Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 121 - Super Donkeys

“Long Di, I am throwing in my lot with you on this one. So you need to trust me when I say that you are in an incredible amount of danger, and unless you want to die, we need to move right now!”

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“What’s happening? Why should we leave?” Though this was what I was asking, I was beating myself upside the head for not asking him for a change of clothes.

“Follow me,” Yang Fuyou moved towards a door and took hurried steps as he did so.

I was trailing behind him as he explained. “The Nymph are the only ones among the five major races that are as nearly as hunted down for as much as… say… the Mofang Dao!”

“The heck is a Mofang Dao?” Was this another race? Must be one of the minor ones. Wait, this wasn’t the time to wonder about other races, what was I dealing with right now?

“Why are they so sought after?” I asked.

Yang Fuyou went silent here.

Did he think I would be consumed by greed or something? That sucks.

Then again, based on what I saw in cultivation novels, human greed was something that drove me to madness sometimes.

Still, I’m the one he wants to make a platonic, business relationship with, so maybe he’ll give me something to work with.

Yang Fuyou looked back at me as he led the way with a smile. Yeah, I’m not returning that smile.

He then turned around before descending into thought.

‘I can’t read what he’s thinking. I made my bed with Long Di, so I might as well lie in it with him. If he really does get consumed by his greed, then… I can only blame my lack of vision,’ Yang Fuyou thought.

“You really shouldn’t use normal standards, especially the abysmally low standards of the humans,” Yaomu Shou chimed in, “to judge Long Di. Just say whatever you need to say and let the chaos of his mind respond.”

When Yang Fuyou heard her, he thought about it for a bit and felt she was right.

Yaomu Shou was the best wing woman. That’s how we do it.

It seems it worked too since Yang Fuyou opened up about it.

“You see, Long Di, Nymphs,” he looked at the hooded girl beside Shen Ling as he spoke, “are a miraculous and special existence in part to what they are.”

I looked at Xiannu Liang when he said this. “You’re not wrong, she’s real special.”

Xiannu Liang frowned when she heard me. Did she know about sarcasm?

“You’ve heard of medicinal herbs, right?” Yang Fuyou asked ignoring what I said.

“Yes.”

“Great, then this’ll be easier to explain,” we never stopped moving as we spoke. We down several hallways and went through numerous doors.

“Nymphs are hunted down because through refining them, one can actually—”

“Uhm, c-can you ‘sniffles’ please not…” a tear-filled request came from behind, which prompted everyone to look back.

I saw Xiannu Liang looking at me and Yang Fuyou in quick alternation. Her eyes were on the verge of tearing up.

“If others were to see this, they would call you an irredeemable wastrel,” Yang Fuyou said when he saw Xiannu Liang’s tears.

“You don’t trust me, do you?” It was something I realised.

Xiannu Liang said nothing in response to this question. Oh yeah, she didn’t trust me in the least. I have an idea as to why, though.

“You fear that once I know of your uses, I will sell you out or use you for my devices? Is that it?”

She remained silent in the face of my probing. However, the slight shuddering of her body gave away her fear that I was on the mark.     

“Pebbles told me that regarding social cues, I may as well be deaf, blind and mute, but I find tears to be a language that I can easily understand,” I said to her.

Her head then snapped up at me with a look of surprise. The tears that were threatening to overflow held their place in the wells of her eyes.

“What he is about to tell me is not a secret based on the ease with which he is able to tell me. Do you still wish for me to remain ignorant in the face of this and still make it my duty to take you back to where you reside at the risk of my life?” I asked her. I truly wanted to know.

Her fists tightened as she held her chest to contemplate my words.

She didn’t wish to speak. I guess not many would feel comfortable talking about the uses others found in the mutilation of their race.

“Don’t misunderstand me,” I sounded cool since my voice echoed through the empty hallways.

“It is not my intention to guilt you into speaking,” I lied -_- don’t judge me. “I just want to know if you are planning to let me know why I am apparently risking my life for you.”

Her mouth parted slightly in shock. “You’re still planning to help m—”

“Please answer the question I asked you,” I disliked it when people didn’t answer what I asked them. You’d think I would have exhausted the amount of shock they could feel in one lifetime by now.

She hesitated for a moment as she thought about it. After a while, she nodded in affirmation.

Alright since that’s the case, I’m good. She’ll tell me in her own time. I don’t mind that. We’ll be travelling for a while so I don’t want her to be in fear of me the whole time.

