Chapter 099: Suffering of the Fish in the Pond

When Li Wenjun was in the military fortress town, he almost lost his life to the Black-striped Python. Later, when he and the Sun father and son entered the Five Peaks Mountain for the first time, the Sun father and son were injured one after another. He went down the mountain at night to find help to save the Sun father and son, and at a relatively close distance, he overheard a conversation between so-called Sixth Senior Brother and Seventh Junior Brother.

From their conversation, he learned about the origin of the Black-striped Python and also knew that the owner of the Black-striped Python, who they called Second Senior Brother, was a recognized expert in the Qi Condensation stage, capable of advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Wenjun never took the initiative to do things beyond his personal capabilities. He would not provoke the Black-striped Python to test his abilities. Regardless of whether he could kill the Black-striped Python, even if he did, the benefits would be minimal, and he might end up in trouble, which would not be worth it.

After making his plan, Li Wenjun rushed down the mountain before the Kang beast could reach the mountaintop. He did not intend to hide in the cave but planned to gather the valuable items inside and then leave. If nothing unexpected happened, he intended to completely abandon this cave.

The Black-striped Python had appeared nearby, making the area unsafe. Additionally, his Qi Gathering Powder was completely depleted, and without the green light to repair his meridians, he could no longer use the medicinal bath method to cultivate. Staying in the cave had no significant meaning, and he needed to leave the mountain to seek other opportunities.

Li Wenjun had set up many traps and mechanisms around the cave. He skillfully avoided these and quickly rushed to the foot of the mountain, entering the cave.

He had studied the art of talismans until late last night and had not put away the books afterward. These books were invaluable and could not be discarded.

Li Wenjun had just put the books on the table into the talisman bag and had not yet gathered other valuable items when he suddenly heard the "Kang, Kang" calls at the cave entrance. He inwardly cursed, "Not good," and was about to block the entrance with a stone to prevent the Kang beast from rushing in, but the Kang beast had already charged in like a gust of wind.

Li Wenjun inwardly sighed, "What a bitter fate." He had already sped up and left the entrance unblocked to save time when leaving, but he did not expect the Kang beast to take advantage of the situation.

How could the Kang beast be so powerful? He had set up so many traps and mechanisms outside. Even if the Kang beast triggered just one, it would have been delayed for a long time. It shouldn't have been so quick.

Before Li Wenjun could think of a way to drive the Kang beast out of the cave, it charged straight to the bottom of the cave, knocking away everything in its path with its thick skin.

As the Kang beast rushed past him, Li Wenjun noticed that it was injured, and the wound seemed severe. There was a large gash on its right hindquarters, and the blood flowing from the wound was already black.

The cave was not very deep, and the Kang beast almost instantly reached the bottom. The interior of the cave was shaped like a date seed, narrow at both ends and bulging in the middle.

When Li Wenjun first inspected the cave, he found a large boulder at the bottom. No matter how hard he pushed, he couldn't move it. He placed two smaller stones under the boulder and then forgot about it due to other matters.

The Kang beast charged straight at the boulder, as if determined to die by crashing into it.

Li Wenjun shook his head inwardly. This Kang beast was truly fierce, preferring to die by collision rather than be swallowed by the Black-striped Python. As he sighed, he rushed toward the cave entrance without bothering to gather other items.

As long as he could escape through the passage, the outside world was vast, and he could go wherever he wanted. The fate of the Black-striped Python and the Kang beast would be none of his concern.

Li Wenjun's plan was good, but before he could reach the entrance, he heard a loud roar from behind. He turned around, his eyes widening, and his heart almost leaping out of his throat.

At some point, three stones, one large and two small, had flown up. They were the ones blocking the bottom of the cave, with the largest one heading toward the cave entrance.

If Li Wenjun continued to run toward the entrance, he would likely be hit by the thousands-of-pounds stone. His physical strength was not yet strong enough to withstand such a large stone, and if hit, he would surely die.

Li Wenjun instinctively jumped to the side, avoiding the stone.

The boulder crashed heavily to the ground, blocking the entrance completely. Now, Li Wenjun could not escape through the entrance. By the time he moved the boulder, the Black-striped Python would definitely be waiting at the entrance, and it might even call its master.

Li Wenjun was so angry that smoke came out of his nose. This was truly a case of the city gate catching fire and the fish in the pond suffering. He had no intention of getting involved in the life-and-death struggle between the Black-striped Python and the Kang beast, so why did the Kang beast drag him into it?

Li Wenjun was so angry with the Kang beast that he wished to split it in two with a single strike. He turned to look at the bottom of the cave, but there was no sign of the Kang beast.

The three boulders that had blocked the bottom of the cave were gone, and in their place was a new cave entrance. The entrance was dark, and a fresh, cool breeze was coming out of it.

Wind?

Li Wenjun's heart stirred. The presence of wind meant there was a passage connected to the outside. Could it be that the Kang beast knew about this passage and had escaped here, planning to run outside through it?

Before Li Wenjun could think more, he heard the sound of mechanisms being triggered from the entrance blocked by the boulder. The Black-striped Python had been hit and was in pain, desperately trying to break through the boulder.

The Black-striped Python was at the entrance, and it was no longer realistic to escape through the original entrance. Li Wenjun had no choice but to abandon this entrance and hurriedly gathered the valuable items in the cave. He then crawled into the new cave entrance at the bottom without any hesitation.

The cross-section of this new entrance was smaller, only slightly larger than a dog hole. Li Wenjun had to crawl on his belly to enter. For safety, he applied a Copper Head Iron Arm talisman to himself before entering. He used a talisman instead of a spell to save his magical power for any potential battles.

The passage of this cave was quite long, exceeding ten zhang, winding and twisting, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes up, and sometimes down. Fortunately, after crawling for a distance, the cross-section of the cave gradually increased, and by the last section, Li Wenjun could move forward in a half-squat.

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End of Chapter 099