Chapter 531 - 529: Spirit Beast Rabbit
Shen Yan felt a bit puzzled upon hearing Chen Tianlong’s words. She turned back, walked over to Chen Tianlong’s side, and the two stood in the mountain cave, looking around thoughtfully.
This was a square space of about a hundred square meters. At the center of the space, there was still a stone table, and around the stone table were four stone stools.
Chen Tianlong smiled with satisfaction, turned around, and said, "Alright, Shen Yan, let’s go take a look over there. This is the hot spring’s spring source, and there’s so much flora growing around it. If I’m not mistaken, Anxin Grass should be here."
Saying that, the two walked towards one corner of the room.
This was a space of over one hundred square meters. Moreover, there was a large opening at the top of the cave, and it was precisely because of this opening that the stream here had so much flowing water.
Otherwise, relying solely on one spring, it would be impossible to form such a grand stream, not to mention the hot spring water down the mountain.
Just below a small pool was a spring source resembling Baotu Spring, continuously bubbling with water and gushing loudly. Chen Tianlong quickly walked over and carefully probed around, but he didn’t see Anxin Grass, causing his brows to furrow.
He thought to himself, "If there isn’t Anxin Grass even here, then there won’t be any in the whole southern part of Summer Resort Mountain."
"Chen Tianlong, what’s wrong? Didn’t you find the Anxin Grass?" Shen Yan seemed to have noticed something strange, as Chen Tianlong was standing motionless, definitely having found no trace of Anxin Grass.
Chen Tianlong didn’t want to speak; he just nodded. If he couldn’t get Anxin Grass this time, Old Chen’s illness would become troublesome.
With the new year approaching, and then the beginning of spring, the weather in the south warms up relatively quickly. But right at this critical juncture, Anxin Grass is nowhere to be found, making Chen Tianlong quite upset.
"Hey! Chen Tianlong, it seems there’s some plant growing slightly below by the edge of the pool. I wonder if it’s Anxin Grass?"
Though Shen Yan couldn’t display her strength, her observation skills were quite strong. In some aspects, her observation ability might even surpass Chen Tianlong’s, as she was more advanced than Chen Tianlong.
Chen Tianlong was taken aback and hurriedly looked in the direction Shen Yan pointed, and sure enough, there were some lush green plants growing not far below the steam-filled edge of the pool.
Upon closer inspection, Chen Tianlong realized that it was indeed Anxin Grass.
He was overjoyed and prepared to rush over to pick it, but suddenly noticed that the grass around the pool rustled ominously.
"Chen Tianlong, there seems to be something in the grass, be careful," Shen Yan seemed to sense something was wrong and quickly shouted.
"Hmm."
Chen Tianlong nodded. Although he had often dealt with some jackals and tigers before, those little creatures were beneath his notice. However, this time was different.
The creature in the grass didn’t hide its strength and directly exposed the Powerful Qi in its body. This kind of strong inner potential gave Chen Tianlong quite a shock.
Damn, it turned out to have the strength of a Yellow Dao Six Star, and it was a Spirit Beast.
Chen Tianlong quickly pulled Shen Yan back. While he wasn’t yet clear on what the Spirit Beast was,
he didn’t dare to take the risk. Such a powerful Spirit Beast was something he had never encountered before. If it got angry, they wouldn’t be able to escape easily. However, if he couldn’t get the Anxin Grass, Old Chen might be in life-threatening danger.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Tianlong gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Yan, you retreat first. If I can’t handle it, you should escape. This Spirit Beast is very strong; I may not be able to deal with it."
"Ah? That powerful?"
Shen Yan hesitated. If she considered herself a normal person, she would definitely leave.
But she couldn’t leave. If something really happened to Chen Tianlong, Shen Yan had to act. In the cave, she didn’t believe anyone would know her identity, as long as Chen Tianlong didn’t reveal her identity, it should be fine.
"Hmm, Shen Yan, you retreat, and remember, don’t come out no matter what."
After emphasizing once more, Chen Tianlong started walking towards the pool without waiting for Shen Yan to reply. He couldn’t go forward rashly but could move cautiously. As long as he picked a few pieces of Anxin Grass, he could help Old Chen get through the year. By next spring, when the weather warmed up, everything would return to normal.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Suddenly, an urgent sound came from the grass, making Chen Tianlong instantly alert. He crouched down and picked up two fist-sized stones from the ground, waiting nervously for the thing to appear.
At the same time, Chen Tianlong slowly moved his steps towards the edge of the pool.
Soon, Chen Tianlong reached the pool’s edge. The grass across was quiet, as if the creature was also afraid of him.
Chen Tianlong was delighted, feeling that although the creature was strong, it also feared him at times; maybe it didn’t have the ability to perceive an opponent’s strength.
This Spirit Beast was strong, but not all Spirit Beasts could sense an opponent’s strength. The creature in the grass was just like that.
Since it didn’t attack him, Chen Tianlong didn’t want to bother with it. He immediately bent down, ready to pull out the Anxin Grass. Just then, a white thing suddenly dashed out from the grass, startling Chen Tianlong into doing a backflip to jump away from the pool.
At this moment, what appeared before Chen Tianlong was a large white rabbit. Its two sharp teeth gleamed coldly in front of Chen Tianlong, gleaming with a chilling light.
Chen Tianlong carefully observed this large white rabbit; it looked somewhat different from what he had seen before. Typically, rabbit claws weren’t too sharp, but this one was different.
Its claws were not only sharp, but its teeth were also very long. Clearly, these were its attack tools.
"Chen Tianlong, be careful."
Shen Yan, quick to react, shouted. She soon noticed the rabbit’s movement. It smacked its front paws, and a powerful Qi Ball exploded from its body, directly aiming at Chen Tianlong.
Chen Tianlong was shocked, but his astonishing reflexes began to break through the constraints of fright. He immediately used a Ghost Shadow Step to dodge away. Just as he steadied his footing, he noticed the sharp claws of the white rabbit had already reached his front; it was more like a Snow Wolf than a rabbit.
Chen Tianlong felt this rabbit was very difficult to deal with, but his goal wasn’t to fight the rabbit; it was to obtain the Anxin Grass.
Although this Spirit Beast Rabbit was powerful, its intelligence was still no match for Chen Tianlong’s.
After taking a few steps back, he leaped up, stepping on the cave wall, then jumped over the white rabbit, quickly heading towards the pool.
But the Spirit Beast Rabbit wasn’t to be underestimated. In the instant Chen Tianlong flew over it, it realized, and then something occurred. As Chen Tianlong soared over the white rabbit, it suddenly jumped up, directly striking Chen Tianlong on the rear.
"Bang!"
Chen Tianlong was struck mid-air and flew up to the stone wall of the cave ceiling. Fortunately, his quick reaction saved him from hitting his head against the hard stone, which could have been disastrous.
Seeing this, Chen Tianlong used Powerful Qi to protect his body, then twisted mid-air with force, crashing his shoulder against the cave ceiling.
"Boom!"