Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1212: Stroke of Dumb Luck

"Iron Armor Fiery Centipede?" Yun Qinglian's mouth dropped open in shock.

Qin Yi laughed, "You sure hit the jackpot, it turns out this cave has always been hiding an Iron Armor Fiery Centipede. It's a good thing you went to destroy the steel post at the mountain top earlier, otherwise you might have already become the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede's meal."

This Iron Armor Fiery Centipede was the color of mountain rock and had been hiding in this cave, possibly in a deep sleep, even he didn't notice it. The thunder he triggered was too terrifying, the loud noise disturbed the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede, luckily Yun Qinglian had run out at that time.

The corpses of Zhu Laoliu and others were all eaten by the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede. If Qin Yi had not been under the Thunder Tree, surrounded by a Thunder Zone, even he couldn't have escaped.

Yun Qinglian tensed up all over, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

"Stop looking, that Iron Armor Fiery Centipede left a long time ago." Qin Yi said, the moment he woke up, he had probed the entire cave and didn't find the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede.

"But we didn't encounter the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede when we came in." Yun Qinglian said.

Qin Yi surveyed the surroundings, "There must be another exit here, let's look for it."

Yun Qinglian nodded, the Beast Core of the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede was too important for her, and she immediately split up with Qin Yi to search.

Qin Yi spread his Divine Thought, scanning the entire cave, when he suddenly heard Yun Qinglian shout, "Qin Yi, come here quickly."

Qin Yi's figure flickered across several dozen meters, arriving beside Yun Qinglian, looking up he saw a huge cave under the stone wall in front of him.

"It seems the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede left through here." Yun Qinglian said.

Qin Yi nodded slightly, "Judging from the tracks on the ground, this Iron Armor Fiery Centipede is probably a big one, with a body diameter of at least two meters, its length unimaginable."

"Qin Yi, Iron Armor Fiery Centipede is a Companion Beast, do you think the treasure it's guarding might be the Heavenly Thunder Fruit?"

Qin Yi shook his head, "No. The soil in this cave is new, it seems this hole was just broken through not long ago. Moreover, a Companion Beast won't easily leave its guarded treasure, if the treasure it guards were the Heavenly Thunder Fruit, it would have attacked when we first came in."

"Then why did it appear here?"

Qin Yi shook his head, he couldn't figure this out either, "Maybe it was a coincidence. The sense of smell of Fierce Beasts far surpasses that of humans, maybe it was also attracted by the Heavenly Thunder Fruit. Finally discovering it couldn't break through the Thunder Zone surrounding the Thunder Tree, it ate the corpses on the ground and left."

"So what do we do now?"

Qin Yi looked at her disapprovingly, "What a stupid question, of course we pursue it."

Yun Qinglian was both embarrassed and angry, "Do I need you to tell me, I already thought of that."

With that, she led the way toward the cave in front. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"The Iron Armor Fiery Centipede didn't leave the cave at all, after eating its fill it needs to digest, are you sure you want to go first?" Qin Yi teased.

Yun Qinglian paused in her steps, glanced back at Qin Yi, "You lead, if it eats, it eats you first."

Qin Yi: "..."

Helpless, he shook his head and stepped into the cave first.

This tunnel was much bigger than the one they came in, Qin Yi, at 1.8 meters tall, could stand upright, indicating just how intimidating the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede's size was.

It didn't take them long to reach the foot of the mountain outside.

Because the tunnel was straight, it wasn't far.

Yun Qinglian pointed ahead, "Qin Yi, look, the Fiery Fire Iron Armor Centipede left from this side."

"No need for you to say, even a blind man could see that." The size of the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede was so large that everything in its path was destroyed, the trail was unmistakable.

Yun Qinglian rolled her eyes, "You're blind to reality, if I didn't point it out, you might not have noticed it?"

Qin Yi: "..."

If he couldn't see such obvious tracks, what use would his eyes be?

"Let's go, follow it and see."

The two followed the tracks, chasing all the way.

"This beast really can run." Yun Qinglian complained, as they had been walking for an hour.

Qin Yi said playfully, "Alright, we don't need to walk anymore."

"Why?" Yun Qinglian asked in surprise.

Qin Yi pointed ahead, mocking, "Which of us is actually blind to reality?"

In front of them was a large lake, the traces left by the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede vanished at the lakeshore, it seemed to have swum across the lake.

"Iron Armor Fiery Centipedes naturally dislike water, this guy can swim?" Yun Qinglian was a bit surprised.

Qin Yi was also puzzled, Iron Armor Fiery Centipedes were not only highly poisonous but also categorized as Fire Attribute Fierce Beasts, naturally disliking water. That this Iron Armor Fiery Centipede would swim across the lake was unexpected.

"Let's go, check it out over there."

The two skimmed over the water's surface, reaching the other side of the lake.

Yun Qinglian observed for a long time, then looked at Qin Yi, exclaiming, "No traces? Strange, could it not have swam to this side, are we checking the wrong direction?"

Qin Yi was also confused, "Alright, let's circle the lake and check carefully."

"Hmm." Yun Qinglian nodded, and she and Qin Yi circled the lake separately, searching for traces of the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede.

The two circled half the lake and then met again.

Yun Qinglian shook her head, "I found nothing."

"I didn't find anything either." Qin Yi said.

Yun Qinglian was full of surprise, "That's strange, could this Iron Armor Fiery Centipede actually fly?"

Qin Yi turned to look at the lake, "It can't fly, but it might be able to go underground."

Yun Qinglian paused, noticing Qin Yi looking at the lake, she suddenly understood, "You think the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede is hiding in the lake bottom? How is that possible? It's strange enough that it swam, if it hides at the bottom, it wouldn't be called Fiery Centipede, might as well be called Water-loving Centipede."

"This Iron Armor Fiery Centipede is indeed strange. But with no traces around the lake, where else could it go but underwater?"

Yun Qinglian furrowed her brows, pondering what else could be possible?

Qin Yi tapped her head, "Stop thinking, with your intelligence, by the time you figure it out, the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede would have gone home and had baby centipedes. I'm convinced, this beast must be hiding at the bottom of the lake. You wait here, I'll go check."

"Say it with confidence, be careful, you might backtrack on your words." Yun Qinglian retorted.

Qin Yi laughed, "Why don't we make a bet, if the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede is hiding at the bottom, you give up the Heavenly Thunder Fruit. If it's not underwater, I'll give both remaining ones to you."

Yun Qinglian widened her eyes, "You're not fooling me, I won't fall for that."

Qin Yi laughed, "This is no trick. Because I'm not sure if the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede is really hiding underwater, so, the odds of winning or losing are equal, both fifty percent. Wanna bet?"

"No bet, no way I'm betting. Don't think you can trick me out of my Heavenly Thunder Fruit." Yun Qinglian shook her head like a rattling drum.

Qin Yi smiled and said, "As the saying goes, 'the daring starve and the timid go hungry.' Yun Qinglian, you might miss a chance to get rich."

"Save it. Do I look like a fool? I won't believe a word you say." Yun Qinglian was adamant not to bet.