freeallnovels Chapter 3957 The Song of the Purple Moon (8)
Chapter 3957 The Song of the Purple Moon (8)
Chapter 3957 The Song of the Purple Moon (8)
"...So this is the Song of the Purple Moon? It's quite magnificent."
On the cliff, Xiaomeng was gazing at the seemingly endless canyon... Although the witch said she was going to be a hunter hiding behind the cicada, she still arrived at this level at an exaggerated speed.
"Strange...why are there so many people?"
After only a brief investigation, the Star Witch discovered at least five different treasure-hunting groups... and even a second- or third-rate pirate crew.
Moreover, the number of people seems to be increasing rapidly.
This made the witch instinctively sense some danger.
Because she had been on her way, the witch was unaware that news of the treasure clues appearing in the Song of the Purple Moon had already spread.
In fact, she and Xiaomeng had followed [Gold] Shaq and his gang all the way here.
As for the group led by [Gold] Shaq, they stopped a short distance ahead, seemingly to rest.
"Wait here for me, don't go anywhere," the witch said abruptly.
Before Xiaomeng could answer, the witch had already vanished from the spot... Xiaomeng blinked and then squatted down, hugging her knees.
She then raised both hands again, and began playing the simplest game of rock-paper-scissors with her left and right hands.
But not long after, the witch returned carrying a strange-looking guy... who had been knocked unconscious.
"What's the point of you drawing lines like this? Your hands can't think, so aren't you just making all the decisions yourself?"
Xiao Meng immediately stopped, blinked, and said, "But, if hands could think on their own, it would feel really scary, wouldn't it?"
The witch paused instinctively for a moment, then looked at her left hand—if her left hand could think, or even perform [Star Creation]...
—Huh… Holy crap?
—She's actually quite used to using her hands, isn't she?
—Whether it's for yourself or for others.
"...It's quite scary."
The witch suddenly seemed to despise her left hand, shaking it violently before frantically throwing those strange thoughts out of her head.
"Who is this unlucky guy?"
"I just grabbed a treasure hunter at random. Before I could even ask him what was going on, his companion spotted him and he came back." The witch shrugged, then conjured some water out of thin air and sprayed the man awake. "Alright, let's see what happened."
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"Such a thing happened? Alright, I understand. Continue to gather information and report back to me as soon as possible!"
[Gold] Shaq casually stuffed a strange green snail-like creature into his clothes, then watched silently as his younger brother and his group started another round of barbecue in the temporary camp.
I have this feeling that these guys are here for a vacation, and I've become their babysitter?
The person who just communicated with him was naturally the four oddly shaped subordinates from [Purple Moon] that he had brought with him. He and Captain [Luo] had rushed here immediately after the battle, so those subordinates were actually still in the first level of [Purple Moon].
During the chaotic battle, several of his men were injured, so they went into hiding temporarily.
“Brother, it seems the treasure has been leaked again.” [Gold] Shaq walked over from not far away. “My subordinates just reported that a large number of treasure hunters are already on their way here.”
[Gold] Shaq then glanced around at the surrounding mountains and said, "I'm afraid there are already quite a few people in the [Purple Moon] Song by now... After all, the treasure hunters' activities cover the entire [Purple Moon], not just the few we encountered on the first floor."
Captain Luo looked puzzled and said, "That's strange. The map in my hand also just showed a notification not long ago. Why did the news leak at almost the same time?"
He looked at the map in his hand. "Could it be that someone else has the same map?"
[Gold] Shaq squinted as he examined it.
At this moment, he couldn't tell whether what this "brother" said was true or false—if he weren't wary that this "brother" was very likely the young master of some big shot's family, he would probably tear the other's head open to see if it was true or false.
“Hmm…that theory makes some sense.” [Gold] Shaq finally managed to suppress his impulse. “After all, news of the treasure has already spread, which is why so many people have come to [Purple Moon]…By the way, brother, what exactly is this map you have…”
Before [Golden] Shaq could finish speaking, Ah Xiruo suddenly let out an exaggerated scream, "Oh no, it's burnt! Baizhi, stop spacing out, it's going to burn!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
"Never mind, let's bake a new one."
"OK……"
[Gold] Shaq breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother, actually, what you have in your hand..."
"Bai Zhi! Mine is done baking, can you taste it for me?" Ah Xi Ruo suddenly said again.
"Ah... okay, thank you, Miss Long!"
[Gold] Shaq clenched his hardening fist and took another deep breath. "Brother! What's in your hand..."
"Help me—!!!"
Suddenly, a sharp cry rang out.
With his fists fully hardened and his blood pressure rising significantly, Shaq's temples bulged with veins. "Damn it! Who is it? Get your ass out here!!"
Amidst the rubble, a figure could be seen running out in a disheveled state... seemingly being chased by someone, constantly glancing back anxiously while frantically calling for help.
