Chapter 13: Not Belonging to This World

Chu Feng shook his head, disagreeing.

Although this calf was only a meter tall, it was clearly not simple; rushing forward impulsively could be dangerous.

Under the bright moonlight, in the mountain forest.

The golden calf was very excited. After successfully emerging, it twisted its head, wagged its tail, then leaped high, letting out a low "moo."

There were many plants in the forest, many of them bearing flowers.

Upon seeing them, the golden calf became tense. It suppressed its excitement and approached cautiously, as if facing a formidable enemy. Clearly, it felt it had not entirely escaped danger.

It moved slowly, its golden hooves landing lightly. As it neared a cluster of mountain vines in bloom, it took a shallow sniff, then stood still.

Its pair of short horns glowed golden. Once it was certain it was safe, it resumed walking, heading towards areas with more vegetation.

"Pollen, catalyst," Chu Feng mused thoughtfully.

He saw clearly that the calf was ingesting pollen, seemingly testing something, and was very tense. It circled a large area, touching many mountain flowers.

For several days, the world had been undergoing transformations. Most commonly, various plants grew rapidly, and flowers bloomed across vast areas, their buds appearing unusual.

After circling, the golden calf's body suddenly emitted golden flames!

"Moo..."

It let out a low roar, its body trembling with fear. This sign indicated it might meet the same fiery end as the fierce beasts before it.

At the mountain pass, pairs of lantern-like eyes gazed intently, a chilling and terrifying aura permeating the heavy air.

"Is it going to die too?" Zhou Quan exclaimed in surprise.

Surrounded by flickering flames, the calf was highly agitated and unwilling, constantly lowing. Its bright golden fur rippled as if trying to shake off the intense heat.

This time, unlike before, the golden calf was not burned to death. The flames, after flaring up for an instant, quickly extinguished themselves without harming it.

"Roar!"

Throughout the mountain range, beast roars erupted, and the fierce birds and beasts became restless.

Chu Feng covered his ears, but still felt his blood and qi churn from the shock. Zhou Quan fared even worse, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, collapsing onto the ground and nearly fainting.

The golden calf had passed through the "gate of hell" and was no longer tense. It was no longer afraid, stamping its four hooves and lowing incessantly.

Spurred by this outcome, six or seven creatures successively rushed out of the mountain range. Some spread their wings, others ran, the wind howled, and the forest quivered.

However, their fates were tragic. All failed, dissolving into bursts of light and fire at the edge of the mountain range, leaving behind only swathes of ash.

Finally, silence fell upon the mountain pass; no more fierce beasts emerged.

Having emerged alive, the golden calf shook its head and wagged its tail, in high spirits. The next action it took left both Chu Feng and Zhou Quan dumbfounded.

It actually sat down like a human, with its hind legs tucked under it. Although it was awkward, wobbly, and unstable, that was clearly its intention.

Then, it raised its two front hooves, one pointing to the sky, the other to the ground, and continuously uttered: "Moo, moo, moo..."

"What's it doing? Has it read a lot of Buddhist scriptures?" Zhou Quan had a look of utter disbelief.

"This guy, it's actually mimicking the posture of a Buddha descending, one finger to the sky, one to the ground, declaring 'only I am supreme in heaven and earth'!" Fatty Zhou's eyes widened.

The fact that a mere calf could perform such a pose struck him as utterly ridiculous.

Zhou Quan nudged Chu Feng and whispered, "I think we can catch it. After all, it's just a little calf, it should be easy to handle!"

Before Chu Feng could reply, the golden calf flipped over, landed on all fours, shook its golden fur, and began strolling slowly towards them.

"It saw us!" Zhou Quan was startled.

"Don't make any sudden moves." Chu Feng had always felt that even in its infancy, this unusual beast was extraordinary.

The golden calf moved slowly, its nose twitching. It went straight to Fatty Zhou's side, then suddenly bit his backpack and tugged hard.

"Trying to steal my stuff?!" Fatty Zhou pulled back forcefully, quickly protecting it. Then, with a burst of vigor, he flipped over, ready to mount the calf's back.

Unfortunately, the golden calf was very agile. With a powerful shake, it threw him off. It then stood on its hind legs, extended its two front hooves, and like a wrestler, knocked Fatty Zhou over.

