Chapter 176 - Of Course We Have to Run if We Can’t Defeat It (2/2)

“Then, how is my senior brother’s condition now, Chuxi?” asked Ling Yichen with a frown when he heard Ling Chuxi’s words.

“He just needs to rest for a bit. It is not a big problem. When we return, I will go and look for some herbs to refine a medicinal pill,” said Ling Chuxi as she retracted her hand. Fu Chengyu’s hand was cold. It was caused by the effects of the frost poison.

“However, I must say, Yichen’s senior brother is really strong. He managed to instant-kill a Slate Beast with a single move,” sighed Xia Zhuoyi as he looked over at the huge carca.s.s of the Slate Beast.

“Hey, all of that is good stuff. Zhuoyi, go and skin it,” instructed Ling Chuxi with a smile as her gaze landed on the Slate Beasts’ carca.s.s. She also marvelled at Fu Chengyu’s cultivation in her heart. She really never thought that Fu Chengyu was so strong. Back then, a Level 5 Wind Owl Beast had left the fifth princess’ two secret guards half dead and she herself had also found it very tricky to defeat it. Now, they faced a Level 6 monster beast but it was instant-killed by a single move from Fu Chengyu.

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After taking everything usable from the Slate Beast, everyone was about to depart, but Ling Chuxi suddenly stopped.

“Guys, why was it that the Slate Beast would only have chased us until the hot springs and stopped there?” pondered Ling Chuxi aloud as she touched her chin.

“Indeed… Why?” said Xia Zhuoyi, giving serious thought to the question as he touched the monster beast egg under his armpit. “Could it be that there is something here that the Slate Beast fears?”

Something that could make even a Level 6 monster beast afraid. What could it be?

When all of them thought about this, all their expressions changed subtly.

“An even stronger monster beast? Or perhaps, there is a rare treasure of some kind here?” guessed Ling Chuxi with a frown.

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