Chapter142:TheMonster

Walkingthroughthemoisttropicaljungle,YunXicuriouslylookedatMumubouncingandvivaciouslikeabunny.Lookingatherfromherback,thestrangeheadwearonMumu’sheadlookedlikeapairofcutelongrabbitears.

"Mumu,whomadeyourheadwear?"

"Itwaspapa.Itwaspapa’sgift.Mamaalwaystoldmethatpapawasagreatman.Hecandomanythingsthatnooneelsecando.Heknowshowtodigoutunusualmeaningfromanytrifle!So,Mumu’spapaisavery,very,verygreatman!"Mumuopenedherarms,tryingherbesttodescribeherpapa,themanshehadn’tevenseenonce.

"So,whatwashisjob?"YunXifeltconfusedhearingMumu’swords.

WhatkindofpersonwasMumu’sfather?Heabandonedhiswifeanddaughter,buttheystilllovedhimandnevercomplainedabouthim.

FromMumu’swords,YunXifeltthatherfatherwasanamorous,unreliableman,butMumustillthoughtthathewasagreatman.

"Papaknewhowtomakebeautifulthings.Hehadcreatedacutedollthatcouldactlikealivinghuman.Hehadwrittenanoldlongpoem,whichrecordedthetruthandfutureoftheworld.Hehadcreatedagemthatwasasbeautifulasthesunandasmysteriousasthemoon.Eventhegodscontendedwitheachotherforhisgem.Anyway,Mumulikeshimbest!Heisthegreatestfatherintheworld!"

Isthatso?

AccordingtoMumu’swords,YunXiimaginedherfather’sappearanceinhismind.

Heshouldbeamanaboutthirtyorfortyyearsoldandwasunfettered.Maybehewasaninnocent,unworldlyartist?

SincehecouldevenenchantMumu’smother,whomustbeagreatbeauty,hisartistictalentmustbeveryhighandunique.

Heknewhowtowritepoems,makegemsanddolls,andhisartworkswerepopularamongtheupperclasses.Becausehewastooabsorbedinhisartistcreations,hedidn’tpaytoomuchattentiontohisemotionallife,andhisdailylifewasalsoacompletemess.

AfterMumu’smotherconceivedandhadMumu,hedidn’twanttoundertakefamilyresponsibility,soheranawaywithoutleavingamessage.Anditseemedthathehadalsohadrelationshipswithotherwomen.

Sigh.Wereartistsallirresponsiblelikehim?

Mumuislookingforwardtomeetingyou.Sheevencametolookforyoualone.

Sinceyouhaveachild,whydon’tyoureturnhomeandenjoythehappinessofafamilyunion?

AchildlikeMumuwillbeverypoorifherfathercan’tstaywithher.

However,itwasimpracticabletolookforMumu’sfatherontheisland.Asanartist,heprobablyhadruntothehighsocietyintheWesternGod’sDomain.

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"Ihopeyoucanfindyourfather."YunXiwalkedtoMumu,stayingonthesummitofthevolcanotogetherwithher.Helookedaroundtheisland,suddenly,hefeltsomethingwrong.

Wasitduetotheatmosphereortheisland’sshape?YunXicouldn’taccuratelydescribehisweirdfeeling.

Everytime,whenhestoodatthisplaceandoverlookedtheisland,healwayshadthisfeeling,asifhesubconsciouslynoticedsomethingwronginhissight.

Hisinstincthaddiscoveredit,buthismindstillhadn’tdiscernedit.

"Theisland...issomethingwrong?"YunXimurmuredunconsciously.

"Ofcourse.Becausethisisaneye."Mumuanswerednaturally.

"Eye?"Mumu’swordsmadeYunXiseethelight.Hefinallynoticedit.

Theislandwastooflat!Especiallythecoastline,therewerenoreefswhichshouldbeonallnaturalislands!

Theisland’sshapelookedlikeanarroweye.

Thehighestvolcanohewasstandingonwasthecenteroftheeye,andthevolcanoesaroundformedthepupiltogetherwithit.

Coulditbe...thetruthoftheislandwas...Lookingatthegroundunderhisfeet,YunXifeltcreepedout.

Ifthewholeislandwasaneyeofamassivemonster,thenhowbigwasthemonster?

CoulditbebiggerthantheWhiteHolyDragonwhowasahundredkilometreslong?

"ThesecrettreasureintheWhiteLotusSwordDomain...Canitbe..."YunXihadacrazyguessinhismind,buthequicklyshookhishead.

Heshouldn’tspeakitout.Hewouldn’texposethetruthtoothers.

Theislandundertheirfeetwasjustapartofacreature...Thatwastoocreepy.

Ifthecreaturewokeup,thennoneofthegirlsontheislandwouldsurvive!

Why?TheWhiteLotusSwordDomainwasjustalower-leversworddomain.Whywasthereasleepingsupermonster?!

YunXifinallyunderstoodwhythestartrialhadn’tstarted.Itmustbeagiantprojecttodragthesleepingmonsterintothestars’dream.

YunXicouldthinkofnowaytodefeatthesleepingmonsterinthestartrial.

Ithadnothingtodowithhiswillorcourage.Itwouldbejustasdesperateasusinganeggtobreakastone,whenthestonewasadiamondthatwasonemilliontimeslargerthantheegg!

"IsawitwhenIfellfromthesky!Thisisitseye,thatisitstail,andthatisitsheart!"Mumuwavedherhand,pointingoutthebigsecrethidingintheEyeoftheStorm.

"It’savery,verybigguy!Itseemsthatithadsleptforavery,verylongtime.Maybethestormsinthisareaareitsdreams."

Didsheseeit?HadshealsofoundoutthetruthabouttheEyeoftheStorm?

YunXilookedatMumuinsurprise.WhenMumufellfromthesky,shehadfoundtheweirdpartoftheseaarea.

HuaYuewasright.TherewasreallyafrighteningmonsterintheEyeoftheStorm.

HuaYuejustdidn’texpectthatthemonsterwasactuallythismassive.

Theywerestandingonthemonster’seye!