"It looks like... a rabbit?" Ah Xiruo's eyes widened slightly.
The figure that appeared to be being chased was actually a large rabbit, about 1.5 meters tall, and entirely pink.
“It seems to be the Long-Eared Tribe from the Purple Moon.” Golden Shak frowned and said, “They are the native inhabitants of the Purple Moon, right? So the Long-Eared Tribe also lives here in the Song of the Purple Moon.”
"It seems to be heading this way." Ah Xiruo suddenly narrowed her eyes. "Brother Shak, this rabbit looks quite cute. Why don't we lend it a hand?"
[Gold] Shaq didn't want to get involved—as the most promising and infamous [Great Pirate], how could he possibly save someone, especially a [Long-Eared] creature?
"Capture this Long-Eared Clan member! They've lived here for generations; they might know something about the Sea God's treasure!!"
Just then, those people chasing the pink rabbit appeared!
Three guys whose equipment looked quite sophisticated... Ah, Xi Ruo sensed their auras, well, it's time to use "old bastard" as a unit of measurement again.
Since entering the void, most of the life forms she has encountered are multiples of "old bastards" or more... This makes her feel a little worried about the group of guys in 003 who want to leave.
"Since it's my sister-in-law's request, I naturally can't refuse!" [Gold] Shaq instantly became righteous. "A few small fry, it's just a matter of waving a hand... Over there, [Long-Eared] tribe, kneel down!!"
Upon hearing this, the panicked pink rabbit immediately covered its head in fear and lay down on the ground.
At the same time, a huge sand blade swept directly over the pink rabbit's head and rushed at high speed toward the three treasure hunters behind it!
A sand blade struck, startling the three treasure hunters, who barely managed to withstand it—but they still managed to completely exhaust the sand blade together.
"This is... [Golden] Shaq!?"
"Damn it, how did I run into this killer here?"
"There's no other way, we have to retreat..."
"Trying to run? No way!" [Gold] Shaq sneered, then said calmly, "Moisture absorption!"
Everything withered due to complete dehydration, instantly turning into a dead land... The dead land spread wildly, and in an instant, it directly trapped the three treasure hunters in a peculiar force field that absorbed water, and then turned them into dried corpses.
Seeing the three people chasing her turn into dried corpses, the pink rabbit trembled even more violently... [Gold] Shaq glanced at her, and with a wave of his hand, a sand hand roughly grabbed the pink rabbit's ears, lifted it up, and brought it to his face.
"Please don't kill me...please don't kill me...I really don't know anything..."
"Nobody wants to kill you!" [Gold] Shaq glared, throwing the pink rabbit to the ground. "I'm asking you, have you ever heard of the [Poseidon's] treasure?"
"I don't know... I don't know..." The pink rabbit curled up on the ground in terror.
[Gold] Shaq sneered, "See, you won't fall until you see your own coffin..."
"Why are you being so fierce? Can't you speak properly!" At that moment, Ah Xi Ruo shouted and pushed [Gold] Shaq away with one hand.
This left [Gold] Shaq completely dumbfounded—because Ah Xiruo's push actually sent him flying like a cannonball, crashing into a huge rock in the distance before finally stopping.
He even felt a little dizzy... Although he hadn't taken the initiative to defend himself and it was very sudden, what kind of superhuman strength did this [sister-in-law] have?
[Gold] Shaq's gaze suddenly became uncertain.
"Don't be afraid, no one here will hurt you." Ah Xi Ruo reached out her hand to the pink rabbit. "That guy just now, although he looked fierce, was the one who saved you. Actually, he is a very gentle and kind person."
Upon hearing this, the pink rabbit instinctively looked towards the [Golden] Shaq who had crashed into the rock in the distance... At this moment, [Golden] Shaq also pointed to himself with an incredulous expression?
—Am I a kind and gentle person at heart??
"You...you really won't kill me?" the pink rabbit asked hesitantly.
Ah Xi Ruo smiled slightly and picked up a plate of grilled meat. "Want some? It's freshly grilled... And, if you don't mind, tell me about your situation?"
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"I...I'm called Boros." The pink rabbit...now Boros, nervously met everyone's gaze. "I...our tribe has always lived in the Song of the Purple Moon. Recently, many people have come to the Purple Moon, looking for some treasure...Actually, the elders warned us long ago not to go out casually during this period..."
It's very simple—at least, that's how Boros described it.
This long-eared rabbit named Boros secretly ran away because a neighbor was sick and needed to collect a special medicinal herb that grew on the cliffs of a canyon—and was then discovered by three treasure hunters.
"They got excited as soon as they saw me and tried to capture me... so I could only keep running." Boros said with lingering fear, "I didn't dare go towards the tribe. I thought I was going to be in big trouble, but thankfully I met you guys!"
