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#134 - Chapter 21: The Son of the Killing Forest (I)

Looking at the Heart Tree that had been felled, they couldn't contain themselves.

A Son of the Forest raised his wooden spear, aiming fiercely at Liu Yuan. Just as he was about to strike, a chestnut-colored arm reached out and grabbed the spear, and an older Son of the Forest shook his head at him.

A blue-black figure had quietly arrived behind Liu Yuan. It was lurking in the bushes, slowly approaching. The rich scent of meat made its nostrils twitch, and a single eye gleamed. It was Shadow Lynx Lightning, and looking at the figure in front of the fire, it was filled with a desire to attack for some reason. Little by little, it approached until it was only ten steps away. Its hind legs suddenly exerted force, and it rushed out at an extremely fast speed, opening its mouth to bite down on the back of that person's neck.

In fact, Liu Yuan had long discovered these uninvited guests nearby. When he sensed the Shadow Lynx gradually approaching, he revealed a happy smile. Half of his reason for coming here was for it.

Just as Shadow Lynx's fangs were about to bite Liu Yuan's neck, the figure in front of him disappeared. Along with it, the grilled meat on the bonfire was also gone. Lightning immediately pounced into empty air, and an inability to stop in time caused it to pounce into the fire. Animals are afraid of fire, and it quickly flapped a few times before leaping out of the fire. Lightning rolled on the ground a few times, confirming that there were no flames on its body.

Liu Yuan was now standing aside with a smile, eating the grilled meat with relish in his other hand. Shadow Lynx's eyes involuntarily turned to the grilled meat, then quickly returned to Liu Yuan's face, and a pensive expression appeared on the cat's head.

Liu Yuan examined Shadow Lynx's wound. The right eye was gray and lifeless, and the scar on the brow bone was clearly visible. It was the big cat that had almost killed him back then. Lightning seemed to recognize Liu Yuan as well, and immediately its fur stood on end. It bared its white teeth and growled incessantly.

Liu Yuan said with a smile, "Hehe, little kitty, it seems you've recognized me. Long time no see, did you miss me? I've been missing you a lot. Were you attracted by the smell of grilled meat? Would you like to eat some?" After saying that, he walked towards Lightning and held out the grilled meat.

"Woof woof... Hoo-owl... Shua... Awoo~" Shadow Lynx didn't give him any face, and swatted the meat skewer away with its front paw. The smile on Liu Yuan's face disappeared, and he reached out and pulled out his belt. "Pa!" He whipped it on Lightning's right paw.

"Awoo~" Lightning retracted its paw and let out a whimper. Its right paw curled up, and even through the thick fur, the swelling could be seen.

"You're not giving me face, huh!" "Pa!" "You've got thick skin, huh!" "Pa!" "You want to bite me, huh!" "Pa!" "You want to sneak attack me, huh!" "Pa!" "You don't even spare children, huh!"... "Pa!" "Pa!" "Pa!"

Shadow Lynx was whipped and rolled all over the ground. It wasn't that it hadn't thought about running away, but it was grabbed back by the belt wrapped around its hind legs. It had desperately resisted when it was hit in the eye, but was slapped to the ground from mid-air, followed by even more violent whipping. Lightning was now covering its head and face with its paws, whimpering constantly, and constantly curling its body. Pain~ The soul-deep pain extinguished its violent wildness. "Meow~呜呜X﹏XMeow!" It was so painful that it even meowed like a cat.

Liu Yuan retracted his belt. If he continued to beat it, this big cat might die. More importantly, he felt someone quietly approaching.

Turning around, he found that they were actually two humans. They were wearing heavy robes and hoods, covering their figures and faces, and holding bows and arrows in their hands. A low, hoarse voice said, "Stop, stranger, this is not a place for you. Leave! Now!"

Liu Yuan asked, "Who exactly are you? Why are you restricting my freedom? This island is no man's land. I can go wherever I want."

"Impudence! This is our sacred ground. Leave here, stranger." The two masked men raised their bows and arrows, shouting loudly at Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan ignored them, reached out and grabbed the Shadow Lynx by the scruff of its neck, and dragged it to the bonfire. Ignoring its struggles, he checked it up and down. He found that this guy had an owner, but the relationship with these two idiots was not great.

The two masked men felt a little embarrassed, actually being ignored like this. One drew the short sword from his waist and stepped forward, while the other aimed his bow directly at Liu Yuan's heart. Just as the two were about to get close, Liu Yuan suddenly burst out and grabbed the man's right hand holding the knife, pulling him in front of him with his shoulder. He twisted his fingers and dislocated the man's shoulder. Then, grabbing his collar, he pushed him straight towards the other person.

The masked man didn't have time to shoot an arrow, and swung his longbow to hit him. Liu Yuan punched out with his left fist, hitting him directly in the abdomen. The powerful force carried his entire body and flew him up, smashing straight into the tree behind him.

Liu Yuan walked forward and lifted the hoods of the two men. These two turned out to be twins, around thirty years old. Judging from the marks on their bodies, they should have been living in the wild for a long time. Liu Yuan asked with interest, "Now we can talk properly! I'll ask and you answer. Why are you here? What secrets are there in the forests of Thousand Faces Island?"

The two men covered their injured areas, stubbornly refusing to speak. Liu Yuan said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. Let me guess. At the end of the Dawn Era, both the First Men and the Sons of the Forest were tired of the thousand-year war. Finally, the leaders of both sides signed an oath on Thousand Faces Island to end the war. To celebrate the hard-won peace, every weirwood tree on the island was carved with a face to let the Old Gods witness the signing of the oath. From then on, the First Men began to believe in the Old Gods, and you are descendants of that group of First Men! You have been guarding here for thousands of years. It's impossible that it's just for those Heart Trees. There should still be... The other party to the covenant..."

"Whoosh!" A wooden spear broke through the air, shooting straight at Liu Yuan's back. He reached out and steadily caught the wooden spear, looking at it with some surprise, and threw the wooden spear back the way it came.

"Shua~ Pa~" Under the blessing of his powerful strength, it tore through the air like a cannonball. "Boom!" Wood chips flew, and a thick sentinel tree was pierced with a hole the size of a football.