Chapter 562: Mei Wu (2/2)

On the other hand, he did understand what Mei Wu was trying to say. ”Yes. Do you know any other places like this? What do you want in exchange?” Ye Chong asked calmly. Mu and Shang had taught him repeatedly about the rule of equal trade. Of course, most of the time, it was only appropriate to be used on people on the same level as him. Fortunately, Mei Wu was one of those people.

”I know of three more,” Mei Wu said as she reverted back to her cold attitude. However, her eyes betrayed her satisfaction with their negotiation method. It was much easier to deal with smart people. ”I want a Spider.”

Ye Chong expected that much. He considered it for a moment and said, ”I can't give you this one, since we need it to leave Darkniss. If you want it, you'll have to wait until I enter Darkniss next time.”

”Alright,” Mei Wu agreed eagerly, and followed up with a question, ”I don't understand, why are you interested in Darkniss? Is it the gravstones?”

Ye Chong nodded, then shook his head. ”It's not just the gravstones. You're familiar with this place. Have you ever seen an animal that's about 10 metres tall, with a red-tipped arrow tail?”

Xuan Ning knew immediately what Ye Chong was talking about. He stared at Ye Chong and asked, ”So you're interested in that? Why didn't you tell me sooner? Just say the word, and His Majesty will give it to you.”

Mei Wu spoke up sharply, ”Don't mention the b*stard Majesty in front of me again, Xuan Ning, or I'll put a hole in your head! Humph, I'm still way ahead of you as a shooter.” Mei Wu lifted her chin and stared down arrogantly at Xuan Ning.

Xuan Ning felt himself showered in cold sweat. He quickly bowed his head and nodded, ”Of course, of course!” Sha Ya stared at him. Who would have thought that the infamous Xuan Ning would cower before a woman just like that? And what was Mei Wu's relationship with the King?

Mei Wu breathed heavily with her right hand on her chest, and recovered after a while. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply and gathered herself. She shook her head at Ye Chong and said, ”I have never seen that creature you speak of. However, if you're talking about an animal that size, you will probably need to go deeper into Darkniss.”

”Have you seen this before?” Ye Chong took out the colloid fungus. Sha Ya and Xuan Ning studied the thing in Ye Chong's hand. They did not actually know why Ye Chong wanted to visit Darkniss. They also did not recognize the thing in his hand.

Mei Wu took the colloid fungus in her hand and scrutinized it. Abruptly, she lost her composure. ”Why do you have this?”

”You recognize it?” Ye Chong kept his gaze on Mei Wu.

Mei Wu nodded with a trace of fear in her eyes. ”Once, I was chased by three slitherlizards. I couldn't throw them off my back, and so I decided to run further into Darkniss out of desperation. Fortunately, I did not encounter any other wild animals along the way. I ran and ran for a long time, it must have been at least three weeks. It was then that I came across a meadow. The entire field was covered with this kind of fungus that you have. I was exhausted by then, and at my limit of parapsychic control. I thought that was it for me. When I saw the field, I simply slumped onto it. Once I was on the ground, I didn't have to strength to get up again. I closed my eyes, waiting for the end, but to my great surprise …”

All three of her listeners keenly followed her words.

”The three slitherlizards left, just like that. I didn't think much about it back then. I was too tired, my eyes won't open. I fell unconscious. After some time, I woke up and saw a red patch underneath me. I was so shocked I quickly shot up from the ground.

”It was so quiet in the field. There wasn't a single sound. The long hairs of the plant swayed in the wind. I looked closer and realized that it was not grass at all, but a kind of thin, hair-like plant. I call that place the Sea of Threads. I didn't see other animals in the Sea of Threads. I was scared of what I found, but then something else happened that made my truly afraid. Out there, I couldn't spread my parapsychic waves!”

”What?”

”Impossible!”

Sha Ya and Xuan Ning gasped.

”I was horrified! I never experienced that before. Never! A shooter without parapsychic waves cannot defend themselves. I ran away from the Sea of Threads without delay.” Mei Wu smiled bitterly. ”I wasn't so lucky on the return trip. I encountered many powerful creatures along the way. It was a dangerous trip, and I was badly injured from it, but in the end I got back home, alive. That was the most horrifying experience I ever had.”

Mei Wu could still recall the horror she felt from that incident. Beside her, the three listeners were chilled by her story as well.