Kind-Hearted Scheming

Squeak, squeak~

Although Fengyun could not understand Beibei's cries, he could clearly sense the confusion in Beibei's eyes. He explained softly, "The edge of a sword is honed through grinding, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. Only after being tempered by wind and rain can one see the most beautiful rainbow."

"You may be tiny, little fellow, but you're truly not weak. If you intervene too often, it will greatly affect Lin Lei. It will leave him with a pillar of support in his heart, and he won't have to worry about encountering a life-or-death crisis he cannot resist."

Squeak, squeak~

Seeing Beibei point at its little claws, Fengyun smiled. "Mm, that's right. With me by his side, I'll also affect Lin Lei's training."

"So tomorrow, I'll find an opportunity to openly leave. Then I'll secretly protect Lin Lei and stand guard over him, preventing the brat from suffering any serious injuries that would keep him from continuing his training."

"Mm, to keep Lin Lei from noticing anything strange, I'll leave him some ordinary healing medicine tomorrow and tell him it's precious secret medicine for saving his life."

"Once he suffers serious injuries later, find a chance to knock him out. Then I'll come out and treat him."

"For now, this is the best way to let him gain as much experience as possible."

Squeak, squeak~

Seeing the confusion on Beibei's face, Fengyun took quite a while to understand. "I'm telling you in advance because no matter how well I hide, I definitely won't be able to fool you, little fellow. I really don't know how such a tiny thing like you became so strong!"

At once, Beibei stood up with its paws on its hips, looking immensely proud. Fengyun rubbed its little head. "You little fellow, you really are quite vain. Go back already. Tonight is the last good sleep you'll get."

"I can't stay too close from now on, so I'm leaving the night watch to you."

"Mm, considering that you can't just leave like I can, use the excuse that your body has developed to a certain point and you need to enter a sleeping state frequently. Sleep often, and further reduce Lin Lei's reliance on you."

Watching this, Grandpa Delin looked at the still-sleeping Lin Lei and sighed emotionally. "Little Lin Lei, you really are fortunate to have such a friend who thinks so much of you!"

"During this period in the Monster Mountain Range, I should also keep as low a profile as possible. In any case, over the past three days, that little Fengyun has already personally taught you all the precautions for training in the Monster Mountain Range."

"Even if there are things you haven't understood deeply enough, you'll understand them once you suffer for them!"

The next day, Lin Lei stared blankly at Fengyun's rapidly departing back. After swiftly putting the secret healing medicines Fengyun had just given him as insurance into his pack, he immediately took the inexplicably sleepy Beibei—whom he could not wake no matter what—and fled this troublesome place.

"According to what Brother Fengyun said just now, we accidentally entered the territory of a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast, a Golden Leopard. The Golden Leopard is returning, so I have to leave quickly while Brother Yun holds it back."

"Otherwise, even Brother Yun isn't confident he can protect me from a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast."

"Ah, I don't know what's wrong with Beibei. It suddenly became so sleepy that it can't be woken up no matter how I call it. This morning, it even said it seemed to feel like it was making some kind of breakthrough. Could it be undergoing some sort of transformation, which is why it's become so sleepy?"

"If Beibei were helping me, I wouldn't need to worry about that Golden Leopard at all."

"Why does it feel like every kind of trouble has come crashing down at once?!"

As he ran, Lin Lei communicated with Grandpa Delin through his thoughts. "Grandpa Delin, with Brother Yun's strength, can he really hold back that Golden Leopard?"

Grandpa Delin looked at Fengyun, who had deliberately made noise behind them and wrecked a large patch of forest before secretly following along, as well as Beibei, whose mouth was slightly curled upward. Smacking his lips, he said, "Don't worry, Lin Lei. You don't understand just how powerful the realm of Lifting the Light as if Heavy is."

"Although Fengyun cannot possibly defeat a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast, he has no problem protecting himself against a Golden Leopard."

"What you need to do now is leave this place quickly. The farther you run, the better. Don't cause Fengyun any trouble."

It had to be said that Grandpa Delin truly deserved to be an old senior who had lived for thousands of years. When he lied, there was not the slightest hint of anything wrong. Hearing Grandpa Delin's words, Lin Lei eased his worries for Fengyun somewhat and fled even faster.

Grandpa Delin, secretly holding back his laughter, even specifically reminded Lin Lei, "Hey, hey, be careful not to lose those secret medicines Fengyun just gave you. They're all good stuff, far better than the ones you prepared yourself."

And so, Lin Lei fled all the way back to a place where they had rested before, waiting for Fengyun to come find him after shaking off the Golden Leopard.

Yet after waiting an entire day, no matter how he waited, Fengyun never came. Only after Beibei "woke up," giving him some confidence, did Lin Lei return to the Golden Leopard's territory to search for Fengyun.

But when he arrived, apart from a rather wrecked battlefield, he found nothing.

"Ah, although I didn't find any clues, at least I didn't find Brother Yun's body. It seems Brother Yun left after holding off the Golden Leopard long enough for me to escape."

"It's just that Brother Yun was probably being chased by the Golden Leopard when he escaped. That left him unable to follow the markers I left behind to find me, and we ended up getting separated."

Beibei glanced at the figure hiding three hundred meters away to avoid Lin Lei's Wind of Perception. "Boss, I think we should stop worrying about Brother Yun. He's an old hand at training in the Monster Mountain Range. Nothing will happen to him."

"Instead, we'd better leave this place quickly."

"I've been feeling terribly sleepy lately. If I fall asleep and you run into that Golden Leopard, Boss, we'll be in big trouble!"

As it spoke, Beibei yawned, looking dazed and ready to fall asleep.

Grandpa Delin also glanced in Fengyun's direction and urged Lin Lei to leave quickly.

After thinking for a moment and surveying his surroundings, Lin Lei casually picked a direction and left.

Without Fengyun at his side arranging for him to learn all sorts of survival tips and precautions for the Monster Mountain Range, Lin Lei found the following days exceptionally easy. Despite being in such a dangerous place as the Monster Mountain Range, a smile appeared on his face every day.

Though he occasionally experienced the dangers of surviving in the Monster Mountain Range because of certain oversights, this only made him adapt more quickly to life there. The knowledge Fengyun had given him was also being rapidly absorbed.

However, Heaven apparently did not want him to live so comfortably, and arranged for a pack of Wind Wolves to add some color to his peaceful life.

At the same time, Beibei happened to "fall asleep" again and could not be woken no matter what. Lin Lei put it into his pack and carried it while fleeing frantically.

But while hardship had been arranged for him in the open, unseen help from a friend was also there in secret.

Although Lin Lei inevitably suffered some injuries during this chase by the Wind Wolves, some of the Wind Wolves that pursued him most fiercely would inexplicably have their throats slit.