OBS Chapter 116 Dream
Chapter 116 Dream
Hao Chen looked up at the sky. The sky was still somewhat gloomy, indicating that it would be some time before dawn.
Hao Chen yawned and said, "Bixie, Tianlu, we still have to travel tomorrow. Let's go back and catch up on some sleep while we still have some time."
At the same time, Zhanhu's first task came. Haochen said to Zhanhu without any hesitation, "Zhanhu, since you lost, I want you to hold me while you sleep tonight."
Zhan Hu picked at his ear in disbelief, then looked at Hao Chen with a flushed face: "You, what did you say?"
Not only was Zhanhu astonished, but even Bixie and Tianlu, who were standing to the side, could hardly believe their ears.
They were wondering what conditions Hao Chen would ask Zhan Hu for, but to their surprise, he asked Zhan Hu to hold him while he slept, which made them think they had misheard.
"Hmm, didn't you hear me? I said I want you to hold me while we sleep tonight." Hao Chen said again, "Does the mighty Zhan Hu intend to break his promise?"
Bixie and Tianlu both clearly heard what Haochen said, but neither of them intended to disturb him. In fact, Tianlu even added fuel to the fire, saying, "So you're a tiger who doesn't keep his word. You're such a big tiger for nothing."
Zhan Hu blushed and said, "Hmph, I, Zhan Hu, keep my word. Since I have lost, I will naturally keep my promise."
But the next moment, Zhan Hu said, "However, Hao Chen, I have to guard the Maple Forest and cannot leave, so if you want to order me around, you have to stay."
"This..." This was a situation Hao Chen hadn't expected. Although Hao Chen did like petting big cats, it was impossible for him to stay for a war tiger.
After all, he could tell which was more important, one furry creature or a group of furry creatures.
After thinking it over, Haochen decided not to think about it tonight. There's always a way out. He'll deal with the headache tomorrow.
Therefore, Hao Chen said directly to Zhan Hu, "Let's talk about the future later, but don't waste any more time tonight, you can't escape."
After saying that, Hao Chen leaped onto Zhan Hu's back and, before Zhan Hu could react, buried his head in Zhan Hu's neck and rubbed it against him vigorously.
"You... Hmph!" Zhan Hu gasped for breath, stammered for a long time, and finally just lowered his head and gave up, letting Hao Chen do whatever he wanted.
Zhan Hu thought to himself, "Hmph, it's only for one night. Anyway, you, Hao Chen, will definitely leave with your friends tomorrow. I'll put up with you for now."
But at that moment, the lock on the wooden box left by Chi You at Zhan Hu's feet opened automatically.
"Hey, the box is open! Let's see what treasures are inside!" Tianlu was the most excited, after all, his original goal was the treasures in the box, but with Zhanhu still around, Tianlu didn't dare to go too far.
Hao Chen was also very interested in what was in the box. He couldn't believe that Chi You would be so bored as to let Zhan Hu guard some ordinary things.
Zhanhu was only concerned with his master Chiyou's orders and didn't care much about the contents of the box. However, he couldn't resist the urging of Haochen and Tianlu, so he had no choice but to open the box completely and reveal what was inside.
Inside was a small wooden tiger carving, which looked rather ugly, but you could vaguely see some resemblance to the War Tiger.
Inside the box was a piece of rusty bronze, the rust like tears, carrying a sense of sadness, lying there quietly.
Upon seeing what was inside the box, Tianlu immediately put on a sullen face and said, "I thought it was some kind of treasure, but it's just this. I'm not interested. Bixie, let's go to sleep."
After Tianlu finished speaking, he pulled Bixie back to continue sleeping, but Zhanhu stared blankly at the contents of the box, or more accurately, at the wooden tiger carving.
Hao Chen pointed at the little tiger and said, "Is this you? Did your master carve it for you?"
Zhanhu carefully picked up the wooden tiger, as if worried that he might accidentally damage it.
“When I was little, I was with my owner. He was also a child at the time. We encouraged and supported each other and grew up together.”
"This little tiger is the one I carved myself when I was a child, based on my own appearance, and gave it to my owner as a coming-of-age gift."
"Later, he became the chief of the tribe, and he spent much less time with me. I never complained. I only regretted that I was too weak to help my master share the responsibility at that time."
"But to my surprise, the owner of this gift has kept it all this time."
Zhan Hu never expected that this gift, which he had personally carved when he was a child, would be treasured and kept so carefully by its owner.
Hao Chen jumped off Zhan Hu's back and looked at Zhan Hu's furry face, which was wet with tears, and couldn't help but sigh.
