Chapter 1696 — A Familiar Voice (13)

Under Du Wanshi's questioning, Chu Feng told him about Gou Dan'er.

As it turned out, Du Wanshi already knew of Gou Dan'er's existence — he simply didn't know where the creature was hiding, and he certainly hadn't expected that Gou Dan'er had transformed into human form and left Poison Demon Valley alongside him.

What shocked him most was that Gou Dan'er hadn't harmed him. On the contrary, it had saved both his and Chu Feng's lives.

After that, Chu Feng had also asked Gou Dan'er about what happened back then.

The story was more or less what Chu Feng had imagined. Gou Dan'er had originally been a fully matured being of tremendous power — an Emperor-level expert.

However, after breaking the formation laid down by the Poison Demon, its vitality was severely depleted, causing its strength to plummet. To survive, Gou Dan'er entered its mother's body, replacing the unborn fetus within her womb, and was born into the world in human form.

But Gou Dan'er's toxicity was far too potent. Even though it had taken on a human appearance, its face was hideously deformed — something it could not change.

Moreover, its birth had killed its own mother.

Strictly speaking, that woman couldn't really be called Gou Dan'er's mother, yet the incident transformed the creature's heart. Its once sky-high hatred and burning desire to take revenge against the Poison Clan gradually faded.

Over the past ten years, living side by side with its father had ground that hatred down to nothing. Not only did it no longer think about vengeance, but it had also developed a kind and grateful heart — which was precisely why it had chosen to save Chu Feng and the others.

Chu Feng also noticed that, perhaps because of the reincarnation, Gou Dan'er — despite being a monster that had lived for over ten thousand years — truly possessed the temperament of a child.

"Gou Dan'er, I want to thank you." Without warning, Du Wanshi bowed deeply to Gou Dan'er.

"Tch, you don't need to thank me. I saved the Divine One, not you." Gou Dan'er shot Du Wanshi a sidelong glance. It was clear that even though he no longer intended to take revenge on the Poison Clan, deep resentment still lingered — after all, the clan had used and imprisoned him for so long.

"Then I still want to thank you. Thank you for sparing my life." Du Wanshi bowed deeply once more.

"All right, that's enough from both of you."

"We should head back. If the people from Black Evil come, the Luo family won't be able to hold them off." Chu Feng said with a smile.

"Don't worry — with me around, nobody from Black Evil will dare lay a finger on the Luo family." Gou Dan'er waved his little fists as he spoke.

His appearance might have looked amusing, but both Chu Feng and Du Wanshi had witnessed his earlier ferocity, so neither doubted his strength for a moment.

Seeing Gou Dan'er like this put Chu Feng much more at ease. Most venomous creatures were inherently savage by nature, yet Gou Dan'er was kind-hearted — a sign that not only would he refrain from harming people, but he would actually help them. That was a good thing.

"Then let's head back." As Chu Feng spoke, he turned to leave.

"Chu Feng, wait." Just then, Du Wanshi suddenly spoke up.

"What is it?" Chu Feng asked.

"Chu Feng, take this. It can neutralize the Gu poison in your Dantian." Du Wanshi handed a pill over to Chu Feng as he spoke.

"So the antidote was with you all along." Chu Feng smiled, then said, "You're giving me the antidote now — aren't you afraid I'll go back on my word and refuse to take you back to Poison Demon Valley?"

"To tell you the truth, I never intended to go back to Poison Demon Valley after leaving. Go ahead and take the antidote. Only then will my conscience be at peace." Du Wanshi said.