On the sixth day after entering the Dragon Seeking Forest, they finally found a second fire type spirit beast that was over 4000 years old. It was a 4200 years old Flaming Iron-Back Bear.
"Roar …"
The Flaming Iron-Back Bear stood at the bottom of the cliff and roared, but it did not initiate an attack. It was very smart and could sense that there was a very strong person in this group — Lin Muyu. It could not see through this person's strength.
"Master!"
Wei Chou was eager to give it a try and said, "Let us handle this spirit beast. We can't let you handle it yourself. Otherwise, what's the point of us coming here, right?"
Lin Muyu could not help but smile, "Alright, you guys go, I'll hold the line. However, you guys must be careful. You can get hurt, but you can't die. If you die, everything will be gone."
"Yes, master, don't worry!"
…
Wei Chou called for three Royal Guards to attack together. Among them, Wei Chou was the strongest as a Battle-Saint, while the other three were Battle-Venerables, Battle-Venerables, and Battle-Venerables, respectively. Overall, they could challenge a 4200 years old spirit beast, but it would be more dangerous.
Therefore, two of the Battle-Venerables carried their heavy shields and advanced cautiously. Wei Chou and the other Battle-Saint pulled out their swords and summoned their martial souls, ready to fight with their lives at any time.
"Go, attack formation!"
Wei Chou let out a low roar. Two Royal Guards carried their shields and rushed forward to cover him.
The Flaming Ironback Bear sensed the impending danger and roared furiously as it swatted out with its iron paw. "Peng!" The shield of one of the Royal Guards was knocked back. That thick and heavy shield actually had a deep impression of the bear's paw. Even the raging flames had swept past the mark, showing signs of melting. However, the Ironback Bear had also paid a price for this attack. Its shoulder had been heavily slashed by Wei Chou's sword, causing blood to spurt out.
"Roar!"
The Ironback Bear began to charge ferociously, directly pouncing on another shield-wielding Royal Guard to the ground. Brandishing its sharp claws, it continuously smashed the shield three or four times. The Royal Guard groaned in pain, already injured by the fierce flames.
Lin Muyu quickly moved her palm to the hilt of her sword. The Burning Prairie Sword was ready to be unsheathed at any moment.
"Pu!"
Wei Chou's heavy sword once again pierced through the Iron-backed Bear's thick, stony skin, directly piercing into its heart. The other Royal Guard's sword pierced into the Iron-backed Bear's mouth, causing blood to splatter out. Good heavens, none of the Royal Guards were easy to deal with. Their attacks were all too ruthless.
However, they had still underestimated the Iron-backed Bear's vitality. With a furious roar, the Iron-backed Bear quickly unleashed a wave of raging flames, causing the three Royal Guards to continuously retreat. They were probably all injured, but only Wei Chou still stood in place with his sword in hand. With the Fire Centipede martial soul protecting him, he used the ability of the Fire Qi to block the Iron-backed Bear's raging flames. This skill was indeed rather useful.
The Iron-backed Bear was completely unleashing its vitality to counterattack. After the raging flames had burned the surroundings into ashes, its own strength had also instantly dropped to rock bottom.
In a flash, Wei Chou appeared in front of the Iron-backed Bear. He leaped up and swept his sword horizontally!
"Crack!"
The huge bear's head slowly slid down. Lin Muyu couldn't help but secretly cheer, "Beautiful!"
… …
A few minutes later, Wei Chou dug out a fresh Fire Spirit Stone and said with a smile, "Madam, the mission to collect Fire Spirit Stones has been completed. Our performance is not bad, right?"
Lin Muyu cast an approving look at him. "The Royal Guards are indeed dragons among men, heh …"
"Hehe, Madam is too kind!"
Wei Chou happily washed the Iron-backed Bear's spirit stone with the water in his water bag. He wasn't old, perhaps even younger than Lin Muyu. In fact, he was still a very childish fellow. However, as a member of the Royal Guards and a commoner's background, the pressure in his life was simply too great. The Royal Guards didn't keep idle people, so he had to improve his strength every day. Otherwise, he might be replaced by someone else one day.
A group of Royal Guards happily skinned the Iron-backed Bear and took out its meat. After eating the Bloodthirsty Tiger's meat for several days, their mouths were all very picky. The Bloodthirsty Tiger's meat was too bitter and not very tasty. On the other hand, although the Iron-backed Bear's meat was coarse, it was very resistant to hunger. Many people in the army liked to eat bear meat to fill their stomachs, but the Iron-backed Bear was very rare.
The people of the Spirit Fire Division carried bags of bear meat and hung them on the sides of the warhorses.
Lin Muyu mounted her horse and looked around. She discovered that everything here had withered. There wasn't a trace of greenery in the mountains. In just a few days, the change from autumn to winter had been completed. Just as Wei Chou had said, winter seemed to have come especially early today.
Lin Muyu rubbed her hands together and said, "Let's set off quickly. Where's our next destination?"
Wei Chou unfurled the map and looked at it. He said, "Rubble Valley, located in the northwest corner of the Dragon Seeking Forest. There are rocks everywhere, so most of the spirit beasts living there have absorbed a lot of rock attribute spirit energy. We might be able to find a rock attribute spirit beast of sufficient age there. Moreover, if we look north of the Rubble Valley, we will reach the north of the Dragon Seeking Forest. It is said that a Golden Scaled Beast has appeared there."
"En, got it. Let's go!"
"Yes!"
