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Chapter 56 - 56 Native Came!
Chapter 56 - 56 Native Came!
Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Native Came!
Qi Yue cast her gaze into the depths of the dark dense forest, feeling a strange yearning for the natives’ arrival.
However, she didn’t know that as she had not returned to her house to sleep these past few days, the hearts of the Zhao family members inside were also uneasy.
Everyone had the same question in their minds.
Would Qi Yue leave?
She had put so much effort just to settle them in and then leave them behind!
“Mother, you all go to sleep, I will keep watch for another night…”
No sooner had Qi Yue finished speaking than she sprang to her feet, pulling out the firewood chopping knife from her chest!
They had come, the natives had arrived!
From the pitch-black forest came flickering flames and the distant roars of some kind of beast.
Ten people, fifty people…
This time, the natives came in not a few numbers.
There were easily more than a hundred of them!
And what about the sound of those four hooves clattering and breathing incessantly?
Wild buffalo?
Qi Yue quietly listened, her expression gradually growing solemn.
Zhao Xiyan, always on the alert, maneuvered his wheelchair out the door, a shiny black crossbow resting on his knee.
He came to Qi Yue’s side and said in a deep voice, “I will protect you.”
Qi Yue cracked a small smile and thought to tell him to take care of himself, but feeling the words too harsh, responded with a soft “hm.”
Right after, Zhao Yongzhe and Zhao Yonglian also came out, each carrying an axe in their hands.
These past few days, the two of them had kept their axes close at hand, waiting for this moment!
Almost in an instant, the hundred or so people appeared at the entrance of the forest.
Following them, about a dozen creatures that resembled cattle emerged.
They were called cattle, but they were three times the size of any yellow cattle Qi Yue had ever seen, easily weighing over 4000 pounds to the naked eye.
A hump-like bone protruded from their backs, and the two horns on their heads could rival those of African elephants, reflecting a sinister blue light in the cold night.
“It seems they are determined to dismantle our home tonight!” Qi Yue huffed coldly.
Such ferocious beasts, forget a dozen of them, even one or two charging and crashing around the house would be too much to handle.
Zhao Xiyan raised the crossbow, aimed at one of them, ready to shoot at any moment!
At that moment, a dark shadow rushed down from the right slope—it was Kang Ji.
He hurried over, shouting breathlessly.
“You can’t fight, you can’t fight! If someone dies, everyone here will die.”
After hearing Kang Ji’s words, Qi Yue also understood.
The Imperial Court didn’t want to confront the natives head on, so they sent the exiles to clear the land and cut down trees, hoping to drive the natives away and expand their territory.
If the exiles died, the Imperial Court would lose nothing.
But if a native died, it would surely lead to a war, and then, the dead would still be the exiles.
The Imperial Court was truly cunning!
Suddenly, a strange cry rang out from the darkness across, and then, one of the cattle on the left charged forward with ferocity.
“Rumbling…”
As it neared, Qi Yue realized she had underestimated this monstrous bull.
It weighed easily over 6000 pounds!
Perhaps it was the effect of Innate Divine Strength, but facing such an exaggerated behemoth, Qi Yue felt a thrill of excitement.
All the blood in her body surged, converging toward her arms.
In an instant, she reaffirmed that some sort of muscle memory had been activated.
The original owner of this body had indeed learned martial arts, and it seemed she was very adept at it.
Maybe she could try killing one of these monstrous bulls for roast meat.
Such a large creature made into jerky would surely last a long time.
She loved beef jerky the most.
“Yueyue, step back!”
Zhao Xiyan yelled, driving his wheelchair in front of her.
“No need!”
Qi Yue shouted sharply, quickly stepping forward two paces, stowing the firewood chopping knife back into her bosom.
The monstrous bull was already in front of her, only a step away!
She swiftly raised her hand, and with both hands side by side, pushed out, but at the moment before touching the sturdy bull’s head, she redirected the swipe towards its tightly stretched neck.
