Shao Xuan ignored Yi Qi and Yi Zong. They didn't seem to be in good condition, especially Yi Qi. He was severely injured and fainted after uttering only one word. The panicked slaves were trying to save him.
Shao Xuan looked away. He was starving and his vision was blurry after just a few steps. He forced himself to set up a trap. With his current strength, he couldn't take the initiative to hunt.
While guarding the trap, Shao Xuan ate some of the meat Chacha brought back. However, Chacha ate raw meat and Shao Xuan didn't have the time to light a fire to roast the meat so he ate raw meat as well. When hunting in the tribe, they often encountered situations where it wasn't appropriate to light a fire. It wasn't rare to eat raw meat.
While waiting for the prey, Shao Xuan noticed that something was wrong with the surroundings. He didn't notice it before but after eating and resting, he noticed that the forest was strange.
Shao Xuan remembered that it was already winter when he came here. Although the weather here didn't change much throughout the year, there were still changes in the trees. When Shao Xuan arrived, the trees had already borne fruit. Now, there were no traces of fruit on the trees. There were no rotten fruits on the ground either.
Shao Xuan climbed to a high vantage point and looked into the distance. The strange feeling in his heart intensified.
"Hmm?" Shao Xuan suddenly felt a familiar aura approaching quickly. It was almost silent.
Not long after, a figure appeared in the forest.
"Gan Qie?" Shao Xuan looked at the person in surprise.
Gan Qie was wearing a grey hemp cloak. Since it was daytime, he still wore a hood as usual.
Shao Xuan didn't expect to see Gan Qie here. "Why are you here?"
"I'm looking for you." Gan Qie looked around. His gaze lingered on Yi Zong and Yi Qi for a few seconds before he turned to Shao Xuan. "You've been gone for too long. The Yanjiao people are worried."
"I was gone for a long time?" Shao Xuan knew that the flow of time in that strange dark world was different from the flow of time in the real world, but he only thought that he had stayed there for ten days at most.
"In a few days, there will be a full moon." Gan Qie didn't say how long he had been gone, but Shao Xuan knew that he had been gone for more than half a year.
It was no wonder that the Yanjiao people were so anxious. They said they were going to investigate the movements of the Royal City people who had entered the forest, but in the end, it took them more than half a year. Winter had long passed, and the rainy season had ended.
Shao Xuan knew that Gan Qie wouldn't lie about this. They would know when they looked at the moon at night. He also believed Gan Qie's words.
He had really left for more than half a year! No wonder the forest gave him such a strange feeling.
Shao Xuan remembered that before he entered the World of Darkness, winter had not yet passed. How could half a year have passed in the blink of an eye?
To Shao Xuan, that battle had only been half a day, but in the real world, so much time had passed!
It was hard to imagine that a battle that had taken more than half a year.
"I haven't heard from you, so I came to take a look." Gan Qie said simply, "The others can't sense your exact location, but your shaman seems to be able to. She can't leave the tribe, so she can only point out a general direction for the search team."
Gan Qie briefly told Shao Xuan why he was here.
The Yanjiao tribe had discussed going into the forest to search for Shao Xuan, but Gan Qie volunteered that he could sense Shao Xuan's exact location and they could search for him in the forest.
Gan Qie didn't like traveling with others. When he joined the other tribes in the Flaming River Basin to hunt, he treated it like a game. The others were afraid of him, and he didn't want to travel with them. That was why when Yanjiao suggested sending a team to go with him, Gan Qie refused.
That was indeed the case. It was much more convenient and relaxing for Gan Qie when he was alone compared to when he was with others.
Shao Xuan studied Gan Qie and nodded, "Not bad, your complexion is much rosier. Looks like you've been doing well in the forest."
Gan Qie's pale complexion had regained some color, but it was still slightly rosier than a normal person's. Now, Shao Xuan noticed that Gan Qie's complexion was filled with vitality, and he didn't look sickly or pale. How much blood did he suck to have such a change?
As for why Gan Qie was able to find Shao Xuan, it was mainly because of the power Shao Xuan used to revive him. That special power affected Gan Qie, allowing him to come back from the brink of death. It also allowed him to find Shao Xuan's location.
