Chapter 4045 Dare to be angry but dare not speak

The soldiers and experts of the Di people were launching a frenzied attack on Brother Gu and Zhang Qing'an. Several ferocious beasts were churning the water, causing chaos and countless corpses to float on the surface.

At this moment, the slovenly Taoist priest and I captured the king of the Di people and brought him here.

The disheveled Taoist priest grabbed the Di people's king by the collar and shouted. The Di people all turned to look at us, their faces filled with shock.

They never imagined that their king would be captured alive and brought here by us.

Not only did we capture their king alive, but we also emptied his treasure vault. This time, we can say we've returned with a full load.

The two top experts from the Di people who were fighting against Master Zhiqing and Zhang Qing'an stopped their battle upon seeing this and rushed towards us.

"Release our king, or you will all die a horrible death!" a powerful warrior roared.

"Who are you trying to scare? Do you think I'm easily frightened? Get all your shrimp soldiers and crab generals back into the water and give us a way out, or we'll turn your king into West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce!" the slovenly Taoist priest shouted.

"Could you make it into another dish? I don't like West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce," I added.

"You're being picky. You should be grateful you have anything to eat." The slovenly Taoist priest rolled his eyes at me.

With that, the slovenly Taoist priest placed the lightning-struck wooden sword against the king's neck and roared, "Tell your people to stop and go back into the water, or I'll slit your throat right now!"

That king was a complete coward. He shrank back in fear and hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs, "Listen to my command! Everyone leave this area and ensure that these people are safely evacuated from the Di people's kingdom!"

"Your Majesty, we can't let them leave! They've killed many of our people!" a skilled warrior exclaimed in exasperation.

"How dare you! You don't even listen to me anymore?" The king trembled with rage.

Upon hearing this, the two experts who were originally responsible for protecting the king could only sigh and wave to the shrimp soldiers and crab generals behind them. Immediately, the people of the Di people dived into the water and disappeared in a short while, leaving only countless corpses on the surface of the water.

However, the two experts were still there. One of them angrily said, "His Majesty is merciful and has let you leave. Now quickly release our King!"

"Enough with the nonsense. We've come from afar, and as the saying goes, guests from afar are always welcome. Your king should at least see us off." With that, the slovenly Taoist priest and I grabbed the king and jumped onto the raft. I took out a rope and put it around the neck of the divine beast, the centipede. When we leave here, we'll have the centipede pull the raft. That way, we'll be fast and we should be able to leave this area of ​​water quickly.

After we took the king hostage and jumped onto the raft, Brother Gu and Master Zhiqing followed suit and stood on the raft together.

So we let the raft drag us across to the other side.

The two experts from the Di people were naturally worried about their king, so they followed us closely.

The centipede walks in the water as if it were flat ground, it's practically a perpetual motion machine, and it's incredibly strong, many times faster than us paddling with oars.

So, after spending most of the day, just as it was getting dark, we saw the shore.

Good heavens, if only we had used the harpoon to pull the raft for us sooner, we would have reached the shore much earlier. Why didn't I think of that before?

After reaching the shore, everyone jumped ashore, and even the king was pulled to the side by us.

The two experts from the Di people who had been following us also caught up.

"You've arrived! Release our king immediately!" a skilled warrior shouted angrily.

"Yes, you have safely left my territory. Please release me now," the king pleaded.

“Brother Wu, we can’t let him go so easily. We might have to pass through here on our way back, and if they cause us trouble again, it will be difficult to handle,” Chi Lang said hurriedly.

The slovenly Taoist priest and I exchanged a glance, and we both agreed that what Chi Lang said made perfect sense.

If they ambush us in the water, and the king has skilled guards protecting him, it won't be so easy for us to capture him alive again.

Thinking of this, I glanced at Kassan and said, "Kassan, come over and cast a spell on this king, so we won't cause trouble when we come back."

Kasang responded and quickly walked over to us, releasing the Blood God Gu, which bit the back of the king's head.

A moment later, the king let out a wail and collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain.

The two experts were immediately enraged and were about to rush forward when the slovenly Taoist priest once again pressed his magic sword against the king's neck: "Don't come any closer, do you still want your king to live?"

"It hurts, it hurts so much! I've already let you go, why are you still torturing me..." The king was in excruciating pain.

"King of the Di people, listen carefully. You have been poisoned by the Gu we have given you. If you behave yourself and stop causing us trouble, then we will live in peace. But if you dare to be our enemy, when the Gu takes effect, your intestines will burst and your body will be eaten clean by worms. The whole process will last for three days and three nights, and you will suffer endless torment!"

"No, no, please spare me, gentlemen! I promise I'll stay far away from you in the future!" the king pleaded.

Seeing that the king had completely given in, Kasang stopped the poison from acting up. The king, who had been writhing in pain, immediately returned to normal.

When we used the Gu poison, those two experts saw it all and naturally knew the seriousness of the matter.

If we can control their king, it means we can control the entire Di people's kingdom. This is the advantage of capturing the king first.

After the poison stopped taking effect, Kasang kicked the Di king into the water: "Take your king and go. We were just passing through and didn't want to cause trouble. You provoked us, and you only have yourself to blame."

Although those two experts were very strong, their king was under our control, so they could only dare to be angry but not speak out.

Immediately, they jumped into the water and left with their king.

As soon as they left, Zhang Qing'an came over and said with a smile, "You two rascals are quite something, capturing their king alive. Otherwise, this matter wouldn't have been easy to resolve. I don't think you only captured the king of the Di people, did you?"