Chapter 440: A Speedy Ride (1/2)

Morning came and Lin Mu woke up with the prodding of Little Shrubby. The sky was rather gloomy today and thick clouds could be seen. Lin Mu stood up and stretched a bit before being pulled by little Shrubby to cook.

Little Shrubby had already gone out beforehand and hunted some beasts for them to eat.

”Well… this will save us some time.” Lin Mu said before beginning to cook the meat.

Soon they finished the breakfast and Lin Mu got prepared to leave. Today would be the first time he would be returning to civilization in a long time. He had spent a lot of time in isolation and even with senior Xukong being there; he now desired to see some other humans.

Though he knew he would ha be to be a lot more cautious, as there was no saying what was going to happen out there.

Lin Mu was now sitting on the back of Little Shrubby and tightly holding onto his fur.

”You ready, master?” Little Shrubby asked.

”Yup, let's go.” Lin Mu answered.

This was the idea that Lin Mu had gotten yesterday. He had seen now little shrubby was faster than the spirit sword and how it could carry heavy beast corpses in his mouth and run at the same pace with no problem.

This led Lin Mu to believe that he may be able to ride Little Shrubby and travel that way. He thus asked him about this a few minutes ago, and the beast agreed right away.

”Start a bit slower and speed up as I tell you.” Lin Mu added.

He knew that if Little Shrubby started sprinting from the very start, he would be sent back flying due to the momentum. He needed to hold on tight so as to be safe. Lin Mu watched on as the trees around him became a blur and wind assaulted his face.

~WHOOSH~

His hair fluttered in the wind as Little Shrubby ran through the forest. It jumped from tree to tree, traveling in a straight line. Lin Mu leaned a bit forward so as to reduce the wind resistance and squinted his eyes to see ahead.

The incoming wind had made it hard for him to see, but soon he got suede to it.

”WOOHOO! This is amazing!” Lin Mu cried out in joy.

A few minutes had passed and by now Lin Mu had gotten habituated to the current speed of little shrubby.

”You can go faster now,” Lin Mu said.

”Okay,” Little Shrubby replied before speeding up.

~Zoom~

The wind tore as little Shrubby leaped over the trees, its red fur shining under the rays of sunlight that escaped from the gaps of clouds. Beasts were scared as they felt him approach and made way for it.

While running like this little Shrubby's aura was in full display and waves of spirit Qi were emanating from his body as well. It was evident that it was now using spirit Qi to amplify its strength further. Even his spirit sense was extended out to catch the incoming obstacles before it could see them.