Chapter 21: Entering the Nest, the Dark Shameless Hand

"This is the territory of my Profound Gate, yet we have never seen such a thing. This Undying Mountain is too overbearing! To actually guard the cave entrance and forbid others from entering, do they think this place belongs to their Undying Mountain?"

Seeing this behavior from the people of Undying Mountain, Xiyao frowned, a look of displeasure appearing on her face.

Hearing this, Mengchen turned his head, looked at Xiyao behind him, and smiled: "Fairy, do not be annoyed. To deal with overbearing people, one must be even more overbearing than them. Watch how I handle them."

Xiyao looked astonished and did not speak.

But based on her current understanding, she knew that Mengchen's next move would surely be astonishing.

After speaking, Mengchen turned his head and shouted in a resonant voice: "The Fairy has arrived, move aside, all of you!"

Truly a shocking statement. Upon hearing these eight words, Xiyao's bright eyes widened abruptly, and a flush quickly surged onto her face.

Likewise, Mengchen's shout caused all the living beings to turn their heads.

Seeing all the living beings turn around, Jinmao Shizi hurriedly lowered his head, thinking to himself, it's over, it's over; I fear that the fact I have become someone's mount will now be known to every beast.

Some living beings turned to look, observing the two people and one beast.

"Who is this? To have such a big mouth, actually telling us to make way for him." A discordant voice rang out.

At the same time, a voice of obstruction also came out.

"Shh, don't talk nonsense. Don't you see that this youth is bald?"

"So what if he's bald? There are so many bald people in the world, could it... really, we ran into him." That discordant voice rang out again, but it gradually grew smaller, finally becoming deathly silent.

For a moment, it was terrifyingly quiet here.

Because they all noticed Mengchen's attire: orange robes, and he was bald.

These two signs combined made all the living beings guess that he must be the one being wildly talked about—the bald youth who is as brave and invincible as a god.

"Big Brother, it's Big Brother who has come."

"Listen up, my Big Brother is divinely brave and invincible. If you don't want to die, hurry up and make way for my Big Brother."

Almost at the same time, thousands of living beings became excited and began to compete to urge other living beings to make way.

These thousands of living beings were the ones who survived because of Mengchen; if not for Mengchen, they would likely have been crushed by that mysterious disc that day.

Their actions made the other living beings even more certain that the bald youth before them was indeed the legendary bald youth, and he could not be provoked.

So, very quickly, all the living beings moved aside, and in the blink of an eye, a wide path was cleared.

Although the road was open, Jinmao Shizi kept his head lowered and did not move forward. He was now red-faced and ashamed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. It was truly too embarrassing; he never expected so many people to be gathered at the entrance of the nest.

"Why are you keeping your head down? Hurry up and move," Mengchen said, patting Jinmao Shizi.

Things had reached this point, and there was no other way. The scene of him acting as a mount had already been seen by these people, so he could only bite the bullet and go.

Jinmao Shizi took a step, but his head still could not be raised. He always felt that he was truly too embarrassed right now.

For a time, as Jinmao Shizi gradually moved deeper, whispers reached his ears.

"This brother of the Golden-Haired Lion clan is truly blessed! To have the honor of becoming Big Brother's mount."

"It really makes one envious! With this Golden-Haired Lion brother having Big Brother's backing, and his Golden-Haired Lion clan leaning on the Western Sect in the future, who would dare to provoke him?"

"Who's to say not? Who wouldn't want to hug such a thigh that can bring prosperity to the whole clan? It's a pity Big Brother doesn't think much of me!"

The whispers in his ears caused Jinmao Shizi's head to gradually lift, and his heart also became increasingly optimistic.

"That's right! He is mighty and invincible. In the future, after becoming his mount, my Golden-Haired Lion clan can lean on the powerful Western Sect. Once that happens, who in this Xuanyu would we still need to fear?"

This sudden change in his psychological perception made Jinmao Shizi's spirit soar. He became more confident, and his footsteps became exceptionally steady.

Soon, carrying Mengchen and Xiyao, he arrived at the entrance of the nest and confronted the group of Undying Mountain youths.

Jinmao Shizi let out a heaven-shaking roar, "Can't you see my bald Big Brother has arrived? Hurry up and move aside."

"Hmph! A mere mount, how dare you speak to us like that? Get lost," an Undying Mountain youth scolded coldly.

It was truly not taking the lion seriously. Jinmao Shizi could only bare his teeth to show the anger in his heart, but he dared not make a move.

