Chapter: Chapter 489
“Sister!”
“Huh? She can talk?” Ling Long’s eyes widened in surprise when she was called “sister” by Yu. The little girl who could only babble yesterday could actually call her sister today?
“I taught her a little last night. Don’t think of her as a mentally handicapped person now, she’s actually quite smart and picks things up quickly.” Leticia gently stroked Yu’s head, indicating that this little girl, while appearing a bit slow, was actually very intelligent.
She was a born deity. If her current body were better, she wouldn’t even need to speak.
The language of gods could be understood by all living beings, and gods could understand any logical speech. Even Leticia couldn’t do that yet, but for a born deity like Yu, it was something she naturally possessed.
It’s just that she couldn’t do the first part, but she could do the latter.
However, being able to understand didn’t mean Yu could grasp the specific meaning of the sentence, as she currently had almost no common sense and couldn’t make appropriate judgments.
“Sister! Pretty!”
“What a sweet mouth!” Ling Long beamed with a brilliant smile after being praised by Yu. Leticia then ruthlessly shattered her good mood, “She praises every girl she sees as pretty now.”
There was no other way, this was how Leticia had taught Yu.
When she saw a girl, she would directly say, “Sister, you’re so beautiful.” Paired with Yu’s adorable little face, this approach could instantly raise a girl’s favorability to friendly.
After all, who wouldn’t like such a cute, sweet-talking little loli?
What, someone doesn’t like her? That must be that person’s problem!
“Let me enjoy it a little longer, Leti!” Ling Long playfully punched Leticia’s shoulder in exasperation. “By the way, I haven’t seen any temples lately.”
“Who knows? Without those obvious node guideposts, we can only grope northwards blindly.” Leticia shrugged. Even she found it difficult to detect the array nodes buried deep underground, let alone Ling Long and the others.
And to wander around the northern territories with her sensory abilities at full power all day long would be like openly announcing to Huang, “I’m here, wait for me, I’ll be at your doorstep soon.” That would defeat the purpose of a surprise attack.
Although it seemed like the surprise attack wouldn’t be successful anyway…
“We’re leaving this jungle area today and entering a more desolate grassland. I hope nothing goes wrong.” Ling Long sighed softly.
“Don’t worry, the god will protect you.” Leticia grinned mischievously.
“My god is you, Leti!”
“So don’t be afraid, your god is by your side. What are you scared of? Just charge ahead!”
“Charge!” Yu seemed to hear something interesting. She hopped and waved her little fists.
This girl, even though she understood nothing yet, already displayed a fearless, reckless spirit in her bones. Truly worthy of being Huang’s reincarnation.
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Half a day later, Ling Long sighed as she looked at a squad of bird-tribe beastmen blocking their path. She thought, Leti’s protection seems to be completely useless. Encountering the first patrol team and having their protective charm ignored was indeed quite unlucky.
“Who are you?” A grey-winged beastman flying in the air nocked an arrow to his bow, warily observing the four figures on the ground. Three strange beastmen and one cute little girl without any beastman features – what a bizarre combination? The three strange beastmen consisted of one female and two males, all with wings on their backs. Could they be some kind of mutated bird-tribe beastmen? As for the cute little girl, she was even more perplexing. Although she exuded no aura of power, the grey-winged beastman felt an irresistible urge to prostrate himself before her, as if this girl were a being of high status.
“We are adventurers from the Southern Territory, here to explore the Northern Territory.” Ling Long concocted a story that even she didn’t quite believe. What kind of adventurer from the Southern Territory would come to the Northern Territory looking for excitement! The grey-winged beastman’s eyes narrowed, and his expression became increasingly unfriendly.
“And this little girl? Is she also an adventurer?” Yu seemed completely unaware of the current situation. She was curiously squatting on the grass, observing a small insect on the ground. Judging by her hesitant hands, one could guess she was contemplating something. Perhaps this girl wanted to pick up the insect and put it in her mouth again.
However, Leticia had specifically warned Yu last night not to casually put anything that moved into her mouth. If she had to eat something, it should be cooked first. Things that moved couldn’t be eaten, but things that didn’t move and were cooked with fire could be eaten!
Staring at the harmlessly wriggling little insect on the ground, a realization flashed in Yu’s large red eyes. She could eat it as long as it was cooked! I’ve completely understood Mama… no, Sister’s intention! I really am a little genius!
Her plump little hands decisively reached for the brightly colored insect. The grey-winged beastman, who had been keeping a close eye on Yu, was startled. The small insect crawling on the ground was no ordinary creature. Its vibrant colors marked it as one of the notorious poisonous insects of the Northern Territory, one that even elite beastman warriors dared not touch! While this insect’s combat power was almost nil, its venom was exceptionally potent. A single touch could cause the limbs of the victim to fester and lead to a painful death! The poison extracted from this insect was a formidable weapon in the Northern Territory, instantly fatal with no known antidote! Such a young, ignorant creature, unafraid of tigers; could these people even be called adventurers? The grey-winged beastman sneered. They couldn’t even spin a decent lie. He wanted to see the miserable state of this blonde little girl later.
But what happened next nearly made the grey-winged beastman’s eyeballs pop out in fright. The little blonde girl casually grabbed the terrifying poisonous insect in her hand, showing no signs of pain, and her hand holding the insect showed no signs of poisoning. How was this possible?! What astonished the grey-winged beastman even more was yet to come. The girl brought the struggling insect close to her mouth and breathed a stream of golden flame towards the colorful bug. The flame swept over the insect’s body, and the extreme high temperature instantly carbonized the poor creature, turning the girl’s finger holding the insect into a charred black.
Did she burn her own finger? The grey-winged beastman stared, unconsciously loosening his grip on his bow and arrow. This little girl was too strange!
