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Zhong Kui's Diary
Want to run? Not a chance!
I waved my hand and summoned a Thunderous Strike, creating a cage of lightning measuring five meters on each side, trapping the Wild Woman inside. At the same time, I weakened the power of the lightning; if I accidentally killed her, who would I ask for directions?
The Wild Woman was caught off guard and crashed into the bars with a loud crash. Instantly, she was shocked, her fur standing on end as she let out a fierce roar and staggered back a few steps, flailing her arms and legs, causing the wild boar meat to be tossed aside. Fortunately, the wild man in her arms wasn't thrown out, but he was also shocked and crying out loudly.
Looking around, seeing that she was surrounded by these bars, the Wild Woman suddenly howled in despair, her cries filled with hopelessness.
“Lu Jian!” I shouted at the stunned Lu Jian standing nearby.
“Y-yes, what is it?” Lu Jian seemed dazed until my shout brought him back to reality.
“What is it? Hurry up and translate!” Shen Sipan pushed Lu Jian forcefully.
Lu Jian stumbled forward to the lightning cage, turning back to glare at Shen Sipan: “Hey, be careful! You almost pushed me onto those electric bars!”
“Stop stalling and get on with it!” Shen Sipan waved his hand impatiently.
Lu Jian turned back and began gesturing toward the wild man inside the cage.
Overall, his gestures were relatively easy to understand; even I could see Understood—you behave, and I'll give you something good to eat; if you don't behave, I'll kill you.
The Wild Woman sat in the center of the cage, tightly holding onto the wild man while watching Lu Jian, her expression a mix of vigilance and confusion. It seemed she didn't Understood what Lu Jian was saying, occasionally letting out some sounds of distress.
Clearly, communication between Lu Jian and her was not going smoothly.
Soon, ten minutes passed. Watching Lu Jian and the Wild Woman communicate without any success made me feel a bit anxious. My gaze scanned around until it finally landed on the wild man in the Wild Woman's arms.
A thought flashed through my mind. What if I captured this wild man as a hostage and used him to threaten the Wild Woman?
Beast!
I scolded myself harshly.
Putting myself in her shoes, I could imagine how Jin Manyuan's abduction of my loved ones felt. Now, I was actually considering inflicting that same feeling on someone else. Was this even human behavior?
However, seeing how much the Wild Woman cared for the wild man gave me an idea.
I pulled out a box of Yogurt from the Mustard Seed Pendant, inserted a straw, and walked straight into the Lightning Barrier. The lightning struck me as if I were an illusion.
The Wild Woman was momentarily stunned to see that I was unafraid of the lightning and suddenly stood up, taking two steps back. She tentatively reached out to touch the flickering electric fence, thinking that the lightning had lost its effectiveness.
With a crackle, her hair stood on end again, and she let out a shriek, turning to look at me in shock.
I found it somewhat amusing; the lightning was only ineffective against me, yet she dared to touch it. It wouldn't kill her.
As I approached closer, the Wild Woman stood in front of the fence, tightly holding the wild man, her eyes filled with panic and unease as she shouted "Oh oh oh."
"Your heart is going to get you!" came Song Xi's loud shout from behind.
I turned back and smiled at Song Xi, saying, "It's fine; she's no match for me."
I turned around, maintaining my smile, and walked about one and a half meters towards the Wild Woman, then I stopped.
I had heard that petting an animal on the head can convey your goodwill, and I originally intended to do just that—reach out and touch the Wild Woman's head. However, she was simply too tall; my hand would likely only reach her chest. Touching her chest directly didn't seem like the way friends should interact; communication should come from the heart, and that was merely an advertisement.
The one-and-a-half-meter distance did not make the Wild Woman feel threatened or in danger; she merely tightened her hold on the wild man in her arms, appearing both vigilant and confused. Meanwhile, the wild man opened his eyes wide and looked at me with curiosity.
Clearing my throat lightly, I raised the Yogurt in my hand, took a sip, then closed my eyes in delight while shaking my head, making sounds of enjoyment.
Upon seeing this, a look of desire appeared in the wild man's eyes. One fuzzy hand went to his mouth, where he bit down on one of his fingers and began sucking on it, while the other hand reached out towards me with fingers slightly spread.
Clearly, he was asking me for Yogurt.
I smiled and offered the Yogurt to him, but before he could take it, the Wild Woman swatted it away with a slap, sending the container crashing to the ground.
Seeing this, the wild man cried out loudly. The Wild Woman quickly patted his back gently while making soothing sounds. However, the wild man wouldn’t listen; he kicked and fussed uncontrollably. I pulled another container of Yogurt from my Mustard Seed Pendant, inserted a straw, took another sip myself, and made an exaggeratedly delicious expression towards the wild man.
