Met a Senior Expert?

"It looks like it's tired," Zhou Yuanbao said, watching the little piglet's speed gradually decrease.

Zhou Hao nodded. The next moment, he saw the little piglet stop and begin to rest, its tongue hanging out.

"It seems like it can't walk anymore," Mu Jinyin said.

Zhou Hao thought for a moment, then walked over and asked, "Tell me which direction to go, and I'll take you."

He wasn't sure if the little piglet could understand.

The little piglet's mouth remained open, panting heavily. It looked up at Zhou Hao, as if in thought.

After a moment, it pointed straight ahead, "Oink oink~"

Zhou Hao looked at it in surprise. He hadn't expected an ordinary, untrained pig to understand him and even point the way.

Was this the power of Metamorphosis Power?

Zhou Hao was certain that before being infused with Metamorphosis Power, the little piglet couldn't understand human speech. Now, it could understand him, which was clearly the effect of Metamorphosis Power.

He didn't overthink it; he would take the little piglet to where it wanted to go first.

Zhou Hao's Spiritual Sense stirred, and he immediately lifted the little piglet and flew straight ahead.

Following the little piglet's directions, they arrived in front of a stockade.

Zhou Hao was slightly taken aback when he saw the stockade. There were only two stockades in this area. If it wasn't Shilpo Mountain Stronghold, it had to be Tiger Fiend Stockade.

"Oink oink~" The pig struggled in the air, wanting to go inside.

It seemed its destination was within Tiger Fiend Stockade.

Zhou Hao didn't hesitate and flew in with it.

Upon seeing Zhou Hao, the villagers of Tiger Fiend Stockade immediately sounded the alarm, notifying everyone of an incoming enemy.

However, when they saw Zhou Hao suspended in the air, they instantly lost the will to resist.

They were too weak; going up would just be suicide.

Zhou Hao didn't intend to clash with them. Following the little piglet's guidance, he found Wang Yue's room and then the entrance to the basement.

Wang Yue, who was guarding the Fire Core Flower, was startled when he heard the alarm. After a moment's hesitation, he glanced at the Fire Core Flower and decided to go out and see what was happening.

He had just reached the secret room when he bumped right into Zhou Hao, who was coming down.

Both of them froze for a moment, staring at each other.

Wang Yue snapped back to reality and immediately roared, "You really coveted my Fire Core Flower."

Having found his way here, the target was obvious.

Zhou Hao was slightly taken aback. Before he could speak, he saw Wang Yue, engulfed in flames, charging at him.

He looked at his fist, then at the fire on Wang Yue, and then instructed, "Jinyin, I'll leave him to you."

He didn't want his hands to be burned.

Mu Jinyin smiled slightly, let out a cry, and then gently flapped its wings.

A gust of wind swept through, instantly extinguishing the flames on Wang Yue.

Wang Yue stopped his charge, frozen in place, his mind a complete blank.

He had never encountered someone who could extinguish his flames with just a single flap of their wings.

Zhou Hao gave Mu Jinyin a thumbs-up. "Well done."

With Mu Jinyin's strength at the third level of Gold God, if it were to get serious, a single breath could leave Wang Yue with no place to be buried.

"Crack~"

Wang Yue suddenly knelt down, bowing his body. "Senior, this junior was wrong. Please give this junior a chance."

He had misjudged. He had previously thought Zhou Hao was only in the Spiritual Consciousness Realm, but now it seemed he was far beyond his imagination.

If Zhou Hao knew his thoughts, he would have really wanted to tell him, "I really am just in the Spiritual Consciousness Realm."

Unfortunately, Zhou Hao didn't know. Seeing Wang Yue suddenly kneel down, he was taken aback and said, "I'm not a senior. You don't need to bow to me."

It was mainly because it felt unlucky.

"No, please, senior, forgive my offense." Wang Yue kowtowed again on the floor tiles.

Zhou Hao looked at him speechlessly and waved his hand, "Alright, alright, I forgive you. Get up!"

Hearing this, Wang Yue finally dared to get up, a fawning smile on his face.

"Oink oink~"

Seeing that they weren't moving forward, the little piglet became impatient. It nudged its body, but it was controlled by Zhou Hao's Spiritual Sense and couldn't move.

Zhou Hao saw how agitated it was and released it, letting it act on its own.

As soon as it was free, the little piglet leaped down and burrowed into the entrance Wang Yue had emerged from.

Zhou Hao, along with Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin, followed.

Wang Yue stood there, stunned, hesitating whether to follow.

After much deliberation, he still followed. After all, it was the Fire Core Flower he had guarded for seven years, even though it might not belong to him soon.

Zhou Hao arrived below and found the little piglet grunting around a fiery red flower.

He went over to examine it closely. The flower was wrapped in six fiery red petals, and flames were burning in the stamen at its center.

It was clear at a glance that this flower was no ordinary treasure.

Zhou Hao glanced back at Wang Yue and asked, "What kind of flower is this?"

Wang Yue replied with a fawning smile, "It's a Fire Core Flower, a Mysterious-grade High-grade Spirit Medicine."

Though he was smiling, his heart was already weeping tears of blood.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao nodded slightly, looking thoughtfully at the little piglet. He mused, Could this little piglet be a treasure-hunting pig?

Judging by the little piglet's behavior, it was quite possible.

But why would it seek out a Fire Core Flower so far away when he himself possessed the most treasures? Could it be that his Storage Ring blocked its scent?

Thinking this, Zhou Hao immediately took out a Crystal Stone and placed it in front of the little piglet.

However, the little piglet remained unmoved, not showing the same excitement it had for the Fire Core Flower.

It seems it's not an issue of treasure rarity, Zhou Hao thought to himself.

He shook his head, deciding to ponder this problem later. Turning to Wang Yue, he asked, "Did you grow this flower?"

Wang Yue had just seen the Crystal Stone in Zhou Hao's hand and was stunned again. If he wasn't mistaken, it looked like a Top-grade Crystal Stone.

Damn, I've really met a powerful senior.

"Hey," Zhou Hao said, seeing him frozen in place, "I'm talking to you."

"Oh... oh~" Wang Yue snapped back to attention, nodding repeatedly. "N-no, I didn't grow it, but I raised it."

Zhou Hao nodded gently upon hearing this and then asked, "Do you have any Jade on you?"

He guessed that as a Spirit Profound, Wang Yue would likely have some decent quality Jade.

Wang Yue didn't understand why, but he reacted quickly and immediately nodded, "Yes, I do, I do."

He promptly took out all the Jade from his Storage Ring and laid them out.

Zhou Hao glanced over them, his eyes lighting up as he immediately locked onto a piece of deep green Jadeite.

He reached out and picked up the Jadeite from his palm, asking, "How much is this?"

"No need, I'll give it to senior," Wang Yue immediately said.

Zhou Hao shook his head and tossed him a Top-grade Crystal Stone. "This should be enough."

Wang Yue held the Top-grade Crystal Stone in his hand, stunned. This... this was too generous!

Zhou Hao paid him no mind. Knowing the little piglet's target and having obtained a piece of relatively good Jadeite, his harvest for the day was sufficient.

After he left with the little piglet, Wang Yue slowly came back to his senses.

Wang Yue looked at the Fire Core Flower, then at the Top-grade Crystal Stone in his hand, and finally cast his gaze towards the exit Zhou Hao had left through.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.