C193 Half Human and Half Beast
The monster saw that Ye Kai had stopped and had no intention of following him. It turned its head around in a very human-like manner. It paced back and forth on all four limbs, just like Ye Kai, and sized him up from head to toe.
"An animal is an animal. No matter what you are, if you want to make a move, come now!"
After saying that, Ye Kai sneered and took two steps back, standing still.
"Roar!"
The monster roared. It stretched out its thick feet and stomped on the ground. At the same time, it revealed its teeth, which seemed to be mixed with the flesh and blood of some kind of animal.
"Follow... me!"
What? !
Ye Kai was shocked by the monster's actions.
Is it saying to me, "Follow me"? !
It actually speaks human language?
Could it be that, just like what Qin Changsheng's friend had said, this fellow was really the monster that existed like a ghost at the private meeting, the monster that could speak human language?
Just as Ye Kai's hair stood on end, the monster seemed to no longer pay attention to Ye Kai. Its four feet slammed heavily on the ground once again, and it turned its head around, running wildly towards the mountain.
If it wasn't for these three words that could only be said by humans, Ye Kai wouldn't have continued chasing.
But now, even if this monster didn't let him chase after it, Ye Kai wouldn't hesitate to follow it and investigate. Since he was certain that it had something to do with the ghostly monster on his private plate, with Ye Kai's disposition, of course he wouldn't let it go!
Therefore, Ye Kai raised his strength again and followed it with all his might.
...
"Feng'er, how long has Ye Kai and your sister been gone for?"
Ten thousand miles away, in the Southern Ocean Chu family.
Chu Genqing placed his hands behind his back and looked at the moon in the sky as he asked slowly.
Behind him, the usually frivolous Chu Feng was standing respectfully with his hands bowed.
"Replying to the old man, at noon, your two personal guards had already sent the news that they have arrived at the edge of the dense forest in front of their destination."
Chu Feng replied to Chu Genqing who was in front of him.
"Oh? So fast?"
Chu Genqing nodded.
"I hope they are safe! I hope Ye Kai can find my poor old friend and cure him and bring him back..."
"Master, don't worry. You know Little Shuang's skills, and Ye Kai isn't an easy person to deal with. Plus, this kid's luck is heaven defying. This trip will definitely not disappoint you!"
Chu Feng comforted Chu Genqing.
"Oh, right!"
Chu Feng seemed to have thought of something and asked.
"Old man, does your old friend not have any photos or anything like that? What I mean is, even if Ye Kai and the others are there, he doesn't know what your friend looks like. Should he ask a question when he saw someone, 'Sorry to bother you.' Are you a friend of Chu Genqing and Old Master Chu? Is that so?"
Chu Feng's question was not unreasonable.
Chu Genqing did not answer this question, neither did Ye Kai.
However, Chu Feng had asked Ye Kai behind his back, and Ye Kai had said that Old Master Chu was an extremely intelligent person. Since he didn't want to answer this question, there was no need for him to do so.
"He never takes pictures, and no one else is allowed to take pictures of him. He told me that ever since his wife died during an expedition ten years ago, he destroyed all the audio and visual information about his past. Oh, only a photo of him and his wife was left. He hung it around his neck. It can be considered as the 'one and only' photo of his wife! "
After saying that, Chu Genqing sighed and continued," Actually, I know that I can find his chance. It's not because of the vast sea of people, but because he told me... Even if I die, I will die on that mountain. It's just that... Since the last time I spoke to him, I reckon that he is already in dire straits. Sigh..."
...
This mountain wasn't marked on the map. Perhaps it was because it was too inconspicuous. It wasn't the tallest or the most steep mountain. It was nothing in the hundred thousand mountains of Miao boundary.
Running on the mountain path in the dark night was extremely dangerous. There were several places that couldn't bear the weight of the mountain. As long as one stepped on it, one would fall off the cliff and be crushed into pieces.
Fortunately, Ye Kai had the help of the Clairvoyance Ability, which allowed him to avoid the dangers hidden in the night.
The mountain path became more and more steep, but the monster in front seemed to be very familiar with this place. Ye Kai even wondered if this monster's nest was on this mountain!
Finally, after another hour or so, just as Ye Kai's physical strength was about to run out, the monster finally stopped at a flat land less than fifteen or sixteen meters away from the top of the mountain.
When Ye Kai followed and stopped breathing, what he saw made his heart tighten again.