"Since you have lived in the Song of the Purple Moon for generations, have you never heard anything about the treasure?" [Gold] Shaq showed no concern for Boros's plight.
Boros shook his head. "I haven't heard of it... but we do know the legend of the Sea God. It's said that the Sea God perished in the Gorge of Freedom and Wildness! We still have a statue of the Sea God in our tribe! We've always worshipped the Sea God!"
"A statue of Kalithorpe?" [Gold] Shaq frowned slightly upon hearing this. "You created the statue yourselves?"
Boros subconsciously said, "I heard from the elders that the statues were dug out of the earth by our ancestors and then brought back to be worshipped."
"Brother Shaq, is there any explanation for this?" Captain [Lo] asked curiously.
[Gold] Shak pondered, "As far as I know, since the New Gods Era, no one has worshipped Kalithorpe... Of course, it cannot be ruled out that someone has done so in private. These things are unknown... However, if it was dug out of the ground, I suspect that this statue may have been left over from the Old Gods Era."
"What do you mean? This statue is very valuable?" Ah Xi Ruo asked curiously.
[Gold] Shaq chuckled: "If [Poseidon] were still alive, its statue would be worth far more than just money... But since Kalithorpe has fallen, this so-called statue is nothing more than a broken stone."
"Nonsense!! The statue of Lord Sea God is not some broken piece of junk!" Unexpectedly, Boros the rabbit suddenly seemed to have the courage to face Shaq directly, his eyes bloodshot as he stared intently at Golden Shaq. "I personally witnessed Lord Sea God bestowing blessings!! Not just me, everyone in our tribe saw it!! Lord Sea God certainly didn't perish as the legends say, he's just asleep! He can definitely hear our prayers!"
"Is that so?" This time, [Gold] Shaq wasn't angry. Instead, he looked at Boros with great interest, his eyes gleaming.
Now, his interest in this long-eared tribe member has increased dramatically.
“Absolutely true! I swear in the name of Boros Moon Long-Eared, there is no falsehood!” Boros was so angry that his face turned red.
[Gold] Shaq just smiled calmly, then suddenly looked at [Lord] and said, "Brother, come over to the side with me, I have something I want to say to you."
Captain Luo was quite decisive this time, standing up directly and gesturing for the others to proceed.
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In the distance, Bai Zhi was curiously poking Boros's long pink ears with a twig she had picked up from somewhere... Faced with this harassment, Boros was in a state of shame and indignation but powerless, seemingly trying his best to endure it.
Captain Luo then turned his gaze away from Bai Zhi and said, "Brother Shak, just say what you have to say."
"Brother, what do you think of this [Long-Eared] tribe?" [Golden] Shak asked directly, "A statue that can perform miracles, you should know what that means, right?"
Captain Luo blinked immediately—because he had never even considered knowing the answer, so Boss Luo was actually unaware of the question at this moment.
[Gold] Shaq, however, continued to speak to himself, "If what this long-eared tribesman said is true, then we may have discovered a shocking secret... [Sea God] Kalithorpe did not truly perish! Or perhaps, although it perished, it is now reviving!"
"Brother Shaq, what do you mean?"
[Gold] Shaq's expression darkened. "Perhaps the map's indication of the [Purple Moon] Song actually points to this [Long-Eared] tribe hidden here... Brother, maybe we don't even need to wait for the full moon to appear."
Captain Luo said, "Actually, there's only a little over an hour left until the full moon. Why don't you wait a little longer, Brother Shak?"
"We can't wait!" [Gold] Shaq said directly, "There are too many people from [Purple Moon] Song, and the number is still increasing! Although I'm not afraid of these small fry, too many fish are a problem! As the saying goes, if you're one step ahead, you'll be one step ahead in every step! Our trip to the [Long-Eared] tribe doesn't conflict with waiting for the full moon, since we're still here at [Purple Moon] Song anyway!"
"Well..." Captain Luo looked like he was deep in thought.
[Gold] Shaq suddenly added, "Brother, don't let Boros's appearance fool you. The Long-Eared Clan is famous for its beautiful women! In rare cases, Long-Eared Clan women can possess features similar to ordinary women, and they are all extremely beautiful. Add to that their rabbit ears and fluffy short tails, and they have a unique charm! Even at the auctions in Rogue City, Long-Eared Clan members are extremely rare! I've been a Void Pirate for so long, and I haven't managed to get my hands on a single one! Brother, aren't you interested? This is a rare opportunity!"
Captain Luo opened his mouth slightly... No, why would I be interested in this?
[Gold] Shaq narrowed his eyes at this moment.
—Come on, a young master from a powerful family like you, always traveling with two older women and one younger one, three beauties, don't you know your own worth? Heh, I don't believe you won't take the bait, my good brother!
"Then... let's go?" Captain Luo thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Hahaha, let's go, raid their homes... oh no, let's investigate the Long-Eared Clan!"