Chapter 784 - To Kill Or Not (1/2)

Mu Yao and his party walked for another seven days when they saw a magnificent mountain range that stood before them like a solid wall. The ends of the range could not be seen, and the tops of the mountains were covered by clouds. No one knew how tall the mountains were.

Mist gathered around the valley while white patches of snow covered the slopes.

A long and dangerous journey ahead!

This was what everyone thought.

In the past, they had climbed many mountains but this mountain range was different.

“This is my first time seeing a mountain range like that!” Mu Yao exclaimed.

This was no ordinary location but the star butterfly larvae were no ordinary worms either. It made sense that they would live in a place like that. It felt like the Yi family actually got the larvae’s location right.

“This is the place?” Mu Yao turned to Yi Qi.

“Mm.” Yi Qi was still thinking about the person following them. Refusing to accept Yi Cong’s explanation, he had been thinking about the question day and night for seven days. Even though they were already at their destination, he seemed disinterested and merely grunted nonchalantly.

Mu Yao looked at Yi Cong and was delighted to see Yi Cong nodding. “Where are the larvae?”

“It’s not time yet,” said Yi Cong.

“Does that mean the star butterfly larvae would come out on their own?” asked Mu Yao curiously.

“That should happen, all we need to do is wait.” Yi Cong instructed his slaves to clear the area and sat on a rock they wiped for him. He took out his tray and started to mull over questions of his own.

Seeing the two Yi people behave like this, Mu Yao did not force them to look for the larvae. The Yi family were all like this, especially the ones in the main family branch.

“Let’s explore the area,” said Mu Yao to the rest.

Mu Yao was still wondering about the larvae’s location and size when he saw Gongjia Yue close his eyes and take out a deep breath. He looked blissed-out, heaving a sigh. “Do you smell it?”

Mu Yao sniffed the air. “The smell of bird faeces?” That was nothing new, the stench had been lingering for days.

Gongjia Yue opened his eyes slightly, as if looking at an idiot. “The star butterfly larvae are definitely here!”

“Why don’t I smell anything?” Mu Yao sniffed again but did not smell anything other than bird faeces. Turning to the rest, they all looked equally puzzled.

“You wouldn’t understand!” scoffed Gongjia Yue arrogantly. “I can sense an extremely good forging material nearby, and it must be the larvae!”

The Gongjia family had an instinct towards forging materials and could find good materials hidden from others. This was why they ended up with strange forging materials compared to others. Their ancestors found certain animals whose blood was suitable for forging through this exact method.

As he spoke, he felt a gust of wind above. Looking up, he saw a large shadow shooting right at them and quickly dodged.

Bang!

A hard slam made everyone peer cautiously towards the source of the sound.

There was a large eagle there, several times taller than them while lying flat on the ground like a small hill. The surrounding trees were flattened by its impact and it looked severely injured.

Mu Yao regarded it from beak to feathers to talons, finally concluding, “An old eagle.”

The eagle was obviously ageing. Other than its sharp, observant gaze, its most powerful weapons- beak and talons- were no longer at their peak like rusty weapons.

Knowing that this eagle was old and injured, and it did not look like it could fly again, everyone gradually relaxed when they realised it was not a huge threat. A thought crossed their minds. “This is a great opportunity!”

A dying eagle was still a fearsome beast, which was a good source of nutrients. They had never hunted such a large eagle before.

Meeting everyone’s eyes, Mu Yao knew what they thought but out of caution, he asked the Yi family members first.

“Will killing the eagle affect our capturing of the larvae?” asked Mu Yao.