With his' immortal 'body, Gan Qie had an easier time in the forest compared to others.
"Did everything go well? How's the tribe doing while I was gone? "Shao Xuan asked.
Gan Qie thought about it and said, "It's going well." This was to tell Shao Xuan that his journey had been smooth. The Yanjiao tribe was doing well too.
Shao Xuan didn't plan on getting too much information from Gan Qie. After all, Gan Qie was a man of few words, and he didn't seem to be interested in anything.
However, just as Shao Xuan thought that Gan Qie would start to think about life again, Gan Qie spoke.
"I met a bat, a big bat. It's half a step away from becoming a beast king. It should be the one you mentioned before." Gan Qie gestured with his hand to outline the bat's size.
"The one from the bat mountain?" Shao Xuan frowned. That bat wasn't easy to deal with. "Did you lose to it?"
Gan Qie shook his head with a strange expression. "No."
Gan Qie had met that bat when he was hunting for food. Both of them liked to hunt at night and they both drank blood. Both of them seemed to have a natural instinct for which beast's blood tasted better. Their hunting targets were very similar as well, so it wasn't strange for them to meet. The strange thing was, how did Gan Qie escape from the bat's claws?
In response to Shao Xuan's confusion, Gan Qie told him what happened.
Not only did Gan Qie not lose to the bat's claws, but he also got along well with the bat. The bat didn't attack Gan Qie. Instead, Gan Qie gave the bat some prey and the bat accepted it. After that, the bat helped Gan Qie get rid of two beasts that were difficult to deal with.
When Shao Xuan heard about this from Gan Ci, he was also quite surprised.
"With your strength, how would you fare against the giant bat?" asked Shao Xuan.
"No," Gan Qie said without hesitation. His "immortal" body didn't mean that he couldn't be killed. There were limits to his abilities. Even though he hadn't really fought against the bat, he knew the difference between them. He wasn't confident that he could win.
"But it has a familiar aura. It's similar to mine," Gan Qie said as he looked at Shao Xuan. "Is that bat connected to you?"
Connected? Shao Xuan thought for a moment and briefly told Gan Qie about his first encounter with the bat. He only left out the part about mining fire crystals. The fire crystal mine was a secret of the Yanjiao tribe. Only a few people in the Yanjiao tribe knew about it. After all, Gan Qie wasn't a Yanjiao. Shao Xuan wouldn't tell him about the fire crystals.
Shao Xuan emphasized how the bat competed with the other bat candidates to become the leader of the bat swarm. Shao Xuan still remembered that he was holding onto the fire crystal. Without him noticing, the power of the fire crystal was absorbed by the bat that was still evolving. After that, the bat was the first to complete its transformation and killed all the other bat candidates. In the end, it became the leader of the bat swarm.
Perhaps it was because it absorbed the power released by Shao Xuan's fire crystal during its evolution that the bat had a similar aura to the Yanjiao tribe. This was also the main reason why it didn't attack the Yanjiao tribe.
Although the bat had a similar aura to the Yanjiao tribe, it had another aura that was different from the Yanjiao tribe's. It was an aura that came from Shao Xuan's body. This aura was stronger than the Yanjiao's aura. Gan Qie was able to 'come back to life' because Shao Xuan used another type of power. Therefore, to the bat, Gan Qie was more similar to it than the other Yanjiao tribesmen. They were more of the same kind and closer.
After what happened in the strange dark world, Shao Xuan had a better understanding of the white power in his body. Gan Qie's situation must have something to do with it.
Now that he thought about it, it made sense.
"What are you looking at?" Shao Xuan turned his head and saw that Gan Qie seemed to be looking for something.
"There's … the smell of blood," said Gan Qie.
"Blood? Oh, there are two people from the Yi family and their slaves over there. "Shao Xuan pointed in the direction of Yi Zong and Yi Qi.
"No, it's not them." Gan Qie shook his head. "I can smell their blood but I'm not looking for their blood. Their blood definitely smells better than the other tribesmen's but there's another type of blood here that smells even better."
Gan Qie sniffed carefully and scanned his surroundings like a radar. Finally, he looked up.
