# Chapter 957: The Groundhog Under the Night Sky
On the giant floating island, Jiangnan and Liu Mang teleported into position!
As soon as he set foot on the island, Jiangnan didn't dare to use teleportation recklessly anymore. Although there was quite a bit of spatial fluctuation on the island, it was better to be safe!
After all, they were here to do bad things, not to confront head-on, right?
Jiangnan turned around to look, and behind him was complete darkness!
"Is the hooligan there?"
Liu Mang's face darkened: "What are you looking back for? I'm right beside you!"
Jiangnan's expression stiffened.
(٥･᷄ㅂ･᷅) "You... don't run around, okay? I'll leave you behind again. Come! Give me your hand!"
Saying that, he reached out to the side to grab something and pulled Liu Mang forward!
Liu Mang: (›꒪ͦﾛ꒪ͦ‹‖) Oh hoho~
Jiangnan urgently said: ก(˃᷄ε˂᷅๑) "Shh~"
"What are you yelling about? You'll let those bad beasts discover us!"
"By the way, aren't your fingers a bit short? You're giving me your pinky? Can you be any more girly?"
Liu Mang: !!!
"You grabbed the wrong thing, dammit! Stop pulling! Let go!"
Jiangnan was stunned. Wrong? Then what was he holding?
He carefully felt it, shuddered violently, and instantly withdrew his hand like lightning, then frantically wiped it on a nearby tree.
(乛益乛‶)ﾉ|Tree|
"Pfft! You're disgusting!"
[From Liu Mang: Resentment +1000!]
Who's disgusting? You're the one who grabbed wrong!
And what's with the pinky comment? Don't insult me like that!
In an instant, resentment points flooded in.
Neither could see the other. They fumbled around like blind men for a long time before finally holding hands.
They began searching the floating island.
Liu Mang's detection range was a full 100,000 meters—an absolutely terrifying scope!
Enough to let Jiangnan avoid any active spirit beasts. After searching for a while, he finally found the vendor cloth hanging on a tree branch.
Jiangnan happily collected it.
[Don't lose me again from now on!]
[Don't! Don't! Don't!]
[(◦ᵒ̌~ᵒ̌◦) Angry!]
Seeing the emoji flashing in his mind, Jiangnan was taken aback.
Was the system angry? Haha, looks like System Baby is quite attached to me!
Blame it on my damned charm, even the system can't bear to part with me?
"Alright, alright! This time it's my fault. I won't lose you again. Once we get out, I'll set up the stall properly to make it up to you!"
[(˵ಡ◡ಡ˵)]
Seeing that emoji in his mind, Jiangnan suddenly had a bad feeling.
He quickly checked the panel.
[Because the vendor cloth blocked a beating from the enemy this time, and the host shamelessly said it wasn't enough,]
[the vendor cloth was severely damaged. The current stall fee is insufficient for maintenance. 1 billion dollars has been pre-deducted as a compensation fee for the damage!]
[Please pay the arrears promptly, otherwise the host's assets will be liquidated to maintain livelihood.]
Jiangnan's eyes widened. He almost spat out a mouthful of old blood and howled at the sky.
(ง˃᷄口˂᷅)ง—Ah!
I knew it! I praised you for nothing!
Three minutes of showing off, a lifetime of working for you!
Where is the vendor cloth damaged? You just can't stand seeing me happy!
And 1 billion dollars? Just kill me now!
I just got a tiny bit of spirit materials, a thousand or so space system spirit beads, and just started getting a little rich!
And now you want me to pay compensation!
Liu Mang beside him was startled by Jiangnan's shout.
You told me not to yell, but you're yelling pretty loudly too!
Jiangnan ground his teeth. Anyway, it saved my life. I'll admit it, fine!
Qian Benying still owes me 1 billion dollars and hasn't paid back. If she doesn't, I'll go block her door in Hongguo to collect!
Want to sell my treasures? No way!
Jiangnan and Liu Mang wandered through the dense forest, gradually retrieving the small stool and the blood-drinking halberd.
They were already very close to Long Qiu's lair.
At this moment, Zhang San, who had found all three pieces of the crystal stele fragments in the pit, vaguely heard the shouting.
His eyes lit up!
That was Boss Nan's voice! He finally found the team!
So he ran excitedly toward the direction of the sound.
Meanwhile, the bad beasts guarding the underground cave also heard the shouts and frowned.
"What's that noise? Sounds really agitated, with a hint of sorrow mixed in?"
"It's probably a groundhog's call. Don't worry about it. Ahhh~ I really want to hit some bunny rabbits. Why haven't the bosses come back yet?"
Right now, Jiangnan and Liu Mang were planning to sneak toward the underground cave.
To see if there was any opportunity to cause trouble.
As they walked, suddenly—"Bang!" Jiangnan was knocked onto his butt.
He sat on the ground, stunned, and looked ahead. There was nothing there? What did he hit?
Zhang San also sat on the ground, baffled. Damn? Was there an invisible wall on this floating island?
୧(๐´ࡇ`)?
So he changed direction and kept running forward, only to hear another "Bang!"
Liu Mang held his head, hissing in pain: "Who the hell bumped into me?"
