Douluo Continent V: Suppressing Tang San with the Might of the Super Beast God

"Yes, Chieftain. Your subordinate will protect Miss's safety with your life."

Elder Ling bowed and said.

"Go back."

Gu Yuan waved to Elder Ling, then whispered to Gu Xun'er again about the purpose of staying in the Xiao family and the precautions to take.

A few minutes later, Gu Yuan straightened up after finishing his explanation, then looked at his only daughter with reluctance in his eyes and said, "Xun'er, have you remembered what Daddy said before?"

"Yes, Dad. Xun'er understands..."

Gu Xun'er, her little hands tightly gripping Gu Yuan's sleeves, nodded. The clever and sensible girl had already guessed what was about to happen. "Daddy, are you going home?"

"..."

Looking into Gu Xun'er's bright, watery eyes, Gu Yuan, feeling incredibly heartbroken, didn't answer immediately.

A few minutes later, Gu Yuan slowly got up and gently carried Gu Xun'er to a stone chair. "If you encounter any trouble, be sure to go to Elder Ling for help immediately. If Elder Ling can't solve the problem, break the jade pendant your father gave you, understand?"

"I know, Dad. Xun'er knows everything..."

Gu Xun'er said a few words to Gu Yuan with a sob in her voice, and then Gu Yuan disappeared from her sight in an instant.

"dad!……"

Gu Xun'er, who was in a very bad mood, was about to shout at the place where Gu Yuan had left, but she stopped herself as soon as she uttered the first word, realizing that she shouldn't do that. "Ling... Elder Ling, where are you?"

"Your subordinate is here..."

Elder Ling appeared behind Gu Xun'er and respectfully asked, "What are your orders, Miss?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to know where you are."

Gu Xun'er said with a little relief. Although she knew that Elder Ling would not be too far away from her, she still wanted to confirm it because she felt lonely.

"Don't worry, Miss, I will always protect you."

Old Master Ling comforted him.

"Well, it's getting late, Elder Ling, please go and rest."

Gu Xun'er said something very politely to Elder Ling, and then took small steps toward her room.

"Poor Miss, a woman of such high birth has to live in such a poor, desolate place. Alas..."

Seeing Gu Xun'er enter the room, Elder Ling, who was bowing respectfully to her, couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Then he quickly went to his own room to rest.

After the courtyard fell silent, Qiu Hougong, who had been hovering in the air, revealed his true form.

"The equipment the system gave us is really powerful; Gu Yuan didn't even notice I was watching them..."

After waving his hand to put the Mystic Trench Coat he had bought from the Onion System Shop back into his system inventory, Qiu Hougong couldn't help but think of a question: "Strange, why does the Ancient Clan, as one of the top forces on the Dou Qi Continent, insist on sending Xun'er, their precious family member, here on a mission? Couldn't they just rob her?"

The next second, Qiu Hougong thought of a fairly reasonable answer, "It seems there's some internal strife within the ancient clan, and Gu Yuan is using this opportunity to send Xun'er outside to protect her. Hmm, that's probably how it is in the story. As for outside the story... well, there's no point in thinking about that. Let's think about how to get close to Xun'er..."

Qiu Hougong thought for two seconds, and then an idea came to his mind.

"You, come out."

Qiu Hougong channeled his divine sense toward the place where Elder Ling lived.

Three seconds later, Elder Ling's figure flew out of the room and then arrived at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to observe, within five meters of Qiu Hougong.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Looking at Qiu Hougong standing in the air, without wings appearing behind him, Elder Ling, with a sense of foreboding, rapidly circulated his internal battle qi while asking Qiu Hougong in a deep voice.

"My name is Qiu Hougong, and I'm here to wish your young lady happiness."

Qiu Hougong answered calmly.

"Nonsense! Do you know how noble Miss is..."

Elder Ling spoke angrily upon hearing Qiu Hougong's words, but before he could finish, he discovered that Qiu Hougong had vanished from his sight and perception range.

"Behind you."

Qiu Hougong's voice rang out from behind Elder Ling, and then a talisman with shimmering golden patterns was affixed to the back of Elder Ling's head by Qiu Hougong.

"Forehead……"

Elder Ling trembled all over. After a breath, he turned around and bowed respectfully to Qiu Hougong, saying, "Master, what are your orders?"

"The Soul-Binding Talisman, this is truly a wonderful treasure."

