Chapter 47 Chieh-Yu

"It's really quiet here."
The three of them searched for the source of the voice and the whole forest was silent, without any sound. So the cries of someone who sounded like Alon were particularly clear.
Yang Xuan approached a tree trunk and hesitated for a moment. He reached out and touched the grooves on the trunk, feeling the icy coldness and the hard texture of what seemed to be an iron tree.
"Be careful."
Ling Chengfeng remained vigilant, never letting his guard down.
After all, the three of them were in the world of Shanhai, and this underground world that looked like a factory for exotic beasts emitted a strange atmosphere from all around, and no one knew what kind of danger was lurking there.
Through the forest, the three of them came to the center of the woods, and the journey was much smoother than they had imagined. They did not encounter any danger along the way and it was very peaceful.
"SOS!"
A valley appeared in front of them, and the cries for help came from within the valley.
Road Xiaoqi pricked up his ears and listened carefully, nodding his head in recognition, "This voice sounds like it really is Long."
Yang Xuan looked puzzled and muttered to himself, "Strange, we rely on tracking stones to enter here, how did he get in?"
"Maybe it came from somewhere else."
Lin Chengfeng looked up at the top of the cave where the Mothbird had disappeared and said, "After all, there seem to be more than one entrance and exit here. Maybe the map that Ah Long stole also recorded another way to come in here."
"Understood."
Yang Xuan nodded and the three approached the valley cautiously.
"Why is there no entrance?"
As a result, the three searched outside the valley and could not find a passage leading to the inside of the valley. The valley seemed more like a basin, and the only way to enter was from the top.
"Shall we fly in?"
Luo Xiaoqi was eager to summon his Wind Fire Wheel.
“No.”
Ling Chengfeng shook his head decisively and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the extinct Mongolian bird just took off from here."
"The direction indicated by the tracking stone is also here, so this valley is very likely to be the nest of the extinct bird."
"Let's be careful and subtle, we can't be too conspicuous, otherwise it will be troublesome if we are found."
After listening to Ling Chengfeng's reasoning, Lu Xiaoqi immediately gave up the idea of flying into the valley. He asked helplessly, "What should we do then? The cries for help are coming from inside the valley. Are we not going in?"
"We're going in from here!"
Yang Xuan, who was still circling the outer mountain wall of the valley, suddenly stopped and shouted back at the two of them.
Hearing his shout, Ling Chengfeng and Lu Xiaoqi rushed over and found Yang Xuan pointing excitedly at a huge crack in the mountain wall.
Yang Xuan explained, "I just tried it. We can pass through this crack by walking sideways."
Oh?
Ling Chengfeng stepped forward to examine it for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, we can give it a try. If anything unusual happens, we'll immediately retreat."
"I'll go first."
Ling Chengfeng said as he turned his body and walked into the crack, pressing against the wall.
Yang Xuan followed closely behind.
"Hurry up, you guys."
Finally, Lu Xiaoqi came in unexpectedly, perhaps because of her petite figure. The crack that made Ling Chengfeng and Yang Xuan feel a bit oppressed, was surprisingly spacious for her.
They proceeded forward, the three of them, and successfully passed through the crack to reach the valley.
"SOS!"
A clear cry for help could be heard up ahead.
The layout of the valley was circular, resembling an ancient Roman amphitheater, and the cry for help, which sounded like it came from Aron, emanated from the basin in the center of the valley.
What's going on?
Three people exchanged a silent glance, then cautiously moved forward.
"It's really Arong!"
The three quickly hid behind a boulder. Yang Xuan peeked out and saw Arong, who had stolen the map, looking around in fear as if afraid of something in the valley below.
"Why doesn't he think of a way to climb up?"
Yang Xuan was a bit puzzled. He had witnessed Ah Long's strength before. When they were saving Lu Xiaoqi in the desert, Ah Long could jump up to ten meters high with a single leap.
而下方的盆地距离他们所在的平台，看着很深，但最多也就二三十米的距离，以阿龙的身手，不至于被困在才对啊。
“Shh! Be quiet, there might be something around us,”
Ling Chengfeng pulled Yang Xuan back, at the same time, a red mark between his eyebrows suddenly opened up, revealing a golden vertical eye.
After opening his third eye, Ling Chengfeng turned his head and began searching around.
"Yes, I see it!"
Suddenly, Ling Chengfeng's gaze settled on the ground to his left, and it seemed as though his vision could penetrate through the rocks and into the space below.
"Is this!"
凌乘风不知道看到了什么景象，突然一惊，面色一点点的凝重起来。
有些摸不着头脑的杨玄，忍不住问：“你看到什么了？”
"Human face, ox body, horse hooves..."
Ling Chengfeng did not immediately give an answer, but instead stared attentively at the layers of rock on the ground, as if repeatedly confirming something.
"That's right... it's a Qia Yuan!"
After several confirmations, Ling Chengfeng suddenly said this sentence, closing his eyes and showing an unprecedented serious expression on his face.
"Toothfish?"
Yang Xuan was momentarily confused and asked, "What is that?"
"It's a Qíyú, a monster from the Classic of Mountains and Seas,"
Ling Chengfeng explained helplessly. "There are several descriptions of Qíyú in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, with different appearances, but they all share a common trait... this monster eats people!"
"Ah!"
Yang Xu suddenly became nervous, swallowing his saliva and stammering, "I-Is it so fierce?"
"No, this is not the most terrifying thing,"
Ling Chengfeng shook his head and spoke slowly, "In some other myths and legends, this Chayou, it was once a celestial being..."
"It's out! It's gone to find Alon! What do we do!"
As Ling Chengfeng was speaking, Road Xiaoxi suddenly turned back nervously, leaning over the rock to observe the situation below. He lightly called out to the two of them.
What?
The two hurriedly approached, and Yang Xuan leaned over to take a look. Sure enough, there was a tall alien beast in the basin below, standing on a rock and looking down at Arong.
This exotic beast's body looks like the body of a water buffalo, with hooves like that of a horse, but its head looks like the face of a horse-man, looking very strange.
"Don't come near me!"
When Arong saw the appearing of the civet, he swiftly drew out a bone dagger from his calf and assumed a defensive posture.
"Roar roar roar~"
The civet, upon seeing Arong's appearance, laughed derisively with its head up.
It suddenly turned around and jumped onto a nearby cliff. After a while, it jumped down and shook its mouth, throwing a pile of weapons in front of Arong.
"Is it trying to fight Arong?"
Yang Xuan was stunned, the Qí yǔ in front of him was simply too arrogant, he even took the initiative to provide weapons to Ah Long.