Sunset Forest became extremely quiet.
No more sounds of human fighting could be heard.
"Finally, peace. Who knows what happened in the forest earlier; it certainly disrupted our sleep."
With the temperature dropping in autumn, many soul beasts were hibernating!
"I wonder how Xiaowu is doing now. It feels like she has encountered a lot of trouble and was taken away by Ye Feng. It's been almost half a month without any news. Maybe it's time to check on them!"
"Better not. Don't go see them."
"If Ye Feng finds out we're looking for them and they get into trouble because of us, he'll never let it go, and we might lose our territory with no place to go."
"Come on, Sky Blue Bull Python, you're too timid. You're actually afraid of humans attacking you?"
Both of the huge soul beasts were over a hundred thousand years old.
The Titan Ape and the Sky Blue Bull Python conversed.
Many things had happened in the forest while they were still waking up, but unfortunately, they were unaware!
Once the forest fell silent, the Titan Ape was the first to remember Ye Feng taking Xiaowu away.
At this moment, they were very curious about what had happened to Xiaowu after Ye Feng took her.
Because not far ahead, a lot of vegetation lay fallen on the ground, and the earth was pockmarked with big holes, a result of a severe fight that had turned the place upside down!
"I guess Ye Feng might have taken Xiaowu directly to where humans live."
"As long as Xiaowu is alive, that's good enough. We shouldn't concern ourselves too much with the rest. If you had to choose between Ye Feng and Xiaowu, who would you rather be with?"
"What kind of question is that? Since when do we have such choices?"
"Do we really have to stay with humans? Let me think and reminisce about the times with Xiaowu."
...
"Now that I think about it, Xiaowu and Ye Feng are worlds apart in strength. If forced to make a choice, I'd really feel sorry for Xiaowu, but I would choose the kid Ye Feng. His strength is great and only getting greater."
"If it were up to you, would you pick Ye Feng as our friend like I did?"
"Isn't that obvious? If one day Ye Feng has enough strength to turn us into humans, that would be even better."
The two massive soul beasts were probably dreaming!
"Thud thud—"
Suddenly, the Sky Blue Bull Python rose, and a whole area of water surged from the ground!
Its massive body became uncontrollable.
"Why don't we go out for a stroll and see what the forest looks like now, it's been a while since we've been out for a walk and some fresh air."
"It would be quite nice if we ran into Ye Feng and the others."
"Yeah, hopefully we'll meet them. Then we can have a chat with Xiaowu."
At this moment, the two soul beasts continued their conversation.
"Thud thud—"
And so, the two huge soul beasts walked together through the forest.
...
On the other side were Ye Feng and his companions.
"Damn it, am I here to serve you or what!
Fine! Once you're better, I'll find an opportunity to give you a good thrashing, flaying your skin is a must!"
He could have used Soul Power to carry Ye Feng back to his home.
But Ye Feng insisted on doing it his way, opting to be carried on the back instead.
This was clearly causing trouble for Old Poison!
The old man, being messed around like this, who knows if he could reach the Dugu Family before nightfall!
"Old Poison, I'm giving you a chance to show off. You've always thought you were better than me and couldn't stand losing. If you can safely take me back home, then I'll believe what you say is true."
At this moment, Ye Feng smiled smugly on the back of Du Gubo.
"Come to think of it, I've never been carried by anyone before. Since childhood, I never had family. I was adopted by a kind-hearted man who brought me food every day. Later, the entire village pooled money to send me to Shrek Academy. I really owe a lot to the kind-hearted people of the village, especially the chief of Holy Spirit Village. If not for his pity, I might well have starved to death outside."
Suddenly, Ye Feng shared these things with Du Gubo!
Could it be that he already regarded Du Gubo as family!
These were Ye Feng's unspeakable secrets!
"Old Peel, to think you'd encounter such a thing, now that you mention it, it indeed sounds quite pitiful."
"But from what you've said, you and Tang San have always had unpleasant run-ins at the same academy, right?"
"Including everyone from Shrek Academy looking down on you—it seems you're truly unfortunate to meet such bizarre people."
Du Gubo spoke candidly.
At the same time, his breathless tone almost broke his old back!
But there was no helping it, he didn't dare to refuse Ye Feng's command and was tightly gripped by the other party.
"Oh dear! I don't want to bring up past matters, Old Poison. Just take it as a casual chat with me and don't take it to heart."
However, the one vow that could not be changed was to make those who had bullied Ye Feng suffer and lead lives worse than death.
Ye Feng said with a smile.
But deep down, he still held great hatred for that group of people who constantly mocked him.
"It's fine, I've already heard plenty of your stories along the way, which can alleviate some of the boredom."
Du Gubo responded.
Soon, the sky gradually darkened.
"Old Poison, put me down. Let's find a place to rest for a bit before we continue on our way. I see it's getting late, and after a tiring day, we need to find some food," said Ye Feng, whose stomach was growling.
It looked like he was really hungry.
"Hiss—"
Soul Power was released before Ye Feng's eyes.
Ye Feng looked at Du Gubo with a puzzled expression, wondering what the old guy was up to! Was he suddenly going back on his word?
Or was he about to kill Ye Feng and run away on his own, leaving Ye Feng behind?
"Old Poison, what are you trying to do? Things were fine just now, so why the sudden change of face?"
"You can't possibly think that I've been deceiving you, this old man. You could have used Soul Power to get out of this forest with me, yet you chose to listen to me and carry me out of this cursed place."
"Don't forget the task Bi Bidong entrusted to me, which I have to help complete, otherwise I'll truly die before her."
"Besides, why isn't Chrysanthemum Douluo following behind us? Wasn't he supposed to join us in searching for Tang San and the others? That old bastard is nothing but a drag."
"If he doesn't show up, so much the better. Then Bi Bidong won't get the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and she better not blame it on me later," Ye Feng said directly.
"I almost forgot about that matter, what a piece of work Bi Bidong is, she has left me in bad shape. Look at the injuries on my body, most of them were inflicted by her."
The old injuries had also flared up, but thankfully Ye Feng had given Du Gubo a few pain-relief pills, which greatly eased the pain.
Otherwise, when the pain struck, he felt like hitting anyone he saw!
"Forget about the task Bi Bidong gave you, it's unlikely you'll get the ten-thousand-year soul beast back. Instead, think about whether there's any hope of fixing your arm—it's really inconvenient to be missing an arm, you'll be useless in the future, no matter how powerful your Soul Power is."
"Once we get back, I'll also try to think of a way for you. Let's first go to the medicine garden to see if the immortal grass there can help you."
You have to try whenever there's an opportunity, who knows, it might succeed!
"Let's go find some food."
He hadn't eaten anything for several days.
"Rabbits!"
Du Gubo was excited to see them, knowing that Ye Feng's roasted rabbit was delicious and that no second person enjoyed rabbit meat as much as they did.
"Let me do it."
"Little thing, think you can run?"
It wasn't long before Ye Feng caught two rabbits with one hand.
One hand, two rabbits!
"Old Peel, you're quite something, we've got rabbit meat to eat."
"Sizzle—"
The rabbit's grease gave off a tantalizing aroma.
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