Chapter 7 A Mysterious Place (2/2)

The small creature seemed to have realised that its barking had not intimidated Zhou Yuan. Its tail stood straight up as it jumped in front of a boulder, before opening its mouth and taking a vicious bite.

Crunch crunch!

As it continued to chomp down in this manner, one could only watch as the boulder rapidly shrank at an alarming speed. In the short span of several breaths, the boulder had completely disappeared. All of the hard pieces of rock had been swallowed into the little creature’s tiny stomach.

The expression on Zhou Yuan’s face turned rigid as he secretly gasped. He was a little dumbstruck as he stared at the little dog-like creature. What exactly was this thing? To think that such a huge boulder would be devoured in a few bites.

What strong teeth and healthy appetite!

Zhou Yuan wiped away the cold sweat on his head and no longer dared to look at this seemingly plain little beast. The latter’s teeth had been able to easily chew threw rock, what hope could his frail body have against it?

No wonder it was called Tuntun*. (Means swallow or devour)

Upon seeing the shock on Zhou Yuan’s face, the little creature called Tuntun happily swung its tail. It rolled its eyes at him in an extremely human-like manner, before catching up to the girl in green while still shaking its tail.

When the girl in green walked into the forest, she tilted her head back a little, slightly raising her snow-white chin at Zhou Yuan.

“Come along if you want to find your great destiny.”

After speaking, she walked into the forest, her pretty figure flashing between the gaps in the trees.

A contemplative look emerged on Zhou Yuan’s face as he watched the girl in green and small creature grow smaller and smaller. All of this was very mysterious, and he could not make heads or tails of it. He was clearly unable to understand why he had come to this foreign place from the stone platform in the secret cavern of their ancestral shrine.

However, since he was already here, there was obviously no way to back out. After all, he did not plan on returning empty handed.

Huu.

Zhou Yuan took in a deep breath. Without any further hesitation, he opened his stride and quickly caught up to the girl and little beast.

A boy, girl and beast travelled within the ancient forest, a lush green forest that was full of life. From time to time, ferocious beast howls could be heard in the distance. But every time that happened, the little Tuntun at the girl in green’s side would emit a bark. Although the bark was not loud, the entire forest seemed to fall silent, as if they were afraid of this small creature.

Zhou Yuan could not help but took another look at the mysterious little beast. The little gray-dog-like creature seemed to be very special.

It was clear that the girl in green had not intentions of speaking with Zhou Yuan. Hence, Zhou Yuan could only maintain his silence as he closely followed behind.

They advanced in this manner for an hour, before Zhou Yuan finally sensed the girl in green’s footsteps come to a stop.

“We’re here.”

The girl’s voice echoed from the front. Zhou Yuan’s heart jumped slightly as he raised his head and peered at through the greenery of the forest. A clearing had appeared within the forest where a cottage peacefully stood.

There were three fences around the cottage. Zhou Yuan’s gaze ultimately paused on a recliner in front of the cottage where an old man in black was peacefully resting as he gently rocked back and forth.

As if he had sensed Zhou Yuan’s gaze, the old man opened his eyes and looked at the former.

Zhou Yuan’s heart faintly trembled when he saw the old man’s eyes. Those eyes were filled with an indescribable ancientness, as if they had experienced countless eons.

At the same time, Zhou Yuan was able to feel a thick declining and decaying aura cloaking the old man.

However, the moment their gazes met, Zhou Yuan also felt the sensation of being seen through. It was as if all of his secrets had been put on display before the old man’s eyes.

“Hehe, a little fellow who possess the sacred dragon blessing has indeed come.” The old man in black slowly withdrew his gaze as a raspy voice was heard. However, the voice was akin to thunder when they fell upon Zhou Yuan’s ears.

“However it’s a pity that the sacred dragon blessing has been stolen, and even the sacred dragon root has been damaged. Oh, is this the Dragon’s Resentment Poison?”

“Tragic, truly tragic.”

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