Chapter 1660: Chapter 1660
After spending half a day, they finally built the bridge. The white python climbed onto it easily, but the giant pig was too large and heavy, making it much more difficult to get it up.
These poor creatures had been trapped at the bottom of the valley for who knows how many years. Once they got up and saw the outside world, they almost cried. The white python twisted its body, darted into the forest, and despite its large size, it moved completely silently, only causing the countless grasses and trees in the forest to sway as it passed.
The giant pig was also pitifully distressed. Once it got up, it moved with extreme caution, as if it was in disbelief.
After a while, the creature charged forward too, and the sound of thumping came from the forest.
The big monkey was rolling its eyes, while the little monkeys had long hidden somewhere. The giant pig ran back, roaring at the big monkey as if to say, "You rode on me earlier, now I’m out, come on, face me one-on-one!" Content orıginally comes from 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥
The big monkey bared its teeth, jumped up a tree in a flash to avoid the giant pig’s attack, and even made a provoking gesture with its claws. The giant pig was so angry that it head-butted the tree below the big monkey, but the tree was too thick and large, it didn’t even shake.
Once the three creatures finished their antics, Li Yifei began to express his requests. He had put in a great effort to save the two creatures and the big monkey and had some demands.
The three creatures were very intelligent. After Li Yifei finished speaking, they exchanged glances. The big monkey pointed into the distance and called out to Li Yifei twice.
Then it jumped onto the giant pig’s back, patted its head, and directed it to run in that direction, but the giant pig threw it off. The big monkey fell, hitting its wound and grimacing in pain. Angrily, it slapped the giant pig’s back a few times, but since the pig wouldn’t let it ride, it could only rely on its two legs.
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan eventually rode on the giant pig’s back, and the view from up there was excellent, almost like riding on an elephant’s back.
After more than ten minutes, the two followed the three animals to a platform in the valley. They passed through the territory of the giant wolves, who didn’t dare to make a sound, only following from a distance and fleeing far away at the slightest motion.
All Li Yifei wanted now was to get out, at least find a place where he could make a call and verify if Ruan Xiaotian’s words were true.
So many days had passed; Li Yifei really didn’t know what might have happened at home. If it were true, Li Yifei would smash the sky if he must to save the child.
The big monkey pointed to that platform, waving its hand to signal the two to come over.
Li Yifei walked over and saw the big monkey pick up a wooden stick, stick one end into the ground, and draw a circle with a diameter of about seven or eight meters. After drawing the circle, it tossed the stick aside, glanced at the other two creatures, and pointed at the circle, calling out to Li Yifei twice, as if to say, "The exit you’re looking for is right here."
Li Yifei walked over, stomped his foot, and asked, "You’re saying this is the exit?"
The big monkey nodded. Li Yifei stroked his chin, walked around the circle, and asked, "So you mean underground?"
At least on the surface, there was nothing here.
Language barriers made it so Li Yifei couldn’t understand what the three creatures were saying, so he got the engineer’s shovel and started digging.
Fortunately, the range wasn’t too big. Li Yifei located the center point and dug downwards, quickly reaching a depth of about half a meter. The soil here was loose, making it easy to dig down. After a while, Li Yifei had a pit in front of him that was a meter deep and a meter wide.
But there was still nothing underneath. Li Yifei couldn’t help but look up at the big monkey in puzzlement. The big monkey looked innocently on and turned its gaze to the giant pig, which grunted, walked over, and motioned for Li Yifei to move aside. Li Yifei then jumped out with his shovel, and saw the giant pig start using its massive snout to root in the soil.
This creature was almost like a bulldozer, with its giant tusks tearing the soil open and its large snout rooting around.
Five or six minutes later, the circle drawn by the big monkey was thoroughly dug out by the giant pig to a depth of one or two meters. The giant pig then jumped out, shook its head, flinging away the dirt on its snout, and snorted at Li Yifei, as if to say, "It’s your turn now." Li Yifei grabbed the shovel and jumped down, and as soon as he landed, he felt a difference. The ground underfoot was no longer soil but rock. Li Yifei cleared the area underfoot with the shovel, quickly expanding the area. He saw many carvings on the surface, a vast patch that revealed more as he cleaned.
The big monkey wasn’t lying after all; there really was something here, but who could have guessed that the way out would be here, underground at a depth of one to two meters? This wasn’t just digging three feet deep; it was six feet!
However, it was still uncertain if this was the way out and would need verification.
On the other side, Xu Shanshan was also anxious. The two of them had worked hard to get here, and if they went back just like that, wouldn’t it have been a wasted trip? So, since she couldn’t help here, she searched the surroundings to see if she could find any clues.
