Chapter 1002: You Don’t Understand Me at All
Chapter 1002: You Don’t Understand Me at All
People felt afraid because that black thing was too terrifying to behold!
Its pitch-black body was covered in scales, which glistened under the sunlight, radiating a metallic sheen.
The main thing was its limbs and fangs, all sharp and emitting a cold glint. If one were to be bitten or clawed, certainly a large chunk of flesh would be torn off!
Moreover, that thing was not dead yet; its body was still slowly wriggling!
Seeing such a fair-skinned, beautiful girl holding such a fierce beast, the way people looked at An Xue changed!
Initially, they only saw her as a beauty, but they never expected that she was actually highly skilled, not only capable of staying underwater for such a long time but even able to catch such a formidable wild beast with her bare hands!
"Is this the creature that’s been harming people?"
Ling Feng, seeing An Xue successfully capturing a live one, asked with a smile.
"I’m not entirely certain; there are quite a few of these things in the lake, I just caught one of them!" An Xue said.
"Ah?"
Ling Feng was taken aback, having thought that there was only one creature, and was surprised to find out there was a group of them!
So he paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you know how many there are specifically?"
"At least a hundred. These creatures are quite formidable, very fast underwater, and they can also emit confusing signals. Fortunately, I have a firm mind, or else I might have been deceived by it!" An Xue explained.
"This is getting interesting!"
Ling Feng nodded after hearing this, and upon looking at the black beast, he realized that its pair of eyes were also watching him, as if it could understand his words!
With a turn of his eyes, Ling Feng said to An Xue, "Let’s head back to the village committee office first, then we can talk!"
"Okay!"
An Xue understood his meaning; this type of beast was a bit too strange. It wasn’t good to do anything in front of so many villagers, going back to find a private space was much better!
Thus, she carried the creature and followed Ling Feng and the others toward the village.
Li Futian and the people of Xiao Chi Village watched, looking at each other. They were very curious to follow and see what was going on, but they knew it was impossible—those people would definitely refuse!
In the end, after some urging, Li Futian hurriedly walked a few steps to catch up to Ling Feng: "That, Mr. Ling, about this creature..."
"Village Chief Li, no need to worry. I will definitely give you an explanation later!" Ling Feng said.
"Well, okay then!"
Seeing his look, Li Futian didn’t dare to ask anything more.
Ling Feng was a bit distracted now, realizing that his gaze had frightened him. He then smiled and said, "Don’t be afraid. No matter what this thing is, I will definitely help you deal with this issue. Oh, and about that woman whose pig was lost, go tell her I’ll compensate her for the pig!"
"How could that be proper..."
Upon hearing this, Li Futian quickly replied.
Ling Feng waved his hand: "There’s nothing improper about it, just a thousand or two. She shouldn’t bear this loss!"
"Okay then, I’ll thank Mr. Ling on behalf of Li Erhong first!"
Li Futian said a word and then turned back to join the other villagers.
Ling Feng and others entered the village committee office with the creature, and the trailing villagers also stopped in their tracks.
Some dispersed, but some with stronger curiosity did not leave. They stood afar whispering to each other, waiting to see what the outcome would be.
Once inside the house, Ling Feng immediately said to Li Fei’er, "This thing has a certain level of intelligence; I’m leaving it to you now!"
"Roger that, I can’t wait!"
Li Fei’er rubbed her hands together, beaming with joy as she approached An Xue and reached out her little hand!
The monster still showed some resistance, baring its fangs at her as a threat, but as soon as its head was touched, the ferocity in its eyes changed instantly!
Afterward, the fangs slowly retracted, and the creature fell into a state of bewilderment.
Everyone knew Li Fei’er was using her abilities to communicate with the wild beast, so no one spoke, they just watched quietly.
Ten minutes later, she finally let go of her hand.
The unknown beast seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as it lowered its head, and the previous ferocity disappeared immediately.
Li Fei’er turned her head to Ling Feng: "They’re not wild beasts, they’re descendants of the Xuanwu!"
"What?"
Ling Feng exclaimed in surprise, staring at the black monster in astonishment.
Of course, he knew about the Xuanwu, one of the ancient Divine Beasts!
"But, but their form is all wrong!" Ling Feng said.
The legendary Xuanwu is a Divine Beast that is a fusion of a turtle and a snake, but this creature didn’t seem to have the slightest resemblance to either a turtle or a snake!
"Yes, the reason they have changed like this is that they also want to protect themselves from being hunted down by other races, and over thousands of years, they evolved into their current state!" Li Fei’er explained.
"Eh, descendants of the Xuanwu being hunted down by other races?" Ling Feng said incredulously.
In his view, the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Xuanwu, and the Vermilion Bird were all god-like beings, how could their descendants possibly be hunted by anything? They should be the ones doing the hunting!
Li Fei’er chuckled: "I’m not sure about that because it doesn’t know what these so-called other races are, those are legends from a thousand years ago!"
"Alright."
Ling Feng sighed and then asked, "So how did these guys end up in the lake? They definitely weren’t originally from here, right?"
"Yes, it said their tribe originally lived in a lake, but overnight something catastrophic happened, and then they found that the world outside the lake had changed!" Li Fei’er explained.
"So, they don’t know how they got here either?" Ling Feng asked.
"Mhm, that’s the situation," Li Fei’er confirmed.
Ling Feng was at a loss for words.
However, this wasn’t the most important issue, so he continued to ask, "How many are there in their tribe? There must be quite a number, right?"
"To be exact, there should be one hundred and forty-seven," Li Fei’er stated.
Ling Feng’s mind began to turn with little schemes, and then he looked at her: "Does this guy understand what we’re saying?"
Li Fei’er nodded: "Yes, but it can’t speak. It can judge the content of our conversation through our tone and inflections."
Then she added, "But don’t worry, I’ve already subdued it. This guy now listens to me!"
"Oh, that’s good!"
Ling Feng nodded, and then said, "In that case, let’s think of a plan to subjugate the entire tribe!"
"Sure, that would certainly expand my animal space!" Li Fei’er nodded.
Ling Feng smiled: "But it might be quite difficult to implement. Subduing so many descendants of the Xuanwu Clan one by one may take some time!"
"No worries, I can use Little Hei as bait to gather them all together. Then we can strike all at once, it’ll be simple!" Li Fei’er said carelessly.
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng’s face lit up with excitement: "Can we really do it like that?"
"Uncle, do you underestimate me that much?" Li Fei’er cocked an eyebrow at him and asked, clearly dissatisfied.
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