Chapter 50

Chapter 50 – Seeing the Light Again

This was a strange space glittering with hazy white light, and it was similar to the marble white color of the dawn sky that the common people would see from the east; waves of mist curled and lingered around this area .

What kind of place was this? No one from Stone Village knew as they all stared blankly . How could they have suddenly left those desolate lands and from that mountain range?

The little guy looked left and right within the hazy mists, and what seemed like a chaotic world loomed outside of Stone Village . There was a desolate yet ancient aura colliding against him as he walked forward; it was quite easy for a person to get lost .

The thick willow tree was ingrained at the entrance of the village . The scorched black bark of the old willow was split open, and its single branch no longer seemed tender and alluring; it only emitted a dim light .

What the villagers saw in front of them made them frightened . A beast flood ran through the endless mountain ranges and they suddenly detached themselves from the mountain grounds . Where did they end up? Everyone stood in front of the willow tree and piously prayed .

“Willow Deity used its supreme technique to help us avoid disaster . ” Chief Shi Yunfeng said . With such major events unfolding, he was naturally alarmed and came out in advance .

Where they were wasn’t important . The most important thing was that they were all alive .

“Don’t get flustered . We prepared enough jerky, nuts, grain and enough dried vegetables to last several months . ” A village elder said .

“That’s right . As long as we wait patiently under the protection of the Willow Deity, we won’t face any problems . ” Shi Linghu added .

After several authoritative members of the village spoke, everyone began to calm down and no longer worried . Everyone started to handle their own affairs, such as grinding dried vegetables and taking the dried jerky off of the rooftops .

In a flash, two months passed by and the little guy became four years old . His soft hair reached his shoulders and his divine black jewel-like eyes shone even brighter and lovelier . Although he looked like a little white baby, he had extraordinary strength . He became the number one expert of Stone Village, and he was able to leap thirty to forty meters away instantly .

“Little guy, why are you lost in thought again? Were you drinking milk again? Quick! Come here . There’s a bowl here . ”

He held both his knees as he sat below the willow tree . The little guy who was in a daze heard what was said and quickly stood up . His large eyes swiveled as he shouted “Where? Where?”

“Haha… . you actually were thinking about milk . We can’t leave right now, so without the taste of milk in your mouth, you’re being smothered now right?” A group of larger kids all started laughing .

The little guy was greatly embarrassed as he explained “What… I’m just asking around a bit . ”

The group of kids broke out into a huge laughter . The nasally kid had a rotten idea and whispered, “A little child was just born into uncle Linghu’s family . Little guy… if you truly want it…”

“Go away!” The little guy hastily stopped him in the middle of his sentence as he stared at the nasally kid . The nasally kid was just a few months older than he was, yet had so many evil tricks up his sleeves .

“A gentleman uses his mouth and not his fists . ” The nasally kid wiped off his mucus and quickly backed off .

Kacha!

Suddenly, the sky split open and a ray of sunlight shone upon them, dispersing the ashen mist around them . The entire space instantly brightened up .

“Ya, It’s daylight again!” A group of kids shouted loudly and all of them let out a pleasantly surprised expression .

The adults were alarmed as well, and they all stood up while gazing towards the sky in excitement . They were trapped for over two months, and their bodies were beginning to get rusty .

Kacha!

Like a jade vase cracking apart, the area violently shook . Then, with unceasing flickering and a final weng sound, the hazy ashen mist completely dissipated . The chaotic world was no longer visible as sunlight finally shined down .

The sun was suspended in the sky . Although it was rather glaring, everyone was still very excited . They kept gazing towards it as they cheered . They finally escaped from that prison and arrived on the great earth again .

A group of children were unable to wait any longer . They loudly cried as they rushed out of the village . They greedily breathed in the smell of plants and fresh air as they jumped up and down .

“Yi, something’s wrong . This isn’t the forest outside of our village . ” Er Meng was stunned . What was in front of him right now was completely different from what he had experienced as a child .

A river flowed past the front of the village and large fish leapt out from within . Their golden fish scales flickered splendidly as they stirred up ripples in the river . Not far from their location was a clear and dark blue lake . A few beautiful bright-winged birds were leisurely pacing back and forth . Each of them were over two meters long as multicolored light surrounded them . Lastly, there was a group of unicorns flickering in silver while drinking from the side of the lake .

“What a beautiful scenery!” The group of children were shocked as they stared in amazement .

The adults were all dumbstruck as well . When they broke out from within the strange space, what was in front of their eyes wasn’t the forest they were familiar with for over ten years, but a completely different one . They were surprised that they arrived at such a beautiful place .

Jiu Jiu… .

Zi Yun, Da Peng and Xiao Qing rushed out in excitement . They were salivating at the sight of the big fish in the river . Currently, their body lengths were 3 . 5 meters long . For the past two to three months, their growth rate had finally slowed down .

