The Golden Age - Chapter 76: Water Curtain Cave
The closer they got to the place where the mandrill was commonly reported, the more careful they became.
Kan Shu walked in front with his back arched. Suddenly, he stopped and pointed in front of him. Qin Xiao and Chang Sheng leaned towards him and looked at where his finger was pointing, only to see a corpse hanging on a branch.
“It’s the Luo guy.” Kan Shu whispered, “Beaten to death by the mandrill. It was probably hung there by the mandrill after we left.
“This is where the accident happened?” Qin Xiao whispered back.
“Yes.” This time, Chang Sheng whispered to him. Then he pointed towards a tree not too far away. “Yang Wa’s father was also injured by that tree.”
“So that means, Liu Zi’s body must be nearby.” Qin Xiao whispered.
Kan Shu looked around. “The beast should be very near. Let’s look around over here to see if we can find Liu Zi. We must not take too long. That beast might smell us and come back.”
Qin Xiao squinted his eyes. After the pill, his eyesight was amazing, and even his hearing was incomparable to that of Kan Shu. If there was anything moving nearby, he would immediately be able to detect it.
Right now, there were long a few insects squeaking. When the mandrill comes, it would definitely make quite a lot of noise.
The three looked around as they held their iron forks.
Qin Xiao knew that if Liu Zi’s corpse was nearby, then it would definitely give off a bloody and rotting smell. The longer they stay, the more dangerous it would be. He wanted to find it and leave as soon as possible.
He started to take deeper breaths, and as expected, he soon smelled a faint bloody smell. Following the smell, he arrived at a big tree. Part of a corpse was leaning against the tree, and it seemed that it was about to fall.
Qin Xiao leaned closer. The corpse had his throat torn and part of the body was missing. It looked like he was in his early twenties and was dressed as a hunter. It should be Liu Zi’s corpse.
He looked back and saw the other two nearby also looking for Liu Zi’s corpse. He can’t shout for their name right now, so he went to get them one by one. Suddenly, there was a loud crack, as if a branch just got snapped. Qin Xiao immediately laid on the ground and listened closely, hoping that he wasn’t unlucky enough to meet the mandrill.
Several other cracks came soon after too. It was obvious that something was approaching Qin Xiao. He held the iron fork tight in his hands, closed his eyes, and smelled a disgusting smell.
Shit.
Suddenly, a roar came from not too far away. Qin Xiao raised his head a bit to look around and saw that a tree nearby was shaking violently.
Although he wasn’t sure that it was the mandrill, he thought it must be some wild animals like tigers or bears. But now that he thought about it, the Luo’s and Liu Zi’s corpses were just sitting there. Under normal circumstances, if there were wild animals, those two should have been long eaten.
Two corpses in a forest that have not been touched by any animals. It was definitely strange.
“Run!” Nor far away, Chang Sheng yelled.
Qin Xiao was shocked and confused. Isn’t shouting right now literally exposing where you are? But at this moment, the roar came again. With his incredible eyesight, Qin Xiao could clearly see the shadow of a large furry animal moving around on a big tree towards his left.
The black shadow was ginormous, and within seconds, it was already next to him. Qin Xiao opened his eyes wide and wanted to run, but his legs were like nailed to the ground, unable to move.
This was something he never saw before. With a loud bang, the shadow leaped down from the tree and was standing five or six steps in front of Qin Xiao. Now that it was so close, Qin Xiao could see what it was. It was huge and had golden hairs all over the body. This wasn’t a mandrill, it was a giant ape!
When the ape landed, it stared at Qin Xiao, and Qin Xiao was almost about to cry.
The hunters said that there was a mandrill. Qin Xiao was familiar with mandrills, it was impossible for them to be this big.
Mandrills were not slow, but this ape came like a boat going down a waterfall. This speed was way faster than that of a mandrill.
Qin Xiao swore in his head that the next time before he was completely sure of the situation, he would never help anyone out. Now great, a giant ape was in front of him. Let alone his level two skills, even if it was Mu Yeji standing right next to him they’d still only have a slim chance of winning.
The ape sneezed, and the sound was terrifying.
Qin Xiao tried his best to calm himself down.
He took a deep breath and started to slowly back away. The ape roared again and leaped towards Qin Xiao. Seeing this, Qin Xiao immediately turned around and ran. But after less than two steps, the ape had already caught up to him and held him by his collar. Facing the terrifying ape, there was nothing Qin Xiao could do to fight back.
After so much hard work and under the help of Hong Ye and Mu Yeji, he was finally able to escape Gui City. And now, who knew that he would die in the hands of a giant ape in the middle of the mountain.
