"Awoo~!"
"Caw caw caw..."
"Roar!"
Half an hour later, outside the pitch-black Cave Dwelling, Qin He and Great Gold Tooth listened to the hair-raising sounds coming from within.
Those were only the clearly audible sounds made by the fiendish beasts. Several other sounds whispered faintly through the air, like a ghost endlessly murmuring temptations beside their ears, making their hearts suddenly hang in their throats.
An indescribable discomfort filled them.
Qin He turned and asked, "I'll ask you one more time. Are you sure you want to go in?"
Great Gold Tooth swallowed. After a long while, he finally gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and said, "We're going in!"
"You really are... persistent." Qin He smiled faintly. This grandson could not let go of the Netherflame Beast's cub. He had already sunk at least several thousand spirit stones into it, yet he was still willing to risk his life.
There was definitely more to this than he claimed.
The only question was whether Great Gold Tooth had his own agenda, or whether he was under pressure from the yamen.
"I've spent so much on this. If I don't carry that cub back, I'll lose my shirt," Great Gold Tooth explained, seemingly catching the suspicion in Qin He's smile.
But to Qin He, that explanation was far too much of a cover-up.
In Sin City, life was the cheapest thing there was, yet also the thing everyone treasured most.
Qin He cast Da Yajin a sidelong glance, hoisted the Four-Unlike onto his shoulder, and headed toward the dark Cave Dwelling.
Fiendish beasts lurked within the Cave Dwelling. If they caused too much of a commotion, none of them would make it out alive.
So more people did not mean better.
After weighing it over, Great Gold Tooth had Ma Da,