Wow (⊙o⊙)!
The simple words from Auntie Toad made the male members of Fang Xin's team feel extremely uncomfortable, as if they were sitting on pins and needles, with thorns in their backs, and a fishbone in their throats.
Bai Yulin, that kid, had just switched to his true form.
After hearing Auntie Toad's words, he immediately switched back to his sister, Bai Yu's, state.
"No way, sir... Is that how you're supposed to use this skill?" Shi Tailang stared at Bai Yulin, "You're clearly cheating!"
Bai Yulin, in her sister's state, playfully made a face.
"Then it's just the three of us left, Xin Ge!" Shi Tailang looked at Fang Xin and Shen Yu with a bitter expression.
Li Bao'er was eating potato chips, her cheeks bulging and creeping ing, blinking her beautiful big eyes, looking like she was enjoying the show, seemingly eager to see one of her teammates and Auntie Toad have a passionate, wet kiss.
Zhang Meiqiu'er also grinned, showing his white teeth, and chuckled, "Fatty, logically speaking, Xin Ge brought us to this place, so how can we let Xin Ge do such a thing!"
Shi Tailang turned his head to look at the tall Shen Yu, who usually had a very low sense of presence.
Shen Yu rubbed his head, "I have cheilitis and canker sores!"
Shi Tailang's eyes widened, "When did you get them?"
"Just now!"
Shi Tailang stared blankly, "Big guy, you're a —!"
The big toad at the cave entrance smiled shyly, "My Lord, I want to kiss him, may I?"
The big toad pointed at Shi Tailang.
As a childhood friend, Zhang Meiqiu'er immediately burst out laughing, "Fatty has turned into a fat swan today!"
"Scram!" Shi Tailang gritted his teeth, wanting to refuse, but afraid that if the big toad got angry, it would be difficult to resolve. He closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine!"
Seeing this, Fang Xin said, "How about this, Little Fatty, I'll take the lead and give you five hundred god and demon marrow from my share!"
"I'll also give five hundred!" Shen Yu interjected.
The others all offered five hundred.
Zhang Yaozu, not one to shy away from excitement, said, "Fatty, kiss her one more time, and I'll give you another five hundred!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Tailang rolled up his sleeves, "Zhang Meiqiu'er, you better keep your word!"
Zhang Yaozu patted his chest, "My friend will definitely keep his word!"
Shi Tailang spat, picked up his wine gourd, and took several big gulps.
He exhaled, and, emboldened by the alcohol, Shi Tailang wiped his mouth, rolled up his sleeves, and walked towards the big toad.
"You're so tall, how am I supposed to kiss you?"
The big toad's body wriggled, then shrunk, becoming about the same height as a person. The big toad was already a bit impatient.
"Are you willing? If you're not willing, the curse won't be lifted!"
Shi Tailang, flushed from the alcohol, let out a burp, "Willing! Come on!"
The big toad let out a rough voice, "Haha! Come on, little brother! Let's have a kiss, sister!"
As she spoke, her front paws embraced Shi Tailang and she kissed him.
Fang Xin and the others' faces twisted like crumpled toilet paper.
Everyone had the expression of an old man on the subway.
Although it only lasted a few seconds, those few seconds felt exceptionally long.
After the kiss, the big toad's body glowed with faint yellow light, which then dissolved and scattered with the wind.
"Oh my god! Little brother! The curse is lifted! Sister loves you so much!" The big toad automatically gave him another kiss.
Shi Tailang returned as if his soul had been lost.
He looked at Fang Xin blankly, tears welling in his eyes, and his voice trembling, "Xin Ge, I'm so sad! Is my life over?"
"Don't worry, no one will ever speak of what happened today with you kissing the toad!"
Shi Tailang's lips trembled, "Xin Ge, you might not understand. What makes me saddest isn't that I kissed a toad, but that after I kissed her... I actually enjoyed it!"
"Then your life is indeed over!" Zhang Yaozu burst into a comical laugh, took out the god and demon marrow, and at the same time, stabbed the Little Fatty's young heart.
Fang Xin consoled him, "Little Fatty, think of it this way: there are countless furries who like rabbits, foxes, and wild cats, but a toad furry? I wouldn't dare say you're the first in Dragon Country! But in Red Lotus District, you're definitely the first!"
"Xin Ge, you're so good at comforting people!"
"No choice, I'm naturally good at comforting people!"
The few of them silently packed the god and demon marrow.
Zhang Yaozu shook his head and tsk-tsked, "You really pulled a string when you kissed her just now, Fatty, I'm truly impressed!"
Zhang Yaozu wiped his mouth, "Zhang Meiqiu'er, shut up!"
"Okay, String-pulling Brother!"
Fang Xin couldn't help but laugh, and the others followed suit. These two childhood friends were truly a pair of live wires.
"Ku Cha'r Ge, what are you laughing at?"
Fang Xin didn't respond playfully.
Over thirty thousand god and demon marrow, eight people, averaging over four thousand each. Everyone gave Shi Tailang five hundred, and although Zhang Yaozu gave two thousand five hundred, he did so very readily.
Adding five hundred god and demon marrow would significantly boost his ranking, and Shi Tailang's ranking would see a huge improvement this time.
Fang Xin wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, the mid-term exam was a total of seven days. He would wander around at night in the following days, let the local natives lead the way, and with Situ Shenshu as a cheat, he could be whatever rank he wanted to be.
After taking all the god and demon marrow, as the group was leaving, the big toad winked at Shi Tailang, "Little brother, come whenever you miss sister, okay! If sister turns into a human form someday, I'll enchant you to death!"
Shi Tailang forced a smile, "Okay, sis!"
Leaving the others to wait outside, Fang Xin returned to find the big toad, "You said before that you encountered a Witchcraft Master many years ago, and he was the one who cursed you, right?"
The reason for asking was simple: the owner of the diary Fang Xin had obtained earlier was a Witchcraft Master, and it was he who brought the Qilin into the God and Demon Ruins.
The big toad seemed to recall some indignant memory and truthfully recounted, "Yes, My Lord! That Witchcraft Master seemed to have some kind of serious illness. He walked through the God and Demon Ruins, cursing everyone he met. He even wanted to slap the Wild Dog he passed by twice!
And for some reason, the rules of this place didn't affect him!
I was standing by the pond, drinking dew and singing, when he passed by and complained that I was too noisy. He said a couple of things to me. Could I tolerate that? I cursed back, and he immediately came over and slapped me twice! I was still young then, do you know how much psychological damage those two slaps caused my young heart, boo hoo hoo?"
"Did that Witchcraft Master bring any divine beasts with him?"
"He did!" The big toad immediately nodded, "He brought a divine beast! That divine beast was incredibly powerful! It also looked especially majestic, even though it didn't seem to be fully grown back then. That guy, he was super strong! And he had wind, fire, thunder, and lightning talents! That guy, it was like a firecracker tied to a cow's butt, sparks and lightning all the way, absolutely awesome!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Xin quickly pressed, "Where did they go in the end?"