Zhao Xier moved through the Cangmang Mountains, feeling quite restless inside.
Or rather, she was a little flustered.
When she was at the Sect.
Zhao Xier kept imagining the scene of meeting Li Zhuo in her mind.
For this, she had found many reasons to leave the Sect and go to the Cangmang Mountains.
Now that her wish was granted, she should have been happy.
However, the closer she got to the Fire Luan's nest, the more chaotic Zhao Xier's mind became.
She even had some self-doubt.
What if she arrived at the Fire Luan's nest only to find it was all a misunderstanding?
What if Li Daoyou didn't want to see her at all?
What if the Little Squirrel's purpose in appearing wasn't to lead her here, but to drive her away?
With this mood, Zhao Xier's pace slowed down more and more.
As she approached the Fire Luan's nest, she couldn't even suppress her restless heart with her spiritual power.
Seeing the outline of the nest already close at hand, Zhao Xier took a deep breath.
She forcibly suppressed all her agitation, trying her best to maintain an elegant and calm demeanor.
She arrived at the Fire Luan's nest.
Seeing the powerful Fire Luan, Zhao Xier smiled, but suddenly found she didn't know what to say.
The Fire Luan had naturally discovered Zhao Xier long ago, and it spoke gently, saying, "You've arrived~ Master has been waiting for you for a long time~"
Zhao Xier suddenly felt her whole body relax.
She couldn't describe the feeling, only that her spirit seemed to float in the air, and her body felt as if it were soaking in warm spring water.
It was extremely comfortable.
——
The Divine Hidden Butterfly needed to stay in constant contact with Li Zhuo to scout the movements of surrounding Spirit Beasts.
Therefore, Li Zhuo handed the Sound Transmission Jade Talisman to the Divine Hidden Butterfly.
This meant that Little Red and the Fire Luan still couldn't communicate with him in real-time.
To solve this problem, he would activate the Puppet Soldier at a fixed time every day so that these two Spirit Beasts could report new situations to him.
On this day.
After activating the Puppet Soldier at the Fire Luan's location, Li Zhuo smiled.
— Zhao Xier has arrived!
He immediately sat cross-legged under the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan. Li Zhi then walked out of the Treasure Pavilion.
As he passed the wheat field, he reached out and picked up a piece of hard earth, aiming it at the Little Squirrel who was fighting the Battle Spirit Holy Vine.
Whoosh!
Thwack!
"What the... ow!"
The hard earth didn't hurt when it hit, but it distracted the Little Squirrel.
It was fiercely struck by the Battle Spirit Holy Vine, leaving a red mark on its body.
With tears in its eyes, the Little Squirrel angrily came before Li Zhi: "What are you doing?! I think you're asking for a beating, come on, let's spar!"
As it spoke, the Little Squirrel clenched its little paws.
Seeing this, Li Zhuo quickly waved his hand and said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I wanted to ask you to come down the mountain with me, after all, you are so powerful, you're a very capable helper~"
"I, uh, you... you should have said so earlier! Wait for me to pack up~"
After saying that, the Little Squirrel went to the Treasure Pavilion, scooped a handful of spiritual wheat into its Storage Pouch, and then tied the pouch to its body.
Only then did it jump onto Li Zhi's shoulder.
"What are we going down the mountain for this time? To deal with the Bear Mountain Lord?"
The Little Squirrel popped a spiritual wheat into its mouth, looking quite eager to try.
"Of course not!" Li Zhuo shook his head, "We're going to the Fire Luan's territory... Oh, right, bring a gift for the little Fire Luan~"
As he spoke.
Li Zhuo controlled Li Zhi to come before the Five Elements Fruit Tree and said, "Little Guo~ Which spiritual fruits do you think are the most delicious?"
Although Li Zhuo could use his cheat to add pure fire-attribute spiritual fruits.
However, the little Fire Luan was too young and might not be able to bear it.
Therefore, Li Zhuo gave the right to choose to Little Guo.
