I Pick up a Lost Godhood-Chapter 68 - 66: Fierce Loli

"Heh heh, I don’t have any lessons for you. I just want to be friends." Cheng Lili smiled and began to approach. ’This boy’s Elemental Power isn’t very high, but there’s a certain charm about him, even more alluring than those pretty boys among the Demon Cultivators.’

"Suo Ming, she wants to be friends with you?" Wang Meng said with a straight face.

Suo Ming shook his head like a bobblehead.

"See? My friend isn’t interested."

"He can go, but you’re staying. *I’m* interested in you!" Cheng Lili purred, deliberately pulling her collar down to show off her assets.

Wang Meng couldn’t help but feel the urge to vomit. ’The Absorption Skill, also known as the Yin Yang Skill... There are no Evil Techniques in this world, only evil people. It was originally meant for cultivation partners. It was once a formidable art, so how has it degenerated to this?’

"Stop trying to peddle your old wares, lady. He’s not interested in you!"

A crisp voice rang out as a sprightly figure appeared—it was Zhao Lingxuan, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Wang Meng almost burst out laughing. ’This kid is savage.’

Cheng Lili’s expression darkened like a storm cloud. "You sharp-tongued little brat, you’re looking to die!"

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...

She ruthlessly blasted four Bursting Fire Talismans forward, a move that revealed her Elemental Power was at Twenty Layers or higher.

Zhao Lingxuan didn’t even spare them a glance. Little Spirit flew up from her shoulder and instantly transformed into its battle form. The Nine Heavens Fire Simurgh opened its beak, swiftly swallowed the four Bursting Fire Talismans, and then smacked its lips.

Beside them, however, Zhao Lingxuan looked quite displeased. "Little Spirit, how can you eat something so dirty? Spit it out."

The Nine Heavens Fire Simurgh threw its head back, and a raging torrent of fire erupted from its beak, accompanied by explosive crackles.

Cheng Lili did her best to dodge, but she was still caught by the fiery blast. She was left in a sorry state, her black bodysuit riddled with holes.

"You little brat, you..."

"Get lost! You’re so shameless. Say one more word and I’ll have Little Spirit burn you to a crisp!"

Zhao Lingxuan declared. ’What a disgrace to all women.’

Cheng Lili gritted her teeth. Seeing the Nine Heavens Fire Simurgh, she knew she had run into someone she couldn’t afford to provoke. "I’ll remember this!"

"Scram already!" That shout came from Suo Ming, who seemed terrified of witches and demonesses.

"What a coincidence, Senior Brother! We meet again!" As soon as the Female Demon Cultivator was gone, Zhao Lingxuan reverted to her sweet, well-behaved persona.

Wang Meng chuckled. "You’ve been following us this whole time, haven’t you, kid? You seem to have a lot of time on your hands."

Zhao Lingxuan bit her lip. "Well, I wanted to see the Thousand-year-old Wumu Essence too, but I was afraid Senior Brother would find me annoying."

Her pitifully cute act was devastatingly effective. Beside them, Suo Ming immediately puffed out his chest. "Are you a junior sister from the Holy Hall too? Then we’re family! The boss is the best. He even took me in, so he’ll definitely take you in too!"

Wang Meng rolled his eyes. ’This kid has the brain of a pig. Zhao Lingxuan is so young, yet she’s covered in Magical Treasures. Does he think that Nine Heavens Fire Simurgh is a fake?’

"Ah, really? You’re a good person too, Senior Brother!" Little Lingxuan said cheerfully.

Suo Ming grinned wide, revealing the cheerful gap where he was missing a front tooth. ’It really is more fun to be a good guy than a bad guy.’

Wang Meng shook his head. "Just play around for a bit, then head back."

"Don’t worry! I brought more than enough Magical Treasures this time. I’ll just throw them at anyone who messes with us!"

Zhao Lingxuan patted her Qiankun Bag. ’Great,’ Wang Meng thought, ’another one who has no idea what they’re getting into.’

In truth, Zhao Lingxuan was already capable of Sword Control, but to match her two companions, she also used the Divine Movement Skill. The jostling made the Nine Heavens Fire Simurgh roll its eyes until it finally couldn’t take it anymore and flew into the air on its own. ’Humans really are strange creatures.’

