Unable to care about the rolling Su Shu for the moment, the old hen charged straight after Su Shu’s backpack, slapping a wing toward the newcomer!
Rumeng Zhimeng felt as if a dog were barging through her heart right now!
She had read the posts on the forum, and her intuition told her that this old hen was out of the ordinary. She immediately urged the top experts of her guild and several top players in the server to trace the clues on the forum together to find the old hen. Her goal was to investigate the situation first, and ideally figure out the old hen’s background before it was officially announced—
Best-case scenario, they could directly claim the first kill.
However, she never imagined in her wild dreams…
They had only caught a vague shadow a minute prior, and in the next half minute, the old hen charged straight toward them!
#A BOSS Flying In Out Of Nowhere Is Truly Overwhelming
As the initiator, Rumeng Zhimeng naturally walked at the very front of the group. Suddenly seeing the old hen lunging toward her, she reflexively cast a skill—
Hitting the old hen square in the face.
In an instant, she drew all of the old hen’s aggro onto herself.
Rumeng Zhimeng: “…”
The surrounding crowd: “…”
Su Shu, who was rolling on the ground having just picked up her bag: “…”
Tsk, was Rumeng Zhimeng suspecting she wasn’t dying fast enough!
Sacrificing herself for others; how deeply moving.
Su Shu decided to brush aside the previous incident where this girl had picked a fight with her.
Of course, what Su Shu thought in her heart right now was not important; what mattered was what the old hen was thinking—
What the old hen wanted was to chop up all the people in front of it to feed the chicks: “I was wondering how she dared to act so insolently on my turf…”
“It turns out she was in cahoots with you all along?!”
The old hen glared at them: “Once I finish you off, I’ll deal with that treacherous dog!”
Rumeng Zhimeng was completely bewildered: “…”
I didn’t, I haven’t, don’t talk nonsense!
How could she possibly be in the same gang as that dog Huai Shuo!
However, Rumeng Zhimeng had no chance to explain further. A Level 90 wild map boss was not something a max-level Level 60 physician like her could contend with. Narrowly dodging the old hen’s first wave of attacks, she roared at her utterly dumbfounded companions beside her: “What are you standing there for? Why aren’t you helping me fight!?”
Her face looked terrible, her expression somewhat hideous, but a hideous beauty was still a beauty—
Before Rumeng Zhimeng’s voice had even faded, the people she brought charged forward together!
Rumeng Zhimeng was a notable figure in the server; aside from her looks, her equipment and skill controls were also top-tier—
Therefore, the people who caught her eye and were brought along were all formidable characters.
What they hadn’t expected, however, was that the old hen was a Level 90 wild map BOSS.
They had once pushed a Level 60 wild map boss when they were Level 50, but facing a boss with a 30-level gap, this kind of level suppression left them all suffocating.
Bearing the brunt of it, the first to be slapped to death by the old hen’s wing was Rumeng Zhimeng.
Although the old hen’s aggro was determined by the system to be on Rumeng Zhimeng’s group of players who had actively attacked it, it never forgot Su Shu, who had stolen its red egg. Thus, when it swatted Rumeng Zhimeng away, it swatted her in the direction where Su Shu was escaping—
Hearing a heavy object hurtling toward her from behind, Su Shu leaned her body sharply to the right. The last sliver of Rumeng Zhimeng’s health bar was wiped completely clean by the impact of crashing to the ground.
A white light flashed before Su Shu’s eyes, leaving only a golden, glowing staff on the ground.
Su Shu: “…”
Items dropped on the ground would be reclaimed by the system if not picked up.
After a half-second hesitation, Su Shu immediately picked up the staff and then sprinted toward the safe zone with loud, heavy strides.
When she escaped the old hen’s clutches and passed by Rice Blossom Mountain, she even casually nabbed two little yellow chickens and plucked a handful of wild agastache herbs.
When Su Shu returned to the safe zone and logged onto the game forum again, the forum had already exploded over the old hen matter.
—Holy crap, is there a BUG in this game?
—Straight to Level 90? Do the damned developers think their lives are too long? Or do they think there are too many players?
—I encountered a mob outside Bianjing City; a 25-level suppression instakilled me on the spot.
—Holy crap, who on earth is that Huai Someone? Screwing over the entire server, shouldn’t they be dragged out and killed a hundred times?
—To tell you the truth, I have a bold idea regarding that Huai Someone.
—Is that Huai Someone actually the previous Huai Shuo?
—Motherhumper! Our guild’s Goddess Rumeng went to find the wild map boss and happened to bump into that Huai Shuo!!!
—That Huai Shuo even snatched our Goddess’s staff!
—Shameless! Truly shameless! Does that Huai Shuo just want to get famous?
—Tsk, how much more famous does she need to be? Is unlocking the storyline first not thrilling enough, or is challenging Wuji solo not bold enough?
