# Chapter 1638: Wine and Stories! (Bonus Chapter)
With a jolt, Jiangnan immediately turned to run!
(ﾚ(ﾟ﹏ﾟ;)ﾍ)
But a furious shout came from the crowd: "Stop right there!"
Jiangnan's expression froze, sweat beading on his forehead:
(乛ㅂ乛‧̣̥̇)"Aha～ahaha～I just remembered I still have some unfinished business on the moon, so I'll..."
Before he could finish, the instructors and students under the streetlights all pulled out hidden celebration cannons!
Xiao Chuihuo's face also revealed a gentle smile:
(◞⌒◡⌒◟)"Little one! You've worked hard on this journey, suffered a lot, haven't you? Welcome home!"
Zhao Dezhu smiled: (◞՞ꇴ՞)"When we heard you were coming back, we prepared for an entire afternoon, just wanting to surprise you!"
"Hey hey hey! Don't be so ungracious, alright?"
Jiangnan's expression froze, his eyes turning slightly red:
(ʃƪᵒ̴̶̷̥́ωᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀)
All the fatigue seemed worth it after hearing those words "Welcome home"!
"Everyone..."
At this moment, Jiangnan's voice trembled slightly. Yeah? He had only tricked them a little, so how could they be angry about that?
They just missed him, right?
Xia Yao pushed Jiangnan's back, beaming: "Go! What are you standing there dumbfounded for?"
Jiangnan was pushed forward a couple of steps, then teleported right to everyone's side!
Rubbing his eyes: (｡•́﹏ก̀)"You're all grown-ups now, what kind of surprise are you preparing? If you missed me, just send me some red envelopes, alright?"
Guan Hu laughed: "You don't even know, during the time you were away, Dean Xiao couldn't eat or sleep, just waiting for you to come back!"
[From Guan Hu's Resentment Value +777!]
Jiangnan shuddered. Th-this isn't right?
Qin Shou grinned: (΄◞ิ.̫.̫◟ิ‵)"Right? We've been dying to hear the details of the counterattack!"
[From Qin Shou's Resentment Value +777!]
Jiangnan swallowed hard. There's a trap! Definitely a trap!
Looking again at the crowd, many young girls holding celebration cannons wore nervous expressions!
(′◔﹏◔`۶)۶Cannon!
Jiangnan suddenly realized something was wrong and was about to teleport away!
But then he saw Xiao Chuihuo smiling as he pulled out an exquisite little gift box from his bosom!
(◞°᷄◡°᷅)っBox～
"Here～I prepared it for you! Already at Diamond Eight? Hahaha～You'll be able to use it soon, you'll definitely like it!"
The moment Jiangnan saw the gift box, his eyes went straight!
(งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง
Can use it soon?
What is it? A Dao Heaven-grade Space Spirit Pearl?
Unable to contain himself, Jiangnan quickly opened the gift box!
Inside lay a pitch-black pearl. The moment the box opened, a three-kilometer radius was immediately Spirit-Bound!
Jiangnan: =͟͟͞͞(꒪_꒪‧̣̥̇)!!!
[From Xiao Chuihuo's Resentment Value +777!]
(◞･᷅口･᷄)"Think you can still escape? FIRE!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Thirty-plus celebration cannons exploded, spraying ribbons while also shooting out over a dozen Spirit-Binding Steel Nets!
They caught Jiangnan instantly, wrapping him up tightly!
Jiangnan struggled wildly: (◦`皿´◦)"Pfft! You tricked me! What kind of surprise is this? Luring me with a little gift?"
"To catch me, you even used Spirit-Binding Capture Nets?"
Zhao Dezhu charged over like a tiger, dropped into a wide stance, laid Jiangnan horizontally across his thigh, and pressed down firmly!
A vicious grin: (΄◞ิ৺◟ิ‵)"To catch you, we had to use some sneaky tricks! You little brat! You tricked us so badly! Your Grandpa Zhu almost had a heart attack!"
