Chapter 1403 — Emergence
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"That... not necessarily," Yu Xiaoke said after a moment's thought. "Generally speaking, yes, but there are exceptions. It's possible that inside the Gate of Death there are no traps at all, and every trap is concentrated in the opening of the Gate of Death itself!"
Wei Zhao nodded and walked on. But though he had heard Yu Xiaoke's explanation, he did not relax his guard.
Suddenly, General Weiwu, ahead of Wei Zhao, halted and stood stiffly upright in the middle of the passage!
"What is it?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback, unsure what the General meant—was there danger? At least the jade pendant at his chest had given no warning signal!
"Woof, woof—" General Weiwu barked a few times at the darkness ahead.
Wei Zhao and Yu Xiaoke both found it strange, not knowing what act the General was putting on.
In the distant darkness, there was no movement at all.
Wei Zhao was puzzling over it when the General barked twice more, and this time its bark seemed to carry a note of anger!
"Woof, woof—" General Weiwu's bark was louder than before!
This time, at last, there was movement in the distant darkness. Two faint squeaks came from that direction, and then a tiny shadow came waddling toward General Weiwu, swaying this way and that, as though terribly timid and frightened!
"What is that thing?" Yu Xiaoke asked, puzzled, watching the creature approach from not far off.
Wei Zhao wondered the same, yet for no reason at all he felt a stir of excitement in his heart. Could it be... really that thing?
When the little creature drew near, Wei Zhao's gaze finally fixed. His guess had been right; judging by its appearance, it could only be that little thing!
The creature looked a little like a pig, yet not quite. Its whole body was round and upright, but it walked on its two hind legs; its forepaws hung at its sides like arms, and it swayed as it came—a bit like a chibi version of Zhu Bajie.
By the look of it, the little thing seemed somewhat aggrieved, as though General Weiwu had disturbed its sweet dreams. But though it wanted to protest, it dared not, and could only come over under the General's angry roar!
What astonished Wei Zhao, however, was that this little creature actually had the strength of the mid Yellow Rank! He had not expected that when Zhang Lifeng first discovered it, it had been not even Yellow Rank, and now it had grown into a mid Yellow Rank expert! Zhang Lifeng could not possibly possess such a top-tier cheat for transmitting true qi; all he could rely on was feeding the creature elixirs made from heaven-and-earth treasures. Yet to have piled it up into a mid Yellow Rank expert on heavenly treasures alone was truly no small feat!