Who the Prey Is Has Yet to Be Decided!
A hairless monkey with no trace of cultivation can actually reach this level...
The creature stared in the direction Su Tu had disappeared.
To think such a genius exists on humanity's Ancestral Planet. His qi and blood are perfectly unified, his body and mind without the slightest flaw. He's practically a living supreme medicine!
Its greed grew stronger.
If I eat him, I'll recover at least half of my qi and blood. My bloodline might even undergo another transformation!
Eating him would be more useful than eating a hundred... no, ten thousand ordinary hairless monkeys!
A hint of unwillingness appeared in its blood-red eyes.
What a pity. I burned too much qi and blood getting past the Starry Sky Great Wall surrounding Blue Star.
If I can't kill him in a single strike, I'll easily expose myself. Otherwise, I'd really like to eat every last one of them.
Its fish-like gills twitched repeatedly.
It seemed to be committing Su Tu's scent completely to memory.
But I've remembered your scent.
The creature's eyes narrowed.
I have to eat him before the Ruins are discovered.
Only then will I have a chance to claim a share of what's inside!
As its greed intensified, more and more muddy liquid seeped from its eyes.
Within that sludge, countless distorted human faces seemed to be crushed together.
They silently wept.
Every face was twisted in unbearable pain, as though suffering some indescribable torment.
Among them...
One face clearly belonged to the woman who had owned the makeup bag.
Zhang Meng was a good driver.
It didn't take long before she and Su Tu returned to their residential complex.
While driving, Zhang Meng glanced at the makeup bag in Su Tu's hand.
By the way, I've been meaning to ask. What's with that makeup bag?
Then she suddenly seemed to think of something.
A mischievous expression appeared on her face.
Don't tell me, Little Su Tu...
She dragged out her voice.
Could it be that you're...
Her smile became even stranger.
No wonder you're so handsome and still don't have a girlfriend. So that's what you're into...
Before Zhang Meng could finish saying anything ridiculous, Su Tu covered her mouth with one hand.
Stop imagining nonsense.
I just found this by the roadside. I'm planning to hand it over to the Public Security Office...
Su Tu's sentence abruptly stopped halfway through.
His hand shot backward like a spring.
Sister Zhang!
Zhang Meng glanced at him with a wicked smile.
That woman had actually tried to bite him.
Fortunately, Su Tu's perception of his own body had become incredibly sharp.
The instant Zhang Meng moved, he noticed.
Zhang Meng sighed dramatically.
What a pity.
Her voice became deliberately suggestive.
I thought if you'd suddenly become one of the sisters, I might have to help you 'correct' that little problem~
Su Tu didn't bother responding.
He had long since become immune to this level of teasing.
As for Su Tu's appearance in this life...
How should one describe it?
Refined without lacking masculinity.
Calling him the Ancient Greek God of Living Off Women wouldn't even be much of an exaggeration.
Su Tu opened the car door and waved.
I'm going, Sister Zhang.
I'll take this bag to the Public Security Office. You should go home and rest too. Staying up late isn't good for you.
Zhang Meng smiled and was about to tease him again when her phone suddenly vibrated.
She glanced at the screen.
Her eyebrows drew together slightly.
The seductive expression on her face immediately disappeared, replaced by cold indifference.
She answered the call.
Boss, I really would love to go with you to meet that important person, but I'm not feeling well today. What a shame.
She listened for a moment.
I know. He's some young master who came down from New Star, someone with enough influence to reach everywhere.
Her tone remained polite, but her face showed no enthusiasm whatsoever.
But I'm genuinely unwell today. Such a pity...
Su Tu took the makeup bag to the Public Security Office.
He made a report and left his phone number.
The officer told him that once the owner was found, they would contact him.
After that, Su Tu returned home.
But even after sitting down, his mind remained filled with the system notification he had received earlier.
I wasn't imagining it.
There really was something hiding there.
Su Tu sat on the sofa, carefully thinking through everything that had happened.
But what exactly was that thing?
I clearly felt like my punch missed. It didn't feel like I hit anything.
His eyes narrowed.
And why didn't it attack me?
A thought came to him.
Was it because Sister Zhang showed up?
Su Tu's body trembled faintly.
Not from fear.
Quite the opposite.
He was excited.
It was excitement toward the unknown.
Deep inside, Su Tu had always possessed an intense desire to explore.
When he was younger, he had once been obsessed with stories about supernatural powers, mysteries, the unknown, gods, immortals, and other such things.
But as he grew older, he gradually forgot that feeling.
Today, however...
He had encountered far too many things that lay beyond his previous understanding.
A painting capable of drawing his consciousness into a mysterious space.
An enemy that couldn't be seen with the naked eye.
And martial arts, something that seemed obsolete in the interstellar age, yet was apparently about to be added to the Gaokao.
All of it filled Su Tu with excitement.
But he quickly forced himself to calm down.
There really was a monster hiding in the shadows.
Which means the hostility and malice I sensed were real.
He frowned.
The only thing I don't know is whether that hostility was aimed specifically at me... or at all humans.
One thing was certain.
If Zhang Meng hadn't appeared, that creature would almost certainly have attacked him.