The monster bull charged too fiercely, and its neck was its only weak spot. With a force not much less than its own, she leveraged a mighty power into a minor effort. With a snap, the bull’s neck broke.
Before it could even let out a cry, it collapsed to the ground.
“Boom…”
Indeed, being thousands of pounds, even its falling sound was massive.
Qi Yue looked at her hands, once again feeling she had underestimated the concept of “Innate Divine Strength.”
A disturbance came from the dark forest.
Clearly, the native people were terrified by Qi Yue’s supernatural strength and were discussing their next move amongst themselves.
“Yueyue, are you okay?” came Zhao Xiyan’s concerned voice.
Qi Yue turned to look at him, revealing a set of gleaming teeth, resembling a Charming Ghost.
“I’m fine.”
Noticing the astonished expression still frozen on Zhao Xiyan’s face, Qi Yue curved her lips into a smile.
With this extraordinary strength, she could do whatever she wanted!
Just at that moment, another strange cry came from the dark forest.
Then, more than a dozen monster bulls stampeded towards Qi Yue all at once.
As the saying goes, “two fists are no match for four hands,” and even if Qi Yue possessed immense strength, she couldn’t possibly throw down more than a dozen bulls at the same time!
The natives thought so, which is why they sent all the bulls charging at her.
Zhao Xiyan thought the same, which is why he also rushed over in anxiety, wanting to alleviate some of Qi Yue’s burden.
Zhao Yongzhe and Zhao Yonglian were no exceptions; they both picked up their axes and stood by Qi Yue’s sides.
Just as everyone was tense, Qi Yue slowly spread her hands open.
At the same time, the dozen or so frantically running bulls suddenly halted in their tracks and stopped.
They lifted their noses, sniffing something incessantly in the air.
Suddenly, as if they had smelled something, they began to approach Qi Yue step by step.
Zhao Xiyan nervously raised his crossbow, while Zhao Yongzhe and Zhao Yonglian tightened their grip on their axes, stepping forward.
Qi Yue quickly shook her head, “It’s okay.”
With that, she simply stretched out her hands and walked towards the herd of monster bulls.
“Yueyue!”
Zhao Xiyan called out from behind her, but she paid no heed.
The monster bulls clearly had an extremely sensitive perception of her Spiritual Spring Water; she wanted to test if it was as she had thought.
Indeed, as soon as the bulls approached her, they began to lap at the water in the palm of her hand with their tongues.
However, because her palms were too small for the bulls to lick the Spiritual Spring Water, they immediately began to jostle head to head.
Qi Yue snorted coldly.
“Take turns, if anyone else rushes, no one gets to drink.”
The bulls might look ugly, but they were very obedient.
Somehow, they seem to have understood Qi Yue’s words, lining up and taking turns to lick the Spiritual Spring Water from her palm.
Each bull took a few licks before automatically moving on to the next.
Every time they switched, the bulls would let out a “moo,” as if to say, “It’s your turn!”
This scene looked exceptionally odd in the dark of the night.
A beautiful long-haired woman was standing with her hands spread out, surrounded by dozens of monster bulls, eating something from her palm.
Zhao Xiyan, being the closest to Qi Yue, was in complete disarray.
His phoenix eyes, usually calm and collected, were now rounded in shock, revealing an indescribable emotion.
He clearly saw that there was nothing on those two hands!
The natives hidden in the darkness were also stunned.
When they finally came to, they started to howl crazily.
It was the command to call back the herd of bulls, but surprisingly—all the bulls acted as if they heard nothing, and instead, happily began to circle around Qi Yue more eagerly, with a comical look of begging to be fed.
In the darkness, someone asked.
“What exactly is that woman feeding them?”
“Whatever it is, we must snatch it!”
“Yes, grab it!”
“Charge, burn their houses down!”
More than a hundred people emerged from the darkness, charging towards Qi Yue!