Chapter 1624

Every feather was as long as a forearm, reflecting a sleek sheen under the sunlight.

Its enormous head resembled an eagle's, and its beak was sharp and pointed like an eagle's too, like a spearhead.

One peck could smash a person's head open.

Its eyes were as big as fists, looking extremely spirited.

Those eyes were practically radar, letting the griffon see earthworms on the ground from high in the sky.

Its body was that of a giant lion, covered in golden-brown fur, with bulging muscles that made the fur rise and fall unevenly, showing off its strength.

Its four legs were thicker than Qi Yue's waist; one swipe of a claw could splatter a person's brains.

Even its tail was very thick and sturdy — practically a whip.

This was different from the little leather whip Gu Qing used at night; this was a real weapon that could whip a person to death.

After the griffon landed and folded its wings, several meters long, Zhao Chi finally saw a woman sitting on its back.

Her hair was neatly pinned at the back of her head, somewhat similar to Gu Qing's hairstyle.

She wore a full uniform, her long legs in stockings coiled around the lion's back.

It was Li Ruanyu.

"Come up, Zhao Chi."

"Roar~~"

Li Ruanyu and the griffon spoke at the same time.

From that enormous eagle beak came the roar of a lion — shouldn't it be the cry of an eagle?

Li Ruanyu had already turned sideways and reached out her hand.

Zhao Chi now had 9 points of Agility, so he could actually climb onto the griffon's back directly.

But Li Ruanyu had already extended her delicate hand.

Of course he had to take it.

Her palm was slender and soft, even softer than an ordinary woman's.

But her strength was not small — with one pull she hauled Zhao Chi up.

It was Zhao Chi's first time sitting on a griffon, so he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Not because he was afraid of the griffon.

Although this griffon was also a magical beast, it clearly had a very high loyalty to Li Ruanyu.

One could think of it like Su Qin's elven heroines.

Li Ruanyu was friendly toward Zhao Chi, so naturally this griffon would also be friendly toward Zhao Chi.

What Zhao Chi feared was falling off the griffon's back later. Li Ruanyu had him ride the griffon, clearly not just to sit and play, but to fly somewhere else.

Li Ruanyu's hand gripped the mane at the griffon's neck.

Zhao Chi looked around as well, planning to grab the lion fur beneath him.

"Hold my waist, hold tight, or you'll get bounced off."

Hold her waist?

Was that appropriate?

Zhao Chi looked at Li Ruanyu's slender waist and hugged her without hesitation.

She herself had told him to hold her, so of course it was appropriate.

Not holding her would be inappropriate.

That would be rude.

But Zhao Chi certainly wouldn't hug her as tightly as he hugged Gu Qing; instead, he politely encircled her lightly.

But Li Ruanyu was not satisfied.

"Too loose, hold tighter, don't be shy, or it'll shake really badly later."

Better to obey than to be overly polite.

Zhao Chi directly shifted forward, fitting snugly against her entire back.

His legs also pressed against Li Ruanyu's shapely bottom.

Both hands tightly clasped her slender waist.

To be honest, it was a little too close.

Just as Zhao Chi was about to pull back a little, Li Ruanyu slightly turned her head to glance at him.

Her eyes showed a hint of surprise, but she didn't say anything more.

Seeing this, Zhao Chi stopped moving.

Li Ruanyu said softly, "Kaila, go!"

The griffon Kaila gave a light cry, spread its wings, and gave a heavy flap.

Whoosh~

Whoosh~ whoosh whoosh~

Zhao Chi felt a sudden upward lift, then a downward drop, then another upward lift and another downward drop.

No wonder Li Ruanyu told him to hold tight — it really was bumpy.

Horseback riding couldn't compare to this at all.

It was a bit like being on a boat hit by huge waves.

Or riding a small roller coaster.

Zhao Chi felt his heart bouncing up and down wildly — very thrilling.

And there was no protection at all around him; beneath his feet the ground grew farther and farther away.

Rising and falling, it had already taken to the air.

"Zhao Chi… move your hand down a little."

It was, after all, his first time riding a griffin, and Zhao Chi was indeed a bit nervous.

His mind was completely occupied by nervousness, and he instinctively thought he was holding his own woman — after all, he was used to holding her.

But Li Ruanyu's waist was too slender, and holding it didn't feel quite secure.

So Zhao Chi naturally reached up and held what was above.

Full and soft.

"Ah? Sorry…"

Zhao Chi immediately grabbed her slender waist again.

Li Ruanyu gave a soft hum, taking it as not holding a grudge.

The griffin flew higher and higher, quickly rising to several dozen meters, and rushing forward at speed.

Despite the strong wind, Zhao Chi still saw the full view of the entire Jade County over Li Ruanyu's shoulder.

Li Ruanyu's planning had been done quite well.

All kinds of buildings stood in neat rows, very orderly.

Green trees and flowers were interspersed between the buildings, and quite a few rooftops also had green plants on them.

There were quite a few pedestrians on the ground.

Basically all humans, but there were also some other humanoid races mixed in among them.

The most numerous were beastfolk and elves.

Ahead was a tall tower, and that was also their destination.

Seen from afar, that tall tower was very slender, like an oversized stone pillar.

Thin on top, thick on the bottom.

But as they drew closer, that tall tower grew larger and larger, simply like a small mountain peak.

But this was certainly not a mountain.

It was probably some kind of special building.

Zhao Chi was unable to directly observe its name and attributes.

On the tall tower there were quite a few holes like mountain caves, and one could see quite a few griffins resting inside.

Was this the Griffin Tower?

Zhao Chi wanted to observe more, but the griffin suddenly pulled up and stopped on a stone platform extending outward.

Then all four crouched to the ground, wings folded.

"Alright, Zhao Chi, you… didn't do it on purpose, did you?"