Chapter 1408: Chapter 1245: Don’t Ask—It’s Mutual True Pursuit
"Ring Time Mountain..."
When faced with Leon’s inquiry, the Old Yellow Bull pondered for a while before a cigarette appeared in its mouth out of nowhere. It puffed thoughtfully, exhaling smoke slowly, and said:
"I don’t know."
"..."
Come on... If you don’t know anything, then why put on such a grand act?
"Though I don’t know why she wants you to go to Ring Time Mountain, I can somewhat guess why your son wants you to take me along."
After glancing at the slightly speechless Leon, the Old Yellow Bull, cigarette in mouth, huffed proudly and said:
"Back in the day, when I was carrying a line of hope for humanity on the run, I got caught and dealt with by the Four Pillar Gods. My body was pinned to the mountainside of Ring Time Mountain. You take me there, and we’ll reunite flesh and soul. Adding in the essence of ’Life’ you hold in your hand, you can just give it a spin and I’ll be perfectly resurrected.
With the ability to carry an entire sanctuary and a large number of humans, I could outrun the Four Pillar Gods. Even if Fredrica is not busy absorbing the essence and is waiting for you at the top of Ring Time Mountain with a bunch of Pillar Gods, I will surely bring you back safely. Your son wants to give you insurance."
Needing insurance... Means if I go to Ring Time Mountain, there’s a high probability that Fredrica will be waiting for me. On the flip side, doesn’t that confirm her whereabouts?
After hearing the Old Yellow Bull’s analysis, Leon pondered for a moment before his eyes shimmered as he spoke:
"If that’s the case, then I’ll notify the Graveyard Dominator to prepare, and then throw Evangelin, the third-generation old man, and the Pure White Holy Mother into your mouth to take them all along. Is there a chance to turn the tables...?"
"Impossible, don’t even think about it."
Being quite familiar with Leon’s "habits," the Old Yellow Bull, who was pieced together by Leon’s own hands, rolled his eyes and immediately started shaking his head.
"She probably holds the essence of the astral realm. As long as she is not caught red-handed, she can retreat at will, it’s impossible to stop her. Also, how do you know this isn’t another trap of hers?
The Master of Ten Thousand Spirits’ claim has big loopholes. If she’s deliberately spreading false information to lure you into ambushing her, wouldn’t that be... uh... what’s that idiom Fred said again?"
"Lure..."
"Right, Lure the Bull Away from the Shed!"
After nodding his bull head emphatically, the Old Yellow Bull sighed and said:
"She had this quirk even as a child, always using tricks to lure me out of the shed and then secretly rummaging through the fruits I stored in the haystacks. What if she’s planning to lure you to Ring Time Mountain this time and then secretly seize the real world?"
"..."
Indeed... We can’t rule out that possibility either...
Running a hand over his aching forehead, Leon let out a sigh, seated on the haystack, furrowing his brows:
"What do you think, should I go or not?"
"What’s the use of asking me? Isn’t it up to what you think?"
Blowing a leisurely smoke ring, the Old Yellow Bull lit a cigarette for the new sheep-headed smoking buddy and slowly asked in return:
"What’s on your mind? Do you want to go or not?"
"In my case... I do want to go."
Leon considered for a while and then replied:
"If there was any real danger this trip, my son would’ve warned me. He didn’t ask me not to go to Ring Time Mountain but specifically reminded me to take you, so that can be considered as in his envisioned future, this trip wouldn’t encounter fatal danger.
Although the future isn’t fully reliable, it’s still valid as reference information... Additionally, Director Amendo and Aries Director are still in Ring Time Mountain, and I can’t leave them to die. Plus, I need the Aries Director’s secret technique, so it’s worth taking the risk."
After expressing his thoughts, Leon gazed earnestly at the Old Yellow Bull whose face was now obscured by the thick smoke and said:
"But I need to clarify something first. The reason your son wanted me to take you is that with you along, there’s no danger for me. However, he didn’t say that after you come along with me, you’d be guaranteed to return safely, so there’s risk for you as well. If you don’t want to go..."
"Go! Why not?"
Emerging from the smoke, the Old Yellow Bull revealed two rows of white teeth and grinned with a bullish attitude:
"Although things aren’t bad now, the body from dream essence isn’t that great, still a bit worse than my original. Why not go if there’s a chance for complete resurrection?"
"Alright."
Hearing the Old Yellow Bull’s words, Leon slightly nodded and then took a deep breath.
"Then let’s go!"
"Now? So soon?"
"Yes, the sooner, the better!"
Glancing toward the direction of the Holy Spirit Realm and sensing the aura of the Master of Ten Thousand Spirits, Leon first manipulated the dream origin to "create" another self and then mounted the bull decisively.
"Currently, the Master of Ten Thousand Spirits is awaiting a response. Even if there are ambushes at Ring Time Mountain, they wouldn’t be too vigilant. If we head out immediately, we might catch them off guard!"
...
"Hiss!"
It’s here! Again!!!
Trembling uncontrollably, as if its soul was electrified, the startled Dov instantly leaped up from its chair, bumped into several astonished Pillar Gods beside it, and dashed for the door without a backward glance.
"Wait!"
"Sir Dov?"
"Ouch! What are you doing?"
What am I doing? Running away!!!
Recalling the giant pacifier that descended from the sky half a year ago, and the "footsteps of the Food God" that were fast approaching the door right before its hurried escape, Dov’s [Disaster Avoidance] instantly completed its preliminary warm-up.
