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Chapter 308 Will He Come Back?
The two went to Ajin's room.
The room was very clean, the bed was neatly made, and the table and chairs were spotless, but just as Qianqian said, all of Ajin's personal belongings were gone.
The room was empty, as if no one had ever lived there.
Yuan Xiao's heart sank.
She recalled the expression on Ajin's face when he accepted the Chenhua Fruit yesterday, and his words, "Thank you for your trust," and felt a chill run down her spine.
"Mother..." Qianqian tugged at her sleeve, her voice trembling with tears, "Has Ajin left? Why didn't he tell me? Is he in danger?"
Yuan Xiao squatted down, hugged Qianqian, and gently patted her back: "Qianqian, Ajin is very capable. He will take good care of himself. Don't worry too much. Ajin... he may have his own things to do."
"Will he come back?" Qianqian looked up, her eyes red-rimmed.
Yuan Xiao remained silent for a while, unsure how to respond.
She recalled Ah Jin's eyes, which always seemed to hold secrets, his occasional wariness that seemed out of place for his age, and his deep-seated reluctance to discuss his origins.
That boy carried a secret from the very beginning.
“I don’t know either…” Yuan Xiao said softly, hugging her daughter tighter, “but I believe that if he really considers you a friend, he will definitely come back.”
Qianqian buried her face in Yuan Xiao's arms and began to sob softly.
Little White perched on Shallow's shoulder, fluttering its wings anxiously and making soft "chirp chirp" sounds, as if comforting its sister or asking where the boy who always demanded strictness from it but would secretly feed it jerky had gone.
Yuan Xiao held Qianqian in her arms, her gaze fixed on the view outside the window.
Tiger City was bathed in the morning light, everything as usual.
The beastmen began their busy day, wisps of smoke rose from their chimneys, and the laughter of cubs playing could be heard in the distance.
Ah Jin is gone, taking with her the Dust Flower Fruit and a mystery with her.
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The night breeze was cool, rustling the leaves.
The moonlight spilled into the garden, draping everything in a silvery-white veil.
Yuan Xiao walked to the tree full of pink flowers, next to the big rock that A Jin often leaned against.
She sat down on the rock and looked up at the night sky.
The stars twinkled, and the crescent moon hung like a hook.
She remembered what Ah Jin looked like when she first came to Tiger Lion City.
The thin boy, dressed in tattered clothes, had a wary and distant look in his eyes, like a small animal ready to run away at any moment.
It was everyone's kindness that melted his heart.
Gradually, the coldness on Ajin's face lessened, and she would occasionally smile.
He would accompany Qianqian to draw, teach Xiaobai to fly, and rush to protect her the moment she encountered danger.
Yuan Xiao always thought that A Jin had already made this place her home.
But now, he's gone, without even a goodbye.
"Who exactly are you?" Yuan Xiao murmured to herself. "Why did you take the Dust Flower Fruit away?"
No one answered her.
Only the night wind rustled through the leaves.
Meanwhile, in a dense forest hundreds of miles away from Tiger Lion City.
Ah Jin leaned against a huge ancient tree, panting heavily.
His clothes were torn, and he had multiple abrasions on his body. The most serious injury was on his left shoulder, where there was a deep wound that exposed the bone and was gushing blood.
But he ignored his wounds and just stared intently ahead.
Under the moonlight, a giant king cobra coiled up in the open space.
Its golden-brown eyes were fixed on Ajin, its scarlet tongue flicking in and out with a hissing sound.
"Hand over the Dust Flower Fruit," the King Cobra said, his voice hoarse and unpleasant, like two rough stones rubbing against each other.
Ah Jin sneered, took out the cloth bag from her bosom, and waved it in front of it: "Want it? Come and take it yourself."
A glint of greed flashed in the king cobra's eyes, but it didn't pounce immediately. Instead, it warily sized up Ah Jin: "Who exactly are you? Why do you have the Dust Flower Fruit?"
“You don’t need to know that,” Ajin said. “You just need to know that this isn’t for you.”
"court death!"
Enraged, the king cobra sprang up its massive body and lunged at Ajin with its gaping maw.
Ah Jin was prepared. He rolled away to dodge, and at the same time, he reached for his waist with his right hand and pulled out the long spear that he never parted with.
The blade gleamed coldly in the moonlight.
The king cobra, having missed its attack, grew even more enraged.
Its thick tail swept across, accompanied by a whistling sound.
Ajin leaped up to avoid the attack, while simultaneously stabbing the king cobra's body with her short knife.
"clang!"
The blade struck the scales, producing a metallic clang.
The king cobra's scales are as hard as iron, and Ah Jin's knife only left a white mark on them.
"It's useless." The king cobra hissed with a laugh. "You think you can hurt me with that piece of junk?"
Ajin didn't answer, but gripped the spear tightly, her eyes fixed on the king cobra's vital spot.
He knew that was the snake's most vulnerable spot.
The king cobra seemed to have read his intentions, a hint of mockery flashing in its scarlet eyes. It no longer rushed to attack, but instead slowly circled around Ajin, as if toying with its prey.
A-Jin's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
His left shoulder wound was still bleeding, and his strength was rapidly waning.
Dragging this out is not in his best interest.
We must act swiftly and decisively.
He took a deep breath, suddenly switched the spear to his left hand, and took out the Dust Flower Fruit from his bosom with his right hand.
The golden fruits gleamed alluringly in the moonlight.
The king cobra's eyes immediately widened, its scarlet pupils shrinking to a thin slit.
"Give it to me!" it roared, lunging forward recklessly.
Instead of retreating, Ah Jin charged forward, heading straight for the king cobra's gaping maw.
Just as the king cobra was about to bite him, he suddenly ducked and slid under the snake's mouth, while simultaneously throwing his right hand out with force.
The dust flower fruit traced an arc as it flew into the depths of the dense forest.
"No!" The python roared angrily, ignoring Ajin, and turned to chase after the direction where the Dust Flower Fruit had flown.
Ah Jin seized the opportunity to turn around and run away.
He dared not look back and used all his strength to rush out of the dense forest.
The roars behind him grew fainter and fainter, but he knew that the king cobra would soon realize it had been tricked.
What he just threw was just a stone wrapped in cloth.
The real Dust Flower Fruit was still in his arms.
Sure enough, not long after, an even angrier roar and the loud crash of trees breaking came from behind.
The king cobra caught up.
Ah Jin gritted her teeth and ran as fast as she could.
The wound was bleeding, my strength was being exhausted, and the scenery in front of me was beginning to blur.
But he can't stop.
To stop is to die.
After running for an unknown amount of time, the woods ahead gradually thinned out, and a small stream could be vaguely seen.
Ah Jin was overjoyed and sped up as she rushed towards the stream.
By jumping into the water, one can mask their scent and escape the king cobra's pursuit.
Just as he was about to reach the stream, he heard a whooshing sound behind him...