Douluo Dalu - First Slash

Both sides were like fire and water, and a battle was about to erupt, but Xiao Wu's unexpected arrival put an end to it. The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Great Ape were very obedient to Xiao Wu, while Fang Xuan didn't want to provoke the two monarchs of the forest.

The Sky Azure Bull Python lowered its massive head before approaching Xiao Wu, and its voice gradually became gentler as it asked, "Xiao Wu, weren't you cultivating in seclusion? What are you doing here?"

"If I didn't come here, then you'd be dead! One of you is going to die!"

Xiao Wu pushed off the ground with her slender hands and abruptly sprang up from the ground. She raised a hand to remove the weeds stuck to her hair, then swept her gaze over the Sky Azure Bull Python, Titan Giant Ape, and Fang Xuan. Her brows furrowed as she asked, "Da Ming, Er Ming, Fang Xuan, what's going on with the three of you? Why are you fighting?"

"Huh? Xiao Wu, you know this human brat?"

The Sky Azure Bull Python was stunned to hear Xiao Wu call out Fang Xuan's name, and it cocked its massive head to the side. Could it be that something had gone wrong?

"Big Sister Xiao Wu is this human brat your friend?!"

The Titan Great Ape scratched its head with a sheepish smile, and it felt like it had done something wrong.

"No, we can't be considered friends..."

Xiao Wu pursed her lips slightly as she thought back to the years when Fang Xuan had tortured her, and her expression gradually darkened as she turned toward Fang Xuan with a dangerous look in her eyes.

"Indeed, we can't be considered friends!"

At this moment, Fang Xuan sheathed his Sword before calmly pulling out a promissory note from his soul ring. He waved it to Xiao Wu with a faint smile and said, "She is my debtor!"

Xiao Wu's words faltered at the sight of the crumpled promissory note with two large red handprints, and her little face immediately darkened.

"Hey, Gangster Rabbit, when will you return the 80 million you owe me?" Fang Xuan asked unkindly.

This IOU was naturally the eighty million yuan IOU that Fang Xuan had forced Tang San and Xiao Wu to sign with the Yearning Heartbroken Red two years ago. It was still in good condition.

"This IOU… you still have it?!"

Xiao Wu ground her teeth and clenched her fists, wondering why the Spirit Hall didn't take it away. This IOU had always been a sore point for her. In the past, Fang Xuan had often used it as a bargaining chip to blackmail her.

"Of course! This was a certificate worth eighty million! Even if I lose my life, I can't lose the IOU!" Fang Xuan said righteously.

Xiao Wu: "…"

"It's fine if you don't have the money. But you can come with me later!"

Fang Xuan grabbed Xiao Wu's white bowl. His eyes were burning with a fiery passion. This kind of fiery gaze was not because he was greedy for the beauty of a young girl but because he was admiring a supreme treasure.

Spirit rings, spirit bones…

A humanoid soul beast, a hundred-thousand-year gift bag!

Once he killed this gangster rabbit, he would have everything!

"How dare you!"

"How dare you!"

Seeing Fang Xuan touch Xiao Wu, the Titan Great Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python were immediately enraged. They roared and glared at Fang Xuan, wanting to swallow him whole.

However, even in the face of the fury of the two forest kings, Fang Xuan remained unmoved. He still tightly held Xiao Wu's wrist, refusing to let go no matter how the girl struggled.

He really couldn't bear to let go!

To Fang Xuan, Xiao Wu was even more attractive than Shui Bing'er.

This was a hundred-thousand-year gift bag!

After killing it and absorbing its hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and spirit bone, his strength would increase by another level. (T/N - Idiot forgets he can't do that)

"Hey! Fang Xuan, stop fooling around. Pay attention to the situation, we're still surrounded." Shui Bing'er unhappily tugged at Fang Xuan's sleeve and pointed at the two spirit beast kings glaring at them.

"That's right! That's right! Bastard Fang Xuan, let go of me if you know what's good for you. This is my territory, don't go too far!" Xiao Wu's face was flushed red. She struggled to pull her hand back, but Fang Xuan's right hand was like an iron clamp, refusing to let go.

