After all, a life was your own, and you only got one!
Those four fellows with Gu Junjie still haven't made a move. I wonder if their luck's held out, or if they've been discovered?
Inside the Heavenly Pass Secret Aperture, he soon sensed a response from a star in the sky. That power, real and unmistakable, drew Tang Changsheng deep into it. His breathing and pulse followed the flicker of starlight, and he forgot himself entirely.
Nourished by the star's power, the Bloodline power within his body continued to grow stronger...
The next morning, before the sun had risen, the warriors of Hongdong Tribal Stockade were already carrying torches and preparing to set out fully armed. They meant to fight their way to the Flower-Foot Tribal Stockade.
But now everyone wore strange expressions as they stood in a circle, watching Tang Changsheng open his jaws wide and chew great mouthfuls of meat.
Bones lay piled around him. Nearly half a Leopard had gone into Tang Changsheng's stomach.
The sight made everyone's scalp prickle, and their awe of him only grew. Being able to eat like that seemed to be a mark of strength, too!
Only after Tang Changsheng had stripped the last great bone in his hand clean did he leisurely wash his hands and say, "Let's go!"
The warriors around him stiffened and answered at once. They were just about to leave when someone called, "Wait!"
Qiang came limping over, weapon in hand. "I'm going too!"
Tang Changsheng was a little surprised, but he said nothing more. He merely nodded and gave the order again. "Let's go..."
The straight-line distance from Hongdong Tribal Stockade to the Flower-Foot people was not great, but the route was all rugged mountain paths and dense vegetation. A light rain began to fall,