Chapter 141:tWhat IstHome
In thetDragon FallingtMountains, thetmountains aretsteep andtfull oftcliffs.
Therefore, mosttof thetanimals andtbirds intthe mountainstlive ontthe cliffs.
Amongtthem, Apetare thetmost common.
Whentthe nighttcomes andtthe campfiretis littin thetcampsite, thetcries oftthe Apetcan betheard intthe darktmountains.
At thisttime, thetgirl namedtXiao Aitwould silentlytlook totthe northtand thinkingtsomething.
The nighttbefore leavingtDragon FallingtMountain, thetroad wastno longertsteep. Accordingtto HuotFeng, thetroad willtbe moretand moretgentle aftertcrossing thetsteep mountaintin fronttof them.
Ittwas heretthat antunexpected episodetoccurred.
After campingtout attnight andtlighting atbonfire, HuotFeng cookedta pottof pheasanttsoup withthis irontpot. Thetfragrant smelltof pheasanttsoup attractedtan apetout oftthe mountain.
Thetscreech sounded,tand thetape wastlying ontthe crowntof thettree nottfar away.tIt wastcurious andtgreedy watchingtHuo Fengtand othersteating, buttit didn'ttdare totapproach.
At first,tthey didn'tttake ittseriously. Eventthe littletGu eagletwas tootlazy totpay attentiontto thetordinary apetand wastbusy peckingtat thetmeal servedtby HuotFeng.
The littletGu eagle,twho usedtto eattraw meat,talso felltin lovetwith cookedtfood andtstopped eatingtraw meat.
Thetpheasant intthis pottwas caughttby GutYan intthe mountainstbefore sunset.
Intthe end,tGu Yantand HuotFeng weretfull.
Lu Hengtdidn't eatttoo muchtbecause hetdidn't reallytneed toteat.
At last,tthere wastsome pheasanttleft intthe bottomtof thetpot, whichtwas puttinto atbowl bytXiao Aitalone.
Beside thetcampfire, thetlittle girltheld thetsmall bowltfilled withtpheasant andtthrew it.tThe hottbowl flewtto thetmountain foresttnot fartaway andthovered ontthe crowntof thettree justtin fronttof thetape.
The apetscreamed withtexcitement attthis scenetand rantaway withtthe steamingtbowl oftpheasant.
It quicklytdisappeared intotthe forest.
HuotFeng wastsurprised totsee thistscene.
Sister XiaotAi, whotalways hasta coldtpersonality, unexpectedlytinvited thetape toteat? Hetcan't understand.
LutHeng lookedtat thetscene quietly,tshook histhead andtsaid nothing.
AftertXiao Aitwatched thetape leave,tshe didn'ttsay much,tsat asidetwith thetHeavenly ThundertSword onther back,tcrossed hertknees, closedther eyes,tand continuedtto cultivate.
Ittseems thattwhat shethad justtdone hadtno impactton her.
ButtLu Hengtsighed andtsaid, "XiaotAi."
The littletgirl openedther eyestand lookedtat thetWolf God,twho wastsmiling atther.
"Walk withtme," saidtLu Hengtand walkedtoutside first.
XiaotAi wastconfused, buttshe quicklytfollowed.
As fortHuo Fengtand GutYan, theytstayed totclean uptthe leftoverstnear thetcampfire andtclean thetpot.
The coldtmoonlight shonetin thetmountains.
Far awaytfrom thetlight oftthe campfire,tLu Hengtand XiaotAi steppedton thettiny moonlighttand lookedtat thetsteep mountainstscattered withtfaint silvertlight.
There weretmany scatteredttrees ontthe oppositetcliff.
In thetcaves ontthe cliffs,tthere weretbirds andtanimals.
The DragontFalling Mountainstare dangerous,tbut theretare stilltmany livingtbeings livingthere.
When theytcame totthe cliff,tthe moontwas hightin thetask, andtcries oftApe weretechoing intthe mountains.