Yang Fuyou obviously got the message of our conversation so he didn’t continue what he was about to say. I’m not sure but I could’ve sworn I saw a hint of a smile.

“We’re here,” Yang Fuyou opened the last door to reveal the sunshine of the outside world.

It just dawned on me that in cultivation novels whenever the main characters were talking about something remotely interesting, they would just happen to be walking somewhere long enough for them to deal with some emotional baggage.

It wasn’t even subtle; it was glaringly obvious. Like just when they were finished, boom, short travel completed.

Now here I am going through it myself. ‘Huh… I guess it happens in real life too.’

The area we arrived in had very little save for a carriage hooked up to some… oh my gosh.

“Are those donkeys?”

That was a rhetorical question. These were the poverty-stricken version of horses, donkeys.

Their heads were drooped down and the beige fur (yes, it’s beige) all over their bodies was in patches. Their tails were similar to rats’, tails while their demeanour was like procrastination in mortal form. At the risk of sounding prejudiced, they appeared more donkey than any other donkey before them.

Yang Fuyou smiled when he heard this, “These aren’t just any donkeys, they’re Super Donkeys!”

“I refuse to believe they’re called that,” a thought tickled the back of my mind when he said this

Bam!

A slam came from behind them and they could see Huli Ruo running towards them in a hurry.

“Fuyou, you were right. People are looking for them even as we speak! We’ll only be able to help them escape if they use the… Oh, you’re prepared!? Great, the Super Donkeys will certainly get them to safety!”

I internally wondered if these people knew the meaning of the word super.

Hearing what Huli Ruo said, Yang Fuyou took a storage ring from her and fished a brocade box out of his robe along with the storage ring, before heading to where I was.

“Quite frankly, these storage rings are worth far more than the items you bought from the mortal aspect of the auction. Thankfully, you were pretty lavish in the cultivational auction, allowing me to still be able to advance.” He gave me the stuff I asked for with a smile.

He then turned towards Yaomu Shou. “Normally, I wouldn’t mind if he went with you, but you should know how dangerous and complicated coming into contact with a Nymph is. If you think you can handle it, then you’re welcome to take the risk, but I implore you to think wisely as lives are now included in your little scheme.”

Boom!

A powerful explosion took place in the distance, which caused a powerful tremor that nearly took them to the ground.

Time was running out.

“Alright Brother Long Di, get on the carriage,” Yang Fuyou implored me.

Before he could say anything else, I raised my hand to ask a question. “Question, why are we having two donkeys—”

“Super Donkeys.”

“I implore you to cease and desist on the grounds that that name is giving me an aneurysm. Now as I was saying, why are we using two donkeys? Aren’t we faster as cultivators?” I asked.

Yang Fuyou smiled. “Hmph! You’re not dealing with the average donkeys anymore.”

“Please don’t tell me that these things can transform into the legendary super—”

Boom!

Another explosion went off, this one closer than the last.

“You’ve got to send them away!” Huli Ruo was getting visibly worried.

“Go! I will hold them off. They don’t dare to cause any trouble at the auction house. I will try my best to stall them! Now GO!”

Under his insistence, we all got on the carriage and waited.

Pa! Pa!

Yang Fuyou slapped the donkeys, and a scene that made me wonder about life took place.

The donkeys’ previously listless and ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’ demeanour quickly disappeared, replaced by a spirited look fuelled by anger at standing still.

Out of nowhere, their bodies bulked up looking like two roided-out pit bulls that wanted to be basketball players. It was both impressive… and disturbing.

Not only that, their beige fur turned yellow, practically golden. In addition, their mane grew spiky and a powerful golden aura enveloped them.

Holy shitbiscuits, I knew it. These weren’t just donkeys at all. They’re donkey super sai—

Boom!

Another explosion took place, but this was not from the previous source. This came from the donkeys’ hooves digging into the ground with so much force that this was the outcome.

Before Yang Fuyou could count to ten, Long Di and the others were already gone, disappearing from view on the old beaten path that led into the forest and out of the city.

Dum! Dum! Dum!

Shortly after, several powerful auras came out of nowhere and targeted Yang Fuyou and Huli Ruo, causing the latter to nearly collapse.

Yang Fuyou stood in front of her to help shield her from the oppressive atmosphere.

His gaze landed on a specific location. “Since you’re already here, why are you still hiding?”

Following this question, a man who appeared to be in his late thirties emerged from the ground with a stern expression. His body was of a brownish-yellow colour whilst several black vertical lines ran the length of it.

He didn’t waste any time and asked Yang Fuyou. “Where are they?”