"Gangster rabbit, are you going too far or am I going too far? It's a matter of course to repay a debt. What's so great about spirit beasts? Don't they have to pay back?" Fang Xuan said righteously.

Xiao Wu was speechless. She was in the wrong and didn't say anything.

"Big Sister Xiao Wu, what's going on? You really owe this brat eighty million?" The Sky Azure Bull Python's eyes widened in disbelief.

"No way?!" The Titan Great Ape was also dumbstruck.

"Oh… That's true."

Xiao Wu's face was bitter. She recalled the fear of being dominated by Fang Xuan and the humiliation of being bound by that eighty million debt. She wanted to vomit blood.

"Then, can I return the Yearning Heartbroken Red to you? I've kept it well. I didn't even touch a single leaf!" She blinked and tried to communicate with Fang Xuan.

"Of course not!" Fang Xuan snorted coldly and rejected, "You took away my Yearning Heartbroken Red and used it for so many years. Now that you're tired of it, you plan to return it to me and use it to write off your debt? Let me tell you, no way! Don't even think about it!"

Xiao Wu was dumbstruck. She opened her mouth and wanted to argue with Fang Xuan. However, before she could say anything, Fang Xuan cut her off.

"Let's say I borrowed your wife for two years. When I'm tired of her, I'll return your wife to you. Would you agree?" Fang Xuan tried to use an example to prove his unshakable image of a decent person.

"I don't have a wife!" Xiao Wu's lips twitched.

"You understand!" Fang Xuan glared at the hundred-thousand-year-old gangster rabbit with an unfriendly expression. "My pure Yearning Heartbroken Red has been sullied by a gangster rabbit like you for so many years. Who knows what kind of miserable state it's in? Now you want to pat your butt and return it to me? Dream on!"

Although these words didn't sound right, they sounded quite reasonable…

Xiao Wu was extremely depressed. She discovered that her thoughts were gradually being led astray by Fang Xuan.

Shui Bing'er blinked and didn't dare to interject. She stood silently off to the side.

The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python were both dumbstruck. Their Big Sister actually owed this human brat so much. This was quite unexpected. They didn't dare to act rashly.

Just as everyone was stuck in a stalemate, unable to decide who was the righteous ally, Fang Xuan suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. "Wonderful! I've thought of a good way to solve this problem!"

"Huh?!" Everyone was dumbstruck as they turned to Fang Xuan in unison.

"How about this? Xiao Wu comes with me, and Shui Bing'er comes with you. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?" Fang Xuan grinned. He had thought of what he thought was the best of both worlds.

As soon as these words were spoken, it immediately caused an uproar. Everyone was discussing spiritedly with different opinions.

"I think it's a good idea!" the Titan Great Ape said in an excited manner. For it, being able to take the girl it had set its eyes on was indeed a very good idea.

"You bastard, Er Ming! Have you been blinded by lard?" 

Sky Azure Bull Python roared with rage, and it lashed out with its tail, sending the Titan Giant Ape flying. "How can we abandon Big Sister Xiao Wu?"

Xiao Wu was also quite indignant, and she was just about to scold Er Ming for forgetting about his sister after marrying a wife, when Er Ming suddenly stopped her.

However, Er Ming's next words immediately shut Xiao Wu's mouth, rendering her completely speechless.

"Well, doesn't Big Sister Xiao Wu owe him money? She's using her body to pay for her debt; that's the best of both worlds," the Titan Giant Ape grumbled as it covered its head with its paw.

The Sky Azure Bull Python glared at the Titan Giant Ape, and said, "What's the best of both worlds? You're asking for a beating!"

"That makes sense; I agree with Er Ming!" Fang Xuan nodded in a serious manner.

Xiao Wu: "…"

Shui Bing'er: "…"

Da Ming: "…"

Er Ming: "…"

Everyone was completely speechless upon hearing this. This brat really had no moral integrity; he was actually supporting his enemy's opinion. It seemed that there were only eternal benefits to be had.

"You despicable Fang Xuan, are you trying to abandon me again?!" She kicked Fang Xuan's leg fiercely to vent her dissatisfaction and protest to this guy like a madwoman.

The two humans and three beasts began to bicker incessantly, and what was supposed to be a fierce battle gradually came to an end in such a comical manner.