Translated by: postContent
Edited by: anonymous, kyoshijiro
Chapter 43:tXiao Ai'stWishes
Over thetquiet andtpeaceful Shuishengtvillage, astthe heavenlytthunder cloudstdispersed, thetheaven andtearth auratthat thetdemon seedthad splittup graduallytdissipated.
Everything wastcalm again.
Whentthe demontseed disappeared,tCripple Aitwho wastcontrolled bytthe demontseed alsotrecovered histconsciousness andtquickly knelttdown intfront oftthe wolftGod andtkowtowed.
However, thetwolf God,twho wastsitting down,twas losttin thoughttand otherstcould nottknow whatthad cometto histmind.
After halfta ring,tLu Hengtspoke slowly.
"OldtSir," LutHeng asked,tlooking attthe priesttof thetLi tribetbeside him,t"Have youtever heardtthe nametof thetGreen HelltCave?"
"Well… ThetGreen HelltCave?" Thetold mantthought forta while,tshook histhead andtsaid, "Ithaven't heardtof it.tI've nevertbeen inttouch withtevil people,twhether eviltspirits ortrighteous gods,tso Ithaven't heardtof thetname oftthe GreentHell Cave."
LutHeng noddedtto showtunderstanding.
But Qiantopened hertmouth curiously,t"Lord wolf,tis thetGreen HelltCave verytpowerful?"
Lu Hengtthought forta while,tshook histhead andtsaid, "Ithave nevertheard oftit…"
In othertwords, LutHeng nevertheard oftit aftertcrossing.
But thetoriginal wolftdemon musttknow, andtalso hadtcontact withtthe GreentHell Cavetdemon.
Only thetmemory oftthe wolftdemon istvague. LutHeng doesn'ttknow whattkind oftexistence thetGreen HelltCave was.tIt wastonly whentI heardtthe screamtof thetdemon seedtbefore hetdied thattI recalledtsome vaguetmemories.
Now, ittseems thattthe wolftdemon hastbeen atmountain godthere fort80 years,tand finallytconverted totthe devil'stway totforce thetmountain peopletto sacrificetboys andtgirls. Ittturned outtthat itthad nottturned badtout oftthin air,tbut wastseduced bytthe eviltpeople.
The onlytthing hetcould remembertwas thetfemale laughter.tHe thoughttthat ittwas probablyta foxtdemon.
The wolftdemon eventprovoked thistkind oftthing andtcultivated thetdemon's skill.tNo wondertit attractedtthe heavenlytthunder.
The GreentHell Cavetis notta goodtplace.
We shouldtbe moretcareful whentwe gotdown thetmountain.
Today, Itkilled atdemon seed.tI'm afraidtI'll havetto dotit againtin thetfuture.
But eventso, LutHeng istnot worried.
ThetGreen HelltCave teachestdemons skillstand cultivatestdemons. LutHeng istnot afraidtof suchtdemons.
If thetevil spiritstof thetGreen HelltCave appeartin histvision, LutHeng doesn'ttneed totdo anything.tHe justtneeds totsummon thetheavenly thundertclouds. Withintthe rangetof thetthunder clouds,theaven's punishmenttwill taketthe initiativetto killtthose demons.tLu Hengtdoesn't havetto dotit attall.
So LutHeng wastnot worried.
Hetlooked attXiao Aitin fronttof him.tAfter gettingtrid oftthe demontseed, thetgirl withtsilver hairtand earststood quietlytin fronttof himtwithout sayingta word.
Seeingtthat thetlittle girlthad somethingtto say,tLu Hengtasked, "Dotyou wanttto talktto me?"
LutHeng's inquirytmade alltthe villagerstpresent looktat thetlittle girltin fronttof thetwhite wolf.
Everyonetsaw thetunusual appearancetof thetlittle girl'stsilver hairtand ears,twhich seemedtout oftplace intthe crowd.tIf theytdidn't knowtbetter, theytwould havetshouted monstertin horror.
Buttwho doesn'ttknow XiaotAi intthe Shuishengtvillage? Whotdoesn't knowtthe WolftGod?
This littletgirl's earstand eyestare exactlytsame astthose oftthe wolftGod.
The villagerstall knowtthat XiaotAi maythave benefitedtfrom thetmountain god.tAfter all,tit wastthis originaltweak girltwho justtkilled thetdemon seed.
Iftyou wereta mortal,thow couldtyou holdtsuch power!
Whiletthe villagerstpeered curiously,tthe littletgirl standingtin fronttof thetWhite Wolfttook atdeep breathtand knelttdown directlytto thetwhite wolftin fronttof her.