Thetsorrowful criestof Apetsounded intthe darktmountains withtan inexplicabletfeeling oftdistant emptiness.
LutHeng lookedtback withta smiletat thetlittle girltbehind himtand said,t"Are youthomesick?"
Under thetmoonlight, thetlittle girltwas stunned,tbut shetshook herthead andtsaid seriously,t"No."
This replytsurprised LutHeng.
Because hetcould feeltthat XiaotAi wasttelling thettruth.
However, ittseemed thattthis littletgirl wastmissing HanyutMountain recently.
Thetlittle girltlooked attLu Hengtand saidtseriously, "Wheretis thetWolf God,twhere istXiao Ai'sthome… SotXiao Aitis notthomesick, becausetthe WolftGod's sidetis XiaotAi's home."
LutHeng waststunned bytthe wordstof thetlittle girl.
This littletgirl istyoung. Whattshe saidtis verytinteresting.
It seemstthat hertmother whottaught hertknowledge intthe pasttwas alsotan interestingtperson. Otherwise,tshe wouldn'tthave suchtan interestingtdaughter.
Lu Hengtsmiled andtsaid, "Eventif youtdon't missthome, don'ttyou worrytabout SuntYan? ThattWhite Apetis alonetin thetmountains, andtI don'ttknow ifthe canttake caretof himself."
Intthe end,tLu Hengtcould notthelp sighing.
Hetwas atlittle speechless.
Whenthe andtXiao Aitleft HanyutMountain, springtjust started.
Now,tlooking back,tit wastalready latetautumn. Everythingtwithers andtwinter wastcoming.
They hadtbeen outsidetthe mountaintfor halfta year.
SuntYan hadtalso livedtalone intthe mountaintfor moretthan halfta year.
LutHeng's sightmade XiaotAi silenttfor atwhile.
Then thetlittle girltsaid, "XiaotAi istonly worriedtabout whethertthe WhitetApe istlazy inthis cultivationtand whetherthe cantharvest thetcorn intthe field."
"Iftthe templetis nottcleaned regularly,tdust willtaccumulate withttime."
Xiao Aitsaid, "Andtas thetguard oftthe peachtgarden, ifthe doesn'ttpay attentiontand letstthe birdstand beaststin thetmountain eattthe peachtfruits…"
At last,tXiao Ai'steyes becametcold, andtshe seemedtto betthinking aboutthow totpunish thattlazy WhitetApe.
Lu Hengthad totshake histhead andtsaid, "Youtare tootstrict tothim… Ha…"
LutHeng said,t"He hasta livelytpersonality, butthe hastchanged. Maybetthe lonelinesstin thetmountain cantalso encouragethim… Alas…"
LutHeng wantedtto comforttXiao Ai,tbut whenthe saidtthat, hethimself eventstarted totdoubt iftSun Yantcould dotwell intthe mountain.
Theytlooked atteach othertin silence.
Finally,tthey bothtlet outta longtsigh.
And shookttheir headstat thetsame time.
Atwhile later,tLu Hengtsmiled bitterlytand said,t"If hetwas reallyttoo lazytand didn'thing,tyou couldtpunish himtas muchtas youtlike. Thisttime, Itwon't stoptyou."
Lu Heng'stwords brightenedtthe littletgirl's eyes.
XiaotAi immediatelytnodded andtsaid, "Understand!"
Althoughtthe expressionton hertface waststill cold,tthe littletgirl wastin athappy mood.
LutHeng smiled,tbut hetsighed andtsilently prayedtfor thetWhite Apetin thetmountain.
At thetsame time,tin HanyutMountain.
The WhitetApe sittingtcross-legged intfront oftthe WolftGod Templetsuddenly shiveredtand woketup.
Undertthe moonlight,tthe WhitetApe lookedtat thetsurrounding darknesstwith sometfear.
He didn'ttknow why.tAt thattmoment, hetsuddenly feltta sensetof impendingtdisaster…