reward the higher-ups will give me for catching such a big fish as you? Hahahaha..." The two figures disappeared instantly, leaving behind only the sound of arrogant laughter...