The entrance to the cave was small, with wisps of white smoke drifting out and the faint sound of boiling water being heard, as if someone was boiling water inside.
A red light shone inside the cave, and then the pangolin's restraints disappeared. It fell to the ground with a thud, stumbled, and fell flat on its face.
"Only a fool would go in!"
The pangolin slowly stood up, its dark eyes darting around as it looked at the path beside it, pondering how to escape.
But when the pangolin thought about how it had been captured from such a far place as the Demon Cave, it realized that even if it tried to escape, it wouldn't get very far. Like a deflated balloon, it dragged its heavy body step by step into the dark stone cave.
Upon entering the cave, it was not as dark and damp as the pangolin had imagined; on the contrary, it was rather dry. A campfire was lit on the ground of the cave, and a black pot was burning on the fire.
The sound of bubbling water bursting from the large pot could be heard from time to time, accompanied by bursts of fragrance, as if spices and some medicinal herbs had been added. Two of the pangolins looked familiar, namely Sichuan pangolin and angelica.
These two medicinal herbs are plentiful in the mountains. It had previously found human medicinal books and learned about many herbs. The books described *Chuan Zun* (川尊) as having effects such as promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, relieving spasms, and calming the nerves. *Dang Gui* (当归) is described as having effects such as nourishing blood, regulating menstruation, promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, and moistening the intestines to relieve constipation.
On a large stone bed beside the cauldron, a handsome man in a white robe is meditating with his eyes closed. He is simply sitting there quietly, but your gaze will be drawn to him involuntarily, as if he were the center of the world.
Xu Le remained silent in the face of the pangolin's arrival, seemingly immersed in the Dao and oblivious to external matters.
The pangolin sniffed, somewhat puzzled as to why the man in white robes was making soup, and this particular kind of medicinal soup at that.
So, Xu Le remained silent, and the pangolin dared not speak either, and could only wait silently for Xu Le's question.
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Le opened his eyes while sitting on the stone bed. Looking at the pangolin lying on the ground, filled with anxiety, he chuckled. On the way to capture the pangolin, he had used a snake talisman to conceal its form, so that the mountain god could not find his trace and would only see the pangolin suddenly disappear.
This guy must be extremely anxious and worried right now!
Xu Le was secretly pleased. The Mountain God's plan was indeed good, but most of the details had already been guessed by countless people's interpretations of the animation. Therefore, by slightly modifying it according to the real world, he could be manipulated. This was not a difference in intelligence, but a difference in the degree of information mastery.
While you are making your plans, your opponent already knows all your plans and is launching a targeted countermeasure.
Even the smartest person cannot turn the chessboard upside down unless they can overcome skill with brute force, directly overturn the table and fight it out, and the winner takes all.
However, the mountain god was clearly not someone with the power to break everything, so he dared not act directly, but instead used a scheme to achieve his goal step by step.
Although he was extremely pleased to have tricked an old immortal, Xu Le's face remained calm. He slowly opened his eyes, and the golden light flashing in them made the pangolin lower its head and tremble on the ground.
"Who commissioned you to send the seven-colored lotus pods, and what is your purpose? What are the effects of the seven-colored lotus pods?"
Xu Le asked three questions in a row, which made the pangolin's heart jump out of its throat. But thinking of the mountain god's terrifying nature, it kept digging its claws into the ground and said in a trembling voice, "This little demon doesn't understand what the great immortal is saying! This little demon has never seen any seven-colored lotus or nine-colored lotus pod!"
Bang!
The pangolin was struck by a tremendous force on its abdomen, and its body flew backward and crashed into the rock wall, embedding itself several centimeters deep. Countless fragments of stone fell to the ground with a crackling sound.
"Cough cough cough! Great Immortal, I really don't know!" The pangolin clutched its body, which was in excruciating pain, coughed up a mouthful of blood onto the ground, and said in a hoarse voice with tears streaming down its face.
If it weren't for the fact that he delivered the seven-colored lotus seedpod, the person might have been fooled and actually thought this guy was an innocent monster. However, Xu Le had already learned about his nature in the animation, and his acting skills were truly Oscar-worthy, as he repeatedly and purposefully guided the old man.
"What a damned beast! Do you really think I didn't see what you did?!" Xu Le sneered, his eyes flashing with lightning, countless arcs of electricity crackling as if they could burst forth at any moment.
The atmosphere inside the cave grew increasingly heavy, as if solidified, making it hard to breathe. The pangolin slightly raised its head and saw the golden lightning in Xu Le's eyes, the threat of death tightly enveloping its body.
You'll die!
The pangolin's eyes widened in fury. It knew that this being's patience had reached its limit and it was preparing to annihilate it. After quickly thinking it over, comparing the dangers ahead with the threat of its impending death, it roared, "It was the mountain god who ordered me to do this, and he also gave me the seven-colored lotus!"
Clap clap clap!
Golden lightning crackled in the air, passing by the pangolin and striking the ground a meter away, creating a huge crater. The immense impact sent the pangolin flying again.
Dust filled the air, and countless tiny stones, thrown into the air, slowly fell to the ground. 11
The pangolin stared at the huge crater in the distance, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. If he had waited even a moment longer to say those words, he would have…
The water in the large pot boiled ever more vigorously, and the aroma of spices filled the cave, whetting one's appetite.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, fear grew in the pangolin's heart, and its emotions fluctuated violently. The magic of the sheep charm easily penetrated its mental barrier and read its memories.
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Chapter 166: Qiong Gui Stewed Pangolin (Please don't give coins, thank you)
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Xu Le handed over the pangolin's memories to the Heavenly Dao of his inner world for rapid analysis and decomposition, and finally extracted useful information.
It turns out that the pangolin clan were servants trained by the mountain god, not ordinary pangolins, but the Golden-Splitting Pangolins, which possess extremely strong destructive power against mountain ranges.
However, the mountain god was capricious, so the pangolin clan members were often crushed to death by the mountain god for his amusement. Even the pangolin's father was the same. Because he did not dig the mountain efficiently enough, he was caught and digested by the mountain god.
Therefore, pangolins are terrified of the mountain god. No matter how strong their hatred is, they dare not resist and can only silently endure it.
The mountain god had ordered the snake spirit and scorpion spirit to be released by digging through Calabash Mountain. As a servant, it naturally dared not disobey and had no choice but to dig through Calabash Mountain as instructed. Then, according to the mountain god's plan, it pretended to be pressed down by a stone to lure the old man to take out the gourd seeds.
The reason the old man was sent to retrieve the gourd seeds was because the seeds were extremely fiery; ordinary people would be burned to ashes if they got close. Only those with righteous spirits could approach them, so the mountain god had been waiting for the right moment until the old man arrived.
After receiving this message, Xu Le's gaze toward the pangolin changed completely. He had initially thought this guy could be used as a pawn, but now it seemed that the Mountain God had done a good job of keeping his plan a secret. Even the pangolin only knew that the Mountain God wanted the Calabash Brothers, but it didn't know his ultimate goal or how he would profit from it. In short, this thing was useless.
"Great Immortal, if you promise to spare my life, I'm willing to tell you everything!"
The pangolin knelt on the ground and begged, thinking that what he knew could save his life, but he didn't know that Xu Le already knew what he wanted, and that the pangolin was not even useful as a pawn.
The pangolin's pleas went unanswered. The cave was silent, and the deathly stillness intensified the pangolin's fear, causing its heart to pound violently.
"What a piece of trash!"