This was actually a place where humans lived!
The wide wooden house looked like it was made of pure handmade wood, one by one. On the wood, there seemed to be only traces of irregular axe cleavers, but it was also manually polished.
On the flat ground that could be called a "courtyard," there were hundreds of different sized stones. Some of them had even been broken into small pieces.
Ye Kai glanced at the stones and then looked back.
He saw that there were a lot of stones that had not been broken yet. There was a "greenness" hidden in the stones that contained spiritual energy.
In other words, if these stones were all taken to the gambling and trading event, they would definitely be able to get a lot of top quality jade and make a big profit from him.
Of course, what Ye Kai was thinking right now was naturally not how to transport the stones that contained "green" down the mountain. Instead, a scene that Qin Changsheng had introduced appeared in his mind.
"The monster picked up the raw jade stone, but only a small piece of 'skylight' was opened by the organizer. No one knew how much green there was inside, but looking at it from the skylight, the color should be pretty good. However, since the monster picked up the ore and put it down, it was only a short five or six seconds. What you can't imagine is... The raw stone cracked inch by inch and broke into small pieces. The green inside was gone just like that!"
Although he didn't know where the venue of the 'haunted' private meeting that Qin Changsheng's friend talked about was, Ye Kai had no idea. This monster in front of him could speak human language. It was the 'ghost' that was caused by the private meeting!
Furthermore, it was very likely that the rock in the "courtyard" was something that the monster had stolen from the venue.
However, what was the use of these raw jade stones? Was it really going to replenish some of its special abilities?
"If my guess is correct, these things were stolen from the private meeting, right?"
Ye Kai couldn't figure it out, so he asked the monster.
The monster obviously didn't expect Ye Kai to ask such a question. As it was walking to a big rock, it stopped slightly, as if Ye Kai's guess was correct. After a while, it continued to move.
Ye Kai could see a ball of green the size of a ping-pong ball inside the rock. Because he was very curious, Ye Kai did not step forward to stop it. He did not ask any more questions. Instead, Ye Kai really wanted to see if this guy had the same ability as him. Absorbing energy from the jade.
"Roar!"
The monster ignored Ye Kai's gaze. It picked up the stone and raised it high above its head.
Then, under the moonlight, Ye Kai could clearly see that the green color in the stone was flowing into the monster's body at a shocking speed.
"Pa!"1
"Crack crack crack...!"
A few seconds later, with the sound of beans being fried, the stone the size of a washbasin shattered into small pieces and fell onto the ground.
Indeed, this fellow is using this method to absorb spiritual energy!
"Hey, why do you want to..."
Ye Kai wanted to say something, but he forcefully swallowed the second half of his words.
Ye Kai saw that after the monster absorbed the emerald spiritual qi in the stone, one of his feet actually became a human foot at a speed visible to the naked eye! And the right side of his face... From the ferocious gorilla and bear hybrid, it quickly turned into a human form!
If one were to say what the most strange thing in the world was, the terrifying scene right now could directly reach the top three!
Think about it, under the moonlight, there was a monster that did not look like it at all. It suddenly turned into a monster with half a face and one leg of a human leg... an unusual creature. Furthermore, the expression on the face of the other half of a human's face... It seemed to be in extreme pain. Tears seemed to flow out of the eye sockets!
This scene was probably something that no one could face calmly. Even though Ye Kai had experienced many strange things, he still could not remain calm at this moment.
Ye Kai could not help but take two steps back. The veins on his right hand, which was holding the dagger, were bulging. He breathed heavily and could not believe what was happening in front of him.
"Ah... It's too late... too little... too little!"
The humanoid monster raised its head to the sky and let out a long roar, mumbling to itself.
"What came in time, what came in too little? Tell me, perhaps I can help you!"
Ye Kai took another step back and shouted at the human-shaped monster.
"Ah... it hurts... It hurts... Don't blame me... Don't blame me! Roar..."
At that moment.
After the humanoid monster heard Ye Kai's words, the muscles on the right side of its face began to distort. The first half of its sentence was still a painful moan, but the second half turned into a beast's roar.
The moment the human-shaped monster's roar came out, Ye Kai saw... The right half of the human's face, which was in pain, quickly returned to its original ferocious beast face. That leg had naturally returned to its palm form.
Almost at the same time, the monster scuttled, revealing its huge mouth full of fangs, and charged at Ye Kai.
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