Chapter 53: A Hurried Departure

Ling'er sat behind Feng Yi after she gave us our bags. In those, we had our daily necessities such as food and clothing for the journey. After she passed me my personal bag, she told us that Hu Shuo had already gone ahead with the gallons of water.

"He's following the Hanai company that just left the town. The food for- wha!"

She was cut off as Chunu suddenly hit the craoca's horn. We couldn't stay here and have a chat, they were coming from behind.

"Hold tight, don't let the bags fall!"

We were again jerked back as the beast ran. The medicine's effect was slowly going away. If I didn't let it smell that liquid again, it would get more violent.

"Aaaa!"

"Get away! Get away!"

Dust spread all over and stalls got destroyed as the beast stomped right through the busy market. Peddlers left their belongings on the ground and customers dropped any thought of buying. They all scrambled for dear life when the craoca's huge figure appeared in their sights.

Suddenly, I felt danger. No it wasn't a Body Tempering or Viscera Purifying practioner. The attack wasn't even directed at us. This was a Qi Gathering cultivator!

Others couldn't feel this but my spirit sense, even if broken, could distinctly recognize the disturbance in Qi. It was gathering at the middle of the lake. There were two of them... no, that's-

"You really were right, Ling'er. Chunu, hit it as much as you can!" I shouted.

That was a fucking demon beast coming out of lake Pinchu! In a moment, a terrifying hiss spread all over the town. Every practitioner felt some predatory gaze directed at them.

We instinctively glanced at our far left. Sitting at such a height, we could look past the cluster of stalls and tents. Two cultivators, one wearing a white robe and another topless, hovered over the lake's disturbed water.

At the centre of the lake, stood a long green snake that could easily swallow an electric pole. A triangular head and dark eyes, I recognized this beast.

I'd read about it on the file of dangerous beasts I bought from Yellow Rocks Mansion. Syul demon snake, aquatic and carnivorous. Its demon core had vast amount of water elemental Qi. It was mostly friendly unless someone threatened it.

'These Qi Gathering cultivators want to kill it?' I thought they were crazy. It took ten Qi Gatherers to hunt down a Syul. For practioners, it was a calamity.

"It won't come out of the lake... right?" Feng Yi had a hand on my sweaty back.

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"Big brother, there are clay houses ahead!" informed Chunu while hanging her rapier over the craoca's horns.

I told her not to stop. We were about to leave now. The craoca's body was hot just like ours. We could feel its agigated bones and flesh as it ran with all its might.

Winds threw the girls' hairs backwards. We forgot about the heat, about the sweat accumulated on our bodies and about the people who we knew in this town. The panic of the practioners all around, the market that was in turmoil, the fight that disturbed the unseen Qi; shouts, beggings, doubts, struggles - we left all of that behind.

Some of the clay houses were destroyed before the hooves of our mount touched the hot yellow sand. There were no trees at the north west of Pinchu.

There was, instead, a tall dune which our mount slowly climbed upto. It was exhausted after all that running. Just like us, it was scared of the demon beast that could use Qi. Shockwaves were starting to fly wantonly from the centre of the town.

Chunu sheathed her rapier and let the beast walk on its own speed. I passed her the medicine bottle and she let it smell it's strong scent. The craoca grunted. We would have to meet up with Hu Shuo first and only then we could feed this beast.

Craocas were carnivorous. That was why we needed a special medince to tame them. These beasts stored a large amount of fat in their body. Mostly found in desert and dry forest, they could eat any animal.

I looked behind me. Feng Yi and Ling'er were also doing the same. We could see the hoove marks of our mount, trailing down the golden dune back to Pinchu town. The sun was high up, shining on the empty clay houses and on the ruined market. The daylight covered the buildings and streets.

I brought my plam over my eyebrows to shield my sight from the sun's rays.

Pinchu town looked small high up from the dune. We could fully see its circular design, how it surrounded the only source of water at its centre. The middle looked more developed and one could only see cheap yellow sheds further away from the lake.

'Oh, there's the Yellow Rocks Mansion and that's Gang family compound...' I recognized a few buildings. The shed of Tuo brothers was to the far south, I couldn't see it.

"Some people are leaving," commented Ling'er. Towards south east, there was Fida kingdom. They must be going there.

Feng Yi caught a bag that was slipping. I took out a rope and told her to tie them just like the sacks. Finally, we were out of the town with everything we needed.

Me and my sister had stayed in Pinchu town for a month but now it felt like we spent more time than that. Dropping my hand, I lightly shook my head and smiled.

Then I stroked my beard with my other hand as I heard Chunu say, "Look ahead brother, I think it's the Hanai company!"

Hearing that, we hurried the beast. Hanai Comapny, I knew their Chief. She was not as stingy as Tianlong. As long as we were courteous and friendly, those merchants would take us in.

However, why had only they decided to leave so early? We would know that once we met the merchants. I had to keep some things ready.. Adventures awaited us.

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