Chapter 138: A Three Person Pact (1/2)

Chapter 138: A Three Person Pact

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Neither of the two of them dared to fall asleep, and both held strong. They looked at each other worn out to the limit. Both were tough, and neither would be the first to fall asleep.

An hour went by.

Two hours.

Three hours went by.

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After five hours their spirits were on the brink of collapse, but they were still holding strong.

Chen Ying woke up just then. She had slept for five hours and her face was looking a lot better. She was a little astonished to find the two of them looking at each other, and her gaze then fell onto the fallen twin hook beast.

Seeing that Cheng Ying had awakened, Bo Wen exulted, ”Cheng Ying, hurry up and kill him!” He was wise after all, as Cheng Ying had finally become the crucial one to decide the outcome. He remained silently alert since although he and Cheng Ying had partnered, theirs was only a relation of interests. His and Chen Mu's fates were now in her hands, and who knew what kind of move she might make. Bo Wen had already decided that if she were to raise any conditions that time, he would agree to them without hesitation.

There were a lot of advantages implied in letting her kill Chen Mu, and he wanted to know if the relationship between them had changed by that time.

Chen Mu's face remained calm when he heard what Bo Wen said, while his heart had sunk. He didn't have any power to fight back by then, and his number had really come up like a lamb waiting for slaughter.

But what exceeded his expectations was that Cheng Ying walked over between the two of them and sat down. The look on Bo Wen's face changed when he saw her move, since he knew that the situation had started to change.

”I am very sorry Bo Wen, but I can't kill him.” After over ten hours without a drop of water in a state of high agitation, her voice sounded rather hoarse. What she said had allowed Chen Mu to drop his heart from his throat, though some doubt arose in him about why she had gotten on her horse for him.

Bo Wen's face had returned to normal as he asked lightly, ”Why? Have you changed your mind?” His tone was light, since his voice would never betray any strong note of oppression having occupied such a high position for so long.

”Because I want to live.” Cheng Ying also spoke very lightly.

Bo Wen was taken aback, not having thought that would be her explanation.

”We've already entered the very depths of the jungle. We've been flying for twelve hours, and you know how far we've come.” She had the richest experience in the outer reaches among the three of them, and the two of them looked like they were listening closely. Cheng Ying saw them without looking, as she used her finger to push away the hair that had slipped onto her face, and continued, ”Besides, we've lost our direction. Who knows where we are. No one. I really doubt that anyone has ever been here before us.”

”We can return the way we came.” Bo Wen couldn't help saying.

Cheng Ying took a look at Bo Wen and said very sincerely, ”Our having gotten here had nothing to do with our having enough strength. It was because of that twin hook beast.” She glanced at Chen Mu, ”I don't know why it went so wild, but there is no other creature in the jungle who could drive the twin hook beast wild like that. So, we didn't run into any other beasts along the way. If we were to go back the way we came, I believe that we would receive an adequately grand welcome from the rest of the beasts.”

Chen Mu had paid attention to the way that she had glanced at him, and he didn't say anything since he wasn't clear either about why the twin hook beast had gone so mad, only remembering that he hadn't done anything at all.

”If we want to go back, we must have enough power, and it isn't enough to depend on the two of us.” Cheng Ying had laid clear her reasons.

Bo Wen went silent since he knew that Cheng Ying was right. He really wanted to kill Chen Mu even if it meant taking a risk, but that didn't mean that he wanted to die along with him. He held a respected position and was the future heir to the Eastern Ning's who was going to take the helm of the clan. How could that card artisan of the night of the cross Chen Mu compare?

”Maybe we can wait for the reinforcements. I think that they will soon find us.” Bo Wen said suddenly.

Cheng Ying said rudely, ”Impossible! No one would dare to fly through the jungle the way that we did, and they wouldn't have the twin hook beast to drive away all the other beasts for them. They would be blocked along the way by all kinds of beasts that they might come across. They won't find us, and we've already lost our way. They wouldn't be able to find us even if you were able to contact them.”