We agreed to seek enlightenment together, but how did you end up seeking enlightenment for my mother

Xu Zhou initially wanted to use the True Word Hair to retaliate, but then he thought that even if this thing didn't activate, there was still a chance to accumulate witch marks.

I had no choice but to endure it.

"So you mean that the process itself has various effects on people? And in your subjective perception, I happen to be a normal person?" Xu Zhou stroked his chin and pondered.

"That's right, that's why I said you're exceptionally special. The moment I saw you, I knew you were different from everyone else."

Wu Lulu walked to his side, her fluffy wolf tail swaying gently. She put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, raised her eyebrows to look at him, and her ample bosom trembled slightly with the movement.

"After spending time together, I'm increasingly convinced that my initial intuition was right. You always seem to have a clear goal in mind, and the tenacity to keep moving forward towards it, so..." The girl paused, her voice softening slightly, "I want to find my own answer in you."

Being praised so frankly by a young girl, even Xu Zhou, who was usually thick-skinned, couldn't help but feel his cheeks burning slightly.

The fact that the other party was willing to be honest with him about all this is enough to say something.

Wu Lulu genuinely wanted to build a bond of mutual trust with him, and she had been working hard to bridge the gap caused by the two teams' positions.

Perhaps it was the influence of her environment that shaped her sensitivity.

Since the girl has been so proactive and honest, what reason does Xu Zhou have not to accept her?

Do I really have to become a paranoid person like Chi Feng?

So Xu Zhou extended his hand and looked directly into the other person's eyes.

"Wu Lulu, I hereby formally extend an invitation to you."

"Our meeting was unexpected, but it may also be a destined encounter. We are destined to become partners who trust each other."

Wu Lulu smiled, her eyebrows curving upwards, her lips turning up, her pointed ears trembling slightly, and her fluffy tail swaying happily from side to side. Joy seemed to overflow from every single hair on her body.

The girl stretched out her slender hand, hesitated for a moment, and then turned to the side, lifting her buttocks and raising her tail tip. But after thinking it over again, she finally turned back, grabbed Xu Zhou's wrist, gently closed her eyes, and opened her mouth to suck on his index finger.

Xu Zhou felt a warm, soft touch on his fingertips as the girl's tongue lightly brushed against his skin, bringing out a strange and subtle tingling sensation.

Xu Zhou froze, his face full of surprise.

"What...what are you doing?"

"To record the flavors of the members of the ethnic group."

What does that mean? Is it biometric data entry?

Xu Zhou had never felt such a genuine love for the Wolf-like people as he did at this moment.

A moment later, Wu Lulu released his wrist and took two steps back, a faint blush on her face, but her tone was deliberately casual.

"Congratulations! You've now officially become a regular member of the group, not a prospective 'ragtag' member!"

Those few seconds felt incredibly long to Xu Zhou; the tender, tantalizing touch lingered on his fingertips, carrying a hint of coolness in the evening breeze.

"Will you do this to all the new members from now on?" He couldn't help but ask, looking at the saliva residue on his fingertips.

Wu Lulu's cheeks turned even redder, her cheeks puffed out, and her tail swung heavily with a hint of displeasure, but she still managed to explain in a low voice.

"You're the only one who's special... Are you satisfied now?"

Wu Lulu hummed softly, casually humming an off-key tune, and walked towards Xiao Hei, who was barking hoarsely not far away.

Along the way, she picked many rare flowers and plants, saying she wanted to take them back to give to Xiaomei. Xu Zhou looked at the flower wreath on her wrist and wondered if she should also prepare a return gift.

"Perhaps I could try looking at the raider outposts and find some little items that children would like," Xu Zhou thought to himself.

As the sun passed its zenith, the afternoon heat gradually subsided, and the sunlight filtering through the branches and leaves into the forest began to slant and lower its angle.

On the outer edge of the Black Forest region, bordering the plains, a clearing has been cleared out.

A four-story bunker built of wood and stone stands silently, with torches planted along the outer edge of the walls, and a gray-black flag with a bull's head pattern hanging on it.

Not far away, in the waist-high grass, a section of light blue tail peeked out and swayed back and forth gently before finally settling down.

Two heads then peeked out from the tips of the grass, observing from the shadows.

Through the tower windows and the top platform, one can glimpse many gray-skinned figures moving back and forth, presumably the dark creatures who plunder.

As for Little Black, it flew straight to the top of the tower and quietly preened its feathers without attracting anyone's attention.

"How strong are they? Can you handle them?"

Xu Zhou turned to look at the team's only damage dealer at that moment.

Wu Lulu proudly raised her chin, her face full of disdain.

"You know, in my eyes they're just a bunch of trash, not worth mentioning."

Xu Zhou couldn't help but cover his face. He really shouldn't have relied on the judgment of the holder of the [Destruction-Chaos] pathway.

"Then tell me your plan," Xu Zhou asked again.

Wu Lulu tilted her head slightly, thought for a moment, and quickly came to a conclusion, speaking with a confident tone.

"My suggestion is to go in through the main gate, kill them all, then loot the outpost, and evacuate with a million men!"

"Very good, very efficient," Xu Zhou commented expressionlessly, "but I won't adopt it."

Logically speaking, dark creatures that can appear during the day are mostly limited in strength, otherwise the white-haired loli wouldn't have entrusted them to deal with it.

Xu Zhou couldn't help but think that he shouldn't have drunk so much at last night's banquet, and that he had forgotten to ask the village chief for information about this world.

After observing for a period of time, Xu Zhou discovered that the security inside the tower was not very tight, with only one person on guard at the top platform, who often left his post to slack off.

The open-air camps around the outpost were deserted, and the surrounding area was desolate and rather empty.

"Is the main force not here?"

Xu Zhou keenly realized that this was definitely an opportunity, as there would inevitably be blind spots when one person was on guard.

"Let's test the waters first. I'll make some noise to attract the guard's attention. Wu Lulu, you can take the opportunity to climb up from the other side and see if you can get rid of him quietly."

"That's easy." Wu Lulu nodded in agreement, then pricked up her ears. "And then what?"

"If everything goes smoothly, wait until I get close to the main entrance, then forcefully cut off the passage to the top floor. Try to drag them all to the third floor, so we can form a pincer movement from above and below."

"I understand." The girl nodded again, but looked at me with some concern. "Are you sure you'll be alright on your own?"

Xu Zhou smiled, drew the short knife from his waist, and pulled out a piece of golden thread from his wrist, wrapping it around his finger.

"Adventurers must take risks; this is the necessary experience for me to take initiative and adapt to this world."

Seeing that Xu Zhou had made up his mind, Wu Lulu stopped trying to dissuade him, picked up her spear, crouched down, and prepared to circle around to the other side of the outpost.

Before parting, Xu Zhou gave one more piece of advice:

"If the guard is very strong and we can't take him down in a short time, then you should just retreat and we'll think of another way."

Wu Lulu did not respond, but simply raised her hand to give a gesture of acceptance.

After waiting a short while, estimating that his companions were in position, Xu Zhou used his mantra to bind the stone with his hair, and with a flick of his wrist, threw it at the gray-skinned guard on the platform.

However, unexpectedly, the stone's landing point shifted significantly.

Snapped!

It landed squarely on the black chicken's foot atop the tower.

"Giggle?!"