Chapter 2268 - Holy Monumen (2/2)

“It has been so long since I’ve had the chance to breathe fresh air.” Fox Queen stood under the sky, looking out at the stars as she spoke.

Han Sen and Mister White stood together, but they didn’t speak. Mister White and Ice Blue Knight King weren’t in any better of a situation than Han Sen.

Fox Queen’s temperament changed with the wind, and there was no telling who she might be ready to kill one hour from then.

“Let’s go! We will head for the holy monument. Let’s see what the Sacred Leader chose to leave behind,” Fox Queen said, looking at Mister White.

“Crime, you lead the way,” Mister White ordered.

“Sir…” Crime said, his face pale.

“What are you thinking? Right now, surviving is our priority.” Mister White gave a wry smile.

“Mister White, you are very smart. Don’t worry, though; I do not like killing. Once I have collected the legacy items of the Sacred Leader, you will all be allowed to return home safe and sound.” Fox Queen smiled.

Ice Blue Knight King and the others were too smart to believe Fox Queen’s promise to them, but they were in no position to gainsay her decisions. They had to do as Fox Queen told them.

Even if they didn’t tell Fox Queen the monument’s location, she would find it at some point anyway. Withholding the information would only delay the inevitable.

Harder and Ice Blue Knight King both looked at Mister White. It had taken them a second to realize that Mister White was the only one who knew where the monument was.

Harder thought quickly as he walked. Amidst the people there, he was the only one who knew that Han Sen had stolen a stone tablet from Ghost Bone Town. The crystal stone that Han Sen had presented to Fox Queen wasn’t the same item he had taken.

“Han Sen has guts, I’ll give him that. He has actually dared to present a fake relic to Fox Queen. It is fake, though; they are sure to find that out once we reach the holy monument. And when that happens, I wonder what he is planning to do. Has he found a way to escape?” Harder looked at Han Sen. If Han Sen behaved strangely, Harder would notice.

Han Sen’s chances of running away didn’t seem very good. Fox Queen had a cord of power tied around him and the blood kirin, and she was being very careful to keep an eye on him. There was no way he could escape.

With Crime leading, they quickly traveled through the mountains and entered a primal forest. Many xenogeneics wandered across their path, but Ice Blue Knight King and Crime were able to cut them all down quickly. None of their foes were too strong.

They walked through the primal forest for four days. Eventually, Mister White pointed forward and spoke. “Here it is!”

Everyone looked where Mister White was pointing. They all looked shocked, and even Han Sen furrowed his eyebrows in suspicion.

“This is the holy monument?” Fox Queen frowned at the sight.

Mister White was indicating an old tree. The tree was very thick; it would require four people holding hands to encircle it. But other than that, it looked quite ordinary. Not to mention the fact that it was dead. There was not a single leaf on it, and many of its branches were broken. It stood alone in a small clearing in the forest.

In a primal forest like the one they were standing in, such trees must have been a dime a dozen. Mister White told them it was a holy monument, but the unimpressive sight before them made it difficult to believe his claim.

Han Sen used his Dongxuan Aura to scan the tree, and he could discern nothing special about it.

“The Sacred Leader didn’t want to put his treasure somewhere obvious. If you look a little closer, though, you are sure to see the truth of this amazing old tree,” Mister White said quietly.