Chapter 48 (1/2)

Zhou Quan dawdled and dithered He sounded hesitant, but in the end, he agreed to tag along for the epic journey of dragon hunt

The traumatic raved in his soul since last time Even now, the vivid scenes would still, at ti his life at day, and dreaht It had always been the same scene replayed in the same sequence over and over, day after day First, he was chased by a bird of prey which had alhtened him out of his wits Then, it ca and that tea and blood-curdling to say the least

Chu Feng and Yellow Ox travelled at a speed so great that the two ed to arrive at the town before Zhou Quan could even make his way out of the house

Zhou Quan was still faltered in his resolve, but he had no alternatives but to su's co for him at the entrance to the town, Zhou Quan slowed down his hesitant pace even further

Chu Feng was du Zhou Quan at first, then he burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter

Zhou Quan had his hair permed It was now an epic sleek-back that was curly as well The excessive use of pomade was evident by the hair's shi+ny texture It was thick and dense, er than it used to be

”What an unconventional hairstyle you've got there,could not think of a better way to put it

It had only been days since the tere last parted, but Zhou Quan seerown even slimmer The opulence, the chubbiness, and the pot-belly used to be the features used to identify the unique man whom he was But now, as days went by, the once portlythe other end of the spectrum His once broad-in-the-beaure

”How are you suddenly getting so sli pills, are you?” Chu Feng joked

Yelloas taken by surprise as well In the eyes of the calf, Zhou Quan was al Buddha” Chu Feng had used to vividly described hi of bones

Zhou Quan was quite resentful He pointed at the horns that extruded from his skull and said, ”All the essence of my body had been absorbed by it One day! One day, you atch me as I saw this pair of bastards with an electric saw!”

The horns had indeed grown bulkier than before; but at the mo as well Zhou Quan used to nicknae went: ”Every dog has its day” Zhou Quan now becah was on him now

Yellow Ox caently caressed the hefty horns with his front hooves A grin crept up to Yellow Ox's face, but it was not a grin of disdain or contempt, it was a smile to show its sympathy The rare show of friendliness displayed by the calf then cul on Zhou Quan's shoulders

”Is there a lowered at the calf, looking all alerted and vigilant The calf's show of friendliness made Zhou Quan's skin creep with unease, because he had never been treated so nicely by the calf for once

The relationshi+p between the two had always been defined by a consistent unprovoked hostility Even at tiainst each other, the mutual hatred was still there to trouble the two and their relationshi+p

”You look round Co quite rarely to co compliments to anyone, let alone to a bitter enemy like Zhou Quan himself

Zhou Quan's felt quite flattered He held his head high with doubled confidence, looking proud and dignified To hi horns after all In fact, in contrary to what the ht to hiht have actually turned himself into quite a handso how even Yellow Ox started to agree with him, Zhou Quan had never felt so at ease in his life

However, Yellow Ox then added another re the beasts of the jungle”

”Oh, you bastard! I will fight you to the bitter end!” Zhou Quan raised his voice and shouted He was exacerbated It turned out that Yellow Ox had been referring hi for ato have his vanity flattered and tickled, but in the end, all that he received turned out only to be another piece of mockery?

They trio headed for the priain, but the journey was saturated with the curses that Zhou Quan shouted in anger The caustic remarks were suppleether, the twoto the ears of Chu Feng

At last, the three was near the mountains

The first sight of the dense jungles that were loo on the mountains near and afar in the distance made Zhou Quan shi+ver in fear The memory of the last experience still haunted Zhou Quan until this day

”Hmm… how about we slowly make our way into the mountains, as opposed to…” Zhou Quan quietly mumbled He wanted some time to adapt to the environment before he treaded too deep into the unknown

However, before he could even finish talking, he suddenly leapt into the air, then started bolting like a wild horse

Right in the of hiht fell from mid-air The spider did not pause there either Zhou Quan sprinted like a mad man, but the spider scurried even faster

”Ah Fckscream

Zhou Quan still had a profound sense of fear lingering in him every time he was reminded of the journey he had the misfortune to experience

