That person’s eyes were dark and deep like water, with emotions swirling inside that were overly complex.
“Senior Sister, we meet again.” Luo Tangtang looked at the plain face before her, pulling out a stiff smile.
This person wore white robes embroidered with dark gold threads depicting flowing clouds. This was the exclusive attire for the Supreme Immortal Sect’s highest-ranking disciples, usually only worn by the core disciples of the Eight Great Venerables.
Luo Tangtang knew she wasn’t qualified to wear it, but she had seen it on Lu Qingyan and Yun Shayi.
This person looked ordinary, yet was a full level higher than her, making them difficult to handle.
Luo Tangtang’s gaze shifted to the little qilin.
“Now, I still don’t know which master Senior Sister follows, or what your name is?”
“Xingli.” The person said after a moment of silence.
Xingli? Luo Tangtang’s hand tightened around the little qilin, the force unconsciously increasing, causing the little qilin in her arms to struggle in dissatisfaction.
This name is too casual.
Luo Tangtang took a deep breath. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.”
Luo Tangtang quickly left this sentence and wanted to run, but the little qilin in her arms moved faster than her. By the time Luo Tangtang reacted, the little qilin had already broken free from her embrace and flew towards Xingli again.
This time, Xingli didn’t knock it away. She opened her arms and held the little qilin in her embrace.
“Xiao Xu, what are you doing?” Luo Tangtang felt utterly weary. She really wanted to grab the horn on the little qilin’s head and rub it back and forth on the ground.
“Get back here immediately.” Luo Tangtang gritted her teeth and spat out these words.
The little qilin shivered in Xingli’s arms, then resolutely used its two paws to hug Xingli’s neck, refusing to let go for dear life.
Luo Tangtang wore a look of disappointment. The person disliked it, couldn’t the little qilin see that?
Luo Tangtang clearly saw that when the little qilin hugged the other person, their hand seemed to subconsciously want to throw the little qilin away, but for some reason, they held back.
“I won’t.” The little qilin said with a sob, refusing to leave for anything.
“I want to form a contract with her.” The next moment, the little qilin spoke astonishing words.
“What?” Luo Tangtang’s mouth fell open in surprise, and a wave of anger surged up from her chest.
Fine! Luo Tangtang’s lips trembled with anger. She had saved the little qilin regardless of her own safety, and it hadn’t been willing to form a contract with her, but now any random person comes along and it wants to run off with them?
“Fine… you’re really something. Stay here on your own, I’m leaving!” Luo Tangtang finished speaking, turned, and ran.
If she didn’t leave now, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to control her temper and would directly beat this pair of scoundrels.
She conveniently ignored Xingli, who had a slightly bewildered look on her face the entire time.
“I want to form a contract with you.” The little qilin looked at the woman with somewhat cool eyes, feeling a bit timid, but still spoke.
It was born with deficiencies, and this woman clearly had deep fortune and would likely become an immortal. If it formed a contract with her, then when she became an immortal, it could become a true qilin.
“I won’t form a contract with you.” Xingli’s eyes slightly darkened. She would not take something from her Junior Sister, never.
Luo Tangtang was extremely fast, but after running for a short while, she calmed down.
That unreliable troublemaker little qilin had someone else taking over, why should she be angry?
Anyway, she had already gotten the scale it promised her. The most precious parts of a qilin, besides its scales, were its blood, inner core, and horn.
Even if it formed a contract with her and she became its master, she couldn’t kill it for its core, drain its blood, or pull off its horn, right!
Thinking this way, Luo Tangtang’s anger immediately disappeared.
As soon as she looked up, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar place, although everything in the mystic realm was unfamiliar.
But this was clearly not the way she had just come. She was thinking of wandering around to look for other opportunities when she suddenly saw a few people approaching.
“Tangtang!” When that person saw Luo Tangtang, their eyes instantly lit up with bright light.
Xu Huanchen!
Luo Tangtang subconsciously turned to run, but a gust of wind swept past, and Xu Huanchen was already in front of her.
“I finally met you, I thought I wouldn’t see you again.” Xu Huanchen grabbed Luo Tangtang’s shoulders. His usually arrogant face was rarely slightly red, looking very much like a regular young man meeting the girl he liked.
There was none of the overbearing arrogance he used to have.
“Haha, Xu Huanchen, long time no see… Uh, you can let go first.” Luo Tangtang laughed awkwardly and patted Xu Huanchen’s hand away.
Xu Huanchen didn’t mind. “Come with me, I can protect you. I’ll give you anything you want.”
Luo Tangtang was most afraid of him saying this and quickly refused. “No need. After all, we came here for training. How can I train like this?”
“That’s true.” Xu Huanchen pondered for a moment, then suddenly said.
“Wait a moment.” Xu Huanchen took out a storage ring and put it into Luo Tangtang’s hand.
“This is for you. Since you don’t want to be with me, I won’t force you.”
“I have a task to complete, I need to find the Thousand Silk Yang Flame. You must also protect yourself well.”
“You can use the things in this storage ring for now. They can also save your life in times of danger.”
Luo Tangtang stared blankly at the storage ring in her hand. She had just used her spiritual sense to scan it, and the mountains of spirit stones and herbs inside made Luo Tangtang gasp.
This is way too extravagant!
“I can’t accept this.” Luo Tangtang wanted to push the storage ring back as if it were burning her hand.
