The thin young man used a sturdy little wooden bucket to take four young Iron Pincer Crabs from the pool, then sealed the mouth of the bucket, leaving only a few small holes for air.
Lu Xuan handed him eighty Spirit Stones, took the wooden bucket, and headed home.
On the way, clanging sounds came from inside the wooden bucket from time to time; the Iron Pincer Crabs inside were thrashing about with all their might.
Half a quarter hour later, he returned home. The Cloud Stepping Lynx jumped down from Lu Xuan's shoulder and elegantly entered the Spirit Field.
Lu Xuan brought the wooden bucket to the edge of the Spirit Spring Pool and opened the sealed wooden board. The most arrogant one leapt out with a pair of broadsword-like pincers raised, flaunting its might at Lu Xuan, as if protesting against being kept shut inside the sealed wooden bucket the whole time.
The other three followed close behind, lining up in a row, each one arrogant and overbearing.
On the inner side of the wooden bucket were marks of varying depth, showing just how formidable the pair of pincers of this Rank 1 Iron Pincer Crab were.
"I'll leave them to you. Tame them properly first. Let them know the rules of the Lu Residence."
Lu Xuan said to the Cloud Stepping Lynx beside him.
The Cloud Stepping Lynx walked slowly, its posture elegant, and came before the four Iron Pincer Crabs.
The Iron Pincer Crabs showed not the slightest fear. Raising a pair of blue-black pincers longer than their bodies, they charged straight at the Cloud Stepping Lynx's white-cloud paws and clamped down viciously.
With one slap of its paw, the Cloud Stepping Lynx smacked the most arrogant young Iron Pincer Crab flat to the ground. The