Chapter 525 - Misunderstanding (1/2)

A black figure suddenly zoomed across the sky, and earth-shattering sounds could also be heard on the ground.

Ou Yangming and the little red bird rode the goshawk back to gather with Multi-armed King Kong and the others. Ni Yinghong and the rest were anxious from waiting, but they were not too worried because not many people in this world could trouble the young fellow.

Perhaps Ou Yangming would encounter some problems during his search for peculiar stones, but they did not believe that he would be in danger.

Therefore, they did not think about looking for him although their wait was extended by a few days.

They had absolute confidence in Ou Yangming.

Sure enough, Ou Yangming and the goshawk returned unharmed after several days. As for the little red bird, which had always settled on the young fellow’s shoulder, while Ni Yinghong and the rest vaguely knew it probably had some unique skills, they did not think it was a formidable creature.

After Ou Yangming returned, he did not tell the others what happened. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Hong Feiyu never asked any questions though he was curious.

With that, they all boarded the high platform on Multi-armed King Kong’s back and hurried back to Changlong City at full speed.

Halfway through, the goshawk sometimes flew high between the clouds and sometimes descended to mid-air to ridicule the king kong for being as slow as a snail.

Multi-armed King Kong was infuriated, but it dared not act recklessly because Ou Yangming and the rest were behind it, and it was being suppressed by the little red bird. As such, it could only roar from time to time and wave its large arms to scare the goshawk.

Nonetheless, unless it was a normal confrontation between the two, the king kong could not hurt the goshawk easily even though it was forceful. Besides, the goshawk was flying without any burden at the moment, whereas the king kong was carrying Ou Yangming and the others.

In the end, Ou Yangming could not take it anymore, hence he reprimanded the goshawk so that it would act conscientiously.

Hong Feiyu began to respect Ou Yangming even more after he witnessed the scene. The fact that the young fellow could tame the two powerful spirit beasts to be so obedient was incredibly rare even in the upper realm.

Not to mention Ou Yangming was a caster, even if he was not a Spirit Grade powerhouse, he would be honored as a guest by many parties because of that ability alone.

Multi-armed King Kong was not as fast as the goshawk, but it was far better than ordinary elite horses. It caused considerable movements along the way, such that those that saw it were shocked and afraid. Nevertheless, as compared to its speed, everything was worth it.

At last, the city was in sight. Ou Yangming smiled when he looked at the familiar walls.

‘It feels good to come home.’

This was not where he grew up, but it was home to Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei, and it was where Old Craftsman—his only older relative—lived. In a way, nowhere else felt like home to him.

The people on the walls heard the thunderous sounds and noticed the incoming guests long ago.

Even so, as compared to the two previous times, the king kong’s arrival did not cause any disturbance. This was because everybody knew the humongous creature had a master, who was Changlong City’s greatest pride.

Since the king kong was restrained by its master, n.o.body would fear it. Needless to say, given how gigantic the beast was, n.o.body would court their deaths by going against it.

Before Multi-armed King Kong went near the walls, Ou Yangming made it stop, then he walked back home with the other people and Big Yellow.

The fellow was too enormous, after all. If it was too close to the city, even if it curbed its aura on purpose, the immense pressure from it could not be withstood by ordinary people. Ou Yangming did not want the soldiers from Changlong City to embarra.s.s themselves in front of the beast.

When the gate was opened, whether it was the soldiers on duty or the common folks around, they saluted Ou Yangming with respect and were more sincere than when Governor Deng Xiyuan patrolled the city. Moreover, none of them were forced to do that; it came from their hearts.

Ou Yangming kept nodding at the people to return the salutations, and he walked swiftly on the main path, which had been intentionally cleared by the people.

The moment he entered the city, he frowned unnoticeably. It only lasted for a split second, but he had a question in his mind.

‘Why didn’t Supreme Great Ancestors such as Ni Jingshen and Deng Xiyuan show up this time?’

Ou Yangming was not one that paid attention to empty courtesies, and he did not hope to involve many people for something superficial. Despite that, he knew the great ancestors very well, thus he could tell they were staying away from him on purpose.

He did not know the reason behind it, but he had an extremely bad hunch about it.

Having said that, Ou Yangming still carried on calmly and returned to the Ni residence.

The news of his return had long been delivered to the residence, but the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors still did not show up. Instead, Ni Yunhong, who had a close relations.h.i.+p with him, was waiting inside the courtyard.

Of course, the Ni family’s unusual act could not be hidden from Ni Yinghong. She was rather frightened, so she beat Ou Yangming to it and asked her older brother, “Elder Brother, what happened?”

It was much better for her to raise the question instead of Ou Yangming. There would still be room for maneuver if something went wrong, whereas if the young fellow was enraged, the whole Changlong City would suffer serious bloodshed.

While the Humans’ disaster was over, it did not mean that the spirit beasts were eliminated or dead. Apart from the spirit insects, the 3 other spirit beasts were with Ou Yangming. Once he decided to make a move, blood would flow into a river, and there would be millions of corpses.

Ni Yunhong looked at Ou Yangming and his little sister bitterly and with regret.

He bowed at Ou Yangming and apologized, “Brother Ou, I’m sorry—I didn’t complete what you entrusted to me.”