Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

"That was fast. Did senior Lin Wu really manage to solve the problem?" Ye Jin questioned.

"Well, he told me that, so it must be true. Plus, if he can't do it, I'm pretty sure no one else would be able to." Wang Xiong replied.

He and his team were currently flying towards the Di Guan mines and had left soon after Lin Wu had called them. It was a bit unexpected for Wang Xiong as well, since he did not think he would get the message this soon.

"And what else did he say?" Ye Jin asked.

"Hmm, he didn't say much. But… It did seem like there was more to it than he was saying. Perhaps we will see it when we get there." Wang Xiong said.

"Seems like it. We'll reach there soon anyway." Ye Jin said and looked at the town in the distance.

They didn't stop at the town and went straight past it.

"Look! Cultivators!" A few children shouted, seeing the flying people.

Finally, they landed near the mine, but couldn't see anything.

"Is this the right place? I don't see anything different… or even senior Lin Wu." Ye Jin spoke, seeing the empty area.

It looked completely undisturbed, and there was no one there either.

Wang Xiong furrowed his brows and closed his eyes for a second before opening them again.

"He's here. I can feel him." Wang Xiong stated. "Come, let's go in further a bit. The rest can wait here." He said to the rest of the team.

"YES SENIOR!" His subordinates replied.

They had not seen Lin Wu and didn't know of his existence, thus Wang Xiong was not going to let them know right now. He would wait until Lin Wu wanted that to happen. Plus, it was best to keep Lin Wu's existence hidden from most people.

Wang Xiong proceeded forward with Ye Jin and approached closer to the mine. The moment he got within three hundred meters of it though, he felt touching some kind of a membrane. 

The two of them felt a wave of spirit Qi covering their body and reaching inside their heads before they were sucked into the membrane.

~shua~

"Huh? Where did Senior Wang Xiong and Senior Sister Ye Jin, go?" One of the disciples asked.

"Don't go ahead!" A senior disciple warned. "They will tell us if they need anything." 

"Okay!" The disciples replied and stayed put.

Wang Xiong and Ye Jin on the other hand, found themselves in front of Lin Wu's massive body. It was coiled up and his eyes were closed as if he was deep in thought. They looked around and saw the signs of devastation and damage.

Even if there were no dead bodies here, Wang Xiong could feel the traces of a bloody aura in the air.

"Many people died here…" Ye Jin said and furrowed her brows.

Wang Xiong nodded his head and looked back at Lin Wu. But this time, he noticed something different.

"Huh? What's that?" Wang Xiong said in a confused tone.

At the bottom curl of Lin Wu's coiled body, Wang Xiong spotted a black mass. It was about a meter in size and he couldn't tell what it was. But a second later, it started to move and twitch.

It was then that he saw the black mass was actually fur. Ye Jin felt nervous at that moment and saw the black mass rise up. 

"A beast?" She said before the Weasel turned around.

"Kiii~ (food?)" Tim said seen the two humans.

~sniff~

He sniffed their scents and found it to contain a familiar aura mixed in. He looked at Lin Wu and spoke again, "They Food?" 

Wang Xiong and Ye Jin were both confused and a bit nervous at seeing the beast. They of course, couldn't understand what it said as all they heard were some cries. But if they did, they would only be more nervous, perhaps scared.

~tremble~

Lin Wu's eyes opened and he gazed upon the two human subordinates of him.

"No, they aren't food." Lin Wu said in beast tongue.

~gulp~

Wang Xiong and Ye Jin swallowed their saliva as they heard the weirdly distorted screech from Lin Wu's mouth. While it was low, it still sent shivers down their body and they didn't know why.

"Okay," The Weasel said and curled up again.

"Also… why are you sleeping on me? GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!" Lin Wu said out loud.

~KIKIKIKI~

The weasel was startled and quickly scampered to a tree nearby.

~CRACK~

It then ripped the tree from the bottom with ease and laid on the soft leaves of the crown.

Wang Xiong and Ye Jin didn't know what to think of it. To them, someone sleeping on Lin Wu would be a great disrespect to him. They wouldn't be surprised if the beast was killed instantly for that.

But surprisingly, Lin Wu simply shouted at the beast and didn't act out.

"Just what is this beast?" Ye Jin said.

"It… seems a bit familiar." Wang Xiong raised his brows and rubbed his chin.

"It's the beast of the mine." Lin Wu casually replied.

"Huh?" Wang Xiong was stunned at first, but then his expression changed.

"WHAT!!? THAT'S THAT BEAST?" Wang Xiong said out loud and quickly took out his Glaive.

Ye Jin did the same and was ready for a battle right away.

"Calm down. It won't do anything." Lin Wu stated.

"B-But senior! That beast is deadly!" Wang Xiong replied.

"Yes! It killed many people!" Ye Jin added.

"It won't do that anymore. Plus… it wasn't his fault." Lin Wu replied.

"Huh? What do you mean? It killed our fellow disciples. How can we let that go?" Wang Xiong said, feeling uneasy.

"Just leave it," Lin Wu said in a staunch voice.

Ye Jin grabbed Wang Xiong's hand and brought him to his senses. It was then that Wang Xiong realized the strong gaze of Lin Wu on him. There was a hint of pressure in it that was like a dagger in the dark.

~gulp~

"S-sorry senior!" Wang Xiong hurriedly apologized.

"There will not be another chance.." Lin Wu stated.