Chapter Twenty-Nine: An Unexpected First Escalation

In a mysterious place, a black behemoth lies on the flat ground of Nuoda. If it weren't for the occasional writhing thing, I'd have thought it was just a pile of dead ashes.

Next to it, there stood a flickering black shadow, which was constantly emitting black gas, and the black mist obscured its face.

"You fool! I warned you not to despise your opponent before I set out! It's better to come back like this! If it weren't for the king's rescue of you, you would have been burned to ashes!" the shadow spoke, his voice full of indifference and annoyance.

The black block moved, indicating that it knew that it was wrong. Now, it's hanging by a thread, and it's hard to even move.

"Forget it, for the sake of you who have followed you for many years, this king will save your life today. Take it to the Demon Source to heal its wounds!!" The black shadow waved his hand, and countless small black shadows carried this behemoth and retreated.

"Looks like we're going to have to send someone with more power!" said the dark shadow as he looked into the distance.

The bright moon emitted a soft moonlight, and the breeze blew slowly. Sleeping in such an environment is very pleasant. However, Xiao Sheng's eyes were wide open, and he couldn't see that he was a little tired. At this time, he was recalling a sentence that Xi Yan heard from the mouth of the mountain.

"What you think of as the heart of the Hart Forest is just the tip of the iceberg of the Hart Forest that you can see with your naked eye. ”

"The heart of the Hart Forest, which can be seen to the naked eye, is some distance from here. If what that guy said was true, then even if we got there, we wouldn't be able to find any useful clues. Xiao Sheng turned over and continued to think. "But we don't have anywhere else to go but there. What should I do?"

Just as Xiao Sheng was struggling with time, there was suddenly some movement in his ears. Xiao Sheng turned his head and was startled by a pair of eyes that suddenly appeared.

"Lord Xiao Sheng, it's me!" Xi Yan lowered his voice and hurriedly explained.

"Xiyan, is it you, why are you here?" Xiao Sheng asked.

"I just got up and found that your eyes were wide open, Lord Xiao Sheng. I thought there was something wrong with you, so I ran over and asked. What's the matter, Lord Xiao Sheng?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm temporarily disoriented, and my heart is a little unsteady. Xiao Sheng told the truth.

"I see. Xi Yan said. It looked in the direction where Moon Ling and Xinya were resting, and they were sleeping soundly. Xi Yan was silent for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and said to Xiao Sheng: "Lord Xiao Sheng, although you are not in the mood to accompany me out at this time, I still hope that you can accompany me to a place!"

Looking at Xi Yan's sincere attitude, Xiao Sheng felt that he would not feel good if he refused, and besides, staying here alone and thinking about it was just annoying himself, so he simply went out with Xi Yan to relax.

Xi Yan walked in front to lead the way, Xiao Sheng followed closely behind, and under the moonlight, a man and a beast walked in harmony like this.

I don't know how many turns he made and how long he walked, Xiao Sheng also began to get a little tired. Just when Xiao Sheng's heart just came up with the idea of going back, Xi Yan, who was walking in front, turned his head and said with a smile: "Lord Xiao Sheng, it's here!"

Xiao Sheng looked forward and was instantly attracted by the scene in front of him.

It's a paradise for fireflies. Thousands of fireflies roam freely through the lush green jungle, and the faint glow of light sets off the beauty of this place. A small stream hidden in this greenery constantly emits the pleasant sound of flowing water, especially in the dead of night, all of which make people's mood as calm as the surface of a lake.

"Here?" Xiao Sheng asked Xi Yan as he continued to capture the rare beauty of this Hart Forest with his eyes.

"That's an unexpected discovery of mine, too!" Xi Yan sighed. "In the days of hard work here, I also used to feel tired, bored, and even helpless. At that time, I was also like Lord Xiao Sheng, unable to sleep at night. One day, I was forcing myself to fall asleep in a cave when a firefly ran into my sight. I didn't say a word when I was angry, and tried to drive it out with flames. But instead of turning his head and running, the guy was dangling in front of my eyes even more. I got angry, chased after it, and ended up here. I don't know if it was fate, but as soon as I saw the scenery here, I felt as if I had found a spiritual home. That night, I fell asleep in peace of mind. After that, I got to know Xinyuan and felt the warmth of friendship for the first time. ”

Speaking of this, Xi Yan looked at Xiao Sheng seriously and said, "Lord Xiao Sheng, you now, just like me at that time, lost in the way forward. But I always believe that sooner or later, one day you will be able to cut through your confusion and find the way forward again! So, Lord Xiao Sheng, you don't have to worry about your future anymore, some things just go with the flow. There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. Hopefully, the scenery will make you forget about those troubles for a while!"

