"Without Brother Zhao's iron-bow, how could we have made such a haul?"
Li Chengfeng laughed heartily, then pointed at the giant crocodile's corpse on the ground, his eyes blazing. "Brother Zhao, this one-horned crocodile is enormous. It would hardly be proper to eat it here in the mountains. Why don't we take it back to the city, enjoy it properly, and then return?"
"There is only one month left of the winter hunt. If we go back now, I'm afraid we may not get another chance to return."
Zhao Lie's gaze wavered with reluctance, but after giving it some thought, he waved a hand in relief.
"True. Hunting these two exotic beasts is already a great stroke of fortune. We must not be greedily insatiable."
"Rather than remain here and court danger, we should carry this giant crocodile back and digest its gains first. The sooner you and I step into the True Qi Realm, the safer we'll be."
As Zhao Lie spoke, he clasped his fists toward Li Chengfeng. "Brother Chengfeng is right. We should head back. I truly was being greedy just now."
"It's good that Brother Zhao agrees. In that case, let us skin this crocodile first, cut up the meat and carry it away. Then we can return to the city and cultivate."
A smile appeared on Li Chengfeng's face. Zhao Lie nodded with narrowed, smiling eyes, and the two immediately set to work, first pulling the arrows one by one from the giant crocodile's corpse.
Then, using Zhao Lie's treasured blade, they laboriously peeled off the incomparably tough crocodile hide and split it evenly between them.
After that, they put away the one-horned crocodile's horn and its remaining eyeballs, cut off and stored the bone spikes on its back, and bundled up its bones, again