"Only after our young master arrives and the exploration is finished may you all enter. Before that, whoever comes must stay here and behave themselves."

Hearing this, Xiyao's expression became somewhat angry.

"Your Undying Mountain truly has great airs. You must not forget that this is where my Profound Gate is located."

"So what if it's the Profound Gate? You aren't even fit to carry the shoes of my Undying Mountain." The group of Undying Mountain youths were very aggressive and did not leave a shred of face.

"You..." Xiyao's anger reached its peak, and she was about to strike.

Mengchen raised his hand to block her, stopping Xiyao who was about to attack, and said: "Fairy, do not be annoyed. Leave this rough work to me." After saying this, Mengchen jumped off Jinmao Shizi's back and, without further words, struck directly.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Ah..."

Suddenly, the sound of fists hitting flesh and wails filled the air. The group of Undying Mountain youths were sent flying into the high air one after another, then fell heavily to the ground, unable to crawl back up.

"Big Brother hit them well, it's truly satisfying." Watching this one-sided situation, many living beings cheered repeatedly.

At the same time, they were filled with admiration. It seemed the rumors were true; he really was the god-like bald youth, brave and invincible.

"So fierce! This is much heavier than when he beat me before," Jinmao Shizi muttered to himself.

Subsequently, Jinmao Shizi shouted aloud: "Hit them, hit them hard! Big Brother is divinely martial and boundlessly heroic. Beat these turtle sons to death."

The grudge from the Undying Mountain's mockery of him earlier was finally vented out happily by Jinmao Shizi's shouting.

Seeing this scene, Xiyao turned her gaze away, unable to bear watching; it was simply too ghastly to look at.

At the same time, deep in her heart, she felt particularly grateful to Mengchen. For these past few days, he had always been able to stand out and shield her from the wind and rain.

"Clean it up!"

Mengchen clapped his hands very casually and called out: "Let's go, everyone, follow me into the fierce nest."

Just like that, the group, led by Mengchen, marched majestically over the group of Undying Mountain youths and surged into the nest.

Mengchen and Xiyao walked in the front, Jinmao Shizi followed behind them, and the other living beings followed after.

The entrance to the nest was very large, fully a thousand zhang wide and high. The surrounding rock walls looked as if they had been carved by blades and axes, very neat and smooth.

As they ventured deeper, the light inside the cave dimmed drastically, and after going further in, it was so dark one could not see their own fingers.

Generally speaking, the lairs of fierce beasts are fraught with crises and are by no means places one can easily intrude upon.

Needless to say, the lairs of the Ten Fiends are absolutely incomparable to those of ordinary fierce beasts in terms of danger.

Often, behind a great opportunity lies a hidden, fatal crisis.

Mengchen and Xiyao had been advancing side by side, but upon reaching this point, they could no longer see each other at all.

If they could not see, how could they act to protect one another if a crisis arose?

Therefore, Mengchen raised his hand to reach out and feel for her location.

At first, after a series of groping, he did not feel anything at all.

He continued to explore, and the next instant, an incredibly soft sensation piqued his curiosity.

What on earth was it, to have such a texture; it was too marvelous.

"Ah!"

Then, just as he wanted to explore further and touch it properly, an incredibly sharp scream rang out.

Following that, "Slap!", a loud slap immediately struck him, causing his face to instantly feel like it was burning.

The sharp, startled scream echoed within the lair, triggering a chain reaction; the group of remnant-species creatures behind them also began to scream in alarm, and suddenly there was chaos, with many creatures turning around to flee.

As for the scream, Mengchen heard it clearly; it was Xiyao's voice, and combined with that slap, Mengchen realized what had happened in that moment.

The soft sensation he had felt just now was likely inseparable from Fairy Xiyao.

The next instant, a glowing bead rose up, instantly illuminating this part of the lair.

This was a precious artifact Xiyao had unleashed.

At this moment, her face was flushed, she was ashamed and furious to the extreme, her face was filled with murderous intent, and her aura was like a rainbow.

At this moment, Mengchen began to panic; if he were discovered, how could he ever explain this clearly?

It was truly a coincidence that at this very moment, not far away, something that looked like a little black dog was staring straight at them.

Just as it was illuminated, Mengchen spotted it, and to divert her attention, he shouted: "Look, what is that?"

"Ah! So it was you causing trouble, take this!"

Xiyao's attention was successfully diverted, and Mengchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Dog, you really are a timely rain!"

Once I start writing, I can't stop; I'll leave the identity of the little black dog to be revealed tomorrow!

(End of chapter)