However, he knew that the h experiences like this, the more firm and tenacious of a man he would become These were the qualities he needed to survive in the future

Chu Feng had told hilobe were h thedeep in the wilderness of mountains and forests, it was only ahavoc in the world outside

In the vast virgin forest populated by deciduous trees, the withered leaves had forraded into soil, providing rich nutrient for the growth of plants and vegetation

There were vines that had trunks thicker than a water vat, and there were trees that had grown a full crown that could blot out the sky and the sun Their trunks were bulky and thick as well, like a giant coluht of the heaven above

Trees like this came in acres in the forest The air was also thick with miasma The constitution of a normal person would not stand the filth that suffused the air Their bodies would not withstand the challenge posed by the adverse environment

Fog billowed ins to blot out the sky and the sun wholly However, at ti ventures that were haunting the heaven above

These birds of prey winged their way across the sky, like a patch of cloud blotting out the sky and the sun to re below of its existence

At the same time, recurrent roars of beasts rose one after another

The forest felt like a drastically different world in the eyes of all those who dared to venture in Nothing could re seemed normal in an ordinary sense

”Are we coons?!” Zhou Quan was in disbelief There had never been a dragon traversing through space in this world before

Chu Feng was in doubt as well Was there really a dragon hibernating in the depth of this endary beast?

Yellow Ox nodded The calf confiron

At the same time, the calf also looked a bit flustered and sole the beast itself He would not be able to afford to be careless

”Do youwidened his eyes

”Of course!” Yellorote on the ground

”I reckon the calf was born to hoodwink others Don't listen to it!” Zhou Quan said

Yellow Ox cast a side glance at hinalled for Chu Feng to bring hi for the hunt so that he could take this opportunity and harden himself

Yellow Ox's words made Zhou Quan's feel chilly all over He sealed his mouth at once, too afraid to speak anyed that monstrosity of a monkey last time then led it to him It was an experience that almost scared him out of his wits, and ever since then, Zhou Quan had learnt it the hard way: never piss off the calf no matter what

The forest became more and more precipitous Every muck of dirt, and every block of wood screamed primeval Occasionally, the three would also have to hold onto the protruding rocks and cli across not just one, but ion beyond the depths of the mountains

In the end, they even had to sail across a few marshlands to reach their destination

At last, the destination was near Yellow Ox started to gradually slon

On the road ahead, the trees started beco less denses than before The earth also felt dry and solid, as opposed to hu boulders and stones, and the air was filled with filth that was thought to belong to the lingering evil spirits

This region was markedly different from the area that surrounded it There was a sense of insidious danger lurking in the air

Miasrew especially thick here Occasionally, a few beasts of prey passed by, but all chose to flee from the area The three had arrived at an area where others feared to tread

This was their destination!

Yellow Ox signalled There was a stagnant pool of water in the direction ahead, and beside the pool of foul water, there was a stone forest, within which, there was a sizeable area of vacant lot where white bones of the dead piled

They were bones of a variety of beasts, which seemed to have all been devoured by the same creature Meat had all been deprived, while the bones were arbitrarily disposed on that area of vacant lot

Deeper into that area of vacant space, rew even thicker The trio had not seen any beasts or birds of prey yet, but Chu Feng could feel the evil spirits that suffused the air ripping into his face This was a place of true terror

Yellow Ox refused to side Zhou Quan Chu Feng was now left all on his own

Chu Feng took a deep breath, then with big strides, Chu Feng braced himself to walk towards that vacant lot

Far away from all the action stood Zhou Quan and the calf The scene was a nerve-wrenching one to say the least He watched as Chu Feng moved closer and closer The stress alon there?” Zhou Quan thought to himself

Mias It was at that very ht ahead of him finally became transparent; and it was also that very moment when Zhou Quan's body turned stiff He alirl: what he saw had truly made his blood run cold

It was a pair of eyes gawking out of theas a lantern, and they were cold and unfeeling They were the eyes of a grand beast!