Chapter 4

A human!

It's a human!

A living human!

Lin Yu stood on top of Longlongyan, looking at the white-robed woman ahead with great excitement.

If his body structure hadn't already changed, and there were no such things as tear glands, he would probably be tearful with excitement right now!

How many years!

How many years had it been since he had seen a living person he could communicate with!

A long-lost emotion called excitement, or even moving, surged in Lin Yu's heart.

But soon, he calmed down from this emotion.

Because there was still an extremely serious problem spanning between him and this higher intelligent creature—

Can't understand!

That's right, this suddenly appearing white-robed woman was speaking an extremely strange language.

Lin Yu couldn't understand what she was saying at all and could only guess her meaning from her expression.

From her appearance, this person was a human woman around twenty years old.

She wore a simple white robe, a gold collar and bracelets, her orange hair braided into three strands hanging behind her, and her beautiful and mature face showed a trace of surprise and an indescribable composure.

These two emotions should have been contradictory, but they appeared quite harmonious on this person.

If Lin Yu wasn't mistaken, she should be surprised by the harmonious and friendly relationship between him and Longlongyan.

As for the composure, it was the confidence that permeated from her bones, as if she had a way and the confidence to solve no matter what happened.

Regarding this, Lin Yu was not surprised at all, because he sensed a power fluctuation similar to Longlongyan's from this human woman.

If nothing went wrong, this should be the extraordinary power unique to the local world!

While Lin Yu was sizing up the woman, the woman was also sizing him up.

This tall youth, wearing a fur coat, barefoot, and looking like a primitive human, could actually stand on the head of the absolute king of this forest—the Ridge Peak Lord!

And this monster king, which had once dominated the forest, caused several trade routes to be abandoned, and forced countless plateau residents to migrate, actually had no resistance to the youth's driving, and even showed protective behavior.

——How could this be possible!

No matter how loud the name was, a monster was ultimately a monster.

Unlike wild beasts, monsters were existences without reason and unable to communicate.

If monsters could also be driven by people, then what were her past efforts for?

Just as the white-robed woman frowned slightly, the youth suddenly jumped down from the Ridge Peak Lord's head, speaking in a very fast speed in a language she couldn't understand, and made an inviting gesture with great enthusiasm.

"Language barrier..."

The white-robed woman frowned slightly.

After pondering for a moment, she glanced at the mountain-like giant beast in front of her and nodded gently.

This was agreeing!

Lin Yu looked happy; even if the language was different, the most basic body language could still communicate.

Without hesitation, Lin Yu turned around and patted Longlongyan's head; waiting for it to lower its head, he lifted his foot and walked up.

Walking to the top of Longlongyan's head, Lin Yu turned around and made an inviting gesture to the white-robed woman again.

"Is this inviting me?"

"Interesting."

The white-robed woman raised her eyebrows, then smiled and took a step.

If viewed from the perspective of a bystander, both Lin Yu's warm invitation and the white-robed woman's unhesitating acceptance were full of doubts, but these two didn't think there was any problem with themselves.

Lin Yu hadn't seen a human for too long and wanted to keep this higher intelligent creature he had finally encountered and bring her back to the cabin to communicate properly.

The white-robed woman had great confidence in her own strength and felt that this youth before her did not have the strength to threaten her.

This did not stem from arrogance and conceit, but was the result of careful investigation.

In fact, the white-robed woman was indeed the most powerful existence Lin Yu had ever seen in this world.

Even Longlongyan was like a firefly and the bright moon before her, with an insurmountable gap in strength.

It was a pity that this cautious human powerhouse would never have thought that the person she encountered was not an ordinary human youth, but a terrifying existence that completely exceeded her cognition!

"Let's go, home!"

Standing on top of Longlongyan's head, Lin Yu was full of smiles, pointing forward with high spirits.

The mountain-like giant horned beast immediately stepped on all fours, walking toward the crater with a rumbling sound.

