Chapter 16 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When Shishi walked out of the house, Wutian had been waiting. Little Tian was standing beside him, carrying black baggage that was several times bigger than its body. Its eyes moved continuously as it was high on guard.

The baggage contained the Essence elixirs, its treasure. That was why it was so wary, lest Wutian snatched them from it.

“Let’s go, Shishi!” said Wutian softly. He took the luggage from her hands and walked to the cliff.

All the beasts had been waiting at the cliff, roaring into the sky when Shishi and the others arrived as if they were giving them a farewell salute. Among the beasts were Giant Lions, Red Blood Tigers, thirty-meter-long Giant Snakes. All of them were vicious, but at that moment, they became emotional upon seeing that Shishi was leaving.

“Little lions, tigers, buggies, and every other little one, I’m leaving now. All of you have to protect this place.” The girl patted the vicious beasts on their heads with tears in her eyes.

They were cold-blooded monster beasts in the eyes of outsiders. But right now, they bowed their heads, snuggling against Shishi. The Giant Snake poked out its several-meter-long tongue to wrap around her hand as if it was telling her to stay.

“Little buggy, don’t you bully others. Shishi will come back to visit you.”

It was a rainbow viper, its body covered in hand-sized, colorful scales. This beautiful snake was the king of the place, ruling over all the beasts in this pure land.

It nodded like a child, then looked up at the sky and hissed. Its high-pitched resounded throughout the sky, as if mountains were crumbling and the earth cracking.

A giant bird dived from the above, its wings spreading at nine-meter-wide. Its feathers were black and glistening as if silk. It landed on the cliff and used its sharp peck to touch Shishi’s face gently, much like a mother attended to her kid.

The rainbow used its tongue to pick up Shishi and placed her on the back of the giant bird. It then looked at Wutian, its copper bell-like eyes glinting with cold light, tongue flicking. It meant to tell Wutian to take good care of Shishi. If she was harmed in any way, it would make him accountable.

“No worries, I will take good care of her,” Wutian promised solemnly.

“Ow, ow!” Yi jumped onto the back of the giant bird and chanted in a low voice as a way of saying goodbye. It was born here, and knew those monster beasts very well, much like a family. It felt sad that it had to leave.

“Thank you for taking care of Shishi all these years. We will meet again.” Wutian cupped his fist and hopped onto the giant bird’s back with Little Tian.

The giant bird screeched and flapped its wings. As it went up into the air, it flew rapidly like a meteorite into the horizon.

Every beast roared in unison, their sounds shook the mountains and earth, bidding farewell to Shishi, whom they had been taking care of like their own child since she was small.

“You have got a lot of friends, Shishi.” Wutian smiled. Those creatures were vicious beasts, but they had emotions. They were much better than those hypocritical humans.

“They were my playmates when Father was not around. It feels hard to say goodbye to them. But at the same time, I am keen to go out there to see the world,” the girl cried. Her face was flushed, and she looked adorable.

“Don’t cry. I come back to visit them with you more often.” Wutian comforted her.

“Can you tell me what the outside world looks like, Wutian?” The girl wiped her tears away and looked at him curiously.

At this young age, her emotion went just as quickly as it came.

Wutian nodded. Sitting on the back of the giant bird, he told her many stories. Shishi listened with interest, her face telling that she was looking forward to it. She wished she could immediately fly out of this forest and learn about those novel things.

In reality, what Wutian knew was limited, as he was raised in the mountains and had never left Dragon Village. But he had read from the parchment and learned from others, unlike this little girl who was practically a blank piece of paper.

This giant bird could fly several times faster than the Flamingo. It only took it half a day before they left the territory of the forest. Flying at that speed was incredible. Later, Wutian searched the record on the parchment and learned that this giant bird was a Thunderbolt Eagle. It was not only more powerful than humans with the same level of cultivation but also much faster in speed.

A rough calculation told Wutian that it took him nearly three months to travel the three thousand miles from Dragon Village to where Shishi stayed. And this forest was about four thousand miles across. That meant the Thunderbolt Eagle was hundreds of times quicker than he was. It truly lived up to its name, as quick as a thunderbolt.

Wutian came above a plain the next day. A small town appeared ahead at the end of the plain. So he instructed the Thunderbolt Eagle to land right on the spot.

The presence of this ferocious eagle scared the beasts of the plain out of their wits, sending them fleeing in all directions. It then landed and waited for its passengers to disembark.

“Just leave us here, Boltie. We will continue the journey on our own from here. Go home now. The buggy, tiger, and lion are waiting for you. Remember, protect our home.” Shishi reached to pat the Thunderbolt Eagle.

The eagle shrilled softly and flapped its wings, its sharp eyes gentle. This bird had grown intelligent with the wisdom of humans. It knew that it would be a long time before it could see Shishi again.

“I remember. I’ll take good care of myself, and so must all of you.” Tears flowed down Shishi’s cheeks once again. Wutian was having a mixed feeling; he was not sure if it was right to bring Shishi away.

The Thunderbolt Eagle nodded, then looked at Wutian and shrilled a few times. Its eyes gave out the same message that the rainbow viper did; it wanted him to protect Shishi.

“She is my sister. Over my dead body if anyone wants to harm her.”

After getting Wutian’s promise, the Thunderbolt Eagle’s expression softened. Its body suddenly shuddered and a drop of red blood shot out of its chest. The blood emanated some kind of frightful energy.

It shrilled at Wutian again, and the blood floated before landing in his hand. But the blood remained as a droplet, translucent like a blood diamond.

“She said if we face any danger, we could swallow this blood droplet. She would sense it and bring Buggy and Tiger and come to our rescue.” Shishi explained.

Wutian was touched. People said that monster beasts were ruthless. But the way he saw it, monster beasts were more humanistic and honorable than humans. He nodded at the Thunderbolt Eagle, telling it he got it.