"Did you mention my sister earlier?"

The question from Qi-Da-Tang forced Zheng-Fu to swallow a big gulp of air. He had to nod to say yes to the man because he could not breathe correctly…

"And you said she was at your clan?"

Nodded!

"Then can I go to your clan too?" All of a sudden, Qi-Da-Tang changed his gesture to be more relaxed with Zheng-Fu and asked Zheng-Fu as if a kid asked for a toy…

"Well, you can, if you take me to the center of the forest," Zheng-Fu answered while shrugging his shoulders to hide his anxiety…

"Great! Then let's go!" Qi-Da-Tang smiled and continued to walk after he received the answer that he wanted to hear…

Even though Qi-Da-Tang had never been to the center of the forest, he got a clan's map that was made 100 years ago. It was a very old map, but it was accurate. Qi-Da-Tang, by far, had proved by himself that the map was real, even though he had not been to everywhere in the forest yet…

As they continued the journey, Zheng-Fu and Qi-Da-Tang encountered monsters along the way. There were a lot of them, but they did not possess high energy. The monsters were not Zheng-Fu's problem because Qi-Da-Tang volunteered to take care of all of them. Zheng-Fu let him do so…

Whoosh!

Qi-Da-Tang took a long exhale. Although he did not get injured, he had to spend a portion of his energy in the fight against 10 monsters. When he turned to look at Zheng-Fu, he crinkled his eyebrows to see the boy in a very relaxed position…

"I think you should take some rest…"

"It's alright. I can manage to continue." Qi-Da-Tang's fire was ignited when Zheng-Fu felt for him. So, he led Zheng-Fu away…

Zheng-Fu let out an innocent smile, but he actually hid a big laugh inside. He just thought that Qi-Da-Tang was very funny to be easily flattered. Then he started to collect the monsters' corpses and put them in his crystal dimension…

Whoosh!

Within just a second, all corpses were sucked into the crystal dimension, leaving behind pools of blood and some chunks of monster fleshes on the ground…

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

"Brother Da-Tang!" All of a sudden, Zheng-Fu called Qi-Da-Tang's name. So, the man stopped and turned to Zheng-Fu with a questioning eye. Then asked…

"What's up?"

"Could you tell me about your continent for someone with no knowledge of it like me?"

"Of course! I'm happy to do it. What do you want to know first? Do you want to hear about the time that I demolished the monsters? Or do you want to hear about the time that I swam across the longest sea on the continent? How about wars between cities?"

Most of Qi-Da-Tang's topics were about him, so Zheng-Fu crinkled his eyebrows because he had a feeling that the stories would be full of small, uninteresting details about the man…

"Please tell me about wars between cities." Zheng-Fu picked the one that he thought would be the most interesting one…

"Wow! Good choice, boy!" Qi-Da-Tang said with a joyful smile, but Zheng-Fu felt like he was about to face a disaster…

Qi-Da-Tang started to tell the story about wars between cities to Zheng-Fu instantly while they were walking towards the center of the forest. He had a great time telling a story, but Zheng-Fu did not really enjoy it. It seemed like there were no monsters along the way this time, so the man continued to tell the story to the boy without being disrupted…

Thud!

After many shichens, things started to turn dark, so both of them decided to stop and take a rest. It was about the time that Qi-Da-Tang finished his story. Zheng-Fu was about to get crazy having to listen to the man along the way. But he thought at least something was interesting in the story, so it was fine…

"Um… We've been together for a whole day now, but I don't even know your name. What's your name, boy?" Qi-Da-Tang asked with a smile after he realized that he had not got Zheng-Fu's name…

"What!?"

*Didn't you listen to me when I introduced myself!? And you were so relaxed with me all along?* Zheng-Fu thought while feeling a little stunned by Qi-Da-Tang. He was amazed that the man could be so friendly with him even though he did not know his name…

Sigh! "My surname is Tian-Tang. The name is Zheng-Fu. You can call me Zheng-Fu, brother Da-Tang," Zheng-Fu said with a long exhale as if he was in despair…

"I see. Zheng-Fu, right? It suits you," Qi-Da-Tang said and smiled at Zheng-Fu. But all of a sudden, he noticed that someone was missing. He crinkled his eyebrows before asking, "Where is your servant monster?" He looked over his left and right shoulders to find Jin-Tian…

"I kept it with me."

