Chapter 14 (2/2)

”d.a.m.n you! You Demon Ox!” It took Zhou Quan a long while before he struggled to get up.

At last, they entered the little town. It was already late at night. The streets were all dark and quiet. Only occasionally, a cat or two made a hurried scurry across the street.

Chu Feng bid his farewell to Zhou Quan. He still needed to walk for another ten li before he could arrive home.

Zhou Quan tried his best to keep Chu Feng in his company for the night. He didn't want him to leave until dawn broke through.

Chu Feng shook his head. He was a bit concerned that overnight, a ten-li journey might suddenly increase to an arduous trek of a hundred li. Nowadays, everything had become ever so unpredictable.

”Take care, brother. Wait 'till I settle down, and I will come for you in just a day or two,” Zhou Quan said.

Zhou Quan knew that in the near future, the whole world would become completely different. Whether the changes were to be for better or worse, Chu Feng was undoubtedly a valuable friend to know and to keep.

But he then became all fumed in rage again as he saw the golden calf chose to keep its company with Chu Feng without even giving it a second thought. Its obliviousness to his existence fired him with fury.

”What an ungrateful b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You ate my gra.s.ses, but then I even gave you a name. Now as we part ways, aren't you even gonna say a word?” Zhou Quan gritted his teeth in anger.

Having heard his raging words, the calf turned around and faced Zhou Quan with its bottom. It rocked its tail in profound pride, then it wiggled it right in Zhou Quan's face.

Zhou was struck dumb with astonishment. He had never seen a bull rocking its tail, so this was clearly its way to show its contempt for him.

”p.i.s.s off! You b.a.s.t.a.r.d!” Zhou Quan said sulkily.

He wanted to find a car for Chu Feng, but his proposal was rejected. Since the calf's golden body stood out like a sore thumb, it became Chu Feng's arduous task to keep both of them a low profile in most places.

Right now, Zhou Quan wanted nothing but sleep. He felt like his body was being secretly transformed in a sort of way that made him drowsy ever since he had eaten that fruit.

”I will see you later then!”

It was already late at night, but darkness seemed to have failed to take over. A bright full moon lit up the night with its glittering silver light.

Under the gleaming moonlight, the golden calf glittered with a profound s.h.i.+ne.

On their way, Chu Feng became curious. He tried to stroke and fondle the skin of the calf. He realized that it was indeed furs that were soft and smooth like silk. It was not metal, but the calf's horns were cold and firm.

Qingyang Town was his destination.

Chu Feng was born here. He lived in the town with his parents until the age of ten when his family decided to move into that metropolis two hundred li out in the north.

Shuntian was the name of the metropolis. It was the capital of six dynasties, and it was the largest city in the north.

However, in recent years, he and his family still frequently paid homeward visits together every year during holidays. They always felt that this was the only place they could call home.

Although it was late, Chu Feng still could not resist the urge to turn on his communicator to make contact with his parents. Soon, the call was picked up.

They had already made contact during the day. From the call, Chu Feng learnt that they were still in the city of Shuntian.

Now, since he had already witnessed the great changes that had befallen in the Taihang Mountains, he warned them about the latent danger incubating in this area. It would be disastrous if, by chance, some of the beasts also managed to come out of the mountains and wrought havoc in the local villages. Thus, he hoped that they might consider to delay their return for a few more days.

To Chu Feng, Shuntian was a metropolis after all, and that meant higher level of protection and better security.

Their call lasted for a long while, and at last, he finally persuaded his parents to wait at the metropolis.

The night was quiet, and he finally got home.

It was a two-storey situated in the east of the town. It had a reasonably sized yard that was directly connected to a large area of orchid farms. Standing in the yard, one could look into the distance and revel in the breathtaking view of the Taihang Mountains.

This was one of the reasons that his family liked to pay their frequent homeward visits here.

It was already late at night. It brought the calf into the yard, and then he just left it there. He was all weary and stale.

He climbed up the stairs to his room, then soon, he fell asleep.

Morning suns.h.i.+ne flooded in through the open curtains. The sun rose with a lively and vigorous morning glow.

The first thing in the morning for Chu Feng was always to turn on his communicator. He wanted to check if there were any sensational breaking news. Mutations took places nationwide, so naturally, there would be all kinds of reports on strange occurrences flooding in daily.

”The king of the G.o.ds?” He was astounded as he saw this piece of news on the internet. Only in two days, three cases of human mutation.

Moreover, it had also been certified that all three possessed rather terrifying supernatural abilities. Someone simply called them ”the king of the G.o.ds”.

One of the articles had conducted all sorts of a.n.a.lysis on the matter. It said if things were let to go on like this, more people would naturally acquire supernatural abilities. Together, they would perhaps unlock a new era for humanity.

And those who acquired their abilities before the others would be highly likely to become the leaders of a new world order. It had even been prospected that one day, some would be addressed respectfully as the kings of the G.o.ds.

The young man who acquired his ability to fly, for instance, would perhaps possess infinite power in the near future.

Chu Feng put down his communicator and went downstairs to the yard.

But he was immediately stunned. He saw the golden calf taking a morning bath under the resplendent morning glow. Its posture in the bathtub was ever so eerie.

It was sitting cross-legged in the tub like a human being. It naturally extended its fore hooves out of the tub, lazing in the warmth of the water. The calf faced the rising sun, breathing in and out the lights of the rosy dawn.

This was a bizarre scene to behold. It was a calf, but it somehow had the set of demeanors of a human being. It sat there, cross-legged, rhythmically breathing in and out.

Chu Feng sensed that the way it breathed in and out had a rather bizarre rhythmic pattern.

He was curious, so he stared at it for a long while. Then, he followed the rhythm and tried to breath in the same way.

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