The Wild Woman raised her hand again as if to strike but hesitated upon seeing the wild man's crying face. After a moment's pause, her hand still came down.
However, this time she didn’t swat away my Yogurt; instead, she grabbed it forcefully. Due to her strength, some white Yogurt squirted out of the container in an arc through the air.
I slightly leaned to the side to avoid that arc.
Damn, that almost hit me all over.
Imitating my actions, the Wild Woman brought the straw to her mouth and took a sip. She smacked her lips together and rolled her eyes around a few times. Seemingly reassured that there was no danger, she brought the Yogurt closer to the wild man's mouth.
Soon, the wild man finished a box of Yogurt and, still unsatisfied, danced around while shouting loudly. The Wild Woman picked up some wild boar meat from the ground and brought it to the wild man's mouth, but he pushed the beef away, continuing to shout.
The Wild Woman looked at me helplessly, her eyes filled with pleading.
It seemed like it was about time. I took out several more boxes of Yogurt, inserted straws into each one, and handed them to the Wild Woman. Watching the wild man drink one box after another, he finally fell into a deep sleep in the Wild Woman's arms after finishing three boxes.
The Wild Woman's gaze towards me was no longer wary; instead, it was filled with gratitude.
I waved my hand to remove the lightning cage and called Lu Jian over: "Now you can communicate with her properly."
Lu Jian scratched his head for a while, pointed at a big tree in the distance, then spread his arms wide as if trying to show the Wild Woman that he was describing a large tree.
The Wild Woman looked at Lu Jian in confusion and did not speak.
After hitting his own head twice, Lu Jian picked up a stone from the stream, pointed again at the distant tree, and then drew a large circle on the grass with the stone.
The Wild Woman furrowed her brows in thought, pointed at the Circle on the ground, then pointed at the big tree in the distance, making sounds as she shouted at Lu Jian.
Lu Jian nodded vigorously.
The Wild Woman shouted a few more times, pointed into the distance, and made a walking gesture.
Lu Jian scratched his head and glanced at me: "Mr. Zhong, it seems she understands and wants to take us there!"
"What do you mean by 'seems'?" I replied with great frustration.
"I’m not sure if it understands or not!" Lu Jian looked at me with a calm expression.
Seriously, can’t you just give me a definite answer?
Thinking it over, there was no other choice but to follow Wild Woman, hoping that it truly understood Lu Jian's meaning.
Wild Woman led us forward for more than an hour. Just when I started to feel a bit anxious, Lu Jian suddenly exclaimed in surprise, pointing at the ground, "What is this?"
Following his direction, we all looked down and saw a light gray object beneath our feet, about the thickness of a bowl, with half of it buried underground. It looked like a water pipe, winding its way from afar and plunging into the ground right where we stood.
Looking ahead along this light gray object, we couldn’t see how long it actually was. The group exchanged glances, asking each other what this thing could be.
Seeing us stop, Wild Woman made some noises and pointed ahead.
"Let’s go!" I gritted my teeth. At this point, we had no choice but to move forward.
The path Wild Woman took seemed to follow this pipe-like object. The further we went, the thicker this light gray tubular object became. When it reached about the thickness of a bucket, another similarly thick tubular object merged with it, forming a 'Y' shape and winding onward.
"Tree roots! These are tree roots!" Song Xi suddenly shouted.
That’s right; the more I looked at it, the more it resembled them.
Looking ahead again, I still couldn’t see the end of these roots. I was astonished; how big must the tree be to have such long roots?
Continuing forward, when the diameter of the tree roots was about one meter, Shen Sipan suddenly pointed ahead and shouted excitedly. Following his finger, I focused my gaze and faintly saw a red wall hidden among the leaves. Just then, a thought flashed through my mind—could this possibly be the Eternal Redwood?
As we walked closer, everyone's breathing became a bit hurried.
Damn, this is really a tree!
A gigantic tree!
A tree that can be called a miracle!
Its trunk is as wide as a city wall.
Without a doubt, this is the Eternal Redwood.
Everyone's pace quickened involuntarily, and soon we arrived in front of this giant tree.
The diameter of this redwood is at least 0 meters thick. If we calculate the circumference as the diameter multiplied by pi, the circumference of this tree would be over 60 meters, meaning it would take more than thirty people holding hands to encircle it.
Looking up, just as Shen Sipan said, this Eternal Redwood is not very tall, only about twenty meters. The entire trunk stands before us like a city wall. The surrounding trees are also about this height; if viewed from above, one would definitely not notice this Eternal Redwood.
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