He Lan Tianxia

Chapter 231: Stealing chicken but losing rice

Watching Murong Junlan walk away, the octopus gritted its teeth in anger, but it couldn't speak. It didn't know which bastard had poisoned it like this.

The octopus was hanging from the Bodhi tree, its large head suspended, its eight tentacles dangling limply, its two eyes, filled with rage, fixed on the direction Murong Junlan had left.

Inside the Dark Woodcutter's Temple, no one dared to speak loudly, not even to breathe heavily; it was so quiet it was as if no one was there. Half an hour later, the octopus slowly regained its strength, but even then, it couldn't break free of the ropes binding it. It twisted and twisted with all its might, but the ropes only tightened around its neck, making it hard to breathe. It opened its mouth and screamed loudly…

"Hey—." It seems it can speak now. The octopus was overjoyed and shouted loudly in the direction Murong Junlan had gone.

"What are you yelling for?" A half-eaten corncob was shoved into the octopus's mouth. Instead of summoning Prince Murong, it brought over the mischievous gorilla. The gorilla kept poking around in the octopus's mouth with the corncob, and, not satisfied, even tapped the bald octopus's head with it, making the octopus see stars. The octopus got angry and suddenly lunged at the gorilla, the two animals instantly locked in a tangle.

Those around just watched; no one offered to help. The octopus's neck was tied, making it difficult to exert force with its body. Fortunately, its eight tentacles were quite agile, but ultimately it was no match for the gorilla and was pulled down by the gorilla.

This mischievous monkey, fearless and reckless, didn't care who ordered the octopus to be tied up. In its excitement, it untied the rope from the octopus, allowing it to escape. The monkey, finding this amusing, grabbed the rope and started wildly tugging and pulling at the octopus, playing with it.

The octopus wasn't as irritable as the other creature; it had an important mission to complete. So it roared at the entrance of the Dark Woodcutter Temple and ran as fast as it could in the direction Murong Junlan had gone.

The fireball guards outside waited quietly. Suddenly, they heard the octopus's cry for help and rushed into the Dark Wood Temple. Because the situation was so sudden, Hong Xiuying and the monks hadn't even had time to react before the fireball guards had already filed in, and they couldn't stop them. What was even more infuriating was that the mischievous monkey was now in a playful mood and was chasing the octopus back and forth among the fireball guards, having a great time.

As the octopus fled, it tried to identify Murong Junlan's scent. It was determined that it must threaten Murong Junlan today to retrieve the Crimson Spirit Spring Water.

Just then, the mischievous monkey charged up again, swinging the rope. The octopus tried to dodge around the Bodhi tree, but unexpectedly, a surprise attack came from the middle.

Worried that the two creatures might harm his master, Young Master Bai, the shopkeeper reached out to pull Murong Dubai aside. Little did he know that Murong Dubai, with a sudden urge to act, secretly took out a short dagger, intending to unexpectedly cut a piece of octopus to make poison. However, things didn't go as planned. His dagger struck the shopkeeper's outstretched foot. With a scream, the shopkeeper's foot was automatically delivered to Murong Dubai's dagger, leaving a large, bloody gash across his skin. The shopkeeper had no time to pull his foot away. At that critical moment, the shopkeeper saw an even greater danger rushing towards Murong Dubai.

In the blink of an eye, the octopus grabbed Murong Dubai with a single coil of its claws, catching everyone present off guard. Protected by the fireball guards, the octopus rolled with Murong Dubai all the way to the door of the room Murong Junlan had entered.

Just then, the octopus smelled a familiar scent wafting from the person beneath its claws. Hmm, this scent was exactly the same as the one in the cave. Suddenly, something clicked in the octopus's mind. It stretched out another claw, kicked the dagger away, and then tightly wrapped the person up inside.

Jiang He and Luo Xie stepped forward and blocked the door of the side room.

The door to the side room opened, and Murong Junlan and Princess Yan'er came out.

"Octopus, are you sure you want to mess with Dark Wood Temple?" Murong Junlan coldly retorted.

"Return the Crimson Spirit Spring water to the Pavilion Master." Octopus repeated the same words.

"If you don't want to die here, release him and then leave with your fireballs," Murong Junlan said impatiently.