The copper plate did not specify where Bai Shan was, only mentioned the importance of the giant pig and the white python. To obtain Bai Shan, one must break the Position of Supremacy of the two creatures. Now that it has been broken, where is Bai Shan?
Xu Shanshan circled back and saw that it was done. Li Yifei was checking below, and when he saw Xu Shanshan return, he looked up and said, "Shanshan, come over here and help me look."
Xu Shanshan walked over, glanced a few times, and said, "Yifei, let’s not rush out yet. Let’s find Bai Shan first. Now that we have destroyed the Position of Supremacy, we can obtain that Bai Shan. Now we just need to patiently search for it..."
Li Yifei looked at Xu Shanshan, his face not looking too good. He moved his lips and then glanced at the giant monkey and giant pig nearby. He suddenly sighed and shook his head, saying, "Bai Shan is both formless and shapeable, its most important aspect is longevity. It seems to have an infinite lifespan, and in this valley, currently I only see three beings that live particularly long lives..."
Hearing this, Xu Shanshan was full of surprise. She turned her head to look at the two creatures beside her, seeming to understand what Li Yifei was implying. But, is it really so?
As soon as Li Yifei finished speaking, the giant monkey grinned, scratching its cheek with its hand, seemingly smiling at Li Yifei. Meanwhile, the giant pig tapped its hoof on the ground, grunting twice, as if tacitly agreeing.
Li Yifei then grinned and said, "Don’t worry. Although I am here to find Bai Shan, I won’t snatch it by force. We do, after all, know each other, and I won’t harm you. So, there’s no need to guard against me. Just get us out after I save the two of you."
The giant monkey seemed to understand, suddenly looked up, spat in Li Yifei’s direction, seemingly to spite him, then patted the giant pig’s backside, barked a few times, and both turned and ran off.
"Did they really run?" Xu Shanshan muttered, not knowing what to do when faced with these two unpredictable creatures. If it came to a fight, they probably couldn’t defeat these three behemoths. Whether climbing trees or swimming, with the giant monkey and white python around, they stood no chance. But... the purpose of this adventure was Bai Shan.
"Are we just giving up? But the child..."
"We’ll talk about the child later. Right now, we can’t defeat these three brutes. Their sheer size alone is enough to overwhelm us, not to mention their cultivation... Forget it. Worst case, we’ll stay at home caring for the child for a few years until he comes of age and is safe. The prerequisite is..." Li Yifei’s expression turned extremely grim here, as the prerequisite was that the child would be unharmed, otherwise, everything he just said would be pointless.
Honestly, Li Yifei didn’t believe Master Void would do such a thing. He preferred to think someone else had leaked the information to Ruan Xiaotian, who happened to place the blame on Master Void.
After all, this was an unverified event, and just relying on Ruan Xiaotian’s statement, Li Yifei wouldn’t believe it.
Not believing is one thing, urgency is another. Li Yifei still wanted to get out as soon as possible.
Moreover, this Bai Shan, from what it seems, cannot be taken unless Li Yifei increases his cultivation quickly and, with superior weapons, eliminates these three creatures in a short time.
The white python gained its freedom and swam quickly around, not bothering with Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan’s conversation. After a while, they heard a rumbling sound from behind; the giant pig and giant monkey had returned.
The giant monkey held a bunch of bananas, happily eating them one by one, while the giant pig rushed to the two and stopped sharply, tossing the monkey off its back head first, the rest of the bananas smashed into mush.
The giant monkey jumped up in a rage, about to chase and hit the giant pig, but the pig wasn’t backing down, immediately confronting the monkey.
The two critters tussled for several minutes before calming down, breaking a few trees in the process and collecting some new wounds. The giant monkey clapped its hands, wearing a proud grin, returned to pick up a box from the ground, and tossed it to Li Yifei, signaling him to open it.
Xu Shanshan said, "Isn’t this the same box from before, given by the pig?"
"Exactly!" Li Yifei nodded, opened the box and saw two huge pearls, a Fish-Dragon Jade Pendant, and the copper plate inside.
The giant monkey jumped over, glared at the giant pig, grabbed the Fish-Dragon Jade Pendant, gestured between itself and the pig, then tossed the pendant to Li Yifei.
Li Yifei said in slight surprise, "Are you saying this pendant is also Bai Shan?"
The giant monkey nodded vigorously, looked up at the sky, suddenly wearing a sorrowful expression.
Xu Shanshan exclaimed in surprise, "Are you trying to say this is a relic from another fallen companion, or this is your companion, who left this behind after dying?"