Xiao Yi Xian

"Little Zi, are you sure you didn't fly off course?"

"Why do I feel like I don't recognize the way anymore?"

"Hehe~ Master, sorry. This is still Little Zi's first time leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range, so I'm having a little trouble telling directions apart. But Little Zi will do her best!"

By the time they reached the edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Little Zi was utterly exhausted from flying. She was still young to begin with and had never flown such a long distance alone before, let alone while carrying someone. She had yet to adapt.

Su Qingyun brought her along and found a small town on the outskirts. In front of the town stood a blue stone stele and a town sign, carved with three large characters: Green Mountain Town.

In the small town, the most common residents were mercenaries who spent their days licking blood from the edge of a blade. They moved in groups, arms slung around one another, spittle flying as they swaggered through the streets, discussing without restraint which women in town had the most flavor, which wine was the strongest, and which magical beasts were the fiercest...

Su Qingyun took a mask from his Storage Ring. It was none other than the Rakshasa Ghost Mask. Yun Yun had already washed it clean for him, purged the resentful spirit power inside, and had not thrown it away.

After putting on the mask, Su Qingyun led the Little Amethyst Winged Lion into Green Mountain Town.

To be honest, he was a little hungry too.

When Yun Yun had dragged him along to squeeze out his essence, they had only occasionally eaten some original ecological vegetables from the Magical Beast Mountain Range and roasted meat. To tell the truth, the taste had really not been much.

If Su Qingyun remembered correctly, this Green Mountain Town was the hometown of Gan Mu, the second commander of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group, from the day he had his sudden enlightenment of the Immortal Demon Transformation.

However, Su Qingyun was not afraid of those fellows from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. The leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was only a Low-Star Dou Shi, yet he was also the strongest person in Green Mountain Town.

Xiao Yi Xian also treated illnesses and saved people here in Green Mountain Town.

Su Qingyun sensed the Seven-Colored Poison Sutra inside his Storage Ring and hesitated in his heart over whether he should find an opportunity to give it to Xiao Yi Xian.

After all, this thing was not of much use to him. He had also flipped through it on the road, and it was not suitable for him to learn.

Since he was here, he might as well take things as they came.

Su Qingyun put aside the little thought in his heart and led Little Zi along the streets of Green Mountain Town.

On both sides of the street stood quite a few shops, and because of the advantageous location, they were rather bustling. In particular, the medicinal herb and magical beast trades were the two largest industries in Green Mountain Town.

A medicinal herb shop named "Myriad Medicine Hall" was located in the center of town. It was extremely spacious and had the greatest flow of people. Many injured people and physicians would go there to buy medicine and seek treatment.

Having just received "tribute" from several beast kings, Su Qingyun had no interest in these medicinal herbs or magical beasts.

After all, the current Su Qingyun was a wealthy man. Even some rather influential clans could not compare with his present savings.

If he casually took out a few pieces of Purple Spirit Crystal or third- or fourth-tier magic cores from his Storage Ring, it would be enough to cause a huge uproar in a little place like Green Mountain Town.

Su Qingyun found a wonton shop and sat down. He put down a gold coin and said calmly to the waiter, "Two large bowls of wontons. Keep the change."

The waiter, however, was timid. Looking at Little Zi's noble and terrifying body, he was so frightened that he did not dare come close, and even his voice trembled. "R-right away, sir! How... generous of you, sir!"

"The magical beast that boy is leading seems to be an Amethyst Winged Lion!"

"Someone actually uses an Amethyst Winged Lion as a mount? Am I dreaming?"

"An Amethyst Winged Lion is said to be a king-tier magical beast in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Even a cub can bite a Dou Shi expert to death. It's arrogant by nature, domineering and ferocious. How could it possibly serve as someone's mount?"

"What's more, that boy doesn't look very old. Although he's wearing a mask and I can't see his face clearly, he shouldn't be over twenty..."

