"Your words do make a lot of sense."
Baiyu put away the displeasure in his eyes and nodded in deep agreement.
"But if I take you with me, you have to give me ten merit coins. Don't misunderstand, it's not that I'm stingy, but it's a rule of the Qingxuan Sect. When a spirit bird carries a person, it must receive merit coins, or it will be punished by the oath."
He then looked at Xu Taiping and said,
"No problem, I have the merit coins!"
Xu Taiping smiled and waved the bag of merit coins in his hand.
These were precisely the merit coins that Liu Zijin had given him just now.
"Then get ready quickly, I'll take you with me, and we'll hunt a few more when we get there."
Seeing Xu Taiping's readiness, Baiyu no longer spoke with the arrogance he had before, and his tone became much friendlier.
Xu Taiping nodded firmly.
"By the way, where do you plan to hunt the yellow goats?"
Just as Xu Taiping was about to return to his room to prepare, Baiyu suddenly asked another question.
Xu Taiping turned and answered.
"Qingfeng Gorge? It's at least four hundred miles away from here. Why go so far?"
Baiyu tilted his head, his large eyes full of confusion.
"Because the yellow goats in Qingfeng Gorge are the best to eat!"
Xu Taiping answered with a smile.
Hearing this, the confusion in Baiyu's eyes instantly disappeared, turning into excitement.
"Then let's go to Qingfeng Gorge!"
Qingfeng Gorge, Bai Ma Slope.
"Lu Chen, Zijin, why did you take so long?"
A young man dressed in the robes of a Qingxuan Sect disciple looked coldly at Lu Chen and Zijin, who had just dismounted.
This young man had a long face, narrow eyes, and a tall, slender build, with a cold and stern demeanor.
"Sorry, Senior Brother, we..."
"Senior Brother, Zijin's..."
"Her horse was a bit unwell, so we were a bit late."
Lu Chen lied to the young man.
The young man, whom he called Senior Brother, was Mo Jun, the senior disciple of the fifth peak of the Qingxuan Sect, and one of the most outstanding among his peers.
"Is that really the case?"
Mo Jun looked at Liu Zijin with cold eyes.
Although Liu Zijin felt that there was no need to lie about looking for her sister, since Lu Chen had said it, she didn't want to expose him.
"Junior Brother Mo Jun, since both of the junior brothers are here, let's set off."
At this moment, a woman riding a spirit horse called out to Mo Jun and the others from a distance.
Beside the woman was a young girl in white riding a white spirit horse.
Although both of their faces were veiled, even so, their beauty was still evident.
"Senior Brother, who are these two?"
Lu Chen was almost stunned.
"That's Senior Sister Ziyi from the sixth peak and Junior Sister Buyu, who has just joined the sect. I happened to meet them on the way, and they were bringing Junior Sister Buyu to Qingfeng Gorge for training. Killing the demon tiger is easy, but capturing it alive as a mount is not so simple, so I asked them to come with me."
Mo Jun, while mounting his horse, introduced them to Lu Chen with a cold face.
"With Senior Sister Ziyi's help, Senior Brother, you will surely capture the demon tiger as a mount this time."
Lu Chen smiled and flattered him.
Mo Jun glanced coldly at Lu Chen and then looked at Liu Zijin.
"Zijin, when we get to Qingfeng Gorge, you and Junior Sister Buyu from the sixth peak can just watch from the side. You don't need to get involved in the hunt for the demon tiger."
"Junior Sister, just listen to Senior Brother. We'll see what happens after we capture the demon tiger."
Liu Zijin wanted to ask Senior Brother to help her inquire if the demon tiger had seen her sister, but she was interrupted by Lu Chen before she could finish her sentence.
Liu Zijin finally nodded.
"Then let's go to Qingfeng Gorge."
Mo Jun said, kicked his horse, and galloped off like the wind.
The horses they were riding were all spirit horses, and they moved swiftly through the mountains, reaching the perennially dark Qingfeng Gorge in just a short while.
Qingfeng Gorge, Red Maple Forest.
"The demon tiger's cave is deep in this maple forest. I and Senior Sister Ziyi will hide first. After I send you a message, you must lure the demon tiger to the place where we are hiding."
In the red maple forest, Mo Jun instructed Lu Chen with a serious face.
"What about me, Senior Brother?"
Liu Zijin asked Mo Jun with some urgency in her voice.
She wanted to go to the demon tiger's cave to see if her sister had been captured.
"Zijin, you and Junior Sister Buyu stay here and don't go anywhere. When we lure the demon tiger out, you two can assist as needed."
Mo Jun looked at Liu Zijin with a serious face.
"Junior Sister Zijin, please take care of Junior Sister Buyu. She has only been in the sect for half a year, and this is her first time dealing with a demon."
Just as Liu Zijin was about to protest, Senior Sister Ziyi brought Buyu to her and asked her earnestly.
"Junior Sister Buyu greets Senior Sister Zijin."
Buyu, the young girl, greeted Liu Zijin with a calm expression.
"Sure, Senior Sister Ziyi, I will take good care of Junior Sister Buyu."
Liu Zijin finally gave up on the idea of going with Lu Chen to lure the demon tiger, took Buyu's hand, and stood beside her.
At this moment, a mountain breeze blew, and Buyu's veil was lifted, revealing her nearly flawless face.
Not only Lu Chen, but even Liu Zijin was momentarily stunned.
Buyu, who seemed to be used to the attention, simply raised her head and looked through the gaps in the tree branches at a giant eagle circling in the sky.
In the sky above Qingfeng Gorge.
Xu Taiping was now hugging Baiyu's neck, flying high in the sky, and looking down at the forest below.
"Xu Taiping, there are only a few disciples of the Qingxuan Sect down there. Where are the yellow goats?"
Baiyu, also looking down, said with some displeasure.
"Baiyu, can you see the situation in the forest below clearly?"
Xu Taiping looked at Baiyu with surprise after retracting his gaze.
He had been looking down for a while but could only vaguely see a few figures, even with his improved vision after breaking through to the Sea Realm.
Hearing Xu Taiping's surprised tone, Baiyu was quite proud.
"Is the vision of the White-headed Eagle clan really that terrifying?"
Xu Taiping's voice was full of surprise and admiration.
"Our White-headed Eagle clan has one of the best visions among spirit beasts. Not only can we see large figures like humans, but even ants are clearly visible."
Hearing Xu Taiping's praise, Baiyu immediately forgot about the yellow goats.
"Can you help me look and see if there is a girl in green among the disciples below?"
Xu Taiping asked immediately.
"There is indeed a girl in green."
Baiyu, who was very happy with Xu Taiping's praise, immediately scanned the area below.
"But the girl beside her seems even more beautiful."