Chapter 440 - A Speedy Ride
Morning came and Lin Mu woke up with the prodding of Little Shrubby. The sky was rather gloomy today and thick clouds could be seen. Lin Mu stood up and stretched a bit before being pulled by little Shrubby to cook.
Little Shrubby had already gone out beforehand and hunted some beasts for them to eat.
"Well... this will save us some time." Lin Mu said before beginning to cook the meat.
Soon they finished the breakfast and Lin Mu got prepared to leave. Today would be the first time he would be returning to civilization in a long time. He had spent a lot of time in isolation and even with senior Xukong being there; he now desired to see some other humans.
Though he knew he would ha be to be a lot more cautious, as there was no saying what was going to happen out there.
Lin Mu was now sitting on the back of Little Shrubby and tightly holding onto his fur.
"You ready, master?" Little Shrubby asked.nôvel binz was the first platform to present this chapter.
"Yup, let’s go." Lin Mu answered.
This was the idea that Lin Mu had gotten yesterday. He had seen now little shrubby was faster than the spirit sword and how it could carry heavy beast corpses in his mouth and run at the same pace with no problem.
This led Lin Mu to believe that he may be able to ride Little Shrubby and travel that way. He thus asked him about this a few minutes ago, and the beast agreed right away.
"Start a bit slower and speed up as I tell you." Lin Mu added.
He knew that if Little Shrubby started sprinting from the very start, he would be sent back flying due to the momentum. He needed to hold on tight so as to be safe. Lin Mu watched on as the trees around him became a blur and wind assaulted his face.
~WHOOSH~
If Lin Mu were traveling normally, even with his increased cultivation base, it would have taken him about three days to reach the village. But now, with Little Shrubby, the entire journey of hundreds of kilometers was reduced to a single day.
By the time night fell, Lin Mu could already see the farms on the horizon.
"You can stop here." Lin Mu said,
"Okay," Little Shrubby replied before slowing down and eventually coming to a halt.
Little Shrubby had learned to slow down and not abruptly stop when he was carrying Lin Mu, as when they had done this before in the afternoon, Lin Mu had been launched ahead into a tree.
He definitely did not want a repeat of that and thankfully Little Shrubby was able to stop properly. Lin Mu got down from his back and jumped on his short sword to fly up, so that he could get a clear look at the village.
It was night time, so the area was mostly dark and barely any lanterns could be seen. Because the grains had been planted, there was always a danger of the crops being burned due to an accident. Because of this, they would avoid keeping lanterns or any fire sources out near the farms.
At the center of the village where the houses were more densely packed, Lin Mu could see more light.
"I should start from there." Lin Mu muttered to himself and got down.
"You stay here for a bit, I’ll call you if I need you." Lin Mu said.
"Alright." Little Shrubby replied.
Lin Mu was just about to leave, but then a thought made him stop.
He looked back at little Shrubby and spoke, "oh and no cooking. I don’t want to give out our location to them."
"Okay..." Little Shrubby replied with a slightly disappointed face.
Lin Mu nodded his head and went to the village; with each step, he sank into the ground and then disappeared.