NOVGO.NET Chapter 667: 290 Hidden Sword Hermit
Chapter 667: Chapter 290 Hidden Sword Hermit
The aroma of food naturally wouldn’t catch the attention of Su Mo and his companions, but Zhen Xiaoxiao, who was sniffing around, took off running.
However, after running a couple of steps, she remembered that the ‘Master’ and ‘Second Master’ were still beside her.
She immediately stopped running and turned back to look at Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun.
“Do not offend the Hidden Sword Hermit.”
Su Mo gave her a cautioning word.
Zhen Xiaoxiao nodded and once again ran towards the Hidden Sword Hut.
Only this time, she put the One-legged Copper Man down and dragged it behind her as she ran…
Fortunately, she remembered there was someone hanging on it.
She made sure Ding Wugong was on top while the Single-horned Copper Man scraped against the ground.
Despite this precaution, Ding Wugong was almost jostled to the point of vomiting his guts out.
What was worse, with every bounce, his head was continuously making intimate contact with the One-legged Copper Man, and within moments, his head began buzzing.
On top of that, the potion of separation inside his body was taking effect, preventing him from falling unconscious.
And he couldn’t die either.
Since the potion of separation was initially refined as an Elixir of Immortality, it indeed had some miraculous effects.
As long as it wasn’t a fatal wound like having one’s heart or liver dug out, minor injuries wouldn’t kill him; instead, he would quickly recover and continue his suffering…
The scene was somewhat pitiable to witness.
However, Su Mo recalled that the pain was originally intended for Yang Xiaoyun, and thus he felt indifferent.
The group followed behind, and in just a short while, they arrived in front of the thatched cottage.
Following the scent, Zhen Xiaoxiao ran madly until she saw a tower-like man holding a big bowl, coming out of a cottage.
When their eyes met, Zhen Xiaoxiao was startled.
She immediately tried to stop, but given her considerable weight, it was difficult to halt just on two legs, so she swiftly turned the One-legged Copper Man around to block her path.
A furrow was instantly pushed out of the ground, and Ding Wugong, with his mouth open, felt dirt and soil speckles splash into his mouth.
He wanted to close his mouth, but his head hurt from hitting the ground.
Tears flowed down his cheeks once again, feeling like his hair was about to be rubbed away.
Eventually, Zhen Xiaoxiao barely stopped before colliding with the man.
The man, holding the bowl, with brawny muscles slightly stiffened, was about to shovel food into his mouth with chopsticks when he paused.
He silently glanced at Zhen Xiaoxiao for a moment, obviously confused.
Zhen Xiaoxiao sniffed and looked at the contents of the bowl opposite her.
The neatly cut slices of beef lay on top, plentiful and covering half of the large bowl, the juices spreading to the green vegetables next to it, which looked delicious but not as much as the three eggs sliced in half beside them.
The fragrance wafting from the entire bowl was extremely tempting, yet it couldn’t possibly be released by the mere meat and veggies present.
Zhen Xiaoxiao meticulously surmised that the rice must have been soaked in meat juices; otherwise, it couldn’t smell so delightful.
She swallowed hard, gazing intently at the bowl of rice.
The tower-like man glanced at Zhen Xiaoxiao and then back down at his own bowl of rice.
After hesitating for a short while, he finally pushed the bowl forward:
“Want to eat?”
“Really?”
Zhen Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened in surprise.
Yet the man looked at Ding Wugong, whom she had tied to the One-legged Copper Man, and nodded affirmatively:
“For you!!”
“But… the Master said not to eat food given by strangers recklessly. If I eat too much, others would have nothing left.”
Zhen Xiaoxiao was conflicted.
Master!?
The man immediately replied:
“No worries, just eat as much as you want, I’ll make more if it’s not enough.”
“Really!?”
Zhen Xiaoxiao was surprised again: “You are such a good person, not as good as the Master and Second Master, but among the people I’ve met, you are very, very kind.”
After saying this, she casually put the One-legged Copper Man behind her, with a clank sound, Ding Wugong’s eyes opened then shut again, utterly disheartened.
Zhen Xiaoxiao then took the bowl from the man’s hand, ready to eat, but then she thought of something else.
She turned back and shouted to Su Mo and the others:
“Master, Second Master, come quickly, there’s food to eat…”
“!!!!”
The tower-like man heard this and just glanced over towards Su Mo and the others, but the next moment, he swiftly ran into the hut and slammed the door shut with force.
“Eh?”
Zhen Xiaoxiao looked back in confusion:
“Why did he close the door? He said he would treat us to a meal…”
Su Mo didn’t know what to say either.
With his keen senses, he had heard the conversation between the two.
It seemed ordinary, but somehow his thoughts were running wild…
Could it be that the Hidden Sword Hermit mistook them for mountain bandits?
Just as he was pondering, he heard a bang as the door opened again, and the tower-like man, now holding two iron hammers, had a fierce expression as he yelled at Su Mo and the rest:
“Hey, where did these poor, hungry thieves come from?
“Coming here to freeload!?
“Have you not heard of my ferocious name as the Hidden Sword Hermit?
“Leave quickly, and you might be able to save your lives, otherwise…”
With that, he picked up two hammers and slammed them on the ground three times:
“Let’s see if these iron hammers will spare your lives!!”