Seeing Elder Ling's expression, Qiu Hougong once again gave a thumbs-up to the system's work, and then said to Elder Ling, "Secretly stop all Xiao family men who try to get close to Xun'er, and absolutely do not let them get near. Also, report to me immediately when Xun'er goes out."

"Yes, Master."

"Old Master Ling said respectfully."

"Let's go back."

Qiu Hougong waved to Elder Ling, then glanced at the room where Gu Xun'er was, and instantly disappeared from the spot.

The Tagor Desert, the holy city of the Snake People.

Inside the Queen's Palace, Lin, who had just finished her official business with her sister, got up and wanted to take Die to the Serpent Sacred Lake to bathe.

At that moment, a familiar aura suddenly entered the two women's perception range, and then Qiu Hougong's figure appeared in front of the sisters.

"Brother Qiu!"

Upon seeing Qiu Hougong appear, Die, who had been standing next to Lin, immediately came to Qiu Hougong's side and threw herself into his arms.

Although Lin didn't react like Die when she saw Qiu Hougong appear, the smile on her face already expressed her feelings at this moment: "You've come."

"Yes, I'm here..."

Reaching out, Qiu Hougong pulled Lin into his arms and smiled gently at the two beauties in his embrace, asking softly, "How have you been lately? Have you encountered any trouble?"

"No, I just missed you..."

Die snuggled against Qiu Hougong's chest, then said to him happily, "And I have some good news for you, Brother Qiu! I'm now a Nine-Star Douhuang, just like my sister!"

"Really? Butterfly, you're amazing..."

Qiu Hougong, who had already noticed that Die had broken through to the Nine-Star Douhuang level as soon as he entered, smiled and rubbed his face against Die's fair cheek before saying, "Come on, I'll take you to a good place."

"A good place? Where is it? Is it close to here?"

Lin looked at Qiu Hougong's face, which could extinguish the sun's heat, and asked softly.

"It's close, we'll be there soon."

Qiu Hougong said with a smile, and then the three of them disappeared from the main hall.

Half a second later, Qiu, Hou, and the other two arrived above a vast expanse of yellow sand.

"Scales, Butterfly. You two, carefully sense what's down there."

Qiu Hougong spoke gently to the two women who were still in his arms.

"What is it...?"

The scales and butterflies secretly perceived Gong's words.

Half a minute later, the two women who had discovered something under the yellow sand looked up and said to Qiu Hougong in unison, "Strange fire."

"You're right. It's a different kind of fire..."

Qiu Hougong smiled and nodded, then pointed to the yellow sand below and said, "Moreover, what's below is the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Strange Flame Ranking, which is very suitable to help you two complete the evolution of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python."

Nineteenth place?

Lin frowned upon hearing Qiu Hougong's words, then said to Qiu Hougong with some concern, "With such a high ranking, isn't it too dangerous to capture it now?"

"It's nothing, just a mere ball of strange fire. I can take care of it in no time..."

After Qiu Hougong finished speaking to the two women with a smile, the three of them instantly arrived in the lava sea beneath the yellow sand.

"So this is the space where the Strange Flame lives? It's so hot."

Die, who was somewhat unaccustomed to the environment beside Qiu Hougong, spoke up.

"It's okay, it'll be cool soon..."

Qiu Hougong reached out and placed his hand on Die's fragrant shoulder to cool her down, then stretched out his other hand toward the sea of ​​lava in front of him.

A minute later, a ball of blue flame flew quickly into Qiu Hougong's hand, and the surrounding temperature dropped as a result of the flame's appearance.

"Is this the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame? It is indeed extraordinary."

Lin looked at the gentle Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in Qiu Hougong's hand and said that he admired Qiu Hougong even more.

"Hmm, it's a decent strange fire..."

After remotely storing the lotus platform of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame into his system inventory, Qiu Hougong said gently to the two women beside him, "Now that we have the strange fire, let's return to the Holy City."

"it is good!"

Lin and Die nodded, and then the three of them left together.

After returning to the Holy City, Qiu Hougong followed the two women to the underground palace that the Snake-People tribe had prepared specifically for evolution. Then, the two women began preparing for the evolution ritual.

"Wait a moment……"

Seeing that Lin and Die were ready, Qiu Hougong, who really didn't want them to suffer so much, reached out and put two pills he had bought from the Onion System Shop to the two girls' rosy lips and said gently, "This pill is called the Disaster Avoidance Pill. After you take it, your perception of pain will become very dull, which will make it easier for you to complete your final evolution."

