The First Venerable of the Prosperous Age

Lu Xiaosan felt as if he were under a huge mountain, and an intense sense of oppression spread throughout his body, making it hard for him to breathe.

Just when he was about to give up, the mountain on his chest suddenly shattered in front of him.

With a "whoosh," a breath finally returned to Lu Xiaosan's chest.

Immediately afterwards, Wen Ying's voice could be faintly heard.

He wanted to respond, but he was too weak to move, his head was heavy and dizzy, and he couldn't open his eyes or mouth. He was in a semi-conscious state, and he didn't know when he passed out again.

She kept going in and out of consciousness, and after an unknown amount of time, she finally slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is Wen Ying, fast asleep in a shower of golden flowers.

He saw her sitting beside him, resting her cheek on her hand and sleeping peacefully. She was completely unaware of the gentle showers of golden rain falling on her.

The stunningly beautiful girl surrounded by golden rain captivated Lu Xiaosan, who couldn't bear to disturb her and simply stared at her in a daze...

As she watched, a shower of golden petals drifted by, passed through the water shield she wore, and landed on the tip of her upright pen.

This gave Wen Ying a shiver, and her long eyelashes slowly stiffened, revealing her eyes, which were as blue as the sea.

She seemed still a little drowsy, her gaze vacant for a moment before she slightly adjusted her eyes and fixed her gaze on the tip of her nose. Only then did she gently brush the gold fluff off the tip of her nose.

Then the two locked eyes... one stunned, the other bewildered.

"That's great, you're finally awake!" Wen Ying exclaimed happily as she leaned closer.

Lu Xiaosan couldn't resist reaching out to touch her soft face, but he pulled his hand back halfway up his head and pretended to rub his dizzy head as he slowly sat up.

"Little Golden Retriever, what happened here after I fainted?" Lu Xiaosan asked.

Wen Ying then recounted what happened next in detail.

After saying that, Wen Ying grasped Lu Xiaosan's hand again, saying with concern, "Brother Lu, you can't act so recklessly anymore. It's clearly..."

Looking into her affectionate eyes, Lu Xiaosan felt a surge of intense heat rising within him. This heat almost made him vomit a mouthful of lake water.

Lu Xiaosan asked again, "Little Golden Retriever, how did you manage to get all this water out of my belly?"

Wen Ying smiled shyly and gently released his hand. "It was... sucked out mouth-to-mouth..."

Lu Xiao was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Who...who helped me suck it?"

Before she could get the answer she wanted, she heard Fen Laoshan's rough voice from afar: "Of course it was me. She wasn't awake yet back then, hehehehehe."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaosan was struck dumb, turning stiffly to Wen Ying with disbelief written all over his face.

Wen Ying smiled and nodded, acknowledging what Fen Laoshan had said.

Lu Xiaosan's vision went black, and he wished he could faint again...

At this moment, Guai Badao and Fen Laoshan, both carrying white flowers and herbs, came up and said with a smile, "Wen girl, we've brought you the flowing lotus grass that your brother needed. Is that enough?"

Wen Ying looked at the flowing lotus grass and her eyes lit up: "In this way, Brother Lu can live for a very, very long time."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

"How about that? Aren't we awesome? Hehehe." Pink Mountain and Strange Eight Knives looked at each other and laughed.

Wen Ying gave a thumbs up and said sincerely, "Awesome!"

"Hahahahahaha!" The two burst into laughter again.

Hearing the two laughing, Lu Xiaosan couldn't help but laugh too, slowly regaining his original feeling.

"By the way, where's the second brother, elder brothers?" Lu Xiaosan asked.

"Oh, he went to settle his surviving clansmen... After all, his father is gone, and these clansmen depend on him for survival," said Strange Eight-Knife.

"How is he now? After all, those who died were..." Lu Xiaosan asked.

Fen Laoshan added, "The fish-men's recovery ability is astonishing, so you don't need to worry about his injuries, brother."

I'm not just talking about injuries.

"Of course I enjoy my food!"

Fen Laoshan laughed again, "My second brother also said that after this battle, he has truly come to acknowledge you as his elder brother. From now on, he will be loyal to you and go to great lengths for you!"

