Reborn as a Stranger

Chapter 23

Wei Ying turned around hearing footsteps behind his back. "Why are you following me? Do you need any help?"

"No" Lan Zhan said.

Seeing the other party has no intention to elaborate more, Wei Ying asked again. "Then... Do you want to go catch the creature together?"

"Yes" Again a monosyllabic answer without any emotion.

Wei Ying tilted his head and regarded the other with a questioning look. "Why?"

The other only glanced at him before walking ahead. His expression said it all.

"Oh i get it... You like going night hunts and it's a perfect opportunity now to kill boredom, isn't it? But let me tell you, we don't know what this creature is and what is it capable of. You are a guest here. We can't afford to get you harmed. So it's better if you go back to the guest chamber." Wei Ying said as a matter-of-fact.

Lan Zhan turned to look at him fully. "I can protect myself."

Wei Ying understood that he had unknowingly offended the cold prince with his 'host's concern'. It might look as if he looked down on Lan Zhan's skills, thus he hastily said. "Ah... My bad... I know you are one of the best young cultivators... It's just you are now in a different place so i thought you would feel uncomfortable... Don't take it to your heart..."

The young cultivators always strive for get better and better. Every cultivator wishes to reach the immortal realm at least. But the journey is not paved with flowers. Thus not many cultivators could even surpass the fifth level of martial realm.

Though Lan Zhan and Wei Ying are extraordinary disciples of their on land and also top ten in the cultivation world among youngsters.

It's true that Yiling and Gusu are called Kingdom, however which are not that far away from each country. Though the landscape and nature is completely different. One is warm and sunny, the other is cold and cloudy.

Lan Zhan didn't dwell more on there and began to walk. Wei Ying quickly caught up with him. "Lam Zhan, wait for me. I'm sorry if i offended you with my words...."

"It's okay." Lan Zhan didn't look at him but Wei Ying felt somewhat guilty hearing the others words. After all Lan Zhan didn't eat anything that day and he couldn't even drink or whatever with the black panther he caught because of him. Yet he offended the other with his unnecessary concern. He decided to make it up to him in other ways after they back to the palace.

The two of them wandered around the forest sometime. They didn't see or hear anything other than the crickets and night owls.

Their patrolling came to a stop when they ended up where they both met. The place where Lan Zhan left the black panther is now empty. Lan Zhan looked around to see if some animal took it. They found nothing but a trail of blood.

They followed the trail. They heard cracking and chewing sounds coming from ahead. Without making any noise, they looked behind the bush where they heard the sound.

A huge wolf was munching the left over Lan Zhan left behind.

"What a giant wolf!!!! I didn't know wolves still exists." Wei Ying exclaimed quietly.

Lan Zhan only gave him a side glance and went back to observe the wolf.

Suddenly the wolf turned around sniffing the air. The moonlight illuminated on the wolf.

They could now see the full appearance of the wolf. It was huge but it was injured on it's right fore leg. A bloody gash on it's face that run diagonally from right eye. The right ear flap completely gone. It's muzzles bared to show the fangs that still dripping blood. If someone ordinary had met this creature, even if it's day time, they would be scared witless.