"That thing was too powerful. I was almost eaten by it. I escaped into a great lake and hid there for a while, and only then did I manage to survive."
Shi Yue understood. He then fed it another Thousand-Year Spirit Herb and ten five-hundred-year-old Spirit Herbs, before sending it back into the Exquisite House in Palm Heaven Space to recover properly.
Since the Water-Repelling Lion-Kirin Beast had returned, Jin'er and Yin'er should be back soon too.
Shi Yue waited and waited, but he still didn't see them.
Three days passed, and Jin'er and Yin'er still hadn't returned. Shi Yue was frantic with worry.
If he'd known it would turn out this way, he should have drawn the Sacred Beast away himself and let Jin'er pick the Spirit Herbs. He simply couldn't understand how Yin'er, with her speed, had failed to outrun a First-Order Sacred Beast that wasn't known for its speed.
"Master, Sister Jin'er and Sister Yin'er will definitely return safely. Don't worry too much."
Shi Mu comforted him.
Shi Yue let out a long sigh. "I hope so!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes lit up. He could sense Yin'er's aura.
A streak of silver light and a streak of golden light flew toward them from the distant horizon. After flickering twice, they landed in the valley.
Jin'er and Yin'er were completely unharmed, and Yin'er was still holding half a Spirit Fruit.
"Why did you take so long to get back? Did something happen on the way?" Shi Yue asked anxiously.
"It's all because of my sister. She caught the scent of a Thousand-Year Spirit Fruit and refused to leave until she'd eaten her fill. Then we ran into a Sacred Beast. If she hadn't known the Lightning Escape Technique, we might not have made it