Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 164 - 163 This Rabbit Is No Good_1

Chapter 164: Chapter 163 This Rabbit Is No Good_1

Master Lu patted Qin Shou on the head and said, "Rabbit, how many do you think you can comprehend?"

Qin Shou licked his lips and responded, "I’m not sure how many I can comprehend, but how many I can eat is another matter."

Upon hearing this, Master Lu wasn’t angry at all and burst into hearty laughter, "This great hall is made from Phoenix Perching Wood. While it may not be highly valued due to the impurity of the phoenix bloodline, combined with my crafting and refining techniques, as well as the bolstering of various formations, its hardness... Not to brag, but even a Taotie, that kind of evil dragon, wouldn’t even dream of leaving a tooth mark on this Divine Wood Hall!"

Crack!

Just as Master Lu’s words fell, a crisp crack came from the side.

Master Lu looked down to find the rabbit hugging a corner of the great hall, biting on it. Then, with a face full of embarrassment and guilt, the rabbit looked at Master Lu, its eyes slightly curved, appearing somewhat dazed and cute.

Master Lu laughed heartily and said, "How about it? You can’t bite through it, can you? Rabbit, you shouldn’t... uh..."

Master Lu hadn’t finished laughing when he saw the rabbit gently moving its mouth away, followed by a small piece of the Phoenix Perching Wood’s corner...

The rabbit used its paw to stuff the bit of Phoenix Perching Wood into its mouth and then began to crunch away, smiling and asking, "Master, what were you saying just now? Something about tooth marks?"

Master Lu stared straight at the rabbit, his lips turning white, and soon he started to tremble.

Qin Shou tilted his head and said, "Master, this doesn’t taste very good. Seems a bit burnt."

"Taste... taste? Rabbit! Spit it out right now!" Master Lu snapped back to his senses, bellowed, and was about to grab the rabbit.

As soon as the rabbit heard this, it bolted!

With a wave of Master Lu’s hand, the trees on both sides instantly closed in and hoisted the rabbit into the air.

Master Lu grabbed Qin Shou and then tried to pry open his mouth, shouting as he did so while hanging the rabbit upside down, trying to shake it out, and yelling, "Spit it out, spit it out now!"

However... when the rabbit opened its mouth, not a single fur was left!

Master Lu narrowed his eyes at Qin Shou and said, "Rabbit, your behavior has made me very angry!"

Qin Shou grinned and said, "I’m truly sorry."

Despite his words, his face was clearly saying, "I did it on purpose! I’m so happy about it!"

Master Lu narrowed his eyes and said, "You think you can get away with your mischief, making me annoyed so I’ll let you go back to the moon earlier, right?"

Qin Shou cocked his head as if to say, you got it.

Master Lu snorted and continued, "Do you really think your childish behavior can challenge the rules here? I’ve been governing with virtue for many years and there’s no troublemaker I can’t handle!"

At this, Master Lu leaned in and said to Qin Shou, word by word, "Not a single disciple can challenge my authority, and you are no exception! Starting now, you are in charge of lumbering. Before dawn, cut down three hundred trees! One tree short, no food for you tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou cried out, "No, please!"

But Master Lu simply flung his sleeve and said, "Lu Yi, Lu Er, you’re in charge of supervising him. If one tree is missing, no food! Rabbit, the opportunity is yours, make a good transformation!"

In the midst of speaking, Master Lu gave Qin Shou a view of his back, walking further and further away, not giving Qin Shou any chance to keep speaking.

Watching Master Lu walk away, Qin Shou smacked his lips and said, "What I mean is, don’t be too nice to me..."

"Too nice to you? Haha..." Lu Er burst into laughter upon hearing this: "Rabbit, do you know what this place is?"

Qin Shou’s ears perked up, and he looked at the other party with an innocent and dazed expression, "What place is it?"

"This is the Divine Wood Valley in Artisan Valley! The trees in Divine Wood Valley, do you think they’re ordinary trees? Even the most common tree in front of you is an immortal level Divine Wood Tree. Although its grade isn’t high, merely One Star Ironwood, it’s still not something ordinary people can chop down.

The immortals here need to use some tools and it takes three whole days just to saw through one.

And yet Master Lu has ordered you to cut down three hundred in one night, haha... you are doomed to skip tomorrow’s breakfast!

Be nice to you? Our master is notoriously strict, even if you are just a rabbit, you won’t be an exception."

Lu Yi joined in, "Alright, Lu Er, enough talking. Rabbit, now that you have joined Divine Wood Valley, you are one of us. I’ll give you a few tips. Although the task the master gave you is arduous, it’s not entirely without chance. Look around in Divine Wood Valley: to the north lies the periphery, and to the south, the interior. The farther outside you go, the lower the grade of the trees and relatively easier to chop down. The deeper you go inside, the higher the grade of the trees and the harder they are to chop. If you want to complete the task, head north..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou courteously thanked both Lu Yi and Lu Er: "Thanks a lot!"

Then Qin Shou turned and ran south...

"Rabbit, you’re going the wrong way!" Lu Yi called out.

Lu Er said, "Is this rabbit directionally challenged or what?"

"Never mind, send a mechanical bird to follow and keep an eye on him. At least he can’t mess up the trees," said Lu Yi.

Lu Er sneered and laughed, "Mess up the trees? The regular immortals take three days to saw through the Ironwood outside, he’s going empty-handed, and even if he has some cultivation base, do you think he’ll be able to handle those inside? I bet he can’t chop down a single one. Sending a mechanical bird is pure waste."

Lu Yi thought about it and said, "You have a point..."

"Exactly, flying a mechanical bird for a day costs a Spirit Crystal, let’s forget it," Lu Er said.

"Still, we should go and see..." Lu Yi said.

Being more cautious, Lu Yi sent out a mechanical bird, following the rabbit on its way.

As a result, Lu Yi saw the rabbit running deeper inward all the way, touching and patting any peculiar trees he passed by, shaking or nodding his head like he was choosing cuts of pork at a butcher’s shop, not saying a word, just rushing inward.

The rabbit ran all afternoon, yet by evening, he hadn’t chopped down a single tree!

Seeing this, Lu Yi gave up as well and sighed, "This rabbit has run all the way to the Xuan Area; he really has a death wish. Those trees, if not for immortals, simply cannot be touched."

Lu Er echoed, "Has he gone mad, going to the Xuan Area? The trees there are only not spirits because they have been suppressed by prohibitions. If not for those restrictions, they’d have become great demons long ago!

Because they haven’t turned into demons, their woodiness is several times harder than those returned spirits! Such trees, if not for immortals using magic treasures specifically designed to counter Wood-type Spirits, cannot be chopped at all! Lu Yi, just recall your mechanical bird; I bet that rabbit can’t even bring back a single strand of hair!

We’ve seen this kind of person before, all puffing themselves up when they first come, high and mighty, let them go hungry for a few days, then they’ll sober up."

Lu Yi sighed, nodded, and recalled his mechanical bird, no longer paying attention to Qin Shou’s every move, obviously thinking that this rabbit couldn’t possibly complete the task, posing no threat to those old trees.

PS: Mission accomplished, finished writing before 24:00, finally I can rest. When I wake up tomorrow, I’ll go through another round to check for typos, I can’t take it anymore.