Just as Hao Chen wanted to go up and give Zhan Hu a hug to comfort him, he embarrassingly realized that he was not even as tall as Zhan Hu's shoulder when he stood up, so he couldn't give Zhan Hu a hug at all.
Hao Chen had no choice but to turn around and pat one of Zhan Hu's front paws: "Alright, I don't think your master would want to see you like this either. Be strong, you are Zhan Hu, how can you cry?"
"I wasn't crying, I just got some sand in my eyes." Zhanhu hurriedly wiped the tears from his face.
Hao Chen didn't point it out, and just quietly stayed with Zhan Hu. But Zhan Hu suddenly widened his eyes and then looked down at Hao Chen with curiosity.
When Hao Chen felt Zhan Hu's gaze, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Zhan Hu shook his head and said, "No, let's go back. By the way, I have no use for this piece of Immortal Tear Green Gold, so I'll give it to you."
"Sigh, it's just a piece of broken bronze... Wait, what did you say it was? Say it again?"
Hao Chen could hardly believe that this seemingly ordinary, rusty bronze was actually a piece of immortal gold.
After Zhan Hu confirmed that he hadn't made a mistake, Hao Chen had no choice but to believe him. He then took the immortal gold in his hand and examined it closely: "This immortal gold is really beautiful, but Zhan Hu, why did you give it to me? Wouldn't it be better to keep it for yourself?"
Zhan Hu didn't say anything, but instead changed the subject, saying, "Alright, let's go back. Didn't you want to sleep?"
After finishing his sentence, Zhan Hu ignored Hao Chen and headed towards their camp.
"Walking so fast!..." Hao Chen chased after him.
Soon, they returned to where Hao Chen and the others were resting. At this moment, Chaos, the Four-Unlikes, Tianlu Bixie, Taotie, Qiongqi, and Taotie were all asleep.
After Zhanhu found a place to lie down and prepare to rest, Haochen kept chattering in his ear: "Hey, Zhanhu, are you hiding something from me? Tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone else."
"Haochen, you're so annoying."
After saying that, Zhanhu ignored everyone else, closed his eyes, and prepared to go to sleep. Seeing this, Haochen had no choice but to lie down next to Zhanhu and also prepare to sleep.
Just as dawn was breaking, Zhanhu suddenly opened his eyes, looked at his stomach, and several "" characters involuntarily appeared on his forehead.
For some reason, Hao Chen initially slept while holding Zhan Hu's paw. But now, Hao Chen is actually playing with Zhan Hu's walnuts, and Zhan Hu can even smell his strong masculine scent on Hao Chen.
Looking at the few puddles of white on the ground, coupled with the masculine scent emanating from Hao Chen,
……
Just now, when Zhanhu picked up the wooden tiger cub, he triggered the technique left on it by Chiyou, which allowed Zhanhu to hear the words left inside by his master.
"Zhanhu, please forgive me. I had someone divine this battle. It was far too dangerous, a divination indicating a near-death experience."
“You are my brother, and I don’t want you to get hurt, which is why I asked you to stay and guard the maple forest. You don’t need to be sad. This is my own decision, a selfish one.”
"If you can hear this, I should have been reincarnated by now. Perhaps we can meet again someday."
"Zhanhu, you are free. Go and pursue the life you want. Don't let me hold you back from the past."
……
Before he knew it, Zhan Hu's eyes blurred again. His heart was filled with unease. He had waited so long, only to receive these words. Perhaps he should have expected this.
"Master, you will always be my master. Zhanhu will always wait for your return, to conquer the Nine Provinces once again and subdue the Yanhuang."
Time flew by and morning arrived. Haochen rubbed his eyes; he had slept really well last night.
But soon Hao Chen sensed that something was wrong. He saw Zhan Hu staring at him with panda eyes.
Hao Chen asked in confusion, "Zhan Hu, you haven't slept all night?"
Zhanhu rolled his eyes at Haochen with panda eyes, said nothing, and turned over to pretend to sleep.
Just as Hao Chen was wondering what was going on with Zhan Hu, Qiong Qi walked over and gave Hao Chen a thumbs up: "Boss, you were really crazy last night. Luckily, I didn't sleep with you last night, or I would have been in big trouble."
Hao Chen: "???"
So, what did I do after I went to sleep last night? Can anyone tell me?
At that moment, Hao Chen suddenly remembered that he seemed to have had a dream last night, in which he was drinking milk that tasted like Zhanhu (a type of fire-resistant material). Could it be that this wasn't a dream...?
Hao Chen's face suddenly flushed red. If the Zhanhu-flavored milk wasn't a dream, then he must have drunk Zhanhu milk last night...
Hao Chen dared not think any further. At the same time, he chased after Qiongqi in the direction it had left, wanting to find out what it had done last night and how many other beasts knew about it.