Earth Cave

White Cloud Pasture.

Chen Lin appeared.

"Master!"

Fat Tiger flew over at once and bowed respectfully.

"How is everything? Nothing unusual?"

Chen Lin glanced at the flock on the grassland as he asked.

He still did not know whether the sheep were worth anything, but he could not afford to lose them. The penalty of one hundred Nightmare Coins per sheep was severe. Even if all his wages from the past few years added up to several hundred Nightmare Coins, he could not bear it.

"No. Everything is normal."

Fat Tiger answered immediately.

Chen Lin nodded and looked toward Xiaofang nearby. Sensing his gaze, she turned her head, but did nothing else. She merely stared at him mechanically.

Relieved, he flew a circuit over the grassland before landing in front of the black goats and looking at Du Dahai among them.

Du Dahai was eating grass with relish.

When the black goats' leader saw Chen Lin approach, it immediately came forward and rubbed its head against his leg in affection. Du Dahai, however, showed no reaction.

He just kept eating, as though the grass were some exquisite delicacy.

The grass grew quickly and seemed highly nutritious. After all these years, Du Dahai had even grown fat.

Chen Lin sighed.

The two of them had discovered the Node to this Scenario together, yet their fates were worlds apart. The path of cultivation was fraught with danger. No matter how careful one was, the unexpected could still happen.

And danger needed only one chance to turn every previous effort to ashes.

After watching Du Dahai for a while, an idea suddenly occurred to Chen Lin.

He wanted to see whether he could take Du Dahai out, and what would happen if he did. Would he remain a sheep, or would he return