With that, he raised his big hand high. For this very move, Zhao Dezhu had specially trained in advance using thousand-kilogram dumbbells!
Jiangnan struggled frantically. No no no! This move is clearly the opening stance of the Whirlwind Hand Drum!
He's going to spank me? In front of so many people, I, Boss Nan, still need my dignity!
But Zhao Dezhu's hand still came down!
"Smack~"
Jiangnan's eyes went wide:
∑(˃᷄口˂᷅๑)"Ahhh~"
Xiao Chuihuo was ecstatic: (◞✧.̮✧)"Quick! Settle scores! Pay back grievances! Hit him a couple times for me too!"
At this moment, the instructors and students were all excited. They get to hit Boss Nan? How thrilling is that?
So they all crowded around, furiously beating Jiangnan!
Qin Shou roared: "You betrayed my Victoria's Secret Beast-Ear Girl Special! You splattered me all over with yellow! Take this!"
He threw a punch straight at Jiangnan's eye socket!
"Crack!"
Qin Shou shuddered, slowly raising his fist to look at it!
(⌯꒪ᯅ꒪)੭...
His fist was completely deformed, his arm bone shattered!
Blood spurted everywhere!
What kind of insane physique is this? I hit you, and my fist breaks?
The other students were also grimacing in pain, tears streaming down!
Is this even human? It feels like hitting iron!
Looking at Jiangnan, apart from Zhao Dezhu's Whirlwind Hand Drum dealing real damage, he hadn't suffered a single injury!
"Tickle tickle tickle tickle~"
Countless little hands were now probing Jiangnan's armpits, ribs, and soles of his feet!
Jiangnan: ꉂꉂ◟(˃᷄ꇴ˂᷅ૂ๑)"Yahaha～You can't do this! Can't beat me so you tickle me?"
"Save me! Xuexue, Lang Mie! I'm dying!"
Jiangnan was laughing so hard he could barely breathe!
But Xuexue and Lang Mie remained completely unmoved. The beating you deserve is unavoidable!
However, Xing Cheng got anxious. Dying?
If he died, no one would feed her delicious food anymore!
Xing Cheng dashed over in a flash, opened her gaping maw, and bit down hard on Zhao Dezhu's raised hand!
Zhao Dezhu shuddered, staring in horror at his hand being bitten and spurting blood!
(◞⚆‸⚆)つ(ᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌ꐦ) Crunch~
What the hell? Even my defense can be broken?
(◞ಥ益ಥ)"Dare to bite me? You little girl really doesn't know your place! I'll knock your teeth out!"
"Golden Bell Shield!"
In that moment, Zhao Dezhu's entire body blazed with dazzling golden light, looking smugly at Xing Cheng!
But Xing Cheng showed no mercy, spinning around Zhao Dezhu like a little whirlwind, biting every part of his body!
A "clang clang" sound of metal striking echoed. In no time, Zhao Dezhu's body was covered in hundreds of teeth marks!
He sprayed blood like a little fountain!
(◞҉̛≖҉̛_҉̛≖◟҉̛)...
She even ate the Spirit-Binding Steel Net and the Spirit-Binding Pearl off Jiangnan's body, swallowing them into her stomach. Those things had no effect on her!
She shielded Jiangnan behind her, baring her teeth at Zhao Dezhu!
(ꐦ°᷄皿°᷅)"Grrr~" (Protecting food mode)
She could still tell the difference between eating once and eating every meal!
Jiangnan rubbed his butt, deeply moved. It wasn't in vain feeding Xing Cheng all this time!
Zhao Dezhu wiped the blood off his face, utterly stunned: "Th-this girl has such good teeth?"
I'm supposed to be the Chinese Dragon Shield!
Qi Yu looked on with envy: "Boss Nan, where did you find such a cute girl as your bodyguard?"
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow: (๑◔～◔ิ๑)"Cute girl? She's that Star-Devouring Giant Worm!"
