The Secret Tunnel in the Small Town

Xu Qingqiu followed suit, her grip on the Mystic Sword tightening.

"Tsk tsk, the little guy's here!"

After a while, they realized that it was none other than Medicine Spirit, whom they hadn't seen all night.

"Owner!"

Medicine Spirit shouted from afar, down the mountain.

In the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the mountain.

How did you find your way here?

Ning Qi saw Medicine Spirit approaching and asked with a smile.

I can feel your presence.

Medicine Spirit hopped and skipped onto Ning Qi's shoulder.

Only then did their attention shift to Xu Qingqiu.

"This is Xu Qingqiu, our ally."

When Ning Qi saw that he had noticed Xu Qingqiu, he took the initiative to introduce them.

"So they were allies."

"Hello!"

Medicine Spirit then greeted Xu Qingqiu.

"This is... a Medicine Spirit?"

Xu Qingqiu also recognized Medicine Spirit's identity.

He couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Medicine Spirit are usually unruly; if forcibly restrained, Medicine Spirit are very likely to self-destruct.

Ning Qi had clearly already subdued this Medicine Spirit.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so bold as to release him.

The key is that you can find it yourself.

What kind of strength would it take to do that?

Xu Qingqiu looked at the master and servant with some disbelief.

"Yes, this is my servant."

Ning Qi smiled and joked about Medicine Spirit.

"Yes, I am my master's servant!"

However, Medicine Spirit was quite proud of it.

"Okay, I understand."

"It's nice to meet you too."

Xu Qingqiu was somewhat speechless, but still politely greeted Medicine Spirit.

"There shouldn't be anything else here!"

"Let's go to the next Mountain Gate."

Ning Qi looked around and made a suggestion.

"No need to go, I've already been there."

There's nothing there.

Medicine Spirit shook her head, somewhat disappointed, and said, "There's nothing here in this city."

"I feel like many places here have been ransacked; we're taking things that others don't want."

"Yes, so many years have passed here, so naturally it won't have the abundant resources it once did."

"Since there's nothing else here, let's go."

Xu Qingqiu sighed and pointed in the other direction, "Let's go over there. This area is all on the edge; no one should be able to take it from us."

"Alright, let's go!"

Ning Qi nodded, and then took the lead and flew away.

Xu Qingqiu followed closely behind.

The two of them, along with Medicine Spirit, simply left this fragment of the continent.

They soon arrived on another fragment of a continent.

These are all uninhabited villages.

There are also a few small towns.

It doesn't even have a Mountain Gate, so it's obviously worthless.

Let's go!

Xu Qingqiu looked at the village and town below and shook his head in disappointment.

"Don't rush, you're more likely to find something in places like these!"

Ning Qi showed no intention of leaving; instead, he called out to her and prepared to go downstairs.

"Great, we can look for the treasure now!"

Medicine Spirit clearly had no objection to Ning Qi's decision.

He said that wherever there was something, the Medicine Spirit would always cooperate perfectly.

They cheered and jumped for joy as they followed him.

It created a really great atmosphere.

Seeing that he had left, Xu Qingqiu felt it inappropriate to leave on her own.

Instead, they chose to come together to the village below.

The two walked along the rugged road, observing everything around them.

At first, they didn't find anything, but when they arrived at the door of a house, Ning Qi suddenly stopped.

"Is there something there?"

Seeing him suddenly stop, Xu Qingqiu curiously peeked inside.

"Maybe not, but I'll go in and take a look. You should come with me!"

Ning Qi shook his head, and after speaking uncertainly, he invited Xu Qingqiu to come inside with him to check the situation.

Xu Qingqiu hesitated for a moment, but still followed him inside.

This residence is not large, with only two courtyards.

Ning Qi searched the front courtyard and all the Side Room, but found nothing.

Then he took the two of them directly to the backyard.

"Master, something's strange here."

Medicine Spirit circled around a Rockery twice and then spoke to Ning Qi.

Do you have any treasures?

Ning Qi rushed over and began to observe the situation with Medicine Spirit.

Xu Qingqiu was also very curious about what the two had discovered.

After I came closer, I watched for a long time.

"It's nothing, have you guys noticed anything?"

After a while of not noticing, she couldn't help but ask.

