"This lord drinking your wine is an honor for you."
The Little Turtle said disdainfully, "If it weren't for the fact that you've sheltered this lord for so many years, I wouldn't even bother with your lousy wine."
"Alright then, since it's lousy wine, you, venerable one, shouldn't drink it either."
Gu Qingfeng laughed. "And don't honor me either, or it would be too humiliating for you, lord."
"Tch! No ambition!"
The Little Turtle flung the wine jar to the ground, did a flip, and jumped down from the master's chair, declaring arrogantly, "I've had enough of this godforsaken place. This lord is going out now."
Gu Qingfeng didn't stop him. With a thought, he pulled the Little Turtle out of the Storage Bag.
Perched on Gu Qingfeng's shoulder, the Little Turtle gazed at the sunset glow, closed its eyes, and took a deep breath. "The air outside is still the best! So fresh!"
As it spoke, the Little Turtle transformed with a shake, turning into an eagle. Flapping its wings, it flew towards the sky, shouting excitedly as it went, looking exactly like a bored little kid finally let out of the house.
"Woo-hoo! The feeling of flying is just awesome!"
The Little Turtle was extremely excited, hopping and jumping about. As it flew, it even showed off to Gu Qingfeng, "Can you fly?"
Gu Qingfeng, riding Old Ma and sipping his Little Tipple, shrugged, indicating he couldn't.
"You can't even fly? Too stupid! How are you going to hang with this lord in the future!"
Gu Qingfeng smiled. "What else can I do?"
"Don't worry. Since you saved this lord, I won't treat you badly. Right now, this lord is going out to have some fun for a few days. I'll come find you in a couple of days."
"Have fun? Forget it."
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. "Flying like that, you won't get far before someone catches you as a pet."
"A pet? Who the hell dares? This lord will finish them off!"
The Little Turtle, transformed into an eagle, got fierce. All its feathers stood on end, making it look quite ferocious. It said viciously, "Hey kid, you don't seem to know this lord's capabilities, do you? Let me tell you, in all heaven and earth, the person who can hurt this lord hasn't been born yet!"
"Is that so... Then how about I give it a try?"
"Try then! This lord isn't afraid of you!"
A smile touched the corner of Gu Qingfeng's mouth. He flicked his fingers, and a thunderclap boomed. At the same time, a violet-gold lightning bolt struck the Little Turtle.
Crack!
The Little Turtle, transformed into an eagle, instantly reverted to its original form from the strike. But it only reverted to its form; falling from the sky to the ground, the little fellow wasn't harmed at all. It patted its butt and stood up, raising its little head disdainfully. "Are you kidding me? This lord didn't feel a thing. Is that all you've got?"
Gu Qingfeng smiled without a word, flicked his fingers again, and another thunderclap boomed. This time, however, what manifested wasn't violet-gold lightning, but a bolt of violet-obsidian lightning.
The violet-obsidian lightning struck the Little Turtle, but the little fellow remained unmoved, completely unaffected.
The little fellow said very smugly, "Well? Convinced? This lord asks you, are you convinced or not!"
From the very beginning, Gu Qingfeng knew the little fellow's body was incredibly hard, so he wasn't particularly surprised. He crooked a finger, signaling the Little Turtle to come over. The little fellow crawled to Old Ma's feet, transformed with a shake back into an eagle, and flew in front of Gu Qingfeng, still wearing that arrogant posture. "Well? What other tricks do you have? Bring them all out. This lord will take them all. If you can so much as budge a single hair on this lord's body, then you'll be my lord!"
"Is that so..." Gu Qingfeng reached out and grabbed the Little Turtle. His five fingers suddenly clenched with force. Crack!
The Little Turtle, transformed into an eagle, reverted to its original form again.
"This lord advises you to save your energy. You simply can't do anything to this lord!" The Little Turtle looked very confident.
And truth be told, the little fellow really was quite tough.
One must know that Gu Qingfeng possessed the Absolute Force, a thing reputed to be able to shatter anything. Yet at this moment, it couldn't even budge the Little Turtle's shell. Of course, Gu Qingfeng hadn't used his full strength, but he also couldn't be bothered to test further, because he had already discerned the little fellow's weakness.
"Can you escape from my hand?"
"Child's play!" The Little Turtle was utterly disdainful. However, it soon grew anxious. No matter how hard it tried, it couldn't break free from Gu Qingfeng's grasp.
"Your shell is indeed hard, able to withstand my Absolute Force. But aside from the shell, you don't have much strength, kid!" Gu Qingfeng wasn't even exerting much force, just pinching the little fellow's shell between two fingers. The little fellow's four legs flailed wildly, but it was useless. Just as Gu Qingfeng said, aside from its hard shell, the little fellow didn't possess any special strength in its body.
"You... you! Let this lord go!" The little fellow was so anxious it broke out in a sweat.
"Didn't you say no one could do anything to you? I'm not doing anything to you now either. I'm just holding you like this, and you still can't escape!"
"You really think this lord can't escape? This lord just sees that you saved my life and can't bear to hurt you, that's all! Otherwise, if this lord bites you, I could bite you to death, believe it or not!"
"I don't believe it!"
"Fine! Kid, you don't believe me, huh! Let's get this straight first. When this lord bites your hand off later, don't blame me for not warning you!"
"Come on then!"
"Hey! Kid! You seem pretty arrogant!"
"Can't help it. I've been arrogant since I was a kid!" Gu Qingfeng laughed heartily, shrugged, and took a sip of his Little Tipple. "Habit!"
"Good! Habit! Very good!" The Little Turtle's head suddenly shot out. Good heavens, this creature wasn't big, but when its head extended, it was like a flood dragon emerging from a cave. Its mouth opened and swallowed Gu Qingfeng's finger in one bite. However, it didn't bite down. Instead, it glanced at Gu Qingfeng and warned again, "Kid, this lord isn't joking with you! If this lord bites you, it's no small matter!"
"Bite away."
"This lord is really going to bite!"
"Stop wasting words! I told you to bite, so bite!"
"Hey! Kid, if it weren't for the fact that you saved this lord, I wouldn't even bother wasting words on you!"
"Hurry up!"
"Damn it! A brat who doesn't know what's good for him!" As the words fell, the Little Turtle bit down. Gu Qingfeng's eyebrows immediately raised slightly, feeling a faint, heart-piercing pain.
He possessed the Absolute Force and also the Absolute True Body. The Absolute Force was reputed to shatter all things, while the Absolute True Body was said to be indestructible.
Even if Heaven's judgment lightning struck him, he wouldn't so much as frown. Yet now, being bitten by the Little Turtle actually caused pain. This surprised Gu Qingfeng somewhat.
He was surprised, but the Little Turtle, after biting down, not only failed to bite off Gu Qingfeng's finger or draw blood, but didn't even leave a mark. This left the Little Turtle utterly incredulous and unable to accept it.
"Hey! Kid, didn't expect you to be pretty tough too!"
"Of course. If you're not tough, can you even call yourself a man?"