Chapter 265 : Asking What She Already Knows
Chapter 265 - Asking What She Already Knows
Perhaps encountering the high-polluted-level monkey swarm had terrified the team beyond measure. After temporarily escaping danger, the convoy didn’t stop once, instead driving nonstop for five whole hours, putting as much distance as possible between themselves and the monkey king’s corpse!
The team finally felt at ease, but Ye Sheng was worried.
She hadn’t forgotten what Gu Luoyu had said earlier, about using psychic energy to drag the monkey king’s body along behind them…
She was anxious to claim it already!!!
Thus, the moment the convoy halted, Ye Sheng jumped off the vehicle in a hurry, immediately dragging Gu Luoyu to a secluded spot far from the crowd, hoping to secretly stash away the extremely valuable monkey king’s corpse.
Quietly growing rich,
While mentally savoring this thought, Ye Sheng naturally missed the nervous expressions of everyone around them. Not even a single person dared to glance their way, afraid of attracting the attention of such powerful espers.
It was a complete contrast to their earlier behavior, when they had dared to accuse Gu Luoyu.
During their search for a suitable claiming spot, Ye Sheng couldn’t help chattering away. A puzzled, curious look appeared on her cute face as she asked, “Ah Yu, I was just lying in your arms earlier and didn’t get a chance to see, how exactly did the monkey king die?”
Only after Gu Luoyu had driven away did Ye Sheng finally get a quick glance at the corpse.
The decapitation was clean and precise, the wound on its neck perfectly smooth, as if sliced by some massive sharp blade… Yet the monkey king’s body was enormous, what kind of weapon could have severed its head like that?!
But then again, remembering that Gu Luoyu could condense psychic energy into weapons, Ye Sheng reminded herself this was the wondrous wasteland world, she couldn’t apply her old-world logic here.
“It made you uncomfortable.”
Ye Sheng wasn’t surprised by this answer at all.
After all, aside from Gu Luoyu, no one else at the scene could have killed the monkey king so cleanly. If someone else could have, they wouldn’t have waited until Gu Luoyu stepped in.
Those few espers who had suddenly appeared?
No chance.
As for why she was asking something she already knew…
Of course, it was because she wanted to hear Gu Luoyu say those words, words showing she cared about her. Sweeter than any candy, making her heart flutter with joy!
(^▽^*)
“Ah~ so it made me uncomfortable, so you killed it? That wasn’t necessary… I could’ve endured.”
Before Ye Sheng could continue playing the innocent little tease, Gu Luoyu raised an eyebrow with a half-smile, then reached out and pinched Ye Sheng’s cheek, stopping her words and silencing her smugness.
Leaning down close, Gu Luoyu’s beautiful red eyes locked onto Ye Sheng’s. Their faces were so near, their breaths mingling.
Up close like this, gazing at Gu Luoyu’s flawless, exquisite face, Ye Sheng felt dizzy and dazed, completely forgetting her earlier mischief. She just stood there, grinning foolishly, her round almond eyes curving into a sweet little crescent moon.
Using sheer beauty as an attack was unfair… but undeniably effective!!!
When Gu Luoyu saw that Ye Sheng had already raised the white flag in surrender before she’d even done anything, she was momentarily stunned. Then, she shook her head helplessly.
This little one really hadn’t changed at all since the beginning!
Back then, when she’d found her severely injured at the waste processing plant, the main reason she’d taken her home was simply because she was beautiful… And even now, her preferences remain unchanged.
Looks like she’d have to protect that face well.
“Hmph! It’s all because you’re too charming, no matter where you go, you attract endless attention. I’m jealous!”
Finally managing to snap out of her daze from Gu Luoyu’s stunning beauty, Ye Sheng let out a sulky humph, finally revealing the real reason behind her teasing, her jealousy hadn’t settled yet.
Still jealous!
And not the kind that could be easily comforted!!!
Hearing Ye Sheng’s reason, Gu Luoyu didn’t immediately respond. Instead, she let go of her cheek and pulled Ye Sheng into her arms, gently patting her back before soothingly saying, “Don’t worry, nothing like this will happen again. No matter how many admirers there are, I’ll only ever like you.”
“Hmph, you’d better only like me! If you ever like someone else, then I’ll…”
She paused, stuck. Ye Sheng thought hard, but couldn’t come up with a concrete threat. Breaking up with Gu Luoyu? She couldn’t bear it! Running away from home? Despite her improved strength, in the dangerous wasteland world, her life could end at any moment.
Just thinking about actually dying and being separated from Gu Luoyu made her even angrier. After finally being together, there was no way she’d let something so stupid happen!
So she wouldn’t do anything foolish that would make both of them regret it.
After several awkward “I’ll… I’ll…”, Ye Sheng finally blurted out the rest, “I’ll spend every single point in my identity card, buying all kinds of useless junk! And I’ll blow through all the squad points too, leaving not a single point behind, so you can experience the wonderful misery of being completely broke!”
Ye Sheng proudly lifted her chin. As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a single coin… Just imagining losing all her money, even as a hypothetical, made her heart ache and her wallet hurt. She couldn’t even bear to think about it further.
Yet, to Gu Luoyu, this “terrifying” threat was barely enough to suppress a laugh.
That’s all?
Her Xiao Sheng was just too adorable…
Gu Luoyu coughed twice, careful not to show her amusement, and instead nodded seriously. Finally, the spilled vinegar jar was cleaned up, and Ye Sheng’s mood brightened once more.
After that, Ye Sheng didn’t continue clinging to Gu Luoyu. Instead, she looked up at the monkey king’s corpse being delivered nearby. At such close range, the sheer size of the corpse was even more apparent.
Just by eye, it was clearly over 500 pounds, likely dozens of times heavier.
That meant she couldn’t store the entire body in the Ruyi Pouch, which made Ye Sheng feel a little regretful. After all, this was an S+ rank polluted creature, both its tendons and bones, as well as its flesh, were extremely valuable.
As for checking radiation levels or testing whether it was edible?
No need.
In the past, Ye Sheng hadn’t known, but after spending a fair amount of time in the wasteland, surviving life-and-death situations with Gu Luoyu in the wilds, and interacting with many well-informed people, she’d learned a lot of useful information.
For example, once a polluted creature reaches S-rank, the radiation contamination within its body becomes extremely severe, there is absolutely no possibility of humans consuming it.
It could only be used as material for weapons and potions, or for other research purposes.
Thinking back to her past daydream, wondering if S-rank polluted creature meat tasted better, Ye Sheng couldn’t help blushing slightly. How utterly clueless she’d been!
Still, she couldn’t waste this monkey king’s corpse. Ye Sheng had Gu Luoyu cut off the most valuable sections of meat. She kept a few hundred jin for pet feed, allowing Ye Heiya and Little White (Xiao Bai) to fulfill her dream, tasting what S+ rank meat was like.
As for the rest of the monkey king’s body, she’d simply exchange it for lottery points. She wondered just how many points she’d get…