Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Little Red crawled out of the cave and came before the Puppet Soldier.
“Master~ It’s a success~”
“Well done!”
The Puppet Soldier nodded, then had Fire Luan continue to guard the place.
He picked up the hoe he had prepared earlier, then jumped onto Little Red’s back with Little Guo.
They headed towards the cave.
Little Red then recounted the details of the battle.
Li Zhuo chuckled as he listened: “It was hard on Little Squirrel, to actually endure after hearing those words~”
After crawling through the long passage, they indeed saw the corpse of a giant poisonous snake.
The snake’s head had been smashed, and the air was thick with the smell of blood.
Beside the poisonous snake’s corpse.
A half-human-tall, emerald-green Spiritual Plant was emitting a faint glow.
Seeing the Spiritual Plant.
Li Zhuo was overjoyed: “Dig it!”
“Yes!”
Little Red wrapped the tip of its tail around the hoe, then looked at the emerald-green Spiritual Plant.
It was a little afraid of damaging the Spiritual Plant’s root system, so it kept a bit of distance.
Only then did it start digging.
Little Guo squatted on Little Red’s back, cheering loudly: “Chirp chirp~”
The Puppet Soldier, meanwhile, stared at the large snake’s corpse.
He kept swallowing his saliva.
This was a genuine Crimson Patterned Snake.
A one-star Spirit Beast.
Much more precious than all the food he had eaten before.
And presumably much more delicious.
Couldn’t waste it~
Having decided the fate of the Chi She Clan Leader.
Li Zhuo then controlled the Puppet Soldier to explore the cave.
He hadn't walked two steps.
When he suddenly saw Little Squirrel staring blankly at the Spiritual Plant, drooling all over the ground.
This greedy look startled Li Zhuo greatly.
According to Little Squirrel’s appetite, he could easily eat this entire Spiritual Plant!
This wouldn’t do!
Li Zhuo immediately wanted to raise the 'favor stick' to stop this greedy Squirrel.
Then he suddenly remembered that this Squirrel was the main contributor to killing the Chi She Clan Leader.
To avoid the 'favor stick' hitting himself, Li Zhuo decisively changed his approach.
He controlled the Puppet Soldier, leaping gently towards Little Squirrel.
Slap!
The small Puppet Soldier landed on Little Squirrel’s shoulder: “Come, take me to explore the cave~”
“You… asking… for… a… beating?!”
Little Squirrel spoke each word distinctly, his eyes blazing with fury, grinding his teeth!
At the same time, he gave a forceful flick!
The Puppet Soldier was flung away by Little Squirrel, hitting the rock wall with a thud.
Fortunately, Li Zhuo’s magic power was solid at this time, and the distance between the Puppet Soldier and Li Zhuo was not far.
He still had ample magic power.
Being thrown didn't matter much.
Li Zhuo controlled the Puppet Soldier to struggle to his feet, just in time to see a Little Squirrel with blazing eyes.
He glanced sideways at Little Red.
It had already dug out the Spiritual Plant and was carrying it out of the cave.
Only then did Li Zhuo let out a long sigh of relief.
Looking at the enraged Squirrel, he spread his hands.
Never mind.
Losing a Puppet Soldier was better than losing a Spiritual Plant.
He was about to accept his fate of being torn apart.
But Little Squirrel suddenly shook his paws and said: “Never mind~”
Then he turned and left.
Li Zhuo: ?
According to his understanding of Little Squirrel.
This guy wasn’t usually so easy to talk to.
“No, that’s not right!”
Li Zhuo seemed to suddenly realize something, and quickly went to the wheat field, carefully examining the tender shoots of wheat.
“All the Spiritual Wheat I selected were Spiritual Wheat with very high values, not only requiring a large amount of Spiritual Qi, but also taking a longer time to grow.”
“Why did almost half of them grow so fast this time?”
Li Zhuo checked the attributes of each Spiritual Wheat.
And then…
“This guy secretly ate almost half of the high-value Spiritual Wheat I selected, and afraid of being discovered by me, he planted ordinary Spiritual Wheat instead!”
“No wonder he followed the plan perfectly this time.”
