The light blue energy finger shot into one of the Red-tailed Snake's eyes at an extremely fast speed.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss—" The Red-tailed Snake's eye burst into a bloody mist, and it rolled frantically on the ground, in pain.
Chu Yan's right hand condensed a second Crushing Stone Finger, about to strike.
Sensing danger, the Red-tailed Snake flicked its tail and quickly burrowed into the grass, disappearing from view.
"Tsk, little crawler," Chu Yan dispersed the Crushing Stone Finger on her hand.
Hidden in the grass, Ye Qingtian was deeply shaken; he hadn't expected that the seemingly quiet and delicate Senior Sister Chu Yan possessed such formidable strength.
"Who's there?" Chu Yan suddenly looked in Ye Qingtian's direction, her right index finger beginning to gather energy.
"Senior Sister, don't move, it's me," Ye Qingtian didn't dare to hesitate and quickly stood up, shouting loudly.
"Oh, it's you, Ye Qingtian, why are you here?" Chu Yan once again dispersed the energy on her finger.
"I, I'm here to do a mission. Collecting red root grass," Ye Qingtian explained with a smile.
"You can collect red root grass at the foot of the mountain, why did you come all the way here?"
"I, I wanted to see if I could pick up anything good by coming further in," Ye Qingtian rubbed his head, explaining sheepishly.
"What you're doing is too dangerous. Never mind, since I happened to run into you, come down the mountain with me," Chu Yan said.
"Okay."
The two dodged Rank 3 Yao Beasts all the way as they descended the mountain.
"Senior Sister, are you also here to carry out a mission?" Ye Qingtian asked curiously along the way.
"Yes, I'm here to collect a few scales from a Profound Armored Turtle. But on the way, I encountered a Red-tailed Snake. That fellow thought I was going to harm its eggs, so it attacked me. Fortunately, my strength is decent, and I managed to scare it off."
"This Red-tailed Snake has quite a temper, huh?" Ye Qingtian quipped.
"It's not like that. Actually, if a Cultivator of the fire attribute consumes Red-tailed Snake eggs, it's particularly effective for increasing their Profound Qi Rank. Therefore, Red-tailed Snake eggs have become prey for many fire-attribute Cultivators. Because of this, Red-tailed Snakes are especially sensitive to human Cultivators and will attack upon sight."
It can increase the Profound Qi Rank of fire-attribute Cultivators?
From Chu Yan's words, Ye Qingtian accurately caught the key information.
Seeing Ye Qingtian's thoughtful expression, Chu Yan showed a look of regret. "Oh no, I forgot you're also fire-attribute. I'm warning you, don't ever go steal Red-tailed Snake eggs. Because Red-tailed Snakes have had their eggs stolen for generations, their Bloodline has inherited a unique method to prevent egg theft. They usually bury traps around their eggs. These traps... in short, they are very dangerous, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand," Ye Qingtian nodded vigorously.
"Good, let's go quickly."
By the time the two reached the foot of the mountain, it was already evening.
Chu Yan found a cave, and they started a fire.
"I'll take a nap; you watch the fire."
After Chu Yan finished speaking, she closed her eyes.
"Okay."
Ye Qingtian sat quietly. Ten minutes later, he called out softly, "Senior Sister?"
Chu Yan made no sound.
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Ye Qingtian's mouth. It seemed Senior Sister Chu Yan was fast asleep. In that case, he could quietly slip away.
Ye Qingtian slowly stood up, then carefully, step by step, walked out of the cave.
After Ye Qingtian left, Chu Yan opened her eyes.
This was the moment she had been waiting for.
Earlier in the morning, Chu Yan had spent points on the System to query the plot deduction: Ye Qingtian would be carrying out a mission on Yellow Leaf Mountain and would steal Red-tailed Snake eggs. The Red-tailed Snake would be enraged and pursue him. Ye Qingtian, while fleeing for his life, would fall off a cliff and land in a pond.
Beneath the pond, Ye Qingtian would discover a cave. In this cave, Ye Qingtian would find a Rank 8 Cultivation Technique for dual cultivation of water and fire, a large amount of gold coins and Spirit Stones, and a Rank 5 treasured sword.
This was very much like a Child of Destiny; whatever he lacked, heaven would provide.
Since that's the case, then I'll intercept it.
Chu Yan walked out of the cave and quietly followed behind Ye Qingtian.
Ye Qingtian, following Chu Yan's instructions, avoided the traps. Then, he stole several Red-tailed Snake eggs and started heading down the mountain. However, Ye Qingtian hadn't walked even a hundred meters before he was discovered by the Red-tailed Snake.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!" The Red-tailed Snake, as thick as a washbasin, opened its large mouth and lunged at Ye Qingtian, ready to bite. Although the Red-tailed Snake moved by winding its way on the ground, its speed was extremely fast.
"Ah, ah, ah. It's over." Seeing the Red-tailed Snake's large mouth behind him, Ye Qingtian's face turned pale with fright, and he desperately ran down the mountain.
"Hiss, hiss." Seeing that this human still wouldn't put down its eggs, the Red-tailed Snake became even angrier. It slammed its tail hard on the ground, then its body's forward speed suddenly accelerated, and a large mouth lunged at Ye Qingtian's back, ready to bite.
"I'm going to die," Ye Qingtian closed his eyes in despair; he could already feel the hot breath from the Red-tailed Snake's mouth on his neck.
"Bang." Just then, a loud crashing sound came.
"Ye Qingtian, you idiot, run!"
This was Senior Sister Chu Yan's voice.
Ye Qingtian opened his eyes and found Chu Yan entangled in a fight with the Red-tailed Snake.
Ye Qingtian didn't dare to linger and quickly ran down the mountain.
Chu Yan repelled the Red-tailed Snake with a palm strike, then cursed, "Are you crazy? Run east! If you run down the mountain, the Red-tailed Snake will definitely catch up."
"Oh, oh, oh, okay." Ye Qingtian changed direction and ran eastward.
A mischievous smile appeared at the corner of Chu Yan's mouth; the east was exactly where a cliff was.
The Red-tailed Snake in front of her was already enraged. Stealing its children's eggs and still trying to escape.
It suddenly opened its mouth and cried out towards the sky, while continuously slamming its tail on the ground.
The sound from the Red-tailed Snake's mouth and the sound of its tail hitting the ground formed a rhythmic melody.
Chu Yan performed Ephemeral Step and ran eastward; this action must be to summon companions. In that case, she would also have a reason to escape. This act, she could play it even more convincingly.
Ye Qingtian was running when he suddenly felt his shoulder being grabbed.
Chu Yan's voice came from beside his ear: "Don't turn around, run! That guy summoned companions; I can't deal with them either."
"Ah?"
Soon, a dozen Red-tailed Snakes appeared behind Chu Yan and Ye Qingtian. These Red-tailed Snakes held stones in their mouths and fiercely spat them at the two's backs.
Chu Yan performed Ephemeral Step, avoiding these attacks.
After running for two li, the two stopped.
"Senior Sister, it's over, there's no way out." Looking at the cliff in front of them, Ye Qingtian looked at Chu Yan in despair.
"Yes, there's no way out. We're going to be torn to shreds by this group of Red-tailed Snakes."
"Senior Sister, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for not listening to you and coming out to steal snake eggs."