344 A Fight at Ones Doorsteps (1/2)

Wang Baole was lost and trying to figure out what was going on. The white donkey stood behind the gate, its head peering out. It had a strange look in its eyes. It seemed hesitant, then fearful. It quickly scanned its surroundings, seeming torn over whether it should venture out through the gate.

This surprised Wang Baole. The lion started howling quietly again and seemed to be beckoning the white donkey. The lion swayed slightly as it howled, its fur glowing gold under the sunlight. It looked beautiful. One could hardly take his eyes off it.

The odd light in the white donkey's eyes brightened. It seemed to have made up its mind. It trotted out and very slowly… left the array formation protecting the military base…

The white donkey stepped out of the array formation and came to the lion's side. It started nuzzling the lion. Wang Baole stared with his eyes wide open and a dropped jaw as the hidden black donkey dashed out—like a blur of black lightning, so quick that it left an afterimage in its wake—and charged at the white donkey.

It was quick and had appeared unexpectedly. The white donkey was equally quick. It widened its eyes at that critical moment and retreated hastily, but it was too late by then… the lion opened its mouth wide and, with a sorrowful look, bit the white donkey.

The white donkey looked shocked. It paused and was about to cry for help when the black donkey arrived and, in an instant, sent its hooves kicking. There was a loud thud as he kicked the white donkey's head fiercely. The force of the kick was boosted by its burst of speed. The white donkey passed out almost immediately. It felt stars spinning around its head and barely had time to scream before it passed out.

It fell to the ground with a thud. Wang Baole watched, stunned, as the overly excited black donkey approached and sank its teeth into the white donkey's ear. It started to run as it dragged the white donkey away.

It didn't forget to turn around and level a glare at the lion. The expression on the lion's face turned from anguish into awe instantly. It seemed to realize it had been given permission to leave. It trembled and then raced off with its tail between its legs.

The black donkey ignored the lion. Its eyes shone with excitement. With the unconscious white donkey in its mouth, it fled away hastily. It was gone in an instant. It seemed to be extremely excited and kept snorting happily as it ran.

A shocked Wang Baole witnessed the entire scene. This was the first time he had been so shocked by a donkey. The black donkey had seemed like such a stupid creature. Who would have thought it would know how to set a honey trap…

The lion had looked so meek and oppressed, like it had been the frequent target of the black donkey's bullying. It seemed like it couldn't disobey the donkey's commands and had been coerced into seducing the white donkey.

From the white donkey's earlier reaction, Wang Baole could vaguely sense that the black donkey had spent some time and done its research. He had a crazy thought…

Could it be that the white donkey and the lion had been a couple previously? Wang Baole thought. His eyes widened. Setting aside the question of how the two might get together, if this was indeed true and his guess was correct, the black donkey would have had done something really horrible.

This is like kidnapping someone's boyfriend, then getting the boyfriend to trick her out into the open… and then hitting her on the head and dragging her off… Wang Baole smacked his forehead. He immediately extended his senses and tried to find out where the black donkey was headed. He soon sighed.

He had a taste of the donkey's ability to hide its presence. At present, its presence had completely vanished without a trace. It would take a lot of effort to try to locate it again.

Whatever… Wang Baole smiled wryly as he shook his head. He thought he might be overthinking things. He left hurriedly and returned to the academy, but he couldn't help thinking about this entire incident.

The donkey was absent the entire day. Wang Baole was finally able to stop thinking about it late that night. He had sunk into silent meditation when suddenly, his eyes opened, and he stared at the door.

The donkey was prancing merrily in the distance. It raced back and entered the residence with a satisfied look in its eyes. The excitement radiating off it was that of finally having gotten what it had wanted. This was different from what it had displayed in the past few weeks. It was as if the prior excitement had arisen out of anticipation… today, however, it had reached a milestone in the donkey's life.

It couldn't contain its smug look when it saw Wang Baole. It started braying. Wang Baole's head started throbbing. He stood up abruptly with a stern look on his face. Then, he grabbed the excited donkey's ear swiftly before it could even react.