Little Guo chirped, quickly picking out three fruits: "Master~ These fruits are very delicious, and they are of great help to Cultivation~"
"Good~"
He picked the three fruits, ignored the Little Squirrel's protests, and directly stuffed them into the Storage Pouch on its back.
Li Zhuo then controlled Li Zhi, taking the Little Squirrel and Little Guo down the mountain.
Because he had walked this path many times, Li Zhuo was very familiar with it.
Aside from needing to be cautious when passing through the Bear Mountain Lord's territory, the rest of the journey involved merely concealing their figures, no longer being hesitant or fearful.
Therefore, their speed was very fast.
Along the way, Li Zhuo was very conflicted.
He sent the Little Squirrel to lead Zhao Xier to the Fire Luan's territory, not only because he wanted the Divine Sense method, but also because he had a little ulterior motive.
—He wanted to subdue a Human Race Cultivator to relay various news from the cultivation world to him.
Zhao Xier seemed to be the only choice.
The first Human Race Cultivator he had seen since his Transmigration, spoke the most, knew her name and faction...
With all these buffs, Li Zhuo couldn't even think of a second candidate.
But the problem was, Li Zhuo had no idea how Zhao Xier felt about him.
Recalling the three times they met.
The first time he was anxious to find a market, the second time his attention was entirely on the Qing Ying Kui Bing, and the third time he was attracted by Zhou Rui's Storage Pouch and Storage Ring.
He hadn't paid any attention to what Zhao Xier said or did.
"What a headache, what a headache."
"I should have communicated with her more earlier."
"Now I wouldn't be completely in the dark."
"Sigh, put aside the matter of relaying information for now, the top priority this time is to get the Divine Sense method."
"How should I bring it up then?"
"Hey, I saved you last time, and you only gave me a broken Divine Ability, isn't that a bit stingy? I heard you got the Legacy of the Secret Realm..."
"..."
"Wouldn't saying that be counterproductive?"
Conflicted all the way, Li Zhuo finally arrived at the Fire Luan's nest.
Looking up at the cliff face, he happened to see a female Cultivator in white, like snow, illuminated by the sunlight, like a goddess from heaven.
Zhao Xier naturally also saw Li Zhuo.
Her heart trembled, even her eyelashes quivered slightly, and her breathing became rapid.
Zhao Xier took a deep breath, revealing what she thought was a gentle smile: "Li Daoyou, we meet again~"
Li Zhuo looked at Zhao Xier, feeling slightly puzzled.
Her cheeks were flushed, her eyelashes trembled gently, and her breathing was uneven.
Is she sick?
A Cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm, and she's still getting sick?
Li Zhuo forcibly suppressed the urge to ask, cupped his hands and said, "Indeed, what a coincidence."
On Li Zhuo's shoulder, the Little Squirrel suddenly asked with wide, blinking eyes, "Are you sick?"
"Uh..."
Li Zhuo was stunned, then glared fiercely at the Little Squirrel, thinking, if you can't speak properly, you can keep quiet.
Immediately after, Li Zhuo was about to speak to cover for the Little Squirrel.
Zhao Xier, however, blushed.
She trembled slightly as she took out a Jade Slip from her Storage Ring, and at the same time said, "That, that, Xier has always remembered Li Daoyou's life-saving grace, the last incomplete jade talisman was truly shameful, please accept this, Fellow Daoist."
Li Zhuo's eyes lit up, but to avoid trouble, he still asked, "This... are you not afraid of your Sect blaming you for giving such a valuable gift?"
"No, it's fine, this is a Legacy I obtained in a Secret Realm, the Sect already has a copy, I can dispose of it freely... However, however, the Cultivation Technique recorded in this Jade Slip is very profound, I have never been able to comprehend it..."
"Heh, thank you!"
Li Zhuo took the Jade Slip and extended his spiritual power into it; the Cultivation Technique's information immediately appeared in his mind.
—"Jushen Art"!