Chapter 39: Rescue

The appearance of the wolf spider instantly put Uncle Zhou Jun Tang's family on high alert. Looking at the spider, as massive as a mountain, Master Zhou Jun waved his large hand, conjuring a gust of wind that blew away Zheng Hai Yu's ice cones and Zheng Hai Yu himself. Then, with a loud shout, he exclaimed, "Not good! Retreat quickly!"

Hearing Master Zhou Jun's voice, Mistress Zhou Jun reacted swiftly. She punched Huang Mang away, turned her head to see the spider, and involuntarily took a sharp breath. In the next moment, she turned and fled.

Zhou Jun's aunt and his cousins also stopped, gazing with regret at Dong Xuan and Chen Ling Xue, who were lying motionless on the ground not far away.

As for Zhou Jun's younger blood brother, his eyes burning crimson with greed, he had already reached Ji Chang's side, seemingly intending to take a bite out of Ji Chang before leaving.

Yet, before he could get too close, hornets that changed their course abruptly flew towards him. In an instant, the poisoned stinger at the tail of the hornet pierced his body.

Even in his final moments, the greed in the eyes of Zhou Jun's blood brother remained evident. With a kick, Ji Chang sent the body of his blood brother flying and then mounted a horse.

Infusing his pure spiritual energy into the hornet, Ji Chang directed it to fly directly to Aunt Zhou Jun's side. Aunt Zhou Jun, alert in an instant, intended to counterattack with her fingernails as sharp as flying swords. But how could she compete with the hornet's speed, empowered by Ji Chang's energy?

Before she could even raise her hand, the hornet's venomous stinger precisely punctured her abdomen. Following Ji Chang's command, the hornet swung its tail with force, flinging Aunt Zhou Jun's lifeless body toward her cousins.

A dull thud echoed. Direct hit.

During this time, Ji Chang made a leap, landing on a spider silk that the spider had extended to approach him. Along the silk, Ji Chang smoothly reached the spider's back.

"Today, not a single one of you can escape!"

Squinting at Master Zhou Jun, who had already climbed the wall, Ji Chang snorted coldly. His voice carried an ominous chill, as if it emanated from the depths of hell, reaching every person present.

In the next second, as Ji Chang infused his spiritual energy into the spider, the spider's body rose high, its legs and bristles rubbing intensely, producing a sharp piercing sound.

A piercing screech!

This cry left everyone present in a state of shock. Including Ji Chang...

While everyone was momentarily stunned, the spider propelled itself, leaping a distance of two to three meters and landing near Master Zhou Jun.

Master Zhou Jun knew the spider could jump, but he hadn't anticipated it could leap such a great distance.

Even Ji Chang was somewhat surprised. The spider, empowered by his spiritual energy, managed to jump so far.

Just as Ji Chang was pondering this, Uncle Zhou Jun's family, aside from the uncle who had already been consumed by the spider, counted Master Zhou Jun as the strongest at present.

It was this very thought that caused the spider to comprehend instantly. It skipped over everyone else and arrived directly in front of Master Zhou Jun.

With its eight legs, each with three sharp claws, firmly anchored to the wall, the spider's body leaned forward slightly. Its pincers directly pierced through Master Zhou Jun's body.

The speed was so fast that not even a single cry of agony came from Master Zhou Jun.

The instant demise of Uncle Zhou and Master Zhou Jun, and the spider hanging on the wall, made Aunt Zhou, Ji Chang's cousins, and Ji Chang himself aware that they were dealing with something formidable this time.

"Split up! Even if that kid's spider is impressive, it can't possibly keep us all here!"

Aunt Zhou, keeping her composure in the face of danger, shouted and changed direction, dashing away.

In her mind, even though Ji Chang's spider was powerful, as long as they scattered and fled, they would have a good chance of surviving. However, she underestimated the potency of Ji Chang's spider.

Watching the three people scatter, Ji Chang's mind stirred once again. In the next moment, the spider's abdomen expanded, spewing out strands of silk. With the spider silk, the three fleeing figures were instantly ensnared.

Next, accompanied by cries of agony, Aunt Zhou, Master Zhou Jun's cousins, and the others were caught in the silk, crying out as they were dragged toward the wall.

"Young man, we know we were wrong. Spare us a way out. I have many resources at home, and I'm willing to exchange those resources with you!"

Aunt Zhou pleaded incessantly.

"I think, even if we spare you, we can still get those resources!" Ji Chang smirked and said.

Seeing this, Aunt Zhou turned to Uncle Zhou Jun, who had just been brought to the ground by Wang Ling Ling, and implored, "Little Jun, say something! Aunt used to hold you a lot when you were little. We're family, you can't treat us like this!"

"Younger cousin, please say something!"

"Wuwuwu, younger cousin, save Sister Aunt, Sister Aunt knows she was wrong..."

Uncle Zhou's cousins, caught by the spider silk and dragged up the wall, kept wailing.

"Hehe! You're all still better off dead!"

Watching his uncle's family, and the limping Zheng Hai Yu behind him, as well as Dong Xuan with bloodied lips, Chen Ling Xue's pale face, and Huang Mang, half metallic and half cemented, Master Zhou Jun's lips cracked into a miserable smile.

As he spoke, a tear streaked down his cheek.

At the same time, the entangled people, bound by the spider silk, were instantly pulled close by the wolf spider. The sharp three-pronged claws on its legs put an end to their lives...

Seeing those three people completely devoid of breath, Master Zhou Jun's body trembled and he fainted.

...

"Though the bleeding has stopped, Zhou Jun's injuries are severe. Whether he can pull through depends on him!" After a short while, Chen Ling Xue used her green mist to heal Zhou Jun's abdominal wound and frowned as she spoke.

"Squad leader, you continue restoring his spiritual energy!"

Looking at the pale-faced Zhou Jun, Ji Chang contemplated for a moment before continuing, "Huang Mang, fetch a cricket leg. Dong Xuan, roast it. Hai Yu, ride the hornet to fetch some water! We must help Zhou Jun recover his spiritual energy as quickly as possible, or else..."

Just a moment ago, Ji Chang noticed that despite Chen Ling Xue having healed Zhou Jun's wound, his spiritual energy continued to rapidly drain from his body.

Clearly, if the spiritual energy within Zhou Jun's body were to deplete, there would only be one outcome—death!

By then, it would truly be too late to turn things around!

"Got it!"

"Understood!"

...

Hearing Ji Chang's words, everyone responded in unison and quickly began acting according to Ji Chang's instructions.

The situation was urgent. If they returned to the room to assist Zhou Jun, he might have already passed away. As a result, they had no choice but to temporarily stay in the corner and focus on treating Zhou Jun's injuries.

Afterward, as Chen Ling Xue enveloped Zhou Jun's body entirely with her green mist, Ji Chang returned to the spider's back, remaining vigilant of the surroundings in case of any potential dangers.