Chapter 295: Where Does the Taihuang Gate Lead?

For a moment, Ye Linyan and the others nearly believed this was not the Forbidden Beast Forest, but an ordinary large forest, filled only with little rabbits, birds, and fish.

Who are these young man and woman?

Are they insane? To walk so recklessly through the Forbidden Beast Forest—seeking death?? Even if you want to die, you don't do it this way.

Wait a minute!

That direction…

Pupils shrinking to needles, Ye Linyan and the others were horrified—the direction the young man and woman were approaching from was not outside the Forbidden Beast Forest.

That direction was deep into the Forbidden Beast Forest.

No way… did they actually go deep into the Forbidden Beast Forest?!

Ye Linyan and the others were stunned; the three-headed lion was even more stunned—and utterly terrified.

From those two humans not far away, it sensed the most terrifying aura deep within the Forbidden Beast Forest—the aura of the Forbidden Beast Forest's monstrous overlord, Tian Tian Ao.

It couldn't be wrong; that was definitely my lord Tian Tian Ao's aura.

The three-headed lion was shaken.

Once, it had ventured to the outer edges of the Forbidden Beast Forest and was fortunate enough to see Tian Tian Ao once; that aura had haunted it for life—it could never mistake it, nor would it dare to mistake it. Monstrous beasts, more than other lifeforms, revered the law of the strong devouring the weak and were far more sensitive to bloodline.

Even if the aura could be misread, the suppression emanating from bloodline could not be mistaken—it was a bloodline instinct, beyond one's control.

In an instant, the three-headed lion made its judgment.

These two young humans carried something belonging to Tian Tian Ao. Could it have been stolen? Impossible—this item must be the most precious thing on Tian Tian Ao's person; it would be like pulling the tiger's teeth—suicide.

It also didn't believe two beings with such youthful life signatures could defeat Tian Tian Ao.

There was only one possibility: Tian Tian Ao himself had gifted them these items. They were recognized by Tian Tian Ao—guests of honor.

Thud.

Faced with the guest of honor of the monstrous overlord Tian Tian Ao, and overwhelmed by the bloodline suppression, the three-headed lion instinctively stepped back with its hind legs.

This movement immediately caught the attention of Ye Linyan and the others, their expressions shifting from stunned to bewildered, then strange.

No way…

Am I seeing things?

Is the three-headed lion afraid of those two?!

"Nisan, how many more days until we exit the Forbidden Beast Forest?" Upstream Chiie spotted the three-headed lion: "Nisan, look! A three-headed lion—my goodness, so majestic and handsome! If we rode it out, it'd be incredibly impressive."

"We still have several days before we leave. If you want to ride it, go ahead. Bai Ao told us that with his Dragon Horn Crystal, no monstrous beast would dare harm us. If you want to ride that three-headed lion, try communicating with it."

"Really?"

Upstream Chiie blinked her eyes, delighted, and grabbed Upstream Zun's hand, running toward the three-headed lion.

The three-headed lion and Ye Linyan and the others all heard their conversation—but understood not a word of Japanese.

What language is this?

Then, before Ye Linyan and the others' eyes—first incredulous, then utterly horrified—the two young humans, whom they had deemed suicidally reckless, ran straight toward the three-headed lion, showing no hesitation, no fear whatsoever.

Ye Linyan and the others' hearts shifted; they instinctively wanted to shout out, "Don't come! You'll die!"

But in the end, they stayed silent. In this world, the strong devour the weak. If they spoke up now, they might save these two—but also doom themselves. After all, these strangers were no kin to them.

Though they stopped themselves in time, their bodies still shifted slightly, causing nearby leaves to rustle faintly.

At this moment.

Upstream Chiie arrived before the three-headed lion and performed a standard Japanese bow of goodwill.

"Hello, Great Lion Mr., could you carry us out of the Forbidden Beast Forest?"

The three-headed lion did not reply.

It wasn't that it dared not reply—after all, these were guests of honor of the monstrous overlord Tian Tian Ao; how could it dare to be rude? But… it didn't understand what Upstream Chiie was saying.

Seeing this, Upstream Chiie patted her forehead and stuck out her tongue:

"Oh! I almost forgot—Great Lion Mr. doesn't understand Japanese."

Immediately after,

Upstream Chiie raised a sweet smile, bowed again, and spoke in fluent native language of this world:

"Good afternoon, Great Lion Mr. Could you carry me and my brother out of the Forbidden Beast Forest?"

Her voice, like tinkling silver bells, echoed in Ye Linyan and the others' ears.

The trees rustled softly.

One of Ye Linyan and the others nearly lost balance and fell from the tree; the rest weren't much better—each looked as if they'd seen a ghost.

Did my ears hallucinate?

This little sister is definitely insane—she wants the three-headed lion as a mount, and not by overpowering it with force, but by bowing and smiling?!

Some of Ye Linyan and the others stared at Upstream Chiie with strange expressions.

Little sister, I know you're beautiful and your smile is sweet, but that doesn't matter here.

That's a three-headed lion with ancient bloodline! Even a stronger warrior who crushed it with force might not make it submit as a mount.

Ancient-blooded monstrous beasts are proud—they won't submit easily.

And you—what are you thinking? You think a simple bow will make it your mount? Are you joking? This is an insult to the three-headed lion, a desecration of its ancient bloodline.

Sigh… this little sister is going to die… Oh my god!! Did my eyes break?!

Ye Linyan and the others' eyes bulged as if about to burst; their mouths hung open.

They swore this was the most shocking, most unbelievable scene they had ever witnessed—in the past, present, and possibly their entire future.

In their field of vision:

The little sister bowed to the three-headed lion, asking it to carry them.

And then—the three-headed lion nodded…

That's right! They saw the three-headed lion nod—all three heads nodded.

Moreover, the three-headed lion even crouched down, clearly intending for Kamikawa Chie and the other person to climb onto its back.

At this moment.

Their heads spun; they felt as if their eyes weren't their own eyes, their brains weren't their own brains.

A perfect demonstration of "kids, do you have question marks?"

The person from before was roaring wildly inside: What's going on?!! Where's the promised pride and nobility of flowing ancient bloodlines? Where's the promised unyielding majesty of the three-headed lion? How does it become a mount just from a bow?

Could it be that this is a pervert? But that's not how it acts either—where's the restraint? Does a fierce beast not care about its dignity?

They were dumbfounded, bewildered.

Looking at each other, they could all see the blankness in the other's eyes.

So bowing works this well? Could this be the legendary "subduing people with courtesy, subduing people with virtue"?

So fierce beasts are this polite? If I'd known earlier that bowing worked so well, that fierce beasts were this polite, when I was being chased by the three-headed lion before, I should have bowed sooner.

Just as they were lost in thought, Kamikawa Mitsu and Kamikawa Chie had already mounted the three-headed lion's back.

The three-headed lion slowly rose, its three majestic lion-heads lifting to look at Ye Linyan and the others.

It was signaling to Kamikawa Mitsu and the other person, and signaling to Ye Linyan and the others as well—there were people in the trees, and it had discovered them.

Instantly.

Ye Linyan and the others' faces changed drastically, shocked to the point their spines lit up.

Sure enough, the three-headed lion had long since discovered them.

They didn't know if their brains had short-circuited, or if the scene with Kamikawa Chie just now had been too great a shock, but they stood ramrod straight and bowed to the three-headed lion.

"Sorry, Senior Three-Headed Lion, we didn't mean to offend you."