Shixin Peak

In the end, Huanhuan still did not dare come within three yards of Zhang Xiaohua.

Still, Zhang Xiaohua was delighted to see Huanhuan. Huanhuan followed behind the big black horse and went up the gentle slope as well.

After helping Yang Yao pack up, Zhang Xiaohua quietly stuffed Xiaohei and Xiao Huang into his bundle, then walked toward Huanhuan, who had been pacing nearby all along. The Four Unlike, now possessing humanlike intelligence, gazed at Zhang Xiaohua with dim, wistful eyes, like a child who wanted to go home and admit his mistake but could not find an excuse and was too proud to lower his head.

When Huanhuan saw Zhang Xiaohua approach, it habitually backed away a step. But then, as though cheering, it raised its hornless head and ran over, stretching out its tongue to lick Zhang Xiaohua's face. Smiling, Zhang Xiaohua raised a hand and unobtrusively shielded his eyes. Huanhuan was overjoyed, its soft tongue licking Zhang Xiaohua's hand, ticklish and quite pleasant.

After being affectionate for a while, Zhang Xiaohua patted Huanhuan's head and looked it over from every angle. There were quite a few whip marks on its body, but they were already nearly healed. Other than that, there had not been many changes. It was even fatter than it had been on Tianmu Peak, and its coat had grown somewhat glossy.

Zhang Xiaohua laughed. "This fellow really can eat. Its days seem even more comfortable than they were on Tianmu Peak."

Before long, the setting sun sank, and night arrived as usual.

Once Yang Yao had fallen asleep, Zhang Xiaohua immediately struck his acupoints and set restrictions around them. With a hand seal, he rose into the air and headed straight for Tianmu Peak.

The moment he saw Huanhuan the Four Unlike, Zhang Xiaohua