Xiao Sheng didn't expect Xi Yan to say these heartwarming words to himself. In fact, Xiao Sheng's inner worry was not as strong as Xi Yan thought, even if he was really sad and depressed, after hearing such words, he must have been relieved at this time.

Xiao Sheng took a breath, with tears in the corners of his eyes, stretched out his hand to Xi Yan and said, "Thank you, Xi Yan!"

Xi Yan understood what Xiao Sheng meant, and also stretched out his two paws to the two hands that Xiao Sheng stretched out. In the midst of the smiles of the two, an unexpected situation occurred.

At the moment when one hand and one claw touched, a brilliant red light jumped out from around Xi Yan and Xiao Sheng, surrounding the two of them without any gaps.

"What is this?" asked Xi Yan and Xiao Sheng at the same time.

Before the two of them could figure out the situation, Xi Yan's body began to change first. Not only is the spark constantly bubbling on his body brighter and thicker, but his physique seems to be even stronger than just now. And Xiao Sheng felt that a force was constantly surging in his heart, although this power could not strengthen his body, but Xiao Sheng could get unlimited forward strength from it!

Xiao Sheng came back to his senses, took a closer look, and found that there was an invisible but clearly felt mysterious bond between his heart and Xi Yan's heart. Xiao Sheng was about to reach out to touch the link, but the red light around him suddenly dissipated.

"Xiao Sheng, how do I feel that my strength is stronger? Could this be ...... Upgrade?" Xi Yan said in disbelief as he tried his flames.

"I once heard Xinya say that whether the Heart Beast can be upgraded does not depend on the Heart Beast itself, but on the humans who live with it. I just felt that there seems to be a bond between myself and your heart, and perhaps the strength of my heart affects whether you can level up smoothly. Xiao Sheng replied thoughtfully.

"I didn't expect that tonight, in addition to letting you relax your mood Lord Xiao Sheng, there would be such a gain. Xi Yan smiled.

"The first upgrade happened under such circumstances, it seems that Lady Luck has always been watching over me!" Xiao Sheng said half-jokingly.

"Hahaha......" In the laughter of the two, Xiao Sheng's heart finally settled down. He also made up his mind to explore the road in the future.

The next day, in the early hours of the morning.

"Wow, what a comfortable sleep!" Xinya said with a yawn as she stretched.

In contrast, Moon Spirit's wake-up posture can be described as much more elegant.

"Good morning, everyone!" Xiao Sheng and Xi Yan greeted each other at the same time.

"Lord Xiao Sheng, are you feeling better?" Thinking of the dangerous experience he heard from Xiao Sheng's mouth yesterday, Yue Ling still felt palpitations.

"Well, it's okay!" Xiao Sheng smiled.

Yue Ling also smiled. Because judging from Xiao Sheng's performance yesterday, he seemed to have encountered some difficulties, but he was afraid that he would not be able to help anything, so asking only increased Xiao Sheng's troubles, and Yue Ling did not ask. And now, it seems that the problem has been solved.

And Xinya looked at Xi Yan and obviously felt the change in the latter's aura. It asked in amazement, "Hey...... Lord Xiyan, you ...... Upgraded?!"

"That's right, your perception is not bad!" replied Xi Yan.

"When did it happen, and how did you level up?" Xinya continued to ask.

Xi Yan looked at Xiao Sheng, Xiao Sheng also looked at Xi Yan tacitly, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Xi Yan flicked Xinya's head and said, "This, it's a secret!"

After packing up, Xiao Sheng stepped out of the cave, looking into the distance, and at the same time to the three people behind him, and said, "The target is the center of the Hart Forest!"