Chapter 140 - The Entrance Lies In The Center (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Dawn.

When Shen Ying woke up, Father Niu and Chef were digging for something in a pile of broken metal parts. The more Father Niu dug, the more excited he became. The smile on his face was as bright as a sunflower.

“These things are actually made of high-grade materials! Holy Shit! They are made from Heavenly Fire stones. Keep them safe. Yi Qing, do you still have the storage bag? Put them inside quickly. The more the merrier.”

Shen Ying gave herself a lazy stretch before waving her hand in greeting. “Good morning!”

The two men, who were busy scavenging, turned their heads and gave her a strange look.

“What?” Why were they looking at her with this expression? Shen Ying went to the pile of debris and gave it a kick. “What’s this? Where did this come from?” I didn’t see it here yesterday.

“Master, you’re awake?” asked Yi Qing tentatively as he walked over to her.

“Umn.” She nodded.

“It emerged from the ground,” Lonemoon replied. “It was a divine artifact that developed intelligence. Although it’s now destroyed, its materials can be reused.”

“Oh.” Shen Ying did not ask further. Looking around her, she suddenly exclaimed, “The gardener! Where is he? Has he gone home to plant his tree?”

Yi Qing: “…”

Lonemoon: “…”

The two men did not answer her, but gave her a queer look, then they lowered their heads and directed their gaze at her feet.

“What wrong?” asked Shen Ying, disconcerted at being the object of their attention. “Why are you looking at me like this?” she asked, subconsciously lowering her head to follow their gaze.”What’s under my feet…?!”

Holy Shit! There’ really someone here! And he’s stuck in a crevice in the ground, his whole body as swollen as a ball.

Squatting down, Shen Ying grabbed the man’s collar, and pulled forcefully. The man popped out like a plucked radish. After taking a closer look, Shen Ying realized that he was actually Comrade Gardener.

“What are you doing inside? You look very swollen….” Doing this to keep cool was surely going overboard. If it weren’t for the familiar blue robes, she wouldn’t have recognized him. “I say, you…”

“Don’t come near!” Xun Shu got up instantly and sprang back a few meters. His face had lost all traces of its former attractiveness. Shrinking desperately away from her, he shrieked, “Stay away from me, you hear. If you dare come near me, I… I… I… I’ll kill myself!”

Shen Ying: “…”

What a scary threat…

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“Chef.” Nudging Yi Qing, who was next to her, Shen Ying asked in a whisper, “What’s with him? Why is he suddenly acting this way?”

“Nothing… Nothing.” Yi Qing’s mouth twitched a little as he answered, “Maybe because… he didn’t get enough sleep yesterday.”

Or maybe because he had been beaten up for no reason…

“Oh,” said Shen Ying, nodding her head. Wasn’t it strange to sleep in a crevice? She was just about to ask further when…

Lonemoon suddenly spoke up, “OK, we’ve gathered enough.” Glancing at the terrified Xun Shu, he added, “Once Xun Shu has finished regulating his meridians, we’ll set off.”

In fact, Shen Ying had been awake for only about ten minutes last night before falling asleep again. Perhaps it was because he got beaten up so badly, for when Xun Shu was punched into the crevice, he absolutely refused to come out from it. When Yi Qing and Lonemoon attempted to help him out, he became frantic and even swore at them.

“I’m not coming out. Don’t think you can trick me into coming out to get beaten, you bastards!”

He did not even dare to regulate his meridians, forcing himself to stay awake until Shen Ying woke up the next morning.