The moment his voice fell, a young eagle landed on a withered tree branch.
The young eagle pecked at the crisp, dry bark beneath its feet, scattering a rain of wood shavings belonging to decay.
"Lin Xi, I've heard a lot about you.
I have no intention of disturbing your journey, nor do I intend to become your enemy. I was merely habitually guarding against the approach of an unknown threat. You can ignore me.
Of course, if you're interested in hearing some news, I might make a decent pair of eyes in this trial.
Would you like to think it over?"
Lin Xi let out two sinister chuckles, then casually erased all traces of the Rotten Wood. Startled, the young eagle took flight, cried out twice, and circled through the sky before saying unhappily:
"So we can't be friends, then?
Don't regret it."
As he spoke, the young eagle flew directly toward the high ground. However, before it had even left Lin Xi's sight, the chosen one of decay snorted coldly and said:
"You know Cheng Shi?"
The young eagle's momentum stalled. It immediately made a beautiful V-shaped turn and charged back, striking a lone tree in front of Lin Xi like a bullet. Its talons sank firmly into the trunk, and it asked sharply:
"Who did you say?"
"What, I saw you greet him on the truck bed. Don't tell me you don't know him?"
The young eagle... no, Du Qiyu froze.
Cheng Shi?
The Cheng Shi who had destroyed Experiment 0221 by himself and dragged the False God Zainjil into the void!?
He was in the trial too?
Who was Cheng Shi?
Who had I greeted... Wait, Little Ten!!??
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Impossible!
The young eagle beat its wings wildly and cried, "He's