Soon, Zhang Ming led everyone into the deep, secluded canyon.
The air was fresh, birds sang, and mountain streams burbled. Moonlight lent romance to the night, while the midsummer woods were lush with greenery, the grass rippling in emerald waves. It truly was a scene like paradise on earth.
"Coo, coo!"
"Coo, coo!"
A large group of strange, fluffy white creatures noticed their arrival and bounded out of the mountains. They had tiger stripes and bright red tails, looking somewhat like deer and somewhat like horses.
The largest stood three meters tall. Upon seeing Zhang Ming, it cooed twice and blinked its lively eyes, looking a little frightened.
"Hey, so you're descendants of Lushu. Hello." Zhang Ming greeted it.
Sensing that he meant no harm, the Lushu descendant bounded over.
It seemed Old Bai Ze's project had borne preliminary results.
Although Old Sheephead was an affable sort, he still had his vanity. He would not stir up the entire forest the way Stone Mama did, but he did have some subtler methods.
Zhang Ming smiled. "These should be creatures that friend of mine is awakening to spiritual awareness, possibly descendants of the Divine Beast Lushu. Even if they really do possess a little intelligence, they couldn't possibly threaten humanity. I also hope humans won't kill them. Mutated creatures like these don't reproduce very readily. Even after a thousand years, there might still only be these few."
"Of course," Zhong Yunlong hurriedly said. "We'll deal sternly with poachers."
He was not merely saying that to get it over with. After all, these creatures were part of Earth's underlying resources. Once they became familiar with each other, surely drawing a little blood would be fine?
"Coo, coo!"
"It's inviting us aboard. Hurry up!"
Since Zhang Ming had said so, everyone cautiously approached