He Lan Tianxia

Chapter 233 Getting the Benefit and Still Acting Cheap 2

The octopus chose this reckless fighting style because it was going all out to get the Crimson Spirit Spring Water. At this moment, it was gambling on Princess Yan'er's sympathy and on the Pavilion Master's past care for her. It hoped that the Pavilion Master would not have misjudged it.

"Your Highness, please have mercy!" As expected, Princess Yan'er exclaimed. She knew that her martial arts skills were far inferior to the prince's, so she chose to stop him with her words rather than her hands.

Murong Junlan actually only wanted to scare the octopus, not kill it. When Princess Yan'er called out, he took advantage of the situation and withdrew the power of the rope. He then shifted the force of the rope towards Yan'er. With a gentle twist of the rope, Yan'er was pulled out from under the octopus's tentacles. Murong Junlan reached out and hugged her, and she bumped into his strong chest.

Okay, as long as his beloved concubine is alright, nothing else matters.

The octopus's target was the Crimson Spirit Spring Water. It missed with one claw, and the other claw lashed out, its movements so swift that Jiang He was caught off guard. In a flash, one of the octopus's claws touched the jar of Crimson Spirit Spring Water. Jiang He quickly turned to dodge, but the octopus attacked again, forcing Jiang He to retreat. Murong Junlan watched this unfold, but at Yan'er's prompting call of "Your Highness," he restrained his urge to act. He decided to leave the task of taking the Crimson Spirit Spring Water to Jiang He.

Anyway, this jar of Crimson Spirit Spring Water was a gift from someone else. Murong Junlan has never wanted to take advantage of others. If the octopus has the ability to take it back, he doesn't care. He can go and find it himself. After all, it is he who owes Lingyi, and he should repay it. He doesn't believe that if the Pavilion Master can find the Crimson Spirit Spring Water, he, Murong Junlan, cannot find it.

At this point, the octopus was fully focused on snatching the Crimson Spirit Spring Water. Its bald head sank, and it pounced again, using all eight tentacles to grab the Crimson Spirit Spring Water. It felt that the safest thing to do was to snatch the Crimson Spirit Spring Water and hold it in its arms.

Jiang He dodged the octopus's attack with a nimble movement, but holding the jar in both hands made it difficult to defend himself; all he could do was dodge. Poor Jiang He was helpless to defend himself and dared not abandon the jar; at that moment, he just wanted to hide in the prince's room.

Huh? Why isn't the Prince making a move? Jiang He glanced around. Hmm, what's going on? The Prince and Princess are watching the battle? Abbot Hong is too, as are everyone else. Only Octopus and he are fighting over the Crimson Spirit Spring Water. So... should the Crimson Spirit Spring Water be taken or not?

Just as he was struggling with his decision, one of the octopus's tentacles suddenly shot up from under his feet, and the jar flew out of Jiang He's hand. Jiang He was shocked and pounced on it with a move called "Hungry Tiger Pouncing on Sheep".

The jar was held tightly by both Octopus and Jiang He's arms, neither letting go, creating a stalemate. Having received no instructions from Murong Junlan, the others refrained from intervening and simply watched the spectacle.

If they keep breaking it like this, the jar will break sooner or later. Jiang He broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't help but call out "Your Highness," but the response he received was, "You'll have to figure it out yourself."

"I'll handle it myself?" What does that mean? Does it mean I should protect him or not? Your Highness, I don't know how to handle it. Why does Your Highness keep giving him ambiguous tasks these days?

Is this jar of Crimson Spirit Spring Water unimportant? It doesn't seem so. It's an ingredient for the Spirit Transformation Pill. We've traveled thousands of miles just to find it. But judging from the prince's attitude, it seems like the Crimson Spirit Spring Water in his hand isn't important at all. Could this jar of Crimson Spirit Spring Water be fake? Several guesses popped into Jiang He's mind.

The octopus's other tentacles reached out as well. Because Jiang He had been momentarily distracted, the octopus actually picked him up. Ha, the octopus carrying Jiang He, and Jiang He carrying the jar of Crimson Spirit Spring water—it was hilarious no matter how you looked at it. Yan'er couldn't help but burst out laughing, and even the usually stern-faced Prince Murong chuckled.

Yan'er often brought up this famous scene to make fun of Jiang He later. She could imagine that if it were recorded and made into a short video, it would definitely get more than 10 likes.

Almost everyone laughed at this memorable scene, except for two people: Murong Dubai and the gorilla. The gorilla not only didn't laugh, but he was also seething with anger. The mischievous monkey stared intently at the octopus, Jiang He, and the jar, his claws already scratching the ground. He thought to himself, "This octopus was rescued from Murong Dubai's cave, and instead of thanking me, it's playing with Jiang He. What's so fun about Jiang He? He's the most obedient and taciturn guy in this group. Ha, playing with him will only make you bored to death, especially with that big jar."

Just as the octopus and Jiang He were entangled, the gorilla could no longer hold back and pounced over.