"It's there! It's coming from up there! " Gan Qie's eyes flashed red and his long fangs grew out of his mouth. He lifted his leg and was about to charge up the mountain. His entire body exuded a murderous aura. From the Flaming River to here, Gan Qie must have seen blood everywhere he went. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a strong murderous aura.
Shao Xuan hurriedly stopped Gan Qie. "Don't be rash! Keep your fangs and your murderous aura. This is the territory of the giant mountain eagles. Don't move around carelessly. Be careful. As for what's up there … "Shao Xuan thought for a moment." Let me eat something first. After I recover, I'll go up with you. "
Gan Qie retracted his gaze and paused. Then, he nodded. "Alright." He could feel a strong aura around here. It wasn't the aura of a living creature but it made him nervous. If it wasn't for the murderous aura, he wouldn't have wanted to stay here. However, the smell from the mountain excited him and made him willing to take the risk.
What was at the top of the mountain? Shao Xuan wondered. There weren't many beasts in this long mountain range. The higher up they went, the fewer animals there were. Besides the giant mountain eagles that came from afar, there was nothing else …
No!
There were exceptions up there!
Those white worms!
Shao Xuan remembered the white worms that broke out of the ground and ran up the mountain. He turned to Chacha and asked, "Did those white worms come down?"
Chacha looked at the top of the mountain and then at Shao Xuan. He shook his head.
They didn't come down!
There were so many white worms up there but they didn't come down!
Shao Xuan thought back to the first time he came here. Back then, the white worms would steal the ice crystals on the top of the mountain. Then, they would transform in their nests and turn into butterflies.
Moreover, it was almost the full moon now. Shao Xuan saw the white worms that turned into butterflies at this time too. Shao Xuan still remembered what the white worms looked like when they turned into butterflies.
The 'blood' that Chacha mentioned was most likely the white worms. If it was the giant mountain eagles, Gan Qie wouldn't be this excited even after knowing Chacha for so long.
Whether it was the white worms or something else on the mountain, Shao Xuan decided that he would go up and take a look when he recovered. He still remembered why Yi Zong and the rest were here. Shao Xuan also wanted to know if the white worms had any other secrets. Perhaps they had something to do with forging?
It was rare for him to come here, he wouldn't be satisfied if he didn't find out.
While Shao Xuan stared at the mountain and planned his next move, a tense atmosphere hung in the desert. It had been like this for half a year and the cause was the change in the desert's ruler, Rock Hill City.
Shi Shu and his men looked nervously at a sand dune in the distance. There was an underground palace at the bottom of the dune. Yi Xiang was in there.
Shi Shu knew what Yi Xiang was doing. He knew that Yi Xiang would be in there for a long time but he didn't expect it to be this long.
Although Shi Shu had confidence in Yi Xiang, the longer this went on, the more he felt a sense of foreboding. The Yi family was nothing to worry about. If Yi Xiang was here, it wouldn't take this long.
What was going on? Shi Shu had been thinking about it for the past few days.
Now, he knew that his hunch was right.
There was a loud boom, as if a giant beast was crashing into the ground. Sand flowed down the dune in front of them like water. The entire dune caved in with the boom and the ground shook.
The place where the underground palace was built was relatively sturdy but now, it seemed to have turned into quicksand, swallowing the entire dune.
"Retreat!" Shi Shu shouted for the team to retreat quickly because the scope of the quicksand was rapidly expanding.
Boom!
Two silhouettes rushed out of the sunken area, creating a large hole. Then, three more silhouettes rushed out one after another.
The three figures that rushed out from behind gathered together to protect the person in the middle.
The five figures that appeared were the puppets that Yi Xiang had placed in the underground palace. Shi Shu had seen them before when he entered the underground palace. His attention was not on the five puppets, but on the figure they were protecting.
Yi Xiang, who was being protected from the underground palace, didn't look well. There was blood at the corner of his mouth and the wooden bracelet in his hand was broken.
How could this be?! Shi Shu was shocked.
…
Due to Yi Xiang's injuries, Rock Hill City had to temporarily abandon some of its expansion plans. It didn't even care about the war at the coastline.
The desert entered a period of relative peace.
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