Obtaining Top Art on Family's Extermination Night
Chapter 298 - 159: Not an Adult Yet?
It was an age for daydreams, so it wasn’t strange for all sorts of thoughts to cross her mind.
Seeing she was silent, he said,
"Pack your things. We’re leaving."
"Okay."
Long Qingzhi nodded quickly but couldn’t help asking,
"Where are we going next?"
"To Anyue City."
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Long Qingzhi’s eyes went wide.
"We’re really going to Anyue City? Didn’t He Shidao just say it’s fraught with danger?"
"The more dangerous it is, the more reason we have to go."
Fang Shuwen let out a light laugh.
"Perfect. I haven’t run into a single master since arriving in the Northern Domain."
"Let’s see if there are any powerful people in Anyue City."
He hadn’t come on this trip for the sake of peace.
Ye Wucheng had dared to disguise himself as the Blood Demon Ancestor and stir up heretical trouble in the Eastern Domain. While Fang Shuwen hadn’t returned the favor in kind, he wasn’t about to let the Northern Domain have an easy time either.
Of course, he never killed without reason.
But now that the people of the Northern Domain were sharpening their blades for a fight, Fang Shuwen certainly wasn’t going to disappoint them.
Bringing Long Qingzhi along would be dangerous, of course.
But would it be any less dangerous if they didn’t go?
To be blunt, there wasn’t a single safe place for them in the entire Northern Domain.
Since everyone was gathering in Anyue City, he would just have to face the challenge head-on.
If he beat this bunch into submission, or just plain beat them to death, perhaps he’d have less trouble down the road.
’Worst case scenario, if things go south, I can always just grab Long Qingzhi and run. I refuse to believe that bunch of short-legged fools could ever catch me.’
’After all, there’s only one Miao Feichan in this world!’
’And even if some of those people could match my speed, they could never hope to match my endurance when it comes to Inner Strength.’
In other words, a trip to Anyue City was a win-win: he could attack if he advanced and defend if he retreated.
It was worth the trip.
Long Qingzhi didn’t know what Fang Shuwen was thinking, but she said nothing more and went straight inside to pack her things.
Over the past few days, she had washed and changed her clothes.
She packed everything neatly into her bundle, but as she looked around the small wooden cabin, about to leave, she felt an unexpected pang of reluctance.
These had been the most peaceful days she had known since her great disaster.
Life was worlds apart from what it used to be.
But this sense of peace and security was something no amount of money could buy.
She bit her lip gently, shouldered her small bundle, and went outside. She looked at the door, wanting to find a lock for it, but you can’t make bricks without straw.
She could only give up with a sigh.
When she turned back to look at Fang Shuwen, he had already dragged out He Shidao’s corpse.
He was searching the body and seemed to have found quite a haul.
After pocketing the silver and silver notes, Fang Shuwen called out,
"Fang Dabao!!"
A faint beastly roar echoed from the woods. A moment later, the rather enormous form of the Iron-Eating Beast appeared before Fang Shuwen.
Looking at the creature’s physique, Fang Shuwen was very satisfied.
After spending the past few days together, Fang Dabao had lowered its guard around Fang Shuwen.
When Fang Shuwen reached out to pat its head, it let him.
Not knowing what Fang Shuwen wanted, it plopped down on the ground, pulled a bamboo shoot from who-knows-where, and started munching on it. CRUNCH, CRUNCH.
Juices dripped everywhere as it ate, and it looked incredibly sweet.
Long Qingzhi swallowed instinctively, but then quickly shook her head. She’d eaten so many winter bamboo shoots in the last two days that she was about to be sick of them.
Fang Shuwen squeezed Fang Dabao’s large ears again and said,
"We’re leaving. You haven’t fully grasped the Martial Arts yet, though. If you want to keep learning, you can come with us."
Fang Dabao froze. It could understand human speech, and suddenly, the bamboo shoot in its paw lost all its appeal.
After a moment of conflicted indecision, it spun around twice in place, seeming quite agitated.
Finally, it suddenly flopped to the ground and tilted its head at Fang Shuwen.
Fang Shuwen thought for a moment, then pulled Long Qingzhi up onto Fang Dabao’s back.
The beast’s back was broad and quite flat to sit on. But while it was large, it was still a bit of a squeeze for two people.
Especially once it started running; with a jolt, Long Qingzhi couldn’t help but fall against Fang Shuwen’s back.
Her face immediately turned bright red.
Fang Shuwen said softly,
"Be careful."
"Mm."
Long Qingzhi replied with a tiny sound.
Fang Dabao was incredibly fast, moving through the forest as if on level ground. This was something no ordinary Iron-Eating Beast could do.
The scenery flew past them, and in the blink of an eye, they were back in the depths of the bamboo forest.
This time, however, it went past the small pond and arrived at another cave. The cave was massive, about three zhang high, and it could stride right in with its head held high even while carrying two people.
Just as they set foot inside, Fang Shuwen’s expression changed slightly.
Aside from the stench of decay inside the cave, deeper within lay two enormous skeletons.
From their appearance, they must have been Fang Dabao’s parents.
Even though they were just skeletons, their immense size left even Fang Shuwen dumbfounded.
This was definitely not the size a normal Iron-Eating Beast should have!
The skeletons were at least two zhang long. Their height was hard to calculate, but he estimated it at one zhang.
A zhang was 3.3 meters. A behemoth that stood 3.3 meters tall on all fours, if it reared up on its hind legs... a creature six to seven meters tall. The mere thought would make anyone’s scalp tingle.
In comparison, Fang Dabao was practically pocket-sized.
"Is this the unique variant bred by the Purple Qi Bamboo Forest?"
Long Qingzhi’s eyes were wide with wonder.
"Then Fang Dabao... does that mean it’s not even an adult yet?"
Right now, Fang Dabao was less than a zhang long, a full size smaller than its parents’ skeletons, if not more.
Fang Shuwen pondered for a moment, then suddenly chuckled.
"Isn’t this great?"
"It’s a raising project."
’Once Fang Dabao is fully grown, if I can get it even bigger than its parents, imagine riding it around. Who wouldn’t be impressed?’
’Everywhere I go, people would have to crane their necks to look!’
’Not only that, the little guy is diligent and eager to learn. If it can actually learn my Martial Arts... I can ride it for fun, and when there’s trouble, I can just send Fang Dabao in to fight. Perfect!’