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Chapter 122 Don't want to work hard anymore? Isn't it more comfortable to just lie down? (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking subscriptions! Seeking book recommendations!)

That splash of red was right next to the lazy, peculiar paw of the spirit beast.

Wang Xiedi froze, forcefully wiping away the tears in his eyes and forcing himself to focus.

It was a spirit fruit that was completely red and covered with strange patterns, which was being casually played with by the spirit beast!

His breathing stopped instantly.

That shape...that unique texture...

Could it be... the Heart-Connecting Fruit?!

He found it!

It's still there, and their hope for this journey still exists!

At that moment, hope and despair collided violently in his heart.

A flame ignited in his heart.

He glanced at the cold remains in his arms, then at the oblivious, resentful beast, and finally, his gaze settled on the [Heart-Connecting Fruit].

These demons... they took its life, treated it like trash, used it as fertilizer...

They thought they could trample on everything at will!
Now, the only chance for me to take responsibility again and help my senior sister escape the same fate is right in front of me!
I... I can no longer bring the praying mantis back to life...

……but!
I absolutely cannot let it die in vain!

I must get the Heart-Connecting Fruit!

This is not only to rescue Senior Sister Su, but also to expose the evil deeds of these demons to the public!

The grief did not disappear, but transformed into a force that flowed into his body.

He suppressed all the surging emotions in his heart and began to approach the lazy, resentful beast step by step.

However, as he walked, he felt a strange sense of fatigue creeping up on him.

what happened……

Body……

so heavy...

He found himself becoming increasingly reluctant to move.

The wretched beast merely glanced at him a few times, and seeing that he made no further move, it ignored him.

Just then, Wang Xiedi saw that the Wraith Beast had thrown the Heart-Connecting Fruit into the air and opened its mouth to catch it!
opportunity!

Wang Xiedi was startled and instinctively wanted to use his spiritual power to intercept the spiritual fruit!

But...but I can't lift my arm...I'm so tired...

On one hand, there was the unwavering belief in saving his senior sister and reclaiming the Heart-Connecting Fruit; on the other hand, there was an irresistible sense of laziness and sloth welling up from the bottom of his heart.

Two ideas were clashing fiercely in his mind.

Get moving!
He struggled to raise his arm inch by inch, trying to break free from the shackles of this lazy mindset.

He used all his strength and finally managed to move his body.

However... it was too late!
The moment he raised his arm, the spirit fruit had already traced a perfect parabola.

With a "plop," it fell into the mouth of the Wraith Beast.

The Wraith Beast even chewed twice in Wang Xiedi's direction, sticking out its tongue to lick its lips, seemingly savoring the taste of the spirit fruit.

Om-!
Wang Xiedi's mind went blank.

It's over...it's all over...

That feeling of powerlessness instantly shattered his belief, and a sense of lethargy instantly engulfed him.

I... I couldn't do anything...

They neither saved the Jade-Faced Mantis nor retrieved the Heart-Connecting Fruit...

The opportunity was right in front of us, seemingly within reach!

I could have easily gotten that fruit back simply by using my spiritual power...

but……

He slumped his arms down in dejection.

I... I couldn't do anything...

He merely raised his hand, without even unleashing his spiritual power, and simply watched helplessly as the spirit fruit was devoured by the wraith beast…

so tired……

I'm tired, I don't want to move anymore...

Senior sister... won't she blame me?

Grandfather will probably blame me too...

Own……

I failed to properly shoulder my responsibilities...

But... I'm so tired... I don't want to take responsibility anymore... I just want to lie down...

How do we proceed from here?

How about... we stay here and not leave...?

Why should we take responsibility? Why should we bear burdens?

Why move...?

Why make yourself suffer...

Lying down... isn't it uncomfortable...?

I don't want to work hard anymore...

so tired……

I want to sleep...

Wang Xiedi was not far from the wretched beast when his eyelids drooped and he fell into a deep sleep.

……

Inside the Beast Taming Hall of the Guixi Sect.

The wretched beast smacked its lips, seemingly finding the spirit fruit quite delicious, sweet and fragrant.

Then, it lazily lay down on the ground again.

so tired……

I don't want to move anymore...

Even though I'm lying down all day, I still really want to lie down...

Eating a piece of fruit really made me work hard...

This fruit... I want to eat it every day...

The Wraith Beast yawned and lay down on the ground to sleep.

……

After an unknown amount of time, several disciples from the Beast Taming Hall arrived and discovered this strange scene.

"Hey, look, there's someone sleeping over there!"

"He's so close to the Wraith Beast? He's just a Qi Refining cultivator, isn't he afraid of being affected by its aura?"

"Who is this guy? He's so bold! He's only at the Qi Refining stage and he dares to get this close?"

"I can't see the face clearly... Wait, I think I'm seeing something familiar..."

One of the disciples' gazes fell on the object reflecting light on the man's chest.

"Isn't that...that shiny breastplate that Wang Xiedi always wears?!"

"It's...it's Wang Xiedi!"

"Wait, let me see the sect map!"

"Yes, it's him!"

"It was him! What did he do here?!"

The name caused the disciples present to instinctively take a half step back, their faces filled with fear and wariness.

"Why is he here?!"

"Could it be... that he intends to do something to the Wraith Beast?!"

"No way... Is he going to unleash the Xu Xian's unbalanced academic performance trope, and create some kind of trope involving the Wraith Beast?"

"I think...it's very possible!"

Just then, a sharp-eyed disciple pointed to the disturbed soil beside Wang Xiedi and the item he was clutching tightly to his chest, and exclaimed:

"Look at the ground! And in his arms!"

"Isn't that the remains of that jade-faced mantis that was used as fertilizer before?!"

"No way?! Wang Xiedi really did that?!"

"He was even thinking of sneaking into the Beast Taming Hall to rescue this Jade-Faced Mantis?!"

"It must be!!!"

"I...I really didn't expect him to go to such lengths for a mere insect..."

Everyone was shocked to see Wang Xiedi, who was unconscious. Although they couldn't understand his thought process at all, they were all greatly shocked.

"I don't know whether to be touched or to complain!"

"So, he infiltrated the Beast Taming Hall to find the remains of this mantis and take them away, but the Wraith Beast was affected by its aura and fell asleep?"

"As expected of Wang Xiedi! He's gone to such lengths for a mere insect beast!"

"It still has to be Wang Xiedi, he's terrifying! All that's missing is Fahai!"

"Quick! We should report the situation here to our senior brother!"

One of the disciples suddenly had a flash of inspiration and offered a brilliant suggestion:

"You say that Wang Xiedi is heartbroken over a jade-faced mantis."

"What if he wakes up still so heartbroken?"

"How about... once he wakes up, we just throw him into a bunch of jade-faced mantises?"

(End of this chapter)