Chapter 160 - 151: Panic Left and Right; East or West Undecided 3
"Really? How can you tell?" Xie Lian asked.
Hua Cheng was about to speak when Pei Su, whose speech was broken, extended his trembling finger and started writing on the ground. Out of some unknown respect, the group gathered to watch him, and crookedly, the words 'battle formation' were formed under his finger. Once he was done writing, it was like he had used up the last bit of his energy, clenched his hand into a fist, and stopped moving.
Hua Cheng raised his head, "This is it exactly. The Protection Steed of the Rain Master is a black ox transformed from the golden beast on the knocker to the gates of the Royal Cultivation Hall of the Kingdom of YuShi. Usually when it walked it wouldn't leave traces, but once it enters battle, it would change form. So, this hoof mark is different than the shapes of normal hoof marks; it's much bigger."
"Lord Ghost King is shockingly well-informed." Pei Ming commented.
Hua Cheng pointed at the marks on the ground and continued to speak to Xie Lian, "Gege, look here."
Xie Lian moved his head closer, "Yea, you're right... this hoof mark appeared very suddenly, so it must've also been very sudden when they ran into the enemy."
"Yea," Hua Cheng said, "And this hoof mark is deep, so it's obvious the enemy wasn't weak. That ox fought the enemy here with its horns, and was pressed deep into the earth for more than two inches."
The two were simulating the fight scene that had just passed, and Pei Ming also didn't back down, "But in the end, both sides ended in a tie."
"That's right." Xie Lian agreed.
There was no trace of blood around nor dispersing essences of evil, so it appeared, when they ran into each other, they matched on quick and hard, but once they found each other a pain to deal with, they both abandoned the fight.
Hua Cheng informed them that the creature in the east had changed its direction, and the group continued on westward, but now their pace slowed. Soon, a giant, peculiar building appeared on the side of the road. Looking from afar, it was more impressive than all the other houses around, and even though some of its enclosures and eaves were collapsed, it still assumed a presence of awe. Xie Lian unconsciously stopped in his step, "What is this place?"