Chapter 398: Chapter 50: The Mourning Woman

The column of fire slowly extinguished, and a scent of barbecue wafted over. Da Bai’s nose twitched as he curiously remarked, “It actually smells pretty good?”

Picking up an insect carcass, he looked at the tender meat behind the shell and tasted it, shaking his head. “It’s pretty good, but still not as good as my Fury Chicken eggs!”

A bright red Fury Chicken appeared. It stared at the ground covered with insect corpses, choking on its own cries. Its eyes bulged, seemingly unable to believe this was all its own!

“Go on, eat up,” Da Bai excitedly patted the Fury Chicken’s rear.

Watching the Fury Chicken peck rapidly, Da Bai was like a hardworking old farmer, following behind it and picking up the scattered eggs, his face full of the joy of a plentiful harvest.

I wonder where I am now. Maybe I should cook an egg first?

With that thought, Da Bai promptly set up the big iron pot again. In no time, the rich fragrance of eggs once again filled the air.

「Elsewhere」

The heart-wrenching sobs of a young girl had caused all the insects in the area to die. Her fair, tender face was streaked with tears, looking utterly sorrowful.

In the midst of her sobbing, a familiar fragrance appeared, and the girl’s face broke into a radiant smile.

“GURGLE, GURGLE.”

A Heavenly Immortal Realm Insect approached from not far away. Seeing the ground covered with the corpses of its kin, its face flashed with anger. It slightly raised its dual blades, glaring at the culprit.

The girl, apparently oblivious to the Insect, tottered towards the source of the egg scent. Her staggering figure looked slow but was actually quite fast, covering hundreds of meters in just a few breaths.

The vigilant Insect was unwilling to let the culprit escape. It instantly transformed into a streak of green light and appeared behind the girl, its dual blades quickly descending.

“SWOOSH!”

The blades passed through the girl’s body as if slicing through a projection, offering no resistance. Instead, two massive blade wounds appeared on the Insect itself, slicing its body into four pieces.

Confusion filled the Insect’s eyes before it died. I was trying to slash her, wasn’t I? Why am I the one who’s dead?

A short while later, seeing that it was about time, Da Bai lifted the lid of the big iron pot. Looking at the well-cooked Fury Chicken eggs, he took a deep breath, his face full of bliss. “This is truly a delicacy of the mortal realm!”

As for the Fury Chicken he’d let loose, it had now disappeared to who-knows-where. But that didn’t matter, since the eggs he had collected would be enough to last him for a while.

“GURGLE GURGLE.”

Just as Da Bai peeled an eggshell, eager for a taste, he was startled by the girl who had suddenly appeared. His heart thumped as he asked, “How did you get here?”

“Could it be that you came looking for me? That’s very thoughtful of you. Here, you can have this egg,” Da Bai said generously, handing the egg to the girl.

She took a bite. A familiar taste filled her mouth, and her face broke into a dazzling smile as she danced around joyfully, holding the egg.

Seeing this, Da Bai gave a thumbs-up. “Little one, you’ve got taste! Where are your folks?”

The girl cocked her head in a dazed manner. “Gurgle?”

Though he didn’t understand what the girl said, Da Bai figured she must be an orphan; otherwise, she wouldn’t still be unable to speak at her age.

“No family, huh? Then from now on, follow me, and I’ll feed you eggs every day!” Da Bai gestured broadly with his hands.

The girl seemed to understand, and her smile grew even broader.

“Eat up, eat up. By the way, where’s Qi Daoyuan?” Da Bai suddenly realized someone was missing.

Speak of the devil, Qi Daoyuan came running frantically from not far away, exclaiming, “Da Bai, that… that girl is trouble!”

“Gurgle?”

The girl, her face covered in yolk, looked curiously at Qi Daoyuan.

Da Bai quickly appeared beside Qi Daoyuan, hooking an arm around his neck. “You didn’t know she sent me flying earlier, did you?”

Qi Daoyuan glanced at Da Bai, then at the girl who was eating joyfully. A smile more wretched than tears appeared on his face. “I knew.”

“Hahaha, we’re all good brothers! I was just joking. Come on, have an egg,” Da Bai’s expression shifted quickly.

Tentatively accepting the Fury Chicken egg, Qi Daoyuan internally screamed, Who’s going to save me?!

“CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH!”

The continuous sound of carapaces being crushed filled the air. Chen Jiuge wore a puzzled expression. “Who did this?”

Picking up a relatively intact insect carcass, Chen Jiuge’s confusion deepened. “These marks indicate its internal organs were shattered by sound waves.” The Lion Roar? But this power isn’t right… Could they have mastered it so quickly?

To cause such widespread damage and even kill True Immortal Worms, a fully mastered Lion Roar would be required. However, as far as Chen Jiuge knew, no Spiritual Beast currently learning the Lion Roar had reached that level of proficiency.

After passing through several areas where groups of insects had been killed in the same manner, Chen Jiuge finally noticed something different.

A dismembered Heavenly Immortal Realm mantis Insect lay on the ground, but the wounds looked suspiciously as if they were self-inflicted by its own blade-like arms.

“Master, what are you doing here?” Yue Meng asked with some surprise.

“Yue Meng? What are you doing here?”