"Senior Brother, why haven’t you asked for my name?" After walking for a while, Zhao Lingxuan finally couldn’t hold it in any longer. ’How can he not be curious?!’

Wang Meng smiled. "It’s enough that I know you. Do I really need to know your name?"

"Of course you do! A name is very important!"

"Oh? Then what’s your name?"

Zhao Lingxuan pouted. "That was insincere. I’m not telling you!"

Wang Meng laughed, not taking her antics to heart. ’Such a child. In his past life, Moo Shan had been lonely and aloof. In this life, Wang Meng was passionate and persistent. Each had his own fixations, but combining their strengths created a perfect balance.’

When it came to a battle of patience, this little girl couldn’t hold a candle to Wang Meng. They hadn’t walked much farther before she was tugging on his sleeve. Suo Ming watched them, curious as well.

"What are you looking at? Get over there, or I’ll have Little Spirit carry you away!"

Looking at the majestic Nine Heavens Fire Simurgh, Suo Ming immediately got the hint and scurried to the side. ’The boss has weird taste,’ he muttered to himself. ’A little girl like that isn’t even developed yet. Sigh, I guess my taste is just superior.’

How could Wang Meng have known about all the nonsense running through Suo Ming’s head? He just knew that if he didn’t stop, this little girl would never let it go.

"I’m all ears."

Zhao Lingxuan glanced around to make sure no one was close enough to overhear. She then sidled up to Wang Meng, but she was too short. As Wang Meng bent down, a faint, fresh fragrance washed over him.

"My private name is Bao’Er. I’m only telling you, so you can’t let anyone else know!"

Zhao Lingxuan’s face turned slightly red, but then she started threatening him again, leaving Wang Meng at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. "So what do you want me to call you, then?"

Suddenly, Zhao Lingxuan realized: that was a name he could only use when they were alone together.

"Usually, you can just call me Little Xuan. Anyway, don’t let anyone else know that name, or else... or else..."

Seeing Zhao Lingxuan’s anxious expression, Wang Meng couldn’t help but smile. "Alright, alright. I wouldn’t tell anyone even if they beat me to death. Feel better now?"

This time, Zhao Lingxuan broke into a smile. "Okay! Let’s go! That Thousand-year-old Wumu Essence is ours!"

One had to admit, the girl was far more domineering than the two of them combined.

Meanwhile, not far away, Cheng Lili was grinding her teeth in anger. She had always used her youth and beauty to move among powerful figures like a fish in water. Combined with her strength at the Twenty-Third Layer, she had few rivals in her generation. Yet, she had been so thoroughly humiliated by a little slip of a girl.

Women were petty by nature, and Demon Cultivators took it to the extreme. However, this girl was clearly no ordinary person. It would be pointless to fight her head-on, but she could...

’I know someone whose favorite prey is small, tender young girls. If I bring him into this, we can split the prize fifty-fifty.’

When Zhao Lingxuan found out that Suo Ming could cook, the little girl was stunned. After tasting his handiwork, she decisively abandoned the snacks she had brought with her.

"It’s a waste that you’re not a chef. You should come be the chef at my house."

Zhao Lingxuan said.

"Haha, if I can’t make it as a Cultivator, my plan is to become a chef."

Suo Ming was quite confident in his culinary skills.

Wang Meng suddenly had a flash of insight. "Actually, all paths can lead to the heavens. If you can apply the feeling you have for your cooking to your cultivation, you might have a breakthrough."

Suo Ming and Zhao Lingxuan stared at him, dumbfounded. "That works too?"

"Brother Suo, Brother Wang is the best at spinning tales."

Before they knew it, "Senior Brother Wang" had become "Brother Wang."

Although there was no one to be seen around them, in reality, everyone was maintaining a distance of several dozen meters, careful not to interfere with one another. There were quite a few Cultivators heading to Wuling Mountain to seize the treasure.

The concept of "seizing treasure" was broad. Killing people for their belongings also counted. Where there was conflict, there was opportunity—this was common sense among Cultivators.

Zhao Lingxuan sent Little Spirit out to stand guard.