Chapter 42 His Story 2 (1/2)

Chapter 42 His Story (2)

“No, I don’t think that way!” Ye became anxious, and he stood up abruptly. “I came here to warn you to be careful! That monster is on Mt.Diecui!”

“Do you think I will believe you?” Zhu Xuan said, biting his lip. “You and I, we were never the same kind.”

After saying that, Zhu Xuan stood up and walked into the forest without looking back.

“Oi! Zhu Xuan!” Ye wanted to go after him, but Zhu Xuan had quickly vanished into the forest.

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“Until now I still don’t know whether he really doubted me or not. But it’s impossible for me to know the truth anymore.” Zhu Xuan lowered his head.

“What happened? Shi Yitong asked.

“It was the beast Chen,” Zhu Xuan said, “the huge hawk-beaked white beast you saw today. It destroyed the village at the foot of Mt.Diecui, Ye’s village.”

“Then, the people in the village…” Su Xiaoyun covered her mouth.

Zhu Xuan nodded. “Many people died. Elders, children, and young men. I madly searched the ruins but only found the bodies of his wife and children. I never found Ye’s body.”

“So, you believe that he didn’t die there?” I asked.

Zhu Xuan nodded. “After a while, I met a Taoist priest near the ruins. I asked him why he was there. He said that he came to find his deceased relatives, but I had never seen him before. Then he told me…”

“Wait, a Taoist priest?” I interrupted Zhu Xuan and asked, “You said you met a Taoist priest?”

Shi Yitong and Su Xiaoyun looked at me with doubtful eyes.

“Yeah, a Taoist priest.”

“Did he wear a Taoist robe?” Su Xiaoyun asked.

“Of course, how else would I know he was a Taoist priest?” Zhu Xuan was confused.

It seemed that the Taoist priest Zhu Xuan mentioned was probably the one hidden in the fog.

“What’s the matter, guys?” Zhu Xuan was really puzzled about our reaction.

“Oh, nothing, sorry to interrupt.” I smiled apologetically. “So you met a Taoist priest, did he say something?”

“He told me that some strong men in the village survived. They teamed up and vowed to take revenge for their families. They went up the mountain to find the beast,” said Zhu Xuan.

“Was Ye among them?”

“I didn’t find his body in the ruins, so I guessed he survived. I quickly ran up the mountain and saw…” Zhu Xuan paused and took a deep breath to calm down.

“I saw blood and corpses everywhere as if the road was paved with blood and body parts. And at the end of that road, I saw the beast Chen.”

“But, you once said that the beast Chen doesn’t hate human beings,” Su Xiaoyun interjected. “You said that the reason it hurt them was…”

“…Was because of me. This is a long story,” Zhu Xuan continued. “The beast Chen wasn’t in Yan City at first. I was the reason why it came to Mt.Diecui. It chased after me.”

“So, the beast Chen… Does it hold a grudge against you?” Shi Yitong asked.

“It’s somewhat like that. In a way, it envied me.” Zhu Xuan sighed. “You may have noticed that the beast Chen looks a lot like me when I’m transformed.”

Yes, he was right. Both of them were white beasts, but the beast Chen had no wings, and it looked ferocious.

“Essentially, the beast Chen and I are homologous. In the words of humans, that is… we are twins,” Zhu Xuan said seriously.

“What?!” We looked at Zhu Xuan, stunned.

“We were born at the same place but grew up in different environments. I love all things on earth. I love humans, I learned and understand the law of the universe, and I know the wisdom of the universe. On the other hand, the beast Chen, it just wanted to get stronger quickly and wanted to acquire great power without sacrificing anything for it. As a result, it didn’t take long before it fell into the Hell of Anger, which was the state of ‘Chen’. In the end, it was listed as one of the five poisons. During the Emperor’s reign, the beast Chen was sealed by the Emperor and was guarded by the White Tiger of the west. However, as time went by, when people gradually forgot our existence, it found an opportunity to escape. It then followed me here to the foothills of the mountain.”

Zhu Xuan dropped his eyes.

“I stayed at Mt.Diecui for so many years and yet I never noticed it was here. The beast Chen is very sly and smart. It hid under my nose for many years, but I didn’t even notice. When I knew the truth, it had already caused irreparable consequences.”

“What happened then?” asked Shi Yitong. “You mentioned Ye, what happened to him after?”