"I think we should move the Rockery aside and take a look."

Medicine Spirit revealed a look of deep agreement.

The suggestion was to have Ning Qi move the Rockery entirely to examine it.

"Come on, let me try."

Ning Qi didn't hesitate and immediately started working after agreeing.

The Immortal-Demon Power within his body surged, and in the blink of an eye, he directly sent it flying.

At this moment, we finally saw what was going on beneath the artificial Rockery.

The group looked over and discovered that beneath the Rockery lay a sleeping Spirit Beast.

It looks a bit like a cat, but it's much bigger than a cat.

A blue flame was burning on its tail.

At this moment, it was looking at the people in front of it with a wary expression.

Especially Ning Qi, who poses the greatest threat.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Beast was clearly injured and didn't have the strength to attack them.

"This is... Nine-Tailed Cat!"

Medicine Spirit glanced at it and quickly made a judgment.

"I don't think so. It's probably a hybrid of Nine-Tailed Cat and another Spirit Beast."

Xu Qingqiu looked intently at the Nine-Tailed Cat before her and analyzed seriously, "I feel it's more like..."

At this point, she herself didn't know what to say.

However, there's always a vague feeling about it.

"He's injured, but how come he's still alive after all this time!"

"In other words, there must be something nearby that it can use to replenish its supplies!"

Ning Qi looked at the Nine-Tailed Cat with its fur standing on end, then at Xu Qingqiu: "Such an adorable cat, why don't you tame it!"

"Maybe one day you'll find out exactly what kind of hybrid it is."

"Huh? I don't think I can do it."

Xu Qingqiu shook his head after hearing Ning Qi's words. "This Spirit Beast is definitely wild and untamable."

"I don't need to bother with that."

"I can help you! That's no problem at all!"

Ning Qi listened to what she said.

She immediately understood that, in her heart, you also liked this Spirit Beast.

At least this Spirit Beast has some bloodline.

It's just unknown what kind Spirit Beast hybrid it came from.

If you knew, you would know its value.

"I feel it's best to convince it with my own words."

"I don't believe in forcing things; if it doesn't want to leave, it's better to leave it here!"

Xu Qingqiu shook her head slightly after hearing Ning Qi's words.

"Give it a try, but I feel your idea is impractical."

Even Medicine Spirit felt that Xu Qingqiu was somewhat naive.

However, because they were partners, he didn't say it directly.

"Little one, if you're willing to acknowledge me as your master, then come to me."

"If you don't want to, we'll take the Rockery down right now."

"So you can continue to recuperate here quietly."

Xu Qingqiu blinked and turned her gaze to the Nine-Tailed Cat.

After hearing her words, the Nine-Tailed Cat's eyes, which had been full of hostility, revealed a hint of consideration.

This surprised even Ning Qi.

Could it be that this Spirit Beast has developed sentience?

Meow!

After Xu Qingqiu spoke, a short while passed.

The Nine-Tailed Cat meowed and shrunk its body to the size of a whole cat.

Then, with a leap, he arrived at Xu Qingqiu's location.

Upon reaching her, he forced a drop of mixed blood from between his eyebrows.

It hovered in front of Xu Qingqiu.

"They accepted their master so easily?"

Ning Qi could hardly believe his eyes; he never expected that the nine-tailed fox would recognize him as its master so easily.

"Yes, I never expected it to be so easy!"

Xu Qingqiu also looked surprised.

However, she didn't sit idle; instead, she condensed her own Soul Blood.

First, it moved towards the Nine-Tailed Cat's embrace.

After completely enveloping it in its Soul Blood, it converged directly towards its brow.

"Brush!"

After entering her brow, it was instantly controlled by her and brought to her Sea of Consciousness.

Then he sealed it within his Sea of Consciousness.

Meow!

At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Cat meowed again and landed directly on Xu Qingqiu's shoulder.

"It's a success!"

Medicine Spirit clapped her hands and gave Xu Qingqiu a thumbs up. "Amazing! I admire you so much!"

"You are the person I admire most, besides my former and current owners!"

Stop being so cheeky!

Ning Qi tapped the Medicine Spirit, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xu Qingqiu: "Congratulations, you've obtained a Nine-Tailed Cat."

"I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known there was a Spirit Beast here."

