Neither of them spoke; they simply buried their heads in the mountain spring, drank their fill, and then filled the empty earthenware jars with water.
After doing all that, Su Jianyuan disregarded Lang Zhuang's presence and jumped into the mountain spring to wash himself.
After traveling for four days, he was covered in sweat and smelled terrible. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he finally found a clean water source and had to wash up.
He didn't want to go to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts and turn himself into a savage.
Seeing this, Lang Zhuang stood guard by the mountain spring to prevent any wild animals from attacking.
Su Jianyuan quickly finished washing, jumped ashore, went behind a tree to take off the wet animal skin, and changed into a clean one.
"It feels so much better after a shower. I was almost smelly. Wolf, do you want to take a shower too? I'll keep watch over you." Su Jianyuan asked Wolf as he brushed the wet hair from his forehead to the side.
This guy didn't talk much the whole way, but Su Jianyuan was a natural chatterbox. Whether he talked or not, he just kept talking and would chat with him whenever they rested.
After spending a few days together, Lang Zhuang got used to Su Jianyuan's personality.
He doesn't talk much, but he will respond politely with a few words.
Wolf Strong glanced at his smelly self, pondered for a moment, and nodded, "Alright, then I'll trouble you."
Having said that, he also took off his animal skin and threw it on the bank, then jumped into the mountain spring.
Lang Zhuang hadn't brought any spare animal hides, so after washing them, he also washed the animal hides and put them on while they were still wet.
He was already used to it, and sat down under the tree wearing a wet animal skin.
"We've been traveling for four days already. How much longer until we reach Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?" Su Jianyuan asked, his voice muffled as he gnawed on the dried meat Lin Xia had prepared.
The forest is dangerous and unpredictable. No one can say for sure how long it will take to travel. Yesterday, it rained for half a day, so they couldn't continue their journey and had to find a cave to take shelter from the rain until it stopped before setting off again.
The danger wasn't too bad, because the Gray Wolf tribe's team had cleared the obstacles ahead, but some managed to slip through.
When the two were passing through a swamp, they encountered a giant python weighing several hundred kilograms.
The further you go into the forest, the larger the animals and plants become.
The two fought for quite a while before finally killing the giant python.
This beast is not easy to shake off; you can't outrun it in the swamp. The only option is to kill it.
The two cut off a lot of snake meat; they ate what they could, and took the rest up to exchange for white stones.
However, the two could only take a limited amount; what they couldn't take, they could only leave there for the nearby wild animals to enjoy.
"Almost there. If we walk for another night, we should reach the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain by dawn tomorrow."
Wolf Strong said, eating the withered fruit.
He only ate the meat when he killed the giant python, and he didn't eat any more of the meat he brought on the road. He also finished the fruit he brought from the gray wolf tribe. This was the fruit he picked yesterday when it was raining and he couldn't travel.
There were only about ten of them, and he had to eat them sparingly.
"We'll get there in one night?" Su Jianyuan's face lit up with joy. He was finally almost at the end of his slump!
In order to reach the Beast Mountain as soon as possible and avoid accidents on the way, they hardly slept at all. They would only take a short rest when it got dark, and then continue on their way after they had rested enough.
Carrying so much stuff is really slowing me down.
"Hmm." Seeing that they were not far from the Beast Mountain, Wolf Strong breathed a sigh of relief.
Only if Su Jianyuan successfully reaches Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and exchanges for the white stone can he obtain his own share of the white stone. Naturally, he doesn't want any accidents to happen on the way.
Seeing that he had only eaten a few fruits, Su Jianyuan tossed him a small bag of dried meat. "Can you get full just by eating a few fruits? Eat more so you can travel faster."
He actually said that he could do with the portion of meat that Lang Zhuang got himself, since that giant python was so big that he definitely couldn't kill it by himself.
Lang Zhuang also contributed a great deal of effort.
However, Lang Zhuang said that he didn't want the snake meat, he just wanted his share of the white stone.
Lang Zhuang was about to refuse, but Su Jianyuan added, "Don't worry about not having food on the way back. Even if there's no meat, I can find something to eat. Don't worry, I'll take care of your food when you get back."
Hunting is not difficult for him, but it's inconvenient to carry supplies with him now.
Seeing this, Lang Zhuang stopped being coy, thanked him, and started eating heartily.
He didn't want to let himself fail in this final stretch.
After the two had eaten and drunk their fill and rested in turns, they continued on their journey.
Su Jianyuan was determined to finish the rest of the journey in one go.
Perhaps because they were getting closer to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts, the rest of the journey went smoothly, and the two arrived at their destination just before dawn.
"This is the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts," Wolf Strong said, stopping and unloading his supplies.
"Wow, this Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is so big..." Su Jianyuan looked up at the mountain, whose peak he couldn't see at all, and was stunned for a moment.
The two were in a small clearing at the foot of the mountain, where other orcs seemed to have rested. The surrounding trees were not very tall, which allowed them to see the scenery beyond the trees.
In the distance, there was a huge rock, guarded by two burly orcs, each as big as a sumo wrestler.
That looks like the mountain gate.
"Where are we going to exchange for the white stone, and with whom? Are we going to find the leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?" Su Jianyuan knew nothing about the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
Wolf Strong shook his head, knowing he was unaware of the situation at Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, and explained:
"There is no leader in the Beast Mountain. Tens of thousands of beastmen gather here, and all of them obey the Beast King."
"The orcs here have no shortage of white stones. We need to find the orcs ourselves. As long as they take a liking to our things, we can trade with the orcs here."
Su Jianyuan quickly understood; it meant free trade, bartering.
"Are there any conditions for entering the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?" Su Jianyuan asked again, wondering if there would be any tolls or anything.
"No need. As long as you don't cause trouble in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, you can go in. Fighting in private is not allowed in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain," Wolf Strong explained.
Su Jianyuan nodded, indicating that he understood.
This Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is quite grand.
Since they had already arrived, Su Jianyuan decided to go in and take a look first.
As soon as the two reached the base of the boulder, they were stopped by two orcs who looked like sumo wrestlers.
"Halt! If you want to enter the Beast Mountain, each orc must hand over a prey."
Su Jianyuan looked at Lang Zhuang with puzzled eyes, "Didn't you say we could just go in?"
Lang Zhuang also looked bewildered. "Last time I came, I just went in directly without having to pay anything."
He had come here with the tribe's group several times, but had never encountered this situation before.
The two orcs scoffed, "This is a rule set by our new Beast King. If you're not going to hand it over, then leave. Don't get in the way."
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