Chapter 283 — Stirring Wind and Waves
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
The three set foot on the island. All at once a crowd of little yellow-robed figures burst from the mountain woods, brandishing knives, tridents, and cudgels, charging with murderous momentum. But when they reached the trio, they stopped one and all, tilting their heads back to stare up at them in wild terror.
"They're giants!" one little yellow-robed figure shrieked at the top of its lungs.
The little army at once scattered and fled in all directions. The figures were barely a foot tall. Some hid in the cracks of rocks, some buried themselves in the sand, some slipped under leaves; another ran this way and that, found no place to hide, and simply lay down on its back in a dead faint, tongue sticking out and eyes wide as saucers.
"So many huangjing!" Si Yunxiang exclaimed in surprise. "They're huangjing that have become spirits. They're edible and greatly boost one's cultivation."
"The giants are going to eat us!" The huangjing that had been playing dead sprang to its feet, turned tail, and ran — and with a thud, smacked straight into a tree and knocked itself unconscious.