—Oh, the forum already has dogs for Huai Shuo now?
—Enough, your Goddess Rumeng has already found a big shot to settle scores with Huai Shuo!
—Heh, isn’t it just clinging to Wuji!
—If you ask me, if Huai Shuo were 30 levels higher, Wuji might not necessarily beat her.
—Hey, I say, does this person Huai Shuo really exist?? How come I’ve never seen her? Could she be a plant brought in by the damned developers?
—Are the damned developers crazy to hire a plant like that?
—What on earth is that red egg?
—Could it be some kind of treasure? Otherwise, why not form a group to farm Huai Shuo for loot?
—Take advantage of her small account level, gang kill her first?
—Then why does she never show up? Look at Goddess Rumeng, relying on her looks and controls, didn’t she gather a group of brainless fans?
—I know! Last time Huai Shuo sold game currency on the forum, her account was banned for three days by the admin!
—…
—…
—Damn! A big shot is indeed a big shot, even the reason for getting banned is different.
—Do you think buying game currency sold by the big shot will make one as badass as her?
—Won’t you know if you buy some?
—Good idea!
Su Shu roughly browsed through, and before returning to the game, she liked each of those posts looking to buy game currency from her.
Having been captured by the old hen for so long and running for her life, she was hungry.
Besides, didn’t someone on the forum say that Wuji was coming to look for her again?
She was only afraid that Wuji wouldn’t come!
Outside Rice Blossom Village was a vast lotus pond. Su Shu picked a few lotus leaves from the pond, used the pond water to pluck and clean the two little yellow chickens, stuffed the agastache herbs picked earlier into the belly of one, added some seasonings, and finally smeared a layer of salt and brushed a layer of sesame oil over the whole chicken, wrapping it tightly with lotus leaves before sealing it heavily with mud.
She was making a modified version of Beggar’s Chicken.
There were plenty of big trees by the lotus pond. Su Shu gathered some firewood; since it was hard to bury and simmer in the soil here, Su Shu placed the mud-covered chicken directly next to the campfire.
As for the other chicken, she set up a rack, stuffed some spices obtained from passing by the village grocery shop into its belly, along with the mushrooms dug out from the rabbit hole earlier, put them all in a pot, hung it over the fire, and began simmering soup.
That was not all; Su Shu also fished two eggs out of her bag and dropped them straight into the pot.
When Wuji found Su Shu, she was currently ladling chicken soup into her bowl.
Su Shu nodded at him, gesturing for him to sit down.
Wuji sat down generously, and Su Shu turned to hand him a bowl of soup.
The clear, white chicken soup had its surface oil carefully skimmed off, with plump, tender mushrooms resting at the bottom of the bowl and only a tiny bit of green chopped scallions floating on top.
Mushrooms simmered with chicken—it was enough to make anyone cry from craving.
Wuji did not stand on ceremony either; blowing on the bowl twice, he took a large gulp.
Right after he finished drinking, Su Shu handed him another plate and a pair of chopsticks; on the plate were fragrant, fresh green pepper eggs.
After the eggs in the soup were cooked through, Su Shu roasted the green peppers gathered from the field next to the campfire, carefully peeled off the pepper skin, and finally scooped up the eggs to crush them, tearing the peppers apart to mix them together with soy sauce.
The delicious chicken soup and these fresh, spicy green pepper eggs ate warm to the heart.
Both times Wuji met Su Shu she was eating; he had an understanding of her foodie nature, and now added a sense of admiration for her culinary skill.
Once the food in his hand was finished, he asked Su Shu: “Are you a soldier of the Empire?”
Su Shu’s skills did not seem like something a normal person could train to achieve, resembling more a veteran who had experienced many battles.
Su Shu put down the soup bowl in her hand without answering.
Since it involved personal privacy, Su Shu was unwilling to answer, and Wuji did not press further, changing the subject: “You know what I came looking for you for, right?”
The news of him coming to find Su Shu had caused a uproar throughout the Jianghu Daily and the forums. For Su Shu to still be here cooking soup peacefully, she definitely already had a countermeasure.
He was looking forward to it—
In fact, he wanted to fight Su Shu again even more.
Yet Su Shu did not feel his yearning.
She nodded calmly, then rummaged through her bag and handed Rumeng Zhimeng’s staff directly in front of him.
Wuji accepted it without polite pretense.
Su Shu’s current action was the smartest choice.
No matter how good her skills were, she was still only a Level 7 low-level account. With Rumeng Zhimeng’s rallying power, she could truly spawn-camp her until she could never leave the novice village.
And Su Shu clearly wanted to stay in the game.
Wuji said: “I will make them stop troubling you.”
Su Shu nodded: “I trust you.”
Wuji smiled, then asked: “So what is that red egg?”
Su Shu smiled without saying a word, her gaze falling upon…
The empty plate by Wuji’s hand.