Chapter 65

Chapter 65

With a look from Lu Chen, Yi Xin felt unconfident all of a sudden. She hesitated for a moment and with a doubtful voice, she asked softly, "Brother Lu, it... it's only a young hound. It can't be some powerful demonic beast who could kill us, right?"

Lu Chen gazed at her and spoke impassively, "Given its size, there's no way it can kill us."

Yi Xin heaved a sigh of relief, and it felt as though her heart, which seemed to have come to a standstill, started to beat once more. "Then, can we save it?"

Lu Chen harrumphed, "You were almost killed by the Black Jackals yesterday, so why are you suddenly showing mercy now?"

"Ah?" Yi Xin was taken aback. "This little hound is a Black Jackal as well? But its appearance..."

"This isn't a purebreed." Lu Chen interrupted Yi Xin's words. "It is a hybrid between the mountainous Snow Wolves and the Black Jackals. Very few of them survive to adulthood. Your effort will just be wasted."

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Lu Chen opened his mouth, only to close it without saying a word. His face suddenly darkened and he seemed displeased. With a rare tinge of impatience to his tone, he said, "In any case, it carries the bloodline of a Black Jackal. Even so, do you still want to save it?"

In response to the rebuke, Yi Xin cowered immediately. Then after a moment, she replied fearfully, "I'll listen to your words."

Lu Chen harrumphed and continued walking forward. Yi Xin heaved a sigh of relief and followed suit.

Behind them, the mournful cry of the small hound echoed. Yi Xin felt her heart ache, but her rationality told her that Lu Chen's behavior was correct. Thus, she held back her urge to turn around and take a look.

Walking out of the river valley, the small hound also disappeared from their sights.

At this point, the river bent sharply, flowing toward another direction. Lu Chen stopped and surveyed his surroundings. Then, he peered into the sky, seemingly trying to discern their position and ascertain the directions. While waiting for Lu Chen, Yi Xin began to waver and eventually, she could no longer hold herself back and turned to look back at the river valley.

The savagery that existed in the yellow panther's eyes from before disappeared without a trace, and fear had taken its place. With a change in its circumstance, it couldn't care less about that young hound. With a cry of agony, it landed on the ground and immediately tried to flee.

However, the fearsome vines were shockingly swift. As though a strike of lightning, it shot straight for the yellow panther. The sand in its path was blown aside by the force of its movement, and a piercing shrill could be heard as the vines ripped through the air. In the blink of an eye, amidst frantic howling, the yellow panther was forcefully grabbed and dragged back, just as it was about to successfully escape from danger.

The yellow panther yelled furiously and struggled relentlessly. However, several vines had coiled itself tightly around its body and soon, countless spikes had pierced into it.

Slowly, its voice drifted off and its struggling weakened. Eventually, it laid paralyzed and helpless before the vine.

At this moment, a black rope shot out, and at the end of the rope was a sharp claw. It fell accurately on the yellow panther's back legs, clutching tightly onto it. The sharp edges tore apart the flesh, and the yellow panther cried in agony. In an instant, its back leg was separated from its body.

However, what was bizarre was that the Bloodthirsty Demonic Flowers didn't react at all. It continued to pull the dying yellow panther. Soon, it was dragged into the cluster of beautiful flowers and after another few moments of activity, the entire field fell quiet once more.

On the other hand, the rope that grabbed onto the leg of the panther was slowly retrieved. At the same time, a human figure slowly appeared. He spat impatiently as he grabbed the panther's leg with one hand and the wounded young hound in another before turning around to walk away.

Under the sunlight, that human seemed like a demon which had just stepped from the purgatory of hell. His back was hunched, and his skin was dark and dry. He seemed to be just a pile of bones wrapped within skin, and on his fearsome face, two broken fangs hung from his mouth. On a whole, he resembled more like a wild beast instead of a human.

Before his departure, the bizarre-looking man seemed to have thought of something and glanced at the exit of the river valley. However, it was completely empty and not a single figure was in sight.

He muttered something, and it felt as though he was cursing someone. Then, carrying the bloodied leg, he disappeared swiftly into the river valley.

After a long while, from the bottom of the rock cliffs outside the river valley, Lu Chen and Yi Xin's figures slowly emerged. Lu Chen had grabbed onto Yi Xin's mouth tightly whereas Yi Xin's eyes reflected with fear. She seemed to be unable to comprehend all that had just happened.

In contrast, Lu Chen's expression seemed frosty. He coldly glanced at the valley, as though contemplating. After a brief moment, he muttered, "Barbarian?"

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