amaotonovel Chapter 27 Befriending Beasts
Chapter 27 Befriending Beasts
With his current strength, he can only use the Five Waves twice. Before making a move, Shen Xu had already decided that if he could not break down the three people's psychological defenses after two moves, he would immediately give up and flee far away.
Indeed, he almost crashed out. The young man who used his fists was very strong, and his final punch actually shattered his five waves.
Moreover, the other young man with the sword is probably even stronger, and he definitely has a trick up his sleeve. If he hadn't been holding back to protect the girl, he probably wouldn't have had such an easy time today.
However, he eventually achieved his goal. It's just unknown whether the girl will send someone to seek revenge after she returns.
Going out now is definitely not an option; taking a jar of Yuanhou wine out would be tantamount to suicide.
Therefore, he must finish the wine in Blood Valley as soon as possible and then return to his sect to lay low. To do this, he needs to find a relatively safe place to avoid being searched and to focus on his breakthrough.
After thinking it over, there was only one suitable place. "Let's go check on the Wind Leopard's injuries! I wonder if it will like this gift."
Shen Xu patted the pottery jar in his hand, then sped off towards the Wind Leopard Forest.
After some time, a figure in white led Yang Sen to this open space.
"Is this where you fought?" the middle-aged man in white asked.
"Reporting to the elder, this is the place."
"Judging from the marks, a battle definitely took place."
"You're saying that person's target is Xiao Xiao?"
"I've thought about it carefully again recently, and that person's purpose shouldn't be Junior Sister Xiao."
“How come you see?”
"Because Junior Sister Xiao was not injured, he claimed that his goal was to restrict me and prevent me from leaving Junior Sister Xiao's side."
His real purpose was likely the jar of Yuan Hou wine in Junior Sister Xiao's possession, because besides Junior Brother Lu being injured and unconscious, only that jar of Yuan Hou wine had disappeared during the battle.
"And his strength is probably not as great as I described before. He should only be about the same as me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to restrict my movements through Junior Sister Xiao. We must have been tricked." Yang Sen said with some shame.
“You did nothing wrong. Xiao Xiao’s safety is more important. A jar of Yuanhou wine is not a very important item. Regardless of his strength, you should protect Xiao Xiao.” The middle-aged man in white said calmly.
"This disciple has learned a great deal!" Yang Sen bowed and said.
"However, to dare to rob an elder of our sect in broad daylight and even injure an inner disciple is simply outrageous. This matter cannot be let go so easily. What other information do you know about that person?"
"He was masked so I couldn't see his face clearly. Judging from his voice, he should be a man, about my height, who knows a very powerful water-based sword technique, and he should also be comprehending the essence of water."
"But I find something strange. Logically speaking, Yuanhou Wine isn't anything particularly precious; it just tastes good, and almost every sect sells it. Yet he went so far as to offend one of our sect's elders to steal it. I find that very unreasonable," Yang Sen said thoughtfully.
“There will always be some strange people, but no matter what, they must be punished! I will investigate the disciples of various sects who have recently entered Crimson Valley, as you suggested. If I find anyone who seems suspicious, I will notify you to identify them. You should not return to your sect for the next few days.”
Furthermore, I will seal off the exits from the valley; you must thoroughly check everyone who leaves the valley.
“Your disciple obeys. I still remember his eyes and I cannot mistake him,” Yang Sen replied respectfully.
Shen Xu, who had just arrived at the Wind Leopard Forest, was walking towards the spot where the Wind Leopard had fallen last time. When he did not see the Wind Leopard's body on the ground, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"It seems that the Wind Leopard survived in the end, so my healing pills were not wasted."
Shen Xu couldn't help but feel a little emotional, as he and Feng Bao had both survived from their own clutches.
Following the blood aura emanating from the Wind Leopard, Shen Xu began searching for traces of the Wind Leopard in the Wind Leopard Forest. In the central area of the Wind Leopard Forest, on a giant tree that was noticeably thicker than the surrounding trees, he sensed the source of the blood aura he had been searching for.
He didn't deliberately hide his tracks or scent, believing that the wind leopard must have sensed his arrival as well.
"Come out! I know you're up there. I'll give you something good." Shen Xu said slowly, then sat down cross-legged and picked up a fallen leaf that was still tinged with green.
A pair of black eyes peeked at Shen Xu through the gaps in the tree canopy. The wind leopard found this human strange. Despite feeling that he was weak, he could always dodge his attacks and even create powerful attacks that it couldn't avoid.
But just when it thought it was going to die, this person didn't kill it. Instead, he helped it live. What was he here for?
Although the wind leopard was puzzled, it still dragged its injured and sick body and carefully climbed down from the tree.
Seeing Feng Bao's wariness towards him, Shen Xu smiled, took the jar, and peeled off the mud from the mouth of the jar. A charming fruity aroma mixed with a faint smell of alcohol instantly spread around, and Shen Xu even smelled a delicate floral fragrance in it, which made him feel refreshed.
"Those monkeys have pretty good taste! But now I'm the one who benefits." Shen Xu couldn't help but chuckle.
The leopard was clearly also attracted by the scent. It vaguely remembered smelling the same scent when it was a child, which made it move even closer to Shen Xu.
Shen Xu folded the leaf into a spoon shape; he remembered that Uncle Wang had taught him this trick when he was a child. Although so many years had passed and so many things had happened, he still hadn't forgotten it.
He picked up the jar and poured the pale yellow liquid into a spoon made of folded leaves, then pushed the spoon full of liquid toward the wind leopard.
Seeing the liquid in the leaves, the wind leopard was very tempted. It felt that if it drank what was in the leaves, its wounds would heal much faster, and might even heal further, but...
The leopard looked at the human in front of it with a puzzled expression, only to see the human make a drinking gesture, indicating that it should drink.
"Why would he do this?" Although Feng Bao was puzzled, he couldn't resist the temptation of the wine and started drinking.
Shen Xu sat on the ground, quietly watching Feng Bao slowly drink the wine from the leaves. After finishing, Feng Bao licked his lips and looked at the jar next to Shen Xu, a greedy glint in his eyes.
Shen Xu didn't pay much attention to the greed in the wind leopard's eyes. If humans are like this, how much more so are beasts with little intelligence! The saying "the beastly nature is hard to change" is not just a saying.
However, the wind leopard poses no threat to him now, and he has always been tolerant of creatures that pose no threat to him.
He pointed at the wind leopard, then at the canopy of the giant tree, then at himself, then at the canopy of the giant tree again, and finally at the jar next to him.
Shen Xu wanted Feng Bao to take him to a safe place, hoping Feng Bao would understand what he meant! But Feng Bao obviously misunderstood him, climbed up to the treetop, and came down with a sword in its mouth.
Shen Xu shook his head and then repeated the gesture from before, specifically pointing to the wind leopard's wound. This time, the wind leopard seemed to understand his meaning, picked up its sword again, and walked deeper into the wind leopard forest.