"You kept it with you?" Qi-Da-Tang exclaimed out of shock…

"Yeah. Don't worry about it. Please, I need to excuse myself to bed. I'm very exhausted today." Zheng-Fu walked away instantly to find a place to sleep. He did not wait for Qi-Da-Tang to say anything and left him to stay confused by himself…

Zheng-Fu found the right spot on one of the trees in the area. He jumped up and sat down on the biggest tree branch while staring right at Qi-Da-Tang. Then he mumbled…

"This guy is so weird. Sometimes he could be so fierce, but sometimes he could be easy to talk to. Sigh! How am I going to deal with him? I really don't know what's on his mind." Zheng-Fu seemed to feel like it was difficult to understand Qi-Da-Tang…

Since Zheng-Fu was accompanied by Qi-Da-Tang, he decided to not cultivate the energy. He did not want anyone to know that he had a crystal dimension and the Cave of the Immortals in it. If anyone knew that he had these precious things with him, it would be bad for him…

The next morning…

Yawn!

Qi-Da-Tang woke up and stretched for a few minutes before looking up at the tree Zheng-Fu was on. He expected to see him but had to quickly stand up when he did not see Zheng-Fu there. The man started to use his senses to detect Zheng-Fu, but all of a sudden…

Crack!

A cracking sound of a twig being stepped on occurred behind him. Zheng-Fu appeared in front of Qi-Da-Tang, so Qi-Da-Tang stopped using his senses to look for the boy. He looked at Zheng-Fu and was about to ask, but then…

"Are you awake, brother Da-Tang? I just explored the area and found a river, so I cleaned myself up in the water to start a fresh morning. Do you want to go there? It's pretty nearby," Zheng-Fu said with a smile while pointing his finger towards the direction of the river…

"I see. Thank you so much for your recommendation, but you should have told me first before you went anywhere." Qi-Da-Tang said firmly while looking at Zheng-Fu…

"Don't be mad at me, brother Da-Tang. I can take care of myself. I did not want to bother you because you were asleep. I didn't go anywhere far," Zheng-Fu said while shrugging his shoulders…

"I know that you can take care of yourself, but you should still tell me anyway. If something happens, I can help you in time. I don't want anyone to blame me for not taking care of you."

*So, he's just afraid that he'll be blamed? Or is he trying to make an excuse for waking up late?* Zheng-Fu did not like that Qi-Da-Tang wanted him to tell him everything about what he did…

"Ok, sir! I'll let you know if I want to wander around the place next time," Zheng-Fu said with a smile before making a fire to grill a monster's meat. Qi-Da-Tang excused himself to the river while Zheng-Fu started cooking…

It did not take long for Qi-Da-Tang to come back. When he got back, he scented a great smell. When he looked ahead of him, he saw a big piece of meat on fire. Zheng-Fu was taking care of the meat to make sure all parts were equally grilled…

"Are you back, brother Da-Tang? Come! Let's eat!" Zheng-Fu said while making a seat for Qi-Da-Tang…

Rustle!

Snip!

Zheng-Fu cut part of the meat that was cooked and gave it to Qi-Da-Tang, who took it from Zheng-Fu with joy. He licked his lips out of hunger and started to eat a full mouth of meat, causing the juice from the meat to touch his tongue instantly. The smell of the grilled meat was very inviting. The saltiness from the spices that Zheng-Fu prepared made the meat taste superb…

"Wow!"

"The meat is really good. I've never tried anything this good before. You're a great cook, boy!" Qi-Da-Tang complimented Zheng-Fu while taking the next bite…

"Thank you, brother Da-Tang! I'm not that good. I just cook the way I want," Zheng-Fu said with a light smile. He thought that it was a normal thing for people to put salt in their meats. They all did it in the Holy Ancient Continent…

After the two finished eating, Zheng-Fu took a piece of meat and tossed it into his crystal dimension to feed Jin-Tian. He pretended to toss it into his spatial ring in front of Qi-Da-Tang…

"Alright, little brother Zheng! Let's move! It's still a long time before we get to the center of the forest. And it's going to be more dangerous from now on, so don't create a fire and grill the meat again, ok? We don't want to attract the monsters to us." Qi-Da-Tang gave Zheng-Fu's advice firmly…

"Yes, brother Da-Tang! I got it! I won't set fire again." Zheng-Fu rushed to reply to Qi-Da-Tang. He did not have to create an actual fire because he could use the fiery flame that he used in making medicines. To create the fiery flame, he only turned his Qi energy into a flame. And that was all…

After the conversation, Zheng-Fu and Qi-Da-Tang continued to walk towards their destination, which was the center of the forest. Even though they both must help one another to reach the destination, Zheng-Fu still aimed to test Qi-Da-Tang…

*I'll see soon if I can trust this guy!* Zheng-Fu thought while keeping his eyes on the back of Qi-Da-Tang because he had not entirely trusted the man…

*Tsk! The boy is very talented. I must find a way to recruit him. But if he does not agree to join me, then I'll just kill him. And if what the boy said is true about the girl, I'll find her and kill her.* Qi-Da-Tang talked to himself in his mind too. He was smiling all the while.

Zheng-Fu was not the only one with a hidden agenda…

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