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Chapter 4778: Something's Off

To everyone's surprise, the Saint Beast cautiously retreated two steps the moment it spoke.

That wary expression on its face was somewhat vexing to witness.

They should be the ones on guard, so what was the meaning of this mature Saint Beast looking so cautious?

Yan Qi's clenched fist hung in mid-air. He sheepishly lowered it and glanced at the beast. "You, you're awake?"

This remark seemed to touch a raw nerve for the humanoid Saint Beast, who immediately jumped up and yelled, "This old man has always been awake! When have I not been awake?!"

Yan Qi scoffed unceremoniously, "You certainly weren't awake two days ago when you were going crazy in Forgetful River."

"That's because someone secretly used a vicious trick on this old man!" The human-snake's eyes turned red with anger as he muttered, "This old man has guarded Forgetful River for them, the Long clan, for so many years. In the end, they actually locked this old man in the Sacrificial Sea Abyss."

"When this old man gets out, I'll skin every single person in the Forgetful River Long clan!"

"Oh? How did the Forgetful River Long clan manage to lock you in the Sacrificial Sea Abyss?" Yan Qi asked with curiosity.

Feng Chen calmly interjected, "Do you even need to ask? Naturally, it's because he goes berserk and doesn't recognize anyone. The Forgetful River Long clan had no choice but to suppress him."

Otherwise, if such a powerful Saint Beast remained within the family, the Forgetful River Long clan would have been famous throughout the Three Continents decades ago.

The humanoid Saint Beast's face flushed green then pale. He turned his head and snapped at Feng Chen, "You know nothing!"

This old man's berserk state also had its unavoidable reasons.

Unlike this time, where he was intentionally driven berserk by cunning individuals, causing him to lose his mind and become a mere tool in others' hands.

Mo Lian said expressionlessly, "Since you've been in the Sacrificial Sea Abyss for so long, you should be very familiar with the surrounding environment."

"Where is this place? Is there another path ahead?"

The humanoid Saint Beast rolled its eyes at him in a very human-like manner. "This old man has been dormant in the Sacrificial Sea Abyss for many years. I was only awakened recently. What do you think I could possibly know?"

Feng Chen and Mo Lian both exchanged a look of disdain: What use are you?

You can't even lead the way, let alone anything else.

The two spoke a few more words with him and discovered that the Saint Beast's mind was indeed clear now. In his pale, glazed eyes, besides a hint of aloofness and indifference, there was mostly a trace of bewilderment.

Their gazes fell to his hand, only then realizing that he was holding an animal bone, looking at them with a somewhat comical expression.

Feng Chen immediately pulled Mo Lian's sleeve in alarm.

The latter quickly moved closer to him, also staring warily at the Saint Beast.

Yan Qi snatched the animal bone from its hand. "What do you want to do? I warn you, don't think you can defeat us just because your mind is clear!"

The humanoid Saint Beast was very angry. It raised its hand to grab the animal bone back from Yan Qi. "You brat are utterly audacious! How dare you snatch this old man's food!"

Mo Lian and Feng Chen held their breath, ready to step forward and help Yan Qi beat up the human-snake. But then they heard its exclamation and momentarily thought they were hallucinating.

Huh? The situation feels a bit off.

Shouldn't this humanoid Saint Beast have charged forward aggressively and fought with Yan Qi?

Why would it say such a strange thing?

Feng Chen had a flash of insight. He looked at the animal bone and poked Mo Lian's arm. "This guy wouldn't happen to want to roast meat, would he?"