Peng Yi and Peng San were worried about Peng Er, so they didn't dare to rest at all along the way and headed straight for the Zhongyuan Forest.

Su Yao didn't provide much information, so the two of them had to rely on their own search. At the break of dawn, Peng San finally found the first energy stone.

With the guidance of the first piece, Peng Yi and Peng San quickly found a mineral deposit.

"Big brother! Second brother can be saved!"

"Dig for me!"

The two of them dug desperately, continuing until the sun was high in the sky.

When the sun was scorching hot, Peng Yi and Peng San had already dug up quite a bit. It was only then that they finally dared to stop and catch their breath.

Peng Yi washed his hands and lay on the ground to take a sip of spring water, while Peng San lay on the ground, not wanting to move at all.

"Big brother, my storage bag is already full. When are we heading back?"

Peng San had only a third-level storage bag, and it filled up quickly.

Peng held a fourth-level storage bag in his hand. It was still quite empty. "I'll fill this up a bit more. Once it's halfway full, we'll head back. We can't keep Lao Er waiting too long."

The poison may not be fatal, but if it lingers, there will definitely be trouble!

Something's wrong..

What's up?

Peng San saw Peng Er with a rosy complexion and sat directly on the ground, wiping his tears. "Big brother, this is too much! Second brother, he's gone too far!"

Peng Yi looked at his third brother's appearance; his whole body was covered in dust. Not only were his clothes tattered, but his face was also so dirty that his features were indistinguishable. There were streaks of blood across his forehead, likely from being hit by dirt while mining. Peng Yi didn't need a mirror to know that he probably looked the same.

As for Peng Er, his clothes were clean, and his face was clean too. The toxins had been suppressed and were no longer visible on the outside. Now, one could only see the signs of good sleep, good food, and good drink.

Peng Er's face was indeed excessively flushed!

"Big brother... third brother..." Peng Er was naturally filled with guilt, "I'm sorry."

Peng Yi sighed heavily, "Forget it, as long as you're okay, that's what matters most. I'll take the items to the sorceress and have her detoxify you."

Peng Er nodded: "Alright, once the poison is neutralized, we'll get another room. It's really comfortable here. Big brother, third brother, you should enjoy it too!"

Peng San had always been called stupid by his elder brother, and now he felt that Peng Er was quite stupid too. "Is this the time to enjoy ourselves?" They didn't even have time to escape!

Originally, Peng Yi had the intention of competing with Su Yao, but after a night of rushing around, all his anger was exhausted in the mining. His thoughts turned entirely to worrying about Peng Er, fearing that Peng Er might truly come to harm.

Waiting to see Peng Er safe and sound, Peng Yi once again felt that Su Yao was a magnanimous person, capable and broad-minded. He couldn't muster any ill thoughts anymore.

If one had to say what Peng Yi and Peng San wanted to do most right now, it would definitely be to give Peng Er a good beating. Peng Er had completely ruined their well-laid plans! As for what to do after beating Peng Er, it would be to hurry home, wash up, and get some sleep. They would sleep until they woke up hungry, then go steal some food, and continue living as they had before. These past two days would just be considered a dream.

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The travel business was coming to an end, and Su Yao no longer held up the three people. She directly had the little snake at the door detoxify Peng Er.

"I handed your money bags over to the Night Market Management Bureau, and they all know what Peng Er looks like now, so don't think about stealing here again. With such a high level of magic, why not do something better? However... if you really can't find food in the future, you can go to the Misty Forest and look for the Peaceful Inn. I can continue to hire you to mine."

After speaking, before Peng Yi could react, the food cart had already disappeared from their sight.

The three Peng brothers were left wiping their tears in place.

"Our money is gone! Really gone!"

"The night market manager knows us now, so does that mean we have to move again?"

"This boss is amazing, able to teleport such a large inn all at once!" Peng Er had stayed at the inn before, so he knew the small cart was just a facade, hiding a vast interior. He just hadn't expected that Su Yao was powerful enough to teleport the entire inn!

The small door of the inn could no longer be opened, and Su Yao sat back at the inn's front desk.

According to the system's instructions, the evil spirit guest would arrive tonight. She had to immediately use a summoning card to call forth a high-level evil spirit to suppress it.

[Would you like to use 1000 gold coins to activate the magic summoning sigil?]

