Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 114: When in Doubt, Listen to the Wife

Chapter 114: Chapter 114: When in Doubt, Listen to the Wife

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"Of course it’s related," said the old man. "The thing that can restore the Spirit Pattern White Ape to normal is this Holy Spring Crystal!"

"The reason the Spirit Pattern White Ape has become so violent is that Da Shan somehow obtained a Ghost Blood Eye, which corrupted the Spirit Pattern White Ape’s mind."

"Fortunately, his Artifact Spirit is a mask that can control this evil energy. He can thus keep a balance between the power of the Spirit Pattern White Ape and your team’s strength. You’re strong, he’s strong; you’re weak, he’s weak; in any case, he will ensure that you end up with both sides suffering losses."

"Once both sides have suffered, as the Village Guardian, I will inevitably have to take out the Holy Spring Crystal to restore the Spirit Pattern White Ape to normal."

"And at that time, he can easily snatch the Holy Spring Crystal."

After listening to him, Xiao Zhan finally understood the ins and outs of the situation.

But what made him even more concerned was that he heard the words ’Ghost Blood Eye’ from the old man’s mouth.

He couldn’t help but be slightly moved, "Are you saying that the Holy Spring Crystal can purge the evil energy of the Ghost Blood Eye?"

The old man’s expression hesitated a bit, "I’m not one hundred percent certain, but this is recorded by the previous Village Guardian."

"Da Shan knew about this, so he wanted me to take out the Holy Spring Crystal to help him set the Ghost Blood Eye."

"However, this is just a possibility, and since Da Shan is my disciple, I certainly wouldn’t let him take the risk. Moreover, the Holy Spring Crystal is a crystallization that only forms in our village’s Holy Spring once every hundred years, so of course, I couldn’t simply give it to him."

"But I never expected that he would resort to foul thoughts and directly target the Guardian Beast. Now, if I want the Guardian Beast to recover, I must use the Holy Spring Crystal."

"That Da Shan, I must have been blind when I chose him as a disciple!"

The old man spoke with regret, looking utterly heartbroken.

After speaking, he gripped Xiao Zhan’s arm tightly, his gaze burning with a fervent plea, "Young man, go quickly and tell your people not to kill the Spirit Pattern White Ape! It’s not a Demon Beast, it’s a Guardian Beast!"

Xiao Zhan removed his hand and motioned for him to stay calm, "Haven’t you said that Da Shan will ensure both of us suffer losses? So why are you worried we might kill it?"

With those words, the old man indeed calmed down.

He looked around, then said, "In order to control the Spirit Pattern White Ape, the distance can’t be too far. Da Shan must be hiding somewhere close by, waiting for the opportunity to come. Let’s go and look for him!"

Hearing this, a faint smile tugged at the corner of Xiao Zhan’s mouth.

He had already locked onto the presence of Da Shan within his Perception range, hiding behind a rock five hundred meters away.

The location was very concealed, and shrouded in thick fog, undetectable by others.

Xiao Zhan was ready to sneak over and capture Da Shan.

But just at that moment, Ye Youlong’s voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Don’t kill Da Shan yet. When he comes out, we’ll turn his plan against him and get the Holy Spring Crystal for ourselves!"

Hearing her words, Xiao Zhan instantly understood her meaning.

They too had a piece of Ghost Blood Eye.

This Ghost Blood Eye was top-notch Artifact Refining Material, coveted by every Artifact Spirit. It’s just that because it contained evil energy, everyone kept their distance from it.

If the Holy Spring Crystal could really cleanse the evil from the Ghost Blood Eye, then for Xiao Zhan and his team, this was a chance second only to the Secret Realm Origin!

However, such action was a bit against morals and ethics.

"Wouldn’t that be a bit wrong?" Xiao Zhan felt conflicted.

"There’s nothing wrong with that. For us, this is a tremendous opportunity. Do you think if we let this chance slip by, we will be able to find another like it?" Ye Youlong asked.