The Green Scaled Eagle appeared and flapped its enormous silver wings . Waves crashed against the shore and seven to eight big golden scaled fish flopped up and down on the shore . Each of them weighed over ten jin, but what was most mystical about them was that at the side of their mouths were two sparkling dragon whiskers, and they emitted a sweet smell .

The three hatchlings cheerfully rushed up to enjoy their delicious food .

Shi Yunfeng was shocked and quickly followed . He held a big fish and turned it over and around several times and alarming said “It’s actually a genuine Dragon Whiskered Fish? A really high quality one at that . This certainly is valuable stuff . They contain plenty of spiritual essence, so if we eat them for a long time, our strength will increase and our bones and muscles will grow strong as well . It will greatly benefit our children!”

A group of children heard everything and immediately shouted as they charged towards the river shore .

Fish that contained such abundant spiritual essence was quite rare and very costly in the outside world . Now, there were enough of them within this lake to sustain the village for a long time .

“Chief, look, isn’t that flock of large birds beside the lake made of Five-Colored Chickens?” Er Meng’s father was a bit emotional as he pointed ahead . He once met one from very far away in mountains, but he wasn’t able to catch it .

“Looks like… . it actually is!” Shi Yunfeng stared with his eyes wide open, and he also became emotional as soon as he saw them .

Five-Colored Chickens had very gorgeous feathers . Their appearances were close to a Luan , and were all over two meters long . They could be made into a type of rare bone-repairing medicine .

The Five-Colored Chicken was a divine medicine . If one fell and broke their bones or injured their muscles and ate a cauldron-full of Five-Colored Chicken as well as drank its soup afterwards, their broken bones would be repaired .

Shi Yunfeng turned around and carefully warned, “There are a lot of them living here, don’t rush out indiscriminately and kill them as you wish . I’ll support you guys if we need its medicine . We can’t startle them, as we need them to stay by this lake all year round . ”

A group of able-bodied men all nodded in agreement because their gazes were not on the Five-Colored Chickens . Their state of mind weren’t clear, and they were actually all staring toward the Unicorns on the other side . Those precious silvery mounts made their hearts beat in excitement .

After living for such a long time in the middle of the mountains, all the strong males wanted a mount that could run ten thousand li a day . This was the males’ dreams and wishes .

Unicorns were mutated from Scaled Horses . They were extremely rare, yet there was an entire herd of them present . There wasn’t any less than fifty to sixty of them, and it naturally made a bunch of old men’s eyes turn red . They all knew however, that these were hard to deal with vicious beasts as well .

“Slowly, we will catch a few sooner or later . Don’t startle them . So long as they live year round in this beautiful land, they will eventually be ours!” Shi Feijiao whispered .

The scenery outside the village changed greatly . After their initial shock, none of the villagers were frustrated anymore because this place was just too wonderful . They were surrounded by many rare and intelligent creatures in this beautiful and precious land .

The little guy was stupidly lost in his thoughts . After seeing the Golden Scaled Dragon Whiskered Fish in the middle of the lake and those Unicorns on the shore, he became distracted as well . He muttered to himself “I’ve seen this place before . A large lake, and birds more beautiful and larger than these little Luan being hunted by an aristocratic tribe . ”

Seeing him like this, Chief Shi Yunfeng’s wrinkled face trembled . Even Shi Linghu, Shi Feijiao and the others’ expressions changed as they looked away from those Unicorns .

“Father, mother, I miss you . ” The little guy said in a saddened voice as he sat by the lake despondently while embracing his knees .

Shi Linghu, Shi Feijiao and the others looked at each other without saying much .

“Grandpa Chief, are they still on this earth or not? I miss them!” The little guy suddenly raised his head with a watery mist in his eyes as he carefully asked . This was the first time that he was this direct .

Shi Yunfeng remembered all kinds of things about the past and his heart suddenly became complex . He squatted down and rubbed the little guy’s head with affection, but he did not know what to say .

Suddenly, a splendid scarlet electricity streaked across the sky . It immediately dyed the entire sky red like the sunset glow .

A sparkling blazing red sparrow, bright, red and alluring and only the size of a palm fell from the sky in front of the willow tree at the village entrance .

“Ya, Little Red!” The little guy immediately stood up and rushed over .

This sparrow’s entire body was scarlet red, but after falling down, all of its divine light had dimmed . Its scarlet feathers darkened and a terrifying wound cut across its chest, practically splitting it in half . Furthermore, there were a few claw marks on top of its head that practically penetrated into its skull .

This scarlet sparrow looked miserable, and its injuries were incredibly severe . Terrifying symbols flickered by its wounds, and they were still destroying its life force .

The little guy didn’t dare act prudently because after this red sparrow dropped from the sky, it immediately burned the entire ground like a frighteningly high-temperature furnace .

“Little Red, what happened to you?” The little guy quietly asked .

The only part of the sparrow that weren’t red was its two eyes as it layed on the ground, and they were distinctly black and white . They were like gems, and they blinked at the little guy with superiority . The extreme bitterness and anger it showed made the little guy scratch his head in embarrassment .

Luan is a type of phoenix .