“What kind of monster is that? Who exactly are you people?!” The grey-winged beastman’s voice became a little shriller. What he had just witnessed was truly chilling. That seemingly frail blonde little girl was so eerie. Could the three strange beastmen who accompanied her be ordinary individuals? Impossible! This group was definitely problematic!
Crunch, crunch. A chilling chewing sound came from not far away. The grey-winged beastman turned his head and saw the girl he had just observed stuffing the carbonized insect into her mouth and chewing it with gusto. Judging by the girl’s expression, she seemed to be enjoying this snack?
“She… she also bit off her own finger?” What was even more horrifying was that the girl bit off her own blackened fingers and chewed them along with the carbonized insect. Ling Long rubbed her forehead. Yu always showed her peculiar side at odd times. Although she hadn’t intended to resolve this matter peacefully from the start, Ling Long felt a tinge of guilt for making these people witness such a terrifying scene before their deaths.
“Please don’t mind it, this is normal. I’ll discipline her properly in the future.” Ling Long clasped her hands in front of her and bowed slightly, offering an apology.
“So, who exactly are you people?!”
“That’s a good question. I don’t think you’d want to know the real answer.” Ling Long looked up, her golden dragon eyes emitting a chilling glint. A smile curved her lips. “However, I suspect you won’t back down, so goodbye for now.” A sense of crisis surged through the grey-winged beastman. He instinctively wanted to flap his wings and flee into the sky. The sky was their domain; once airborne, no enemy could catch them!
With a difference of mere milliseconds, surging dragon flames engulfed the bird-tribe beastmen behind the grey-winged beastman who hadn’t had time to react. Only the strongest grey-winged beastman frantically attempted to escape into the sky. “You guys stay here and look after Yu. I’ll be back soon.” Ling Long, who had just seconds ago vaporized the obstructing beastmen squad with a single breath, flapped her wings and pursued the grey-winged beastman. Although immense in size, dragons were not slow when flying, and some birds known for their speed couldn’t even match a dragon’s speed. The grey-winged beastman’s race was not special, just an ordinary branch of bird-tribe beastmen; speed wasn’t their forte. Under Ling Long’s pursuit, the grey-winged beastman who had gotten a head start was caught and pierced through the back with a spear from Ling Long within half a minute.
“Waaaa!” He let out a scream, looking in disbelief at the tip of the flame spear protruding from his chest. He never thought he would die like this, attacked from behind while airborne. Who were these people? In a daze, he seemed to see a golden phoenix bird appearing on the distant horizon. Watching the grey-winged beastman, with his head lowered, impaled on the spear tip, Ling Long flicked her wrist, and flames incinerated the grey-winged beastman’s body but preserved his clothing and some personal belongings.
The previous breath attack hadn’t been controlled, and the beastmen hit head-on had turned to ash along with their belongings. This leader couldn’t be dealt with like that; she needed to see if he had anything valuable on him. Returning to her original spot with the spoils, Ling Long immediately saw her two bewildered fellow tribesmen surrounding Yu. The blonde little girl was lying near where the bird-tribe beastmen’s ashes had scattered, poking at the grayish powder on the ground with her little hands, and her mouth seemed to be watering. Could this girl be thinking of eating this stuff? Considering Yu’s current diet, Ling Long thought this abstract act was something Yu could realistically do. Fortunately, she was only poking at the ashes and hadn’t put them directly into her mouth.
Landing beside the three of them, Ling Long handed the spoils to her two companions and signaled that she would handle things here. The two young dragon brothers were also relieved. They didn’t dare to handle Yu, this little ancestor. Ling Long could scold Yu because she had the authorization from the god. They didn’t have that qualification to say or do anything to Yu. The dragons Ling Long brought to the Northern Territory for such an important task were naturally not foolish; they knew their status was different from Ling Long’s. Ling Long had a very close relationship with the current god and had even received a blessing from the Dragon God. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Ling Long was the future leader of the dragon tribe! Being chosen by Ling Long to accompany her to the Northern Territory was already a sign of great favor. This blonde little girl was personally entrusted to Ling Long by the god, so her identity was definitely not simple. The combined worth of these two laborers probably didn’t even match the value of a fingernail of this little ancestor.
Carrying the spoils Ling Long gave them, the two immediately ran to the side to meticulously search for anything noteworthy. Ling Long, on the other hand, quickly pulled Yu away from the pile of ashes and sternly told Yu that these things really couldn’t be eaten.
“Smells good, tastes good.” Yu also managed to express her thoughts with her extremely limited vocabulary. She could smell a very pleasant aroma from the pile of ashes, just like the energy she had always eaten. However, the ashes only had the smell; the delicious things were long gone, otherwise, Yu would have been feasting when Ling Long returned.
“You really can’t eat this, my little ancestor.” Ling Long found these abstract ideas utterly incomprehensible. Her understanding was that Yu found the ashes very fragrant and thought these things should be delicious. Good heavens, how did this little darling’s brain work! If she liked eating live beastmen, Ling Long might understand it a little. After all, although the beastman tribe might lack intelligent people, they certainly wouldn’t lack perverts. But eating ashes was simply too shocking and unconventional. Even Ling Long had never heard of a beastman with such a preference.
“Hmm?” Yu tilted her head. But the energy really tasted good.
“I think it’s best to let Leticia explain it to you properly, I can’t explain this…” Ling Long rubbed her forehead. She could tell that Yu genuinely thought the pile of ashes smelled good, and in such a situation, she truly couldn’t handle it and had to ask for the Buddha Leticia’s help.
“Boss Ling Long! We’ve found something strange here!” Just then, the other dragons also found something, giving Ling Long an opportunity to escape.