After a quarter of an hour, Bai Mo urged, “Quick, look! Did that guy win?”
The Map of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains replied, [It seems he cannot win. The snake runs the moment it sees him.]
“How can it be allowed to escape? That is meat!” Bai Mo still wanted to score a free meal. Thinking that so much time had passed, both the snake and the man should be weakened, so he would reluctantly play the role of the opportunistic fisherman. “Give me a slightly more powerful bomb.”
[Here you go. Be careful, and do not bury yourself in the cave.]
Holding the bomb, Bai Mo got off his horse. He took a deep breath and rushed into the cave, feeling somewhat surprised when he saw three or four different passages inside. “Tutu, why are there so many forks in the road here?”
The Map of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains flew behind Bai Mo and said, [They were used by the ancients to hide treasures. The snake saw that this terrain was good, so it settled down here.]
Bai Mo stopped dead in his tracks.
The Map of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains collided right into the back of Bai Mo’s head with a soft thud. It hurt the cat spirit to death!
Bai Mo did not feel any pain. “Are you okay?”
Rubbing its head with its cat paws, the Map of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains said, [A clash of souls. What do you think?]
Bai Mo feigned innocence. “I did not do it on purpose. You said earlier that the ancients used this to hide treasures, so does that mean there are treasures here?”
[Yes, I can smell the aura of treasures.]
This was a stroke of absolute luck. Bai Mo was extremely excited. “What kind of treasure?”
[If you have its birth date and time, I can look it up for you.]
“Tch! It is not my son, nor did I hide it, so how would I know? But we can look for it, hehehe.” If he found a valuable treasure, he would have money to spend. With money, he could continue to eat, drink, and wait to die. Bai Mo eagerly rolled up his sleeves, ready to go. “Let us go. We are going treasure hunting.”
[I do not have the ability to move mountains right now. Can you do it?]
Bai Mo was at a loss for words. He definitely could not do it right now. If he blasted the mountain, it would attract attention, and he currently lacked the strength to claim these treasures as his own in broad daylight. “Then what should we do? I want it.”
[Didn’t you want to eat snake meat? I can only smell the scent of this treasure, but I cannot pinpoint where it is yet. Why don’t we come back to retrieve it later?]
Bai Mo thought about it and realized there was no other way. He could only wait for a future opportunity to find it. “Sigh, I am a bit unwilling. It is always more comforting to get these things into my hands sooner.”
Bai Mo gritted his teeth and resolutely turned away.
Jun Wuye was fuming with anger from being run ragged by this snake. His physical strength was completely depleted. Although the snake had been wounded by him, it was not dead yet. It seemed he would not be able to obtain the snake gallbladder today. Just as he was about to give up, a figure suddenly rushed out, yanked him to the side, and threw an object at the python.
“Run!”
Pulling the man along, Bai Mo took off at full speed toward the cave exit. He did not expect this snake to be twenty to thirty centimeters thick. He wondered if the meat would still be tender.
A deafening boom shook the earth and mountains as the cave began to collapse.
Bai Mo ran out of the cave entrance, let go of the man’s hand, bent over, and panted heavily. “Whew, whew. Holy crap, if this young master hadn’t run fast, my little life would be gone. You”
Just as Bai Mo was about to turn around, something icy cold was pressed against his neck.
Bai Mo raised his hands in reflex. “Brother, what are you doing? I just saved you, after all.”
Jun Wuye knit his brows closely. “Turn around.”
Bai Mo obediently turned around. He had not looked closely earlier, and he had not expected this person’s voice to be so attractive. His body proportions were absolutely perfect, and his face was incredibly handsome, far better looking than those celebrities, though still just a tiny bit inferior to Bai Mo’s own self from his previous life. He would never admit that anyone looked better than him. “Hehehe, big brother, let us talk this over nicely.”
Seeing that this youth was only eighteen or nineteen, yet could still grin cheekily even with a blade pressed against his neck, Jun Wuye thought he was incredibly thick-skinned. However, why did that phrase “holy crap” sound so familiar? “Who are you? Why did you appear here?”
“As for me, my name is” Bai Mo dodged to the side, grabbed Jun Wuye’s hand, and threw him over his shoulder in an arm-twist throw.
Unable to use his internal energy and having just been exhausted by his struggle with the snake, Jun Wuye was completely unable to withstand this sudden close-quarters attack and was pinned to the ground.
Just as Bai Mo was about to roll him over, the man pinned beneath him began to fight back.
“Holy crap, you dare to hit my face! This young master is going to tear you apart!”
Because their bodies were pressed close together, both used all their strength to throw punches. Exchanging blows and trading blocks, they rolled into a tangled heap. In the end, Bai Mo won by a narrow margin, pinning the other man to the ground. “Look at how capable you thought you were. In the end, you still cannot escape your destiny of being pinned down by me.”
When had Jun Wuye ever suffered such an insult? He glared furiously at the person pinning him down, struggling hard to break free, but it was futile. Taking a deep breath, he looked at the bruised face of the youth on top of him and asked in a relatively calm tone, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”
Bai Mo tightened his grip on the man, exerting a bit more force. “Heh, I see you still do not understand the situation. Right now, your life is in my hands, so I should be the one asking. Who are you?”
Jun Wuye desperately wanted to punch this punchable guy, but as if he had confirmed something, his entire body relaxed. In truth, he did not have much strength left anyway. He looked at the person pinning him down with a faint, knowing smile. “What does the ‘holy crap’ you just said mean?”
Bai Mo felt this person was acting strange, but he could not put his finger on it. “Answer me first. Who are you?”
“Right now, I am Jun Wuye. Your turn. Introduce yourself.”
Bai Mo felt that the way this person spoke had a strange mix of unfamiliarity and familiarity. “My name is Bai Mo, and I come from… Wait, are you also” Bai Mo became highly excited.
“What about ‘you’? Get off me.”
Having recovered some strength, Jun Wuye broke free of Bai Mo’s grip and pushed the person pinning him down onto the ground. He sat up and shook out his wrists.
Bai Mo was pushed flat on his back, but he did not get angry. He scrambled up and sat down right next to Jun Wuye with a grin. “Hey, brother, which world did you come from?”
Jun Wuye answered with a question of his own. “What does the ‘holy crap’ you said earlier mean?”
Bai Mo scratched the back of his head and thought briefly. “It means crouching down to sleep.”
Jun Wuye straightened his clothes. “Oh? You want to crouch down and sleep with me?”
Bai Mo was startled and immediately retreated backward. “Brother, your train of thought is incredibly bizarre.”
Jun Wuye looked at Bai Mo and asked seriously, “Speak. Which city did you cross over from?”
“Cross over? Oh, right, transmigrate! I am from Nancheng. What about you?”
Bai Mo sized up Jun Wuye. As fellow transmigrators, why did this guy get a body that was even better looking than his? Wasn’t this a bit unfair?
“City A. How did you cross over?”
“The same world! A real fellow countryman!” After his initial excitement, Bai Mo lowered his head and sighed. “I was acting like Lei Feng and got stabbed. What about you?”
Jun Wuye said with a straight face, “Struck by lightning.”
Hearing this, Bai Mo burst into uncontrollable laughter. “Hahaha! You definitely were not a good person. Only those who have done every bad deed under the sun get struck by lightning.”
The Map of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains commented, [Did you forget that you were also almost struck by lightning?]