The yandere senior sister pretended to be stupid to trick me, it made me feel numb!

"Although this may be nonsense, I still want to ask, Xiao Zhao, are you... okay?"

When Zhao Mu returned to the team, Xiao Qi couldn't help but look at his body which was as black as ink.

"It's okay, it's just a little dirty, I'll just wash it!"

Zhao Mu waved his hand and smiled with a relaxed look on his face.

He looked a little disheveled, but he was actually not seriously injured. Even those parts that were charred by the dark thunder had new flesh and blood growing on them. In a few hours at most, they would be back to normal.

"As long as you're okay, let's go back to the camp. There's a river next to the camp, you can go there to wash up. There are monsters threatening the dark areas of the Dark Thunder Valley, so it's not very safe."

"Ok!"

Zhao Mu nodded slightly in agreement.

The group quickly left the Dark Thunder Valley and returned to the camp to rest, preparing to rest for a night before entering the Dark Thunder Valley to collect the spiritual materials needed for their physical development.

As for Zhao Mu, he naturally went to the river beside the camp to wash his body first.

"Huh? Why is Xiaoqi gone?"

Just as Manqi was assigning tasks for tomorrow, someone discovered that Xiaoqi was missing.

"I asked her to follow Xiao Zhao to the river. Although we're outside the Dark Thunder Valley, it's night time after all, and by the river, so monsters might appear occasionally. Xiao Zhao's lightning resistance is impressive, but his cultivation is only at the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm. His strength might be much stronger than the average person in the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, but if he encounters a second-level monster, I'm afraid he'll still be no match for it."

Manqi explained.

When the other people heard this, their minds wandered away. It seemed as if Man Qi was deliberately creating opportunities for Xiao Qi and Zhao Mu to get along with each other.

Could it be that their previous joke is going to come true?

.....

Less than three hundred feet away from the camp.

Zhao Mu threw the cloak he was casually wearing to cover his body onto the shore and stepped into the river bathed in the moonlight.

The river water was cold, but Zhao Mu's heart was hot.

"I didn't expect that I would end up on the path of a big bastard, but... it seems pretty good."

The explosive power in his body made Zhao Mu's mouth curl up wildly.

In the past, he disliked body training.

Now, he despises his former self.

"Nether Thunder is rare. The first level of Heavenly Thunder must be fully cultivated within these few days."

Zhao Mu made a secret decision in his heart.

Giving up temporarily tonight, the fact that the physical body has reached its limit is just an excuse. The biggest reason is that I don’t want to expose the Purple Rhythm Divine Spring in front of the barbarians.

As the old saying goes, you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others.

Money can move people's hearts, and the Purple Rhythm Divine Spring, which can instantly heal serious injuries, will attract anyone who sees it.

This was also the reason why he asked Wu Yao to pretend that her injury had not healed before leaving.

After all, in front of the barbarians, not to mention him, even Wu Yao was just an ant that could be slaughtered at will.

It is undoubtedly very foolish to expose treasures when one is not strong enough.

As for why he believed Wu Yao, it was because she had become like Senior Sister Dagua and would never hurt him under any circumstances.

Otherwise, when he took out the Purple Rhythm Divine Spring to help her heal her injuries, she would not have called him a prodigal son.

In this world, only those who truly care about you will stand in your shoes and consider your situation.

Wu Yao is undoubtedly such a person.

Since he was safe and sound tonight, Man Qi and others would no longer worry about him being struck into pieces by the Nether Thunder. In addition, starting from tomorrow, they would have to concentrate on finding spiritual materials for body opening. Zhao Mu felt that he should be able to easily find an opportunity to act alone.

As for the monsters in the Dark Thunder Valley, Zhao Mu did not feel they were a threat.

After all, monsters are also intelligent and would not be so foolish as to provoke a person who is being struck by thunder but is not seriously injured.

After gathering his thoughts and quickly washing his body, Zhao Mu jumped onto the shore, took out a clean handkerchief from his Qiankun bag, dried his body, and put on his clothes.

Just at this moment, he frowned.

Ok?

There is movement!

Looking closely, he found that two red dots suddenly appeared in the bushes by the river, and these two red dots were approaching him rapidly.

"Is this... a demonic beast?"

Zhao Mu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked ready for battle.

Night, by the river.

As soon as these two words appeared in his mind, Zhao Mu understood why he happened to encounter the monster.

However, this monster doesn't seem to be very strong.

He could vaguely feel that the red-eyed monster rushing towards him was only at the first level. Although it was already at the peak of the first level, equivalent to a human cultivator who had reached the great perfection of body tempering, Zhao Mu had a calm expression.

The middle stage of body tempering is the great perfection of body tempering.

This time I have the advantage.

The monster rushed out of the woods, and under the moonlight, Zhao Mu finally saw clearly what this red-eyed monster was.

It has fangs on both sides, its body is covered with thick hair that looks like steel needles, and its eyes are bloodshot, as if it has taken drugs.

This is a wild boar-like monster.

Compared with other first-level monsters of the same level, wild boar monsters are undoubtedly stronger.

The reason is simple: wild boar-like monsters have thick fur and their defense is often abnormally high.

Most people would choose to avoid wild boar-like monsters when they encounter them.

Because killing this thing is completely thankless.

Not only is it hard to kill, but the materials on it are worthless. Why would you do it? You must be bored!

But now, Zhao Mu is not planning to hide.

After all, after practicing Tianlei Shu, he has not yet tested its power.

...

There was a huge rock less than ten feet away from Zhao Mu, and the tall Xiao Qi was curled up and hiding behind it.

Big brother Manqi asked her to come and protect Zhao Mu.

Originally, she was planning to say hello to Zhao Mu when she reached the river.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she arrived at the river, before she could say anything, Zhao Mu stripped himself naked. Although he was struck by the dark thunder and his body was pitch black, under the moonlight, she could still see some indecent things.

No matter how carefree Xiao Qi was normally, he would panic when faced with such a situation, but he couldn't leave. He had to stay here to protect Zhao Mu, so he subconsciously hid behind a huge rock and waited from a distance.

Seeing Zhao Mu wash himself clean and then jump ashore without any scruples, and slowly wipe his body, Xiao Qi was naturally frightened again and turned his back, not daring to look directly at him. His mood, which had just calmed down, fluctuated again.

It was precisely because of this that she did not immediately notice that there was a monster approaching in the jungle.

But when he realized it and was about to make a move, he retracted his left foot.

Because, in her sight, the first-level peak wild boar-like monster was slapped to the ground by Zhao Mu the moment it approached him.

Yes, a slap.

This scene made Xiao Qi dumbfounded.

Zhao Mu, who was in the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, actually slapped a first-level peak monster, a wild boar-like monster famous for its defensive ability, to the ground, causing it to twitch. This was a bit too unbelievable.

However, this saved her the trouble of taking action.

Otherwise, it would be really hard to explain why he was hiding behind the boulder.

.....

"Tsk tsk, this physical strength is amazing!"

Looking at the wild boar monster twitching on the ground, Zhao Mu's mouth curled up wildly. He has not yet completely cultivated the first level of Tianlei Jue, but he already has such strength. If he cultivates the first level, how powerful will he be?

Ok?

Suddenly, Zhao Mu's eyes swept towards the huge rock not far away, but soon a look of confusion appeared in his eyes again.

"There seemed to be some movement just now, but why is it gone now? Am I being too suspicious?"

"Forget it, let's go back first!"

Since he didn't sense any dangerous aura, Zhao Mu didn't care much and went straight to the camp.

...

Call ~

Xiao Qi, who was behind the boulder, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Zhao is so alert! He almost got discovered!"