Lu Xiaosan was moved and nodded solemnly.

Wen Ying couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that he didn't agree with it before?"

Guai Ba Dao chuckled wickedly, "In that case, Second Brother will have to pay respects to three good older brothers. Won't that make him ecstatic? Hahahaha."

Lu Xiaosan smiled, then shook his head and sighed, "It's really rare. I clearly killed his father, yet I still have to make him acknowledge me as his elder brother..."

"It feels like I've mistaken a thief for my father..."

Upon hearing this, Guai Badao's expression darkened, as if he wanted to say a few words in defense of his second brother.

"Oh, I didn't kill that dragon? It wasn't my doing. Huh?" Strange Eight Blades said seriously.

"Get lost, you idiot, you're fucking stupid!" Fen Laoshan and Lu Xiaosan blurted out at the same time.

"Hahahahahaha!" Strange Eight Blades laughed wildly without any shame.

But then Fen Laoshan said, "In that battle just now, I was clearly the one who deserved the most credit, okay? Oh? Without me bringing you out back then, could you have won today? Huh?"

Lu Xiaosan chuckled inwardly, "Truly... birds of a feather flock together..."

The two men's incessant boasting and self-praise amused Lu Xiaosan, who watched from the sidelines.

Wen Ying said with a grin, "Alright, alright, you two are both very capable. Why don't we go say goodbye to your good second brother? I'm in a hurry to prepare medicine for Brother Lu."

"No! Your admission is useless. Only his personal admission of my contribution will do!" said Fen Laoshan.

Lu Xiaosan forced himself to suppress a laugh, thinking to himself, "It doesn't matter if the whole world doesn't acknowledge them, only the mutual recognition between the two brothers can satisfy them, hahaha!"

Wen Ying hurriedly looked at Lu Xiaosan, "Quickly persuade them, Brother Lu. If you don't go up now, your illness will flare up again."

Lu Xiaosan's stomach growled, "Yeah, I'm starving too!"

He shouted again, "Big brother! Hurry up and go up! If you don't go up, I'll cook and eat my second brother! Hehehe."

Upon hearing this, the two eccentric fans simultaneously stopped eating, rubbed their stomachs, and shouted in unison, "Let's go! Home!"

Wen Ying was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to say goodbye to your loyal second brother?"

Guai Ba Dao shook his hand and said with a look of disgust, "Hey, no need, no need, what kind of trash is he!"

"That's right, that's right, anyway, we can meet again if we want, hahahahaha!" The two had been arguing heatedly just moments before, but now they were laughing at each other.

Wen Ying then looked at Lu Xiaosan and asked for his opinion.

Lu Xiaosan thought to himself, "Then the fish-men, wouldn't they all have fish faces? If they all glare at me, that would be... that would be terrifying..." He couldn't help but tremble at the thought.

“Little Golden Retriever, let’s… come see him again when we have the chance…” Lu Xiaosan forced a smile.

So, the four of them, carrying the lotus grass, followed the path they had come from and left the bottom of East Lake, where the golden rain was falling all around, and swam to the shore of East Lake.

Seeing the first rays of the rising sun, indicating that it was already dawn, Wen Ying exclaimed in a sweet voice, "Oh no, oh no, Brother Lu, your illness is about to flare up!"

"It's okay, I can manage."

Wen Ying pursed her lips. "No, your illness can't be delayed for a moment. I'll go to the city now to buy the remaining medicinal herbs. You guys go back to the hunting lodge and start a fire. I'll be back soon!" After saying that, she took the lotus grass and ran towards the city.

“No, we’ll go together!” Lu Xiaosan said.

Wen Ying pouted and ordered, "No, look, you haven't even thrown up all the water in your stomach yet. Go back and rest first, I'll be right back!" After saying that, she ran away in a flash.

Lu Xiaosan wanted to chase after her, but he was too weak to run. Seeing her getting further and further away, he said urgently, "Brothers, stop her! It's too dangerous for her to go alone."

Turning around, he saw the two guys with their hands behind their backs, staring blankly at the sky, muttering to themselves, "Big brother, this girl Wen is really good to you."