365: A man can't say no!

"You stay home and recover from your injuries. I'll go arrange things for the clan."

Xun An Cai gave her instructions and was about to leave when Xu Sanyan quickly asked, "Arrange what?"

"Going out hunting, and also distributing the weapons you brought back yesterday."

Xun An Cai thought he was afraid to be home alone, so she pointed at the Five-Headed Dog and said, "I'll have it stay here with you."

Xu Sanyan pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Who's going?"

"Many people. Stone Bro and them are all going. What's wrong?"

"I'm going too."

"Why are you going?" Xun An Cai looked at him struggling to even get out of bed and didn't understand why he wanted to follow.

"I'll ride it. I won't cause you any trouble." Xu Sanyan pointed at the Five-Headed Dog.

Xun An Cai initially wanted to refuse, but in the end, she couldn't win him over and agreed.

The reason Xu Sanyan wanted to follow was to seize an opportunity to get rid of Xun Stone.

Although Xun Stone had chosen Xun An Cai as Clan Chief before, that was for the greater good of the Dog Clan, not because he genuinely supported Xun An Cai.

...

A moment later,

The Dog Clan gathered at the foot of the mountain. Xun Stone glanced at Xu Sanyan, who was riding on the back of the Five-Headed Dog, and frowned slightly, "What are you doing here?"

In this state, let alone helping with the hunt, it would be good if he didn't cause trouble.

Xu Sanyan heard the unfriendliness in his tone but merely smiled indifferently, "Just stretching my muscles."

"Tsk~"

Xun Stone scoffed but said no more. Only his flickering eyes showed that he was plotting something.

Xu Sanyan wanted to kill him, and he, too, wanted to kill Xu Sanyan. It was just that Xun An Cai had been watching him closely before, so he had no chance, but this time was different.

One must know that the wilderness was extremely dangerous, and anything could happen.

Previously, Xu Sanyan had followed Xun An Cai out once, but that was only around the tribe, which was relatively safe.

But this time was different. Dozens of them were going out, so they would definitely go deep into the jungle. There were countless wild beasts in the jungle, and some of them were as powerful as cultivators of the sixth or even seventh stages of Qi.

"Take good care of him." Xun An Cai lowered her head and said to the Five-Headed Dog.

"Woof~"

The Five-Headed Dog nodded, showing great understanding.

Xu Sanyan patted the Five-Headed Dog's head. Sometimes, animals were much more reliable than people.

"Depart!"

Xun An Cai led the way out of the tribe.

As dusk fell, the mountains and forests grew dim.

Xu Sanyan looked at Xun An Cai, who was leading the way, and saw that she was still tirelessly heading deeper into the mountains. A hint of worry arose in his heart.

He had overlooked one thing: he could only stay in this world for three days.

After three days, he would have to return, and the next place he appeared would inevitably be the place he had disappeared from previously.

In other words, Xu Sanyan might have to appear alone in these mountains next time.

"Alas..."

Xu Sanyan sighed softly. He didn't know why they had to go so far.

But since he was already here, he wouldn't think too much about it. He would focus on the present.

Xu Sanyan's gaze was fixed on Xun Stone at the very front, with a hint of killing intent hidden in his eyes.

By the time it was completely dark, everyone had been traveling for a day and a night and were already exhausted.

The Five-Headed Dog under Xu Sanyan also looked listless. Even with its physique, it was somewhat overwhelmed.

"Let's rest."

Finally, Xun An Cai stopped and gave the order. Everyone sat down to rest, appearing completely unguarded.

Even though they were in a dangerous mountain forest, the Dog Clan people were not worried about being ambushed because they were the Dog Clan.

Large and small Three-Headed Dogs and Four-Headed Dogs surrounded them, on alert. If there was even the slightest disturbance, a dog would go investigate.

Xun An Cai turned and walked towards Xu Sanyan, pulling out some sweat-soaked jerky from her embrace and handing it to him, "You must be hungry. Eat quickly."

Xu Sanyan's eyes were fixed on the glistening jerky, and he swallowed hard. He refused with an extremely firm tone, "You eat it. I'm not hungry."

"Oh."

Xun An Cai was not polite. She grabbed it and began to tear at it with large bites, while pointing at the night sky with her hand, "That's South Mountain. We're going to hunt inside this time."

Xu Sanyan squinted, straining to see. With a little moonlight, he could barely make out the outline of a mountain range.

He had heard of South Mountain. Last time, Xun Hua had mentioned it during the Clan Chief election, saying she would lead the clan over South Mountain. This suggested there might be other tribes on the other side of South Mountain.

"Why run so far?"

"Gulp~"

Xun An Cai stretched her neck and laboriously swallowed the jerky. "Because there are many prey, there are sheep flocks there."

"Sheep flocks?"

Xu Sanyan subconsciously repeated the phrase, and a group of small sheep wearing 'sheepskin coats' and only bleating came to mind. Could such creatures survive in this world?

They actually hadn't been eaten to extinction.

Could it be that only the name was the same, but the species was actually different?

"Do those sheep flocks eat grass or meat?"

Xun An Cai said as a matter of course, "Of course they eat meat. Have you ever seen a sheep that eats grass?"

Xu Sanyan nodded. As expected, only the name was the same.

Xun An Cai looked at the sky and stood up, saying, "Let's go. We need to reach South Mountain before dawn and prepare more prey. The Long Night is coming soon."

"What is the Long Night?"

This was the first time Xu Sanyan had heard this term.

Xun An Cai took a moment to explain, "Oh, it means there's no daytime, it's always dark, and there's not even a moon. It's especially dark, and it lasts for thirty or forty days, so we need to prepare more prey."

"When does the Long Night begin?"

"Hmm..."

Xun An Cai counted on her fingers, "About half a month more, I think."

Long Night...

Xu Sanyan slowly nodded, and a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth. The Long Night is good...

...

At the same time,

On the other side of South Mountain, Lin Fan was clutching his backside, limping behind the Jade Clan members, his thighs trembling.

Beside him, a tall, dark-skinned young woman pulled his arm, her voice rough and low, "Can you do it? If not, go back."

It was clear the young woman was still very concerned about him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's face instantly alternated between red and white. He stiffened his neck and stubbornly said, "Why can't I? I can!"

How could a man say he couldn't?

The muscular man beside him curled his lip, "Heh, if he wants to follow, let him follow. Just don't get eaten by the sheep flocks."

"I'm here to protect him, what's it to you?"

The young woman immediately became displeased, her eyes wide. It was fine if she said her man could do it, but not if someone else did.

"Tsk~"

The man turned his head and said no more, but his expression clearly showed disdain.

Lin Fan secretly gritted his teeth, feeling both a little frustrated and determined. This wasn't the first time he had been mocked, and he would make the Jade Clan people look at him with new eyes sooner or later!

The reason he came out was, firstly, to quickly understand this world, and secondly, to try and find a way out.

There was also another reason: he wanted to quickly integrate into the Jade Clan and find a way to gain power.

Lin Fan's current situation was even more difficult than when Xu Sanyan first arrived.

Although both of them had lost their magical power, Xu Sanyan had some Physical Body cultivation before and also had soul techniques to rely on, but Lin Fan had nothing.

Suddenly losing his magical power, Lin Fan's strength plummeted by more than eighty percent. Even an eight-year-old child could beat him down, which made Lin Fan extremely unwilling and even more eager to gain power.

Soon after, the sky brightened.

On both sides of South Mountain, two teams simultaneously advanced up the mountain.