After feeding the herbs to the others, they finally woke up one after another and were relieved to know that the red fox had been subdued.
"Senior Brother Ling, don't you think it's strange? We're not in the mountains with high-level beasts. Didn't Uncle-Master Duan say that there are only low-level beasts here? Red Ling isn't a low-level beast, right? " Someone objected. If it weren't for Ye Zhen who knew how to cure them of the poisonous gas, they wouldn't know what would have happened.
Ling Shuangfei's expression was solemn. It did seem a little strange. The red fox wasn't a low-level beast and generally wouldn't leave the mountains. Moreover, the mountain they came from wasn't suitable for the red fox to live in.
"Why don't we go back?" Tang Feifei whispered. She was a little scared.
Ling Shuangfei glanced at Ye Zhen. If he said to go back now, wouldn't it be useless?
"The red fox might just be an accident. Everyone, don't be nervous." Ling Shuangfei advised. "Let's continue into the mountains. Maybe …"
"We're about to go to the Holy Sect. It wouldn't be good if we got injured here. What if it affected the competition?" someone else said.
Ye Muxin said, "How about this, if you don't want to continue, you can go back first."
"We're not afraid, we're just … thinking about the competition," Tang Feifei whispered. She didn't want to be seen as cowards, so she didn't dare to continue.
"I know." Ye Muxin nodded with a smile. "Entering the mountains is a voluntary thing to do. Don't force yourself."
Ling Shuangfei nodded. "Which one of you wants to leave? I'll use a formation to send you out first. "
There were a total of 12 people entering the mountains this time. As soon as Ling Shuangfei spoke, nine of them immediately said they wanted to leave. Only Ye Zhen and Ye Muxin stayed where they were. The other was Ling Shuangfei.
Tang Feifei advised, "Senior Sister Ye, Miss Ye, it's too dangerous for only the two of you to enter the mountains. Why don't you go back with us?"
"Ah Zhen?" Ye Muxin looked at Ye Zhen. She didn't feel afraid, but she didn't know what Ye Zhen was thinking.
"I want to see more." Ye Zhen now had a preliminary understanding of her own strength. She didn't want to leave like this. Even if she encountered a powerful beast, she still had the space and Little Phoenix.
Little Fire Phoenix was the leader of all beasts. Even Blue Luan was afraid of it, let alone other wild beasts.
Ling Shuangfei frowned as he glanced at them. "Junior Sister Ye, Miss Ye, I have to send them off the mountain. It's too dangerous for the two of you to stay in the mountain alone. Why don't you return together and enter the mountain tomorrow?"
"Brother, don't bother. Zhen and I won't go deep into the mountains. We'll wait for you nearby." Ye Muxin said.
Ling Shuangfei could not persuade Ye Muxin, so he could only make this decision for now. It would be fine as long as he returned as soon as possible.
Watching the others disappear from the array, Ye Muxin turned to look at Ye Zhen. "Zhen, what are we going to do next?"
"Since we're waiting for Senior Brother Ling, we'll wait here for now. There are many herbs here, I'll pick some seeds first." Ye Zhen said, "I didn't expect there to be so many rare herbs in this mountain. Although I haven't started learning alchemy, I have read a lot of prescriptions for alchemy. These herbs are not easy to find outside, so I'll save them first."
Ye Muxin rolled her eyes at her. "You actually noticed this?"
"Yeah, I grew up in the mountains, so I'm more sensitive to herbs," Ye Rou said with a smile.
"Hey, what's that over there?" Ye Muxin accompanied Ye Zhen to pick seeds when she suddenly found something wrong with the lake not far away.
Ye Zhen glanced at it. "It's just a small lake. What's so strange about it?"
"I've been here before. This lake is not like this." Ye Muxin said, clenching the Embroidered Maiden Sword and walking towards the lake.
The lake was not big. The water was so clear that one could see the bottom. Occasionally, beasts would drink by the lake, surrounded by water plants. But now, the water was muddy and red. All the plants by the lake had withered, and not even a fish could be seen.
"Second sister, what's wrong?" Ye Zhen put all the seeds in her space and followed Ye Muxin to the lake.
"I've been here before. This lake is different from before." Ye Muxin frowned and took out a piece of jade from her arms. The originally green jade immediately glowed with a layer of black light.
"Zhen, let's get out of here." Ye Muxin grabbed Ye Zhen's hand and said.
Although Ye Zhen didn't know what was going on, she also felt the danger here.
Just as they turned around, the lake suddenly shook, and even the place where they stood shook.
Behind them came the sound of something breaking through the water.
Ye Zhen looked back, and the behemoth behind her made her eyes widen.
"Tu … Tu Xiao?" Ye Muxin's voice was sharp. The beast in front of her was shaped like a goat, with four horns on its head, a pair of eyes as red as rubies, and water dripping from its mouth.
Ye Zhen asked in surprise, "What is a Tu Xiao?"
"This is a monster from the Yan Region. It shouldn't be here." Ye Muxin cried. She had no time to explain so much to Ye Zhen. "This Tu Xiao's eyes are red. Let's go."
They were about to escape when a barrier appeared in front of them. The voice of the Tu Xiao behind them was rough. "It's not easy to have food delivered to the door. No one can leave."
Can it speak human language? That means it has opened its spiritual wisdom! Ye Zhen's heart tightened. She and Ye Muxin were no match for this monster.
"Zhen, I'll cover you. You leave first." Ye Muxin said.
Before Ye Zhen could speak, Ye Muxin had already rushed towards the Tu Xiao with the Embroidered Maiden Sword. The Tu Xiao nimbly jumped out of the small lake, turning a blind eye to Ye Muxin's attack. Its body suddenly shrank several times, its front claws grabbed Ye Muxin's Embroidered Maiden Sword and roared at her.
The roar was earth-shattering, shaking the surrounding land.
"Second Sister!" Ye Zhen was shocked to see that the Tu Xiao was about to open its mouth and eat Ye Muxin. She wrapped the Fire Whip in her hand around the Tu Xiao's neck and summoned the Little Fire Phoenix from the space.
"Clang, clang …" The Little Fire Phoenix's crisp voice resounded through the air.
When the Tu Xiao heard its voice, it paused and looked at the Little Fire Phoenix in horror. Suddenly, it sneered, "A stinky bird that hasn't been reborn from the fire dares to be presumptuous in front of me."
"Then you can try." The Little Fire Phoenix looked at it proudly. "Lowly Tu Xiao, how dare you invade the mainland. It seems that you have forgotten your lesson!"
The Tu Xiao roared, let go of Ye Muxin, and chased after the Little Fire Phoenix.
"Second Sister, are you okay?" Ye Zhen hurriedly went to see Ye Muxin.
Ye Muxin's shoulder had been scratched by the Tu Xiao's sharp claws. Half of her body was stained with blood and she was unconscious.
Ye Zhen hurriedly stuffed a pill into her mouth and washed the wound with spirit spring water. She looked nervously at the Little Fire Phoenix.
She was worried that the Little Fire Phoenix was not its opponent.
"Miss, are you okay?" Bai Shisan ran over, panting.
"Take care of her." Ye Zhen couldn't care less about why Bai Shisan was here. She took the Fire Whip and went to help the Little Fire Phoenix.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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