But in Zhang San's view, a mouthful of white teeth was floating in front of him, and it... it even spoke?
Zhang San: Σ(‖ʘ̆口ʘ̥̆)—Ah!
Liu Mang glared, bared his teeth, and screamed.
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ᗜᗜᗜᗜᗜ
∩∩∩∩ Ah—
When Zhang San yelled, Jiangnan finally noticed him and was also startled.
━=͟͟͞͞(Ŏ口Ŏ‧̣̥̇) Ya!
Three screams echoed across the floating island, traveling far and wide.
The bad beasts in the underground cave poked their heads out, looking confused.
"What's up? Have groundhogs been this arrogant lately?"
"Why are they screaming in the middle of the night? Let's go whack some groundhogs tomorrow."
With Zhang San's shout, Jiangnan finally noticed him. He quickly pinched the antenna to reveal himself.
"Zhang San? It's me, Boss Nan! Stop screaming, that's Liu Mang!"
Zhang San felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest. So it was Liu Mang!
Were you cosplaying as a Night Elf here? If you're so dark, why not join the Dark Night Army? What are you doing with the Dragon Abyss?
But the moment he saw Jiangnan, Zhang San immediately lunged over and hugged Jiangnan's thigh, not letting go.
"Boss Nan! You have to take me with you this time! Being an undercover agent is too hard!"
"I've been in the Void Sea for so long, and I've never even stayed in the team!"
"Last time you said you'd take me along when you ran, but you abandoned me again!"
(☍口⁰)۶(๑◔﹏◔ิ٥)
Jiangnan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He'd forgotten in the middle of the fight. Your presence is too low, it's not my fault!
"Ahem—This time! This time I'll definitely take you! Tell me about the undercover situation?"
"You came from the underground cave?"
Zhang San clung tightly to Jiangnan's thigh and explained the whole story, then shoved the last three pieces of crystal stele fragments into Jiangnan's hands.
Jiangnan was thrilled. Nice! Now the crystal stele is complete!
When he heard that Long Qiu and the others weren't in the underground cave, Jiangnan's heart itched.
Opportunity!
But the problem was that bad beasts were still guarding. Once he took the core and ran, the floating island would inevitably collapse.
Long Qiu would sense it and come back quickly. He needed a plan.
Then Jiangnan's gaze fell on Zhang San, and his smile gradually twisted.
(˵ಡ╰╯ಡ˵)
He placed a heavy hand on Zhang San's shoulder, his expression turning serious.
"You have to go back and continue undercover! Just stay in the underground cave and do nothing. Big Brother will definitely come to pick you up!"
Zhang San was nearly in tears: "Huh? Still want me to go? What if you forget me again?"
"I'm really tired of undercover work!"
Jiangnan slapped his chest: "I, Jiangnan, swear to the heavens, I won't forget next time. I promise!"
Zhang San's face twisted in agony. He reluctantly let go of Jiangnan's thigh.
"Then... fine? Don't forget! Remember to come get me soon!"
With that, he dejectedly walked toward the underground cave. He'd finally found the team, and now he had to go back undercover?
Jiangnan chuckled slyly. He'd just left a spatial mark on Zhang San.
Once he returned to the underground cave, Jiangnan would be set!
Now he just needed to find someone to take the blame. After all, as far as the bad beasts knew, Jiangnan was already dead.
"Let's go! Find Chen Dao'er, or maybe Jin Hao. See which one is unluckier!"
Liu Mang was confused. What was Boss Nan up to now?
The two left the giant floating island. Using Liu Mang's detection ability, they searched the nearby floating islands and finally found something.
"Boss Nan! See that yew tree? It's hollowed out inside. Chen Dao'er and about twenty forest guards are hiding in there!"
Jiangnan grinned: "They know how to pick a spot, but that old guy is really unlucky."
With that, Jiangnan exited his stealth state and stuffed several blinking puddings into his mouth.
Under Liu Mang's horrified gaze, Jiangnan gradually transformed into Jin Hao's appearance, with the chest hair particularly eye-catching.
He then pulled a set of beast-hide clothes from his alternate dimension and put them on.
He rolled around on the ground, cut a few wounds on his body with a knife, and let the blood flow.
Liu Mang watched, dumbfounded. You're really ruthless to yourself!
Jiangnan looked thoughtful.
(꒪ͦก꒪ͦ˵) "Do you think he'll believe it if I tell him I was severely injured and dropped from Star Glory to Platinum?"
Liu Mang covered his face: "You wouldn't drop that hard even with a ten-game losing streak in ranked."
"But the level thing is easy. Leave it to me."
With that, multicolored clouds appeared and swirled around Jiangnan.
Jiangnan's level shot up, radiating the aura of a Star Glory-level spirit warrior.
He even projected seven or eight poachers, looking battered and exhausted, following behind him.
Jiangnan gave a thumbs up. This ability was really convenient.
Now there was no flaw to be seen.
Then he punched himself in the chest, coughed up a mouthful of old blood, and staggered forward, raising his fist to pound on the yew tree.
(#)꒪ͦཀ꒪ͦ)ﾉΣ|Big Tree|
"Second Master! Open the door! Hurry!"