Fatty Zhou was a bit bewildered. What kind of calf was this, that it could wrestle? So small, yet it had pinned him down!

"I'll fight you!" Zhou Quan scrambled up and charged, embracing the golden calf and wrestling with it.

Seeing this scene, Chu Feng was speechless. He had already drawn the black short sword, ready to strike and help Fatty Zhou.

But now he held back, because he saw no killing intent in the calf. Its eyes rolled around like a human's, full of intelligence.

He felt he wasn't facing a wild beast, but rather a high-level primate. It didn't seem to have much malice.

However, he couldn't just watch Fatty Zhou suffer. He quickly rushed over to help, grabbing the calf's two horns, intending to pin it to the ground.

"This calf, it's after my fruit!" Zhou Quan yelled.

During this process, the golden calf was incredibly strong. Standing on its hind legs, it used its two front hooves to hold Fatty Zhou, wrestling him to the ground, making him roll and scramble.

Fatty Zhou was furious. It would have been one thing to be knocked over by a full-grown bull, but to be wrestled by a calf, cleanly thrown to the ground and left with a dirty face, made his nose twist in anger.

Chu Feng helped, firmly gripping the calf's horns and pulling it aside.

He could tell that if the calf really went wild and used its golden horns to gore Fatty Zhou, it could easily pierce him, its strength was immense. But it didn't seem to have much hostility, and hadn't done so.

But at that moment, Fatty Zhou was incandescent with rage, because he saw the calf actually smiling, its wide mouth almost reaching its ears, grinning at him.

"You damn thing, pinning me down, then grinning and mocking me! Get off!" Fatty Zhou was furious.

With a "crunch," the golden calf bit open his backpack and was about to swallow the vibrant red, fragrant, extraordinary fruit.

Zhou Quan panicked, pushing its head away with all his might. Though he hadn't dared to eat this fruit, he had no intention of giving it up and had been weighing its value. The young man with silver wings seemed extraordinary by any measure; otherwise, why would top executives from Genesis Biological treat him like a newly arrived dignitary?

Chu Feng stepped in to help. He let go of the horns, grabbed its neck, and pulled it away forcefully. He couldn't let the calf snatch and eat the fruit.

The golden calf was persistent, still opening its large mouth and biting forward.

"Plop!"

The vibrant red fruit's skin broke, scattering red light. The area became sacred, and the fruit's rich fragrance was so potent it seemed to materialize.

Chu Feng was startled. Had the golden calf swallowed the fruit?

However, when he looked down, he saw the fatty on the ground coughing, his face flushed, and constantly patting his chest.

At the crucial moment, he was quite fierce. He directly shoved the red fruit into his mouth and swallowed it in just a few bites, not even spitting out the pit, which made him choke and roll his eyes.

The golden calf lowered its front hooves, stopped wrestling Zhou Quan, and stood on all fours. It appeared very angry; the fruit's allure had been too great. It was so furious that smoke seemed to be coming from its nose.

Clearly, it was not a vicious beast; even in such disappointment, it showed no killing intent.

"I'm choking, water, water, water!" Zhou Quan cried, coughing continuously, tears and snot flowing together.

Chu Feng pulled him up from the ground, offered him a bottle of water, and patted his back. Zhou Quan finally recovered.

"Try to contend with me, you're still too young!" he glared fiercely at the golden calf, then angrily added, "You little calf, you actually wrestled me, rolling me all over the ground, I'm so mad!"

"Why are you getting angry at a calf? The fruit tasted good, didn't it? How do you feel now?" Chu Feng asked, genuinely worried something might be wrong with him.

"The pulp was sweet and fragrant, but I didn't get to savor it carefully; I just swallowed it straight down," Zhou Quan lamented, smacking his lips repeatedly, trying to recall the taste.

"I feel a bit cold, and a power is surging wildly inside me." Saying this, he closed his eyes to concentrate.

At this moment, the golden calf glared at him, finally fixating on the lush green plant in his hand. It was originally a very ordinary wild grass, but after producing the red fruit, it seemed different, vibrant and teeming with life force.

"Still trying to snatch from me?" Zhou Quan glared back, and as he spoke, he plucked a leaf and shoved it into his mouth, biting hard.

"Hey, that's a grass leaf, you can't eat it. Don't be stubborn," Chu Feng reminded him.

