According to Dean Xi Bo, it would only take three to four days to reach Rapids City. Today was already the third day of our journey. Thus, after setting off, I asked the cat girl if we could reach Rapids City today.
Roger obviously knew the location of Rapids City. Without waiting for the cat girl to reply, he replied, "As long as we don't have any delays on the way, we should be able to reach before dark."
Just as he said that, the cat girl glared at him and shook her head. "The matter at Rapids City isn't urgent. There's no need to rush. We can rest early today. It'll be the same if we reach there tomorrow."
I had just killed a Monster Saint last night. After tasting it, I naturally wanted to try my luck for another day. Who knows, I might be able to find something tonight. Thus, I supported the cat girl's opinion.
Since the two of us had reached an agreement, Roger didn't have any grounds to refute. He curled his lips and didn't say anything else.
Splitting a day's journey into two days made the journey much easier. Thus, just after noon, Vivian picked a campsite and led the beast to descend.
Just like yesterday, the campsite was also in the middle of a forest. There were many ferocious beasts in the surroundings.
After setting up the campsite, Vivian and I set off separately. As usual, she would hunt while I would scout.
As it was still early, there weren't many signs of ferocious beasts in the forest. However, with my spiritual sense, the ferocious beasts that were hiding in the caves had nowhere to hide. It was a pity that my luck wasn't as good as yesterday's. There were many Monster King realm ferocious beasts within a radius of a few hundred kilometers, but not a single Monster Saint realm beast.
I originally wanted to try my luck, so I wasn't too depressed. However, after thinking about it, I had given most of the Beast Cores that I had previously captured to Nam. Now that we were about to enter Rapids City, there might be a time where I could use a large amount of Beast Cores. I might as well capture some now.
With that thought in mind, I didn't rush to return. Instead, I followed the location of the ferocious beasts that I had detected with my spiritual sense and hunted them for the Beast Cores.
My speed was extremely fast. In the afternoon, I had killed almost all of the Monster King realm ferocious beasts within a hundred kilometers of the surrounding area. After obtaining dozens of Xuan grade Beast Cores, I stored them in my Xiang Liu pouch and returned to the campsite.
As I neared the campsite, I suddenly felt the aura of three Monster King realm ferocious beasts in front of the campsite. I could also faintly hear the sounds of fighting. It was obvious that Roger and the cat girl were in trouble.
Their cultivations weren't high, so they naturally weren't a match for the three Monster Kings. I frowned and quickened my pace. After a few flashes, I returned to the campsite.
At this moment, Roger was lying on the ground while the cat girl waved her golden whip and fought against the three Unicorn beasts.
This kind of single-horned raccoon was a very common Daemon King ferocious beast. Its strength seemed to be in the mid-late stage of Daemon King. The academy's Ferocious Beast Records had emphasized that this kind of ferocious beast lived in small groups and were very difficult to deal with.
With Vivian's strength, she clearly wasn't a match for these three Unicorn Raccoons. Even though she was still in battle, she was already injured in many places, and her moves were also difficult to execute. It seemed that she was going to be in danger soon.
The situation was critical, so I couldn't care about concealing myself. My figure flashed, and I arrived behind her, grabbed her shoulder, and pulled her back. Just as I was about to attack those three Horned Raccoons, these vicious beasts seemed to have a bit of intelligence. They seemed to have sensed my cultivation, and they unexpectedly stopped attacking and quickly flashed away.
Since they had already escaped, I didn't need to risk exposing my cultivation to chase after them. Thus, I withdrew my aura and turned to check on the cat girl's injuries.
Unexpectedly, Vivian was already like an arrow at the end of its flight. She seemed to see that the danger had passed and heaved a sigh of relief. Her body went limp and she fell into my embrace.
I instantly felt awkward. Vivian's face also turned bright red. She struggled to stand up, but due to her lack of strength, she was unable to do so. As she twisted her body, she became even closer to me. It felt as though we were intimately rubbing against each other.