Her tone was always resolute.

Any words she uttered were outcomes she had already thoroughly considered.

Xiao Zhan fell silent; indeed, what Ye Youlong said wasn’t wrong.

Missing this great opportunity, they might truly never find another.

But...

"Isn’t that too immoral? To steal right in front of the old man..."

"Take it and then give it to me; it’s not immoral for you. What does it have to do with me? Or I take it, give it to you; I am the one being immoral, what does it have to do with you?"

"This..."

Xiao Zhan suddenly realized that Ye Youlong made sense, he was at a loss for words.

"My wife gave it to me, go find my wife, not me... What a shameless principle."

"Damn, such an unscrupulous wife."

"Truly endearing."

Xiao Zhan immediately made his decision—to follow his wife’s lead.

Why you ask?

Still that old saying, when in doubt, listen to the wife.

"How can we find anything in such a heavy fog?" Thus, Xiao Zhan directly rejected the old man’s suggestion.

The old man was stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to believe Xiao Zhan would reject so straightforwardly, "Young man, you are people of the Federation Government, and your duty is to protect the citizens and resolve crises!"

"Yes, that’s correct, but with this vast fog, finding a person is like looking for a needle in a haystack; there’s simply no way to find them."

"But you can’t just sit by and watch Da Shan succeed, right?"

"Don’t worry, apart from finding him, there’s another method to resolve this crisis!"

"What method?"

"Just wait here."

After saying that, Xiao Zhan walked over to Xu Wen with the Demon Scythe in hand.

He then quickly explained what had just happened to Xu Wen.

Hearing this, Xu Wen furrowed his brows deeply, "No wonder I felt that the Demon Beast was always one step ahead of us—it’s being controlled by someone. You go find that person!"

"Can’t find them, that person has the capability to shield their Perception," Xiao Zhan lied.

If he found that person, how would he get his hands on the Holy Spring Crystal?

"Even you can’t find them?" Xu Wen was a bit shocked.

At the same time, a little worried.

If it’s really as Xiao Zhan says, and they both end up injured, wouldn’t it be easy for Da Shan to kill them?

Xiao Zhan then said, "We can pretend to be injured, no need to attack with full force; Da Shan will most likely weaken the Spirit Pattern White Ape’s strength."

"This way, the outcome will still be mutual injuries, but we’ll retain the strength to counterattack. When Da Shan shows up, we’ll be able to take him down in one fell swoop!"

Hearing this, Xu Wen brightened up, "That’s a good plan."

Thus, he and Xiao Zhan continued fighting while signaling everyone else to gradually slow down their attacks.

The purpose of slowing down was partly so Da Shan wouldn’t suspect anything, and partly to prevent the Spirit Pattern Demon Ape from decreasing its strength prematurely and getting hurt.

Sure enough, after gradually slowing down the attacks, the power of the Spirit Pattern Demon Ape also decreased a lot.

But everyone knew that there was a limit to how much it could decrease; its innate strength remained substantial and would not reduce too much.

However, this was enough for them to exchange blows with the Spirit Pattern White Ape.

Nearly five hundred meters away, behind a rock, Da Shan with a black-gold vortex mask watched this scene unfold.

With a distance of five hundred meters and amidst the thick fog, he could see things clearly through the mask.

"These guys are almost done for; it’s almost our turn to act. Once we get the Holy Spring Crystal, we can achieve a qualitative leap and rise to the top!"

Da Shan whispered excitedly.

He truly despised the stubborn old farts of the village guardians, entrusting the safety of an entire village to a Guardian Beast!

There are ways to become stronger, to protect the village better, yet they refuse to use them.

Not only refusing to use it themselves but also preventing others from doing so!

Is the Holy Spring Crystal not meant to be used?

Do they want to take it with them into their graves?

Well, if you won’t use it, I will!

The future village will be under my protection! To hell with the Demon Beast!