At this moment, Lan Ling really wanted to thank His Majesty the Dragon Emperor from thousands of years ago. If he hadn't transmigrated to this world and unified the world, using Chinese as the universal language, Lan Ling would have died here today.
The Shadow Spider Queen was startled. A bloodthirsty glint flashed across her blood-red eyes. Then, she laughed coquettishly, "Wow, so our pretty boy has such an outstanding brain. I love to devour this kind of brain juice the most."
Then, the Shadow Spider Queen licked her mouth and revealed a cruel smile at Lan Ling. "Little handsome, when it's time for dinner, I'll have some of yours. I've said it before, I love to devour smart brains the most. "
As soon as these words came out, Lan Ling could not help but shiver.
With that, the Shadow Spider Queen's huge body burrowed into one of the countless tunnels in the cave and instantly disappeared.
However, even if she disappeared, everyone present was still completely unable to move or make any sound. The only thing they could do was watch.
At this moment, Ye Jingyu was still unconscious.
According to this huge monster, Lan Ling would become the Shadow Spider Queen's number one target at every mealtime.
Of course, she would still pretend to ask questions. If Lan Ling could not answer, his brain juice would be devoured.
Of course, what if he could answer? This Shadow Spider Queen could not just stop eating, right? So, Lan Ling felt that even if he answered every question correctly, he could at most live for a day or two. This monster would not really abide by the rules and let him starve.
He had to think of a way to save himself.
"Eros, at this time, what can we do to save ourselves?" Lan Ling asked in his heart.
"No." Eros said bluntly. Her answer was really straightforward.
"Aren't you very heaven-defying and very powerful?" Lan Ling asked.
Eros said, "That's right. However, the energy I've devoured is still too little. This Shadow Spider Queen is an incomparably powerful spiritual-type monster. Its cultivation is more than a thousand times that of ours. What can I do? "
At this time, Eros could not be counted on. Once the Shadow Spider Queen pierced its fangs into his brain and sucked his brain, even with Eros, he would definitely die.
In the next few hours, Lan Ling racked his brains to think of a way to save himself, but to no avail.
In the face of a difference of ten million times in strength, nothing could make up for this gap. Perhaps he could rely on his own wisdom? Or eloquence?
In this kind of anxious time, it seemed like days and years, yet it also seemed like time flew by.
Before he knew it, six hours had passed.
"Hahahaha!" The terrifying Shadow Spider Queen once again appeared in front of everyone. The nightmare had come again.
"Time flies. We meet again. It's time for my dinner." The Shadow Spider Queen said coquettishly. Then, it crawled in front of Lan Ling. It extended its furry and terrifying claws and lightly scratched Lan Ling's face.
Immediately, his scalp was about to explode.
"Little handsome, I've really missed you these few hours. You're so beautiful. I'm really looking forward to how delicious your brain juice will be." The Shadow Spider Queen was very close to Lan Ling's face. The rancid smell from her mouth really made Lan Ling want to die.
Following that, the Shadow Spider Queen got even closer to Lan Ling. It even pressed its huge belly against Lan Ling's face. Lan Ling almost fainted from that feeling.
"Listen, my stomach is so hungry. It's growling." The Shadow Spider Queen said, "Then, our guessing game is about to start again."
Lan Ling immediately pricked up his ears, afraid to miss a word.
"This time, it's still a riddle. Up or down, type one word." The Shadow Spider Queen said proudly.
This riddle was very similar to the one at noon. The Shadow Spider Queen was proud of its wisdom.
"I'll start counting down. Ten, nine, eight, seven …"
Lan Ling discarded his nervousness and immediately thought. In just two seconds, he got the answer.
"One!" Lan Ling said loudly, "The answer is one!"
That's right. Up or down or down, it was just one word.
The Shadow Spider Queen's expression changed. Its eyes revealed a cruel glint. Its two fangs were ready to attack.
This beautiful human actually answered it again. Am I going to starve like this?
Instantly, it was filled with a strong urge to stab its fangs into the pretty boy's eyes and devour his brain juice cleanly. Then, it would dismember his body into a thousand pieces.
However, it still endured it. After all, this was the rule she set herself. Only by playing with human intelligence could she obtain spiritual happiness.
"Since you're so smart, how about I add another question for you?" The Shadow Spider Queen smiled.
Lan Ling knew that this thing would definitely act shamelessly. If she kept adding more questions after he answered one, then he would die for sure. There had to be a question he didn't know.
No, he had to stop this possibility.
As a result, Lan Ling took a step back and said, "Add more questions? No problem. You can add one question for this meal. You can add two questions for the next meal. You can add three questions for the next meal. "
This could also be considered an unconventional method of prodding. It prevented the Shadow Spider Queen from adding more questions until he couldn't answer them.
This was what the Shadow Spider Queen couldn't stand the most. Humans' high and mighty feeling, as if they were the only intelligent race in the world, and the others were ignorant livestock.