It wasn't a gentleman's behavior to take advantage of others at this time. I hastily helped her to sit on the ground. After checking her injuries and confirming that they were only superficial wounds, I opened my mouth and asked her what had happened.
Seeing that I was calm and didn't seem to care about what had just happened, Vivian's face paled. She told me that she had hunted a few ferocious beasts. After returning to the camp, I hadn't returned for a long time. She was worried that something had happened to me, so she decided to come out to look for me.
However, she hadn't expected that as soon as she left, the smell of blood from the ferocious beasts' corpses would attract three Unicorn Beasts. Luckily, she sensed it in time and immediately came back to rescue me. However, Roger was already seriously injured and she was surrounded by the three Unicorn Beasts. She struggled to hold on for more than a quarter of an hour. It was fortunate that I returned in time.
After saying that, she seemed to have recovered some of her strength. She hastily turned to check on Roger's situation.
At this moment, Roger's chest was bloodstained. His face was as pale as paper and his breathing was extremely weak. It was obvious that his situation was critical.
Vivian was at a loss. She wanted to help him treat his injuries, but as soon as she stood up, she staggered. It was obvious that she didn't have any strength left.
I hastily pulled her to sit down and comforted her, telling her not to worry. Afterwards, I pulled Roger's body up and channeled some Monster power to stabilize his injuries. Afterwards, I separated a small portion of my God's Will's power and channeled it into his body.
God's Will was a divine healing item. With the addition of the monster power, as long as Roger didn't die, he would definitely recover.
After doing this, I used the same procedure on Vivian.
Under my deliberate control, Vivian couldn't sense the existence of the God's Will. However, as soon as she finished treating her injuries, she twisted her body and found that her injuries had completely healed. She was shocked. After glancing at me, she went to check on Roger's situation.
Roger still hadn't woken up, but his complexion had regained its rosy color. His breathing had also returned to normal. It was obvious that he was out of danger.
Vivian finally heaved a sigh of relief and expressed her gratitude to me. I waved my hand and asked her to sit down and rest. I then picked up the two lamb legs that were scattered on the ground and placed them on the bonfire, continuing to roast them.
At this moment, the sky had already darkened. A huge battle had just occurred in the surroundings. There wasn't even the sound of insects chirping. In the quiet air, there was only the sizzling sound of the fat from the roasting lamb legs falling onto the bonfire.
The cat girl hugged her legs and rested her chin on her knees. She blankly looked at me roasting the meat. Suddenly, she asked, "Duo Ji, the Dragon bloodline in your body is definitely much denser than ours, right?"
She said that because she saw that my cultivation had increased too quickly.
I shook my head and replied in a muffled voice, "I don't know."
After remaining silent for a moment, Vivian suddenly asked again, "Do you hate the Dragon race?"
Hate?
I frowned. "I've never seen the Dragon race before, so it can't be said that I hate them."
The cat girl buried her head in her arms and sighed. "I used to be the same, but ever since I met a Dragon race member, I started to hate them."
I didn't know what she meant, so I didn't reply.
Vivian continued to say, "I've asked my mother before. She said that to be favored by the Dragon race is the honor of every Monster race.
I originally thought that way, but when I met that Dragon race member and asked me to marry him, I realized that I wouldn't treat it as an honor. Instead, I hated it. However, my feelings aren't important. Since that Dragon race member has spoken, I can only marry him. "
I frowned. Vivian was going to marry a Dragon race member?
When did she meet a Dragon race member? Could it be that he was the Dragon race's envoy that was testing her bloodline?
Without waiting for me to ask, Vivian seemed to have started a conversation. She continued to say, "That Dragon race member seems to be in Rapids City. When we reach there, he should be the Dragon race's envoy that is testing your bloodline. You'll meet the Dragon race's envoy soon."
No wonder she wasn't willing to head to Rapids City as soon as possible. She had such a reason.
My heart became heavy. I wasn't worried about her relationship, but rather, I was worried about myself.
Since there was a Dragon race member in Rapids City, it was highly likely that I would have to undergo the bloodline test the moment we reached there.
Once my identity was exposed, I wouldn't be able to continue with what I had planned.