Pu Buqi felt incredibly pleased seeing the way Ao Tian'gui was acting, like he was about to curse someone.
*‘Just you wait, you idiot.’*
“But honestly, do you think Shi Yuanji will kill us?” Pu Buqi began to worry about his own safety.
“Don’t know.” Ao Tian’gui finished and closed his eyes to rest.
“Let’s talk. What do you think we can do besides talk, being locked up here?” Pu Buqi, seeing Ao Tian’gui’s dismissive demeanor, begged him to speak to him.
“I really don’t know. Shi Yuanji is capable of doing something like this; after all, this person has always been ruthless. However, our lives are not in immediate danger. It’s impossible to get out unless our master comes to save us. Otherwise, Shi Yuanji won’t let us go.”
Ao Tian’gui analyzed Shi Yuanji’s thoughts, leaving Pu Buqi utterly confused.
“Why?” Pu Buqi asked.
“Does this even need asking? Because Shi Yuanji suspects we hid the small world. He thinks the small world is in our possession, so he won’t kill us easily. However, physical suffering is unavoidable.”
Ao Tian’gui explained to Pu Buqi.
“Sigh… not even a shred of kinship. Truly not human. That’s why our Illusion Race is dwindling. Millions of years ago, we were a great race. We even had a prominent figure like Fu Jun, but in the end, even he left the Illusion Race in disappointment and went directly to the Underworld.”
Pu Buqi said this while shaking his head, feeling immense pity for his own race.
“The current Illusion Race, in terms of strength or numbers, is incomparable to the past. We’re just hiding in corners to survive. Even Shi Yuanji is only at the Divine King realm. For the Illusion Race to regain its former glory, we need someone at least at the Divine Emperor realm.”
Ao Tian’gui analyzed it with great conviction.
“I think you’re bragging a bit too much. We’re both trash. How dare you expect someone else to break through to the Divine Emperor realm? Wake up, it’s not realistic.” Pu Buqi scoffed.
“That’s true.” Ao Tian’gui fell silent.
After a moment of silence, Pu Buqi suddenly remembered Ao Tian’gui mentioning their master earlier. He quickly asked, “You just said, ‘wait for our master to save us’?”
“Yes, otherwise, are you waiting for Fu Jun to save us?” Ao Tian’gui asked with a smile.
“Don’t be ridiculous. For our master to reach the Divine Realm, he might not even be at the True God realm yet. To cultivate to the Divine King realm, it would take at least five million years. By then, our Divine Sparks would have been stripped away by Shi Yuanji, and we’d be annihilated without a trace.”
Pu Buqi quickly shook his head. He believed in Xia Feng’s talent, but time was not on their side.
“If only I could eat a meal from Earth before I die,” Ao Tian’gui sighed, starting to miss Earth’s cuisine. He murmured:
“Roasted whole duck, roasted turkey, roasted goose, dried fish, stir-fried pork with chili, braised duck, soy sauce chicken, cured meat, pressed ham, cured meat, sausages, assorted cold dishes, spicy crayfish, smoked chicken with white radish, steamed eight-treasure pork, sticky rice stuffed duck, Dong’an chicken…”
“Damn it, you weren’t even allowed to mention it just now, and now you’re reciting dish names? Come on, let’s hurt each other!” Pu Buqi cursed loudly, then he too began to murmur:
“Stewed eel, crispy fried sesame rolls, braised jackdaw, stewed eel, stir-fried pork liver, fried carp, boiled soft-shelled turtle, fermented black bean catfish, fried carp, fried prawns, deep-fried pork tenderloin, deep-fried chicken, assorted tripe, braised pork, stewed mushrooms, stewed fish maw, sweet and sour ribs, hot and sour fish slices, stir-fried lettuce with cabbage…”
Ao Tian’gui: …….
“Alright, both of you, shut up. Hurting each other like this isn’t very useful. Let’s just stop talking,” Ao Tian’gui quickly begged for mercy.
“Stupid thing,” Pu Buqi cursed.
Just after they finished arguing, Shi Yuanji opened the door and walked in.
“What did you mean by all that you were reciting just now?”
Since these were all dishes unknown in the Divine Realm, Shi Yuanji thought they were reciting some kind of slogan.
“We’re saying these are all delicacies. Do you believe us?” Ao Tian’gui retorted.
“Do I look like an idiot? You recited dozens of dishes, and I haven’t heard of a single one. Are you messing with me?” Shi Yuanji pointed at himself and questioned.
“Believe it or not, you’ll never understand the world of foodies,” Ao Tian’gui said faintly.
“Exactly,” Pu Buqi agreed, then asked, “When do you plan to strip our Divine Sparks, or how long are you going to keep up this pretense?”
“Hmph… stubborn fools. Tell me where the small world is, and I’ll let bygones be bygones.” Shi Yuanji snorted coldly and asked them.
They strongly suspected that the small world had been hidden by them.
When they returned, they said they hadn’t found the small world, and also that the crystal ball had been lost on the way back.
*‘This is playing me for an idiot,’* he thought, *‘no one would say something like this.’*
Moreover, he knew that the small world and the crystal ball were originally one. Even if they couldn’t find its location, the crystal ball would have helped them sense it.
“You didn’t believe us when we said it was lost, so what else can we say? Do you think we have the ability to hide your small world? Besides, even if we hid it, we wouldn’t be able to get back to you for millions of years, just like you, after going to Earth. Why would we hide it?”
Ao Tian’gui said to Shi Yuanji faintly.
“That’s right. Don’t think of us as greedy like you. Besides our love for delicious food, we would never do such disgusting things.” Pu Buqi mocked.
“Heh heh…” Shi Yuanji sneered and continued, “Precisely because you have desires, you are easily tempted. Or perhaps someone on Earth tempted you with delicacies, and then you gave them the small world?”
“Shi Yuanji, when you say these things, please use those two grams of brain you have. We were invincible when we went to Earth. Do we need someone to tempt us with food?” Ao Tian’gui said with a look of disdain.
Shi Yuanji: …….
“You’re really courting death.” Shi Yuanji, provoked by their taunts, could no longer restrain himself and prepared to attack them.
As he said this, a long sword appeared in his hand.
“What? No more pretending? Are you going to attack us?” Ao Tian’gui was not afraid at all and shouted at Shi Yuanji.
“I see your mouths are still tough. I’ll strip your Divine Sparks bit by bit. Let’s see how long you can hold out.” Shi Yuanji said with a sinister smile, preparing to slowly strip their Divine Sparks and make them savor the pain.
At that very moment, a voice came from outside:
“You can’t touch my people yet.”