The Journey to the Other World Starting from Douluo.

Chapter 651 Wu Tong: I don't take the initiative, I don't refuse. I'm a loving man, not a scumbag!

"How could that be! Do I look like someone who's that brainless?"

Faced with Wu Tong's slander, Hestia reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, immediately bristling with anger and glaring at Wu Tong indignantly.

Wu Tong was also somewhat helpless: "Then tell me! How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?"

Emmm...

Hey, there it is!

Her mind raced, and Hestia, in a moment of inspiration, quickly came up with a reason that she felt was plausible:

"The reason I came here is... to bring over the remaining members of Miko's clan."

"Yes! That's right, that's exactly it!"

"Didn't we agree that those who stayed behind would come over little by little? The purpose of this trip to Orario was to arrange suitable identities for them and then bring them over..."

Hestia was initially quite confident that this excuse, which she had come up with on the spur of the moment, would work out.

But this confidence gradually crumbled under Wu Tong's gaze that seemed to say, "Do I look like an idiot?"

So Hestia's tone gradually softened as she spoke, and eventually she simply stopped talking altogether.

Instead, she looked up at Wu Tong, her puffed-up cheeks like a cat with its fur standing on end, and said without any politeness:

"Hey, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Don't you know what I mean?"

Wu Tong looked at Hestia, who was completely incapable of lying but insisted on doing so, and who even dared to question him after being exposed, and shook his head helplessly:
"Hestia, what have I done to deserve such disrespect from you?"

"When you lie, you're not even willing to stop saying that encouraging phrase to yourself, 'Yes, that's right!'"

"Uh……"

Reminded by Wu Tongyi, Hestia finally realized what was happening, and her face immediately turned bright red, transforming her into a steam-emitting princess.

Hestia: How embarrassing! Why is my mouth so useless?
Seeing that Hestia was almost at the red-hot level, Wu Tong wisely changed his tone:
"That could be considered a reason, but it's probably not the main reason, right?"

"If we're really in a hurry to get those people here, we can just find somewhere far away from Orario. Why go all the way to the Great Forest?"

"Alright, Hestia, you'd better tell me the real reason."

To be honest, Wu Tong wasn't really interested in Hestia's purpose for coming here, but now that Hestia was avoiding the topic so much, Wu Tong became quite interested.

Perhaps... this is what they mean by "the unattainable is always more alluring"?

That's human nature; the harder something is to obtain, the more people want it!
Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Hestia could only sigh helplessly and then tell Wu Tong the whole truth about why she had come here.

"Oh, so it was to help Artemis eliminate the threat ahead of time!"

After listening to Hestia's explanation, Wu Tong nodded in understanding.

Wu Tong could naturally understand this reason.

After all, Hestia and Artemis have been friends for hundreds of millions of years.

Knowing that Artemis might be in danger, they naturally couldn't remain indifferent.

Therefore, Hestia was indeed capable of leading her entire clan to aid Artemis.

Although he now knew Hestia's purpose, Wu Tong's mind was filled with doubts again when he recalled Hestia's earlier concealment.

"But why did you lie to me? It's a perfectly legitimate reason, there's nothing to hide, is there?"

"Cut~"

Seeing that she hadn't gotten away with it, Hestia immediately curled her lip.

Wu Tong's eye twitched.

This guy... he just made a "tsk" sound, right? Definitely!

As if unaware of Wu Tong's darkening expression, Hestia shrugged and said:
"It's all because of you!"

"What does this have to do with me? I didn't do anything!"

Wu Tong retorted with a dark expression.

Are gods these days... that spreading rumors doesn't even cost them anything?
You really know how to just spout off!
Hestia!

Hestia gave a disgruntled snort, rolled her eyes at Wu Tong, and said:
"Hmph, don't forget what you did to me in the world of Miko..."

"Oh, I see!"

Understood.

They're afraid I'll attack Artemis!
Upon hearing Hestia's account of what happened in the crossover anime world, and recalling Hestia's earlier concealment, Wu Tong immediately guessed Hestia's thoughts.

However, after understanding the situation clearly, Wu Tong was not so happy.

The virtues of a virtuous person: to appreciate beauty without being lewd, and to love wealth without being greedy.

Although Wu Tong did not consider himself a gentleman, he had never done anything against a woman's wishes.

Wu Tong's attitude towards the development of relationships can be summarized in one sentence: not taking the initiative, not refusing, not... cough cough, but taking responsibility is still necessary.

all in all.

To date, Wu Tong has had quite a few women.

Moreover, the women he took in were either interested in him or were forced into their relationships as part of a transaction...

Even so, Wu Tong dared to swear that although he had many women, he had never forced any of them.

(Saeko Busujima, Shizuka Marikawa, Rika Minami, and Nami offered themselves to him out of gratitude; Wu Tong simply didn't refuse.)

The five women of Xingluo and Feng Shayan took the initiative to make their moves against him, while Wu Tong was the passive party in his relationships with them.

Others, such as the twenty-one maids led by Nangong Yun, and Ning Rongrong, had long harbored feelings for him and were deeply in love, so their relationship developed naturally.
Therefore, if we really follow the development of their romantic history...

In the crossover anime world, Wu Tong's attack on Hestia was indeed the first time he took the initiative to flirt with a girl.

Although he seemed a bit more skilled and his technique improved, it was indeed Wu Tong's first time!
But unexpectedly, he only made one move, and as a result, he was labeled a pervert...

This is really——

"It's a miscarriage of justice!"

He, the dignified Lord of the Douluo Continent, the chat group administrator, the ultimate cheater with several cheat codes... has never suffered such an injustice!
"Hmph..." Seeing Wu Tong's unconvinced look, Hestia snorted coldly, turned her little head away, and stopped looking at Wu Tong.

