Chapter 55 (1/2)
In the end, Zhang Che still didn’t get to eat a meal of piping hot roasted meat.
When the wolf pack attacked, the bonfire was burning strong.
By the time all of the Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves were killed, at least twenty minutes had passed, and the meat above the bonfire was burnt to a char.
“Forget it. I don’t have salt and other seasoning this time, anyway. There’s probably not much flavor just eating it like that.” Zhang Che could only console himself this way, looking at the block of burnt meat above the bonfire, displaying the spirit of Ah Q¹ to the fullest.
However, it was really vexing!
A meal was delayed just like that; even obtaining the twenty-odd beast cards didn’t feel so exciting anymore.
The night gradually arrived. The helpless Zhang Che could only eat compressed biscuits along with clear water in the end. As he chewed on it with his brow knitted, he consoled himself inwardly, -When I bring the seasonings next time, I can find some weak exotic beast and get Hanxue to kick it to death. That way I’ll be able to eat delicious roasted meat.-
After finishing his disappointing dinner, Zhang Che pitched his tent by the bonfire. The sky was fully dark by then.
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This place was deep into the beast world. For safety’s sake, Zhang Che summoned all of his subdued beasts, guarding around the tent. Even Hanxue wasn’t spared. This fellow had acute senses for danger; it would be stupid not to use him as a sentry.
After staying in Zhang Che’s spiritual sea for over an hour and having a good meal of seven-colored fog, Hanxue was very unsatisfied with Zhang Che for forcefully kicking him out.
Hanxue’s mood turned for the better only when Zhang Che asked the seven-colored crystal to open up a path and keep sending seven-colored fog to him.
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At midnight, Zhang Che was deep in sleep when Hanxue’s restless low neigh suddenly rang out from outside. Zhang Che was jolted awake and quickly sat up, hurriedly putting on his shoes, and came out to take a look. However, he didn’t discover anything amiss.
The other three subdued beasts responsible for guarding the other directions were still standing silently at their respective posts. Obviously there weren’t any signs of danger.
However, Hanxue was clearly upset. It immediately came running with short strides to Zhang Che after seeing him, whimpering. “Oh you little… What happened? Could there be some exotic beasts around us in hiding?”
Seeing Hanxue acting so distressed, Zhang Che turned nervous, too.
After all, this guy had a sharper sense for danger. Did it really sense some danger approaching them that the Fiery Scorpion and the others didn’t?
At Zhang Che’s questioning, Hanxue blinked repeatedly and shook his head, looking up at the night sky from time to time. “You mean, some aerial beast just flew by?”
Zhang Che went to full alert. If it truly was so, then it would be troublesome…
No matter how powerful the exotic beasts on land were, he could rely on Hanxue’s exceptional speed to escape. But if the danger was from the sky, facing those aerial beasts with astonishing speed, how was he supposed to escape successfully?
A suffocating sense of crisis suddenly loomed over Zhang Che’s heart, bringing panic with it. He felt that the sky was filled with the presence of an unseen enemy.
However, Hanxue’s reaction left Zhang Che even more confused.
Seeing Zhang Che not understanding what it was trying to convey, Hanxue decided to bite on the corner on Zhang Che’s clothes, and it started walking in the direction the foot of the mountain range extended toward.
“You’re telling me to quickly hide into the mountains?” Although its master still didn’t understand exactly what it was trying to convey, at least he understood his intention. Hanxue immediately nodded profusely.
Zhang Che seemed to understand now. Hanxue was saying that it was more dangerous if they stayed here, and they needed to hide in the mountains?