But strangely, the ape did not immediately kill Qin Xiao. It ran through the forest and held Qin Xiao in the air. All he could feel was the sound of the wind howling beside his ears.
The speed of the giant ape was as fast as the wind. It brought Qin Xiao deeper and deeper into the forest.
When the giant ape appeared, Chang Sheng and Kan Shu also realized its existence. Kan Shu was busy thinking about what to do, and Chang Sheng had already yelled. Then, it ran towards Qin Xiao. From far away, Chang Sheng could see the ape holding Qin Xiao and disappearing into the forest.
Chang Sheng was horrified. At this time, he had already found Liu Zi’s corpse. Kan Shu also came and saw Chang Sheng staring at the forest. He quickly asked, “Chang Sheng, where’s the mandrill?”
“The mandrill took our little brother and ran away.” Chang Sheng clenched the iron fork. “Kan Shu, let’s catch up to it.”
“Are you trying to die?” Kan Shu cursed, “Seeing that beast, we barely have any time to run. Do you want to chase it? A group of people can’t even hurt him a bit. What do you want the two of us to do?”
Chang Sheng wasn’t sure what to do either. “This little brother was being so nice to help us. Now that he’s captured, are we just going to sit here and watch?”
At this time, Kan Shu also saw Liu Zi’s corpse. He walked forward. “Let’s bring Liu Zi down the mountain first. Then we’ll talk it out with everyone and come up with a plan.” Then he shook his head. “That kid is probably dead by now though.”
Chang Sheng suddenly thought of something and quickly said, “Kan Shu, when we saw the mandrill before, it would immediately start killing people. But just then, I saw that the mandrill did not hurt him. Instead, it took him away.”
“It’s probably going to play around with it and then kill it in its nest.” Kan Shu replied, “Mandrills are demons. Not only are they fierce, but they are also smart.” He tucked on Chang Sheng’s sleeves. “We can’t stay here anymore. Quick, bring Liu Zi down.”
Chang Sheng knew that it was impossible for the two of them to save Qin Xiao. Following the mandrill would only mean death. Without any other choice, he helplessly shook his head and brought Liu Zi’s body back.
Qin Xiao didn’t know how long it had been already. It seemed as if this ape had an infinite amount of strength. After running in the forest for a very long time, there was suddenly a sound of water. The sound grew louder and louder, and soon, they got out of the forest and arrived at a valley. The moon was still shining brightly in the sky. Qin Xiao looked up and saw a giant waterfall coming from the top of a cliff. Under the moonlight, the waterfall reflected off beautiful light and the scene was incredible.
Under the waterfall was a deep pool of water. Beside it was a large stone that was flat as a mirror. The giant ape held Qin Xiao and went on top of the stone. It made a loud roar, which almost broke the eardrums of Qin Xiao, who was right next to it.
He had no clue what the ape was going to do to himself.
As the giant ape held Qin Xiao and stood by the pool of water, Qin Xiao studied his surroundings. A narrow stone path extended from the stone platform to behind the waterfall. But since it was covered by the waterfall, Qin Xiao could only guess what was behind it.
The path was very narrow, enough to only allow one person to go through at a time. The ape was too big for the path.
Suddenly, the ape swung his arm violently and with great force, it threw Qin Xiao towards the waterfall. Qin Xiao flew in the air thinking that he was being played like a toy.
Splash!
With great force, Qin Xiao slammed right into the waterfall. But instead of being washed down by the water, he went straight through it.
Thinking that he would definitely be dead, Qin Xiao did not expect himself to go through the waterfall and land on hard ground. He landed heavily on the floor and felt as if all his bones got cracked. Bearing extreme pain, he looked around, before passing out.
Without knowing how long it had been, Qin Xiao finally woke up. The moment he opened his eyes, he was blinded by the light. Beside him was the constant sound of the loud waterfall. His body still hurt from the fall, and he struggled to sit up. He looked towards the fall and realized that it was like a curtain blocking in front of him. With the sunlight shining on top of it, it reflected off another beautiful light. Qin Xiao felt as if this was heaven.
He was stunned and looked around, only to realize that he was actually in a stone cave.
It turned out that there was a natural stone cave behind the waterfall. Although the cave wasn’t too big, it was big enough to fit about a dozen or so people.
What really surprised Qin Xiao was that at the corner of the cave, there was a bed made of hay and even a set of bowls next to it. Other than that, there was nothing else.
The existence of the hay bed and the bowls made Qin Xiao wonder, was there someone else who has been here before?
Translated by: UnderTheMoon