Xu Qingqiu looked at Ning Qi and said seriously, "If I discover its bloodline in the future, I will definitely tell you."

"Why are you telling me this? Do you want me to regret it?"

Don't worry, I won't regret it!

Upon hearing her say that, Ning Qi couldn't help but laugh and make a joke.

No, you're a good person!

Xu Qingqiu shook her head, then looked towards the town ahead. "Should we still go?"

"Since we're already here, let's go take a look and not miss any opportunities."

"Good!"

By this time, Xu Qingqiu had developed a considerable dependence on Ning Qi.

And so, the two of them, along with Medicine Spirit and the Nine-Tailed Cat, headed towards the small town ahead.

Xu Qingqiu's nine-tailed fox remained perched on her shoulder throughout.

Unlike the Medicine Spirit, it doesn't wander around aimlessly.

There wasn't a moment of peace.

"This town doesn't seem like anything special, does it?"

In no time at all, the group arrived at the town.

Xu Qingqiu looked around but didn't find any treasures or anything like that.

This small town was originally supposed to be just an ordinary town.

"Not necessarily. Look at the villages here, there are already nine-tailed foxes."

"Who can guarantee that we haven't missed anything here?"

"If this place is damaged in the future and these treasures are taken away by others, then we will have suffered a great loss."

Ning Qi looked at Xu Qingqiu and began to cheer her on.

"Alright then, let's split up."

I'll go east, you go west!

Seeing Ning Qi's determined look, Xu Qingqiu agreed.

"We must search carefully; we're sure to find some clue!"

Before parting ways with her, Ning Qi smiled and offered words of encouragement.

"Then, I'll take your good wishes!"

Xu Qingqiu giggled, then parted ways with Ning Qi.

"Master, I want to go take a look over there too!"

Medicine Spirit also took the initiative to separate from Ning Qi and headed in the same direction.

The three people split into three groups and began exploring the town.

Ning Qi soon arrived at a pawn shop.

The door here is dilapidated, and the inside is covered with a thick layer of dust.

After he went inside, he explored the area with his Divine Sense, but found nothing.

So they turned their attention to the pawnshop's backyard.

Once we reached the backyard, we explored it again.

However, they still came up empty-handed.

This made Ning Qi somewhat discouraged.

Places like this are known for producing treasures; how could they possibly have nothing?

He thought to himself, then walked straight toward the Study, whose door was open.

Then I started looking for something valuable inside.

However, after searching for a while, they still found nothing.

Ning Qi was unwilling to give up, so he slammed his fist against the wall next to him.

"Snap!"

However, this blow did not cause any change in the wall.

Instead, with a sound, the cover over an underground passage in the corner of the Study was slowly pulled back.

"Call!"

Immediately afterwards, a gentle breeze blew out from below.

"This is..."

These words were not spoken by Ning Qi, but by Xu Qingqiu, who came to check on him.

"Oh, what brings you here?"

When Ning Qi saw her return, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I've searched the whole area, but I didn't find anything."

Xu Qingqiu sighed, but seeing Ning Qi's secret room immediately piqued her interest. "Did you just discover this?"

"Yes, let's go down and check the situation!"

After Ning Qi agreed, he took the initiative to invite Xu Qingqiu to go down with him.

"Well... okay!"

She was actually quite curious about the place, but agreed after only a slight hesitation.

"Come!"

Ning Qi waved to her, then walked down the steps.

Xu Qingqiu followed them downstairs.

The two of them passed through the downward stone steps and arrived at the secret passage, which was about twenty feet above the ground.

Is there any water here? Why does it always feel so cold and damp?

Xu Qingqiu looked at this and couldn't help but shrink back.

There are Spirit Stone in this secret room; at regular intervals, there is a Spirit Stone for lighting.

That's enough for them to see everything clearly.

On the stone walls on both sides, there are patterns carved by people.

They didn't recognize the content of the patterns, but some of them commemorated certain sacrificial rituals.

"Can you smell it? Is there a hint of blood?"

Ning Qi looked around and carefully sensed the area before suddenly speaking to Xu Qingqiu.

"Huh? No, are you imagining things?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingqiu spread out her Divine Sense.

After searching for a while, he shook his head and said, "There's nothing there. Let's go ahead and see what's going on."