Chu Feng shook his head, disagreeing.
Although this calf was only one meter tall and still considered a calf, it was definitely not simple. Rushing over recklessly might be dangerous.
Under the bright moonlight, in the mountain forest.
The golden calf was very excited. After successfully breaking out, it twisted its head and wagged its tail, then leaped high, letting out a low moo.
There were many plants in the mountain forest, many of which had bloomed.
Upon seeing this, the golden calf became tense. It reined in its excitement and cautiously approached, as if facing a great enemy, clearly feeling that it had not completely escaped danger.
It moved slowly, its golden hooves landing lightly. When it approached a cluster of mountain vines, it took a shallow breath and then stood still.
A pair of short horns emitted a golden glow. It confirmed that it was unharmed and then took another step, heading towards a place with more plants.
"Pollen, catalyst," Chu Feng mused.
He saw clearly that the calf was swallowing pollen, as if testing something, very nervously. It circled around, touching many mountain flowers.
For several days, the world had undergone strange changes. The most common was the rapid growth of various plants, with flowers blooming on a large scale, and the buds differing from the norm.
After circling around, the golden calf's body actually emitted golden flames!
It let out a low moo, its body trembling, very afraid. This indicated that it might follow the fate of the earlier fierce beasts and be burned to death.
At the mountain pass, pairs of lantern-like eyes were watching, the air heavy with a bone-chilling, terrifying aura.
"Is it going to die too?" Zhou Quan was surprised.
Flames swirled around, the calf was very panicked, unwilling, constantly mooing, its golden fur trembling, rippling as if trying to drive away the flames.
This time was different from before. The golden calf was not burned to death. The flames rose for a moment and then quickly extinguished, not harming it.
In the mountains, beast roars echoed, the fierce birds and beasts becoming agitated.
Chu Feng covered his ears, but was still shaken, his blood surging. Zhou Quan fared even worse, his head spinning, sitting on the ground, almost fainting.
The golden calf passed through the ghost gate, no longer tense. It was no longer afraid, its hooves stomping, mooing continuously.
Stimulated by this result, six or seven creatures in the mountains rushed out, some spreading their wings, some running, the wind howling, the forest trembling.
However, their fates were tragic. They all failed, turning into balls of fire, disintegrating at the edge of the mountains, leaving only ashes.
In the end, the mountain pass was silent, with no more fierce beasts emerging.
The golden calf, having survived, shook its head and wagged its tail, its mood high. Then, it made a gesture that left Chu Feng and Zhou Quan speechless.
It actually sat down like a person, crossing its hind legs, though awkwardly, swaying, very unstable, but that was the idea.
Then, its two front hooves raised, one pointing to the sky, the other to the ground, and it mooed repeatedly: "Moo, moo, moo..."
"What is it doing, has it read Buddhist scriptures?" Zhou Quan looked as if he had seen a ghost.
"This thing, actually posing like the Buddha's descent, one hand pointing to the sky, the other to the ground, supreme in heaven and earth!" Zhou Fatty's eyes widened.
Just a calf, making such a gesture, made him find it hilarious.
Zhou Quan nudged Chu Feng, whispering, "I think we can catch it. After all, it's just a calf, definitely easy to handle!"
Before Chu Feng could respond, the golden calf flipped over, its hooves touching the ground, shaking its golden fur, and slowly approached.
"Discovered!" Zhou Quan was startled.
"Don't act rashly," Chu Feng always felt that such a strange beast, even in its youth, was extraordinary.
The golden calf moved slowly, its nose twitching, and directly approached Zhou Fatty, then suddenly bit his backpack and pulled hard.
"Stealing my stuff?!" Zhou Fatty pulled back forcefully, protecting it, then fiercely tried to mount the calf's back.
Unfortunately, the golden calf was very agile. It shook violently, throwing him off, and then stood upright, its hind legs on the ground, its front hooves extended, like wrestling, flipping Zhou Fatty over.
Zhou Fatty was stunned. What kind of cow was this, capable of wrestling? So small, yet it pinned him down!
"Grandpa will fight you!" Zhou Quan scrambled up, charging over, hugging the golden calf, wrestling with it.
Seeing this, Chu Feng was speechless. He had already drawn the black short sword, ready to help Zhou Fatty.
But he held back, as he saw that the calf had no murderous intent, its eyes rolling like a human's, very intelligent.
He felt it was not like facing a wild beast, but a higher primate, sensing no significant malice.
However, he could not just let Zhou Fatty suffer, so he quickly rushed over to help, grabbing the calf's horns, trying to pin it down.
"This calf, it's after my fruit!" Zhou Quan shouted.
During this process, the golden calf was incredibly strong, standing on its hind legs, using its front hooves to hug Zhou Fatty, throwing him around.
Zhou Fatty was furious. Being knocked down by a cow was one thing, but being wrestled by a calf, being thrown to the ground, covered in dirt, almost made him lose his temper.
Chu Feng helped, gripping the calf's horns, pulling it to the side.
He realized that if the calf really went crazy and used its golden horns to gore Zhou Fatty, it would definitely cause a bloody wound, it was so strong. But it had no hostility, and did not do so.
But Zhou Fatty was furious, seeing the calf actually smiling, its mouth wide open, almost to its ears, laughing at him.
"You damn thing, pinning me down and laughing at me, get off!" Zhou Fatty was enraged.
With a "crack," the golden calf bit open his backpack, about to swallow the bright, fragrant, strange fruit.
Zhou Quan panicked, pushing its head away with all his might. He had never dared to eat the fruit, but he had not given up on it, always weighing the options. The young man with silver wings clearly seemed extraordinary; otherwise, why would the higher-ups of the divine beings welcome him like a new noble?
