The wind blew fiercer, and the rain fell harder.
This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.
Around the fourth watch, two Old Bastards covered in mud appeared tens of meters away from the cave entrance.
The person on the left wiped the rainwater from his face, grumbling with a dark expression, "Damn it, this road is too hard to walk! My buttocks nearly split into eight pieces from falling. Crap! I'm also missing a front tooth. Spit~ So unlucky!"
The road was dark and slippery, and the two had stumbled countless times on their way, leaving them utterly wretched, but they had finally reached the vicinity of their destination.
"Never mind all that, sweet rewards are coming soon."
The thought of two delicate little beauties waiting inside to be favored instantly energized the two brothers as if they had been injected with adrenaline.
The two held their breath, concealing their auras, and tiptoed toward the cave, carrying their Steel Forks.
They hadn't gone far when they heard a crisp "snap." The Old Bastard walking in front instantly stiffened, his mouth wide open.
Before he could cry out, his companion, with lightning speed, shoved a Fist the size of a sandbag into his mouth and quickly made a silencing gesture.
"Mmm~" The afflicted Old Bastard's face turned deathly pale, large beads of sweat mixed with rainwater dripping down. He tremblingly pointed at his feet.
The person beside him looked down and immediately gasped in shock!
Heavens! What a massive Animal Trap, and a rusty one at that! Crucially—he had stepped on two at once! For a moment, he couldn't tell if the man was lucky or unlucky.
The afflicted Old Bastard spoke with a trembling voice, "Second Brother... hurry, give me a hand! Hiss~~ This is killing me!!"
"Third Brother, don't panic yet. Second Brother is here, nothing to worry about..." Before he could finish comforting him, the Second Brother's foot suddenly slipped, and with a 'boom~', he fell into a nearby pit.
The pit was filled with Iron Skewers half a meter long, not only sharp and pointed but also covered in rust and equipped with barbs.
The moment he sat down, a 'boom' echoed in the Second Brother's Little Head, as if he had been cleansed by Heavenly Thunder, leaving his mind blank.
"Oh~~" An unintelligible sound escaped his throat.
At this moment, the world seemed to lose its color; everything became tasteless.
In a daze, he thought he saw a ferocious-looking Old Man constantly beckoning to him—it was his second maternal uncle who had died many years ago.
Pain! It was pain so intense he couldn't breathe! Tears flowed uncontrollably, streaming down his face.
His previously pale Old Man Face rapidly turned the color of charcoal-roasted shrimp, then instantly to salt-baked pork liver, and finally to chive sashimi.
As an elder suffering from hemorrhoids, this severe blow to his buttocks area resulted in critical damage hitting MAX.
"Sec... Second Brother, are... are you alright?" His good brother's kind voice of concern came from above him.
"I'm... fine!" The Second Brother was twitching in pain, his nose running and tears flowing, but he was still stubborn. "I was just a little careless this time! You... wait for me to recover."
After a long wait, he finally caught his breath. With the help of his good brother, he painfully climbed out of the pit.
Looking at the dense cluster of Iron Skewers behind him, the Third Brother, his brother, immediately gasped.
He initially thought stepping on the Animal Trap with both feet was bad enough, but compared to this, it was nothing worth mentioning.
"I never thought that after being wise my whole life, I would capsize in a ditch!!" The Second Brother's eyes were bloodshot, and he almost ground his yellow teeth to dust.
He endured the intense pain and pulled the Iron Skewers out of his body one by one; with every one pulled out, another bloody hole appeared behind him.
After pulling them all out, his buttocks sprayed blood continuously like a sprinkler.
The Third Brother beside him was not faring much better; both feet were a bloody mess, making it extremely difficult to walk.
The two supported each other and continued forward: "Damn it! These must be traps deliberately set by those two little bitches, how vicious! This Master will not let them go! I will make them wish for death but be unable to find it!!"
Just as the Second Brother finished his harsh words, he felt something snag his right foot, like a rope?
A strong sense of crisis washed over him, and without hesitation, he immediately shielded the Third Brother in front of him.
"Second Brother, you...?"
The Third Brother hadn't reacted yet when he heard a muffled 'buzz,' and a log hoisted by a rope swung toward him head-on.
With a 'clank~,' the Third Brother was caught completely off guard and struck squarely in the face by the log. With a muffled groan, he collapsed and fell asleep.
Looking at the Third Brother's face, which was beaten into a bloody pulp, the Second Brother was both shocked and furious: "Damn it, how many traps did this little bitch set up!? Are they trying to kill people? Hey! Third Brother, stop sleeping! Wake up!"
After receiving more than a dozen strong, forceful slaps, the Third Brother finally opened his sleepy eyes.
"Hiss~~~ Ouch!!" The Third Brother clutched his forehead in pain, rubbing it, and shakily stood up. "Second Brother, we... we can't be careless anymore! If this keeps up, someone will die!"
"You're right!" He had assumed dealing with those two Young Girls would be easy. He never expected their cunning minds to be as numerous as a hornet's nest! It was infuriating!
The two brothers immediately held their Steel Forks across their chests, linking left hand to right hand, and continued forward.
"Ow, something just poked my balls!"
"Hiss~~ I think I stepped on something again..."
Like the journey to the West, the two endured countless hardships and finally, narrowly escaping danger, arrived at the cave entrance.
The two brothers exchanged a knowing smile!—They had this one secured!
Though severely wounded, they could still fight!
Just as they were about to enter, two figures simultaneously attacked from the darkness.
The two brothers looked closely; they were their targets—one holding a Precious Sword, the other cradling a Millstone.
It turned out Miao Miao and Shi Wanyue had sensed them long ago. As soon as the two Old Bastards entered the cave, the women decisively launched a surprise attack.
In this round, the two Old Bastards reacted with superhuman speed, as if experiencing a final burst of energy. After narrowly dodging, their Wise gazes met. The Second Brother spoke first: "Third Brother, the one holding the Millstone clearly looks like a tough one; leave her to me! You go deal with the one holding the sword."
Shi Wanyue possessed the Cultivation Level of Foundation Establishment Realm, while Miao Miao was only at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining.
Comparing the weapons in their hands, anyone with a brain would know whom to choose as an opponent.
The Third Brother, having been sharp-witted since childhood, naturally refused to suffer such a loss and immediately shook his head: "How can that be right? As the saying goes, if there's danger, I charge first—a loyal and righteous good brother! Second Brother, you protected me before, now it's my turn to protect you!"
"Absolutely not! This person is dangerous; you can't handle her!"
"No need to say more, my mind is made up! You step back quickly!"
Seeing the two start arguing in front of her, Miao Miao said in a muffled voice, "Why don't you two fight first? Whoever wins gets the right to challenge me?"
"My bond with Second Brother is stronger than gold; that little bitch won't sow discord!—Watch out for the fork!" The Third Brother was impatient and swung his Steel Fork toward Miao Miao.
Miao Miao propped the Millstone on her right shoulder. Just as the Third Brother thought she was going to smash it down, she suddenly raised her left hand high and shouted: "—Great Might Heavenly Tomb!!"
With a 'clank~,' an Ancestral Grave descended from the sky without any warning.
"What the hell??" Despite being an Evil Cultivator for most of his life, this was the first time the Third Brother had witnessed such a sinister tactic.
He froze on the spot, and with a 'bang,' he was pinned beneath the Ancestral Grave, unable to move.