398: Chapter 392: Request 398: Chapter 392: Request The clods of dried mud from the cuffs of his trousers and the insides of his shoes, Jiang Dalong had finally managed to clean them off thoroughly.
Rising to his feet, he still felt a chill and unconsciously tightened his clothes around him.
“That Rat Demon has already fled without a trace.
Brother Long, do you still have confidence in capturing it?”
Suddenly thinking of this issue, he tentatively spoke up and asked Chen Hai.
“What do you think?” Instead of directly answering his question, Chen Hai smiled enigmatically.
He had tampered with his cousin Jiang Dalong’s body, making him jump into the fish pond.
With such little information to go by, the difficulty in finding that being was far from trivial.
But as for the Rat Demon that had led him and Jiang Dalong here, even if it had now vanished without a trace, where could it possibly flee to?
You must know, previously, Chen Hai had forcibly devoured more than a third of its strength.
With this link in power, it seemed to have escaped without a trace, but in fact, its position was always within Chen Hai’s sensing.
It was precisely because he was fully confident that he could find the Rat Demon,
That he could remain so calm and collected at this moment.
“Brother Long, that rat demon is very slick.
I’m afraid there’s not a single true word coming out of its mouth!”
“The beast skin treasure it mentioned before, in my opinion, was simply a ruse to deceive you.”
“Let’s not even discuss whether we can find its whereabouts.
Even if we truly find that Rat Demon, it’s highly unlikely that we can gain any real benefits from it.”
“Why don’t we just leave this matter alone and head straight back to the county town…”
With a complex expression and hesitating for quite some time, Jiang Dalong spoke up again and made a suggestion to Chen Hai.
He had been very interested in the odd beast skin mentioned by the Rat Demon before.
He had thought more than once that if he could obtain that piece of beast skin, he too could truly begin cultivation and then become as powerful with divine skills as his cousin Chen Hai.
But as good as treasures may be, one must be alive to enjoy them.
The event that had just occurred had truly frightened him tremendously!
Clearly, he had been closely following behind Chen Hai the entire time, and the distance between them was only a step or two.
But then, a cold wind blew, and at that moment, he shivered and lost control of himself, becoming bewildered.
In his daze, all he saw was Chen Hai, who had been in front of him, suddenly and inexplicably disappearing from his view.
Almost at the same time, an old man with white hair who looked like a benevolent and kind Taoist priest, suddenly appeared not far in front of him.
As the old man nodded and smiled at him, he also pulled out a strange fruit that was red and white and looked like a peach, and waved it in his direction.
At the first sight of the fruit, an exceptionally gentle and amiable voice suddenly arose in Jiang Dalong’s heart.
The voice told him that once he ate this Immortal Fruit, he would be able to live forever and become immortal!
The reason he had jumped into the pond with such excitement was that, in fact, he had just wanted to take the Immortal Fruit from the hands of the old man…
When Chen Hai had just woken him up, his mind was still somewhat muddled.
But now, after a delay of nearly ten to twenty minutes, the events that had happened to him were roughly coming back to his recollection.
Unknown entities are always easy to incite fear in people’s hearts.
After Jiang Dalong clearly realized that staying by Chen Hai’s side might still not be very safe, he began to feel the urge to back out unconsciously!
“This place is not far from the Rat Demon’s lair.”
“The demons active in this area might not be limited to just that Rat Demon.”
“If you’re really worried that what happened before might happen again, I suggest you could go back first to the arch bridge where you parked your car,” Chen Hai said, frowning as he reflected for a moment before making a suggestion to Jiang Dalong.
The Rat Demon had no power to retaliate in front of him.
Even if there were other demons in this area, they must have also witnessed his abilities.
The unknown demon that made Jiang Dalong jump into the fishpond had clearly done so to help the Rat Demon escape its predicament by causing this scene!
In front of him, it dared only to hide and skulk away, it was clear that it was similarly afraid of him!
Now that the Rat Demon had already escaped, the likelihood of these demons continuing to cause trouble wasn’t impossible but definitely pitifully small.
Furthermore, he could clearly sense that the Rat Demon that had escaped from his grasp was now just one or two hundred meters away, near the foot of a small mountain not far from the fishpond.
Having Jiang Dalong go back to the bridge where he parked would relieve him of many concerns, making his actions much more convenient.
After all, he was planning to head over to where the Rat Demon was hiding!
If Jiang Dalong followed him, when he made a move on the Rat Demon, the other hidden demon might become desperate and revert to its old tricks, targeting Jiang Dalong once again.