He patted Xing Cheng's little head.
(︶.̮︶๑)"You think I've been slacking off as my spirit pet's personal chef?"
At that moment, silence as heavy as death fell over the scene. Everyone suddenly recalled that hundred-kilometer-long giant worm that had devoured various countries' camps, unrivaled by over a dozen Dao Heaven-level experts...
Then they looked at the sharp-toothed bug-girl in front of them...
In an instant, Qin Shou and the others retreated hundreds of meters, faces pale!
ﾞ━=͟͟͞͞(Ŏ◊Ŏ‧̣̥̇)
Wait wait wait! That's way beyond the scope of a spirit pet, isn't it?
You tamed her? And brought her back?
Good heavens!
Zhao Dezhu laughed nervously, his face full of guilt!
(◞҉̛￢҉̛ㅂ҉̛￢҉̛)"Ahaha～Little Southern? Grandpa Zhu was just too excited thinking about you earlier, got carried away!"
"You won't hold a grudge, will you?"
Jiangnan grinned: "Don't worry, I don't hold grudges. I usually settle scores on the spot!"
Zhao Dezhu broke out in a cold sweat!
Xiao Chuihuo grumbled: "You little rascal haven't eaten yet, have you? Come on～We've prepared a welcome party for you, to properly welcome you back!"
He pushed his wheelchair back inside!
Jiangnan was startled, his eyes reddening slightly:
(ᵒ̴̶̷̥́◡˂̶́*)"Mm～I'm hungry! Hehe!"
Xiao Chuihuo breathed a sigh of relief. Phew～Successfully changed the subject!
Otherwise, if Jiangnan told her to bite him, he wasn't sure he could handle her. In a wheelchair, he really couldn't run fast!
At least he got to hit him, vented his anger, no loss～
The group arrived at Sky Island. On the lush green grass, a picnic cloth was spread, covered with all kinds of delicious food, snacks, beer, rockets, and the like!
Knowing Jiangnan and the others were coming back, the Maple Forest Villa had also been cleaned and prepared in advance!
Everyone sat on the ground. The setting sun dyed the horizon golden, the Blue Moon rose, and the campfire crackled and popped!
The atmosphere was absolutely perfect!
Xing Cheng was ecstatic, transforming into a caterpillar, wriggling across the picnic cloth like a greedy snake, devouring snacks!
She became even more convinced of the rule she had summarized!
Since the details of the counterattack hadn't been released, everyone was extremely curious and kept asking questions!
Jiangnan opened a bottle of beer, took a big gulp, licked the foam off his lips, and grinned!
He slowly began to tell the story!
From the Eye Exercise Store used to rebel the Pupil Race, to the Moon Core Spark secret, subduing the Star-Devouring Giant Worm, moving stars to fill the eye, and finally Odin's finishing blow!
One event after another, narrated calmly through Jiangnan's mouth!
Everyone listened, completely absorbed. At the tense moments, even their palms sweated and goosebumps covered their bodies!
Twists and turns, unexpected incidents—while everyone on Blue Star was praying, Jiangnan led his people fighting desperately on the moon!
He was the first among all nations to charge onto the moon, whether in the Dawn Battle or the Counterattack, always active on the front lines!
These were all experiences Jiangnan had personally gone through. Now, narrated by Jiangnan's mouth, the life-and-death crises sounded so calm and indifferent!
Ye Xinghe swallowed: "This is definitely something worth boasting about for a lifetime! Truly worthy of the title hero!"
Jiangnan sat on the grass, half-leaning on his arm, the campfire's glow reflecting on his face. In one hand, he held half a bottle of beer!
Beside him were already over twenty empty cans. His cheeks were slightly flushed; he had drunk a bit too much.
He gazed up at the Blue Moon, his expression complicated!
"There are no heroes in this world... Those people are just ones who, when faced with despair, held on a little longer than others!"
"Maybe they were just lucky enough not to become the ones who fell... That's all!"