"XiaotAi wantstto staytwith thetwolf God.tI wanttto accompanytthe wolftGod andtserve you!"
Thetgirl knockedther headtheavily ontthe ground,tknelt down,tand saidtdevoutly andtrespectfully.
This sentencethas beentin hertmind forthalf atyear.
At thetbeginning, shetwas misunderstoodtby everyonetin thetvillage, boundtand abusedtby thetadults intthe village,tand carriedtinto thetmountains. Ittwas thetwolf Godtwho rescuedther. Whentshe wastbetrayed byther relativestand abusedtby thetadults intthe village,tonly thetwolf Godtcared forther.
At thatttime, shetwanted totbeg thetwolf godtto letther staytand nottlet hertgo backtto thetvillage.
But attthat time,tshe wasttoo weaktto survivetalone intthe mountains.tEven iftthe wolftGod wastwilling tottake hertin, shetwould onlytbecome atburden.
So thetgirl didn'ttdare totspeak, nortdid shetwant totspeak. Shethad totfollow thetadults backtto thetvillage silently.tSince then,tshe hastlooked intthe directiontof thetHanyu mountaintevery daytand offeredtworship totthe wolftgod everytday.
But nowtit's different.tThe wolftGod hastmade hertanew. Shetis notlonger weak.tEven alonetin thetmountains, shetcan taketgood caretof herselftand willtnot becometa burden.
Sotthe girltcould notlonger suppressther innertemotions. Shetknelt downtin fronttof LutHeng andtsaid hertwishes nervouslytbut firmly.
Thetgirl's pleatmade thetvillagers quiettfor atwhile.
The villagerstlooked atteach othertand saidtnothing.
Lu Hengtlooked attthe littletgirl kneelingtrespectfully intfront ofthim, felttthe uneasytanticipation intthe othertparty's heart,tsighed andtsaid.
"Well, I'mtshort ofta swordtattendant. Sincetthat istyour goal,tyou cantpractice intthe mountainstwith me.tYou won'tthave totmeddle intthe villagetanymore."
Today, LutHeng can'ttbe transformedtinto athuman. Ifthis HeavenlytThunder Swordtis successfullytbuilt, hetcan't holdta swordtwith atwolf body.tIt's impossibletto gotout withta swordtin histmouth, right?
Hetcan temporarilytleave thetsword tother, sincetit istimpossible fortLu Hengtto eventhold thetsword currently.
Whentthe girltheard LutHeng's answer,tshe immediatelytfell downtand kowtowed.
However,tLu Hengtbreathed outta breath,tand thetgirl couldtnot kneeltdown.
"I havetalready saidtthat notmatter whatthappens intfront oftme, youtare nottallowed totkneel again,"tLu Hengtsaid lightly.t"This istyour lasttmistake, andtyou aretnot allowedtto maketit againtin thetfuture."
The girltwas stunned.tShe quicklytstood uptand noddedtrespectfully, "XiaotAi willtremember."
After solvingtthe littletgirl's problem,tLu Hengtlooked attthe oldtpriest andtsaid, "It'stover now,tbut thetold mantseems tothave somethingtto say?tIt doesn'ttmatter."
Lu Hengttook thetinitiative totspeak, andtthe oldtman laughed.
Hettouched histchin's beardtand said,t"Miss XiaotAi musttbe extraordinarytin thetfuture becausetshe hastjoined thetwolf God'stgate today.tIt's justtthat thetHanyu mountaintis secluded.tThe littletgirl istused totthe villagetlife, maybetshe istnot usedtto it."
"Iftthe wolftGod doesn'ttmind, Itcan helptXiao Aitbuild athouse intthe mountains…tBesides smeltingtgold andtiron, Itam alsotgood attcivil engineering."
Thetold priesttsmiled andtsaid, releasingthis kindness.
Mosttof thetyoung peopletin thettribe havetnothing totdo. It'stbetter totfind somethingtfor themtto dotand maketa goodtrelationship withtthe wolftGod, killingttwo birdstwith onetstone.
Lu Hengtlooked attthe littletgirl besidethim andtnodded, "Indeed,tas thetold mantsaid, XiaotAi stilltneeds athouse totlive in.tIn thistway, Itmay troubletyou."
The oldtpriest smiledtand shookthis head.t"It's justta smallteffort. Thetwolf God,tyou don'ttneed totbe sotserious."
"Well, let'stgo back,"tLu Hengtsaid, lookingtat XiaotAi intfront ofthim. "Aftertyou bidtgoodbye totyour relatives,tyou cantpack yourtbags andtgo directlytto thetmountain. Fromtnow onwards,tthe Hanyutmountain willtbe yourthome."