After Xuan Xiao left, he arrived at the place where the transformed Blue-Flame Hyena was staying, but this time, he did not show himself right away.
After all, the task he had assigned her was to stir up trouble between Tang Hao and Tang Xiao. What if those two happened to be nearby when he appeared? Wouldn't that expose everything?
So, following the map's guidance, he first arrived beneath a cliff in the Soul Core region of the Star Dou Forest, then slowly peeked out like a cautious cat.
Sure enough, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were building a fire and setting up a tent, while the hyena sat cross-legged cultivating.
Seeing this scene, Xuan Xiao could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth. Those two were truly obedient lapdogs now. Their eagerness to please was even worse than Bibi Dong's before he had slapped her awake.
He cleared his throat and transmitted his voice directly through spiritual power.
"Hey, what's the situation now?"
Blue-Flame suddenly opened her eyes and was just about to speak.
Xuan Xiao hurriedly interrupted her.
"Don't speak. It's me. Just say whatever you want directly in your mind."
Only then did Blue-Flame relax, her gaze flickering slightly.
"Young Master, as you can see, these two have already been thoroughly tamed."
Xuan Xiao stroked his chin, his expression carrying a hint of amusement.
"What name did you give yourself?"
He could hardly keep calling her Hyena. That was not a person's name.
Blue-Flame lowered her head, her voice somewhat cautious.
"Young Master, the name I gave myself is Blue-Flame."
Xuan Xiao nodded.
"Got it."
But then his tone shifted.
"What are those two doing here?"
Blue-Flame glanced at the two men in the distance, her gaze somewhat complicated.
"They came to hunt Soul Beasts