Chapter 426 - 142: [Beastkin Race]
In such a cold place, relying only on a fur coat to resist the chill, truly shows how strong a Primordial Qi nourished body can be.
Moreover, those few sips of the diluted Divine Tree Juice are definitely not drunk in vain.
Carrying an axe, I walked out of the wooden hut and followed the crowd into the forest, arriving at the area owned by Wooden Bowl—specifically, this small patch of land is Wooden Bowl’s private property.
According to Wooden Bowl, once this forest is cut down, his private goods will be exhausted—then, Wooden Bowl will have two paths left: either find a strong male monster, unite with him, and give birth to strong offspring.
Or, go to war to earn a living.
Otherwise, it’s starving to death!
This patch of odd trees is a very important product of the monster tribe.
Every now and then, other tribes from outside come over to purchase the wood from these odd trees here.
This is Wooden Bowl’s only source of income—this small area of forest is a property earned by the father and brother through battle achievements, once it’s cut down and sold off, Wooden Bowl needs to find a way to feed himself.
Chen Yan was doing warm-up exercises beside a tree when he finally saw the old acquaintance who got beaten up with him that day.
Du Li, limping, came over; his steps were still a bit awkward, but he had finally appeared.
He also glanced at Chen Yan, nodded at him, and didn’t make any further gesture.
In a few hours, Du Li and Chen Yan were separated by tens of meters, each chopping trees.
Chen Yan silently calculated the time when the new overseer would patrol.
When that overseer came again and stared maliciously at Chen Yan for a long time, unable to find flaws, and finally left.
Chen Yan knew, this was his chance.
He took a deep breath, looked around, and noticed there were no monsters looking his way within the visible range nearby.
He pretended to choose a new logging target but quietly approached Du Li.
Du Li glanced at Chen Yan, seemingly understand, pretended to carry a chopped log, and walked this way.
As they passed by each other, Du Li swiftly said, "The Heavenly King covers the earth tiger!"
Chen Yan was stunned!!
Actually, if Du Li had said anything else, Chen Yan probably wouldn’t have reacted this way.
For instance, if Du Li asked how he was, whether his injuries had healed, etc.
Even if Du Li had discussed escaping together with Chen Yan, Chen Yan wouldn’t have been so shocked!
But...
The Heavenly King covers the earth tiger?!
Brother, did you come from another world?
While Chen Yan was stunned, the fervent look in Du Li’s eyes suddenly went out, his gaze turned cold, he looked at Chen Yan, sighed, then quickly shook his head and walked away.
Was this... a failed contact?
Chen Yan immediately realized that Du Li probably misunderstood something and mistook him for some contact target?
He... huh?
Chen Yan suddenly understood.
In the Domain Realm, saying "The Heavenly King covers the earth tiger" isn’t something very bizarre... The cultivators in this world have always been connected to their own world, and there are even wandering Inspectors like Ouyang everywhere.
Gu Qingyi even talks about "Imperial Jade Liquid Wine"!
This Du Li was trying to contact him...
The reason also dawned on Chen Yan instantly.
Because of that conflict a few days ago!
His previous behavior indeed might have caused Du Li to misunderstand—when he first met him, he tried various ways to attract Du Li’s attention and attempted to send signals suggesting he wanted to communicate with him!
And this Du Li, his identity is probably not as simple as some captured Left Vanguard General either.
So... is he a covert agent?
Chen Yan’s thoughts raced swiftly in his mind.
Of course, he knew very well that he’s not Du Li’s contact target!
But...
This, seems like his only hope for escaping this monster village!!
Du Li walked away, put down the log he carried, turned calmly, headed into the forest, passed by Chen Yan, when Chen Yan made his decision, and quickly whispered a sentence.
"Suppressing River Demon Pagoda!"
Du Li’s stride noticeably paused, he looked up at Chen Yan, a fervent look rekindling in his eyes, took a deep breath, and whispered: "Tonight, I will come to you!"
After speaking, Du Li quickly walked away.
Watching Du Li’s back shadow, Chen Yan’s gaze was complicated—he didn’t know if his actions were right or wrong.
But at this moment, there was no time to dwell on it, because from the corner of his eye, Chen Yan had already noticed that the new overseer was wandering this way again...
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[Recommending a new book "They Weren’t Misled by Me," I won’t reveal the main plot, but there’s a small plot point worth noting, the protagonist is a professional player specializing in trialing games, got scammed by a game company and didn’t receive payment, then the company went bankrupt and escaped, and the game company’s name is: Penguin Interactive Entertainment...
Hmm, the author is quite bold!]
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