Lin Muyu spurred the warhorse forward slowly. At this moment, snowflakes suddenly floated in the air. He looked up in surprise and said, "It's snowing so soon …"
Wei Chou said with a smile, "It's definitely going to be a cold winter this year!"
The snow was getting heavier and heavier. Soon, the ground of the forest was covered with a layer of frost. Lin Muyu was still riding through the mountains. Snowflakes fell on the shoulder armor of his pure white Temple Battle Robe and did not melt for a long time. The weather was getting colder and colder, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. He turned to look in the direction of Lanyan City. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but say, "I wonder if it's snowing in Lanyan City …"
His longing seemed to be able to pass through thousands of miles of snow to reach his beloved.
Wei Chou exhaled hot air and laughed as he said something that spoiled the mood. "Hey, I don't know if it's snowing in Lanyan City. I only know that it's snowing here. It's the season to defecate, melt snow, and cook rice …"
Lin Muyu, "…"
If it weren't for her good temper, she would have ordered him to be executed on the spot.
…
Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers were covered in snow.
It was snowing heavily in Lanyan City. Large flakes of snow fell on the courtyards and waterside pavilions. The lake water had already frozen into ice. The outside of the Phoenix Perching Hall was already covered in white. The maids carried heaters back and forth while the Imperial Guards in white robes patrolled silently with their hands on the hilts of their swords. There were a total of 70 Dragon Guards in the Ze Tian Palace, and 20 of them were assigned to the Phoenix Perching Hall alone. It was clear how much importance Qin Jin placed on the little princess.
The main doors of the Phoenix Perching Hall were open. The cold wind blew in continuously, causing the flames in the heaters to sway.
A delicious and tender deer leg was being roasted on top of the heaters. An attendant was carefully shaking the venison and sprinkling seasonings on it. Meanwhile, Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi were sitting on either side of the heaters. The two of them looked at the falling snow together, as if their minds were no longer on the delicious food in front of them.
"I wonder if it's snowing in the Dragon Seeking Forest …" Qin Yin suddenly said.
Tang Xiaoxi had wanted to say this a long time ago, but she was too embarrassed to say it. Hearing Qin Yin's words, she pouted and said, "I wonder if Mu brought a coat …"
Qin Yin giggled. "I wonder if Ah-Yu knows that both of us are thinking about him."
Tang Xiaoxi also laughed. "Xiao Yin, do you like Mu too?"
"Yes."
Qin Yin blushed. "But I can't say that it's that kind of like. What about you, Xiao Xi?"
Tang Xiaoxi blinked and continued to look at the sea of snow outside. "I … I actually don't know what is like or what is love. I just feel that when Mu is by my side, I am very happy. When he speaks, I smile. No matter what he does, I feel that he … he seems to glow … Xiao Yin, does this count as liking?"
Qin Yinxue moved her red lips and said, "I guess so."
"What about you?"
Tang Xiaoxi sat closer and put her palm on Qin Yin's leg for warmth. She smiled and said, "How does Xiao Yin like Mu?"
Qin Yin was startled. A trace of sadness flashed through her eyes. She lowered her head and said, "So what if I like him or not? I am the heir of the family. Who I will marry is already decided by the heavens. I have no right to talk about this …"
Tang Xiaoxi looked at her with some loneliness. She suddenly smiled and said, "Ai, poor thing …"
"Pfft …"
Qin Yin was amused by her and suddenly burst out laughing. "Xiao Xi, you are too mischievous …"
"I am not!"
The attendant at the side looked at the two peerless beauties talking about their best friend. However, he remained calm and did not act impulsively. He was calm because he knew that these two beauties were of noble status and were not people he could associate with. He was not impulsive because his lower body was no longer masculine. It had long been cut off, so he could not act impulsively at all.
However, the servant still said, "Your Highness, Princess, this deer leg is already roasted … The General Lin Muyu you mentioned is now a centurion of the Eagle Guards. I heard that he was ordered to lead 50 men into the Dragon Seeking Forest to hunt for spiritual beasts, as well as the precious ingredients that the Ze Tian Palace needs for the winter. Perhaps the deer leg you ate was hunted by him? So, don't waste the good times. Quickly eat more! "
Qin Yin glanced at the attendant and suddenly felt that this eunuch was quite good at chatting. In an instant, she felt that this deer leg was glowing. She instantly blushed. Could this be what Tang Xiaoxi meant when she said that he would glow when he liked someone?
…
As they ate the delicious roasted venison and drank the warm grape wine, Tang Xiaoxi suddenly looked up and said, "Oh right, Xiao Yin, how long has it been since you went to Sister Zhenxiang to learn the guqin?"
"It has been a long time …" Qin Yin said, "Ever since the relationship between the Divine Cathedral and the Divine Marquis Residence became tense, Sister Zhenxiang has not entered the palace, so I have not had the chance to learn from her."
"I am afraid that even if you could meet her, she would not have the time to learn from you."
"Why?" Qin Yin's beautiful eyes widened.
Tang Xiaoxi giggled. "Because … Sister Zhenxiang is now deeply in love with Lord Chu Huaiyin …"
"Ah?"
Qin Yin opened her small mouth and smiled. "Lord Chu Huaiyin … Isn't that Yu Huaiyin's sworn brother?"
"Yes." Tang Xiaoxi pouted and said, "That is why I did not go to look for her. How can I disturb her happiness, right?"
Qin Yin giggled. "That is true, but I do not know when Yu Huaiyin will return …"
"Yes."
…
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