Chapter 380: The Tower Challenge

"Thank you, Shiyuan." Bai He then gently placed a kiss on Ye Shiyuan’s cheek.

The touch was as light as a feather. But the tenderness in Ye Shiyuan’s eyes deepened even further.

If the timing had not been so inappropriate, he would have already pulled Bai He into his arms.

Thinking of that, a trace of gloom flashed through his eyes again.

This inexplicable Junior Brother, even though he was not really a junior brother at all, was truly irritating.

"Master! Master!" Suddenly, Zhang Hao came running in from outside with a panicked expression.

"What happened?"

"I saw a monster."

What was there to make such a fuss about?

In a place like this, was it not perfectly normal to encounter monsters?

Bai He walked over and cautiously poked his head outside.

The expression on his face could no longer be described as mere shock.

This monster was simply... difficult to put into words.

It had the head of a bull and the body of a snake.

Its entire body was a dark bluish green color.

Bai He had always harbored an instinctive fear of creatures like this.

"Get back here quickly." Bai He called out.

After Zhang Hao hurried back inside, Bai He immediately shut the door.

However, the bull headed, snake bodied monster stopped right in front of them.

Bai He’s heart skipped a beat.

He blinked his eyes as he stared at the monster.

At this point, escaping was probably no longer possible.

"Tonight, it will be you."

Bai He had not yet recovered from his shock.

A moment later, he finally realized that the monster seemed to be talking about him.

"Huh?"

What did it mean by "Tonight, it will be you"?

What exactly did it want him for?

Could a monster like this also want to force him to become its spouse?

The monster licked its lips.

"Little boy, your face has already turned pale with fear. But that is alright. Once you are inside my stomach, you will not be afraid anymore."

Only then did Bai He fully understand.

It wanted to eat him.

This kind of monster...

Bai He instinctively took several steps backward and he happened to bump into Ye Shiyuan.

Ye Shiyuan’s expression darkened slightly. "Master, do not be afraid."

This time, Bai He did not try to act brave.

He was not that courageous.

This monster was terrifying enough already, and now it even wanted to eat him.

His fingers instinctively tightened around Ye Shiyuan’s clothes. "Shiyuan, what is this thing?"

"It is a unique monster found only in Heiyuan City. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, they come out to search for prey of their own in order to fill their stomachs."

In other words, Bai He had truly been both fortunate and unfortunate enough to be chosen by this thing.

Originally, they would not have been discovered if they had simply stayed quietly inside the house.

If Zhang Hao had not gone outside, Bai He would never have become curious enough to take a look himself and bring trouble upon them.

Right before Bai He’s eyes, the monster gradually grew larger and larger until it stood more than twenty meters tall.

It stretched out one of its claws toward him, and the house was instantly reduced to ruins.

The rain from the sky poured down as well.

Bai He immediately summoned the Xuantian Barrier.

However, although the Xuantian Barrier could block the poisonous rain, it had no way of stopping the monster’s enormous claw.

"Sky Cutting!"

Bai He called out.

The Sky Cutting Sword immediately flew into the air.

Bai He’s original intention had only been to push the attack back.

However, another sword suddenly struck with overwhelming force and directly severed the monster’s arm.

Bai He looked at Ye Shiyuan in surprise.

Ye Shiyuan remained expressionless.

To him, this was something completely ordinary in a place like this.

There was nothing worth being surprised about.

The monster’s severed arm crashed onto the ground.

Bright red blood poured down like a waterfall, accompanied by its miserable howls of agony.

Ye Shiyuan took hold of Bai He’s hand. "Master, let us leave first."

"Alright."

Bai He nodded in agreement.

This place was not safe at all.

Previously, he had been alone. So, Ye Shiyuan had felt that it did not matter where he stayed.

However, now that Bai He had insisted on remaining here, Ye Shiyuan had to find a place where they could settle down safely.

"Shiyuan, what place is this?" Bai He had never been here before.

However, he had to admit that this place seemed somewhat different from everywhere else.

The building was beautiful.

It appeared to have about fifteen floors.

Above the entrance were only three words.

Tower of Wonder.

"The people who occupy Tower of Wonder are said to be the fifteen strongest experts in this place."

"Then why did you bring us here?"

"If we can obtain any one of the floors in Tower of Wonder, then we will have a safe place here. We can also allow the people we wish to protect to live there with us."

So that was it.

Bai He roughly understood what Ye Shiyuan meant. "You are planning to challenge the experts inside?"

"Master, which floor do you like?"

Well, Bai He honestly did not know how to answer that question.

Ye Shiyuan seemed to notice Bai He’s concerns. "Master, you should know that there are almost no good people in this place. You have only been here for a short time, yet you have already realized that, haven’t you?"

Bai He nodded. "Yes."

In such a short period of time, he had already killed many people.

Well, whether they could truly be called people or not was another matter.

In any case, his hands had already been stained with quite a bit of blood.

"Then... let’s choose the very last floor."

Hearing that, Ye Shiyuan could not help but smile.

"Master is really thinking of me. Do you think I cannot defeat the people on the higher floors?"