Old Master Fu discovered that the ten Brahma Chickens at home were growing wilder by the day.
At seven in the morning, a resounding crow rang out right on time.
That crow seemed to be some sort of signal, and every creature within a hundred li of Changtian Mountain heard it.
The area around Changtian Mountain also came alive because of that crow.
The calls of various animals sounded one after another.
Old Master Fu came out of the house too.
He had gotten used to it, so he went to bed very early every day.
With a regular routine and all the good things the children in the family fed him, this little old man was growing younger and younger.
He did a set of Five-Animal Exercises after stepping outside, then realized it was too quiet.
"Where are the chickens?"
That was right. The chickens had run off.
None of the ten chickens were within their usual roaming grounds.
At first, Old Master Fu thought they had gone to the volcano to look for Fire Crystal Stones.
But they did not return until the afternoon, carrying an arm-thick millipede in their beaks!
Old Master Fu asked, "What have you been up to?"
The Brahma Chickens: Cluck, cluck, cluck...
Looking for food, of course.
The Anomaly centipedes that had appeared the night before had spoiled their palates, and they no longer cared for ordinary bugs.
Over the next few days, the Brahma Chickens went out hunting early every morning.
The Anomaly bugs and mutated bugs in the surrounding area were terribly unlucky.
After returning in the afternoon, they ran to the volcano to find Fire Crystal Stones to eat.
They crowed at seven sharp every morning.
Old Master Fu said, "Oh, never mind. At least this old man doesn't have