"Okay, we understand..."

Seeing how much Qiu Hougong cared for her, Lin felt incredibly warm inside. She opened her red lips and gently put the pill in Qiu Hougong's hand into her mouth, then stuck out her pink tongue and licked Qiu Hougong's finger. "When we come back, we'll give you a surprise."

"Yes, I'll give you a big surprise."

Die followed Lin's example and then turned around. The two women then headed towards the direction of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame with determined expressions.

Boom! Roar!

With the sound of exploding flames and the roars of the two women, who had transformed into snakes, the battle that was crucial for them officially began.

Two hours later, the two female scale butterflies, whose bodies were blackened by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, collapsed to the ground.

Two minutes later, the two women, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly trembled, and then a burst of seven-colored light emerged from their snake bodies.

Tap, tap, tap...

A series of footsteps sounded from within the seven-colored light, and then two extremely voluptuous and stunningly beautiful women, without a single piece of armor on their bodies, appeared before Qiu Hougong.

"Scales, butterflies..."

Seeing that the two women were safe and sound, Qiu Hougong immediately stepped forward and hugged them in his arms, "Congratulations on successfully completing your evolution."

"Thanks to you, we wouldn't have been able to get this far without you..."

Lin wrapped his arms around Qiu Hougong's strong shoulders and whispered in his ear, "Take us back to the palace. We have a big gift for you."

"Okay, let's go!"

Knowing what was about to happen, Qiu Hougong's lips curled up slightly. Then, carrying Lin and Die, he walked towards the Queen's palace...

Time flies, and two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Qiu Hougong not only helped the Lindie sisters, whose favorability rating was maxed out, to become completely close with Gu Yuena and the others, but also kept Gu Xun'er's movements completely under his control.

That day, Qiu Hougong was teaching Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun's newly accepted disciple, how to cultivate at the Yunlan Sect.

Just then, Yun Yun's voice suddenly reached Qiu Hougong's ears, "Brother Qiu, thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's not tiring at all..."

Qiu Hougong smiled and waved his hand, then looked at Yun Yun, who was being tightly embraced by Nalan Yanran, and said gently, "Have you finished dealing with the sect's affairs?"

"Yanran, your teacher and Mr. Qiu have something to discuss. You should go and rest first."

Yun Yun nodded to Qiu Hougong, then spoke to Nalan Yanran in her arms.

"Yes, I understand, Master."

Nalan Yanran agreed and then turned to walk out of the training ground.

After Nalan Yanran left, Yun Yun, whose expression had been rather serious, immediately became gentle. "Brother Qiu, come with me for a moment. I have something to show you."

"Oh? Okay, let's go."

Qiu Hougong smiled and nodded, and then the two of them walked together toward Yun Yun's boudoir.

Upon entering the boudoir, Qiu Hougong nodded at his surroundings, then looked at Yun Yun beside him and asked with a smile, "Yun'er, what is it that you want to show me? Hurry up and take it out."

"Brother Qiu, don't worry, Yun'er will see you right away..."

Yun Yun gently pushed Qiu Hougong to sit down in a chair, then took out a black and gold robe from her storage ring and presented it to Qiu Hougong, saying softly, "Brother Qiu, this is a robe I made these past few days. Please put it on and see if it suits you."

"Okay, I'll give it a try..."

Qiu Hougong smiled and nodded, then took the robe from Yun Yun and put it on. "Hmm, it fits perfectly. Yun'er, thank you for your hard work."

"It's no trouble at all, as long as you're happy, Brother Qiu..."

Yun Yun gently reached out to help Qiu Hougong smooth out the wrinkles on his clothes, and then said, "And this is just a small gift for you, Brother Qiu. The real gift is yet to come."

"Oh? What's that? Show it to me quickly."

Qiu Hougong said with a smile.

"It's already right in front of you, Brother Qiu..."

Yun Yun's eyes sparkled, and she held tightly to Qiu Hougong's large hand with both of her small hands. "Brother Qiu, have you noticed?"

"I've found it, brother, I've found it..."

Qiu Hougong smiled and nodded, looking at Yun Yun with a burning gaze, and said, "Yun'er, are you really ready?"

“Yes, Brother Qiu. Actually, I already…”

Before Yun Yun could finish speaking, Qiu Hougong stopped her with his actions...