"Hey, hey... My lord, this cavern hall is a little stuffy and hot. You should take this Miss and go the other way."
The enormous Lion King's body filled the entire passage as it followed behind Xiao Yan and spoke cautiously.
"Heh... You're afraid I'll touch the Amethyst Source that accompanied your cub's birth, aren't you?"
Xiao Yan could figure out what this fellow was worried about with his toes.
After all, the accompanying Amethyst Source was truly rare. Even to an existence like Yao Lao, it could be considered an uncommon material.
If a cub swallowed it down in one gulp, its strength could rise by an entire tier, and it could even obtain purple flames of the same tier as its parents. It could be said to more than double its chances of advancing to Dou Zong.
"Th-this, my lord, you knew all of that?"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King stared with its crimson eyes.
That shouldn't be. Weren't these natural crystals covering the cave walls able to isolate detection? Why hadn't they worked? "This little bit of obstruction can't hide anything from me."
Xiao Yan gave a cold laugh, deliberately making his expression dark. "Trying these petty tricks in front of me? You're still far from qualified!"
Whoosh! The Lion King felt its scalp go numb. In an instant, it lowered its body and head, stirring up a wave of hot wind. "Please calm your anger, my lord... It was not that I deliberately wished to fool you. It is just that this Amethyst Source was truly hard to obtain, so I acted on instinct..."
"Relax~ I have no interest in touching that thing."
Xiao Yan hefted Xiao Yi Xian in his arms and held her a little tighter. In her half-drunk, half-sober state, she kept moving