Xu Huanchen chuckled softly. “It’s fine, stop refusing.”
“This is a mystic realm, not a place for idle chatter. Keep it.” Xu Huanchen was quite casual about it.
“Oh right, remember not to go west any further.” As if remembering something, Xu Huanchen reminded her.
“Why?” Luo Tangtang asked, puzzled.
“I just came from the west. The spiritual energy there is icy and violent, likely indicating the emergence of a rare treasure.”
Luo Tangtang looked bewildered.
Seeing Luo Tangtang’s somewhat astonished expression, Xu Huanchen continued, “I saw many cultivators and demonic cultivators heading there.”
A hint of mockery appeared in Xu Huanchen’s eyes. “There’s unusual activity in a pool of water on that mountain peak. There are probably many beast race creatures there.”
Uh…
“Alright, I’m leaving, goodbye!” Xu Huanchen waved his hand. He had more important things to do.
Luo Tangtang looked towards the west with a somewhat complex expression. Could it be there?
Let’s go take a look! Luo Tangtang thought for a moment, then ran over.
She didn’t see that the moment she turned to leave, Xu Huanchen turned back to look at her, his eyes holding deep meaning.
Heading west all the way, Luo Tangtang saw many people.
She suddenly felt that the mystic realm had signs of human activity.
Running wildly, Luo Tangtang stood on a towering ancient tree, looking at the mountain peak opposite her, a pensive look on her face.
The original story said that disciple found the Snow Jade Flower in a secluded small mountain peak.
Luo Tangtang looked at the tall, majestic peak in the distance, its sky filled with colorful auspicious clouds, rich spiritual energy, and spirit birds circling.
No matter how you look at it, this doesn’t seem like a secluded small mountain peak.
But the cold energy here is so heavy.
Luo Tangtang’s gaze shifted, and she looked directly at the surroundings.
It should be nearby. Jumping down from the tree, Luo Tangtang released her spiritual sense to search the surroundings back and forth. She could sense several other spiritual senses in the vicinity, also searching back and forth.
But they were likely busy searching for the rare treasure, so no one had time to bother with anyone else.
Luo Tangtang searched for a long time before finally locking her gaze onto a small mountain peak hidden behind the tall, majestic mountain.
That place was strange. The small peak wasn’t tall, but it was covered in snow, yet there wasn’t a ripple of spiritual energy. From a distance, it looked no different from a lifeless mountain.
Luo Tangtang decided to go try. Last time, after helping Senior Sister get through the full moon, she had given her a bottle of essence blood. Although it could barely alleviate some pain, it couldn’t last forever.
When Luo Tangtang arrived at the small snowy mountain, she saw unexpected people and… a beast there.
“What are you doing here?” Although Luo Tangtang said she wasn’t angry anymore, her expression was still a bit unpleasant when she saw Xingli and the little qilin.
“Tangtang…!” The little qilin called out pitifully.
It naturally knew Luo Tangtang had shown it kindness, but as an ancient divine beast, becoming her contracted beast… it estimated its entire qilin race would be recorded in the history of the demon race and be ridiculed.
It truly didn’t want to set this precedent. As for forming contracts with humans, that was something that had happened throughout history. If anyone should apologize to their ancestors, it was the person who first set this precedent, not it; it had nothing to do with it.
Moreover, it saw that Luo Tangtang’s fortune was just as bad as its own. If the two of them formed a contract, the outcome might be complete annihilation.
Thinking of this, the little qilin’s face looked even more wronged.
“Who are you showing that expression to? I won’t indulge you.” Luo Tangtang looked at the little qilin with a look of disgust, unmoved.
“Junior Sister.” At this moment, Xingli spoke. She picked up the little qilin. “I won’t form a contract with it. I’ll give it back to you.”
“Tsk tsk, the person dislikes you.” Luo Tangtang suddenly felt better and looked at the little qilin mockingly, successfully seeing tears well up in its big eyes.
“What is Junior Sister doing here?” Xingli looked at the gloating smile on Luo Tangtang’s face, a hint of helplessness in her voice.
“Looking for treasure.” Luo Tangtang said as if joking.
Xingli was silent for a moment. “A rare treasure appeared on the mountain to the west. If Junior Sister wants to find treasure, you could go explore there.”
“It’s too dangerous, I don’t want to go.” Luo Tangtang smiled, narrowing her eyes.
This time, Xingli became completely silent.
Luo Tangtang felt awkward instead. There’s a rare treasure to the west, why don’t you go west! What are you following me for?
Luo Tangtang looked somewhat exasperatedly at the person silently following behind her. She just followed without speaking. The little qilin was also struggling to climb along behind, its small body shivering constantly.
Luo Tangtang could really understand its feelings because she was also shivering from the cold.
But understanding it didn’t mean she had to help it. The little qilin was covered in scales, cool to the touch. It was fine to hug in the summer, but now, she wouldn’t hug it for anything.
So cold… Luo Tangtang’s teeth began to chatter.
A thin layer of blue light brightened around Luo Tangtang. She turned around and saw Xingli’s tightly pressed lips.
Only then did Luo Tangtang realize how beautiful this person’s lips were. The color was light, but they were very full.
“This mountain is strange.” Xingli spoke. Her hand grasped Luo Tangtang’s arm, and a steady stream of spiritual energy flowed into Luo Tangtang’s body, driving away the cold for her.
“Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?” Staring at Xingli’s expressionless face, Luo Tangtang asked.