The summoning talisman can call forth either evil spirits or beasts, and since Su Yao needed an evil spirit, she had to pay a handling fee of 1,000 gold coins.

"Agreed," Su Yao responded grandly with a wave of her hand. With her wallet now full, a thousand gold coins was nothing.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully summoning the Evil Spirit Battle Star.]

The words on the screen flashed by, followed by a dazzling burst of golden light.

The golden light persisted for a long time before dissipating, replaced by an enveloping darkness.

Upon suddenly opening her eyes to complete darkness, Su Yao thought the golden light had blinded her.

"It's the Dragon Clan," Ya's face showed concern.

Su Yao's heart trembled, and a chill swept through her entire body.

Su Yao ran to the doorway and saw the colossal dragon that blotted out the sky. The dragon's roars shook the ground, and in the distance, dust billowed. Part of it was stirred up by the rising battle stars, while another part was kicked up by the evil spirits and wild beasts fleeing in terror at the sound of the dragon's roar.

In an instant, the Misty Forest seemed to have entered the apocalypse.

Name: Zhan Xing

Race: Evil Spirit—Dragon Clan

Level: Unknown (Even more powerful than you can imagine)

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Favorability: 0

"System, it's so big, how can I communicate with it?"

[No need to worry, it will see you soon.]

Sure enough, as the system had said, after War Star howled enough, it lowered its head and sought out people on its own.

In the midst of the "ants," Zhan Xing finally spotted the unique Su Yao.

"Honorable Lord Zhanxing, could you perhaps make yourself a bit smaller?" Su Yao used magic to amplify her voice and sent it to Zhanxing's ear.

Warstar heard it, wagged its tail to probe the surroundings, and indeed felt a bit constrained in stretching its body.

A gust of air burst from his nostrils, and Zhan Xing blew down a swath of trees. As the trees fell, his body rapidly shrank like a deflating balloon.

Su Yao's head slowly lowered, and when it was level, she heard Zhan Xing say, "Is this good enough, weak human?"

Under the battle star, a single chin, dragon whiskers curling up and down, looking unbearably arrogant.

Su Yao seemed to sense something and tentatively praised, "Wise and mighty!"

[Affection +10.]

[Likes: being praised, ??, ??]

Su Yao smiled; she had guessed correctly.

Zhan Xing's personality is quite distinctive; he is a tsundere evil spirit who loves to be praised.

"Sir, you've come from afar and must be tired. Please, come in, come in." This time, Su Yao's expression was much more at ease. As long as the other party wasn't a high-ranking maniac, she was willing to offer more flattery.

The battle star soared, and auspicious clouds naturally appeared beneath it, supporting its body.

It flew into the hotel, not stopping in the lobby, but first taking a turn around.

"This place isn't bad. Was it built especially for me?" Without waiting for Su Yao to lie and placate it, Zhan Xing continued, "But it's still not perfect. There's no big pool for me to swim in."

"The hotel is still under construction." Su Yao smiled and invited Zhan Xing to sit down. "We have some special human food here. What would you like to eat?"

War Star nodded with satisfaction, "You're quite sensible. Then let's go through all of them."

Su Yao had already gotten used to this routine, and quickly placed everything on the table, not forgetting to include a plate of energy stones.

[Affection +10.]

After Zhan Xing had eaten and drunk his fill, he seemed more approachable.

Su Yao took the initiative to get to the point and asked about Zhan Xing's troubles.

"My troubles?" A flash of sadness crossed Zhan Xing's eyes. "You absolutely must help me solve my troubles!"

"I cannot lose my gold and jewels!"

"Gold and jewels?"

Zhan Xing nodded vigorously: "Yes! I have a mountain of gold, a mountain of silver, and a mountain of jewels. I absolutely love my three mountains. I switch mountains to sleep on every day and can't leave them for a moment!"

"But one day, I slept too deeply, and when I woke up again, it was already a hundred years later. My three treasure mountains were gone! Stolen! Oh, maybe they were stolen by other seeds, but in any case, they were stolen!"

Su Yao felt her heart sink halfway. Searching for a thief over a span of a hundred years? She couldn't do it!

"You must retrieve my treasure!" Zhan Xing's dragon whiskers tightly wrapped around Su Yao's hand. "If you can't find it, you can forget about your inn!"

"I want everyone, every race, to be just like me! Poor as dirt!"