She, the "victim," hasn't even spoken yet, and you, the "pervert," are already acting all aggrieved? What's there to be aggrieved about?
"Oh...that's all!"

Seeing Hestia's attitude, Wu Tong, who had originally intended to argue, immediately knew that no matter how he argued, it would be futile.

As the saying goes: Once suspicion arises, the charge has already been established.

Hestia clearly didn't want to listen to him now, and under these circumstances, no matter how Wu Tong refuted or defended himself, Hestia probably wouldn't believe him.

Since that's the case, he couldn't be bothered to argue any further.

Anyway, the innocent will remain innocent, and once he leaves the pass, great scholars will surely debate the classics for him!

When that time comes, time will tell.

……

While Wu Tong and Hestia were talking, the women of Hestia's Familia stopped talking and secretly began to spy on their conversation.

Back when they were in the crossover anime world, the women had already noticed that something was off about the two of them.

At that time, however, they were not very familiar with Hestia and did not know her personality, so they could only suppress their gossipy thoughts.

Later, after getting to know Hestia better and realizing that she wouldn't get angry over such things, some people tried to subtly inquire about the relationship between Hestia and Wu Tong, but Hestia brushed them off lightly.

Hestia's secretive behavior may have allowed her to hide for a while, but it could not hide forever.

That's why the curiosity about the relationship between the two has been driving this group of people crazy.

For some time now, they had been struggling to find the answer, and they also needed to focus on their cultivation. So, although the women wanted to know, they had no way to find out.

But things are different now. Now that they've encountered such a golden opportunity, the women are naturally not going to let it slip by.

then……

The women of the clan (in their hearts): The gossip battle begins! This time, we must confirm the relationship between the two!
……

What the women didn't know was...

While they were intently and leisurely eavesdropping,

The trees around them had lost their color at some point, gradually becoming dull and lifeless, and the land was almost parched, torn open with cracks, as if the forest's vitality had been taken away.

If the people present had walked a little further, they would have witnessed a truly horrifying scene:

All the trees had withered, and the entire forest appeared withered and twisted.

Those twisted and winding branches looked like withered hands pointing to the sky in a graveyard of the living dead, unwilling to die.

One after another, countless scorpion monsters, so numerous they could trigger trypophobia at first glance, roamed the forest like guards patrolling their territory.

The bizarre and eerie environment, coupled with the dense swarms of monsters, fills this already somewhat desolate land with a terrifying and eerie atmosphere.

If this scene were used in the filming of a supernatural movie, there probably wouldn't even be a need to find a location.

Suddenly, one of the scorpion monsters patrolling the ground paused, as if it had noticed something, and turned to look at the location where Wu Tong and the others were.

Looking in that direction, the red light in the scorpion monster's eyes flickered, and its tail twitched slightly. A barely perceptible fluctuation, blending seamlessly with the wind, immediately spread in that direction!
A moment later, the fluctuations returned, as if confirming the situation. The scorpion monster's eyes blazed red, and it let out a roar before taking the lead and crawling in that direction.

Upon hearing the roar, the other scorpion monsters paused for a moment before crawling in the direction the scorpion monster had gone.

Finally, this densely packed "wave" appeared, resembling a black ocean.

After dealing with all the living creatures in this forest area and taking a break, they finally began a new round of conquest!

……

And as the Kuroshio Current swept in like a tidal wave, it was overwhelming.

Wu Tong and Hestia's group, however, remained "unaware" of anything and continued their conversation.

Meanwhile, members of the clan such as Yukinoshita Haruno and Takanashi Rikka also dutifully played their roles as bystanders and gossip experts.

However, Umaru didn't care about these things. Being a newcomer, she was quite interested in the novel plants and animals in Orario, the second other world she had come to.

So while everyone was gathered together, gossiping quietly, Umaru ran to the side and began observing the plants, insects, and animals of the other world... wanting to see what was so wonderful about this world!

That's why she was able to notice changes in her surroundings immediately.

"What...what happened?"

Looking at the trees that had suddenly become dull and lifeless, as if their life force had been drained away, and the land that had become dry, cracked, and barren...

Umaru's eyes suddenly sharpened.

With the Soul Network System, although Xiaomai's strength didn't improve much in the past week, her horizons broadened considerably.

Chatting online, playing games, reading books, watching dramas, and scrolling through videos—as long as you're online, you can access a lot of knowledge from the outside world. In addition, the knowledge contained in the Soul Network system covers dozens of worlds.

In this way, one can know what's happening in the world without leaving home. This... is the charm of the information age!

After broadening one's horizons, one's knowledge naturally increases significantly.

Although I don't know what's going on with these changes, judging from the examples in novels and anime, these changes definitely can't be anything good!

Thinking of this, Xiaomai didn't hesitate and immediately turned around, preparing to run towards Wu Tong's direction.

But just as Umaru turned around, before she could even take her first step...

A sharp, piercing sound came from behind her.

stab-

With a sound of air being torn apart, a jet-black weapon, resembling a spear, suddenly sprang out from the bushes behind Komaru.

Taking advantage of the moment when Umaru turned her head and was caught off guard, he stabbed at Umaru's heart with lightning speed.

This attack was extremely ruthless, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The goal was very clear: to kill Umaru and end her life.

Although the attack was ruthless and fast, Umaru wasn't going to be jealous.

As mentioned earlier, Wu Tong is ruthless to outsiders, but incredibly generous to his own people. Naturally, he dotes on his only apprentice, Xiao Mai.

So, during this week, although Wu Tong didn't help Xiao Mai improve her strength much, he gave her plenty of life-saving items.

(End of this chapter)