172 SPRING OF YOUTH (1/2)
The beast seems to be reluctant to show itself first. But with Mayan's persuasion, the beast finally relented.
The beast walks out of the shadow shyly and when the moonlight shines on it, its true appearance was revealed. It has a white shaggy fur and a lean muscular body like an ape.
But when it walks, it looks like a normal man, it was walking with a straight posture and not slumped as how a usual ape walks.
It walks closer to Mu Lingxi, not too fast, but not too slow either.
The more the beast came closer, the more Mu Lingxi's knees are weakening. She was standing stiff on the spot and she was too petrified to even move her finger.
But to her surprise, the bulky beast bowed its furry head when it reached her front.
”Err???”
Mu Lingxi doesn't know exactly what was happening. She stood there stiff as a stone. Not daring to move even a bit for fear of drawing the attention of the beast.
”Brother Yan, see?? I told you. I have also had a pet, but he is heavy so I cannot bring him inside. But he is cute too... Come, pet him...”
”Th-thi--this is your pet??!!!”
Can you even call it a pet?!!!
It's way too big to be a pet! And to call it cute on top of that???
Child, I think you need to have your eyes checked.
The bowing shaggy-furred beast stir in action and Mu Lingxi's heart almost leap out from her mouth due to fright.
Since its body has the same structure as an ape, it obviously had a pair of hands. One of its huge hands reached out to grab Mu Lingxi's hand, and before she knew it, the beast already put her hand above his head.
”Err??? Is this beast asking me to pet him?????”
Seriously????
”Brother Yan??? What are you waiting for?? Go pet him..”
Mayan urged Mu Lingxi when the girl saw that she was dumbly standing there doing nothing.
”O-- oka-- okay...”
Mu Lingxi proceeded on petting the big beast with twitching face.
”Brother Yan, this is my pet. I call him, Big Foot. Because every time he visits me at night, he will leave huge footprints in the backyard and Grandma will notice it early the next day. He leaves in the forest alone.”
”I see...”
Mu Lingxi answered reflexively. She was still at lost of what to do.
”You know Brother Yan?? I hate it when travelers visit our village. Because every time they came in, Big Foot will get hurt the next day. This poor little thing will always have wounds all over his body. Those travelers are bad!”
When she heard Mayan said that, another cold shudder run through her back.
”What do you mean by that??? Do you mean the disappearance of those travelers has something to do with your pet???”
'If that's the case, does it mean we are next???'
Mu Lingxi did not dare ask her second question out loud. But she took another suspicious look at the white shaggy-furred beast.