[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2044":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1750478,2236,"Chapter 2042: Bull King","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2044",2044,"\u003Cp>Now Julius Reed can roughly determine that Merrill Caldwell is not the Prophet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether that cat is, nobody knows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It still needs verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Turtle, you used to be a lackey of the temple. Do you know if there were any pets by the Prophet’s side back then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed was very suspicious whether the so-called Prophet of that time, like Merrill Caldwell now, was being controlled by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no one paid attention to this, which led to the Prophet’s identity being misunderstood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the true Prophet was just some stray pet around Hiddy’s father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, it’s been five thousand years.\" Pranay Martinez said with a frown, \"How could I remember clearly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true.\" Julius Reed hardly had any encounters with the Prophet. If it weren’t for... getting involved with his daughter, he might never have had any contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before meeting Merrill Caldwell and this cat, Julius Reed would not have thought in this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him, but even the clever Pranay Martinez also did not have this guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Caldwell Family guardians were leading the way ahead, while Merrill Caldwell remained in a coma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed kept observing. Merrill Caldwell’s current state was very much like animal hibernation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were vital signs, but they were very weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t die, couldn’t wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that he won’t wake up until the cat returns to Merrill Caldwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed grabbed Merrill Caldwell’s wrist, continuously observing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the hostile gaze of the Caldwell Family guardians, he finally found a special mark on Merrill Caldwell’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat’s bite mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this bite mark, he could confirm his speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat would definitely come back, and wouldn’t continue looking for the next person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, Merrill Caldwell’s life was temporarily guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Caldwell Family guardians did not think he was checking Merrill Caldwell’s anomalies, but thought he was being a pervert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky grew darker and darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group reached the halfway point of the Dusty Platform’s hillside, entering the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it here?\" Pranay Martinez looked around the cave, extremely cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had personally seen the hellish view beneath the Dusty Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew well how dangerous this place was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We still need to go further inside, but in about a few hundred meters, we’ll be there.\" The Caldwell Family guardian said, continuing to walk inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The environment was dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some unknown moment, the cat had stealthily returned to Merrill Caldwell, hiding under her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merrill Caldwell’s eyelids twitched but did not wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked a few hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could faintly see firelight now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pitch-black environment, the firelight was particularly dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful.\" Pranay Martinez lifted his weapon, not daring to be careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced death once, he cherished life even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inside of the cave was dark and damp, and the moldy smell continuously assaulted one’s sense of smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardians couldn’t stop coughing, obviously greatly affected by the filthy air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed and Pranay Martinez covered their noses and mouths with their clothes, their eyes constantly fixed on the dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innermost part of the cave wasn’t very big, roughly thirty to forty square meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A groove was cut into the innermost wall, with a statue placed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, due to the age, the statue was covered in dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall candles were lit on stone pillars over a meter high on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candles were strange, looking as if they had been burning for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed stared and discovered that these candles were burning on Evil Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that beneath the stone pillars, there was a constant supply of Evil Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Evil Qi and the killing intent within Julius Reed’s Dragon King Ring had a striking similarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is it.\" The Caldwell Family guardian pointed at the dusty statue and said: \"Miss stays here every night for the whole night, and we guard at the cave entrance until dawn when Miss comes out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This? Let me see what kind of monster it is.\" Pranay Martinez raised a sword and struck forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Qi swept past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dust was shaken clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bull!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bull King!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How interesting, people are actually worshipping a bull?\" Although Pranay Martinez sounded disdainful, he cautiously moved closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got very close, but there was no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Turtle, forget it.\" Julius Reed stopped Pranay Martinez, glancing around accidentally placing a camera in a crevice in the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter concerns Miss Caldwell’s safety, we’ll leave her here for one night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he pulled Pranay Martinez towards the entrance of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two masters can’t just leave her!\" The Caldwell Family guardian hurriedly stopped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Miss is in a coma, and these two pat their butts and leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no logic like this in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re not leaving; we’re guarding at the cave entrance for a night.\" Julius Reed pushed away the guardian’s hand and comforted: \"Your family’s Miss comes here every day, nothing will happen. By dawn, I assure you I’ll definitely save her. If I can’t, then I’ll die here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he quickly left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Caldwell Family guardians had no choice but to follow out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everyone left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merrill Caldwell suddenly opened her eyes and slowly sat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weak cat’s meow came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merrill Caldwell held the cat, knelt before the Bull King, and bowed devoutly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat opened its mouth, and an almost invisible aura transferred from the cat to the Bull King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Bull King, swayed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gold leaf covering it seemed to be about to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the camera, Julius Reed and Pranay Martinez watched everything from outside clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s indeed something fishy.\" Pranay Martinez thought a bit and said: \"What is this thing trying to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pranay Martinez was shocked to find that Julius Reed disappeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanished into thin air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell!\" He couldn’t help but stand up, swearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was indeed no trace of Julius Reed around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Pranay Martinez remembered back when he was inside the Steel Bear, being forced to leave using this method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was taught to him by Osher Reed from that well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be Osher Reed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Pranay Martinez broke into a cold sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merrill Caldwell appeared devout, the cat in her arms continuously exhaling its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bull King trembled more and more violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if it was about to burst through the gold leaf and come out at any moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Julius Reed grabbed the cat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picked it up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Snake and the White Tiger on his body seemed to be stimulated, starting to move slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing the cat, he activated the Evil Qi within him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly forcing it into the cat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat let out a hysterical wail, struggling desperately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed squeezed the cat’s neck tightly, not giving it any chance to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat let out one last scream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mist emerged from its nose, directly clinging onto the Bull King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat stopped moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body started to decay at a visible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bull King, after being surrounded by mist, finally began to break free from the gold leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Osher Reed personally witnessed a divine beast breaking its seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Bull King must have been one of the twelve divine beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Julius Reed pushed Merrill Caldwell aside and slowly drew the Break Sky Knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moo...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low bull’s roar came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gold leaf completely tore apart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, it was as if a wild bull appeared out of nowhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It charged forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed immediately placed his Longsword in front of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull thud echoed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull’s horns directly slammed against the Break Sky Knife, sending Julius Reed flying out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>",1328,"2026-06-06T17:05:53.715Z",1,"novelbin.me","4a84562399a084117da755b0ac8c4a69ba8b4c6fa7181966d19dad257e7e16c2","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2045","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2043",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]