"Pleh, pleh, it's so bitter, truly disgusting." Zhou Quan felt that the calf had wrestled him senseless; otherwise, why would he do something so foolish as to eat a grass leaf for no reason?

Across from him, the golden calf was glaring furiously. Now, not only was white smoke coming from its nose, but also from its ears. It nearly charged at him.

"Don't come closer, I'll give it to you, okay?" Fatty Zhou felt a little guilty and handed over the lush green grass.

"Crunch!"

The golden calf swallowed half of it in one gulp, nearly biting his hand. Frightened, Fatty Zhou quickly let go of the grass and retreated hastily.

"I gave you that plant too, so stop glaring at me! And quickly stop that white smoke coming from your nose and ears, don't let it out anymore! What are you angry about? *I'm* still angry! You wrestled me so hard my bones feel like they're falling apart," Zhou Quan said.

The golden calf calmed down.

"Can you understand us?" Chu Feng wanted to communicate with it. He wanted to understand the changes in Mount Taihang clearly. This calf had emerged from within, perhaps knowing the full truth.

The golden calf neither nodded nor shook its head; instead, it began to examine him.

"It doesn't understand. You have to approach it like this." Zhou Quan grabbed a handful of green grass, walked forward, smiling a little mischievously, and said, "Little one, eat this. Let's get closer. How about you become Grandpa Zhou's mount later? I'll feed you fresh grass every day."

At that moment, the golden calf looked up and squinted at him, its gaze so intense it made Fatty Zhou question his existence.

Because the golden calf's expression seemed to convey a mixture of disdain and contempt.

"Hey, did you feel that?" Zhou Quan asked Chu Feng. "Why do I have the illusion that this calf is looking down on me, as if I'm an idiot?"

"It is," Chu Feng nodded.

"I'm being scorned by a calf?" Zhou Quan was enraged.

Then, pointing at the golden calf, he said, "You ate my wondrous grass, so you have to be my mount, understand?!"

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, the golden calf galloped so fast on all fours that it appeared behind Zhou Quan. Then, it surprisingly stood upright and climbed onto his back, resting its two front hooves on his shoulders, and finally wrapped its hooves around his neck.

"I @#¥..." Fatty Zhou was furious. This calf was sticking to him like a plaster.

"What's going on? I told you to be *my* mount, what are you doing?!" he yelled in exasperation.

"I think it wants to make *you* its mount," Chu Feng laughed heartily.

Fatty Zhou considered it, and it seemed the calf really did mean that.

Especially when he turned around and saw it grinning broadly and even nodding at him. To Zhou Quan, that expression was utterly detestable.

"Get off me!"

The forest became noisy.

Half an hour later, Zhou Quan was breathless. He ran ahead, while the golden calf chased him from behind, occasionally running upright on its hind legs, pouncing on Fatty Zhou, trying to get him to carry it.

"Help!"

Fatty Zhou had completely lost his temper. After struggling for so long, he realized he couldn't handle this calf. Instead of acquiring a mount, he was about to become one himself.

"I don't know where you came from," Chu Feng began, "but I know that our world, which is undergoing transformation, holds a fatal attraction for you."

In an instant, the golden calf stopped. It no longer chased Fatty Zhou, but looked at Chu Feng.

"Even knowing they might die, those fierce birds and monstrous beasts still try to rush into our world. That shows how powerful the temptation is," Chu Feng continued.

He successfully captured the calf's attention, making it calm down.

Fatty Zhou, who had been terribly bullied moments before, was finally free. He immediately hid behind Chu Feng, covered in sweat, and plopped down on the ground.

"I was humiliated by a calf, how shameful!" he cursed, his voice low, no longer daring to provoke it.

At the same time, he was also drawn by Chu Feng's words and listened intently.

"After our world changed, even a roadside weed might produce wondrous fruits. Some people have even gained the ability to fly and burrow after consuming these strange fruits. I imagine there will be even more astonishing fruits in the future, and that's why you're here," Chu Feng said.

He then speculated, "I think in this initial phase, the drastic changes might be at their most intense, potentially creating... a King? in a short period. That's why you came."

"King" was the placeholder term Chu Feng used; he knew the golden calf would likely understand.

The golden calf grew even quieter.

"Where exactly do you come from?" Chu Feng asked softly.