Chapter 8 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Huoshi looked up at the sky and howled after he saw Wutian jump and disappear into the river. He could not control his anger.

“Little bastard! Unless you have the magical ability to hide from me, I’ll grind your bones to dust when I catch you! Let’s get out of here, Sister Liuyan!” Huoshi’s face darkened. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he jumped onto the bird’s back.

Liuyan sighed and followed suit. She had initially wanted to avoid such ruthlessness, but since the situation had escalated, the only way to fix it was to kill Wutian to silence him.

The Flamingo took off and hovered above the river. Meanwhile, using his keen eyes, Huoshi scanned every inch of the river below. However, the current was swift and strong with a vicious undertow.

“Damn it! Damn it! I just can’t believe that you managed to trick me!” Huoshi inspected the river but found no trace of Wutian. He gritted his teeth and cursed furiously.

“What are we going to do, Brother Huoshi? Wutian has gotten away. Obviously, he has discovered our intentions. If he successfully gets away and reveals the secret about the emblem, we won’t have a second chance anymore.”

Huoshi had a grave expression. “He can get away from us but not the river’s violent current. It could have swept him downstream, so we just need to search along the river. We’ll definitely find him. By then, I’ll make sure that he receives a fate worse than death.”

“Let’s go.”

The Flamingo received his command and shrilled, then it flew along the river.

“Caw!”

Not long after Huoshi and Liuyan left, something cried in the river. A fist-sized creature that looked like a Demon Toad emerged from the water. It swiftly examined its surroundings with its slender eyes before it submerged again.

A short while later, the river’s rapid current formed a vortex. Then, someone’s head emerged from the eye of the vortex and looked around cautiously. Only after making sure that the coast was clear, the person leaped out of the water.

“Move, move, little thing.” Wutian lunged out of the river and quickly ran into the dense forest.

“Caw!”

“Sssshhh, be quiet!” Wutian cupped his hand over Little Tian’s mouth as they hid in a bush and observed the sky.

Not long after, a bird’s shriek could be heard; the Flamingo had brought Huoshi and Liuyan back. Wutian could sense their homicidal aura even from such a great distance.

“Could he have drowned or been killed by the aqua beasts, Brother Huoshi?” Liuyan’s brows were knitted together as she sighed. “With him dead and without the emblem, what are we supposed to say when we return to the clan?”

“This has a huge implication. We have to find him—dead or alive. Let’s carefully comb every inch of the area. If we still don’t find him, we’ll kill everyone in the village and wipe everything out, especially Longhe. Only then will we send out men to retrieve his body from the river. We must find that item.”

Huoshi was mad. Had he known that Wutian was so smart, he would have waited until they returned to the clan and only gone from there. But it was too late now. The only way to bury the evidence was to kill everyone in the village. He had no other choice in order to keep things a secret.

“Sigh! Do we really have to kill the innocent?” Liuyan hesitated.

Huoshi shot her a look. “Let’s go!”

After Huoshi and Liuyan left, Wutian poked his head out of the bush. Following some consideration, he turned around and ran deeper into the forest toward Dragon Village.

He wanted to find out what the emblem was all about and why Longhe did what he did.

On top of that, a murderous intention was growing within him. He had almost been killed twice, all because of Longhe. He could not take it anymore. He was still human, after all.

Longhe was at the Reborn Beta stage of cultivation, but since he had lost his hand, his combat strength might have been reduced to the Reborn Alpha stage. With Little Tian’s help, Wutian could definitely kill him.

For the first time in his life, Wutian had the urge to kill a person. He had gradually figured out the complexities of the human mind. It was natural for men to be driven by desire, but Longhe’s actions had really angered him.

Two days later.

Wutian stood on the peak and looked into the distance. He finally saw the vague silhouette of Dragon Village. He had encountered many monster beasts on his way, but with Little Tian by his side, he defeated them without a problem.

“It’s faster riding the Flamingo. We’ve spent two days and only covered a few hundred miles.” Wutian sighed as he sat on a bluestone. His body was covered in dirt and wet bloodstains, while his black hair was matted and pointing in all directions.

If they were to ride the Flamingo, it would take them merely two hours to complete the few-hundred-mile journey. Walking, on the other hand, took them two days, so Wutian could not help but lament. He would not have taken such a long time if various monster beasts had not been bogging him down.

“Caw!” Little Tian cawed as if it was responding to his complaint.

“Hey, little one. We still have a few dozen miles to cover. We need to move now.”

Just as he picked Little Tian up and was about to move, he heard a screech. He jumped into a bush and hid at once like a frightened rabbit.

A few moments later, a Flamingo swooped down with heat radiating from its body. Riding on the back of the bird was a boy and a girl. They were, of course, Huoshi and Liuyan.

Wutian stood up in astonishment. “Where are they heading to?”

“Not good! They’re heading to the village!” Wutian’s expression changed. He quickly ran toward Dragon Village as if his butt was on fire.