Before long, a wooden two-story pavilion appeared in their field of vision.

Outside the pavilion was a circle of wooden fences, inside was a pebble path, with blue and purple flowers and plants planted on both sides, and the path branched off in the middle, leading to a stone pavilion surrounded by flowers.

There was also a stone table in the stone pavilion, with stone stools with human body curves placed on both sides.

'Really unexpected, in this forest where monsters run rampant, there is actually such a residence!'

The white-robed woman looked at everything before her with interest.

At the same time, Lin Yu jumped down from Longlongyan's head and ran into the pavilion excitedly.

Waiting for his figure to disappear into the pavilion, Longlongyan, which had been submissive just now, became restless, letting out a threatening low roar.

"Sure enough, a monster is ultimately a monster."

The white-robed woman glanced at Longlongyan beneath her feet indifferently, then leaped down with light movements.

Although she really wanted to solve this monster, as a guest, the etiquette that should be had could not be less; at least before getting the owner's consent, it was not good for her to overstep and solve the hidden danger for the owner.

Fortunately, this monster seemed different from the monsters outside.

After she jumped down, the other party didn't even look at her, turning around and leaving on its own, finding a place to lie down next to the crater, seemingly intending to take a nap here.

"This temperament... is it really still a monster?"

The white-robed woman looked at its departing back with some surprise.

A moment later, she turned around and walked into the small courtyard surrounded by the fence.

It was at this time that the youth ran out holding a pile of things excitedly, pulling her into the stone pavilion without saying a word, and sitting opposite each other on the two sides of the finely polished stone table.

"It's been a while since I made this thing, and it's the first time it's come in handy!"

"In the past, I drank it alone, which was really boring. Sure enough, good things should be shared!"

The youth said excitedly in a language the woman couldn't understand, while laying out the pottery tea set in his hand one by one.

After all the tea sets were placed on the stone table, the youth threw a pinch of suspicious plants into the teapot, then extended his index finger and tapped lightly on the pottery teapot filled with water.

"Gurgle—"

In an instant, the water in the teapot boiled, emitting steaming heat.

Seeing this scene, the white-robed woman's pupils shrank, and her slender hand on her thigh moved subconsciously.

Wait, the thing that heated the tea water just now should be magic, right?

But she clearly didn't feel any magic fluctuation from this youth.

——What is going on?!

The white-robed woman's previously calm heart stirred with a ripple.

But at this time, Lin Yu didn't notice the change in the white-robed woman's eyes.

He was staring fixedly at the teapot, and after the tea water was boiled to a suitable concentration, he couldn't wait to pick it up, pour it into the teacup, and push it in front of the white-robed woman with full expectation.

"This is the thing closest to the taste of tea leaves I've been able to find in the past seven months!"

"Come, try it!"

The white-robed woman came back to her senses, and when she looked at Lin Yu again, there was a trace of vigilance in the bottom of her eyes.

But when she saw Lin Yu's expectant gaze, she didn't know why her heart settled down again.

That's right, no matter what the youth's identity was, or what kind of past and power he had, this pure and clear gaze, as well as the enthusiasm shown along the way, could not be wrong.

So... it should be fine, right?

The white-robed woman looked at the tea water in front of her hesitantly.

After a little thought, she decided to be more cautious.

So, she extended her little finger, gently dipped a little tea water with her fingertip, and wrote a line of symbols on the stone table.

"What is this?"

Lin Yu was indeed aroused by curiosity, and hurriedly walked to the woman's side.

The white-robed woman smiled slightly, pointed to the symbols on the table, and then pointed to herself.

"So it's your name!"

Lin Yu suddenly realized.

Seeing that the other party understood her meaning, the white-robed woman smiled and nodded, then parted her red lips slightly, spitting out a line of syllables:

"Flamme."

"Flamme, is that how you read it?"

Lin Yu repeated it with interest, and then muttered in a low voice: "This name... why does it sound a bit familiar?"

(End of chapter)