Lan Ling's guess was right. The Shadow Spider Queen originally wanted to keep adding questions until Lan Ling couldn't answer. Then, it would directly suck his brain juice cleanly and dismember his body into a thousand pieces, or force the other humans present to eat it.
However, Lan Ling's high and mighty sense of superiority provoked her. She immediately said, "Fine, we'll do as you say. Answer two questions for this meal and three for the next. I'd like to see how long you can live."
Then, the Shadow Spider Queen began to rack her brains to recall the memories she had devoured before, wanting to choose a more difficult question.
"Green, purple, what's the word?" the Shadow Spider Queen asked.
"Plain!" Lan Ling answered directly, not even waiting for her to count down. These word riddles were really too easy.
"Ah …" The Shadow Spider Queen immediately hissed in rage. It suddenly extended its fangs, wanting to suck Lan Ling to death.
Lan Ling sneered, "Of course, you can suck my brain juice clean right now, but you'll be breaking your own rules. But if you do this, you will break your own rules. This will become a demon in your heart and mind. It will constantly tell you that you are not smart at all. In the future, your spiritual cultivation will forever be stuck at a certain place, unable to advance. "
The Shadow Spider Queen paused. She felt that what Lan Ling said made a lot of sense.
Why was it so happy in these incomparably long years, feeling that time was not hard to bear? It was because of intelligence, because it was full of confidence.
If it broke the rules today and directly ate this pretty boy in front of it, it would mean that it was not intelligent. Then its previous complacency and confidence would all be fake.
This way, this shadow would forever become a mental barrier for it, and it would never be able to walk out of it.
No, I can't break the rules. I must use the method that humans are best at to defeat humans. Only then can I prove that I'm more intelligent, smarter, and superior than humans.
Taking a deep breath, resisting the hunger in its stomach, the Shadow Spider Queen smiled charmingly, "Very good, looks like I'll have to starve tonight. But don't worry, in another eight hours, it will be time for my breakfast. At that time, there will be three more difficult questions waiting for you. My pretty boy, you can still live for another eight hours. "
With that, this terrifying Shadow Spider Queen disappeared without a trace.
Immediately, all the prey in the cave let out a long sigh of relief. This was the first time that no one died during the monster's meal time.
Then, everyone looked at Lan Ling with eyes full of admiration and gratitude.
Because, not only did Lan Ling save himself, but he also saved all of them.
At this time, Lan Ling closed his eyes and began to sleep. Anyway, it was useless to be anxious and afraid at this time. It was better to rest and build up energy for the storm of intelligence in eight hours.
…
Eight hours flew by.
Very quickly, the incomparably terrifying Shadow Spider Queen rushed in front of Lan Ling. Her eyes were blood red.
Moreover, the growling of her stomach was already very clear. Even she was no longer pretending to laugh.
"You have three puzzles to solve today." The Shadow Spider Queen said, "I ask you, on which day will the sun and moon appear together."
Once this question was asked, everyone immediately racked their brains. But after thinking for who knows how long, there was no such day at all.
On Earth, sometimes the sun and moon would appear at the same time. However, the moon was very thin and almost invisible.
But in this world, the sun and moon would never, ever appear together.
Immediately, everyone looked at Lan Ling with pity. They felt that he was dead for sure.
The Shadow Spider Queen immediately revealed an extremely proud smile. The pretty boy in front of it was dead for sure. It could finally eat the delicious brain juice.
"Tomorrow." Lan Ling gave the answer directly.
In this world, there would never be a day when the sun and moon would be together. But when the sun and moon were together, it would be bright. So it was tomorrow.
The Shadow Spider Queen's expression changed. Everyone present suddenly understood. They looked at Lan Ling with even more astonishment.
"Very smart indeed. Next, I'm going to ask the second question." The Shadow Spider Queen was almost about to lose its mind. It gritted its teeth and said, "What is this thing? It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night?"
Lan Ling was speechless. This riddle was really broken. He said straightforwardly, "It's a human. It crawls when it's young, walks on two legs when it's grown up, and walks on crutches when it's old."
"Ah … Ah …" Immediately, the Shadow Spider Queen was completely enraged. Its originally seductive face became incomparably hideous.
Gradually, it calmed down and said slowly, "Next, there's a new question. If you can answer it, I'll let you go. If you can't, you're going to die. I'm going to suck your brain juice dry."
"How many hairs do I have on my body?" The Shadow Spider Queen asked.
Lan Ling frowned. As expected, the Shadow Spider Queen was going to play dumb. This was a question that he couldn't answer.
"Hahaha …" The Shadow Spider Queen immediately laughed proudly, "If you can't answer it, then you can die!"
Saying so, it suddenly extended its claws and tore off all the spider silk on Lan Ling's body. It used its terrifying claws to lift Lan Ling up high.
"Smart child. I'd like to see how delicious your brain juice is." The Shadow Spider Queen's terrifying fangs were about to pierce into Lan Ling's skull.
Lan Ling was about to die!
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