Chu Feng helped, letting go of the horns, hugging its neck, trying to pull it away, unwilling to let the calf steal and eat the fruit.
The golden calf was persistent, still trying to bite with its large mouth.
The red fruit's skin broke, red light spreading, the place becoming holy, the fruit's fragrance overwhelming.
Chu Feng was startled, had the fruit been swallowed by the golden calf?
But when he looked down, he saw the fat man on the ground, coughing, his face red, pounding his chest.
At the critical moment, he was quite fierce, shoving the red fruit into his mouth, swallowing it in just a few bites, not even spitting out the seeds, choking and rolling his eyes.
The golden calf put down its front hooves, no longer wrestling with Zhou Quan, standing on all fours, looking very angry. The fruit was too tempting, and it was so upset that smoke was coming out of its nose.
Clearly, it was not a vicious beast, and even in such disappointment, it did not have murderous intent.
"Choking me, water, water, water!" Zhou Quan called, coughing, snot and tears streaming.
Chu Feng pulled him up, giving him a bottle of water, and patting his back. Zhou Quan finally recovered.
"Trying to compete with me, you're still too young!" He glared at the golden calf, very angry, saying, "You little calf, actually wrestling with me, rolling on the ground, making me so angry!"
"Why are you angry with a calf? The fruit tastes good, right? How do you feel now?" Chu Feng asked, genuinely worried about any issues.
"The fruit pulp was sweet, but I didn't have time to savor it, I swallowed it directly," Zhou Quan regretted, smacking his lips, trying to savor the taste.
"I feel a bit cold, with a force surging in my body," he said, closing his eyes to feel it.
At this moment, the golden calf stared at him, then focused on the green, glowing grass in his hand. This was a very ordinary wild grass, but after bearing the red fruit, it seemed different, full of vitality and a strong life force.
"Trying to compete with me again?" Zhou Quan glared back, plucking a leaf and putting it in his mouth, biting it.
"Hey, hey, that's a leaf, you can't eat it, don't be stubborn," Chu Feng reminded him.
"Spit, spit, so bitter, so hard to eat," Zhou Quan felt that he had been thrown into a daze by the calf, otherwise, why would he do such a stupid thing, eating grass leaves for no reason.
On the other side, the golden calf was angrily staring at him, not only with smoke coming out of its nose but also from its ears, almost charging over.
"Don't come over, I'll give it to you, okay?" Zhou Fatty was a bit nervous, handing over the green grass.
The golden calf swallowed half of it, almost biting his hand, scaring Zhou Fatty into letting go of the grass and quickly retreating.
"That grass is yours too, stop glaring at me, and stop the smoke from your nose and ears, what are you angry about, I'm angry too, I'm almost broken from the fall," Zhou Quan said.
The golden calf calmed down.
"Can you understand us?" Chu Feng wanted to communicate with it, to understand the strange changes in the Taihang Mountains. This calf had come out from inside, perhaps knowing all the truths.
The golden calf neither nodded nor shook its head, but began to examine him.
"It doesn't understand, you have to do it this way," Zhou Quan grabbed a handful of grass, walking forward, smiling somewhat maliciously, saying, "Little guy, eat, let's get closer, how about being Zhou Grandpa's mount, I'll give you fresh grass every day."
At this moment, the golden calf looked up, giving him a sideways glance, a look that made Zhou Fatty doubt his life.
Because, the golden calf seemed to have a look of disdain and contempt.
"Hey, do you feel it?" Zhou Quan asked Chu Feng, "I have a feeling this calf is looking down on me, like I'm an idiot."
"That's how it is," Chu Feng nodded.
"I'm being looked down on by a calf?" Zhou Quan was furious.
Then, he pointed at the golden calf, saying, "You ate my strange grass, you have to be my mount, hear that?!"
In the next moment, the golden calf's hooves stomped, moving so fast it appeared behind Zhou Quan, then stood upright, pouncing on him, its front hooves on his shoulders, and finally hugging his neck.
"I @#￥..." Zhou Fatty was furious, the calf sticking to him like a sticker.
"What's going on? I told you to be my mount, what are you doing?!" He shouted in frustration.
"I think it wants to make you its mount," Chu Feng laughed.
Zhou Fatty thought about it, and it seemed the calf really meant that.
Especially when he turned around, seeing it grinning, and even nodding at him, the expression was too hateful.
Half an hour later, Zhou Quan was out of breath, running in front, with a golden calf chasing behind, sometimes standing on its hind legs, pouncing on Zhou Fatty, trying to make him carry it.
Zhou Fatty was completely out of temper, after so long, he found he could not handle the calf, not getting a mount but having to carry it.
"I don't know where you come from, but I know this changing world is fatally attractive to you," Chu Feng said.
In an instant, the golden calf stopped, no longer chasing Zhou Quan, but looking at Chu Feng.
"Even knowing they might die, those fierce birds and beasts still want to rush into our world, showing how great the attraction is," Chu Feng continued.
He successfully attracted the calf's attention, making it quiet.
Zhou Fatty, who had been bullied, was finally free, hiding behind Chu Feng, sweating, sitting on the ground.
"I was bullied by a calf, so embarrassing!" He cursed, his voice low, not daring to provoke it again.
At the same time, he was also attracted by Chu Feng's words, listening carefully.
"After our world changed, even a weed by the roadside might bear strange fruit, and some people can fly and hide after eating strange fruit. I think there will be even more astonishing fruits in the future, and you are here for that," Chu Feng said.
He speculated, "I think in this initial stage, the changes might be the most intense, possibly creating... a king? That's why you came."
King, was the term Chu Feng used, knowing the golden calf should understand.
The golden calf became even quieter.
"Where do you come from?" Chu Feng asked softly.
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