“I heard from the Saber Wolf Clan that a Sorrowful Girl had appeared in this area. I got curious, so I came to see.”

“Sorrowful Girl?”

“Do you know who’s in this area?” Chen Jiuge felt the name sounded a bit familiar, and it gave him an uneasy feeling.

“It’s probably Da Bai. I just saw the commotion he caused. It was over there.”

“Let’s go and take a look.”

The two figures, one tall and one short, quickly moved through the dense forest. Along the way, Chen Jiuge saw many insects that had died unnatural deaths, and even some creatures from other races. The uneasy feeling in his mind grew stronger.

Da Bai, you better not be causing trouble again! Chen Jiuge silently prayed.

When Chen Jiuge and Yue Meng arrived, they saw Da Bai coaxing the little girl to drink alcohol.

“Want a sip? This is really tasty. After drinking it, you’ll become an adult,” Da Bai bragged, shaking the wine gourd in his hands with a smug look.

Nearby, Qi Daoyuan watched the Sorrowful Girl desperately reaching for the wine gourd, the look of anguish on his face deepening.

“Very good, ambitious! Let your Brother Dabai pour you a cup,” Da Bai said, his cheeks slightly flushed.

The Sorrowful Girl, holding a White Jade cup, looked curious. She tilted her head back and drank all the wine in her hand in one gulp.

“HA! HA! HA!”

As the strong liquor burned her throat, the adorable Sorrowful Girl stuck out her little tongue and panted continuously. Da Bai quickly peeled a Fury Chicken egg and stuffed it into the Sorrowful Girl’s arms, saying, “You’re still young, so you can only drink a little. Eat an egg first.”

“I sent you out to gain experience, not to go on a spring outing,” Chen Jiuge appeared behind Da Bai without a sound, his face dark.

A bit tipsy, Da Bai turned his head. Seeing it was his boss and Yue Meng, he enthusiastically invited them to sit. “Try this egg, it’s delicious!”

There were only two eggs left in the iron pot. If he gave these away, there would be none left. The Sorrowful Girl’s little mouth began to tremble, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Seeing this, Qi Daoyuan looked alarmed, got up, and was about to flee.

“THUD! THUD! THUD!”

New Fury Chicken eggs refilled the iron pot. Da Bai shook his head and said, “Boss, you came just in time! We have so many eggs, we can’t finish them all.”

Seeing this, the Sorrowful Girl’s face immediately brightened, and she excitedly watched the eggs in the big iron pot.

Chen Jiuge looked at the egg in his hand, hesitantly asking, “Fury Chicken?”

“Boss, you have really good eyes,” Da Bai praised.

“SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!”

Chen Jiuge instantly landed a few smacks on the back of Da Bai’s head, saying, “Are these for you to eat?”

After some playful roughhousing, Chen Jiuge patted his stomach and exclaimed, “It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten so well! These Fury Chicken eggs are surprisingly delicious!”

“They’re good, right, Boss?” Da Bai said, trying to curry favor.

This time, Yue Meng didn’t tease Da Bai; the Fury Chicken egg was truly delicious!

“Now, let’s talk about this little girl. Who is she, and where did she come from?” Chen Jiuge asked sternly.

His Divine Sense couldn’t probe this little girl. On the surface, she appeared to be an ordinary human child with no cultivation, posing no apparent danger. However, his Spiritual Sense told Chen Jiuge that she was extremely dangerous.

“Her? She’s probably an orphan. Now she’s my little sister,” Da Bai said casually, wrapping an arm around the Sorrowful Girl’s small shoulders.

The Sorrowful Girl also liked this brother who provided an endless supply of tasty food, and she hugged Da Bai back with her small, tender hands.

Qi Daoyuan quietly leaned in and whispered to Chen Jiuge about what had just happened, adding at the end, “She’s a monster!”

“It seems this is the Sorrowful Girl,” Chen Jiuge said thoughtfully.

Chen Jiuge knew a little about the legends of the Sorrowful Girl but wasn’t very clear on the details. He took out his Communication Stone and asked Li Qiwen for information on the Sorrowful Girl.

In a short while, Li Qiwen transmitted the data.

Sorrowful Girl: One of the Anomalies of the Star Sea Realm. Legend says these Anomalies are manifestations of an incomplete Great Dao. Each type of Anomaly can neither be destroyed nor sealed. They are like symbionts of this land, existing eternally.

The Sorrowful Girl’s abilities are primarily crying and reflection. Her cries can bypass all defenses and directly affect one’s insides, possessing immense destructive power. Any Spell, Divine Skill, or physical force directed at a Sorrowful Girl will be reflected back at double the strength.

Countermeasure: Sorrowful Girls love delicious food. As long as they have something to eat, they won’t cry and may even develop a fondness for the person who feeds them.

So, she’s basically a foodie? Chen Jiuge’s eye twitched as he watched the Sorrowful Girl continuously nibbling on Fury Chicken eggs.

“Da Bai, you really are lucky!”

After understanding the Sorrowful Girl’s nature, Chen Jiuge’s wariness towards her lessened considerably. For now, it seemed the Sorrowful Girl was quite fond of Da Bai.

Moreover, there were still plenty of Fury Chicken eggs, so there was no need to worry about the Sorrowful Girl bursting into tears due to a lack of food.

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