"At that age... even having reached the Dou Shi Realm would make him an extremely rare genius. How could he possibly subdue a third-tier magical beast comparable to a Da Dou Shi expert?"

"It's fake! This is absolutely fake! That magical beast just looks like an Amethyst Winged Lion!"

Gradually, quite a few passersby gathered to watch. Seeing the domineering aura of a winged lion all over Little Zi, they felt both curious and incomparably afraid.

They discussed it animatedly, finding it somewhat hard to believe that this youth could make a King Magical Beast—an Amethyst Winged Lion—serve as his mount.

Although Little Zi was only at the third tier now, she was still comparable to a Da Dou Shi expert. In Green Mountain Town, wasn't she precisely a "King Magical Beast"?

Hearing the passersby's exclamations, a faint smile appeared on Su Qingyun's handsome face beneath the mask. One Little Zi already scares you all this badly. If Big Zi showed herself, what then? "Come, Little Zi, try some food from the human world."

Very quickly, the two large bowls of wontons were brought over by the waiter, who tiptoed carefully, then immediately ran off:

Oh my god, that scared the baby to death. This magical beast is way too frightening. I'm afraid it'll eat me in one bite!

Su Qingyun picked up a wonton with his chopsticks and tossed it into Little Zi's mouth.

It was her first time eating this kind of food. Within the rich soup was a vegetable fragrance. Cooked food! Little Zi's eyes lit up, and she found it very delicious, far better than the raw meat she had eaten in the Magical Beast Mountain Range before! Clearly, she was a huge creature two or three meters in size, yet she acted like a tamed kitten, circling around Su Qingyun and howling, her bloody maw wide open. "Master, Little Zi wants more! Master, put all of it into Little Zi's mouth! Awoo!"

Su Qingyun was rather helpless and could only put down two more coins, saying to the waiter, "Two more large bowls. This little fellow likes it."

The waiter trembled with fear, and even the faces of the surrounding people twitched:

Little fellow? You call a third-tier magical beast a little fellow? This little fellow could probably wipe out all of Green Mountain Town! Very soon, news that a third-tier magical beast, an Amethyst Winged Lion, had appeared in the small town spread throughout the entirety of Green Mountain Town, causing a violent sensation.

The Three Great Mercenary Groups of Green Mountain Town were all alarmed and each sent people to investigate the situation.

A girl dressed in a pale white dress stood there. Although her appearance could not be called devastatingly beautiful, she could still be said to be a rarely seen beauty. Her cheeks bore a calm smile, and she exuded a fresh, ethereal aura.

At this moment, she was holding a fragrant medicinal rose in her hand, a brilliant smile on her face. Her willow waist was so slender it seemed one hand could wrap around it, and she had a kind of temperament like a lotus rising unstained from the mud, washed by clear ripples yet not seductive. Seeing a large crowd in town gathered in front of a noodle shop, a trace of puzzlement appeared on her face. "Why are so many people gathered around the noodle shop? The breakfast rush is already over. Is business this hot today?"

The young girl moved closer. What was astonishing was that when she walked over, many of the people around snapped out of their shock over the Amethyst Winged Lion, nodded and greeted her one after another, making way for her. Some even kindly reminded her:

"Xiao Yi Xian?"

"Xiao Yi Xian, you're back?"

"Xiao Yi Xian, you'd better not go over. There's an Amethyst Winged Lion here that seems to be third tier. If it goes berserk, it would be bad if you got hurt."

"That's right. Xiao Yi Xian, you can't cultivate. Nothing can happen to you, or our Green Mountain Town will lose another kindhearted physician with superb medical skills."

But Xiao Yi Xian tilted her head and looked into the wonton shop, somewhat astonished that someone could actually subdue such a huge beast as a mount.

And that youth too. From him, she felt... an aura that was very special, very warm and approachable. Even from over ten meters away, it gave her a comfortable feeling of warmth in her heart...