389: Chapter 389 Two Thousand People Arrive: To Eat or Not to Eat (Part Two)

Deer King had been waiting for these two thousand people.

For a moment, Lu Zheng felt a bad premonition arise in his heart.

Those two thousand people seemed to have already anticipated their impending fate; their faces were dull, filled with despair, and they even appeared numb.

Detained by Evolved Beasts, they were slowly brought here.

Deer King then looked towards Lu Zheng.

"Snake King, I heard from Wolf King that you are keeping a human pet."

"It should be him, right?"

After speaking, he immediately looked towards Liu Quan in a corner in the distance. Liu Quan had not expected his name to be brought up suddenly; he looked up blankly for a moment, then immediately lowered his head deep down.

"Hmm, why does Deer King bring this up?" Lu Zheng said, looking at Deer King with a strange look in his eyes, but Deer King looked towards the two thousand people.

"Put the people here."

Under Deer King's command, the two thousand people were brought before Lu Zheng.

"Just leave the people here; there is nothing more for you to do." Deer King dismissed the surrounding Evolved Beasts and looked at Snake King once more.

"I'm just a bit curious about the relationship between Snake King and humans."

"These two thousand people are snacks given to you by Tiger King. It wouldn't have been a big deal, but Tiger King insisted I come over, saying he wanted to see with his own eyes that you, Snake King, eat these two thousand people."

"Better safe than sorry, after all."

"Tiger King is also doing this for the sake of our Huangjiang Forbidden Zone."

"So, I can tell you the purpose of my visit now: it is to watch you, Snake King, eat all two thousand of these people."

"I think you, Snake King, should be able to understand, right?"

Deer King smiled slightly, looked at the two thousand humans below, and then looked back at Lu Zheng. He could have been less explicit, found other excuses, and similarly tested whether Snake King was willing. But he didn't want to do that, so he simply stated it directly, leaving it to Snake King to decide how to choose next.

To eat, or not to eat?

Although Deer King felt this test was completely unnecessary.

After hearing Deer King's words, Lu Zheng's heart felt heavy. It seemed his previous actions had drawn suspicion from Tiger King.

Now, there were only three choices before him.

One, eat them. Two, don't eat them, and be forced to leave the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone. Three, don't eat them, kill the Deer King in front of him, and leave the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone.

At this moment, Deer King did not know that he was already on the verge of death.

"What if I eat them, and what if I don't?" Lu Zheng said, his expression and demeanor unchanged. Deer King didn't think too much of it and said slowly:

"It doesn't matter."

"Whether you eat or not is your freedom, Snake King. I, Deer King, will not force you; I will simply report the truth to Tiger King."

"However, I guarantee that regardless of whether you eat or not, you, Snake King, will not be affected in any way."

Deer King said. Lu Zheng looked at the two thousand people below, a hint of a smile appearing on his massive snake head.

"Then please tell Tiger King that I, Snake King, do not wish to eat these two thousand people."

Lu Zheng controlled his Clone, looking directly into Deer King's eyes. Deer King nodded slightly and then said:

"Very well, since that is the case, the two thousand people are yours to handle as you please."

"I should be heading back now."

"Although I haven't known you, Snake King, for long, and my strength is not as great as yours, I believe that getting along with you has been quite pleasant."

"I will continue to bother you in the future, Snake King, and I hope you will not let this matter create a rift between us."

"That goes without saying. I also felt it was a pleasant exchange with Deer King." Lu Zheng said. Deer King nodded slowly and then left.

Watching Deer King's retreating figure, Lu Zheng pondered what his final words actually meant.

Although Deer King's words earlier were about Tiger King, he was secretly telling him that by not eating these two thousand people, he would arouse Tiger King's suspicion, and it would directly prove that you, Snake King, have a relationship with humans.

Furthermore, there would be no possibility of joining the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone, and there might even be other consequences.

As for how to choose, it depends on whether you eat or not.

Deer King had told him very clearly, yet even knowing this outcome, he still told Deer King directly that he would not touch these humans.

Since that was the case, the relationship between the two had been laid out in the open, with no room for buffer.

It was absolutely impossible for Lu Zheng to level up in the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone, and he might even need to leave the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone immediately.

Just as he was planning to kill the Deer King before him and leave the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone, he heard those final words, and a flicker of hesitation flashed through his heart, causing him to abandon that final idea.

Perhaps this Huangjiang Forbidden Zone was not as simple as he thought.

Lu Zheng withdrew his gaze; he did not intend to leave the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone for the time being, nor did he have thoughts of leveling up. He was no match for Tiger King in terms of strength, but he had the confidence to escape.

If something were to happen, it would be in the near future; but if nothing happened, then this matter would pass.

This was something he could sense from his recent conversation with Deer King.

"Liu Quan, I leave these two thousand people to you."

"This place is quite large; settle them all in. I don't want any incidents to occur."

"If any of them are disobedient, kill them immediately!"

Liu Quan, who was standing to the side, was still shocked as to why Snake King would rather offend Tiger King of the Huangjiang Forbidden Zone than touch these two thousand people. Upon hearing Snake King's words, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Although he didn't know why Snake King thought this way, he knew that these were things he shouldn't be asking about.

These two thousand people remaining here would also be a trouble. It seemed he would need to send them back to Gejiang City later, along with those people in Tiger King's hands.

But that was a matter for later; let's see about getting through the current situation first.

Lu Zheng said slowly in his heart. Meanwhile, Deer King, who had already left, did not take long to arrive at Tiger King's side.

Seeing Deer King return so quickly, Tiger King could not help but show a hint of surprise.

"How did it go?"

"Did that Snake King eat those two thousand people?"

Tiger King asked, and the other Beast Kings nearby also carried a hint of curiosity. Deer King recalled the words Snake King had said earlier and immediately said to Tiger King:

"Tiger King, Snake King has already eaten them."

"I watched with my own eyes as Snake King ate the humans. Before I even brought up the matter, Snake King had already started eating those humans as snacks."

"However, it really seemed like he treated them as snacks; he stopped halfway through."

"Seeing this much was enough to clarify the relationship between Snake King and the humans, so I didn't continue to press the issue; I just chatted with Snake King for a few sentences and then came back."

Deer King said. After hearing this, Tiger King nodded slightly with a hint of a smile.

"It seems I overthought it."

"In that case, do not disturb Snake King for the next few days; let him rest well."

"We should not miss this opportunity either; let us strive to break through another level in our strength."

Tiger King said, feeling somewhat excited in his heart. With the Tiger Spiritual Plant, it wouldn't take many days to reach the Fourth Rank!