Should such a thing happen, what could Chen Hai do?
Could it be that he was truly ruthless enough to disregard the life and death of his own cousin, Jiang Dalong?
“I’ll go back to where I parked the car.
Cousin, what about you?
Are you really preparing to continue dealing with that rat demon?”
With a complex expression, Jiang Dalong scanned Chen Hai up and down, then confirmed.
“Yep!” Chen Hai nodded.
“Because I specifically came here for the demons causing trouble around here!”
“Since I’m determined to exterminate demons, I naturally won’t give up halfway and allow these creatures to continue harming people.”
Hearing Chen Hai’s words, Jiang Dalong struggled internally, his expression filled with hesitation.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, “If it weren’t for me holding you back and distracting you, that rat demon wouldn’t have been able to escape your grasp!”
“I’ll continue to follow you.
Who knows, I might get confused by some demon again and do something irrational.”
“After thinking it over, I’ve decided to go back and stay by where I parked the car and wait for your return.”
Saying this, Jiang Dalong’s face turned a shade of red.
It seemed this guy still had some self-awareness!
In real life, he was never afraid of facing anyone alone.
But in front of those indescribable and evil entities, he was completely powerless, like a lamb awaiting slaughter, always at risk of being ensnared and then butchered.
After a pause, he continued.
Chen Hai had not yet responded when Jiang Dalong spoke up again, adding, “Cousin, be careful when you go to eliminate the demon!”
“And if you really do kill that rat demon, can I ask you for something…”
With an air of holding back, Jiang Dalong didn’t continue, just staring straight at Chen Hai in front of him.
“Brother Dalong, our families are not strangers to each other.
So why the formality with me?”
“If there’s something you need to say, just say it.
Don’t beat around the bush!” After a brief pause, Chen Hai responded with a smile.
“You know more or less what kind of person your Brother Dalong is.”
“If I suffer a loss and can’t get back at them, I won’t be able to sleep well for a good while.”
“Tonight, I’ve already been on the losing end several times at the hands of those demons.
If it weren’t for you protecting me, I might really be in a lot more danger by now.”
“If that rat demon really dies, I don’t have any other requests.
I just want to try a few pieces of demon meat, grill them and see how they taste…”
Stammering and looking somewhat awkward, Jiang Dalong broached the subject, making his request.
“Is that all you want?
It’s a trivial matter!”
Chen Hai looked at Jiang Dalong with an odd expression and chuckled.
He then added, “Even if the meat of a rat that has cultivated to demonhood is cooked, no one knows whether it can be eaten or not.”
“Brother Dalong, aren’t you worried that eating demon meat might cause you some kind of illness?”
“Not worried at all!” Jiang Dalong shrugged nonchalantly: “I’ve eaten rat meat before, and when it’s cooked well, it’s quite delicious!”
“The meat of a rat that has become a demon must be even more chewy.”
“Just thinking of how this thing almost cost me my life here makes me happy to eat its meat.”
“It’s just a small request.
Cousin, you wouldn’t refuse it, would you?”
After a few smirks, Jiang Dalong’s gaze fell on Chen Hai.
It seemed he wouldn’t be content without a definite answer from Chen Hai.
“Alright, alright.
Since Brother Dalong has asked, of course, I have no reason to refuse!” After a moment’s hesitation, Chen Hai nodded with a smile.
People don’t eat rat meat often, but indeed, some have tried it.
A demon rat is just a larger and more vital rat at its core.
As long as the meat is cooked thoroughly, it shouldn’t pose any problems to eat!
Chen Hai himself wasn’t fond of such food, but since his cousin Jiang Dalong had made such a request, after considering it, he ultimately did not refuse.
“Alright, let’s agree on that!” With a trace of amusement on his face, Jiang Dalong nodded.
He said goodbye to Chen Hai and turned to walk back the way he had come.
It only took a few minutes to reach the small path that led to the main road above the fish pond.
Chen Hai kept his attention on his cousin Jiang Dalong, watching him take the small path up to the main road.
Jiang Dalong, almost as if signaling that he was safe to Chen Hai, waved several times in Chen Hai’s direction before continuing on.
Once that figure grew progressively distant, shrinking to a tiny speck until it disappeared from view, Chen Hai turned and walked towards the base of the small hill not far from the fish pond.
The rat demon that had escaped his grasp hadn’t actually fled far but had been moving around in this particular area at the foot of the hill all along.
Perhaps, its location was where its lair was situated.