“And became so easy to talk to.”
“So he had a guilty conscience!”
Returning angrily to the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, Li Zhuo suddenly smiled.
“With this leverage in my hand, you arrogant little rascal, won’t I have you completely under my thumb?”
— — — —
Little Red dug out the Spiritual Plant and wrapped it tightly in a snakeskin pouch.
Only then did it feel relieved.
Under the escort of Little Squirrel, they headed towards the Safe Zone.
Fire Luan, as agreed, returned the way it came.
To avoid attracting attention.
This time, it still chose to shuttle through the dense forest, intentionally avoiding the territories of powerful creatures.
However.
This time, Fire Luan left Little Guo with Li Zhuo.
As a Spirit Bird that had offended countless powerful creatures yet still lived vibrantly.
Fire Luan possessed extremely keen intuition.
Especially after meeting Li Zhuo.
Its body would occasionally tremble inexplicably, as if a great Opportunity was laid before it.
But it was unaware.
After acknowledging Li Zhuo as its Master, Fire Luan’s heart finally felt a little more at ease.
Yet it still felt like it had missed something.
This time, hunting the Chi She Clan Leader.
A thought suddenly flashed through Fire Luan’s mind.
—Bring Little Guo, and let Little Guo stay by Master’s side.
This idea, once it appeared, lingered.
Until now.
Little Guo stayed by Master’s side.
Despite its great reluctance.
But Fire Luan’s heart finally felt an inexplicable sense of peace and tranquility.
Little Guo sat on Little Red’s back, looking back from time to time.
His eyes filled with deep reluctance.
Little Red smiled and comforted him: “Be good, Little Guo, once you can fly, you can go back anytime~”
“Chirp chirp~ I want to cultivate diligently~”
Little Squirrel also patted Little Guo’s head, saying in an old-fashioned tone: “Don’t worry, I’ll teach you a few tricks, and then we’ll dominate Wanshou Mountain!”
Having said that.
He looked back at the cave in confusion, muttering: “What is that guy doing?”
The Puppet Soldier did not return to the Safe Zone with Little Red.
Instead, he was exploring the entire cave.
“The cave is very inconspicuous, but it has a hidden world within.”
“The interior is very spacious.”
“Because of the Spiritual Plant, there seems to be a faint residue of Spiritual Qi within the cave as well.”
“It’s an excellent safe point!”
“In the future, I’ll have Little Red guard this place, protecting the Safe Zone!”
“It can also be used to store treasures!”
After exploring the entire cave, Li Zhuo was very satisfied.
He was about to turn and leave.
Before he even walked out of the cave entrance, he saw Little Flower happily walking in.
“Hehe~ A Crimson Patterned Snake~”
“One section for snake soup, one section for charcoal grilling, one section for stew, one section…”
“The Immortal will definitely be very happy~”
“Then I can also gnaw on some bones or something… Ah, Immortal, Immortal!”
Seeing the Puppet Soldier.
Little Flower immediately bowed, while secretly scolding himself for being so talkative, how could he blurt out his thoughts.
Li Zhuo, however, waved his hand indifferently, directing Little Flower to carry the Chi She Clan Leader.
At the same time, he also jumped onto Little Flower’s back, about to leave.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps from not far away, and complaining voices.
From the Human Race!
And very familiar!
Li Zhuo was startled.
He immediately pressed Little Flower down, and at the same time held his breath.
Hoping that the Human Race Cultivators were just passing by.
But the voices grew closer and closer.
“So annoying, we’ve been here for so long and haven’t found anything~”
“Leopard also ran away~ Dishonest Leopard~”
“Even if we had a copy of “Array Method Initial Decipher”, we couldn’t trade it away~”
“So embarrassing~”
“Little Fire, do you think that Scarlet Snake was lying to us? There isn’t any cave here, is there? The grade of the 【Beast Taming Ring】 Master gave us is too low, is it useless~”
Another voice sounded: “Don’t call me Little Fire! But even if the 【Beast Taming Ring】’s grade is low, it’s enough to deal with the Scarlet Snake, what he said must be… Found it!”